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packages should document all exported functions

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Description

... and failure to do this should be signaled by installPackage, even if the function is handed to undocumented.

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Research direction

Start by locating the installPackage entry point and the undocumented handling described in the issue. Determine how exported functions are identified and how documentation failures are currently reported; done means every exported function is checked and failure is signaled even when undocumented is supplied.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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