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Conflict with conflicted library, remove uses of `apropos()`?

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Hello,

It appears that Rstan's use of the apropos() function is causing conflicts with the conflicted library, so I was advised to open an issue here to see if all uses of apropos() could be removed?

It doesn't seem like changing apropos() is feasible and it's not clear if it would be a good idea or even possible to change the conflicted library to make things work. Also, conflicted seems like a really important package for computational reproducibility and considering R's nature.

Please see the attached discussion for further context. Here

Michael

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Search the rstan repository for all uses of apropos() and inspect each call in context, then review the linked conflicted discussion for compatibility details. Done means the relevant uses are removed or replaced without introducing new conflicts, with the existing package checks or tests passing.

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