devtools::test() throws strange error

[paul-buerkner]

When running devtools::test() on the brms package (https://github.com/paul-buerkner/brms), I get the following error at the end even if all tests are passing:

error in x[[method]](...) : try to apply a non-function

Moreover, it constantly reports 4 failing tests, even if none are really failing when running them manually or with R CMD Check. I think, the problem began after updating to the latest version of testthat so I am not sure really, where the error comes from.

[jimhester]

There is an issue with the new default testthat reporter when you do not have a context() block, which none of your test files seems to have. So this is actually a testthat issue, not a devtools one.

r-lib/testthat#700

duplicate of #1675

[paul-buerkner]

Thanks!

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