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+## Up until R 2.15.0, the require("methods") is needed but (now)
+## triggers an warning from R CMD check
+#.onLoad <- function(libname, pkgname){
+#    #require("methods")  ## needed with R <= 2.15.0
+#    loadRcppModules()
+#}
+
+
+## For R 2.15.1 and later this also works. Note that calling loadModule() triggers
+## a load action, so this does not have to be placed in .onLoad() or evalqOnLoad().
+
+loadModule("mod_population", TRUE)