Hi, 

I am trying to develop a bioconductor package. According to the guidelines, "the package should require less than 5 minutes to run R CMD check --no-build-vignettes". Does this include the time required to run the UnitTests?

At the moment, my R CMD check is correct (with no errors or warnings) but requires 6 minutes with the UnitTests. Without the UnitTests it requires around 4' 30'', which I assume is fine. So, I was wondering whether I should remove the UnitTests or not. 

Thanks very much in advance, 

Best wishes, 

Andrea

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Don't remove the unit tests, but rather adjust vignettes / examples / tests so that they run within the 5 minute time limit. Use smaller data sets in the vignette / examples; avoid repetition; improve inefficient code. Remember that effective unit tests typically run quickly and test precise functionality, rather than 'integration' tests that assess some overall functionality.