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Re: Re: loading packages

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  • Subject: [mg42188] Re: [mg42165] Re: loading packages
  • From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
  • Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 20:57:06 -0400 (EDT)
  • Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
  • References: <bcmoa1$slg$1@smc.vnet.net> <200306210649.CAA13238@smc.vnet.net>
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  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Would you say what sort of thing might typically result in an 
_in_correctly written package, for which re-loading would not work 
properly and hence for which Needs would be the preferred approach?


Paul Abbott wrote:
> In article <bcmoa1$slg$1 at smc.vnet.net>,
>  "David Park" <djmp at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>>It is also generally better to use Needs statements than << statements. They
>>can be reevaluated without causing any problems. 
> 
> 
> This is only true and required if the package itself has not been 
> written correctly. Re-loading a package _should_ work properly.
> 
> Cheers,
> Paul

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