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Re: Re: Re: loading packages

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• Subject: [mg42205] Re: [mg42190] Re: [mg42165] Re: loading packages
• From: jmt <jmt at dxdydz.net>
• Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 05:49:44 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: dxdydz
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As far as I can see, Needs is not obsolete in version 5.

 Needs["context`"] loads an appropriate file if the specified context is not 
already in $Packages. 

Then, if you are developping a new package, use Get, it will eventually 
refresh all definitions you made in your package ; but if you package is not 
to be modified, use Needs ; your package will only be read once.


  >
  > Good point. The Needs vs. << issue has always been an unfortunate
  > confusion factor. Hopefully future versions will make Needs obsolete.
  >
  > -----
  > Selwyn Hollis
  > http://www.math.armstrong.edu/faculty/hollis

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  • Re: Re: loading packages
    • From: Selwyn Hollis <selwynh@earthlink.net>