BeginPackage and $ContextPath Blues (6.0.2)
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- Subject: [mg86324] BeginPackage and $ContextPath Blues (6.0.2)
- From: Tom Aldenberg <Tom.Aldenberg at rivm.nl>
- Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 05:43:29 -0500 (EST)
Hi Mathgroup,
Running Mathematica 6.0.2 on XP, I maintain three related packages:
BusyFunc20a04.m, BusyDraw20a04.m, and BusyMain20a04.m,
respectively starting thus:
BeginPackage["BusyFunc20a04`"]
BeginPackage["BusyDraw20a04`", "BusyFunc20a04`"]
BeginPackage["BusyMain20a04`", "BusyFunc20a04`", "BusyDraw20a04`", \
"MathProg`Classes`"]
These are written as m-code files directly, not via Notebooks.
In a testing Notebook, after invoking :
Get["BusyMain20a04`"]
I receive a warning that Symbol Methods appears in multiple contexts
{"MathProg`Classes`", "JLink`"}. Methods turns red in a Notebook,
but works as intended for Roman Maeder's Classes. Tthe $ContextPath is
{"BusyMain20a04`", "MathProg`Classes`", "BusyDraw20a04`", \
"BusyFunc20a04`", "DocumentationSearch`", "ResourceLocator`", \
"JLink`", "PacletManager`", "WebServices`", "System`", "Global`"}
So far, so good.
After evaluating Quit[] in the Notebook, but not leaving Mathematica,
I may, again after Get["BusyMain20a04`"], receive no warnings at all,
with $ContextPath:
{"BusyMain20a04`", "MathProg`Classes`", "BusyDraw20a04`", \
"BusyFunc20a04`", "PacletManager`", "WebServices`", "System`", \
"Global`"}
hence, without JLink`. Now the Classes-defined Methods does not work,
however, despite the Path.
After menu Evaluation Quit Kernel (local), or after Quit[],
I may also get a different $ContextPath, again without warning on Methods:
{"DocumentationSearch`", "ResourceLocator`", "JLink`", \
"BusyMain20a04`", "MathProg`Classes`", "BusyDraw20a04`", \
"BusyFunc20a04`", "PacletManager`", "WebServices`", "System`", \
"Global`"}
Obviously, Methods doesn't work either. This may also happen
after a fresh start of Mathematica (not leaving Windows).
Kind regards,
Tom Aldenberg
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