Also see the issue logged here: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/8000
On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 2:19 PM, Stefan Karpinski <ste...@karpinski.org> wrote: > help?> reload > search: reload prevfloat parsefloat > > Base.reload(file::AbstractString) > > Like "require", except forces loading of files regardless of > whether they have been loaded before. Typically used when > interactively developing libraries. > > On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 4:13 PM, Bob Nnamtrop <bob.nnamt...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> OK. But then what is the difference between include and reload? >> >> On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Stefan Karpinski <ste...@karpinski.org> >> wrote: >> >>> Why wouldn't it work in the REPL? It means "paste the contents of this >>> file here". >>> >>> On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 3:46 PM, Bob Nnamtrop <bob.nnamt...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> > include is just about splitting a single file into multiple pieces >>>> >>>> Ok. But then why does include work at the REPL prompt? What is the >>>> difference between include and reload? I really think there are too many >>>> ways to do the same thing. >>>> >>>> Bob >>>> >>>> On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Stefan Karpinski <ste...@karpinski.org >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Conceptually, they are quite different: >>>>> >>>>> - using/import/require are for acquiring "shared resources" – i.e. >>>>> modules that different bits of code might all independently want to >>>>> use. >>>>> - include is just about splitting a single source file into >>>>> multiple pieces. >>>>> >>>>> Not sure if that helps. >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 1:28 PM, Jack Minardi <j...@minardi.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks guys. I guess I thought only require didn't load twice as it >>>>>> is specifically mentioned in the doc string. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
