Re: Re-requiring modules

["Joseph Manning" <manning@...>]

On 2013-Oct-22 (Tue) at 17:37 (+0200), Robert Virding wrote:

>> Is it possible to re-require a module? The documentation implies
>> that it is not possible as if the module has been loaded then it
>> will be remembered in the package.loaded table and the next time
>> is it loaded then this value will be reused.

Robert,

   From the Good Book (PiL3, p 153):

   "To force require into loading the same module twice, we simply
    erase the library entry from package.loaded:

       package.loaded.<modname> = nil

    The next time the module is required, require will do
    all its work again."

Joseph

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