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authordkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2004-02-24 22:58:28 (GMT)
committerdkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2004-02-24 22:58:28 (GMT)
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TIP#100 implementation largely based on work by Georgios Petasis.
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'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: load.n,v 1.7 2002/07/01 18:24:39 jenglish Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: load.n,v 1.8 2004/02/24 22:58:45 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH load n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -73,7 +73,12 @@ in an application. If a given \fIfileName\fR is loaded into multiple
interpreters, then the first \fBload\fR will load the code and
call the initialization procedure; subsequent \fBload\fRs will
call the initialization procedure without loading the code again.
-It is not possible to unload or reload a package.
+.VS 8.5
+For Tcl versions lower than 8.5, it is not possible to unload or reload a
+package. From version 8.5 however, the \fBunload\fR command allows the unloading
+of libraries loaded with \fBload\fR, for libraries that are aware of the
+Tcl's unloading mechanism.
+.VE 8.5
.PP
The \fBload\fR command also supports packages that are statically
linked with the application, if those packages have been registered