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<B>MISCELLANEOUS PACKAGES</B> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ <B>introduction</B><P>
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REDUCE includes a large number of packages that have been contributed by
users from various fields. Some of these, together with their relevant
commands, switches and so on (e.g., the NUMERIC package), have
been described elsewhere. This section describes those packages for which
no separate help material exists. Each has its own switches, commands,
and operators, and some redefine special characters to aid in their
notation. However, the brief descriptions given here do not include all
such information. Readers are referred to the general package
documentation in this case, which can be found, along with the source
code, under the subdirectories <em>doc</em> and <em>src</em> in the
<em>reduce</em> directory. The
<A HREF=r37_0127.html>load_package</A> command is used to
load the files you wish into your system. There will be a short delay
while the package is loaded. A package cannot be unloaded. Once it
is in your system, it stays there until you end the session. Each package
also has a test file, which you will find under its name in the
<em>$reduce/xmpl</em> directory.
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Finally, it should be mentioned that such user-contributed packages are
unsupported; any questions or problems should be directed to their
authors.
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