MISCELLANEOUS PACKAGES _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ introduction

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 doc and src in the reduce directory. The load_package 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 $reduce/xmpl directory.

Finally, it should be mentioned that such user-contributed packages are unsupported; any questions or problems should be directed to their authors.