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Mention require's case-sensitivity in documentation #17249

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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion base/docs/helpdb/Base.jl
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Expand Up @@ -1489,7 +1489,9 @@ This function is typically used to load library code, and is implicitly called b
load packages.

When searching for files, `require` first looks for package code under `Pkg.dir()`, then tries
paths in the global array `LOAD_PATH`.
paths in the global array `LOAD_PATH`. `require` is case-sensitive on all
platforms including those with case-insensitive filesystems like macOS and
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You need a comma before the word "including", and "MacOS" is capitalized.

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"MacOS" is capitalized.

Not anymore....

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Oh wow, I just noticed Apple's latest rebranding as "macOS".

Windows.
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3 changes: 1 addition & 2 deletions doc/stdlib/base.rst
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Expand Up @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Getting Around

Loads a source files, in the context of the ``Main`` module, on every active node, searching standard locations for files. ``require`` is considered a top-level operation, so it sets the current ``include`` path but does not use it to search for files (see help for ``include``\ ). This function is typically used to load library code, and is implicitly called by ``using`` to load packages.

When searching for files, ``require`` first looks for package code under ``Pkg.dir()``\ , then tries paths in the global array ``LOAD_PATH``\ .
When searching for files, ``require`` first looks for package code under ``Pkg.dir()``\ , then tries paths in the global array ``LOAD_PATH``\ .``require`` is case-sensitive on all platforms including those with case-insensitive filesystems like macOS and Windows.

.. function:: Base.compilecache(module::String)

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.. Docstring generated from Julia source

Compile the given function ``f`` for the argument tuple (of types) ``args``\ , but do not execute it.