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@@ -41399,6 +41399,41 @@ Parser error messages are directed to the .code *stderr* stream. +.coNP Symbol Macro @ self-load-path +.desc +The +.code self-load-path +symbol macro expands to a string which holds the name of the file being +loaded. This is a symbol macro rather than a variable so that it can +be replaced during the macro-expansion process, thereby permanently embedding +the file name into the expanded code. + +An expansion for +.code self-load-path +is established for a \*(TX or \*(TL file which is loaded from the +command line. + +If the +.code -i +command line option is used to enter the interactive listener, +and a file to be loaded is also specified, then the +.code self-load-path +macro remains bound to the name of that file. + +An expansion for +.code self-load-path +is also established by the +.code load +function and the +.code @(load) +directive, referring to the file being loaded. When loading completes, the +previous expansion of +.code self-load-path +is restored. + +During the processing of the profile file (see Interactive Profile File), +the variable is bound to the name of that file. + .SH* INTERACTIVE LISTENER .SS* Overview |