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bring back `reload`

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#25,720 opened on Jan 24, 2018

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Description

Deprecating reload("Compat") to Base._require(Base.PkgId("Compat")); Base.root_module(Base.PkgId("Compat")) has made this operation much harder to type. Revise.jl is great, but it doesn't seem essential to remove this function entirely. I don't think we're planning on making this impossible?

reopens #18659

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Research direction
Investigate the deprecation of `reload` and discuss whether it can be reinstated as a convenience function that wraps the new `Base. require` and `Base.root module` calls.
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julia
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compilers
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3
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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JuliaGit
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70