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doc: native module reloading is not supported 
Clarify in docs for require.cache that reloading native modules
isn't supported.

Related: #6160
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bengl committed Apr 12, 2016
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Expand Up @@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ global but rather local to each module.
* {Object}

Modules are cached in this object when they are required. By deleting a key
value from this object, the next `require` will reload the module.
value from this object, the next `require` will reload the module. Note that
this does not apply to [native addons][], for which reloading will result in an
Error.

### require.extensions

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[buffer section]: buffer.html
[module system documentation]: modules.html
[Modules]: modules.html#modules_modules
[native addons]: addons.html
[timers]: timers.html
[`clearImmediate`]: timers.html#timers_clearimmediate_immediateobject
[`clearInterval`]: timers.html#timers_clearinterval_intervalobject
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