Re: [TCLCORE] Question about components of Tcl/Tk8.6

[Jordan H. <jor...@ya...>]

On Wednesday 29 April 2009, Paul Alfille wrote:
> You could get the best of both worlds if the bells and whistles were
> packaged with the core distribution but only loaded on demand
> (transparently would be best). The rare case where are truly small system
> on disk is needed would be easy to create by deleting the loadable parts.
My 2 cents, as a long time user of TCL/TK, would be to include everything in the standard as it is 
done today.  Most people will want, unknowingly, the distribution to be like this.  However, people 
who work on embedded systems, can download the source, albeit large, and configure it to something 
smaller.

I work, on a regular basis, on embedded systems where I need only the minimal core, as well as 
server and end-user applications where the full suite is needed.  I like the idea, like Active 
State's configuration, of just installing the full suite on the servers and end-users 
configuration.

For the embedded systems configuration, I have to compile and configure many other parts, only one 
of which is TCL/TK.  For me, this is not a problem and rather expected. Many of the tools I use on 
the embedded platforms need configuration.

Thanks,
Jordan Henderson


>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Robert Seeger <rhs...@gm...> wrote:
> > I think that's the key point to keep in mind:
> >
> >    - A large number of people that want all the bells and whistles ("it
> >    just works") don't have the knowledge or experience to go get all the
> >    individual pieces.
> >    - A large number of people that want the stripped down version are
> >    perfectly comfortable stripping out the parts they don't need, as long
> > as how to do it is relatively well documented and "built into the system"
> > (ie, make/configure options).