Re: [TCLCORE] TIP #339: Case-Insensitive Package Names

[Michael S. <sc...@un...>]

Am 18.11.2008 um 19:57 schrieb Donald Arseneau:

> Koen Danckaert <ko...@re...> writes:
>
>> Isn't it so that this "burden" for the user only (or mainly) exists  
>> in interactive mode?
>
> Hey!  I like this thought!  Just like the interactive unknown handler,
> it could kick in only after the exact package is not found.  It could
> also output a helpful notice like
>
> can't find package Bwidget, but BWidget loaded instead
>
> For non-interactive use the same would fail, but the error message
> could be extended with a hint about availiable near-matches:
>
> can't find package tk (perhaps you meant Tk)

And packagers like SUSE, debian or others could provide an customized  
option to
e.g. check the rpm/deb/teapot repositories for that package.

Michael