[Tcllib-devel] Re: Adding a geometry module to tcllib?

[Christian H. D. <da...@id...>]

Andreas Kupries wrote:

> ...
> > What is the procedure for adding a new module to tcllib?
>
> We have no real process for adding new modules to tcllib right now.
>
> I would recommend as a first step to add yourself to the mailing
> list <tcl...@li...> and ask there. Most
> developers for tcllib are now on this list and then ask this
> question there.

I'm now on the mailing list.

So... how should we go about adding a new module?

I'm new at this, so I don't know any of the procedures for modifying
code, writing test cases, who is allowed to modify what code, who is the
main responsible for Tcllib, etc. etc.



> It would also make things easier if you have an account at SF so
> that we can add you as developer to tcllib, to the trackers and
> auto-assign items in the geometry area to you.

My username at SF is 'chdamm'.



> ... Question on the module itself:
>
>         Would it make sense to add the geometry functionality
>         as a subpackage to "math" instead as a separate module ?
>
>                 [package require math::geometry]

I think this makes good sense.



> ...
> Ideogramic, you guys do XML and UML with Tcl, right ?
> I guess I now know where the geometry functionality is
> required :)

Correct, although we don't actually need any new geometry functions
ourselves. I just thought that it was time to give something back to the
Tcl community. The geometry functions seemed a good place to start,
since there was apparently no such functions anywhere I looked.

Christian