Re: [Tcllib-devel] Tcllib - Reopened discussion on what packages to putinto it.

[Cameron L. <Ca...@ph...>]

On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 11:05:15AM +0100, Arjen Markus wrote:
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> >I'd prefer to see tklib and tcllib remain relatively self-enclosed. I
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> I agree with Larry:
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> It would be nice to have a collection of extensions that depend on compiled
> packages/libraries. But that collection should not be in Tcllib proper. (The
> way I use it myself is as a loose collection of packages that I can use 
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> I seldom need more than a few at any one time).
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> A separate collection with packages that depend on compiled libraries could
> then be used in a very similar way. The separation makes clear what you can
> expect in terms of platform-dependence etc.
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My own instinct and preference is that I wouldn't mind
if tcllib has packages whose source begins

    package require $some_complicated_package
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(which is sort-of true already) 'long as tcllib remains
pure Tcl (otherwise) (which *is* true).

It's a very mild preference.  I can certainly live with
the alternative Arjen and Larry promote.