Re: [Tcllib-devel] Tcllib - Reopened discussion on what packages toput into it.

[Andreas K. <and...@ac...>]

> > Is it true that currently a package can go into tcllib only if all of
> its dependencies are either distributed with Tcl (msgcat, http,
> registry, etc.) or are also part of tcllib?
>
> > If that's not correct, what is a counter-example?

> >From a quick grep of tcllib/modules/*/*.tcl, I see approx. 128 unique
> package requires in tcllib. Many are for other tcllib modules, with some
> exceptions that I notice being Thread, Tk, Trf, Trfcrypt, some critcl
> stuff, tls, ceptcl. The Tk references are in snit's main1, 1_83, and
> 2.tcl files.
> The Trf/Trfcrypt references have, at least in the past,
> been conditional requires that use Tcl code if the Trf code isn't
> present, which I seem to recall is the case for the critcl stuff as
> well. The ceptcl code is in dns and ntp/time and is conditionally
> included.

Correct. All in a 'catch'.

> The tls references are in ldap, mime/smtp (conditionally included),
> sasl/gtoken, and smtpd (conditionally included).
>
> I'm not certain about the rest.

It looks to be as Don said, depends on Tcllib packages or packages coming
with the core, anything else is either caught/conditional, or in the
examples.

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