pkg::create - Construct an appropriate 'package ifneeded' command for a given package specification
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Description
::pkg::create is a utility procedure that is part of the standard Tcl library. It is used to create an
appropriate packageifneeded command for a given package specification. It can be used to construct a
pkgIndex.tcl file for use with the package mechanism.
Keywords
auto-load, index, package, version
Tcl 8.3 pkg::create(3tcl)
Name
pkg::create - Construct an appropriate 'package ifneeded' command for a given package specification
Options
The parameters supported are:
-namepackageName
This parameter specifies the name of the package. It is required.
-versionpackageVersion
This parameter specifies the version of the package. It is required.
-loadfilespec
This parameter specifies a library that must be loaded with the load command. filespec is a list
with two elements. The first element is the name of the file to load. The second, optional
element is a list of commands supplied by loading that file. If the list of procedures is empty
or omitted, ::pkg::create will set up the library for direct loading (see pkg_mkIndex). Any
number of -load parameters may be specified.
-sourcefilespec
This parameter is similar to the -load parameter, except that it specifies a Tcl library that must
be loaded with the source command. Any number of -source parameters may be specified.
At least one -load or -source parameter must be given.
See Also
package(3tcl)
Synopsis
::pkg::create-namepackageName-versionpackageVersion ?-loadfilespec? ... ?-sourcefilespec? ... ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
