Version 61 of package

Updated 2013-04-10 19:42:47 by pooryorick

Summary

This Tcl command is used for working with versioned libraries that provide functionality to Tcl and Tk. It is structured into subcommands.

Synopsis

package forget ?package package ...?

package ifneeded package version ?script?

package names

package present ?-exact? package ?version?

package provide package ?version?

package require ?-exact? package ?version?

package unknown ?command?

package vcompare version1 version2

package versions package

package vsatisfies version1 version2

Documentation

man page

See Also

Magic names

User Guide

Developer Guide

extension

pkg_mkIndex

(deprecated)

pkg_mkIndex pitfalls

Using Tk as a loadable package

Where does the package command find the packages it seeks?

package management

Tcl syntax

pkgIndex.tcl

DGP, PYK: The man page for pkg_mkIndex covers the basics in the HOW IT WORKS section. For now pkgIndex.tcl is the primary way to make Tcl aware of packages, but stay tuned for better ideas. We don't want to be chained to pkgIndex.tcl files forever.

See also pkg_mkIndex pitfalls.

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