pkg::create

Construct an appropriate package ifneeded 

Tclsh Built-InCommands


SYNOPSIS

::pkg::create -name packageName -versionpackageVersion ?-load filespec? ... ?-sourcefilespec? ...


DESCRIPTION

::pkg::create is a utility procedure that is part of the standard Tcl library. It is used to create an appropriate package ifneeded command for a given package specification. It can be used to construct a pkgIndex.tcl file for use with the package mechanism.

Options

The parameters supported are:

-name packageName 

This parameter specifies the name of the package. It is required.

-version packageVersion 

This parameter specifies the version of the package. It is required.

-load filespec 

This parameter specifies a binary 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.

-source filespec 

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 paramter must be given.


PORTABILITY

Windows 2000. Windows XP. Windows Server 2003. Windows Vista.


AVAILABILITY

MKS Toolkit for Power Users
MKS Toolkit for System Administrators
MKS Toolkit for Developers
MKS Toolkit for Interoperability
MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers
MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers
MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers 64-Bit Edition


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