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5 .TH pkg::create n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
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10 pkg::create \- Construct an appropriate 'package ifneeded' command for a given package specification
12 \fB::pkg::create\fR \fB\-name \fIpackageName \fB\-version \fIpackageVersion\fR ?\fB\-load \fIfilespec\fR? ... ?\fB\-source \fIfilespec\fR? ...
17 \fB::pkg::create\fR is a utility procedure that is part of the standard Tcl
18 library. It is used to create an appropriate \fBpackage ifneeded\fR
19 command for a given package specification. It can be used to construct a
20 \fBpkgIndex.tcl\fR file for use with the \fBpackage\fR mechanism.
23 The parameters supported are:
25 \fB\-name \fIpackageName\fR
26 This parameter specifies the name of the package. It is required.
28 \fB\-version \fIpackageVersion\fR
29 This parameter specifies the version of the package. It is required.
31 \fB\-load \fIfilespec\fR
32 This parameter specifies a binary library that must be loaded with the
33 \fBload\fR command. \fIfilespec\fR is a list with two elements. The
34 first element is the name of the file to load. The second, optional
35 element is a list of commands supplied by loading that file. If the
36 list of procedures is empty or omitted, \fB::pkg::create\fR will
37 set up the library for direct loading (see \fBpkg_mkIndex\fR). Any
38 number of \fB\-load\fR parameters may be specified.
40 \fB\-source \fIfilespec\fR
41 This parameter is similar to the \fB\-load\fR parameter, except that it
42 specifies a Tcl library that must be loaded with the
43 \fBsource\fR command. Any number of \fB\-source\fR parameters may be
46 At least one \fB\-load\fR or \fB\-source\fR parameter must be given.
50 auto-load, index, package, version