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From: saito <saitology9@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Installing a module
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:04:42 -0400
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On 6/22/2025 11:58 PM, Rich wrote:
> 
> Only if you wish to keep copies of all the side-car files present for
> human consumption.  If you just want a collection of modules, you don't
> need the side-cars (for package require purposes).  Of course, if in X
> years you wonder where module blah.tm came from, not having the
> side-car files around might make the task of tracking it down a bit
> more difficult.
> 

I think we are in agreement on all the points you raised on interpreter 
vs. human distributor point of views. The current mechanism seems to put 
the burden on the human consumer in that they will have to take extra 
steps. Either you will have to unzip and extract .tm file out, and 
discard the rest, or keep track of what modules you have and add tm path 
commands for each to your setup.

Either way is fine with me. I wondered how other people were handling it.