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From: Emiliano <emil.g@example.invalid>
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Subject: Re: BUG: wrong usage for package loading with multiple versions
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:48:25 -0300
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On Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:06:55 +0200
aotto1968 <aotto1968@t-online.de> wrote:

> hi,
> 
> The "-exact" option does NOT include the PARTIAL version number. To use the
> tcltest-2.3.8 package the EXACT version have to be "known".

Not a bug, but a documented feature; -exact means just that.

If you want the package 2.3.x for all x >= a0, use

package require tcltest 2.3-2.4

Regards
-- 
Emiliano