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From: aotto1968 <aotto1968@t-online.de>
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Subject: Re: typical TCL docu nonsens
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 22:17:29 +0200
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On 21.06.24 14:25, Robert Heller wrote:
> At Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:40:25 +0200 aotto1968 <aotto1968@t-online.de> wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>> typical TCL "package" horror
>>
>> # I know  finally the "autopath" is the WRONG name
>> lappend autopath /some/path/to/package/dir
> 
> The correct name is auto_path.  The docs say so:
> 
>         auto_path
>                If set, then it must contain a valid Tcl list giving directories
>                to search during auto-load operations (including for package in‐
>                dex files when using the default package unknown handler).  This
>                variable is initialized during startup to contain, in order: the
>                directories  listed  in the TCLLIBPATH environment variable, the
>                directory named by the tcl_library global variable,  the  parent
>                directory of tcl_library, the directories listed in the tcl_pkg‐
>                Path variable.  Additional locations to look for files and pack‐
>                age indices should normally be added to this variable using lap‐
>                pend.
> 
>                Additional variables relating to package management exist.  More
>                details  are listed in the VARIABLES section of the library man‐
>                ual page.
> 
> Where did you see "autopath"?
> 
>>

the core problem is *not* the "autopath" is wrong because at the time I use it I
does not know it was wrong. The core problem is that is was *very* difficult to figure
out what was the "right" name. special the tcl_traceExec… does not help and more
important the package.n docu (package require…) does *not* spend a single word on
*how* to find a package.