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From: Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de>
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Subject: Re: where is the TCL "macro" command ?
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 20:58:04 +0200
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Am 28.06.24 um 09:23 schrieb Ralf Fassel:
> * aotto1968 <aotto1968@t-online.de>
> | should be
>>
> |     proc block {args code} {
> |       ...
> |     }
>>
> | "args" always collect as much as possible arguments
> | { args code } first set the defined "code" from the "end" and
> | all remaining arguments got to "args"
> 
> Note that the TCL 'args' works differently: it is only 'magic' if it is
> the *last* entry in the argument list.

Yes, but it would indeed be useful; hence TIP 288
https://core.tcl-lang.org/tips/doc/trunk/tip/288.md

(unfortunately, rejected for 9.0)

	Christian