On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 05:12:32PM -0400, Stuart Cassoff wrote:
> On 10/20/14 16:26, Landry Breuil wrote:
> > On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 01:08:37PM -0400, Stuart Cassoff wrote:
> >> On 09/26/14 10:46, Stuart Cassoff wrote:
> >>> On 09/16/14 21:48, Stuart Cassoff wrote:
> >>>> On 07/11/14 06:22, Stuart Henderson wrote:
> >>>>> On 2014/07/10 23:44, Stuart Cassoff wrote:
> >>>>>> eh? meh?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> You need a subst variable with the actual path not just the version
> >>>>> number, otherwise you're still going to be hand modifying PLISTs all
> >>>>> over the place.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> So something like:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> MODTCL_MINVERSION?= 8.5
> >>>>> MODTCL_MODPATH= lib/tcl/${MODTCL_MINVERSION}
> >>>>> SUBST_VARS+= MODTCL_MODPATH MODTCL_VERSION MODTCL_BIN
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It would help clarify things to show a diff with a port that has
> >>>>> been modified to use this method, too.
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Here are diffs for everything concerned.
> >>>> Added missing modtcl vars and did a bit of rearranging in port-modules.5.
> >>>> Described MODTCL_MINVERSION and MODTCL_MODPATH.
> >>>> Removed the rest package from tcllib; it needs tDOM which we don't
> >>>> currently have.
> >>>> Saves installing 51 directories and 51 pkgIndex.tcl files.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>> Another way to do this would be to change the Tcl module
> >>> dirs to be like modules/85 instead of modules/8.5, then
> >>> the MODTCL_MODPATH stuff wouldn't be needed.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Here are the diffs for doint it this way. Simpler.
> >> Also simplified the existing layout Tcl itself:
> >> removes a couple of dirs, shortens module path.
> >> Also a fix for TkCon.
> >
> > Can you remind me why you hardcode 85 for tcllib/tklib/tkcon ?
> > Other than that, you know better than anyone how this stuff should be
> > laid, so just move ahead, dont wait for months for someone to okay that..
> >
>
> Great, thanks!
>
> The 85 is hardcoded for two reasons:
> 1) Tcl modules should be installed so that they are
> available to the lowest Tcl version they'll work with.
> 2) Using 8.5 will cause unwelcome PLIST substitutions
> that can apparently only be remedied by complicating
> things with more variables and explanations.
Yeah, i got that part - but does it mean that tcl 8.6 also looks for
modules/85 in addition to modules/86 ?
Landry
