On 10/12/14 13:08, 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.
>
The more that Tcl Modules are leveraged the better things are for everyone:
smaller OpenBSD packages with less files and faster Tcl package loading in Tcl.
There will shortly be releases of 8.5.17 and 8.6.3.
I already have updated ports based on the rc's.
I'd really like to get this in now, before the coming update.
Finally, I've been at this for almost a year.
It would be nice to finish and move on.
Stu
