If Tcl had a CPAN-like repository system, what would a package file look like?  What data would you need to describe the contents of a package for download?  I came up with this basic idea based on combinations of other standards already available.  What else does it need?  I realize that others have already gone at this, but I don't think there has ever been any kind of group consensus as to what this thing should really include.  How much data is too much?  Remember:  KISS (Keep it Simple, Stupid).

 Package:   sample
 Name:      Sample Extension
 Summary:   A sample package that does nothing really.
 Version:   1.0
 Author:    Damon Courtney
 Packager:  Damon Courtney
 Copyright: GPL

 Created: 10/10/2001
 Updated: 10/20/2002

 Categories:

 Sources:
 http://www.sample.org/sample.zip

 Provides:
 sample-1.0
 sample::parser-1.0

 Requires:
 tclxml-1.0
 tdom-1.0

 Exports:
 sample::init
 sample::doit
 sample::main

 Platforms:
 Windows-x86
 Linux-x86
 source
 tcl

 Description:
 .This is a description.
 .
 .Some more stuff here.
 .
 .Ending line.

 Files:
 LICENSE         SIZE    CHECKSUM
 sample.tcl      SIZE    CHECKSUM
 sample.txt      SIZE    CHECKSUM


Most of these are pretty obvious, but I'll explain a few anyway.

Provides: Specifies the Tcl packages provided by this package.

Requires: Specifies the Tcl packages that this package depends on.

 Package names are defined as suggested by TIP #189: Tcl Modules.

Exports: A list of Tcl-level commands that are provided by the packages.

Platforms: A list of binary platforms as well as "source" if the source code to compile is also included, and "tcl" if the package has Tcl-only source.  A tcl-only package would only specify "tcl" as its available platforms.

I open the floor up for discussion.
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''[escargo] 16 Mar 2006'' -
The field you labeled "Copyright" seems to actually be holding licensing information.
The notions of copyright (effectively ownership) and licensing (the grant of permission
to use) are related but still separate notions.
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''See also:''
   * [Cantcl]
   * [GUTTER]
   * [Simple Tcl Archive Network]
   * [Tcl Modules]
   * [Tcl Repository Wish List]
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