Index of pages on this wiki dealing with '''source and or binary distribution''' issues 
or specific distributions of tcl / extensions.

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''[escargo] 15 Jul 2003'' -
How is this category related to [Category Deployment]?

[lv] distribution was, primarily in my mind, a category used to tag pages dealing with 
the various ways that tcl and associated source or binaries are currently available for someone - 
sort of the practical/user flipside of deployment.

''[escargo]'' - Does this mean the distribution of Tcl/Tk as a development environment (or
tools for the development of deployable applications)?

[lv] well, a dev environment or application infrastructure/framework...
joe wants to run [tkoutline] or whatever, and discovers he needs to ''install tcl'' first - 
he is no developer - just a user wanting to ''plug in the toaster''.
A binary distribution allows that to happen; on a new or peculiar platform,
more pain is ahead as a source distribution. is needed.
In either case, this is NOT a developer situation....

''[escargo]'' - The more you say that this is so users can run applications, 
the more this category sounds like a duplication of deployment.
[lv] certainly there is overlap - however - for most tcl apps, the deployment 
issues are solved by the statement 'go get a tcl distribution'.
This category ties the issues of building, locating, installing, etc. 
a tcl distribution.

But it's okay - feel free to tag the same pages with both categories.  
My hands hurt too much to continue today.

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'''See also:'''
   * [Category Deployment]
   * [Category Tcl Implementations]


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