http://www.purl.org/tcl/home/man/tcl8.4/TclCmd/pkgMkIndex.htm


This is a [proc] in [Tcl] that is used to create the [package]
index files, allowing packages to be loaded automatically when
package require commands are executed.
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[LV] So,
   * How does one use pkg_mkIndex?  Reading the man page does not seem sufficient to answer this question.
   * What are the steps one should follow?

 $ cd /path/to/where/the/tcl/and/dll/files/are/located
 $ tclsh8.4
 % pkg_mkIndex . [glob *.tcl *.so]

   * Are there any tricks, etc.?

When I follow the above steps, I get this:
 $ cat pkgIndex.tcl
 # Tcl package index file, version 1.1
 # This file is generated by the "pkg_mkIndex" command
 # and sourced either when an application starts up or
 # by a "package unknown" script.  It invokes the
 # "package ifneeded" command to set up package-related
 # information so that packages will be loaded automatically
 # in response to "package require" commands.  When this
 # script is sourced, the variable $dir must contain the
 # full path name of this file's directory.
 $

This doesn't seem all that useful.


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See also [pkg_mkIndex pitfalls], [pkgMkIndex], [A simple package example],
[package management], [How to build good packages], [Better Static Package Support for Tcl9]

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