Provided by: tcllib_1.20+dfsg-1_all 
NAME
practcl - The Practcl Module
SYNOPSIS
package require TclOO 1.0
proc practcl::cat fname
proc practcl::docstrip text
proc putb ?map? text
proc Proc name arglist body
proc noop ?args?
proc practcl::debug ?args?
proc practcl::doexec ?args?
proc practcl::doexec_in path ?args?
proc practcl::dotclexec ?args?
proc practcl::domake path ?args?
proc practcl::domake.tcl path ?args?
proc practcl::fossil path ?args?
proc practcl::fossil_status dir
proc practcl::os
proc practcl::mkzip exename barekit vfspath
proc practcl::sort_dict list
proc practcl::local_os
proc practcl::config.tcl path
proc practcl::read_configuration path
proc practcl::tcllib_require pkg ?args?
proc practcl::platform::tcl_core_options os
proc practcl::platform::tk_core_options os
proc practcl::read_rc_file filename ?localdat ?
proc practcl::read_sh_subst line info
proc practcl::read_sh_file filename ?localdat ?
proc practcl::read_Config.sh filename
proc practcl::read_Makefile filename
proc practcl::cputs varname ?args?
proc practcl::tcl_to_c body
proc practcl::_tagblock text ?style tcl? ?note ?
proc practcl::de_shell data
proc practcl::grep pattern ?files ?
proc practcl::file_lexnormalize sp
proc practcl::file_relative base dst
proc practcl::findByPattern basedir patterns
proc practcl::log fname comment
proc practcl::_pkgindex_simpleIndex path
proc practcl::_pkgindex_directory path
proc practcl::_pkgindex_path_subdir path
proc practcl::pkgindex_path ?args?
proc practcl::installDir d1 d2
proc practcl::copyDir d1 d2 ?toplevel 1?
proc practcl::buildModule modpath
proc practcl::installModule modpath DEST
proc practcl::trigger ?args?
proc practcl::depends ?args?
proc practcl::target name info ?action ?
method constructor
method argspec argspec
method comment block
method keyword.Annotation resultvar commentblock type name body
method keyword.Class resultvar commentblock name body
method keyword.class resultvar commentblock name body
method keyword.Class_Method resultvar commentblock name ?args?
method keyword.method resultvar commentblock name ?args?
method keyword.proc commentblock name argspec
method reset
method Main
method section.method keyword method minfo
method section.annotation type name iinfo
method section.class class_name class_info
method section.command procinfo
method manpage ?header value? ?footer value? ?authors list?
method scan_text text
method scan_file filename
method _MorphPatterns
method define submethod ?args?
method graft ?args?
method initialize
method link command ?args?
method morph classname
method script script
method select
method source filename
classmethod select object
method config.sh
method BuildDir PWD
method MakeDir srcdir
method read_configuration
method build-cflags PROJECT DEFS namevar versionvar defsvar
method critcl ?args?
method Autoconf
method BuildDir PWD
method ConfigureOpts
method MakeDir srcdir
method make {} autodetect
method make {} clean
method make {} compile
method make {} install DEST
method build-compile-sources PROJECT COMPILE CPPCOMPILE INCLUDES
method build-Makefile path PROJECT
method build-library outfile PROJECT
method build-tclsh outfile PROJECT ?path auto?
method BuildDir PWD
method make {} autodetect
method make {} clean
method make {} compile
method make {} install DEST
method MakeDir srcdir
method NmakeOpts
method constructor module_object name info ?action_body ?
method do
method check
method output
method reset
method triggers
method constructor parent ?args?
method child method
method go
method cstructure name definition ?argdat ?
method include header
method include_dir ?args?
method include_directory ?args?
method c_header body
method c_code body
method c_function header body ?info ?
method c_tcloomethod name body ?arginfo ?
method cmethod name body ?arginfo ?
method c_tclproc_nspace nspace
method c_tclcmd name body ?arginfo ?
method c_tclproc_raw name body ?arginfo ?
method tcltype name argdat
method project-compile-products
method implement path
method initialize
method linktype
method generate-cfile-constant
method generate-cfile-header
method generate-cfile-tclapi
method generate-loader-module
method Collate_Source CWD
method select
classmethod select object
method code section body
method Collate_Source CWD
method project-compile-products
method generate-debug ?spaces ?
method generate-cfile-constant
method generate-cfile-public-structure
method generate-cfile-header
method generate-cfile-global
method generate-cfile-private-typedef
method generate-cfile-private-structure
method generate-cfile-functions
method generate-cfile-tclapi
method generate-hfile-public-define
method generate-hfile-public-macro
method generate-hfile-public-typedef
method generate-hfile-public-structure
method generate-hfile-public-headers
method generate-hfile-public-function
method generate-hfile-public-includes
method generate-hfile-public-verbatim
method generate-loader-external
method generate-loader-module
method generate-stub-function
method IncludeAdd headervar ?args?
method generate-tcl-loader
method generate-tcl-pre
method generate-tcl-post
method linktype
method Ofile filename
method project-static-packages
method toolset-include-directory
method target method ?args?
method project-compile-products
method generate-loader-module
method project-compile-products
method linker-products configdict
method initialize
variable make_object
method _MorphPatterns
method add ?args?
method install-headers ?args?
method make {} _preamble
method make {} pkginfo
method make {} objects
method make {} object name
method make {} reset
method make {} trigger ?args?
method make {} depends ?args?
method make {} filename name
method make {} target name Info body
method make {} todo
method make {} do
method child which
method generate-c
method generate-h
method generate-loader
method initialize
method implement path
method linktype
method _MorphPatterns
method constructor ?args?
method add_object object
method add_project pkg info ?oodefine ?
method add_tool pkg info ?oodefine ?
method build-tclcore
method child which
method linktype
method project pkg ?args?
method tclcore
method tkcore
method tool pkg ?args?
method clean PATH
method project-compile-products
method go
method generate-decls pkgname path
method implement path
method generate-make path
method linktype
method package-ifneeded ?args?
method shared_library ?filename ?
method static_library ?filename ?
method build-tclkit_main PROJECT PKG_OBJS
method Collate_Source CWD
method wrap PWD exename vfspath ?args?
classmethod Sandbox object
classmethod select object
classmethod claim_option
classmethod claim_object object
classmethod claim_path path
method scm_info
method DistroMixIn
method Sandbox
method SrcDir
method ScmTag
method ScmClone
method ScmUnpack
method ScmUpdate
method Unpack
classmethod claim_object object
classmethod claim_option
classmethod claim_path path
method ScmUnpack
classmethod claim_object obj
classmethod claim_option
classmethod claim_path path
method scm_info
method ScmClone
method ScmTag
method ScmUnpack
method ScmUpdate
classmethod claim_object obj
classmethod claim_option
classmethod claim_path path
method ScmTag
method ScmUnpack
method ScmUpdate
method _MorphPatterns
method BuildDir PWD
method child which
method compile
method go
method install ?args?
method linktype
method linker-products configdict
method linker-external configdict
method linker-extra configdict
method env-bootstrap
method env-exec
method env-install
method env-load
method env-present
method sources
method update
method unpack
method env-bootstrap
method env-present
method linktype
method env-bootstrap
method env-install
method env-present
method install DEST
method kettle path ?args?
method install DEST
method install DEST
method env-bootstrap
method env-install
method env-present
method install DEST
method install-module DEST ?args?
method env-bootstrap
method env-install
method install DEST
method install-module DEST ?args?
method clean
method env-install
method project-compile-products
method ComputeInstall
method go
method linker-products configdict
method project-static-packages
method BuildDir PWD
method compile
method Configure
method install DEST
method install DEST
method install DEST
method env-bootstrap
method env-present
method env-install
method go
method linktype
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DESCRIPTION
The Practcl module is a tool for integrating large modules for C API Tcl code that requires custom Tcl
types and TclOO objects.
The concept with Practcl is that is a single file package that can assist any tcl based project with
distribution, compilation, linking, VFS preparation, executable assembly, and installation. Practcl also
allows one project to invoke the build system from another project, allowing complex projects such as a
statically linked basekit to be assembled with relative ease.
Practcl ships as a single file, and aside from a Tcl 8.6 interpreter, has no external dependencies.
Making a practcl project
COMMANDS
proc practcl::cat fname
Concatenate a file
proc practcl::docstrip text
Strip the global comments from tcl code. Used to prevent the documentation markup comments from
clogging up files intended for distribution in machine readable format.
proc putb ?map? text
Append a line of text to a variable. Optionally apply a string mapping.
proc Proc name arglist body
Generate a proc if no command already exists by that name
proc noop ?args?
A command to do nothing. A handy way of negating an instruction without having to comment it
completely out. It's also a handy attachment point for an object to be named later
proc practcl::debug ?args?
proc practcl::doexec ?args?
Drop in a static copy of Tcl
proc practcl::doexec_in path ?args?
proc practcl::dotclexec ?args?
proc practcl::domake path ?args?
proc practcl::domake.tcl path ?args?
proc practcl::fossil path ?args?
proc practcl::fossil_status dir
proc practcl::os
proc practcl::mkzip exename barekit vfspath
Build a zipfile. On tcl8.6 this invokes the native Zip implementation on older interpreters this
invokes zip via exec
proc practcl::sort_dict list
Dictionary sort a key/value list. Needed because pre tcl8.6 does not have lsort -stride 2
proc practcl::local_os
Returns a dictionary describing the local operating system. Fields return include:
• download - Filesystem path where fossil repositories and source tarballs are downloaded for
the current user
• EXEEXT - The extension to give to executables. (i.e. .exe on windows)
• fossil_mirror - A URI for a local network web server who acts as a fossil repository mirror
• local_install - Filesystem path where packages for local consumption by the current user
are installed
• prefix - The prefix as given to the Tcl core/TEA for installation to local_install in
./configure
• sandbox - The file location where this project unpacks external projects
• TEACUP_PROFILE - The ActiveState/Teacup canonical name for this platform (i.e. win32-ix86
macosx10.5-i386-x86_84)
• TEACUP_OS - The local operating system (windows, macosx, openbsd, etc). Gives the same
answer as tcl.m4, except that macosx is given as macosx instead of Darwin.
• TEA_PLATFORM - The platform returned by uname -s-uname -r (on Unix), or "windows" on
Windows
• TEACUP_ARCH - The processor architecture for the local os (i.e. ix86, x86_64)
• TEACUP_ARCH - The processor architecture for the local os (i.e. ix86, x86_64)
• teapot - Filesystem path where teapot package files are downloaded for the current user
• userhome - File path to store localized preferences, cache download files, etc for the
current user
This command uses a combination of local checks with Exec, any tclConfig.sh file that is resident,
autoconf data where already computed, and data gleaned from a file named practcl.rc in userhome.
The location for userhome varies by platform and operating system:
• Windows: ::env(LOCALAPPDATA)/Tcl
• Macos: ~/Library/Application Support/Tcl
• Other: ~/tcl
proc practcl::config.tcl path
A transparent call to ::practcl::read_configuration to preserve backward compadibility with older
copies of Practcl
proc practcl::read_configuration path
Detect local platform. This command looks for data gleaned by autoconf or autosetup in the path
specified, or perform its own logic tests if neither has been run. A file named config.site
present in the location indicates that this project is cross compiling, and the data stored in
that file is used for the compiler and linker.
This command looks for information from the following files, in the following order:
• config.tcl - A file generated by autoconf/configure in newer editions of TEA, encoded as a
Tcl script.
• config.site - A file containing cross compiler information, encoded as a SH script
• ::env(VisualStudioVersion) - On Windows, and environmental value that indicates MS Visual
Studio is installed
This command returns a dictionary containing all of the data cleaned from the sources above. In the
absence of any guidance this command returns the same output as ::practcl::local_os. In this mode, if
the environmental variable VisualStudioVersion exists, this command will provide a template of fields
that are appropriate for compiling on Windows under Microsoft Visual Studio. The USEMSVC flag in the
dictionary is a boolean flag to indicate if this is indeed the case.
proc practcl::tcllib_require pkg ?args?
Try to load a package, and failing that retrieve tcllib
proc practcl::platform::tcl_core_options os
Return the string to pass to ./configure to compile the Tcl core for the given OS.
• windows: --with-tzdata --with-encoding utf-8
• macosx: --enable-corefoundation=yes --enable-framework=no --with-tzdata --with-encoding
utf-8
• other: --with-tzdata --with-encoding utf-8
proc practcl::platform::tk_core_options os
proc practcl::read_rc_file filename ?localdat ?
Read a stylized key/value list stored in a file
proc practcl::read_sh_subst line info
Converts a XXX.sh file into a series of Tcl variables
proc practcl::read_sh_file filename ?localdat ?
proc practcl::read_Config.sh filename
A simpler form of read_sh_file tailored to pulling data from (tcl|tk)Config.sh
proc practcl::read_Makefile filename
A simpler form of read_sh_file tailored to pulling data from a Makefile
proc practcl::cputs varname ?args?
Append arguments to a buffer The command works like puts in that each call will also insert a line
feed. Unlike puts, blank links in the interstitial are suppressed
proc practcl::tcl_to_c body
proc practcl::_tagblock text ?style tcl? ?note ?
proc practcl::de_shell data
proc practcl::grep pattern ?files ?
Search for the pattern pattern amongst $files
proc practcl::file_lexnormalize sp
proc practcl::file_relative base dst
Calculate a relative path between base and dst
Example:
::practcl::file_relative ~/build/tcl/unix ~/build/tcl/library
> ../library
proc practcl::findByPattern basedir patterns
proc practcl::log fname comment
Record an event in the practcl log
proc practcl::_pkgindex_simpleIndex path
proc practcl::_pkgindex_directory path
Return true if the pkgindex file contains any statement other than "package ifneeded" and/or if
any package ifneeded loads a DLL
proc practcl::_pkgindex_path_subdir path
Helper function for ::practcl::pkgindex_path
proc practcl::pkgindex_path ?args?
Index all paths given as though they will end up in the same virtual file system
proc practcl::installDir d1 d2
Delete the contents of d2, and then recusively Ccopy the contents of d1 to d2.
proc practcl::copyDir d1 d2 ?toplevel 1?
Recursively copy the contents of d1 to d2
proc practcl::buildModule modpath
proc practcl::installModule modpath DEST
Install a module from MODPATH to the directory specified. dpath is assumed to be the fully
qualified path where module is to be placed. Any existing files will be deleted at that path. If
the path is symlink the process will return with no error and no action. If the module has
contents in the build/ directory that are newer than the .tcl files in the module source
directory, and a build/build.tcl file exists, the build/build.tcl file is run. If the source
directory includes a file named index.tcl, the directory is assumed to be in the tao style of
modules, and the entire directory (and all subdirectories) are copied verbatim. If no index.tcl
file is present, all .tcl files are copied from the module source directory, and a pkgIndex.tcl
file is generated if non yet exists. I a folder named htdocs exists in the source directory, that
directory is copied verbatim to the destination.
proc practcl::trigger ?args?
Trigger build targets, and recompute dependencies
Internals:
::practcl::LOCAL make trigger {*}$args
foreach {name obj} [::practcl::LOCAL make objects] {
set ::make($name) [$obj do]
}
proc practcl::depends ?args?
Calculate if a dependency for any of the arguments needs to be fulfilled or rebuilt.
Internals:
::practcl::LOCAL make depends {*}$args
proc practcl::target name info ?action ?
Declare a build product. This proc is just a shorthand for ::practcl::LOCAL make task $name $info
$action
Registering a build product with this command will create an entry in the global array, and
populate a value in the global array.
Internals:
set obj [::practcl::LOCAL make task $name $info $action]
set ::make($name) 0
set filename [$obj define get filename]
if {$filename ne {}} {
set ::target($name) $filename
}
CLASSES
CLASS PRACTCL::DOCTOOL
{ set authors {
{John Doe} {jdoe@illustrious.edu}
{Tom RichardHarry} {tomdickharry@illustrius.edu}
}
# Create the object
::practcl::doctool create AutoDoc
set fout [open [file join $moddir module.tcl] w]
foreach file [glob [file join $srcdir *.tcl]] {
set content [::practcl::cat [file join $srcdir $file]]
# Scan the file
AutoDoc scan_text $content
# Strip the comments from the distribution
puts $fout [::practcl::docstrip $content]
}
# Write out the manual page
set manout [open [file join $moddir module.man] w]
dict set args header [string map $modmap [::practcl::cat [file join $srcdir manual.txt]]]
dict set args footer [string map $modmap [::practcl::cat [file join $srcdir footer.txt]]]
dict set args authors $authors
puts $manout [AutoDoc manpage {*}$args]
close $manout
}
Tool for build scripts to dynamically generate manual files from comments in source code files
Methods
method constructor
method argspec argspec
Process an argument list into an informational dict. This method also understands non-positional
arguments expressed in the notation of Tip 471 https://core.tcl-
lang.org/tips/doc/trunk/tip/479.md.
The output will be a dictionary of all of the fields and whether the fields are positional,
mandatory, and whether they have a default value.
Example:
my argspec {a b {c 10}}
> a {positional 1 mandatory 1} b {positional 1 mandatory 1} c {positional 1 mandatory 0 default 10}
method comment block
Convert a block of comments into an informational dictionary. If lines in the comment start with
a single word ending in a colon, all subsequent lines are appended to a dictionary field of that
name. If no fields are given, all of the text is appended to the description field.
Example:
my comment {Does something cool}
> description {Does something cool}
my comment {
title : Something really cool
author : Sean Woods
author : John Doe
description :
This does something really cool!
}
> description {This does something really cool!}
title {Something really cool}
author {Sean Woods
John Doe}
method keyword.Annotation resultvar commentblock type name body
method keyword.Class resultvar commentblock name body
Process an oo::objdefine call that modifies the class object itself
method keyword.class resultvar commentblock name body
Process an oo::define, clay::define, etc statement.
method keyword.Class_Method resultvar commentblock name ?args?
Process a statement for a clay style class method
method keyword.method resultvar commentblock name ?args?
Process a statement for a tcloo style object method
method keyword.proc commentblock name argspec
Process a proc statement
method reset
Reset the state of the object and its embedded coroutine
method Main
Main body of the embedded coroutine for the object
method section.method keyword method minfo
Generate the manual page text for a method or proc
method section.annotation type name iinfo
method section.class class_name class_info
Generate the manual page text for a class
method section.command procinfo
Generate the manual page text for the commands section
method manpage ?header value? ?footer value? ?authors list?
Generate the manual page. Returns the completed text suitable for saving in .man file. The header
argument is a block of doctools text to go in before the machine generated section. footer is a
block of doctools text to go in after the machine generated section. authors is a list of
individual authors and emails in the form of AUTHOR EMAIL ?AUTHOR EMAIL?...
method scan_text text
Scan a block of text
method scan_file filename
Scan a file of text
CLASS PRACTCL::METACLASS
The metaclass for all practcl objects
Methods
method _MorphPatterns
method define submethod ?args?
method graft ?args?
method initialize
method link command ?args?
method morph classname
method script script
method select
method source filename
CLASS PRACTCL::TOOLSET
Ancestor-less class intended to be a mixin which defines a family of build related behaviors that are
modified when targetting either gcc or msvc
Class Methods
classmethod select object
Perform the selection for the toolset mixin
Methods
method config.sh
find or fake a key/value list describing this project
method BuildDir PWD
Compute the location where the product will be built
method MakeDir srcdir
Return where the Makefile is located relative to srcdir. For this implementation the MakeDir is
always srcdir.
method read_configuration
Read information about the build process for this package. For this implementation, data is
sought in the following locations in the following order: config.tcl (generated by practcl.)
PKGConfig.sh. The Makefile
If the Makefile needs to be consulted, but does not exist, the Configure method is invoked
method build-cflags PROJECT DEFS namevar versionvar defsvar
method DEFS This method populates 4 variables: name - The name of the package version - The
version of the package defs - C flags passed to the compiler includedir - A list of paths to feed
to the compiler for finding headers
method critcl ?args?
Invoke critcl in an external process
CLASS PRACTCL::TOOLSET.GCC
ancestors: practcl::toolset
Methods
method Autoconf
method BuildDir PWD
method ConfigureOpts
method MakeDir srcdir
Detect what directory contains the Makefile template
method make {} autodetect
method make {} clean
method make {} compile
method make {} install DEST
method build-compile-sources PROJECT COMPILE CPPCOMPILE INCLUDES
method build-Makefile path PROJECT
method build-library outfile PROJECT
Produce a static or dynamic library
method build-tclsh outfile PROJECT ?path auto?
Produce a static executable
CLASS PRACTCL::TOOLSET.MSVC
ancestors: practcl::toolset
Methods
method BuildDir PWD
MSVC always builds in the source directory
method make {} autodetect
Do nothing
method make {} clean
method make {} compile
method make {} install DEST
method MakeDir srcdir
Detect what directory contains the Makefile template
method NmakeOpts
CLASS PRACTCL::MAKE_OBJ
ancestors: practcl::metaclass
A build deliverable object. Normally an object file, header, or tcl script which must be compiled or
generated in some way
Methods
method constructor module_object name info ?action_body ?
method do
method check
method output
method reset
method triggers
CLASS PRACTCL::OBJECT
ancestors: practcl::metaclass
A generic Practcl object
Methods
method constructor parent ?args?
method child method
method go
CLASS PRACTCL::DYNAMIC
Dynamic blocks do not generate their own .c files, instead the contribute to the amalgamation of the main
library file
Methods
method cstructure name definition ?argdat ?
Parser functions
method include header
method include_dir ?args?
method include_directory ?args?
method c_header body
method c_code body
method c_function header body ?info ?
method c_tcloomethod name body ?arginfo ?
method cmethod name body ?arginfo ?
Alias to classic name
method c_tclproc_nspace nspace
method c_tclcmd name body ?arginfo ?
method c_tclproc_raw name body ?arginfo ?
Alias to classic name
method tcltype name argdat
method project-compile-products
Module interactions
method implement path
method initialize
Practcl internals
method linktype
method generate-cfile-constant
method generate-cfile-header
method generate-cfile-tclapi
Generate code that provides implements Tcl API calls
method generate-loader-module
Generate code that runs when the package/module is initialized into the interpreter
method Collate_Source CWD
method select
Once an object marks itself as some flavor of dynamic, stop trying to morph it into something else
CLASS PRACTCL::PRODUCT
A deliverable for the build system
Class Methods
classmethod select object
Methods
method code section body
method Collate_Source CWD
method project-compile-products
method generate-debug ?spaces ?
method generate-cfile-constant
method generate-cfile-public-structure
Populate const static data structures
method generate-cfile-header
method generate-cfile-global
method generate-cfile-private-typedef
method generate-cfile-private-structure
method generate-cfile-functions
Generate code that provides subroutines called by Tcl API methods
method generate-cfile-tclapi
Generate code that provides implements Tcl API calls
method generate-hfile-public-define
method generate-hfile-public-macro
method generate-hfile-public-typedef
method generate-hfile-public-structure
method generate-hfile-public-headers
method generate-hfile-public-function
method generate-hfile-public-includes
method generate-hfile-public-verbatim
method generate-loader-external
method generate-loader-module
method generate-stub-function
method IncludeAdd headervar ?args?
method generate-tcl-loader
method generate-tcl-pre
This methods generates any Tcl script file which is required to pre-initialize the C library
method generate-tcl-post
method linktype
method Ofile filename
method project-static-packages
Methods called by the master project
method toolset-include-directory
Methods called by the toolset
method target method ?args?
CLASS PRACTCL::PRODUCT.CHEADER
ancestors: practcl::product
A product which generated from a C header file. Which is to say, nothing.
Methods
method project-compile-products
method generate-loader-module
CLASS PRACTCL::PRODUCT.CSOURCE
ancestors: practcl::product
A product which generated from a C source file. Normally an object (.o) file.
Methods
method project-compile-products
CLASS PRACTCL::PRODUCT.CLIBRARY
ancestors: practcl::product
A product which is generated from a compiled C library. Usually a .a or a .dylib file, but in complex
cases may actually just be a conduit for one project to integrate the source code of another
Methods
method linker-products configdict
CLASS PRACTCL::PRODUCT.DYNAMIC
ancestors: practcl::dynamic practcl::product
A product which is generated from C code that itself is generated by practcl or some other means. This C
file may or may not produce its own .o file, depending on whether it is eligible to become part of an
amalgamation
Methods
method initialize
CLASS PRACTCL::PRODUCT.CRITCL
ancestors: practcl::dynamic practcl::product
A binary product produced by critcl. Note: The implementation is not written yet, this class does
nothing.
CLASS PRACTCL::MODULE
ancestors: practcl::object practcl::product.dynamic
In the end, all C code must be loaded into a module This will either be a dynamically loaded library
implementing a tcl extension, or a compiled in segment of a custom shell/app
Variable
variable make_object
Methods
method _MorphPatterns
method add ?args?
method install-headers ?args?
method make {} _preamble
method make {} pkginfo
method make {} objects
Return a dictionary of all handles and associated objects
method make {} object name
Return the object associated with handle name
method make {} reset
Reset all deputy objects
method make {} trigger ?args?
Exercise the triggers method for all handles listed
method make {} depends ?args?
Exercise the check method for all handles listed
method make {} filename name
Return the file name of the build product for the listed handle
method make {} target name Info body
method make {} todo
Return a list of handles for object which return true for the do method
method make {} do
For each target exercise the action specified in the action definition if the do method returns
true
method child which
method generate-c
This methods generates the contents of an amalgamated .c file which implements the loader for a
batch of tools
method generate-h
This methods generates the contents of an amalgamated .h file which describes the public API of
this module
method generate-loader
method initialize
method implement path
method linktype
CLASS PRACTCL::PROJECT
ancestors: practcl::module
A toplevel project that is a collection of other projects
Methods
method _MorphPatterns
method constructor ?args?
method add_object object
method add_project pkg info ?oodefine ?
method add_tool pkg info ?oodefine ?
method build-tclcore
Compile the Tcl core. If the define tk is true, compile the Tk core as well
method child which
method linktype
method project pkg ?args?
Exercise the methods of a sub-object
method tclcore
method tkcore
method tool pkg ?args?
CLASS PRACTCL::LIBRARY
ancestors: practcl::project
A toplevel project that produces a library
Methods
method clean PATH
method project-compile-products
method go
method generate-decls pkgname path
method implement path
method generate-make path
Backward compadible call
method linktype
method package-ifneeded ?args?
Create a "package ifneeded" Args are a list of aliases for which this package will answer to
method shared_library ?filename ?
method static_library ?filename ?
CLASS PRACTCL::TCLKIT
ancestors: practcl::library
A toplevel project that produces a self-contained executable
Methods
method build-tclkit_main PROJECT PKG_OBJS
method Collate_Source CWD
method wrap PWD exename vfspath ?args?
Wrap an executable
CLASS PRACTCL::DISTRIBUTION
Standalone class to manage code distribution This class is intended to be mixed into another class (Thus
the lack of ancestors)
Class Methods
classmethod Sandbox object
classmethod select object
classmethod claim_option
classmethod claim_object object
classmethod claim_path path
Methods
method scm_info
method DistroMixIn
method Sandbox
method SrcDir
method ScmTag
method ScmClone
method ScmUnpack
method ScmUpdate
method Unpack
CLASS PRACTCL::DISTRIBUTION.SNAPSHOT
ancestors: practcl::distribution
A file distribution from zip, tarball, or other non-scm archive format
Class Methods
classmethod claim_object object
classmethod claim_option
classmethod claim_path path
Methods
method ScmUnpack
CLASS PRACTCL::DISTRIBUTION.FOSSIL
ancestors: practcl::distribution
A file distribution based on fossil
Class Methods
classmethod claim_object obj
Check for markers in the metadata
classmethod claim_option
classmethod claim_path path
Check for markers in the source root
Methods
method scm_info
method ScmClone
Clone the source
method ScmTag
method ScmUnpack
method ScmUpdate
CLASS PRACTCL::DISTRIBUTION.GIT
ancestors: practcl::distribution
A file distribution based on git
Class Methods
classmethod claim_object obj
classmethod claim_option
classmethod claim_path path
Methods
method ScmTag
method ScmUnpack
method ScmUpdate
CLASS PRACTCL::SUBPROJECT
ancestors: practcl::module
A subordinate project
Methods
method _MorphPatterns
method BuildDir PWD
method child which
method compile
method go
method install ?args?
Install project into the local build system
method linktype
method linker-products configdict
method linker-external configdict
method linker-extra configdict
method env-bootstrap
Methods for packages/tools that can be downloaded possibly built and used internally by this
Practcl process Load the facility into the interpreter
method env-exec
Return a file path that exec can call
method env-install
Install the tool into the local environment
method env-load
Do whatever is necessary to get the tool into the local environment
method env-present
Check if tool is available for load/already loaded
method sources
method update
method unpack
CLASS PRACTCL::SUBPROJECT.SOURCE
ancestors: practcl::subproject practcl::library
A project which the kit compiles and integrates the source for itself
Methods
method env-bootstrap
method env-present
method linktype
CLASS PRACTCL::SUBPROJECT.TEAPOT
ancestors: practcl::subproject
a copy from the teapot
Methods
method env-bootstrap
method env-install
method env-present
method install DEST
CLASS PRACTCL::SUBPROJECT.KETTLE
ancestors: practcl::subproject
Methods
method kettle path ?args?
method install DEST
CLASS PRACTCL::SUBPROJECT.CRITCL
ancestors: practcl::subproject
Methods
method install DEST
CLASS PRACTCL::SUBPROJECT.SAK
ancestors: practcl::subproject
Methods
method env-bootstrap
method env-install
method env-present
method install DEST
method install-module DEST ?args?
CLASS PRACTCL::SUBPROJECT.PRACTCL
ancestors: practcl::subproject
Methods
method env-bootstrap
method env-install
method install DEST
method install-module DEST ?args?
CLASS PRACTCL::SUBPROJECT.BINARY
ancestors: practcl::subproject
A subordinate binary package
Methods
method clean
method env-install
method project-compile-products
method ComputeInstall
method go
method linker-products configdict
method project-static-packages
method BuildDir PWD
method compile
method Configure
method install DEST
CLASS PRACTCL::SUBPROJECT.TEA
ancestors: practcl::subproject.binary
A subordinate TEA based binary package
CLASS PRACTCL::SUBPROJECT.LIBRARY
ancestors: practcl::subproject.binary practcl::library
A subordinate C library built by this project
Methods
method install DEST
CLASS PRACTCL::SUBPROJECT.EXTERNAL
ancestors: practcl::subproject.binary
A subordinate external C library
Methods
method install DEST
CLASS PRACTCL::SUBPROJECT.CORE
ancestors: practcl::subproject.binary
Methods
method env-bootstrap
method env-present
method env-install
method go
method linktype
BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK
This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. Please
report such in the category practcl of the Tcllib Trackers [http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist].
Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.
When proposing code changes, please provide unified diffs, i.e the output of diff -u.
Note further that attachments are strongly preferred over inlined patches. Attachments can be made by
going to the Edit form of the ticket immediately after its creation, and then using the left-most button
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KEYWORDS
practcl
CATEGORY
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