As your code grows, you'll want to divide it into series of modules. These are known as packages in Tcl. You'll also want to use a separate namespace so that procedure names in one package don't conflict with the same procedure name in another. Libraries allow you to load code in C as well as Tcl into your interpreter.
This topic is presented on public course
Tcl Basics
Examples from our training material
| 2wice | Using a package that contains a namespace |
| dinpack | Using packages and namespaces together |
| doubler.tcl | define a package to contain a namespace |
| gpack.tcl | package goose - goes with dinpack |
| ns_exim | Namespace export and import |
| ns_no | shows how variables are lost between proc calls |
| ns_up | Variables saved between proc calls in the next code level up |
| ns_y2 | Counting proc calls using a namespace - shorter example |
| ns_yes | Saving variables in a namespace |
| packs | Loading a package |
| show.tcl | Defining a package |
| toes.tcl | Package to go with twice demo |
| tpack.tcl | package chicken - part of dinpack demo |
| twice | Using a package - without namespaces |
Background information
Some modules are
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Topics covered in this module
The load command.
Startup files.
Startup files - tcl.
Startup files - expect.
Packages.
Loading packages.
Writing your own package.
Using variables across procs and packages.
Recap on using variables between procs.
Namespaces.
Nesting of namespaces.
Exporting and importing.
Packages and namespaces.
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