Merge 8.7

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/library/tm.tcl b/library/tm.tcl
index 0ed3f1a..3c0ec22 100644
--- a/library/tm.tcl
+++ b/library/tm.tcl
@@ -212,11 +212,12 @@ proc ::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler {original name args} {
 	    }
 	    set strip [llength [file split $path]]
 
-	    # We can't use glob in safe interps, so enclose the following in a
-	    # catch statement, where we get the module files out of the
-	    # subdirectories. In other words, Tcl Modules are not-functional
-	    # in such an interpreter. This is the same as for the command
-	    # "tclPkgUnknown", i.e. the search for regular packages.
+	    # Get the module files out of the subdirectories.
+	    # - Safe Base interpreters have a restricted "glob" command that
+	    #   works in this case.
+	    # - The "catch" was essential when there was no safe glob and every
+	    #   call in a safe interp failed; it is retained only for corner
+	    #   cases in which the eventual call to glob returns an error.
 
 	    catch {
 		# We always look for _all_ possible modules in the current
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ proc ::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler {original name args} {
 		    # of the package file is the last element in the list.
 
 		    package ifneeded $pkgname $pkgversion \
-			"[::list package provide $pkgname $pkgversion];[::list source -encoding utf-8 $file]"
+			"[::list package provide $pkgname $pkgversion];[::list source $file]"
 
 		    # We abort in this unknown handler only if we got a
 		    # satisfying candidate for the requested package.