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diff --git a/doc/pkgMkIndex.n b/doc/pkgMkIndex.n index 1cb9937..4fc367a 100644 --- a/doc/pkgMkIndex.n +++ b/doc/pkgMkIndex.n @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: pkgMkIndex.n,v 1.21 2007/10/29 01:42:19 dkf Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: pkgMkIndex.n,v 1.22 2007/10/30 21:46:02 dkf Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH pkg_mkIndex n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ The \fIdir\fR argument gives the name of a directory and each \fIpattern\fR argument is a \fBglob\fR-style pattern that selects script or binary files in \fIdir\fR. The default pattern is \fB*.tcl\fR and \fB*.[info sharedlibextension]\fR. -.br +.RS +.PP \fBPkg_mkIndex\fR will create a file \fBpkgIndex.tcl\fR in \fIdir\fR with package information about all the files given by the \fIpattern\fR arguments. @@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ or if you have dependencies among files, you may have to use the \fB\-load\fR option or adjust the order in which \fBpkg_mkIndex\fR processes the files. See \fBCOMPLEX CASES\fR below. +.RE .IP [3] Install the package as a subdirectory of one of the directories given by the \fBtcl_pkgPath\fR variable. If \fB$tcl_pkgPath\fR contains more @@ -66,7 +68,8 @@ the package's script and/or binary files as well as the \fBpkgIndex.tcl\fR file. As long as the package is installed as a subdirectory of a directory in \fB$tcl_pkgPath\fR it will automatically be found during \fBpackage require\fR commands. -.br +.RS +.PP If you install the package anywhere else, then you must ensure that the directory containing the package is in the \fBauto_path\fR global variable or an immediate subdirectory of one of the directories in \fBauto_path\fR. @@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ You can add a directory to \fBauto_path\fR explicitly in your application, or you can add the directory to your \fBTCLLIBPATH\fR environment variable: if this environment variable is present, Tcl initializes \fBauto_path\fR from it during application startup. +.RE .IP [4] Once the above steps have been taken, all you need to do to use a package is to invoke \fBpackage require\fR. |