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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/library/init.tcl b/library/init.tcl
index 61d8835..8b6ca1a 100644
--- a/library/init.tcl
+++ b/library/init.tcl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
# Default system startup file for Tcl-based applications. Defines
# "unknown" procedure and auto-load facilities.
#
-# SCCS: %Z% $Id: init.tcl,v 1.7 1998/07/14 14:49:54 escoffon Exp $
+# SCCS: %Z% $Id: init.tcl,v 1.8 1998/07/20 16:24:45 welch Exp $
#
# Copyright (c) 1991-1993 The Regents of the University of California.
# Copyright (c) 1994-1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
@@ -107,9 +107,11 @@ if {[info commands tclLog] == ""} {
# exist in the interpreter. It takes the following steps to make the
# command available:
#
-# 1. See if the autoload facility can locate the command in a
+# 1. See if the command has the form "namespace inscope ns cmd" and
+# if so, concatenate its arguments onto the end and evaluate it.
+# 2. See if the autoload facility can locate the command in a
# Tcl script file. If so, load it and execute it.
-# 2. If the command was invoked interactively at top-level:
+# 3. If the command was invoked interactively at top-level:
# (a) see if the command exists as an executable UNIX program.
# If so, "exec" the command.
# (b) see if the command requests csh-like history substitution
@@ -126,6 +128,20 @@ if {[info commands tclLog] == ""} {
global auto_noexec auto_noload env unknown_pending tcl_interactive
global errorCode errorInfo
+ # If the command word has the form "namespace inscope ns cmd"
+ # then concatenate its arguments onto the end and evaluate it.
+
+ set cmd [lindex $args 0]
+ if {[regexp "^namespace\[ \t\n\]+inscope" $cmd] && [llength $cmd] == 4} {
+ set arglist [lrange $args 1 end]
+ set ret [catch {uplevel $cmd $arglist} result]
+ if {$ret == 0} {
+ return $result
+ } else {
+ return -code $ret -errorcode $errorCode $result
+ }
+ }
+
# Save the values of errorCode and errorInfo variables, since they
# may get modified if caught errors occur below. The variables will
# be restored just before re-executing the missing command.