Tcl modules vs. package names vs. namespace names

[stefan]

Hi everybody,

I typically align package (module) and namespace names:

mypkg-0.1.tm
namespace eval ::mypkg

For package names, it is not uncommon to use ':' or '::', e.g.: tcl::tommath

How would such a package name map to a TM file name, given that ':' is still somewhat treated alien by some file systems (or, at least, the tools operating on the file systems)?

myproj::mypkg-0.1.tm
package req myproj::mypkg
namespace eval ::myproj::mypkg {}

If I understand correctly, there is no special delimiter for TM names that maps to '::', internally? (e.g., '.' -> '::')

myproj.mypkg-0.1.tm
package req myproj::mypkg
namespace eval ::myproj::mypkg {}

Any suggestions or comments?

Thx for sharing your thoughts.

Stefan

[Rich]

The answer is in the man page:

All occurrences of "::" in the package name are replaced
by the appropriate directory separator character for the
platform we are on. On Unix, for example, this is "/".

[stefan]

Stupid me, not reading properly tm.n

Thx for pointing me towards it again.
Stefan