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.\" TclXInit.3
.\"
.\" Extended Tcl initialization functions.
.\"----------------------------------------------------------------------------
.\" Copyright 1992-1999 Karl Lehenbauer and Mark Diekhans.
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.\" $Id: TclXInit.3,v 8.2 1999/03/31 06:37:42 markd Exp $
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.\"
.TH "TclXInit" TCL "" "Tcl"
.ad b
.SH NAME
Tclx_Init, Tclxcmd_Init, TclX_Main, Tkx_Init, TkX_Main - Extended Tcl initialization.
'
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.ft CW
-ltclx -ltcl
#include "tclExtend.h"
int
Tclx_Init (Tcl_Interp *interp);
int
Tclxcmd_Init (Tcl_Interp *interp);
int
void
TclX_Main (int argc,
char **argv,
Tcl_AppInitProc *appInitProc);
int
Tkx_Init (Tcl_Interp *interp);
void
TkX_Main (int argc,
char **argv,
Tcl_AppInitProc *appInitProc);
void
TclX_SetAppInfo (int defaultValues,
char *appName,
char *appLongName,
char *appVersion,
int appPatchlevel);
.ft R
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
These functions are used to initialize Extended Tcl and applications based
on Extended Tcl. This manual page also discusses various issues and approaches
of integrating TclX into other applications.
'
.SS "Tclx_Init"
.PP
Initializes Extended Tcl, adding the extended command set to the interpreter.
This is called from \fBTcl_AppInit\fR. This function must be called after
the \fBTcl_Init\fR function. In addition to the standard command set, it
enables use of tlib packages libraries and makes the standard TclX library
available.
.PP
Parameters
.RS 2
\fBo \fIinterp\fR - A pointer to the interpreter to add the commands to.
.RE
.PP
Returns:
.RS 2
\fBTCL_OK\fR if all is ok, \fBTCL_ERROR\fR if an error occurred.
.RE
'
.SS "Tclxcmd_Init"
.PP
Add the TclX command set to the interpreter, with the exception of the
TclX library management commands. This is normally called by
\fBTclx_Init\fR and should only be used if you don't want the TclX library
handling.
.PP
Parameters
.RS 2
\fBo \fIinterp\fR - A pointer to the interpreter to add the commands to.
.RE
.PP
Returns:
.RS 2
\fBTCL_OK\fR if all is ok, \fBTCL_ERROR\fR if an error occurred.
.RE
'
.SS TclX_Main
.PP
This function parses the command line according to the TclX shell
specification (Unix shell compatible).
It creates an interpreter and calls the specified function \fBappInitProc\fR
to initialize any application specific commands.
It then either evaluates the command of script specified on the command line
or enters an interactive command loop.
This procedure never returns, it exits the process when it's done. Using
the TclX shell also gives you SIGINT handling in interactive shells.
'
.SS "Tkx_Init"
.PP
Initializes Extended Tcl Tk environment.
This is called from \fBTcl_AppInit\fR after the \fBTk_Init\fR function.
.PP
Parameters
.RS 2
\fBo \fIinterp\fR - A pointer to the interpreter to add the commands to.
.RE
.PP
Returns:
.RS 2
\fBTCL_OK\fR if all is ok, \fBTCL_ERROR\fR if an error occurred.
.RE
'
.SS TkX_Main
.PP
This function parses the command line according to the wish shell
specification.
It creates an interpreter and calls the specified function \fBappInitProc\fR
to initialize any application specific commands.
It then either evaluates the command of script specified on the command line
or enters an interactive command loop.
This procedure never returns, it exits the process when it's done. Using
the TclX wish shell gives you SIGINT handling in interactive shells,
otherwise it is identical to standard wish.
'
.SS TclX_SetAppInfo
.PP
Store the application information returned by infox.
.PP
Parameters
.RS 2
\fBo \fIdefaultValues\fR - If true, then the values are assigned only if they
are not already defined (defaulted). If false, the values are always
set.
.br
\fBo \fIappName\fR - Application symbolic name.
.br
\fBo \fIappLongName\fR - Long, natural language application name.
.br
\fBo \fIappVersion\fR - Version number of the application.
.br
\fBo \fIappPatchlevel\fR - Patch level of the application. If less than
zero, don't change.
.RE
.PP
String pointers are saved without copying, don't release the memory.
If the arguments are NULL, don't change the values.
'
.SH "DYNAMIC LOADING OF TCLX"
.PP
TclX can be dynamically loaded on systems that support shared libraries and
the load command. This can be done using either the \fBload\fR or
the \fBpackage require\fR commands. If \fBpackage require\fR is to be used,
a \fBpkgIndex,tcl\fR must be constructed.
The \fBpkg_mkIndex\fR does not generate a pkgIndex.tcl file that works with
TclX. Instead a command similar to
.sp
.RS 2
.ft CW
package ifneeded Tclx 7.5.0 "load $dir/libtclx.so"
.ft R
.RE
.sp
should be placed in the directory containing the TclX shared library. A
prototype \fBpkgIndex,tcl\fR file is build by TclX and is installed in the
run time directory under the name \fBpkgIndex,proto\fR. This file can't be
used as-is, but should be renamed and copied or combined with an existing
\fBpkgIndex,tcl\fR in the directory containing the shared library.
.PP
There is no need to dynamically load \fBlibtkx.so\fR, since it only contains
support for \fBwishx\fR.
.SH "INTEGRATING TCLX WITH OTHER EXTENSIONS AND APPLICATIONS"
.PP
The main aspects to integrating TclX with into an application is to
decide if the application is based on the standard Tcl/Tk shells or the
TclX shells. If the standard shells are desired, then all that is
necessary is to call \fBTclx_Init\fR after \fBTcl_Init\fR and
\fBTkx_Init\fR after \fBTk_Init\fR. This functionality may also be
dynamically loaded.
.PP
To get the TclX shell in a Tcl only application, with the \fBtcl\fR command
functionality, call \fBTclX_Main\fR from the \fBmain\fR function instead of
\fBTcl_Main\fR.
This shell has arguments conforming to other Unix shells and SIGINT signal
handling when interactive,.
.PP
To get the Tclx shell in a Tk application, with the \fBwishx\fR command
functionality, call \fBTkX_Main\fR from the \fBmain\fR function instead of
\fBTk_Main\fR.
This shell has SIGINT signal handling when interactive,
