Chapter 2: Common Tcl Extensions

Soon Tcl became kind of a cult, as programmers around the globe implemented and made available extension libraries for different purposes. Although these libraries are still called extensions because they are not part of the Tcl language itself, many extension packages have become so closely associated with Tcl that they are considered almost a standard Tcl feature.

This chapter provides a brief introduction to the commonly available extension packages that are included with SGITCL.

Tcl--Tool Command Language

TclX--General Purpose Extensions

Tk--User Interface Toolkit

Tm--Tcl Motif

Expect--Remote Control

Expectk--Remote Control Tk

wishx--Windowing Shell

moat--Motif and Tcl Shell

incrTcl--Object-Oriented Tcl

Oratcl and Sybtcl--Database Access

GLXaux and glxwin