Re: tcl hidden "cruelties"

On 10/14/2024 12:41 AM, aotto1968 wrote:

 1) but the CORE problem is not solved, for every "namespace ns-set ..." command TWO commands
are executed just to avoid FIRST namespace missing error.
→ (ALL pay runtime-speed just for FIRST benefit)
 2) the syntax to extend an existing ensemble is still very "ugly.."
 improvement:
 > 1. namespace ensemble add     array ns-set ::array-ns-set
 > 2. namespace ensemble delete  array ns-set

If you have a proposal to improve the TCL language then the TIP mechanism is the approach to take.
However, IMHO, namespace commands, especially ones that create namespaces should be done with the [namespace] command. It would be helpful to be able to grep for "namespace" to find all the relevant commands. Having an exception, where some other command also can create a namespace seems quite odd to me and could cause some confusion for someone other than the author trying to understand or maintain a TCL program.
As to performance, I doubt that a command very likely done but once in a program will cause any issues in that regard.
That said, I wouldn't mind seeing a command:
namespace create name ?script?
which seems to me to be an oversight. When I first looked into namespaces, I found it odd that they were created with the eval option. At minimum, this would be a useful self documenting addition.
-e