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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/tcl - Imported sources 
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Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 16:02:51 -0700
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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.ORG>
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>>   Log Message:
>>   Import Tcl into the FreeBSD sources.
>
>One question. Why? :-)
>
>I know that at least your ctm stuff uses tcl in the generation of the
>delta's, but I'm not QUITE sure I see the need (generally) for tcl to
>be in our base release...

Yes, we need an extensible language suited to be embedded in other apps.

I have simply had enough of the chicken/egg issue surrounding this.  We
had the same problem with Perl, no tools because no language, no lanhguage
because no tools.

Goodies on the way, don't worry !

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