Forum OpenACS Development: procs.tcl vs init.tcl

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1: procs.tcl vs init.tcl
Posted by Gabriel Burca on 12/29/03 03:45 AM
I've searched the site but was unable to find out what the difference between the *-procs.tcl and *-init.tcl files is. Can someone enlighten me?

Might be worth adding the answer to this FAQ question.

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2: Re: procs.tcl vs init.tcl (response to 1)
Posted by Tom Jackson on 12/29/03 04:55 AM

The -procs.tcl files in each package are sourced first, then all the -init.tcl files. The reason is that this allows you to use procedures from any package (because they are sourced first), as you initialize each package. It also clearly separates initialization code from library code.

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3: Re: procs.tcl vs init.tcl (response to 2)
Posted by Tilmann Singer on 12/29/03 11:51 AM
Also you can 'watch' -procs.tcl files with a switch in /acs-admin/apm so that they get reloaded every time you change something in them. It wouldn't be too good if the -init.tcl files would be reloaded as well.

I can't recall this question coming up before, so for now it's more a Once Asked Question than a Frequently Asked Question in my opinion ...