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| <pkgmetadata> |
| <maintainer type="project"> |
| <email>java@gentoo.org</email> |
| <name>Java</name> |
| </maintainer> |
| <longdescription> |
| The Tcl/Java project's goal is to make integrating the Java platform and the |
| Tcl scripting language as easy as possible. The project actually consists of |
| two distinct packages, called Tcl Blend and Jacl. It is important to |
| understand what each package provides and in what situations one might choose |
| to use Jacl or Tcl Blend. |
| |
| Tcl Blend is a Tcl extension that makes use of JNI to facilitate communication |
| between a Java interpreter and a Tcl interpreter. Tcl Blend is typically used |
| to load a Java interpreter into an existing Tcl process, so that functionality |
| implemented in Java can be accessed via Tcl. One can also load Tcl Blend and |
| Tcl into a Java process, which is a great way to add scripting functionality |
| to an existing Java application. Because Tcl Blend is a normal Tcl extension, |
| one can use it with other popular Tcl extensions like Tk, Expect, and Itcl. |
| |
| Jacl is a self-contained implementation of a Tcl interpreter, written entirely |
| in Java. Jacl also includes features that facilitate communication between a |
| Java interpreter and a Tcl interpreter. Jacl is typically used to incorporate |
| scripting functionality into an existing Java application. For users who want |
| to avoid adding any native code to their Java applications, Jacl is the ideal |
| solution. |
| |
| Tcl Blend and Jacl define both a Tcl API and a Java API that make it easy to |
| call Java code from Tcl or call Tcl code from Java. For example, one could |
| allocate a Java object in a Tcl script and interactively invoke Java methods |
| on the object. It is also easy to use the supplied API to evaluate a Tcl |
| procedure from a Java method or implement Tcl procudures in Java. The flexible |
| API and wealth of implementation options provided by the Tcl/Java project make |
| integrating Tcl and Java easy. |
| </longdescription> |
| <upstream> |
| <remote-id type="sourceforge">tcljava</remote-id> |
| </upstream> |
| </pkgmetadata> |