If you are using a version of ActiveTcl from the last 6-12 months, then
in the same directory as your tclsh8.4 or tclsh8.5 is a program called
teacup.
 
Type
$ teacup list --at-default ftp
entity  name version platform
------- ---- ------- --------
package ftp  2.4.8   tcl
------- ---- ------- --------
1 entity found

The above is what I see when I do that. If you see that, then the tclsh
you are using is probably not the version in the same directory as
teacup.
 
If, however, you don't see the above, but either nothing or a message
about it not being found, then you will want to read over
http://wiki.tcl.tk/teacup , which provides a discussion of the use of
teacup. To get just this item installed, you would type something
similar to :
 
$ teacup install ftp
 
and there would be output indicating the success or failure of the
request.
 
The wiki page, however, mentions how to install a popular group of
packages, and, if you would like 'everything' installed, you would type
$ teacup update
 
and, after a bit of work, you will have a number of useful tcl packages.
 

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From: activetcl-bounces@[...].com
[mailto:activetcl-bounces@[...].com] On Behalf Of Gene
Osteen
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 2:44 PM
To: activetcl@[...].com
Subject: [Activetcl] ftp package



All,

            I am trying to do some ftp work in tcl. When I put "package
require ftp" I get "Error: can't find package ftp". How do I check for
this package and install it if not found?

 

 

Thanks in advance

 

Gene O