[fpc-devel] Script Language, TCL Update

[Marcos Douglas]

On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Johann Glaser <Johann.Glaser at gmx.at> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I want to equip a program with a command line and plan to use a real
> scripting language to interpret the user input. I've looked around a bit
> (e.g. in the mailing list archives) and found some languages:
>  - PascalScript
>  - JavaScript
>  - Lua
>  - TCL
>
> Only the latter has a "command line friendly" syntax, i.e. the
> parameters are entered separated by spaces, like for the shell.
>
> So far, could you recommend me any other "command line friendly"
> language?
>
> After that, my second point. Happily, FreePascal comes with a TCL
> package, but this is linked to TCL 8.0, while 8.5 is the current
> version. Did anybody update the unit? Is anybody interested in an
> updated unit? Would you include it to the official FreePascal
> distribution if I send an updated unit?

I think Lua is more simpler and powerfull.

Marcos Douglas