m2mvfs

Memory to Metakit VFS - a VFS driver which can be written to. It collects all changes in memory and then on unmount saves them to a Metakit-compatible datafile using Vlerq. Part of Tclkit Lite.

Metakit

An embedded C++ database library with Tcl and Python bindings, see [1].

Mk4tcl

The Tcl binding to Metakit. Includes a lesser-used extension called Mk4too.

mkclvfs

The Metakit Compatibility Later VFS - a Tcl package which can be used instead of mk4vfs to open Metakit-based Starkits and Starpacks as VFS. Part of Tclkit Lite.

mklite

A Tcl wrapper package which can emulate most of Mk4tcl with Ratcl, read-only functionality for now. Part of Tclkit Lite.

Ratcl

Relational Algebra for Tcl - name of the extension to use from Tcl.

ratk

A view operator which shows any view as a window in Tk. Based on Tktable.

Relational algebra

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_algebra

Starkit, Starpack

A wrapping technology for easy deployment, see [2].

Tcl

Tool Command language, main website is at http://www.tcl.tk/

Tclkit

Self-contained Tcl/Tk executable runtime including Metakit, see [3].

Tclkit Lite

A new variant of Tclkit, uses the Vlerq code instead of Metakit, see [4].

VFS

Tcl's Virtual File System, these are used by Starkits.

view

The central data structuring concept behind Ratcl, see views

Vlerq

The research project behind Ratcl, see http://www.vlerq.org/

vqcore

The name of the core C source distribution - it includes Ratcl and the Tcl test suite, but the build is not as portable as with vqtcl.

vqtcl

The name of the Ratcl source distribution - includes Ratcl and the Tcl test suite, uses the TEA3 build system, uses a single C source file generated from vqcore.


2007-06-21