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randomizedcoder · February 16, 2026, 4:02am

I still have a fond place in my heart for expect. Very excited to have 64 bit addressing!

github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs

tclPackages_9_0.expect: init at 5.45.4

master ← randomizedcoder:expect9

opened 03:59AM - 16 Feb 26 UTC

randomizedcoder

+732 -0

Expect 5.45.4 built against Tcl 9.0. - The primary advantage is 64 bit addressin…g from TCL 9.0 This adds a new `expect9` package that provides Expect compiled against Tcl 9.0, alongside the existing `expect` package (Tcl 8.6). **Tcl 9 compatibility required:** - Channel driver update to TCL_CHANNEL_VERSION_5 (tcl9-channel.patch) - Function signatures: int objc -> Tcl_Size objc (tcl9-size.patch) - Compatibility header for removed macros (_ANSI_ARGS_, CONST*, etc.) - Tcl_EvalTokens wrapper using Tcl_EvalTokensStandard - Fix Tcl_Size parameters to prevent stack buffer overflow **Testing performed:** - All 29 upstream tests pass (tests/all.tcl) - Basic spawn/send/expect functionality verified - Regex pattern matching verified (this was particularly sensitive to Tcl_Size changes) See also: [Tcl 9.0 Porting Guide](https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/Porting+extensions+to+Tcl+9) ## Things done - Built on platform: - [x] x86_64-linux - [ ] aarch64-linux - [ ] x86_64-darwin - [ ] aarch64-darwin - Tested, as applicable: - [ ] [NixOS tests] in [nixos/tests]. - [ ] [Package tests] at `passthru.tests`. - [x] Upstream test suite (29/29 tests pass via `tclsh9.0 tests/all.tcl`) - [ ] Tests in [lib/tests] or [pkgs/test] for functions and "core" functionality. - [ ] Ran `nixpkgs-review` on this PR. See [nixpkgs-review usage]. - [x] Tested basic functionality of all binary files, usually in `./result/bin/`. - Nixpkgs Release Notes - [ ] Package update: when the change is major or breaking. - NixOS Release Notes - [ ] Module addition: when adding a new NixOS module. - [ ] Module update: when the change is significant. - [x] Fits [CONTRIBUTING.md], [pkgs/README.md], [maintainers/README.md] and other READMEs. [NixOS tests]: https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/unstable/index.html#sec-nixos-tests [Package tests]: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/README.md#package-tests [nixpkgs-review usage]: https://github.com/Mic92/nixpkgs-review#usage [CONTRIBUTING.md]: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md [lib/tests]: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/lib/tests [maintainers/README.md]: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/maintainers/README.md [nixos/tests]: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/tests [pkgs/README.md]: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/README.md [pkgs/test]: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/test