# 使用 Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, apt 安装 jimtcl

查看 jimtcl 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:jimtcl
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install jimtcl
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install jimtcl
```

  证据: MacPorts ports tree: lang/jimtcl/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add jimtcl
```

  证据: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jimtcl from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install jimtcl
```

  证据: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jimtcl from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#jimtcl
```

  证据: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ji/jimtcl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S jimtcl
```

  证据: Arch Linux sync databases: jimtcl from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install jimtcl
```

  证据: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jimtcl from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install jimsh
```

  证据: Debian stable package indexes: jimsh from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:jimtcl
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **版本:** 0.84
- **来源摘要:** Small footprint implementation of Tcl
- **主页:** <https://jim.tcl.tk/index.html>
- **仓库:** <https://github.com/msteveb/jimtcl>
- **最后更新:** 2026-07-30T22:31:03+09:00
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 可执行文件

- build-jim-ext (别名)
- jimdb (别名)
- jimsh (别名)

## 安装行为

- Bottle: 不可用

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-03
- 管理器版本: 0.84
## 项目历史与用法

Jim Tcl is a small-footprint implementation of Tcl intended for embedding, standalone scripting through `jimsh`, and systems where the full Tcl distribution is too large. Its manual describes a Tcl 8.5-compatible core with many Tcl 8.6 commands, optional modules, object-based I/O, sockets, integer, dict, and operating-system features.

### 项目历史

Jim Tcl began in January 2005 as Salvatore Sanfilippo's experiment in hacking on Tcl. The project README says that after about a month it could run simple scripts, and after about two months it had grown beyond a disposable toy into a candidate real interpreter, with early contributions from Pat Thoyts and Clemens Hintze.

The project later developed into an embeddable interpreter with optional extensions, a modular build, and the `jimsh` command shell. Its copyright and maintainer notes show a wider contributor base by 2008 and Steve Bennett as maintainer, while the release stream and reference manual show continuing work through the 0.8x series.

### 采用历史

Jim Tcl's most visible adoption came from embedded and systems tooling. OpenOCD documents that it uses Jim Tcl as its command interpreter, that OpenOCD configuration scripts are Jim Tcl scripts, and that OpenOCD commands extend Jim Tcl. That made Jim Tcl part of the toolchain used by developers working with on-chip debugging and microcontroller boards.

### 使用方式

Jim Tcl can be linked into applications with `cc <source> -ljim`, used interactively with `jimsh`, or used to run Tcl scripts from files, standard input, or `jimsh -e`. The README frames its use cases as scriptable applications, embedded systems, configuration-file-like syntax, and a compact Tcl implementation that can be shipped inside another program.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

Jim Tcl is package-nerd catnip because it is a language runtime small enough to show up as both an application dependency and a standalone shell. It explains why some packages depend on `jimsh` or `jimtcl` rather than full Tcl: the value is a Tcl-like extension language in roughly hundreds of kilobytes, with feature selection controlled at build time.

### 时间线

- 2005: Salvatore Sanfilippo started Jim Tcl in the first days of January; early contributors helped turn it into a beta-stage interpreter.
- 2008: Steve Bennett appears among project copyright holders and maintainer contacts in the README.
- 2023: Release 0.82 continued the 0.8x series with changes such as `try` traps, `aio stat`, async sockets, and richer frame support.
- 2024: Release 0.83 added changes including multi-level `break` and `continue`, fuller stack traces, `lsort -dict`, and additional I/O improvements.
- 2024: The reference manual identifies Jim Tcl v0.83+ and documents a Tcl 8.5+ compatible core plus selected Tcl 8.6 features.

### Related projects

- Jim Tcl is directly related to Tcl, Tcl 8.5, Tcl 8.6, and the embeddable-language tradition represented by Lua and Guile. In packaging graphs it is also tied to OpenOCD, which uses Jim Tcl scripts and command extensions for debugger configuration.

### 来源

- <https://api.github.com/repos/msteveb/jimtcl/releases?per_page=100>
- <https://github.com/msteveb/jimtcl>
- <https://jim.tcl-lang.org/home/doc/trunk/jim_tcl.txt>
- <https://jim.tcl.tk/>
- <https://openocd.org/doc/html/About-Jim-Tcl.html>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/msteveb/jimtcl/master/README>


## 安全说明

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger 风险:** 绿色 / 低
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## 其他软件包管理器记录

- Debian apt - jimsh - 0.83-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: jimsh from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | small-footprint implementation of Tcl named Jim | http://jim.tcl.tk/
- Debian apt - libjim-dev - 0.83-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libjim-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | small-footprint implementation of Tcl - development files | http://jim.tcl.tk/
- Debian apt - libjim0.83 - 0.83-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libjim0.83 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | small-footprint implementation of Tcl - shared library | http://jim.tcl.tk/
- Nix - jimtcl: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ji/jimtcl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - jimsh - 0.82-4.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: jimsh from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | small-footprint implementation of Tcl named Jim | http://jim.tcl.tk/
- Ubuntu apt - libjim-dev - 0.82-4.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libjim-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | small-footprint implementation of Tcl - development files | http://jim.tcl.tk/
- Ubuntu apt - libjim0.82t64 - 0.82-4.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libjim0.82t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | small-footprint implementation of Tcl - shared library | http://jim.tcl.tk/
- apk - jimtcl - 0.83-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jimtcl from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | An open-source, small footprint implementation of Tcl | https://github.com/msteveb/jimtcl
- apk - jimtcl-dbg - 0.83-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jimtcl-dbg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | An open-source, small footprint implementation of Tcl (debug symbols) | https://github.com/msteveb/jimtcl
- apk - jimtcl-dev - 0.83-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jimtcl-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | An open-source, small footprint implementation of Tcl (development files) | https://github.com/msteveb/jimtcl
- apk - jimtcl-doc - 0.83-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jimtcl-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | An open-source, small footprint implementation of Tcl (documentation) | https://github.com/msteveb/jimtcl
- apk - jimtcl-readline - 0.83-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jimtcl-readline from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Interface to readline and Tcl wrapper for Jim Tcl | https://github.com/msteveb/jimtcl
- apk - jimtcl-sqlite3 - 0.83-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jimtcl-sqlite3 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Interface to sqlite3 for Jim Tcl | https://github.com/msteveb/jimtcl
- dnf - jimtcl - 0.84-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jimtcl from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | A small embeddable Tcl interpreter | http://jim.tcl.tk
- dnf - jimtcl-devel - 0.84-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jimtcl-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Development files for jimtcl | http://jim.tcl.tk
- pacman - jimtcl - 0.83-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: jimtcl from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A small footprint implementation of Tcl | https://jim.tcl-lang.org/home/doc/www/www/index.html


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/jimtcl.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/jimtcl.yml)


## 来源

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
