version conflict for package "Tcl": TCL_VERSION vs TCL_PATCH_LEVEL

I find the following inconsistent(?) behavior of a self-written
Tcl package with the line

Tcl_PkgRequire(interp, "Tcl", TCL_VERSION, 1)

in its C source:

* compiled under Tcl 8.4 everything works well (when the package
is loaded under tclsh84 (patchlevel 8.4.12).

* compiled under Tcl 8.5, I can't load the package; the error
message is:

'version conflict for package "Tcl": have 8.5.1, need exactly 8.5'

I could replave TCL_VERSION by TCL_PATCH_LEVEL, but then I would
have to re-compile after each upgrade to the next patchlevel,
wouldn't I?


Is this different behavior intended? Would you usually use
TCL_VERSION or TCL_PATCH_LEVEL in Tcl_PkgRequire()? How could
I make my Tcl extension be loadable under all patchlevels
of a given Tcl version (but *not* under a different minor
or major version)?


And yes, I know about Tcl_InitStubs() etc. but I would like to
provide an alternative indedpendent of the stubs mechanism.


Olaf

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