diff --git a/src/deps/dictutils-0.2.tm b/src/deps/dictutils-0.2.tm
index 42c14249..154042e0 100644
--- a/src/deps/dictutils-0.2.tm
+++ b/src/deps/dictutils-0.2.tm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  # License: http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~nem/license.terms (Tcl-style).
  #
  
- package require Tcl         8.6
+ package require Tcl         8.6-
  package provide dictutils   0.2
  
  namespace eval dictutils {
diff --git a/src/modules/overtype-1.4.tm b/src/modules/overtype-1.4.tm
index df63ddad..74d8698d 100644
--- a/src/modules/overtype-1.4.tm
+++ b/src/modules/overtype-1.4.tm
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-package provide [lassign {overtype 1.4} pkg ver]$pkg [namespace eval $pkg[set pkg {}] {list [variable version $ver[set ver {}]]$version}]
-
 #Julian Noble <julian@precisium.com.au> - 2003 
 #Released under standard 'BSD license' conditions.
 #
@@ -178,3 +176,13 @@ proc overtype::right {args} {
 namespace eval overtype {
 	interp alias {} ::overtype::center {} ::overtype::centre
 }
+
+#breaks in tcl9 due to variable scoping change (fix of 'creative writing' problem)
+#package provide [lassign {overtype 1.4} pkg ver]$pkg [namespace eval $pkg[set pkg {}] {list [variable version $ver[set ver {}]]$version}]
+
+
+package provide overtype [namespace eval overtype {
+	variable version
+	set version 1.4
+}]
+
diff --git a/src/modules/punk/mix/templates/module/module_clitemplate-0.0.1.tm b/src/modules/punk/mix/templates/module/module_clitemplate-0.0.1.tm
index 56c9ce52..0654625e 100644
--- a/src/modules/punk/mix/templates/module/module_clitemplate-0.0.1.tm
+++ b/src/modules/punk/mix/templates/module/module_clitemplate-0.0.1.tm
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-package provide punk::clitemplate [namespace eval punk::clitemplate {
-	variable version
-	set version 0.1
-	
-}]
+
 namespace eval punk::clitemplate {
     
     proc runcli {args} {
@@ -61,6 +57,9 @@ namespace eval punk::clitemplate::clicommands {
     }
 
 
+}
 
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+package provide punk::clitemplate [namespace eval punk::clitemplate {
+	variable version
+	set version 0.1
+}]
diff --git a/src/modules/punk/overlay-0.1.tm b/src/modules/punk/overlay-0.1.tm
index 7eb01a59..e8d1d026 100644
--- a/src/modules/punk/overlay-0.1.tm
+++ b/src/modules/punk/overlay-0.1.tm
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 
-package provide  [lindex [list [set ver [join [lassign [split [ file tail [file rootname [info script] ]] -] pkg] -]] $pkg] 1]\
- [namespace eval $pkg[unset pkg] {list [variable version $ver[unset ver]]$version}]
+
 
 #package provide [lassign {overtype 1.4} pkg ver]$pkg [namespace eval $pkg[set pkg {}] {list [variable version $ver[set ver {}]]$version}]
 
@@ -60,3 +59,12 @@ namespace eval ::punk::overlay {
         return $routine
     }
 }
+
+##breaks in tcl9 due to variable scoping change
+#package provide  [lindex [list [set ver [join [lassign [split [ file tail [file rootname [info script] ]] -] pkg] -]] $pkg] 1]\
+# [namespace eval $pkg[unset pkg] {list [variable version $ver[unset ver]]$version}]
+
+package provide punk::overlay [namespace eval punk::overlay {
+    variable version
+    set version 0.1 
+}]