{${directory}} --no-prompt}
    }

    #
    # NOTE: The regular expression pattern used when attempting to verify
    #       that Fossil committed a set of files.
    #
    variable fossilCommitPattern; # DEFAULT: {^New_Version: ([0-9a-f]{40})$}
    variable fossilCommitPattern; # DEFAULT: {^New_Version: ([0-9a-f]{40,64})$}

    if {![info exists fossilCommitPattern]} then {
      set fossilCommitPattern {^New_Version: ([0-9a-f]{40})$}
      set fossilCommitPattern {^New_Version: ([0-9a-f]{40,64})$}
    }

    #
    # NOTE: Emit diagnostic messages when a new package is submitted?
    #
    variable verboseMetadataSubmit; # DEFAULT: false