[Tcl-bugs] [ tktoolkit-Bugs-1587363 ] configure script doesn't find Tcl8.5 sources

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Bugs item #1587363, was opened at 2006-10-30 18:24
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Category: None
Group: current: 8.5a5
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Erik Leunissen (eriklns)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: configure script doesn't find Tcl8.5 sources

Initial Comment:
A plain ./configure fails to find the Tcl8.5 sources. 

When fed with an extra:
 --with-tcl=/usr/local/src/tcl8.5a5/unix
the build continues without problems.



> pwd
/usr/local/src/tk8.5a5/unix
> ./configure
checking for Tcl configuration... found
/usr/local/src/tcl8.4.14/unix/tclConfig.sh
checking for existence of
/usr/local/src/tcl8.4.14/unix/tclConfig.sh... loading
checking for tclsh... /usr/bin/tclshg
checking for tclsh in Tcl build directory...
/usr/local/src/tcl8.4.14/unix/tclsh
configure: error:
/usr/local/src/tcl8.4.14/unix/tclConfig.sh is for Tcl 8.4.
Tk 8.5a5 needs Tcl 8.5.
Use --with-tcl= option to indicate location of
tclConfig.sh file for Tcl 8.5.
> uname -a
Linux somehost 2.4.21-303-athlon #1 Tue Dec 6 12:24:00
UTC 2005 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
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>Comment By: Erik Leunissen (eriklns)
Date: 2006-10-30 22:48

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Of course, I meant:

"However, I can't remember this
behaviour when configuring Tk8.5a3, ..."

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Comment By: Erik Leunissen (eriklns)
Date: 2006-10-30 22:42

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I suppose one can live with the minor inconvenience (I can),
if this behaviour is on purpose and consistent across
alpha/beta releases, or even a kind of policy regarding
alpha/beta releases. However, I can't remember this
behaviour when configuring Tcl8.5a3, which is why it
surprised me (i.e. not some kind of policy). Otherwise, I
would not even have mentioned it.


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Comment By: Don Porter (dgp)
Date: 2006-10-30 19:10

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SC_PATH_TCLCONFIG is written
to favor stable releases over
alpha/beta releases.  This is
a minor inconvenince for alpha/beta
testers, but generally a good idea,
I think.

Besides --with-tcl= you can also
symlink the directory "tcl" to the
source distro directory you want
the Tk build to prefer.


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