Re: [MACTCL] Loading extensions under Tk on Macintosh

[Mats B. <ma...@pr...>]

"Michael A. Cleverly" wrote:
> 
> The main.tcl script figures out where it's running from via [info script]
> and then adds the following directories (using [file join]) to auto_path:
> 

8.3.4 on Mac has a bug in [info script], fixed in 8.4 (and tclkit) I believe.

> 
> On Macintosh, however, it doesn't seem to work--at least, not for the
> compiled extensions (BWidgets doesn't have a problem).
> 

What happens of you do "load fullPath/QuickTimeTcl.shlb" ?

> 
> Only when I specifically installed the Snack .shlb's into the
> "Applications:Tcl/Tk Folder 8.3.4:Tool Command Language" folder (and also
> ran the QuickTimeTcl installer) was I able to load either package.
> 

Have a faint memory of that snack uses a trick to source tcl code
into the resource fork (which fails on a CD), but can't find the sources
right now.

Mats

PS: Any feedback on QuickTimeTcl is welcome...