[Tclhttpd-users] tclhttpd3.5.1.kit startup error on windows

[Matthias H. <M.H...@hm...>]

Hello!

on my windows systems, starting the tclhttpd3.5.1.kit gives the follow 
error:

Error processing main startup script 
"D:\PGM\WebSrv5\bin\tclhttpd3.5.1.kit\bin\h
ttpdthread.tcl".
couldn't open "/tmp/tclhttpd.default": no such file or directory
    while executing
"open $Config(AuthDefaultFile) w 0660"
    invoked from within
"if {[info exists Config(Auth)]} {
    foreach {var val} $Config(Auth) {
        if {[string match user,* $var]} {
            # encrypt the password
            set salt [..."
    (file 
"D:/PGM/WebSrv5/bin/tclhttpd3.5.1.kit/bin/../lib/tclhttpd3.5.1/auth.tc
l" line 72)
    invoked from within
"source 
D:/PGM/WebSrv5/bin/tclhttpd3.5.1.kit/bin/../lib/tclhttpd3.5.1/auth.tcl"
    ("package ifneeded" script)
    invoked from within
"package require httpd::auth    "
:
:
I think, the reason is the following statement in AUTH.TCL, wich 
silently ignores platform dependencies....:

if {![info exists Config(AuthDefaultFile)]} {
    set Config(AuthDefaultFile) /tmp/tclhttpd.default
}

Shure, after MD <drive:>/TMP, the thing works. But the position of a 
temporary file should better be acquired from the system or at least 
looked up at the  usual system specific positions (at windows, env(temp) 
or env(tmp) for the user specific temp path).

Best regards,

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