I'd like to create a GUI based application that takes advantage of widget enhancements in Tcl/Tk 8.5

I guess my first question is whether this is possible using the Tcl::Tk module from CPAN? As this is a direct bridge with Tcl/Tk I am assuming it is.

However, I cannot get Tcl:Tk module to install correctly on a system that has only Tk 8.5 and Tcl 8.5 (not Tk 8.4 and Tcl 8.4) installed.

Initially I was unable to run the makefile with:

> perl Makefile.pl

by declaring the path of tclsh I was seemingly able to overcome this:

> perl Makefile.pl --tclsh /usr/bin/tclsh8.5

However, the output does say:

Warning: prerequisite Tcl 0.9 not found.
Writing Makefile for Tcl::Tk

From this point on I was able to make and make install the module. Although there were further warnings about Tcl 0.9 or better not being found.

I am sure that Tcl 8.5 is installed:

> whereis tcl8.5
> tcl8: /usr/lib/tcl8.5 /usr/include/tcl8.5

So why does the module complain?

Anyway, I think the root of all my problems stem from this pre-requisite not being met. Even after compiling and installing the module, when I attempt to execute a script the error is:

Can't locate Tcl.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl
/usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.8 /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8
/usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.8
/usr/share/perl/5.8 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at
/usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/Tcl/Tk.pm line 4.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/share
/perl/5.8.8/Tcl/Tk.pm line 4.
Compilation failed in require at perltktest.pl line 3.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at perltktest.pl line 3.

If I install Tcl 8.4 and Tk 8.4 all works well with the module, but I can't access any 8.5 enhancements. So perhaps, Tcl::Tk doesn't support 8.5 as it stands. Can anyone give me some pointers to updating the module to look for the 8.5 versions of Tcl and Tk?

Many thanks!