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Re^2: Using Tcl::Tk Module with Tcl/Tk 8.5
by phillc (Novice) on May 20, 2008 at 14:10 UTC
    OK, thank you. Foolish mistake on my behalf due to not reading carefully enough.

    This does bring me to the next issue though. Installing Tcl-0.95 results in:

    > perl Makefile.PL
    > tclsh=/usr/bin/tclsh
    tcl_library=/usr/share/tcltk/tcl8.5
    tcl_version=8.5
    LIBS = -ltcl8.5
    Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at Makefile.PL line 204.
    INC =
    DEFINE =
    Use of uninitialized value in string at Makefile.PL line 220.
    Checking if your kit is complete...
    Looks good
    Writing Makefile for Tcl

    Make then subsequently fails with:

    > make
    > cp Tcl.pm blib/lib/Tcl.pm
    /usr/bin/perl /usr/share/perl/5.8/ExtUtils/xsubpp
    -typemap /usr/share/perl/5.8/ExtUtils/typemap -typemap
    typemap Tcl.xs > Tcl.xsc && mv Tcl.xsc Tcl.c
    Please specify prototyping behavior for Tcl.xs (see perlxs manual)
    cc -c -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS
    -DDEBIAN -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local
    /include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2
    -DVERSION=\"0.95\" -DXS_VERSION=\"0.95\" -fPIC
    "-I/usr
    /lib/perl/5.8/CORE" Tcl.c
    Tcl.xs:33:17: error: tcl.h: No such file or directory
    Tcl.xs:127: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
    *snip* Lots more similar errors
    make: *** Tcl.o Error 1

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      fix incpath
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        Finally fixed the install of Tcl-0.95 with:

        >sudo perl Makefile.PL --tclsh /usr/bin/tclsh8.5 --tclconfig /usr/lib/tcl8.5/tclConfig.sh --include /usr/include/tcl8.5

        Following on from this Tcl::Tk also installed without error.

        It probably was the include path that needed fixing.

        Thanks.

        However, now my Perl script fails to execute. The error I receive is:

        String found where operator expected at
        /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.0/Tcl/Tk.pm line 575, near
        "Carp::croak 'Usage: $interp = new Tcl::Tk($display)'"
        (Do you need to predeclare Carp::croak?)
        syntax error at /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.0/Tcl/Tk.pm
        line 575, near "Carp::croak 'Usage: $interp = new
        Tcl::Tk($display)'"
        BEGIN not safe after errors--compilation aborted at
        /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.0/Tcl/Tk.pm line 700.
        Compilation failed in require at vidcap.pl line 3.
        BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at vidcap.pl line 3.

        Adding to this, I've tried to fix it be adding "use Carp;" to Tk.pm results in the following:

        Can't locate Carp/croak.pm in @INC (@INC contains:
        /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.0
        /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5
        /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10
        /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at vidcap.pl line 5.
        BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at vidcap.pl line 5.

        Perhaps there's something wrong with my Perl installation. However, removing and then re-installing effects too many dependencies. Any further ideas?

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