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@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ BUILDING AND INSTALLATION
0. Get, build and _install_ the Tcl/Tk distribution. You need a 8.4
- distribution to use Tkzinc. On Windows there is currently an
+ distribution to use TkZinc. On Windows there is currently an
incompatibility when using a TkZinc compiled under mingw32 with
a core Tcl/Tk compiled with visual C++. You need to grab a Tcl/Tk
compiled with the same environment as TkZinc.
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ BUILDING AND INSTALLATION
On Unix/Linux:
cd Tkzinc<version>
+ make distclean ## mandatory after previous configure/make
./configure
This will configure the package for your platform. It
@@ -126,7 +127,9 @@ BUILDING AND INSTALLATION
3. Make and Install
- On Unix/Linux and Windows using mingw32:
+3.a For use with Tcl
+
+ On Unix/Linux and Windows using mingw32:
make
make install
@@ -146,11 +149,22 @@ BUILDING AND INSTALLATION
It is needed to compile with Visual C++ if TkZinc is to be used with a
Tcl/Tk compiled with Visual C++.
- P.S: If a pkgIndex.tcl for Tkzinc exists in the autoload path before
+ P.S: If a pkgIndex.tcl for TkZinc exists in the autoload path before
installing, it will interfere with the generation of the new pkgIndex.tcl.
It should be removed or renamed. echo 'puts $auto_path' | tclsh will
tell the current load path.
+3.b For use with Perl/Tk
+
+ Only available on Unix/Linux:
+
+ ## Remember: you must use the --enable-ptk=yes option in ./configure
+
+ make perl
+ make testperl ## this currently does not test many thing
+ make demoperl ## launches a demo similar to the Perl/Tk widget demo
+ make install
+
4. Run the demos
@@ -192,6 +206,9 @@ BUILDING AND INSTALLATION
with all the html pages and images. The entry point is
index.html.
+ You can also download the doc on TkZinc website:
+ http://www.openatc.org/zinc/documentation.html
+
6. Report bugs and wishes
@@ -201,5 +218,5 @@ BUILDING AND INSTALLATION
When reporting bugs try to be as specific as possible.
Include, if possible, the output from the program. Compile
TkZinc with debugging symbols and include a backtrace of the
- debugger. Send a small Tcl script reproducing the problem.
+ debugger. Send a small Tcl (or Perl) script reproducing the problem.
The availability of a correction may dependent on these infos.