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Tcl/Tk 8.3 for Windows, Binary Distribution
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1. Introduction---------------
This directory contains the binary distribution of Tcl/Tk 8.3.0 forWindows. It was compiled with Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 using Win32API, so that it will run under Windows NT, 95, 98 and 2000.
Tcl provides a powerful platform for creating integration applicationsthat tie together diverse applications, protocols, devices, andframeworks. When paired with the Tk toolkit, Tcl provides the fastestand most powerful way to create GUI applications that run on PCs, Unix,and the Macintosh. Tcl can also be used for a variety of web-relatedtasks and for creating powerful command languages for applications.
Tcl is maintained, enhanced, and distributed freely as a service to theTcl community by Scriptics Corporation.
2. Documentation----------------
The official home for Tcl and Tk on the Web is at:http://www.scriptics.com
The home page for the Tcl/Tk 8.3 release ishttp://www.scriptics.com/software/8.3.html
Information about new features in Tcl/Tk 8.3 can be found athttp://www.scriptics.com/software/whatsnew83.html
Detailed release notes can be found athttp://www.scriptics.com/software/relnotes/tcl8.3.0
Information about Tcl itself can be found athttp://www.scriptics.com/scripting/
There are many Tcl books on the market. Most are listed athttp://www.scriptics.com/resource/doc/books/
There are notes about compiling Tcl athttp://www.scriptics.com/support/howto/compile.html
3. Installation---------------
The binary release is distributed as a self-extracting archive calledtcl83.exe. The setup program which will prompt you for aninstallation directory. It will create the installation heirarchyunder the specified directory, and install a wish application iconunder the program manager group of your choice.
We are no longer supporting use of Tcl with 16-bit versions ofWindows. Microsoft has completely dropped support of the Win32ssubsystem.
4. Linking against the binary release--------------------------------------
In order to link your applications against the .dll files shipped withthis release, you will need to use the appropriate .lib file for yourcompiler. In the lib directory of the installation directory, thereare library files for the Microsoft Visual C++ compiler:
tcl83.libtk83.lib
5. Building dynamically loadable extensions--------------------------------------------
Please refer to the example dynamically loadable extension provided onour ftp site:
ftp://ftp.scriptics.com/pub/tcl/misc/example.zip
This archive contains a template that you can use for buildingextensions that will be loadable on Unix, Windows, and Macintoshsystems.
6. Reporting Bugs-----------------If you have comments or bug reports for the Windows version of Tcl,please use our on-line bug form at:
http://www.scriptics.com/support/bugForm.html
or post them to the newsgroup comp.lang.tcl.
7. Tcl newsgroup-----------------
There is a network news group "comp.lang.tcl" intended for the exchangeof information about Tcl, Tk, and related applications. Feel free to usethe newsgroup both for general information questions and for bug reports.We read the newsgroup and will attempt to fix bugs and problems reportedto it.
When using comp.lang.tcl, please be sure that your e-mail return addressis correctly set in your postings. This allows people to respond directlyto you, rather than the entire newsgroup, for answers that are not ofgeneral interest. A bad e-mail return address may prevent you fromgetting answers to your questions. You may have to reconfigure your newsreading software to ensure that it is supplying valid e-mail addresses.
8. Tcl contributed archive--------------------------
Many people have created exciting packages and applications based on Tcland/or Tk and made them freely available to the Tcl community. An archiveof these contributions is kept on the machine ftp.neosoft.com. Youcan access the archive using anonymous FTP; the Tcl contributed archive isin the directory "/pub/tcl". The archive also contains several FAQ("frequently asked questions") documents that provide solutions to problemsthat are commonly encountered by TCL newcomers.
9. Tcl Resource Center----------------------Visit http://www.scritics.com/resource/ to see an annotated index of
many Tcl resources available on the World Wide Web. This includespapers, books, and FAQs, as well as extensions, applications, binaryreleases, and patches. You can contribute patches by sending themto <[email protected]>. You can also recommend more URLs for theresource center using the forms labeled "Add a Resource".
10. Mailing lists----------------
A couple of mailing lists have been set up to discuss Macintosh orWindows related Tcl issues. In order to use these Mailing Lists youmust have access to the internet. To subscribe send a message to:
[email protected]@tclconsortium.org
In the body of the message (the subject will be ignored) put:
subscribe mactcl Joe Blow
Replacing Joe Blow with your real name, of course. (Use wintclinstead of mactcl if you're interested in the Windows list.) If youwould just like to receive more information about the list withoutsubscribing put the line:
information mactcl
in the body instead (or wintcl).