source: general/prog/tcl.xml@ 206b7a1

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY tcl-download-http "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/tcl/tcl&tcl-version;-src.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY tcl-download-ftp  " ">
  <!-- <!ENTITY tcl-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.us.xemacs.org/pub/tcl/tcl8_4/tcl&tcl-version;-src.tar.gz"> -->
  <!ENTITY tcl-md5sum        "5e1b71eef1f75a294072aa3218f62b66">
  <!ENTITY tcl-size          "3.6 MB">
  <!ENTITY tcl-buildsize     "25 MB">
  <!ENTITY tcl-time          "0.3 SBU (additional 0.7 SBU to run the test suite)">

  <!-- Ensure this is updated when Tcl moves to the 8.5.x branch -->
  <!ENTITY tcl-ver           "8.4">
]>

<sect1 id="tcl" xreflabel="Tcl-&tcl-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="tcl.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>Tcl-&tcl-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="tcl">
    <primary sortas="a-Tcl">Tcl</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Tcl</title>

    <para>The <application>Tcl</application> package contains the Tool Command
    Language, a robust general-purpose scripting language.</para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&tcl-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&tcl-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &tcl-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &tcl-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &tcl-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &tcl-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/tcl"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Tcl</title>

    <note>
      <para>This package is also installed in LFS during the bootstrap phase.
      As it is not installed during Chapter 6 of LFS, installation instructions
      are included here in BLFS.</para>
    </note>

    <para>Install <application>Tcl</application> by running the following
    commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>cd unix &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-threads &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
sed -i \
    -e "s@^\(TCL_SRC_DIR='\).*@\1/usr/include'@" \
    -e "/TC_B/s@='\(-L\)\?.*unix@='\1/usr/lib@" \ 
    -e "/SEARCH/s/=.*/=''/" \                    
    tclConfig.sh
</userinput></screen>

    <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make test</command>.</para>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install &amp;&amp;
make install-private-headers &amp;&amp;
ln -v -sf tclsh&tcl-ver; /usr/bin/tclsh</userinput></screen>

<!-- This is removed per discussion and fairly vigorous testing
install -v -d /usr/include/tcl&tcl-ver;/{unix,generic} &amp;&amp;
install -v -m644 *.h /usr/include/tcl&tcl-ver;/unix/ &amp;&amp;
install -v -m644 ../generic/*.h /usr/include/tcl&tcl-ver;/generic/ &amp;&amp;
rm -v -f /usr/include/tcl&tcl-ver;/generic/tcl{,{,Plat}Decls}.h &amp;&amp;
ln -v -nsf ../../include/tcl&tcl-ver; /usr/lib/tcl&tcl-ver;/include &amp;&amp;
ln -v -sf libtcl&tcl-ver;.so /usr/lib/libtcl.so &amp;&amp;
-->

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para><parameter>--enable-threads</parameter>: This switch forces the package
    to build with thread support.</para>

    <para><command>make install-private-headers</command>: This command is
    used to install the <application>Tcl</application> library interface
    headers used by other packages if they link to the
    <application>Tcl</application> library.</para>

    <para><command>ln -v -sf tclsh&tcl-ver; /usr/bin/tclsh</command>: This
    command is used to create a compatibility symbolic link to the
    <command>tclsh&tcl-ver;</command> file as many packages expect a file
    named <command>tclsh</command>.</para>

    <para><command>sed -i -e ... tclConfig.sh</command>: The
    <application>Tcl</application> package expects that its source tree is
    preserved so that packages depending on it for their compilation
    can utilize it. This <command>sed</command> removes the references to the
    build directory and replaces them with saner system-wide locations.</para>

    <!--
    <para><command>install ...</command>: These commands install the internal
    headers into a system-wide location.</para>

    <para><command>ln -v -sf ...</command>: These commands create compatibility
    symbolic links.</para>
    -->

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>tclsh and tclsh&tcl-ver;</seg>
        <seg>libtcl.so and libtclstub&tcl-ver;.a</seg>
        <seg>/usr/lib/tcl&tcl-ver;</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="tclsh">
        <term><command>tclsh</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para> is a symlink to the <command>tclsh&tcl-ver;</command>
          program.</para>
          <indexterm zone="tcl tclsh">
            <primary sortas="g-tclsh">tclsh</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="tclsh-eight">
        <term><command>tclsh&tcl-ver;</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para> is a simple shell containing the
          <application>Tcl</application> interpreter.</para>
          <indexterm zone="tcl tclsh-eight">
            <primary sortas="b-tclsh&tcl-ver;">tclsh&tcl-ver;</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libtcl">
        <term><filename role="library">libtcl.so</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>contains the API functions required
          by <application>Tcl</application>.</para>
          <indexterm zone="tcl libtcl">
            <primary sortas="c-libtcl">libtcl.so</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>