source: general/prog/tcl.xml@ 7302427

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<!ENTITY tcl-download-http "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tcl/tcl&tcl-version;-src.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY tcl-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.us.xemacs.org/pub/tcl/tcl8_4/tcl&tcl-version;-src.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY tcl-size "3.5 MB">
<!ENTITY tcl-buildsize "34 MB">
<!ENTITY tcl-time "0.27 SBU">
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<sect1 id="tcl" xreflabel="Tcl-&tcl-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="tcl.html"?>
<title>Tcl-&tcl-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>Tcl</application></title>

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

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<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 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>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>Tcl</application></title>

<note><para>This package is also installed in <acronym>LFS</acronym> during 
the bootstrap phase. The significant difference between the two installations 
(other than installing to <filename class="directory">/usr</filename>) is the 
package is installed in such a way that there is no need to keep the build
directory around after installation.</para></note>

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

<screen><userinput><command>VERSION=&tcl-version; &amp;&amp;
V=`echo $VERSION | cut -d "." -f 1,2` &amp;&amp;
DIR=$PWD &amp;&amp;
cd unix &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-threads &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
sed -i "s:${DIR}/unix:/usr/lib:" tclConfig.sh &amp;&amp;
sed -i "s:${DIR}:/usr/include/tcl${V}:" tclConfig.sh &amp;&amp;
sed -i "s,^TCL_LIB_FILE='libtcl${V}..TCL_DBGX..so',TCL_LIB_FILE=\"libtcl${V}\$\{TCL_DBGX\}.so\"," \
    tclConfig.sh &amp;&amp;
mv ../doc/{,Tcl_}Thread.3 &amp;&amp;
sed -i 's/ Thread.3/ Tcl_Thread.3/' mkLinks &amp;&amp;
make install &amp;&amp;
install -d /usr/include/tcl${V}/unix &amp;&amp;
install -m644 *.h /usr/include/tcl${V}/unix/ &amp;&amp;
install -d /usr/include/tcl${V}/generic &amp;&amp;
install -c -m644 ../generic/*.h /usr/include/tcl${V}/generic/ &amp;&amp;
rm -f /usr/include/tcl${V}/generic/{tcl,tclDecls,tclPlatDecls}.h &amp;&amp;
ln -nsf ../../include/tcl${V} /usr/lib/tcl${V}/include &amp;&amp;
ln -sf libtcl${V}.so /usr/lib/libtcl.so &amp;&amp;
ln -sf tclsh${V} /usr/bin/tclsh</command></userinput></screen>

<caution><para>If you build the package as an ordinary user and then switch to 
root to install the package, ensure you set the environment variables 
<envar>V</envar> and <envar>VERSION</envar> before running the installation 
commands.</para></caution>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

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

<para><command>sed -i ...</command>: The <application>Tcl</application>
package assumes that the source that is used to build 
<application>Tcl</application> is always kept around for compiling packages 
that depend on <application>Tcl</application>. These <command>sed</command>'s 
remove the reference to the build directory and replace them by saner system 
wide locations.</para>

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

<para><command>ln -sf ...</command>: These commands create compatibility
symbolic links.</para>
</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>Tcl</application> package contains
<command>tclsh</command>, the 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libtcl</filename> libraries and miscellaneous 
tools and scripts.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>tclsh</title>
<para><command>tclsh</command> is a simple shell containing the 
<application>Tcl</application> interpreter.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>