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Date:      Thu, 11 Sep 1997 10:16:14 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Chris Timmons <skynyrd@opus.cts.cwu.edu>
To:        Jean-Marc Zucconi <jmz@cabri.obs-besancon.fr>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ports/x11/XFree86 and Tcl/Tk detection
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.970911100432.13615D-100000@opus.cts.cwu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <9709111239.AA04393@cabri.obs-besancon.fr>

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Jean-Marc,

You pointed out:

>  > incorrect values for Tcl/Tk in work/xc/config/cf/site.def.
> 
> This is in xf86site.def.

That's what I meant, sorry.

> I agree that the current setup is (slightly) bogus after al the tcl/tk
> changes but it is still possible to have a correct autodetection
> sheme. Compiling XF86Setup with version X or Y of tk is not very
> important as long as it works. I think that XF86Setup, when compiled
> for tk4.1 or tk4.2 can use the tcl shared lib in /usr/lib. The problem
> is if we want to use XF86Setup with tk8.0: we ten must use the static
> tcl8.0 library.

Just remember that "the tcl shared lib in /usr/lib" only exists in
-current, not 2.2-STABLE (so it will have to be probed.) 

> I am for keeping and improving the autodetection scheme and using your
> config args to override the autodetection and force the use of a
> particular tcl/tk version. Then XF86Setup will be built even if you
> don't set CONFIGURE_ARGS.

This would be good.   Let me know when you need beta-testers :)

-Chris








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