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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib Makefile
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>> Can it be built to use tcl if tcl is gone at build
>> time but present at run time?
>
>I'd rate that as "you couldn't count on it".  There might be a libtcl in 
>the library path, and the <tcl.h> includes might still be around, but it'd 
>be at the risk of running into stale stuff.  I presume this is what you 
>meant?  (ie: src/contrib/tcl missing, but otherwise installed on the system)

No, I meant "what happens if tcl is completely gone?".  Are people supposed
to rebuild vi to get tcl support?

Bruce