> Note, if you have Tcl 8.5 on your system you must specify the cmake option > -DHAVE_TCL_GT_84=ON. Normally that option defaults to OFF. (Later, if my > Tcl 8.5 changes work for everybody regardless of whether they have Tcl 8.4 > or 8.5, this crude approach should be replaced by a good automatic > cross-platform test for the Tcl version, but I will leave that refinement > for some Tcl expert.) > > N.B. itcl is not compatible with Tcl 8.5, and is probably going to be a > problem for all future versions of Tcl because it appears not to be > maintained any more. > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=13244 shows the last > itcl release was a release candidate (!) done almost thre years ago. From > the itcl FAQ, itcl is not a pure Tcl extension; it has to patch the Tcl > core. Debian testing package dependencies show the latest itcl package > depends on the tcl 8.4 package and is inconsistent with tcl 8.5. > > So my strong advice is to disable itcl and itk if you are going to try > Tcl/Tk 8.5. Orion, interference from itcl may be the cause of your ctest > time troubles with Tcl 8.5. >
That was indeed the case. Building the latest svn against Tcl 8.5 in Fedora Development without itcl/itk went fine, thanks. In fact, I can't tell any difference between what is built in the two versions. Does Itcl add anything to plplot? - Orion ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ Plplot-devel mailing list Plplot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plplot-devel
