From: nobu.nokada@...
Date: 2004-07-08T12:49:59+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] **RC2** Ruby Installer for Windows 1.8.2-14 Release Candidate

Hi,

At Thu, 8 Jul 2004 12:23:43 +0900,
Hidetoshi NAGAI wrote in [ruby-talk:105546]:
> > The Ruby Installer still conflicts with because the TCL_LIBRARY is set
> > to a value that python can't handle (python needs TCL 8.4).
> > 
> > I think this is a show stopper bug.
> > 
> > I really get angry every time i install Ruby and can't access "idle"
> > (which is Python's standard IDE) anymore.
> > 
> > Can you please patch the main function in rubys "main.c" file
> > until the tk maintainer fixes this in the right place.
> 
> I'll modify Init_tcltklib() of tcltklib.c such like the following.

No, eban says those environment variables are not need at all.
RubyInstaller should just set PATH, but not TCL_LIBRARY.  And
RUBY_{TCL,TK}_DLL are used only if tcltklib is compiled with
--enable-tcltk_stubs, but RubyInstaller doesn't.

-- 
Nobu Nakada