From: "Gerardo Santana Gómez Garrido" <gerardo.santana@...>
Date: 2006-01-02T12:09:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby 1.8.4 and tcltk under Linux

2005/12/31, Mark Volkmann <r.mark.volkmann@gmail.com>:
> I have some Ruby code that uses Tk that works fine under Windows.
> However, when I try to run it under Linux with Ruby 1.8.4 installed I
> get "no such file to load -- tcltklib".
>
> Do I have to take steps to install tcltk? I don't recall having to do
> that under Windows, but perhaps the one-click installer did that for
> me. If I need to do this, a pointer to a web page that explains how
> would be much appreciated.

I had the same problem. Hard to find a solution on the web, until I
look into my own ruby source tree:

http://santanatechnotes.blogspot.com/2005/12/ruby-and-tk-on-solaris.html

Basically:

# cd ext/tcltklib
# ruby extconf.rb --with-tcl-include=/usr/sfw/include
# make && make install

That was for Solaris, but will work on Linux (just change the path to
your Tcl/Tk headers and libraries). Don't forget to read the README
file.


>
> --
> R. Mark Volkmann
> Partner, Object Computing, Inc.
>
>


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