From: James Calivar <amheiserbush@...>
Date: 2006-09-07T22:15:30+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie help, please: cannot execute Tk under Windows XP

So I guess nobody can help me??  I still can't get Tk to run under
Ruby.

James

James Calivar wrote:
> Hi 王东 -
>
> Perhaps you didn't see that I compiled my own Ruby (not using one-click
> installer).  According to "Programming Ruby" the Tk extension is
> bundled with the main distribution, so it should run - and in fact, I
> do have a c:\ruby\tk directory, leading me to believe that it's there,
> I'm just not soing something right to enable its use.
>
> I'll have a look at the Fox GUI, too.
>
> James
>
>
> 王东 wrote:
> > The tcltklib.so is not included in the latest oneclick installer.
> > Try this :http://www.fxruby.org/doc/examples.html
> > Example:
> >
> > #!/usr/bin/env ruby
> >
> > require 'fox16'
> >
> > include Fox
> >
> > application = FXApp.new("Hello", "FoxTest")
> > main = FXMainWindow.new(application, "Hello", nil, nil, DECOR_ALL)
> > FXButton.new(main, "&Hello, World!", nil, application, FXApp::ID_QUIT)
> > application.create()
> > main.show(PLACEMENT_SCREEN)
> > application.run()
> >
> >
> > James Calivar wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to run a very simple Ruby script that employs Tk:
> > >
> > > ## BEGIN FILE ##
> > >
> > > require 'tk'
> > >
> > > root = TkRoot.new {title "File to Open"}
> > >
> > > TkLabel.new(root) do
> > >   text 'Please enter the name of a file to open: '
> > >   pack('padx' => 15, 'pady' => 15, 'side' => 'left')
> > > end
> > >
> > > Tk.mainloop
> > >
> > > ## END FILE ##
> > >
> > >
> > > Unfortunately I get the following error when it atempts to execute:
> > >
> > > "C:\ruby\sample\james>ruby tk_test.rb
> > > tk_test.rb:1:in `require': no such file to load -- tk (LoadError)
> > >         from tk_test.rb:1"
> > >
> > > Can anyone help?  I am using Ruby 1.8.4 which I compiled myself using
> > > cygwin32.  I am running on XP.  I've edited the Setup file in
> > > C:\ruby\ext\Setup to enable the tcltklib and tk lines, rebuilt, and
> > > still no go.
> > >
> > > Interestingly, I had the same problem with the extension "WIN32OLE"
> > > earlier yesterday, but after I copied over some lines from some sample
> > > files, it started to work (which bugs me because my file was verbatim,
> > > unless there was some hidden chars that I was missing or something
> > > weird like that).  I had previously rebuilt after altering the
> > > C:\ruby\ext\Setup file to enable Win32API and win32ole, but that didn't
> > > work until I copied over the sample file.
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > 
> > > James