From: Brian Wisti <brian@...>
Date: 2002-11-15T12:43:02+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby/Tk on MacOS X.2?

Hi Philip,

In order to get a version of Ruby/Tk, I use Fink 
(http://fink.sourceforge.net/). It installs an X server and all sorts of 
other stuff that some people think are missing from OS X.  It's not 
terribly convenient.  In fact, it's downright awkward!  It was easier for 
me than building a native Tk, though.

If you have any luck getting Ruby/Tk working without messing about with 
Fink, please share how you did it with the list :-)

-Brian W
brian@coolnamehere.com
http://coolnamehere.com/

At 08:07 AM 11/15/2002 +0900, you wrote:
> > You are probably better off going the ruby/cocoa route.
>
>But I already have an application written in Ruby/Tk. It works on
>Windows. However, someone who has MacOS X.2 wishes to use my
>application, so I'm trying to figure out if I can get it to work for
>her.
>
> > However, there is a tcl/tk download off the Apple downloads page
> > that works somewhat natively.
>
>Is it the one at
>http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/unix_open_source/tcltk.html ?
>Are you saying if that is installed on MacOS X.2, then
>"ruby -e 'require tk'" will work?
>
> > Your other option is to install Xwindows side by side with fink and
> > then install tcl/tk this way.
>
>That sounds overly complex, especially considering this isn't my
>computer that I'm trying to get the application working on...
>
>
>Thanks.