From: Hidetoshi NAGAI <nagai@...>
Date: 2003-11-14T14:14:42+09:00
Subject: Re: tix8.1 wrapper for ruby?

Hi, 

From: Ferenc Engard <ferenc@engard.hu>
Subject: tix8.1 wrapper for ruby?
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 08:37:18 +0900
Message-ID: <3FB415AB.136459A2@engard.hu>
> parentheses
> #############################################
>  (注) 以下で発生する Tcl/Tk 上のエラーは
>       検査過程の都合上生じるものであるので，
>       通常は無視してかまわない
> #############################################
> Error:
>  a1
> 
> Error:
>  a1
> value for "a2" missing
>     while executing
> "tixClass a1 a2"
> --------------------------------------
> So, what can I do?

If you get Tix.rb and Tix.inf, Please ignore those error messages. 
Those are Tcl/Tk's responses for test commands to explore the arguments
and the functions. 

If get none... Sorry. The library is not tested on ruby 1.8.x. 
Please wait for a new library which supports ruby 1.8.x. 
Or create new Tix.rb for Tix8.1 based on the sample Tix-for-TkPackage.rb 
which generated for Tix4.1. 

Probably, on your Tcl/Tk, "package require Tix" command is working. 
If it is true, please edit head lines of Tix.rb from 
---------------------------
require 'tkext'

module Tix
  extend Tix

  # load Tck/Tk ext-package library
  load 'Tix.inf'
  EXTLIB_INFO.each{|lib| Tk.setup_libs(lib) if lib} if EXTLIB_INFO
---------------------------
to
---------------------------
#require 'tkext'
require 'tk'

module Tix
  extend Tix

  # load Tck/Tk ext-package library
  #load 'Tix.inf'
  #EXTLIB_INFO.each{|lib| Tk.setup_libs(lib) if lib} if EXTLIB_INFO
  TkPackage.require('Tix')
---------------------------

Now, you'll be able to use Tix library by 'require "Tix.rb"'. 
The generated Tix.rb is a result of automatic estimation. 
So, it is NOT perfect. It's only a template for better definitions. 

> PS: Running mk_tkextlib.rb I have realized that the tcltklib+exception
> problem
> (http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=200309141511.h8EFBYd13608%40moulon.inra.fr)
> still exists...

Please try the newest CVS version with the '--with-pthread-ext' configure
option. 
-- 
                                  Hidetoshi NAGAI (nagai@ai.kyutech.ac.jp)