Tcl - Tcl/Tk for native Windows x64?

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Tcl/Tk for native Windows x64?

Sergio Ramirez

2007-02-22, 7:12 pm

Folks:

Is Tcl/Tk available for Windows x64 (2003 server 64 or XP-64) as native
64-bit binaries? I've seen Active Tcl's website but they don't mention
64-bit windows.

I'm porting a 32-bit signal processing program (huge beast) written in C
that uses curses for input, and I'm evaluating what to use for porting. I
can't find a suitable x64 implementation of curses, so I'm checking other
options. My target platforms are Win32, native x64 Windows, and Solaris
(probably Linux in a couple of years), so I need a GUI method available on
all those platforms. If you have any suggestions I'll appreciate it

Sergio

Pat Thoyts

2007-02-24, 4:20 am

"Sergio Ramirez" <calzadas01@hotmail.com> writes:

>Folks:
>
>Is Tcl/Tk available for Windows x64 (2003 server 64 or XP-64) as native
>64-bit binaries? I've seen Active Tcl's website but they don't mention
>64-bit windows.
>
>I'm porting a 32-bit signal processing program (huge beast) written in C
>that uses curses for input, and I'm evaluating what to use for porting. I
>can't find a suitable x64 implementation of curses, so I'm checking other
>options. My target platforms are Win32, native x64 Windows, and Solaris
>(probably Linux in a couple of years), so I need a GUI method available on
>all those platforms. If you have any suggestions I'll appreciate it
>
>Sergio

Get the Microsoft Windows Platform SDK and install it. Open the build
environment for Windows XP 64 bit retail (there are a bunch of similar
options installed into the start menus). Now go and build tcl using
the win/makefile.vc build script.

I have an example of a Win64-amd64 tclkit at
http://www.patthoyts.tk/tclkit.html#amd64
which you might like to try out.

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Sergio Ramirez

2007-02-26, 7:13 pm

Pat:

OK, Thanks. I'll try that. I think we've found an alternate option (write
a mini-curses using the console API and continue to use curses in Solaris),
but will try Tcl/Tk anyways.

Sergio

"Pat Thoyts" <cnggublgf@hfref.fbheprsbetr.arg> wrote in message
news:87ps7z9av0.fsf@badger.patthoyts.tk...
> "Sergio Ramirez" <calzadas01@hotmail.com> writes:
>
>
> Get the Microsoft Windows Platform SDK and install it. Open the build
> environment for Windows XP 64 bit retail (there are a bunch of similar
> options installed into the start menus). Now go and build tcl using
> the win/makefile.vc build script.
>
> I have an example of a Win64-amd64 tclkit at
> http://www.patthoyts.tk/tclkit.html#amd64
> which you might like to try out.
>
> --
> Pat Thoyts http://www.patthoyts.tk/
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