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diff --git a/win/README.binary b/win/README.binary new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c5d1285 --- /dev/null +++ b/win/README.binary @@ -0,0 +1,143 @@ +Tcl/Tk 8.5 for Windows, Binary Distribution + +RCS: @(#) $Id: README.binary,v 1.43 2006/10/23 19:42:19 dgp Exp $ + +1. Introduction +--------------- + +This directory contains the binary distribution of Tcl/Tk 8.5a6 for +Windows. It was compiled with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 using Win32 +API, so that it will run under Windows 98, NT, 2000 and XP. + +Tcl provides a powerful platform for creating integration applications +that tie together diverse applications, protocols, devices, and +frameworks. When paired with the Tk toolkit, Tcl provides the fastest +and most powerful way to create GUI applications that run on PCs, Unix, +and Mac OS X. Tcl can also be used for a variety of web-related +tasks and for creating powerful command languages for applications. + +Tcl is maintained, enhanced, and distributed freely by the Tcl community. + +2. Documentation +---------------- + +The home of Tcl and Tk sources and bug database on the Web is at: + http://tcl.sourceforge.net/ + +The home page for the Tcl Developer Xchange is at: + http://www.tcl.tk/ + +The home page for the Tcl/Tk 8.5 release is + http://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/8.5.html + +Detailed release notes can be found at the file distributions page +by clicking on the relevant version. + http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=10894 + +Information about Tcl itself can be found at + http://www.tcl.tk/scripting/ + +There are many Tcl books on the market. Most are listed at + http://www.tcl.tk/resource/doc/books/ + +There are notes about compiling Tcl at + http://www.tcl.tk/doc/howto/compile.html + +3. Installation +--------------- + +The binary release is distributed as a self-extracting archive called +tcl<version>.exe. The setup program which will prompt you for an +installation directory. It will create the installation heirarchy +under the specified directory, and install a wish application icon +under the program manager group of your choice. + +We are no longer supporting use of Tcl with 16-bit versions of +Windows. Microsoft has completely dropped support of the Win32s +subsystem. + +4. Linking against the binary release +-------------------------------------- + +In order to link your applications against the .dll files shipped with +this release, you will need to use the appropriate .lib file for your +compiler. In the lib directory of the installation directory, there +are library files for the Microsoft Visual C++ compiler: + + tcl85.lib + tk85.lib + +5. Building dynamically loadable extensions +-------------------------------------------- + +Please refer to the example dynamically loadable extension provided on +our ftp site: + + ftp://ftp.scriptics.com/pub/tcl/misc/example.zip + +This archive contains a template that you can use for building +extensions that will be loadable on Unix, Windows, and Mac OS X +systems. + +6. Reporting Bugs +----------------- +If you have comments or bug reports for the Windows version of Tcl, +please use our online database at: + + http://tcl.sourceforge.net/ + +or post them to the newsgroup comp.lang.tcl. + +7. Tcl newsgroup +----------------- + +There is a network news group "comp.lang.tcl" intended for the exchange +of information about Tcl, Tk, and related applications. Feel free to use +the newsgroup both for general information questions and for bug reports. +We read the newsgroup and will attempt to fix bugs and problems reported +to it. + +When using comp.lang.tcl, please be sure that your e-mail return address +is correctly set in your postings. This allows people to respond directly +to you, rather than the entire newsgroup, for answers that are not of +general interest. A bad e-mail return address may prevent you from +getting answers to your questions. You may have to reconfigure your news +reading software to ensure that it is supplying valid e-mail addresses. + +8. Tcl contributed archive +-------------------------- + +Many people have created exciting packages and applications based on Tcl +and/or Tk and made them freely available to the Tcl community. An archive +of these contributions is kept on the machine ftp.neosoft.com. You +can access the archive using anonymous FTP; the Tcl contributed archive is +in the directory "/pub/tcl". The archive also contains several FAQ +("frequently asked questions") documents that provide solutions to problems +that are commonly encountered by TCL newcomers. + +9. Tcl Resource Center +---------------------- + +Visit http://www.tcl.tk/resource/ to see an annotated index of +many Tcl resources available on the World Wide Web. This includes papers, +books, and FAQs, as well as extensions, applications, binary releases, and +patches. You can contribute patches by using the Tracker at + + http://tcl.sourceforge.net/ + +You can also recommend more URLs for the resource center using the forms +labeled "Add a Resource". + +10. Mailing lists +---------------- + +Several mailing lists are hosted at SourceForge to discuss development or +use issues (like Macintosh and Windows topics). For more information and +to subscribe, visit: + + http://sourceforge.net/projects/tcl/ + +and go to the Mailing Lists page. There are also Special Interest Groups +(SIGs) setup for these topics and more at: + + http://www.tcl.tk/ |