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From: Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com>
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Subject: Re: Tcl / Tk on Windows
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:17:56 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-12-12, Ted Nolan <tednolan> <ted@loft.tnolan.com> wrote:
> In article <3c22e484-dd7d-8462-2a10-4d0529e6c8ec@gmail.com>,
> Roderick  <hruodr@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>Hello!
>>
>>What is the easiest way to install and use Tcl / Tk on Windows
>>from the perspective of a Unix user?
>>
>>I would install Cygwin, but I am writing a program for someone else
>>and perhaps would not like the idea ...
>>
>>And I never really used Windows, I have almost no knowledge how to deal
>>with it ...
>>
>>Rod.
>
> You definitely do not want to install Tcl/Tk via Cygwin.  That gives
> you a weird hybrid that depends on Cygwin, which your target system
> won't have, and only works with an Xserver for Tk.
>
> Cygwin is a great environment for a Unix developer to be productive
> and comfortable on Windows, so edit your files with vi on Cygwin,
> but use a true Windows version of Tcl/Tk to actually distribute
> anything...
>
> I'm not sure how well maintained it is anymore, but I have used Freewrap
> in the past for wrapping everything up as one Windows exe.

TckKit + sdx is well support for MS-Windows.

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