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From: Paul Obermeier <obermeier@poSoft.de>
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Subject: Re: tcltls v1.7.23 and Tcl 9
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2024 19:29:24 +0200
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Am 29.09.2024 um 18:19 schrieb Paul Obermeier:
> Am 29.09.2024 um 15:24 schrieb Alan Grunwald:
>> On 29/09/2024 13:33, Alan Grunwald wrote:
>>> I have encountered a problem with the above extension under tcl9.0.0
>>>
>>> After downloading https://www.tcl3d.org/bawt/download/Preview/Tcl9/tcltls-1.7.23.7z, as advertised on the "Porting extensions to Tcl 9" page on the wiki, configuring using the line
>>>
>>> ./configure --prefix=/opt/tcl9.0.0 --with-tcl=/opt/tcl9.0.0/lib
>>>
>>> building and installing, I cannot load the extension:
>>>
>>>      % package require tls
>>>      version conflict for package "tcl": have 9.0.0, need 8.4
>>>
>>> The same error also occurs if I do
>>>
>>>      % load /opt/tcl9.0.0/lib/tcltls1.7.23/tcltls.so Tls
>>>
>>> so I assume a problem in the .so file. I've had a quick look through the sources, but I have no confidence that I can find the appropriate change.
>>>
>>> Please can someone help?
>>
>> Maybe I should have more confidence...
>>
>> I changed line 1809 of tls.c from
>>
>>      Tcl_InitStubs(interp, "Tcl", "8.4", 0)
>>
>> to
>>
>>      Tcl_InitStubs(interp, "Tcl", "8.4", 0) || Tcl_InitStubs(interp, "Tcl", "9", 0)
>>
>> and the package now loads ok. Once I've ploughed through several more porting issues in my own code, I'll have an idea of whether the modified tls works.
> 
> As long as I was testing with Tcl9 beta versions, the "8.4" in Tcl_InitStubs or Tk_InitStubs worked.
> Since using official Tcl9 this does not work anymore, so I switched to use "8.4-" as is done with "package require" calls.
> 
> I forgot to update the preview page with the changed packages.
> Will do today or tomorrow.
> 
> Paul

Updated relevant packages at the BAWT preview page.
Note, that version 1.7.23 is based upon 1.7.22, which is 4 years old.
You might also check the current trunk of tcltls at https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcltls

Paul