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Installation of version 3.2

Posted by franl on 2009-04-22 02:00
OS: Windows

Hi! I just installed an old version of Tcl I need (version 3.2) and am getting a splash screen complaining that I dont have a valid license.
I looked for one in the ActiveState, but only get them for the last version!
How can I run a previous version if there are no licenses for it?

Thanks!

Fran L.

jeffh | Wed, 2009-04-22 09:09

I believe you are referring to the Tcl Dev Kit. We don't support such old versions. Is there a reason not to use the latest version? For the most part, it only adds newer features while retaining the previous functionality.

franl | Wed, 2009-04-22 09:35

Yes, I was referring to the Tcl Dev Kit, sorry. I'm afraid we have to use the older version to maintain a system as in the nominal conditions, and have lost our old license somewhere in the last years. That's why we need a license for that one.
I'll try anyway with a trial of the latest version, but it made sense to think that 3.2 is usable (maybe not full support, but just being able to launch it) if it is accesible in the repositories for download.

Thanks anyway,

Fran L.

jeffh | Wed, 2009-04-22 09:58

The availability of the software is separate from the license information, which is unique for each person.

franl | Wed, 2009-04-22 10:38

Ok. Trying with TDK 5.1, when I run a tclcompiler.exe I always get an error message saying "error: compilation of "file.tcl" failed: couldn't read file "C:/Documents and Settings/user/Configuración Local/Temp/tclxxxxxxxxx": no such file or directory".
But the said file is created.

akutest | Wed, 2009-04-22 11:06

Hello franl.

How are you invoking the tclcompiler.exe ?
Are you using the graphical interface ?
Are you using the command line ?

What are the settings in your project, if any ?

I believe that it is sensible to enter a bug report at

http://bugs.activestate.com

for this, where we can collect additional information about the problem, like the .tpj project file you are using, etc.

franl | Fri, 2009-04-24 03:21

For now we are going with a faster approach, getting the bytecode on a Linux machine and packing that.
FYI, we are calling the compiler from Cygwin under Windows, and the problem happened on any .tcl (no project) input file. No more info for now, and jumping to other things.

Regards!