Hi,

I'd like to install the Tcl Thread package for my 8.6.13 Tcl version.

The 2.9 branch from https://core.tcl-lang.org/thread/timeline?y=ci seems
to be meant for newer versions of Tcl, so I downloaded the tarball from
the last commit for version 2.8 - https://core.tcl-lang.org/thread/info/
48e507d6c9591a01.

I wanted to install it in a RedHat machine but also tried this in a Devuan
x86_64 box.

Tried to follow the instructions.
Extract and gunzip.
cd unix
In file 'CONFIG' Uncommented the lines:
# grep -v '^#' CONFIG
CC=gcc; export CC
.../configure --enable-threads

Then 'make' and `make test`.

Tests ended at Tue Oct 17 15:35:40 WEST 2023
all.tcl: Total 139 Passed 123 Skipped 16 Failed 0
Sourced 0 Test Files.
Number of tests skipped for each constraint:
8 have_gdbm
8 have_lmdb

Everything Ok, but `make install` fails.
It is meant to be installed in /usr/local by default.

In both distros, it fails with:

# make install
/bin/bash: ../tclconfig/install-sh: No such file or directory
make: *** [Makefile:460: install-lib-binaries] Error 127

Am I missing something, or is the installation broken?

Thanks in advance,

Luís Mendes

Am 17.10.2023 um 16:38 schrieb Luis Mendes:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to install the Tcl Thread package for my 8.6.13 Tcl version.
>
> The 2.9 branch from https://core.tcl-lang.org/thread/timeline?y=ci seems
> to be meant for newer versions of Tcl, so I downloaded the tarball from
> the last commit for version 2.8 - https://core.tcl-lang.org/thread/info/
> 48e507d6c9591a01.
>
> I wanted to install it in a RedHat machine but also tried this in a Devuan
> x86_64 box.
>
> Tried to follow the instructions.
> Extract and gunzip.
> cd unix
> In file 'CONFIG' Uncommented the lines:
> # grep -v '^#' CONFIG
> CC=gcc; export CC
> ../configure --enable-threads
>
> Then 'make' and `make test`.
>
> Tests ended at Tue Oct 17 15:35:40 WEST 2023
> all.tcl: Total 139 Passed 123 Skipped 16 Failed 0
> Sourced 0 Test Files.
> Number of tests skipped for each constraint:
> 8 have_gdbm
> 8 have_lmdb
>
>
> Everything Ok, but `make install` fails.
> It is meant to be installed in /usr/local by default.
>
> In both distros, it fails with:
>
> # make install
> /bin/bash: ../tclconfig/install-sh: No such file or directory
> make: *** [Makefile:460: install-lib-binaries] Error 127
>
>
> Am I missing something, or is the installation broken?
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
> Luís Mendes

Hi Luís,

the tread package is bundled with the tcl distribution. So, you may
extract the source from the tcl8.6.13 source distribution (folder
"pck"). If you would build TCL from source from the distro, it will
automatically include the thread package.

About your issue. The "make install" does not know where to put the
resulting dll. I suppose, /usr/local" is just a default.

When TCL is build, a "tclConfig.sh" file is created which contains all
the informations to build other packages. The path to this file should
be specified with the "./configure" command.

I am on Windows, sorry, no many details, but I suppose, this should help.

Take care,
Harald

Luis Mendes schrieb am Dienstag, 17. Oktober 2023 um 16:38:14 UTC+2:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to install the Tcl Thread package for my 8.6.13 Tcl version.

with paket -manager

apt search tcl-thread

or
links to to compile:

https://www.tcl-lang.org/doc/howto/compile.html
https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/To+build+and+test+Tcl

and a example with mingw (Windows)

https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/Building+TclBlend+with+msys%5Fmingw

greg

On Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:17:44 +0200, Harald Oehlmann wrote:

> Am 17.10.2023 um 16:38 schrieb Luis Mendes:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'd like to install the Tcl Thread package for my 8.6.13 Tcl version.
>>
>> The 2.9 branch from https://core.tcl-lang.org/thread/timeline?y=ci
>> seems to be meant for newer versions of Tcl, so I downloaded the
>> tarball from the last commit for version 2.8 -
>> https://core.tcl-lang.org/thread/info/ 48e507d6c9591a01.
>>
>> I wanted to install it in a RedHat machine but also tried this in a
>> Devuan x86_64 box.
>>
>> Tried to follow the instructions.
>> Extract and gunzip.
>> cd unix In file 'CONFIG' Uncommented the lines:
>> # grep -v '^#' CONFIG CC=gcc; export CC ../configure --enable-threads
>>
>> Then 'make' and `make test`.
>>
>> Tests ended at Tue Oct 17 15:35:40 WEST 2023 all.tcl: Total 139
Passed
>> 123 Skipped 16 Failed 0 Sourced 0 Test Files.
>> Number of tests skipped for each constraint:
>> 8 have_gdbm 8 have_lmdb
>>
>>
>> Everything Ok, but `make install` fails.
>> It is meant to be installed in /usr/local by default.
>>
>> In both distros, it fails with:
>>
>> # make install /bin/bash: ../tclconfig/install-sh: No such file or
>> directory make: *** [Makefile:460: install-lib-binaries] Error 127
>>
>>
>> Am I missing something, or is the installation broken?
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>>
>> Luís Mendes
>
> Hi Luís,
>
> the tread package is bundled with the tcl distribution. So, you may
> extract the source from the tcl8.6.13 source distribution (folder
> "pck"). If you would build TCL from source from the distro, it will
> automatically include the thread package.
>
> About your issue. The "make install" does not know where to put the
> resulting dll. I suppose, /usr/local" is just a default.
>
> When TCL is build, a "tclConfig.sh" file is created which contains all
> the informations to build other packages. The path to this file should
> be specified with the "./configure" command.

Hi Harald,

I tried to find that tclConfig.sh file:

# find / -iname tclConfig.sh
/usr/lib/tcl8.6/tclConfig.sh
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/tcl8.6/tclConfig.sh

The first one just points to the second.
# cat /usr/lib/tcl8.6/tclConfig.sh
#! /bin/sh
.. /usr/lib/`dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH`/tcl8.6/tclConfig.sh

As per the instructions, I edited the file 'unix/CONFIG' as:
unix# grep -v '^#' CONFIG
CC=gcc; export CC
.../configure --enable-threads \
--with-tcl=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/tcl8.6/

Did the `make`, returns successfully, although the last line says:
"Zip entry offsets appear off by 98360 bytes - correcting..."

When `make install`, the same error:
unix# make install
/bin/bash: ../tclconfig/install-sh: No such file or directory
make: *** [Makefile:460: install-lib-binaries] Error 127

Should this `../tclconfig/install-sh` be created by the `make install`?
Where?

Tcl_package_Thread_source_code-48e507d6c9# find . -name tclconfig
Tcl_package_Thread_source_code-48e507d6c9# find . -name install-sh

Nothing shows up.

Luis

Am 18.10.2023 um 00:35 schrieb Luis Mendes:
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:17:44 +0200, Harald Oehlmann wrote:
>
>> Am 17.10.2023 um 16:38 schrieb Luis Mendes:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'd like to install the Tcl Thread package for my 8.6.13 Tcl version.
>>>
>>> The 2.9 branch from https://core.tcl-lang.org/thread/timeline?y=ci
>>> seems to be meant for newer versions of Tcl, so I downloaded the
>>> tarball from the last commit for version 2.8 -
>>> https://core.tcl-lang.org/thread/info/ 48e507d6c9591a01.
>>>
>>> I wanted to install it in a RedHat machine but also tried this in a
>>> Devuan x86_64 box.
>>>
>>> Tried to follow the instructions.
>>> Extract and gunzip.
>>> cd unix In file 'CONFIG' Uncommented the lines:
>>> # grep -v '^#' CONFIG CC=gcc; export CC ../configure --enable-threads
>>>
>>> Then 'make' and `make test`.
>>>
>>> Tests ended at Tue Oct 17 15:35:40 WEST 2023 all.tcl: Total 139
> Passed
>>> 123 Skipped 16 Failed 0 Sourced 0 Test Files.
>>> Number of tests skipped for each constraint:
>>> 8 have_gdbm 8 have_lmdb
>>>
>>>
>>> Everything Ok, but `make install` fails.
>>> It is meant to be installed in /usr/local by default.
>>>
>>> In both distros, it fails with:
>>>
>>> # make install /bin/bash: ../tclconfig/install-sh: No such file or
>>> directory make: *** [Makefile:460: install-lib-binaries] Error 127
>>>
>>>
>>> Am I missing something, or is the installation broken?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>>
>>> Luís Mendes
>>
>> Hi Luís,
>>
>> the tread package is bundled with the tcl distribution. So, you may
>> extract the source from the tcl8.6.13 source distribution (folder
>> "pck"). If you would build TCL from source from the distro, it will
>> automatically include the thread package.
>>
>> About your issue. The "make install" does not know where to put the
>> resulting dll. I suppose, /usr/local" is just a default.
>>
>> When TCL is build, a "tclConfig.sh" file is created which contains all
>> the informations to build other packages. The path to this file should
>> be specified with the "./configure" command.
>
> Hi Harald,
>
> I tried to find that tclConfig.sh file:
>
> # find / -iname tclConfig.sh
> /usr/lib/tcl8.6/tclConfig.sh
> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/tcl8.6/tclConfig.sh
>
> The first one just points to the second.
> # cat /usr/lib/tcl8.6/tclConfig.sh
> #! /bin/sh
> . /usr/lib/`dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH`/tcl8.6/tclConfig.sh
>
>
> As per the instructions, I edited the file 'unix/CONFIG' as:
> unix# grep -v '^#' CONFIG
> CC=gcc; export CC
> ../configure --enable-threads \
> --with-tcl=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/tcl8.6/
>
>
> Did the `make`, returns successfully, although the last line says:
> "Zip entry offsets appear off by 98360 bytes - correcting..."
>
>
> When `make install`, the same error:
> unix# make install
> /bin/bash: ../tclconfig/install-sh: No such file or directory
> make: *** [Makefile:460: install-lib-binaries] Error 127
>
> Should this `../tclconfig/install-sh` be created by the `make install`?
> Where?
>
> Tcl_package_Thread_source_code-48e507d6c9# find . -name tclconfig
> Tcl_package_Thread_source_code-48e507d6c9# find . -name install-sh
>
> Nothing shows up.
>
>
>
> Luis

AFAIK, install-sh is a script which basically copies files.
It is part of the TCL build machinery.

https://core.tcl-lang.org/tclconfig

This is always included in TCL. Maybe, you have a tcl-develop package,
which includes this file ?

Or the TEA files must be added to the thread source files. The windows
files are there, but no Unix files.

https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/TEA

https://core.tcl-lang.org/sampleextension/info/33580ef758b65fc8

Sorry,
Harald

On 10/17/23 10:38, Luis Mendes wrote:
> # make install
> /bin/bash: ../tclconfig/install-sh: No such file or directory
> make: *** [Makefile:460: install-lib-binaries] Error 127
>
>
> Am I missing something, or is the installation broken?

You are missing the tclconfig (aka TEA) package.

https://core.tcl-lang.org/thread/wiki?name=Tracking+Thread+Sources

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On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 09:21:01 +0200, Harald Oehlmann wrote:

> Am 18.10.2023 um 00:35 schrieb Luis Mendes:
>> On Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:17:44 +0200, Harald Oehlmann wrote:
>>
>>> Am 17.10.2023 um 16:38 schrieb Luis Mendes:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to install the Tcl Thread package for my 8.6.13 Tcl version.
>>>>
>>>> The 2.9 branch from https://core.tcl-lang.org/thread/timeline?y=ci
>>>> seems to be meant for newer versions of Tcl, so I downloaded the
>>>> tarball from the last commit for version 2.8 -
>>>> https://core.tcl-lang.org/thread/info/ 48e507d6c9591a01.
>>>>
>>>> I wanted to install it in a RedHat machine but also tried this in a
>>>> Devuan x86_64 box.
>>>>
>>>> Tried to follow the instructions.
>>>> Extract and gunzip.
>>>> cd unix In file 'CONFIG' Uncommented the lines:
>>>> # grep -v '^#' CONFIG CC=gcc; export CC ../configure --enable-threads
>>>>
>>>> Then 'make' and `make test`.
>>>>
>>>> Tests ended at Tue Oct 17 15:35:40 WEST 2023 all.tcl: Total 139
>> Passed
>>>> 123 Skipped 16 Failed 0 Sourced 0 Test Files.
>>>> Number of tests skipped for each constraint:
>>>> 8 have_gdbm 8 have_lmdb
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Everything Ok, but `make install` fails.
>>>> It is meant to be installed in /usr/local by default.
>>>>
>>>> In both distros, it fails with:
>>>>
>>>> # make install /bin/bash: ../tclconfig/install-sh: No such file or
>>>> directory make: *** [Makefile:460: install-lib-binaries] Error 127
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Am I missing something, or is the installation broken?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Luís Mendes
>>>
>>> Hi Luís,
>>>
>>> the tread package is bundled with the tcl distribution. So, you may
>>> extract the source from the tcl8.6.13 source distribution (folder
>>> "pck"). If you would build TCL from source from the distro, it will
>>> automatically include the thread package.
>>>
>>> About your issue. The "make install" does not know where to put the
>>> resulting dll. I suppose, /usr/local" is just a default.
>>>
>>> When TCL is build, a "tclConfig.sh" file is created which contains all
>>> the informations to build other packages. The path to this file should
>>> be specified with the "./configure" command.
>>
>> Hi Harald,
>>
>> I tried to find that tclConfig.sh file:
>>
>> # find / -iname tclConfig.sh /usr/lib/tcl8.6/tclConfig.sh
>> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/tcl8.6/tclConfig.sh
>>
>> The first one just points to the second.
>> # cat /usr/lib/tcl8.6/tclConfig.sh #! /bin/sh .
>> /usr/lib/`dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH`/tcl8.6/tclConfig.sh
>>
>>
>> As per the instructions, I edited the file 'unix/CONFIG' as:
>> unix# grep -v '^#' CONFIG CC=gcc; export CC ../configure
>> --enable-threads \
>> --with-tcl=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/tcl8.6/
>>
>>
>> Did the `make`, returns successfully, although the last line says: "Zip
>> entry offsets appear off by 98360 bytes - correcting..."
>>
>>
>> When `make install`, the same error:
>> unix# make install /bin/bash: ../tclconfig/install-sh: No such file or
>> directory make: *** [Makefile:460: install-lib-binaries] Error 127
>>
>> Should this `../tclconfig/install-sh` be created by the `make install`?
>> Where?
>>
>> Tcl_package_Thread_source_code-48e507d6c9# find . -name tclconfig
>> Tcl_package_Thread_source_code-48e507d6c9# find . -name install-sh
>>
>> Nothing shows up.
>>
>>
>>
>> Luis
>
> AFAIK, install-sh is a script which basically copies files.
> It is part of the TCL build machinery.
>
> https://core.tcl-lang.org/tclconfig
>
> This is always included in TCL. Maybe, you have a tcl-develop package,
> which includes this file ?
That tclconfig file is not installed in the system.
I can only find it at my home:
~/prog/tcl/libs/tkcon-master/tclconfig

Regarding development files for Tcl, there's these two installed, don't
know what is the difference between them or why Devuan/Debian have these
two different packages.
# apt search tcl | grep installed | grep dev
tcl-dev/stable,now 8.6.13 amd64 [installed]
tcl8.6-dev/stable,now 8.6.13+dfsg-2 amd64 [installed]

Still, no good:
Tcl_package_Thread_source_code-48e507d6c9/unix$ sudo make install
/bin/bash: ../tclconfig/install-sh: No such file or directory
make: *** [Makefile:460: install-lib-binaries] Error 127

Thanks,

Luis

>
> Or the TEA files must be added to the thread source files. The windows
> files are there, but no Unix files.
>
> https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/TEA
>
> https://core.tcl-lang.org/sampleextension/info/33580ef758b65fc8
>
> Sorry,
> Harald

On Tue, 17 Oct 2023 08:46:07 -0700 (PDT), greg wrote:

> Luis Mendes schrieb am Dienstag, 17. Oktober 2023 um 16:38:14 UTC+2:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'd like to install the Tcl Thread package for my 8.6.13 Tcl version.
>
> with paket -manager
>
> apt search tcl-thread
>
> or links to to compile:
>
> https://www.tcl-lang.org/doc/howto/compile.html
> https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/To+build+and+test+Tcl
>
> and a example with mingw (Windows)
>
> https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/Building+TclBlend+with+msys%5Fmingw

Hi Greg,

The Devuan machine has the tcl-thread package, but it's only a test box.
I need tcl-thread at a RHEL 8.6 system, and tcl-thread (or similar) can't
be found as a package.

I followed the instructions, but the problem is still:

Tcl_package_Thread_source_code-48e507d6c9/unix$ sudo make install
/bin/bash: ../tclconfig/install-sh: No such file or directory
make: *** [Makefile:460: install-lib-binaries] Error 127

Probably, I wouldn't have any problems in my old Slackware systems, but
it's not my choice to use RHEL.

Thanks,

Luis

Luis Mendes schrieb am Mittwoch, 18. Oktober 2023 um 16:12:49 UTC+2:
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2023 08:46:07 -0700 (PDT), greg wrote:
>
> > Luis Mendes schrieb am Dienstag, 17. Oktober 2023 um 16:38:14 UTC+2:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I'd like to install the Tcl Thread package for my 8.6.13 Tcl version.
> >
> > with paket -manager
> >
> > apt search tcl-thread
> >
> > or links to to compile:
> >
> > https://www.tcl-lang.org/doc/howto/compile.html
> > https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/To+build+and+test+Tcl
> >
> > and a example with mingw (Windows)
> >
> > https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/Building+TclBlend+with+msys%5Fmingw
> Hi Greg,
>
> The Devuan machine has the tcl-thread package, but it's only a test box.
> I need tcl-thread at a RHEL 8.6 system, and tcl-thread (or similar) can't
> be found as a package.
>
> I followed the instructions, but the problem is still:
>
> Tcl_package_Thread_source_code-48e507d6c9/unix$ sudo make install
> /bin/bash: ../tclconfig/install-sh: No such file or directory
> make: *** [Makefile:460: install-lib-binaries] Error 127
> Probably, I wouldn't have any problems in my old Slackware systems, but
> it's not my choice to use RHEL.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Luis
How did you install Tcl/Tk on redhat?
From source or package manager (e.g. dnf)

What is with:
dnf info <package_name>
or
dnf info tcl-thread

https://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=tcl-thread

In article <652fe7dc$0$706$14726298@news.sunsite.dk>,
Luis Mendes <luisXXXlupeXXX@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 17 Oct 2023 08:46:07 -0700 (PDT), greg wrote:
>
>> Luis Mendes schrieb am Dienstag, 17. Oktober 2023 um 16:38:14 UTC+2:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'd like to install the Tcl Thread package for my 8.6.13 Tcl version.
>>
>> with paket -manager
>>
>> apt search tcl-thread
>>
>> or links to to compile:
>>
>> https://www.tcl-lang.org/doc/howto/compile.html
>> https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/To+build+and+test+Tcl
>>
>> and a example with mingw (Windows)
>>
>> https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/Building+TclBlend+with+msys%5Fmingw
>
>Hi Greg,
>
>The Devuan machine has the tcl-thread package, but it's only a test box.
>I need tcl-thread at a RHEL 8.6 system, and tcl-thread (or similar) can't
>be found as a package.
>
>I followed the instructions, but the problem is still:
>
>Tcl_package_Thread_source_code-48e507d6c9/unix$ sudo make install
>/bin/bash: ../tclconfig/install-sh: No such file or directory
>make: *** [Makefile:460: install-lib-binaries] Error 127
>
>Probably, I wouldn't have any problems in my old Slackware systems, but
>it's not my choice to use RHEL.
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Luis

I only have access to RHEL 8.8, but these are the packages that
are installed on the system (via yum, no custom building) that
let me do "package require Thread" in tclsh8.6 successfully.

yum list installed | grep tcl
tcl.x86_64 1:8.6.8-2.el8 @rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms
tcl-devel.x86_64 1:8.6.8-2.el8 @rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms
tcl-thread.x86_64 2.8.8-1.el8 @epel
tcllib.noarch 1.19-3.el8 @epel
tcltls.x86_64 1.7.22-6.el8 @epel

("tcltls" will not be needed for this)
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On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 07:46:24 -0700 (PDT), greg wrote:

> Luis Mendes schrieb am Mittwoch, 18. Oktober 2023 um 16:12:49 UTC+2:
>> On Tue, 17 Oct 2023 08:46:07 -0700 (PDT), greg wrote:
>>
>> > Luis Mendes schrieb am Dienstag, 17. Oktober 2023 um 16:38:14 UTC+2:
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> I'd like to install the Tcl Thread package for my 8.6.13 Tcl
>> >> version.
>> >
>> > with paket -manager
>> >
>> > apt search tcl-thread
>> >
>> > or links to to compile:
>> >
>> > https://www.tcl-lang.org/doc/howto/compile.html
>> > https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/To+build+and+test+Tcl
>> >
>> > and a example with mingw (Windows)
>> >
>> > https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/Building+TclBlend+with+msys%5Fmingw
>> Hi Greg,
>>
>> The Devuan machine has the tcl-thread package, but it's only a test
>> box. I need tcl-thread at a RHEL 8.6 system, and tcl-thread (or
>> similar) can't be found as a package.
>>
>> I followed the instructions, but the problem is still:
>>
>> Tcl_package_Thread_source_code-48e507d6c9/unix$ sudo make install
>> /bin/bash: ../tclconfig/install-sh: No such file or directory make: ***
>> [Makefile:460: install-lib-binaries] Error 127 Probably, I wouldn't
>> have any problems in my old Slackware systems, but it's not my choice
>> to use RHEL.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> Luis
> How did you install Tcl/Tk on redhat?
> From source or package manager (e.g. dnf)
Hi Greg,

There were older versions, so I installed from source.

>
> What is with:
> dnf info <package_name>
> or dnf info tcl-thread
Error: No matching Packages to list

Thank you,

Luis

"I installed from source" can mean many things

tclConfig.sh
after 4) and make
in
/home/user/greg/build/tcl
I won't touch it

tcl:
info Dependencies
https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/tcl/tcl/fedora-rawhide.html
glibc

tk: not needed
https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/tk/tk-devel/fedora-rawhide.html
Dependencies
libX11-devel
libXft-devel

Install packages with dnf
dnf group install "Development Tools"

tcl:
dnf install zlib-devel
dnf install glibc-devel

1)
debian sid as host with virt-manager
Rocky Linux 9.2 install as kvm

2)
https://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/8.6.html
Download Tcl/Tk 8.6.13 Source Releases
+ Batteries Included: Tcl delivers in the pkgs subdirectory a bundled collection of third-party packages built and installed along with Tcl.
+ Thread-enabled Operations: A thread-enabled default build, a bundled Thread package, and new command interp cancel make Tcl 8.6 ready for your multi-threaded programming tasks.

#3)
unpackt in
home/user/greg/src/tcl/tcl8.6.13

mkdir /home/user/greg/build
mkdir /home/user/greg/build/tcl

4)
https://www.tcl-lang.org/doc/howto/compile.html
https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/Building+TclBlend+with+msys%5Fmingw
as user greg:

cd /home/user/greg/build/tcl
/home/greg/src/tcl8.6.13/unix/configure --prefix /opt/tcl --enable-threads
make
make test
sudo make install

5)
/opt/tcl/bin/tclsh8.6

6)
% package require Thread
2.8.8
% info patchlevel
8.6.13

not needed:

tk)
Dependencies!!

/home/greg/src/tk8.6.13/unix/configure --prefix /opt/tcl --enable-threads --with-tcl=/home/greg/build/tcl
make
make test
sudo make install

On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 09:10:17 -0400, Don Porter wrote:

> On 10/17/23 10:38, Luis Mendes wrote:
>> # make install /bin/bash: ../tclconfig/install-sh: No such file or
>> directory make: *** [Makefile:460: install-lib-binaries] Error 127
>>
>>
>> Am I missing something, or is the installation broken?
>
> You are missing the tclconfig (aka TEA) package.
>
> https://core.tcl-lang.org/thread/wiki?name=Tracking+Thread+Sources

Hi Don,

Thank you very much, this solved my problem.

Luís