Configuring the Tcl/Tk library module under Windows

Question:

I need to use a different Tcl/Tk version from the one SICStus is compiled against. How do I do?

The symptom of this is that Windows complains about not finding tcl<ver>.dll.

See the release notes for what version of Tcl/Tk was used to build SICStus. If you want to use another Tcl/Tk version, you need to recompile library(tcltk). You can do this by following these steps:

(Please do not embark on this unless you are fairly familiar with command-prompts and compilation procedures).

1. You need MSVC version 6.0 or later. 5.x or 4.x might work but have not been tested.
2. Compile the Tcl/Tk object code:

             % cd library/tcltk
             % cl -Ic:/progra~1/Tcl/include -Ic:/progra~1/sicstu~1/include -c *.c
             

   If you do not have a shell which expands "*.c", you need to replace "*.c" with the name of all C source files in library/tcltk.
3. Build the foreign resource (assuming Bash/Cygwin):

             % cd library
             % ../bin/splfr tcltk.pl tcltk/*.obj \
               c:/progra~1/Tcl/lib/tcl82.lib c:/progra~1/Tcl/lib/tk82.lib
             

   Again, you might need to spell out "*.obj". Also, don't forget to adjust the actual paths to your needs.

   The following sample session shows how it may look:

             % cl -Ic:/progra~1/Tcl/include -Ic:/progra~1/sicstu~1/include -c *.c
             Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 11.00.7022 for 80x86
             Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1984-1997. All rights reserved.
             
             tcl.c
             tk.c
             tkappini.c
             tkterm.c
             tkterm.c(231) : warning C4113: 'void (__cdecl *)(void)' differs in parameter lists from 'v
             oid (__cdecl *)(void )'
             util.c
             Generating Code...
             % ../bin/splfr tcltk.pl tcltk/*.obj \
               c:/progra~1/Tcl/lib/tcl82.lib c:/progra~1/Tcl/lib/tk82.lib
             SICStus 3.8.5 (Windows_NT-4-586): Fri Jan 08 09:44:23 1999
             Licensed to SICS
             
             yes
             {C:\TEMP\tcltkglu.c generated, 40 msec}
             
             yes
             tcltkglu.c
                Creating library C:\TEMP\junk.lib and object C:\TEMP\junk.exp
             

4. Test your new resource:

             % sicstus
             SICStus 3.8.5 (x86-win32-nt-4): Fri Jan 08 09:44:23 1999
             Licensed to SICS
             | ?- use_module(library(tcltk)).
             {loading c:/program files/sicstus prolog/library/tcltk.po...}
             {loaded c:/program files/sicstus prolog/library/tcltk.po in module tcltk, 90 msec 27664 bytes}
             
             yes