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Notes about MoreFiles, dnr.c & other non-Tcl source files
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@(#) morefiles.doc 1.2 96/08/28 17:27:22
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The Macintosh distribution uses several source files that don't
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actually ship with Tcl. This sometimes causes problems or confusion
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to developers. This document should help clear up a few things.
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dnr.c
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The C file dnr.c is provided by Apple Computer and is usually included
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by the various compilier vendors. For Metrowerks, the file is located
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in the same place as the system include files. This file is required
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by MacTcp and can't, by license terms, be shiped with Mac Tcl/Tk.
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Some versions of this file have used the C++ style of comments. (That
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is comments that start with //.) You may need to modify you version
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of dnr.c to use normal C style comments. Alternativly, you can change
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the preferences in your copy of the Mac Tcl/Tk project files to allow
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C++ style comments.
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This modification is kind of a pain. Please feel free to notify
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Metrowerks Support <support@austin.metrowerks.com> and Apple's
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Developer Support Center <devsupport@apple.com> to report this bug.
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With enough complaints they may fix it...
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More Files
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Macintosh Tcl/Tk also uses Jim Luther's very useful package called
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More Files. More Files fixes many of the broken or underfunctional
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parts of the file system.
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More Files can be found on the MetroWerks CD and Developer CD from
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Apple. You can also down load the latest version from:
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ftp://members.aol.com/JumpLong/
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The package can also be found at the home of Tcl/Tk for the mac:
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ftp://ftp.sunlabs.com/pub/tcl/mac/
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I used to just link the More Files library in the Tcl projects.
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However, this caused problems when libraries wern't matched correctly.
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I'm now including the files in the Tcl project directly. This
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solves the problem of missmatched libraries - but may not always
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compile.
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If you get a compiliation error in MoreFiles you need to contact
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Jim Luther. His email address:
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JumpLong@aol.com
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The latest version of More Files is 1.4.3. Early version may work.
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Unfortunantly, there is one bug in his library. The bug is in the
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function FSpGetFullPath found in the file FullPath.c. After the
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call to PBGetCatInfoSync you need to change the line:
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if ( result == noErr )
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to:
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if ( (result == noErr) || (result == fnfErr) )
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Note: the version of MoreFile downloaded from the Sun Tcl/Tk site
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will have the fix included. (If you want you can send email to
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Jim Luther suggesting that he use Tcl for regression testing!)
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Ray Johnson
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