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This file contains a collection of notes that various people have
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provided about porting Tcl to various machines and operating systems.
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I don't have personal access to any of these machines, so I make
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no guarantees that the notes are correct, complete, or up-to-date.
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If you see the word "I" in any explanations, it refers to the person
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who contributed the information, not to me; this means that I
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probably can't answer any questions about any of this stuff. In
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some cases, a person has volunteered to act as a contact point for
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questions about porting Tcl to a particular machine; in these
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cases the person's name and e-mail address are listed. I'm
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interested in getting new porting information to add to the file;
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please mail updates to "john.ousterhout@eng.sun.com".
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This file reflects information provided for Tcl 7.4 and later releases.
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If there is no information for your configuration in this file, check
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the file "porting.old" too; it contains information that was
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submitted for Tcl 7.3 and earlier releases, and some of that information
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may still be valid.
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A new porting database has recently become available on the Web at
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the following URL:
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http://www.sunlabs.com/cgi-bin/tcl/info.4.0
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This page provides information about the platforms on which Tcl 7.4
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and Tk 4.0 have been compiled and what changes were needed to get Tcl
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and Tk to compile. You can also add new entries to that database
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when you install Tcl and Tk on a new platform. The Web database is
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likely to be more up-to-date than this file.
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sccsid = SCCS: @(#) porting.notes 1.17 96/05/18 16:49:24
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Solaris, various versions
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1. If typing "make test" results in an error message saying that
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there are no "*.test" files, or you get lots of globbing errors,
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it's probably because your system doesn't have cc installed and
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you used gcc. In order for this to work, you have to set your
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CC environment variable to gcc and your CPP environment variable
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to "gcc -E" before running the configure script.
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2. Make sure that /usr/ucb is not in your PATH or LD_LIBRARY_PATH
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environment variables; this will cause confusion between the new
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Solaris libraries and older UCB versions (Tcl will expect one version
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and get another).
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3. There have been several reports of problems with the "glob" command.
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So far these reports have all been for older versions of Tcl, but
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if you run into problems, edit the Makefile after "configure" is
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run and add "-DNO_DIRENT_H=1" to the definitions of DEFS. Do this
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before compiling.
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Pyramid DC/OSx SVr4, DC/OSx version 94c079
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Tcl seems to dump core in cmdinfo.test when compiled with the
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optimiser turned on in TclEval which calls 'free'. To get around
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this, turn the optimiser off.
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SGI machines, IRIX 5.2, 5.3, IRIX64 6.0.1
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1. If you compile with gcc-2.6.3 under some versions of IRIX (e.g.
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4.0.5), DBL_MAX is defined too large for gcc and Tcl complains
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about all floating-point values being too large to represent.
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If this happens, redefining DBL_MAX to 9.99e299.
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2. Add "-D_BSD_TIME" to CFLAGS in Makefile. This avoids type conflicts
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in the prototype for the gettimeofday procedure.
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2. If you're running under Irix 6.x and tclsh dumps core, try
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removing -O from the CFLAGS in Makefile and recompiling; compiler
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optimizations seem to cause problems on some machines.
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IBM RTs, AOS
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1. Steal fmod from 4.4BSD
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2. Add a #define to tclExpr such that:
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extern double fmod();
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is defined conditionally on ibm032
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QNX 4.22
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tclPort.h
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- commented out 2 lines containing #include <sys/param.h>
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tcl.h
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- changed #define VARARGS ()
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- to #ifndef __QNX__
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#define VARARGS ()
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#else
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#define VARARGS (void *, ...)
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#endif
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Interactive UNIX
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Add the switch -Xp to LIBS in Makefile; otherwise strftime will not
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be found when linking.
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Motorola SVR4 V4.2 (m88k)
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For Motorola Unix R40V4.2 (m88k architechure), use /usr/ucb/cc instead of
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/usr/bin/cc. Otherwise, the compile will fail because of conflicts over
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the gettimeofday() call.
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Also, -DNO_DIRENT_H=1 is required for the "glob" command to work.
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NeXTSTEP 3.x
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Here's the set of changes I made to make 7.5b3 compile cleanly on
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NeXTSTEP3.x.
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Here are a couple lines from unix/Makefile:
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# Added utsname.o, which implements a uname() emulation for NeXTSTEP.
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COMPAT_OBJS = getcwd.o strtod.o tmpnam.o utsname.o
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TCL_NAMES=\
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-Dstrtod=tcl_strtod -Dtmpnam=tcl_tmpnam -Dgetcwd=tcl_getcwd \
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-Dpanic=tcl_panic -Dmatherr=tcl_matherr \
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-Duname=tcl_uname -Dutsname=tcl_utsname
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# Added mode_t, pid_t, and O_NONBLOCK definitions.
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AC_FLAGS = -DNO_DIRENT_H=1 -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_TIME_H=1
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-DTIME_WITH_SYS_TIME=1 -DHAVE_TM_ZONE=1 -DHAVE_TM_GMTOFF=1 -DHAVE_TIMEZONE_VAR=1
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-DSTDC_HEADERS=1 -Dmode_t=int -Dpid_t=int -DO_NONBLOCK=O_NDELAY ${TCL_NAMES}
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Here are diffs for other files. utsname.[hc] are a couple files I added
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to compat/ I'm not clear whether that's where they legitimately belong
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- I considered stashing them in tclLoadNext.c instead. The tclIO.c
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change was a bug, I believe, which I reported on comp.lang.tcl and
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has apparently been noted and fixed. The objc_loadModules() change
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allows "load" to load object code containing Objective-C code in
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addition to plain C code.
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---
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scott hess <shess@winternet.com> (WWW to "http://www.winternet.com/~shess/")
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Work: 12550 Portland Avenue South #121, Burnsville, MN 55337 (612)895-1208
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diff -rc tcl7.5b3.orig/compat/utsname.c tcl7.5b3/compat/utsname.c
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*** tcl7.5b3.orig/compat/utsname.c Tue Apr 2 13:57:23 1996
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--- tcl7.5b3/compat/utsname.c Mon Mar 18 11:05:54 1996
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***************
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*** 0 ****
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--- 1,27 ----
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+ /*
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+ * utsname.c --
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+ *
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+ * This file is an emulation of the POSIX uname() function
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+ * under NeXTSTEP 3.x.
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+ *
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+ */
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+
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+ #include "utsname.h"
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+ #include <mach-o/arch.h>
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+ #include <stdio.h>
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+
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+ int uname( struct utsname *name)
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+ {
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+ const NXArchInfo *arch;
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+ if( gethostname( name->nodename, sizeof( name->nodename))==-1) {
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+ return -1;
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+ }
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+ if( (arch=NXGetLocalArchInfo())==NULL) {
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+ return -1;
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+ }
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+ strncpy( name->machine, arch->description, sizeof( name->machine));
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+ strcpy( name->sysname, "NEXTSTEP");
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+ strcpy( name->release, "0");
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+ strcpy( name->version, "3");
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+ return 0;
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+ }
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diff -rc tcl7.5b3.orig/compat/utsname.h tcl7.5b3/compat/utsname.h
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*** tcl7.5b3.orig/compat/utsname.h Tue Apr 2 13:57:26 1996
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--- tcl7.5b3/compat/utsname.h Mon Mar 18 10:34:05 1996
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***************
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*** 0 ****
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--- 1,22 ----
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+ /*
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+ * utsname.h --
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+ *
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+ * This file is an emulation of the POSIX uname() function
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+ * under NeXTSTEP.
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+ *
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+ */
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+
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+ #ifndef _UTSNAME
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+ #define _UTSNAME
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+
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+ struct utsname {
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+ char sysname[ 32];
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+ char nodename[ 32];
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+ char release[ 32];
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+ char version[ 32];
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+ char machine[ 32];
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+ };
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+
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+ extern int uname( struct utsname *name);
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+
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+ #endif /* _UTSNAME */
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diff -rc tcl7.5b3.orig/generic/tclIO.c tcl7.5b3/generic/tclIO.c
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*** tcl7.5b3.orig/generic/tclIO.c Fri Mar 8 12:59:53 1996
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--- tcl7.5b3/generic/tclIO.c Mon Mar 18 11:38:57 1996
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*** 2542,2548 ****
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}
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result = GetInput(chanPtr);
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if (result != 0) {
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! if (result == EWOULDBLOCK) {
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chanPtr->flags |= CHANNEL_BLOCKED;
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return copied;
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}
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--- 2542,2548 ----
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}
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result = GetInput(chanPtr);
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if (result != 0) {
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! if (result == EAGAIN) {
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chanPtr->flags |= CHANNEL_BLOCKED;
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return copied;
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}
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diff -rc tcl7.5b3.orig/unix/tclLoadNext.c tcl7.5b3/unix/tclLoadNext.c
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*** tcl7.5b3.orig/unix/tclLoadNext.c Sat Feb 17 16:16:42 1996
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--- tcl7.5b3/unix/tclLoadNext.c Mon Mar 18 10:02:36 1996
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***************
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*** 55,61 ****
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char *files[]={fileName,NULL};
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NXStream *errorStream=NXOpenMemory(0,0,NX_READWRITE);
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! if(!rld_load(errorStream,&header,files,NULL)) {
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NXGetMemoryBuffer(errorStream,&data,&len,&maxlen);
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Tcl_AppendResult(interp,"couldn't load file \"",fileName,"\": ",data,NULL);
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NXCloseMemory(errorStream,NX_FREEBUFFER);
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--- 55,61 ----
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char *files[]={fileName,NULL};
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NXStream *errorStream=NXOpenMemory(0,0,NX_READWRITE);
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! if(objc_loadModules(files,errorStream,NULL,&header,NULL)) {
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NXGetMemoryBuffer(errorStream,&data,&len,&maxlen);
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Tcl_AppendResult(interp,"couldn't load file \"",fileName,"\": ",data,NULL);
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NXCloseMemory(errorStream,NX_FREEBUFFER);
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diff -rc tcl7.5b3.orig/unix/tclUnixFile.c tcl7.5b3/unix/tclUnixFile.c
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*** tcl7.5b3.orig/unix/tclUnixFile.c Thu Mar 7 18:16:34 1996
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--- tcl7.5b3/unix/tclUnixFile.c Mon Mar 18 11:10:03 1996
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***************
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*** 31,37 ****
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--- 31,41 ----
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static int executableNameExitHandlerSet = 0;
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+ #if NeXT
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+ #define waitpid( p, s, o) wait4( p, s, o, NULL)
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+ #else
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extern pid_t waitpid _ANSI_ARGS_((pid_t pid, int *stat_loc, int options));
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+ #endif
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/*
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* Static routines for this file:
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diff -rc tcl7.5b3.orig/unix/tclUnixInit.c tcl7.5b3/unix/tclUnixInit.c
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*** tcl7.5b3.orig/unix/tclUnixInit.c Sat Feb 17 16:16:39 1996
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--- tcl7.5b3/unix/tclUnixInit.c Mon Mar 18 11:50:28 1996
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***************
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*** 14,20 ****
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#include "tclInt.h"
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#include "tclPort.h"
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#ifndef NO_UNAME
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! # include <sys/utsname.h>
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#endif
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#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
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#include <floatingpoint.h>
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--- 14,24 ----
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#include "tclInt.h"
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#include "tclPort.h"
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#ifndef NO_UNAME
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! # if NeXT
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! # include "../compat/utsname.h"
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! # else
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! # include <sys/utsname.h>
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! # endif
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#endif
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#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
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#include <floatingpoint.h>
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diff -rc tcl7.5b3.orig/unix/tclUnixPort.h tcl7.5b3/unix/tclUnixPort.h
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*** tcl7.5b3.orig/unix/tclUnixPort.h Thu Mar 7 18:16:31 1996
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--- tcl7.5b3/unix/tclUnixPort.h Mon Mar 18 11:53:14 1996
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***************
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*** 76,82 ****
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*/
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#include <sys/socket.h> /* struct sockaddr, SOCK_STREAM, ... */
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! #include <sys/utsname.h> /* uname system call. */
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#include <netinet/in.h> /* struct in_addr, struct sockaddr_in */
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#include <arpa/inet.h> /* inet_ntoa() */
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#include <netdb.h> /* gethostbyname() */
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--- 76,88 ----
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*/
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#include <sys/socket.h> /* struct sockaddr, SOCK_STREAM, ... */
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! #ifndef NO_UNAME
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! # if NeXT
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! # include "../compat/utsname.h"
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! # else
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! # include <sys/utsname.h> /* uname system call. */
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! # endif
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! #endif
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#include <netinet/in.h> /* struct in_addr, struct sockaddr_in */
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#include <arpa/inet.h> /* inet_ntoa() */
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#include <netdb.h> /* gethostbyname() */
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SCO Unix 3.2.4 (ODT 3.0)
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The macro va_start in /usr/include/stdarg.h is incorrectly terminated by
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a semi-colon. This causes compile of generic/tclBasic.c to fail. The
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best solution is to edit the definition of va_start to remove the `;'.
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This will fix this file for anything you want to compile. If you don't have
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permission to edit /usr/include/stdarg.h in place, copy it to the tcl unix
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directory and change it there.
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Contact me directly if you have problems on SCO systems.
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Mark Diekhans <markd@sco.com>
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SCO Unix 3.2.5 (ODT 5.0)
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Expect failures from socket tests 2.9 and 3.1.
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Contact me directly if you have problems on SCO systems.
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Mark Diekhans <markd@sco.com>
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Linux 1.2.13 (gcc 2.7.0, libc.so.5.0.9)
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Symptoms:
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* Some extensions could not be loaded dynamically, most
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prominently Blt 2.0
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The given error message essentially said:
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Could not resolve symbol '__eprintf'.
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(This procedure is used by the macro 'assert')
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Cause
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* '__eprintf' is defined in 'libgcc.a', not 'libc.so.x.y'.
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It is therefore impossible to load it dynamically.
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* Neither tcl nor tk make use of 'assert', thereby
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preventing a static linkage.
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Workaround
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* I included <assert.h> in 'tclAppInit.c' / 'tkAppInit.c'
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and then executed 'assert (argc)' just before the call
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to Tcl_Main / Tk_Main.
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This forced the static linkage of '__eprintf' and
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everything went fine from then on.
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(Something like 'assert (1)', 'assert (a==a)' is not
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sufficient, it will be optimized away).
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