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diff --git a/ext/tcltklib/README.ActiveTcl b/ext/tcltklib/README.ActiveTcl index c9cc691973..42dcc72af5 100644 --- a/ext/tcltklib/README.ActiveTcl +++ b/ext/tcltklib/README.ActiveTcl @@ -24,16 +24,23 @@ For example, when you install ActiveTcl-8.4.x to '/usr/local/ActiveTcl', --enable-tcltk-stubs It depends on your environment that you have to add the directory of -ActiveTcl's dynamic link libraries to your library path when execute -Ruby/Tk. - -# For example, on Linux, one of the ways is to use LD_LIBRARY_PATH -# environment variable. -# -# [bash]$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/ActiveTcl/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH \ -# ruby your-Ruby/Tk-script -# -# [bash]$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/ActiveTcl/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH irb +ActiveTcl's libraries to your library path when execute Ruby/Tk. +One of the way is to add entries to TCLLIBPATH environment variable, +and one of the others add to LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable + +Probably, using TCLLIBPATH is better. The value is appended at the +head of Tcl's 'auto_path' variable. You can see the value of the +variable by using 'Tk::AUTO_PATH.value' or 'Tk::AUTO_PATH.list'. + +For example, on Linux, one of the ways is to use LD_LIBRARY_PATH +environment variable. +------------------------------------------------------------------------- + [bash]$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/ActiveTcl/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH \ + ruby your-Ruby/Tk-script + + [bash]$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/ActiveTcl/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH irb +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Based on it, the Tcl interpreter changes auto_path variable's value. Then, you'll be able to use Tcl/Tk extension libraries included in the ActiveTcl package (e.g. call TkPackage.require('BWidget'), and then, |