# Install Scid from source on macOS Catalina
Read [Compile Scid](https://sourceforge.net/p/scid/wiki/CompileScid/)
The macOS binary distribution on the download link is built against Tcl/Tk
8.5. Per the instructions on the Wiki, it's better to build against a later
version. To do that, it's necessary to build from source. Here are the steps
I performed to accomplish that.
key:
* a step to perform or a comment by me
--definitely a comment by me
% a command in macOS Terminal
redacted := my macOS username, replace this with yours
## Overview
1. Install Xcode
2. Install command line tools
3. Install tcl 8.6
4. Install tk 8.6
5. Install scid
## Steps
### 1. Install Xcode
* App Store | Search | Xcode | Get
* test Xcode as below
'''
% mkdir foo
% cd foo
% touch Makefile
% make -f Makefile
'''
* macos might prompt you to accept the Xcode license
* accept (if needed) then repeat the `make` command
* output of the `make` command:
`Makefile:1: *** missing separator. Stop.`
* --OK :-)
### 2. Install command line tools
* the easiest way is simply to execute a command that needs them
* --for example, `configure` tcl, see next section
### 3. Install tcl 8.6
* read [Compiling for Macintosh](https://www.tcl.tk/doc/howto/compile.html)
* visit [download page](https://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/download.html)
* download [Tcl 8.6.10
Sources](https://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tcl/tcl8.6.10-src.tar.gz)
* --safari automatically unzips when downloading
'''
% mkdir ~/Documents/tcl
% cp ~/Downloads/tcl8.6.10-src.tar ~/Documents/tcl
% cd ~/Documents/tcl
% tar -xf tcl8.6.10-src.tar
% cd ~/Documents/tcl/tcl8.6.10/unix
% CC=/usr/bin/cc ./configure --enable-framework --enable-aqua --enable-threads
'''
* macos might prompt you to `download the command line developer tools`
* download (if needed) then repeat the `configure` command
* output of the `configure` command:
`checking ...`
[BIG SNIP/]
`configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Tcl-Info.plist
config.status: creating Tclsh-Info.plist
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating dltest/Makefile
config.status: creating tclConfig.sh
config.status: creating tcl.pc
config.status: executing Tcl.framework commands`
* --macos has a different idea of where the man-pages should go
'''
% nano Makefile
--CHANGE FROM:
mandir = ${prefix}/man
--CHANGE TO:
mandir = ${prefix}/share/man
--1 line changed
CTRL+O
CTRL+X
'''
* `make test` (3rd command below) is optional
* --contrary to tcl/tk docs, do `make test` AFTER `make install`
'''
% make
% sudo make install
% NATIVE_TCLSH=/usr/local/bin/tclsh8.6 sudo make test
% sudo ln /usr/local/bin/tclsh /usr/local/bin/tclsh8.6
'''
* output of the `make` command (showing only warnings):
- 1x `incompatible redeclaration of library function` : 'strstr'
- 24x `'OSSpinLock' is deprecated: first deprecated in macOS 10.12`
- 24x `'OSSpinLockUnlock' is deprecated: first deprecated in macOS 10.12`
- 13x `configure ... unrecognized options: --enable-framework,
--enable-aqua`
- 1x `configure ... unrecognized options: --with-tclinclude,
--enable-framework, --enable-aqua, --enable-shared`
- 4x `configure ... Found Makefile - using build library specs...`
- 4x `configure ... Looking for "/Users/.../Makefile"`
- 4x `configure ... Found Makefile - using build include spec...`
- 3x `variable 'i' is incremented both in the loop header and in the loop
body`
- 1x `overlapping comparisons always evaluate to false`
- 1x `shifting a negative signed value is undefined`
- 16x `adding 'int' to a string does not append to the string`
* output of the `make install` command (showing only errors):
- 1x :
`ERROR: version conflict for package "Tcl": have 8.5.9, need 8.6-
If running this script from 'make html', set the NATIVE_TCLSH environment
variable to point to an installed tclsh8.6 (or the equivalent tclsh86.exe
on Windows).
make: *** [html-tcl] Error 1`
* --I see a bootstrapping problem there. Obviously we can't set the
NATIVE_TCLSH environment variable to a valid path BEFORE we do the
`make install`. So I ignored it and hoped for the best. It seemed
to work okay.
### 4. Install tk 8.6
* --steps are very similar to installing tcl 8.6
* visit [download page](https://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/download.html)
* download [Tk 8.6.10
Sources](https://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tcl/tk8.6.10-src.tar.gz)
* --safari automatically unzips when downloading
'''
% cp ~/Downloads/tk8.6.10-src.tar ~/Documents/tcl
% cd ~/Documents/tcl
% tar -xf tk8.6.10-src.tar
% cd ~/Documents/tcl/tk8.6.10/unix
% CC=/usr/bin/cc ./configure
--with-tcl=/Users/redacted/Documents/tcl/tcl8.6.10/unix --prefix=/usr/local
--enable-framework --enable-aqua
'''
* output of the `configure` command:
`checking for Tcl configuration...
checking ...`
[BIG SNIP/]
`configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Tk-Info.plist
config.status: creating Wish-Info.plist
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating tkConfig.sh
config.status: creating tk.pc
config.status: executing Tk.framework commands`
* --macos has a different idea of where the man-pages should go
'''
% nano Makefile
--CHANGE FROM:
mandir = ${prefix}/man
--CHANGE TO:
mandir = ${prefix}/share/man
--1 line changed
CTRL+O
CTRL+X
'''
* `make test` (3rd command below), I could not get to link
* --contrary to tcl/tk docs, do `make test` AFTER `make install`
'''
% make
% sudo make install
% NATIVE_TCLSH=/usr/local/bin/tclsh8.6 sudo make test
'''
* output of the `make` command (showing only warnings):
- 1x `warning: 'scrollRect:by:' is deprecated: first deprecated in macOS
10.14`
* output of the `make install` command:
no warnings, no errors
### 5. Install scid
* read [Framework
Headers](https://community.activestate.com/t/tcl-tk-applications-in-c-on-macos/1893)
* visit [code page](https://sourceforge.net/p/scid/code/ci/master/tree/)
* click [Download Snapshot](Download)
* --safari does NOT automatically unzip when downloading
* looks like "scid-code-49948d684e3ef9726de131e1ebaf1df1a7ad579c.zip" (YMMV)
* we will do a rename (5th command below)
'''
% mkdir ~/Documents/scid
% cp ~/Downloads/scid-code-*.zip ~/Documents/scid
% cd ~/Documents/scid
% unzip scid-code-*.zip
% rm scid-code-*.zip
% mv scid-code-* scid-code
'''
* scid is hard-coded to check for version 8.5 on startup (basically an assert)
modify the startup script to check for 8.6
--Maybe the third line below doesn't need changing, I don't know.
'''
% cd ~/Documents/scid/scid-code/tcl
% nano start.tcl
--CHANGE FROM:
package require Tcl 8.5
package require Tk 8.5
if {$tcl_version == 8.5} { catch {package require img::png} }
--CHANGE TO:
package require Tcl 8.6
package require Tk 8.6
if {$tcl_version == 8.6} { catch {package require img::png} }
--3 lines changed
CTRL+O
CTRL+X
'''
* To actually compile against version 8.6 (separate from the startup check)
modify the Makefile.conf according to the Framework Headers link above.
--What the Makefile.conf does otherwise is not even close.
'''
% cd ~/Documents/scid/scid-code
% nano Makefile.conf
--CHANGE FROM:
TCL_VERSION = @TCL_VERSION@
TCL_INCLUDE = @TCL_INCLUDE@
TCL_LIBRARY = @TCL_LIBRARY@
--CHANGE TO:
TCL_VERSION = 8.6
TCL_INCLUDE = -I/Library/Frameworks/Tcl.framework/Headers
-I/Library/Frameworks/Tk.framework/Headers
TCL_LIBRARY = -F/Library/Frameworks -framework Tcl -framework Tk
--3 lines changed
CTRL+O
CTRL+X
'''
* --note that `configure` (see output below) is reporting 8.6 :-)
* -- `configure` is NOT reporting the correct Framework path :-(
* -- why we couldn't leave the three @TCL_*@ variables above
* `scid` (3rd command below) will test that Scid is working
* copying to Applications makes it available in Launchpad
'''
% ./configure
% sudo make install
% ~/Documents/scid/scid-code/dist/Scid.app/Contents/Resources/bin/scid
% sudo cp ~/Documents/scid/scid-code/dist/Scid.app /Applications
'''
* output of the `configure` command:
`configure: Makefile configuration program for Scid
Tcl/Tk version: 8.6
Your operating system is: Darwin 19.6.0
Location of Tcl/Tk Aqua frameworks: /Library/Frameworks
Using Makefile.conf.
The Makefile configured for your system was written.
Now just type "make" to compile Scid.`
* output of the `make install` command:
no warnings, no errors
* output of the `scid` command:
scid starts :-# Install Scid from source on macOS Catalina
Read [Compile Scid](https://sourceforge.net/p/scid/wiki/CompileScid/)
The macOS binary distribution on the download link is built against Tcl/Tk
8.5. Per the instructions on the Wiki, it's better to build against a later
version. To do that, it's necessary to build from source. Here are the steps
I performed to accomplish that.
key:
* a step to perform or a comment by me
--definitely a comment by me
% a command in macOS Terminal
redacted := my macOS username, replace this with yours
## Overview
1. Install Xcode
2. Install command line tools
3. Install tcl 8.6
4. Install tk 8.6
5. Install scid
## Steps
### 1. Install Xcode
* App Store | Search | Xcode | Get
* test Xcode as below
'''
% mkdir foo
% cd foo
% touch Makefile
% make -f Makefile
'''
* macos might prompt you to accept the Xcode license
* accept (if needed) then repeat the `make` command
* output of the `make` command:
`Makefile:1: *** missing separator. Stop.`
* --OK :)
### 2. Install command line tools
* the easiest way is simply to execute a command that needs them
* --for example, `configure` tcl, see next section
### 3. Install tcl 8.6
* read [Compiling for Macintosh](https://www.tcl.tk/doc/howto/compile.html)
* visit [download page](https://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/download.html)
* download [Tcl 8.6.10
Sources](https://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tcl/tcl8.6.10-src.tar.gz)
* --safari automatically unzips when downloading
'''
% mkdir ~/Documents/tcl
% cp ~/Downloads/tcl8.6.10-src.tar ~/Documents/tcl
% cd ~/Documents/tcl
% tar -xf tcl8.6.10-src.tar
% cd ~/Documents/tcl/tcl8.6.10/unix
% CC=/usr/bin/cc ./configure --enable-framework --enable-aqua --enable-threads
'''
* macos might prompt you to `download the command line developer tools`
* download (if needed) then repeat the `configure` command
* output of the `configure` command:
`checking ...`
[BIG SNIP/]
`configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Tcl-Info.plist
config.status: creating Tclsh-Info.plist
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating dltest/Makefile
config.status: creating tclConfig.sh
config.status: creating tcl.pc
config.status: executing Tcl.framework commands`
* --macos has a different idea of where the man-pages should go
'''
% nano Makefile
--CHANGE FROM:
mandir = ${prefix}/man
--CHANGE TO:
mandir = ${prefix}/share/man
--1 line changed
CTRL+O
CTRL+X
'''
* `make test` (3rd command below) is optional
* --contrary to tcl/tk docs, do `make test` AFTER `make install`
'''
% make
% sudo make install
% NATIVE_TCLSH=/usr/local/bin/tclsh8.6 sudo make test
% sudo ln /usr/local/bin/tclsh /usr/local/bin/tclsh8.6
'''
* output of the `make` command (showing only warnings):
- 1x `incompatible redeclaration of library function` : 'strstr'
- 24x `'OSSpinLock' is deprecated: first deprecated in macOS 10.12`
- 24x `'OSSpinLockUnlock' is deprecated: first deprecated in macOS 10.12`
- 13x `configure ... unrecognized options: --enable-framework,
--enable-aqua`
- 1x `configure ... unrecognized options: --with-tclinclude,
--enable-framework, --enable-aqua, --enable-shared`
- 4x `configure ... Found Makefile - using build library specs...`
- 4x `configure ... Looking for "/Users/.../Makefile"`
- 4x `configure ... Found Makefile - using build include spec...`
- 3x `variable 'i' is incremented both in the loop header and in the loop
body`
- 1x `overlapping comparisons always evaluate to false`
- 1x `shifting a negative signed value is undefined`
- 16x `adding 'int' to a string does not append to the string`
* output of the `make install` command (showing only errors):
- 1x :
`ERROR: version conflict for package "Tcl": have 8.5.9, need 8.6-
If running this script from 'make html', set the NATIVE_TCLSH environment
variable to point to an installed tclsh8.6 (or the equivalent tclsh86.exe
on Windows).
make: *** [html-tcl] Error 1`
* --I see a bootstrapping problem there. Obviously we can't set the
NATIVE_TCLSH environment variable to a valid path BEFORE we do the
`make install`. So I ignored it and hoped for the best. It seemed
to work okay.
### 4. Install tk 8.6
* --steps are very similar to installing tcl 8.6
* visit [download page](https://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/download.html)
* download [Tk 8.6.10
Sources](https://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tcl/tk8.6.10-src.tar.gz)
* --safari automatically unzips when downloading
'''
% cp ~/Downloads/tk8.6.10-src.tar ~/Documents/tcl
% cd ~/Documents/tcl
% tar -xf tk8.6.10-src.tar
% cd ~/Documents/tcl/tk8.6.10/unix
% CC=/usr/bin/cc ./configure
--with-tcl=/Users/redacted/Documents/tcl/tcl8.6.10/unix --prefix=/usr/local
--enable-framework --enable-aqua
'''
* output of the `configure` command:
`checking for Tcl configuration...
checking ...`
[BIG SNIP/]
`configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Tk-Info.plist
config.status: creating Wish-Info.plist
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating tkConfig.sh
config.status: creating tk.pc
config.status: executing Tk.framework commands`
* --macos has a different idea of where the man-pages should go
'''
% nano Makefile
--CHANGE FROM:
mandir = ${prefix}/man
--CHANGE TO:
mandir = ${prefix}/share/man
--1 line changed
CTRL+O
CTRL+X
'''
* `make test` (3rd command below), I could not get to link
* --contrary to tcl/tk docs, do `make test` AFTER `make install`
'''
% make
% sudo make install
% NATIVE_TCLSH=/usr/local/bin/tclsh8.6 sudo make test
'''
* output of the `make` command (showing only warnings):
- 1x `warning: 'scrollRect:by:' is deprecated: first deprecated in macOS
10.14`
* output of the `make install` command:
no warnings, no errors
### 5. Install scid
* read [Framework
Headers](https://community.activestate.com/t/tcl-tk-applications-in-c-on-macos/1893)
* visit [code page](https://sourceforge.net/p/scid/code/ci/master/tree/)
* click [Download Snapshot](Download)
* --safari does NOT automatically unzip when downloading
* looks like "scid-code-49948d684e3ef9726de131e1ebaf1df1a7ad579c.zip" (YMMV)
* we will do a rename (5th command below)
'''
% mkdir ~/Documents/scid
% cp ~/Downloads/scid-code-*.zip ~/Documents/scid
% cd ~/Documents/scid
% unzip scid-code-*.zip
% rm scid-code-*.zip
% mv scid-code-* scid-code
'''
* scid is hard-coded to check for version 8.5 on startup (basically an assert)
modify the startup script to check for 8.6
--Maybe the third line below doesn't need changing, I don't know.
'''
% cd ~/Documents/scid/scid-code/tcl
% nano start.tcl
--CHANGE FROM:
package require Tcl 8.5
package require Tk 8.5
if {$tcl_version == 8.5} { catch {package require img::png} }
--CHANGE TO:
package require Tcl 8.6
package require Tk 8.6
if {$tcl_version == 8.6} { catch {package require img::png} }
--3 lines changed
CTRL+O
CTRL+X
'''
* To actually compile against version 8.6 (separate from the startup check)
modify the Makefile.conf according to the Framework Headers link above.
--What the Makefile.conf does otherwise is not even close.
'''
% cd ~/Documents/scid/scid-code
% nano Makefile.conf
--CHANGE FROM:
TCL_VERSION = @TCL_VERSION@
TCL_INCLUDE = @TCL_INCLUDE@
TCL_LIBRARY = @TCL_LIBRARY@
--CHANGE TO:
TCL_VERSION = 8.6
TCL_INCLUDE = -I/Library/Frameworks/Tcl.framework/Headers
-I/Library/Frameworks/Tk.framework/Headers
TCL_LIBRARY = -F/Library/Frameworks -framework Tcl -framework Tk
--3 lines changed
CTRL+O
CTRL+X
'''
* --note that `configure` (see output below) is reporting 8.6 :-)
* -- `configure` is NOT reporting the correct Framework path :-(
* -- why we couldn't leave the three @TCL_*@ variables above
* `scid` (3rd command below) will test that Scid is working
* copying to Applications makes it available in Launchpad
'''
% ./configure
% sudo make install
% ~/Documents/scid/scid-code/dist/Scid.app/Contents/Resources/bin/scid
% sudo cp ~/Documents/scid/scid-code/dist/Scid.app /Applications
'''
* output of the `configure` command:
`configure: Makefile configuration program for Scid
Tcl/Tk version: 8.6
Your operating system is: Darwin 19.6.0
Location of Tcl/Tk Aqua frameworks: /Library/Frameworks
Using Makefile.conf.
The Makefile configured for your system was written.
Now just type "make" to compile Scid.`
* output of the `make install` command:
no warnings, no errors
* output of the `scid` command:
scid starts :)
)
# Install Scid from source on macOS Catalina
Read [Compile Scid](https://sourceforge.net/p/scid/wiki/CompileScid/)
The macOS binary distribution on the download link is built against Tcl/Tk
8.5. Per the instructions on the Wiki, it's better to build against a later
version. To do that, it's necessary to build from source. Here are the steps
I performed to accomplish that.
key:
* a step to perform or a comment by me
--definitely a comment by me
% a command in macOS Terminal
redacted := my macOS username, replace this with yours
## Overview
1. Install Xcode
2. Install command line tools
3. Install tcl 8.6
4. Install tk 8.6
5. Install scid
## Steps
### 1. Install Xcode
* App Store | Search | Xcode | Get
* test Xcode as below
'''
% mkdir foo
% cd foo
% touch Makefile
% make -f Makefile
'''
* macos might prompt you to accept the Xcode license
* accept (if needed) then repeat the `make` command
* output of the `make` command:
`Makefile:1: *** missing separator. Stop.`
* --OK :-)
### 2. Install command line tools
* the easiest way is simply to execute a command that needs them
* --for example, `configure` tcl, see next section
### 3. Install tcl 8.6
* read [Compiling for Macintosh](https://www.tcl.tk/doc/howto/compile.html)
* visit [download page](https://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/download.html)
* download [Tcl 8.6.10
Sources](https://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tcl/tcl8.6.10-src.tar.gz)
* --safari automatically unzips when downloading
'''
% mkdir ~/Documents/tcl
% cp ~/Downloads/tcl8.6.10-src.tar ~/Documents/tcl
% cd ~/Documents/tcl
% tar -xf tcl8.6.10-src.tar
% cd ~/Documents/tcl/tcl8.6.10/unix
% CC=/usr/bin/cc ./configure --enable-framework --enable-aqua --enable-threads
'''
* macos might prompt you to `download the command line developer tools`
* download (if needed) then repeat the `configure` command
* output of the `configure` command:
`checking ...`
[BIG SNIP/]
`configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Tcl-Info.plist
config.status: creating Tclsh-Info.plist
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating dltest/Makefile
config.status: creating tclConfig.sh
config.status: creating tcl.pc
config.status: executing Tcl.framework commands`
* --macos has a different idea of where the man-pages should go
'''
% nano Makefile
--CHANGE FROM:
mandir = ${prefix}/man
--CHANGE TO:
mandir = ${prefix}/share/man
--1 line changed
CTRL+O
CTRL+X
'''
* `make test` (3rd command below) is optional
* --contrary to tcl/tk docs, do `make test` AFTER `make install`
'''
% make
% sudo make install
% NATIVE_TCLSH=/usr/local/bin/tclsh8.6 sudo make test
% sudo ln /usr/local/bin/tclsh /usr/local/bin/tclsh8.6
'''
* output of the `make` command (showing only warnings):
- 1x `incompatible redeclaration of library function` : 'strstr'
- 24x `'OSSpinLock' is deprecated: first deprecated in macOS 10.12`
- 24x `'OSSpinLockUnlock' is deprecated: first deprecated in macOS 10.12`
- 13x `configure ... unrecognized options: --enable-framework,
--enable-aqua`
- 1x `configure ... unrecognized options: --with-tclinclude,
--enable-framework, --enable-aqua, --enable-shared`
- 4x `configure ... Found Makefile - using build library specs...`
- 4x `configure ... Looking for "/Users/.../Makefile"`
- 4x `configure ... Found Makefile - using build include spec...`
- 3x `variable 'i' is incremented both in the loop header and in the loop
body`
- 1x `overlapping comparisons always evaluate to false`
- 1x `shifting a negative signed value is undefined`
- 16x `adding 'int' to a string does not append to the string`
* output of the `make install` command (showing only errors):
- 1x :
`ERROR: version conflict for package "Tcl": have 8.5.9, need 8.6-
If running this script from 'make html', set the NATIVE_TCLSH environment
variable to point to an installed tclsh8.6 (or the equivalent tclsh86.exe
on Windows).
make: *** [html-tcl] Error 1`
* --I see a bootstrapping problem there. Obviously we can't set the
NATIVE_TCLSH environment variable to a valid path BEFORE we do the
`make install`. So I ignored it and hoped for the best. It seemed
to work okay.
### 4. Install tk 8.6
* --steps are very similar to installing tcl 8.6
* visit [download page](https://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/download.html)
* download [Tk 8.6.10
Sources](https://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tcl/tk8.6.10-src.tar.gz)
* --safari automatically unzips when downloading
'''
% cp ~/Downloads/tk8.6.10-src.tar ~/Documents/tcl
% cd ~/Documents/tcl
% tar -xf tk8.6.10-src.tar
% cd ~/Documents/tcl/tk8.6.10/unix
% CC=/usr/bin/cc ./configure
--with-tcl=/Users/redacted/Documents/tcl/tcl8.6.10/unix --prefix=/usr/local
--enable-framework --enable-aqua
'''
* output of the `configure` command:
`checking for Tcl configuration...
checking ...`
[BIG SNIP/]
`configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Tk-Info.plist
config.status: creating Wish-Info.plist
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating tkConfig.sh
config.status: creating tk.pc
config.status: executing Tk.framework commands`
* --macos has a different idea of where the man-pages should go
'''
% nano Makefile
--CHANGE FROM:
mandir = ${prefix}/man
--CHANGE TO:
mandir = ${prefix}/share/man
--1 line changed
CTRL+O
CTRL+X
'''
* `make test` (3rd command below), I could not get to link
* --contrary to tcl/tk docs, do `make test` AFTER `make install`
'''
% make
% sudo make install
% NATIVE_TCLSH=/usr/local/bin/tclsh8.6 sudo make test
'''
* output of the `make` command (showing only warnings):
- 1x `warning: 'scrollRect:by:' is deprecated: first deprecated in macOS
10.14`
* output of the `make install` command:
no warnings, no errors
### 5. Install scid
* read [Framework
Headers](https://community.activestate.com/t/tcl-tk-applications-in-c-on-macos/1893)
* visit [code page](https://sourceforge.net/p/scid/code/ci/master/tree/)
* click [Download Snapshot](Download)
* --safari does NOT automatically unzip when downloading
* looks like "scid-code-49948d684e3ef9726de131e1ebaf1df1a7ad579c.zip" (YMMV)
* we will do a rename (5th command below)
'''
% mkdir ~/Documents/scid
% cp ~/Downloads/scid-code-*.zip ~/Documents/scid
% cd ~/Documents/scid
% unzip scid-code-*.zip
% rm scid-code-*.zip
% mv scid-code-* scid-code
'''
* scid is hard-coded to check for version 8.5 on startup (basically an assert)
modify the startup script to check for 8.6
--Maybe the third line below doesn't need changing, I don't know.
'''
% cd ~/Documents/scid/scid-code/tcl
% nano start.tcl
--CHANGE FROM:
package require Tcl 8.5
package require Tk 8.5
if {$tcl_version == 8.5} { catch {package require img::png} }
--CHANGE TO:
package require Tcl 8.6
package require Tk 8.6
if {$tcl_version == 8.6} { catch {package require img::png} }
--3 lines changed
CTRL+O
CTRL+X
'''
* To actually compile against version 8.6 (separate from the startup check)
modify the Makefile.conf according to the Framework Headers link above.
--What the Makefile.conf does otherwise is not even close.
'''
% cd ~/Documents/scid/scid-code
% nano Makefile.conf
--CHANGE FROM:
TCL_VERSION = @TCL_VERSION@
TCL_INCLUDE = @TCL_INCLUDE@
TCL_LIBRARY = @TCL_LIBRARY@
--CHANGE TO:
TCL_VERSION = 8.6
TCL_INCLUDE = -I/Library/Frameworks/Tcl.framework/Headers
-I/Library/Frameworks/Tk.framework/Headers
TCL_LIBRARY = -F/Library/Frameworks -framework Tcl -framework Tk
--3 lines changed
CTRL+O
CTRL+X
'''
* --note that `configure` (see output below) is reporting 8.6 :-)
* -- `configure` is NOT reporting the correct Framework path :-(
* -- why we couldn't leave the three @TCL_*@ variables above
* `scid` (3rd command below) will test that Scid is working
* copying to Applications makes it available in Launchpad
'''
% ./configure
% sudo make install
% ~/Documents/scid/scid-code/dist/Scid.app/Contents/Resources/bin/scid
% sudo cp ~/Documents/scid/scid-code/dist/Scid.app /Applications
'''
* output of the `configure` command:
`configure: Makefile configuration program for Scid
Tcl/Tk version: 8.6
Your operating system is: Darwin 19.6.0
Location of Tcl/Tk Aqua frameworks: /Library/Frameworks
Using Makefile.conf.
The Makefile configured for your system was written.
Now just type "make" to compile Scid.`
* output of the `make install` command:
no warnings, no errors
* output of the `scid` command:
scid starts :-)
My first email to the group, hope I did it right.
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