On Jun 16, 2025, at 19:22, Dave Horsfall wrote:
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> dave$ sudo port install p5-tk
> p5-tk is replaced by p5.34-tk
> ---> Computing dependencies for p5.34-tk
> ---> Cleaning p5.34-tk
> ---> Scanning binaries for linking errors
> ---> No broken files found.
I'm having trouble installing Perl/Tk (High Sierra 10.13.6 - as far as
this thing will go); I don't want the CPAN version because it insists on
installing its own Perl (which hangs on one of the tests anyway).
dave$ sudo port install p5-tk
p5-tk is replaced b
On Thu, 7 Mar 2019 at 16:08, Christopher Chavez wrote:
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> To clarify, there is no `p5-tkk` port, it's probably a misspelling.
Sorry, yes, that was a typo. It was supposed to be tkx rather than tkk.
Mojca
erl nor Tk.
To clarify, there is no `p5-tkk` port, it's probably a misspelling.
What Mojca said is correct: Perl/Tk never made it onto the native macOS
"Aqua" UI, and still requires XQuartz. Based on what the current Perl/Tk
maintainer has said, it would be a lot of effort to ge
Mojca Miklavec wrote:
> Dear Dave,
>
> We have ports for:
> - p5-tk
> - p5-tkk
> - p5-tcl-ptk
and p5-tkx.
Dear Dave,
We have ports for:
- p5-tk
- p5-tkk
- p5-tcl-ptk
Sadly most of the comments about Perl/Tk are still true, the situation
hasn't really changed a bit since the last century (not sure if a
smiley or sad face belongs here), most likely because the interest for
Perl faded away in favo
Skip it; I've just discovered the port p5-tk (too much blood in my
caffeine system). Sorry for the noise...
(In my defence, the comments were mostly on StackOverflow, who have no
idea what they're talking about the best of times.)
-- Dave
I've got a sudden urge to add a graphical front-end to my myriad Perl
scripts (puzzle solvers, crypto tools, device controllers, etc), and
Perl/Tk seems to be just the thing; I've already bought the books :-)
However, it seems to be unsupported on the Mac, with comments like does
