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Re: git-gui not working in a non-default Cygwin installation.

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BDBrian Dessent <brian@dessent.net>
Date
Feb 17, 2008, 13:39 UTC
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Jurko Gospodneti? wrote:
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>    Sorry, I seem to be a bit confused about this... Why does cygwin not
> support Tcl/Tk above version 8.4.1?
> 
>    What about the information found on
> http://opencircuitdesign.com/cygwin under 'Tcl-Cygwin binary
> distribution download and install:'? It lists some additional downloads
> that may be used to install the latest Tcl/Tk on cygwin... Why is this
> not included in the regular Cygwin distribution (setup.exe)?

The Cygwin tcl/tk package exists primarily to support the Insight debugger which uses its own bundled in-tree copy of tcl + tk + itcl + itk. If someone were to hack on Insight to decouple it, then it might be possible to ship a different/newer version, but not until then.

Brian
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Message 4 of 5 in “git-gui not working in a non-default Cygwin installation.”
  1. Jurko GospodnetićFeb 16, 2008
  2. Shawn O. PearceFeb 17, 2008
  3. Jurko GospodnetićFeb 17, 2008
  4. Brian DessentFeb 17, 2008
  5. Shawn O. PearceFeb 22, 2008

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