Re: [RFA] Add dependency of gdb on tcl/tk libraries

Keith Seitz
2001-04-13T07:23:00Z

On Fri, 13 Apr 2001, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> > 2001-04-12 John R. Moore <jmoore@redhat.com>
> >
> > * configure.in: Added dependency of gdb on tcl/tk libraries.
> > * Makefile.in: Likewise.
> > * configure: Regenerated with the above using autoconf.
>
> Hmm... am I missing something, or does this patch _require_ tcl to be
> linked in? What about ports that *never* build with tcl, such as
> DJGPP? What if the Tcl and Tk directories don't exist at configure
> time?

This patch only really affects configure.in. The machinery for it has
existed in gdb for over three years. You've been using it all along.
(Spooky -- almost Erin Brokovich-ish.. Water, anyone?)

The configury change that John is adding (which appears good) is confined
only to Insight. A quick read of the surrounding code has:

if test "${enable_gdbtk}" = "yes"; then
[...]
TCL_DEPS="${tcldir}${TCL_LIB_FILE}"
[...]
fi

So, unless you configure with "--enable-gdbtk" or you have the insight
module present (which enables "--enable-gdbtk" by default), you'll never
see this.

However, to be safe... John, have you/can you check out the gdb module
(without Insight) and tried this? Does it cause any additional problems
(TCL_DEPS, TK_DEPS, etc should all be blank).

I have tested this patch with the insight module, both with
--enable-gdbtk and without, and it works just fine in both cases.

Keith