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Re: Perl/TK Missing Dependency Found


> > I can reproduce this on WinXP Pro SP1 (cygcheck output attached).  Adding
> > Perl/Tk to my installation and running the program in Brett's message
> > (<http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2006-01/msg00423.html>) causes a SIGSEGV.
> > I don't have a debugging version of Perl, Perl/Tk, or fontconfig, but,
> > FWIW, here's the backtrace I get from gdb (some inconsequental output
> > snipped):
>
> fontconfig???
>
> Looks like I had the wrong perl-Tk release uploaded, the one with
> 'experimental' Xft support, and not the standard one on my system
> (which is why I couldn't dup this).  Now we all know why it's
> experimental.
>
> Look for a release -4 soon which should fix this.

Oh boy, what a run around for such a simple resolution.  I am very
grateful having a 'native' Perl/TK for Cygwin vs. having to using
ActivePerl and shell out to Cygwin scripts, but this could have been an
easier transition.

Yes, I will look for the release with much anticipation and test as soon
as it does.

Thank you,

Brett
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Brett C. Serkez, Techie


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