ooptclbackwards-compatibilityincr-tcl

Using incr-tcl with version 8.4.19


Is it possible to use incr-tcl when working with tcl version 8.4.19? Which include packages are required? Until now we used Active-Tcl version 8.6, which came with incr-tcl built-in. Now we need to support stations that only have version 8.4.19 installed, and I want to know whether there's a technological roadblock or if it's just a matter of installing and referencing additional packages.


Solution

  • It's most certainly possible to have [incr Tcl] working with the Tcl 8.4 series.

    bash$ tclsh8.4
    % puts [info patchlevel]
    8.4.7
    % package require Itcl
    3.3
    % puts $itcl::patchLevel
    3.3b1
    

    You might prefer a slightly different version, but that combination works on my system (OSX Leopard).