[MacPorts] #42756: macports doesn't compile with bundled tcl

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#42756: macports doesn't compile with bundled tcl
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  Reporter:  xeron.oskom@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect         |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal         |  Milestone:
 Component:  base           |    Version:  2.2.99
Resolution:                 |   Keywords:
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Comment (by egall@…):

 Replying to [comment:6 cal@…]:
 > Replying to [comment:4 egall@…]:
 > > Perhaps there could be a "`--with-bundled-tcl`" flag for the configure
 script to control whether the bundled tcl gets built or not?
 > > Or a "`--with-tcl-prefix=`" flag to control which already-installed
 copy of Tcl gets used, if any?
 >
 > That increases the possibility for misconfigurations (such as choosing
 Tcl 8.6),
 If a user is building from source themselves, they should be aware of
 that. Also I fail to see why choosing Tcl 8.6 is considered a
 "mis"configuration.
 >and is generally even more autoconf work to do, which I'd like to avoid.
 I like doing autoconf work, you could always let me do that for you. Heck,
 I may even already have such flags in my own fork of MacPorts, let me
 check...

 >
 > > There are already precedents for both in MacPorts, as I remember there
 being a "`--with-included-tclthread`" flag previously, and there are also
 "`--with-curlprefix`" and "`--with-sqlite3prefix`" flags for choosing the
 prefix of curl and sqlite3 respectively...
 >
 > Check again, those no longer exist (actually the curl one does, but the
 others are gone).
 I just checked out trunk and the sqlite3 one still exists, too. Also while
 the "`--with-included-tclthread`" flag may be gone now, I would argue that
 should be brought back as well, as its presence has often made the
 difference between compilation success and failure for me...

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/42756#comment:8>
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