[vtkusers] Re: vtk 5.0.3 and Tcl 8.4

[Goodwin Lawlor]

Hi Jim,

Did you build vtk? Sounds like tcl84.dll is not in your path.

Alternatively, you can try 
http://www.bioengineering-research.com/vtk/vtkit.htm to download a 
vtk/tcl stand-alone executable.

hth

Goodwin

Jim Harsh wrote:
> I'm trying to use VTK after a long hiatus and have installed the latest 
> releases, vtk 5.0.3 with tcl8.4 on my Win XP box. When I click on a .tcl 
> file, the vtk.exe command window opens but I get an error box stating 
> that "This application has failed to start because tcl84.dll was not 
> found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." It didn't, I 
> tried reinstalling vtk and tcl/tk. What environment variables should be 
> define? TC_LIBRARY, TCLLIBPATH are both pointing to the folder where 
> tcl84.dll is residing.
> I looked in the FAQ and it talks about "fixes" to the ccmake process but 
> states that it only for VTK 4.2 and the fixes will not be required for 
> future releases.
> 
> What did I miss?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jim
> 
> 
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