[PD-dev] Can anyone on windows 7 confirm TCL bug?

[Roman Haefeli]

Hi Miller

On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 09:21 -0800, Miller Puckette wrote:
> To Pd dev -
> 
> Several of my students have windows 7, on which the TCL line
> "package require registry" seems to fail (not able to find or load
> the file tclreg12.dll).  I put a report on Sourceforge:
> 
> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3484492&group_id=55736&atid=478070
> 
> Woed any of you have ready access to a windows 7 mchine to see if you
> can replicate this?  I don't have one and it might be a while before I can
> get hold of one.

I can confirm this problem. Here is what I get in the Pd-window:

---
(Tcl) UNHANDLED ERROR: couldn't load library "C:/Program Files
(x86)/pd/lib/tcl8.5/reg/tclreg12.dll": this library or a dependent
library could not be found in library path
    while executing
"load {C:/Program Files (x86)/pd/lib/tcl8.5/reg/tclreg12.dll} registry"
    ("package ifneeded registry 1.2.1" script)
    invoked from within
"package require registry"
    (procedure "write_config_win" line 2)
    invoked from within
"write_config_win $data $adomain $akey $arr "
    (procedure "write_config" line 4)
    invoked from within
"write_config $::recentfiles_list $::recentfiles_domain
$::recentfiles_key true"
    (procedure "::pd_guiprefs::write_recentfiles" line 2)
    invoked from within
"::pd_guiprefs::write_recentfiles "
    (procedure "::pd_menus::update_recentfiles_on_menu" line 24)
    invoked from within
"::pd_menus::update_recentfiles_on_menu $menubar.file $write"
    (procedure "::pd_menus::update_recentfiles_menu" line 5)
    invoked from within
"::pd_menus::update_recentfiles_menu"
    (procedure "::pd_guiprefs::update_recentfiles" line 8)
    invoked from within
"::pd_guiprefs::update_recentfiles $filename"
    (procedure "pdtk_canvas_saveas" line 23)
    invoked from within
"pdtk_canvas_saveas .x1cc53b0 {Untitled-1} {C:/Program Files
(x86)/pd/bin}"
    ("uplevel" body line 1)
    invoked from within 
"uplevel #0 $cmd_from_pd"saved to: //filer/home$/rhaefeli/Desktop/blabla.pd
---

This on Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 with Pd-0.43.1.

I didn't have time to 'play' with the problem. If there is anything
specific I can test, please let me know.

Roman