[PD] deken on osx syntax error

[rolfm at dds.nl]

IOhannes wrote:
> most likely the Tcl/Tk version is too old.
> which version do you run (and which arch?)

tcl:8.4 tk:8.4
OSX 5.10.8
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

rolf

rolfm at dds.nl schreef op 21-07-2016 12:20:
> i could circumvent this problem by downloading the externals with
> deken on another machine( Windows 10).
> still wondering why this error with deken;
> the macbook/osx version already too old?
> Pd works alright.
> 
> rolf
> 
> rolfm at dds.nl schreef op 16-07-2016 12:24:
>> hi list,
>> 
>> macbook osx 10.5.8
>> vanilla 47.1
>> 
>> cannot download externals:
>> 
>> syntax error in expression "True": variable references require 
>> preceding $
>> syntax error in expression "True": variable references require 
>> preceding $
>>     ("for" test expression)
>>     while compiling
>> "for {set i 0} {True} {incr i} {
>>             set tmpfile "${p}${fs}dekentmp.${i}"
>>             if {![file exists $tmpfile]} {
>>                 break
>>     ..."
>>     ("foreach" body line 3)
>>     while compiling
>> "foreach p $paths {
>>         #if { [ catch { file mkdir $p } ] } {}
>>         for {set i 0} {True} {incr i} {
>>             set tmpfile "${p}${fs}dekentmp.$..."
>>     (compiling body of proc "::deken::get_writable_dir", line 4)
>>     invoked from within
>> "::deken::get_writable_dir $::sys_staticpath "
>>     (procedure "::deken::clicked_link" line 13)
>>     invoked from within
>> "::deken::clicked_link
>> http://puredata.info/Members/zmoelnig/software/moocow/0-0extended/moocow-v0-0extended-(Darwin-i386-32)(Darwin-PowerPC-32)(Darwin..."
>>     (command bound to event)
>> 
>> what could be wrong?
>> 
>> rolf