Version 2 of How should I then code if I want my program to run on most platforms

Version 2 of How should I then code if I want my program to run on most platforms

Updated 2002-11-05 18:40:56

Purpose: gather together tips on writing portable Tcl and Tk programs that will more likely run on many platforms.

See these PostScript files for observations on portable Tcl coding.

ftp://tcl.activestate.com/pub/tcl/doc/portable-tk.ps and ftp://tcl.activestate.com/pub/tcl/doc/portable-tk-slides.ps

Stay away from platform specific extensions, including DDE, Registry,

and AppleScript.

See Windows for some information about windows.
Use file rather than exec or self parsing file names, etc.

Category Porting