Purpose: to discuss on what platforms the specific 8.5 version of [Tcl] runs, and point to pages that discuss particular issues relating to the various operating systems.

The [On What Platforms Does Tcl Run] page has become quite old, outdated and cluttered with a messy mix of assorted information that only applies to older versions of Tcl. Some of it is dubious/unverified. Many topics of this wiki are broken into many pages, one for each historical version of Tcl. That system provides for better focus and organization of the data in certain cases.

Tcl 8.5 runs on the following platforms:

   * [AIX], IBM.

   * [BSD] [Unix] variations such as [FreeBSD], [NetBSD], [OpenBSD].

   * [HP-UX].

   * IRIX, SGI.

   * [Linux] x86 and 64-bit.

   * [MacOS X], [Apple].

   * [Solaris] 8+ SPARC. 

   * [Solaris] x86.  

   * [Windows] 32-bit, [Microsoft] - XP, Vista (Can anyone confirm it runs on 9.x, ME, NT?)

   * [Windows] 64-bit, [Microsoft] - WinXP and Vista. (can anyone confirm???)

   * [Windows/CE]/[PocketPC], [Microsoft]. (can anyone confirm???)

'''NOTES:'''

Tk 8.5 may not run on some of the above platforms. (Does that warrant a separate page for Tk?)

Most current Linux distributions come with Tcl and Tk as installable packages, and sources should compile just fine. Binaries can be found at places like [ActiveTcl] as well as the various distro repositories.

Most [BSD] [Unix] distributions come with Tcl and Tk as installable packages, and sources should compile just fine.

If you can confirm that Tcl/Tk 8.5 works on any platform not included in this page, please update the info.


Download sites:

   * Official Tcl/Tk's community Web site: http://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/download.html

   * [ActiveState]: http://www.activestate.com/activetcl/downloads/

   * SourceForge: http://sf.net/projects/tcl

   * IRIX binaries (Tcl/Tk 8.5.7): http://www.posoft.de/html/sgiBinaries.html

Any other good place for downloading Tcl/Tk 8.5?

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See also:
   * [On What Platforms Does Tcl Run]
   * [On What Platforms Does Tcl 8.6 Run]
   * [Cross Platform differences in Tcl/Tk] 
   * [What should I be sure to do so my Tcl based programs run cross platform]
   * [How should I then code if I want my program to run on most platforms]
   * [tcl_platform]
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