Error: can't read debugstate: no such variable

[Perry Hargrave]

i've x86 (core duo) with arch linux.

i've just built scilab-se-build-4_21422 (a build of 4.1.2 wouldn't work 
at all) with these options:

./configure --prefix=/usr --with-gfortran --with-tk --with-pvm 
--without-ocaml --without-java --with-gtk2

It compiles with no errors. and runs the command window and all demos 
I've seen OK.

When I try to enter the scipad i get this error (when scipad is started 
the first time) in the command window:

shared archive loaded
Link done
 !--error 999
TCL_EvalStr, tab stop "-34.38852765205531" is not at a positive distance 
at line 1
at line      73 of function scipad called by : 
scipad();(1)
while executing a callback



and the editor doesnt start at all. usually it will start the second 
time I try.

Once it starts I keep getting and error about 'debugstate' not being 
defined, and this renders SciPad useless (everytime I click in the text 
field to edit the error occurs).

some googling turned up this: 
http://viewvc.scilab.org/bin/cgi/viewvc.cgi/trunk/scilab/modules/scipad/tcl/db_states.tcl?view=markup&pathrev=18170

but I'm not sure how to proceed from here. Any suggestions?

thanks.