[scilab-Users] Error: can't read debugstate: no such variable

[Perry Hargrave]

 > Is it the same with the binary version?

I just tried the binary 4.1.2 and it does work.

perry

François Vogel wrote:
> You have a problem with something Tcl I think related to setting tabs in 
> text widgets on your platform, not with Scipad.
> 
> You must fix the first error, not the problem with debugstate, which is 
> only a ocnsequence of the first TCL_EvalStr error.
> 
> Is it the same with the binary version? Perhaps what you see is due to 
> --with-gtk2
> 
>> It compiles with no errors. and runs the command window and all demos 
>> I've seen OK.
> 
> Did you try the Tcl demos? Try them.
> 
> Francois
> 
> 
> 
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> Perry Hargrave said on 12/04/2008 01:03:
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
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