[maemo-developers] Tcl/Tk and C++ for Chess

[From: Tapani Pälli]

Hello;

ext William Gordon Rutherdale wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I'm still quite new to Maemo development and just barely got a 
> command-line hello world program going so far.
>
> I would like to get a GPL'd program called ChessDB running on it.  This 
> program is good at analysing chess positions, as opposed to playing 
> them.  For instance you can set up an endgame position and analyse 
> different variations.  This is something I would like to do on the 
> subway using the N800.
>
> Anyway, I looked through the ChessDB code.  It is written mostly in 
> C++.  The user interface part, however, is in Tcl/Tk.  Thus there is no 
> messy C GUI library to contend with as in porting some other software.  
> At present I am using OS 2007 but can switch to OS 2008 if necessary.
>
> I was wondering if others have experience with the following issues:
>
> A)  Is it hard getting Tcl/Tk running on either OS 2007 or 2008?
>
> B)  Do applications running in Tcl/Tk generally have behavioural issues 
> once you get them going?
>
>   

For help with Tcl/Tk you might want to contact author of this project :
https://garage.maemo.org/projects/gnocl/, see also
http://www.geocities.jp/ono_tetsu/gnocl/. There seems to  be Tcl and Tk
packages for Bora release.

Virtual keyboard won't work for Tcl/Tk applications, other than that you
should not encounter much problems.

> C)  Would a straight C++ program have any problems with standard shared 
> runtime libraries on the N800 using either OS?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> -Will
>
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// Tapani Pälli

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Software Engineer
Open Source Software Operations