# Stupid TK

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stupid-tk/180371>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 18, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stupid-tk/180371 "2009-12-18T18:00:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Philliam\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Philliam\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Philliam_A)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stupid-tk/180371/1 "2009-12-18T18:00:40Z")

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Can anyone please give me a compiled version of Tk 8.4? I have Tk 8.5  
but Ruby doesn’t work with that version, and I can’t figure out how to  
compile it. I am running Windows XP.

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**Author:** ![Philliam\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Philliam\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Philliam_A)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stupid-tk/180371/2 "2009-12-18T22:42:07Z")

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Philliam A. wrote:

> Can anyone please give me a compiled version of Tk 8.4? I have Tk 8.5  
> but Ruby doesn’t work with that version, and I can’t figure out how to  
> compile it. I am running Windows XP.

ActiveState has some versions you can download of it.  
Let me know if it doesn’t work.  
-r

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**Author:** ![Philliam\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Philliam\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Philliam_A)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 10:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stupid-tk/180371/3 "2009-12-18T22:47:26Z")

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On 12/18/2009 9:00 AM, Philliam A. wrote:

> Can anyone please give me a compiled version of Tk 8.4? I have Tk 8.5  
> but Ruby doesn’t work with that version, and I can’t figure out how to  
> compile it. I am running Windows XP.

i’ve have some luck with downloads from:

> **[Get Enterprise-grade Tcl from ActiveState](https://www.activestate.com/products/tcl/)**
>
> Get Tcl from ActiveState. The best commercially supported Tcl distribution for easy Tcl installation and quality-assured code.

the 8.4 windows binaries are in

> **[Get Enterprise-grade Tcl from ActiveState](https://www.activestate.com/products/tcl/)**
>
> Get Tcl from ActiveState. The best commercially supported Tcl distribution for easy Tcl installation and quality-assured code.