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# Installing Tcl-8.4.4

    Estimated build time:           0.6 SBU
    Estimated required disk space:  24 MB

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## Installation of Tcl

This package and the next two are only installed to be able to run the test suites for GCC and Binutils. Installing three packages just for testing purposes may seem like overkill, but it is very reassuring, if not essential, to know that our most important tools are working properly.

Prepare Tcl to be compiled:

    cd unix
    ./configure --prefix=/tools

Build the package:

    make

This package has a testsuite available which can perform a number of checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the following command will do so:

    TZ=UTC make -k test

Sometimes, package testsuites will give false failures. You can consult the LFS Wiki at http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org to verify that these failures are normal. This applies to all tests throughout the book.

Install the package:

    make install

Make a link:

    ln -s tclsh8.4 /tools/bin/tclsh

Caution
Do not remove the `tcl8.4.4` source directory yet, as the next package will need its internal headers.

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