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Tk_InitStubs(3) 	      Tk Library Procedures		 Tk_InitStubs(3)

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NAME
     Tk_InitStubs - initialize the Tk stubs mechanism

SYNOPSIS
     #include <tk.h>

     const char *
     Tk_InitStubs(interp, version, exact)

ARGUMENTS
     Tcl_Interp *interp (in)	      Tcl interpreter handle.

     char *version (in) 	      A version string consisting of one or more
				      decimal numbers separated by dots.

     int exact (in)		      Non-zero means that only the particular Tk
				      version  specified  by  version is accept-
				      able.  Zero means that versions newer than
				      version are also	acceptable  as	long  as
				      they have the same major version number as
				      version.
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INTRODUCTION
     The  Tcl  stubs mechanism defines a way to dynamically bind extensions to a
     particular Tcl implementation at run time.  the stubs mechanism requires no
     changes to applications incorporating Tcl/Tk interpreters.  Only developers
     creating C-based Tcl/Tk extensions need to take  steps  to  use  the  stubs
     mechanism	with  their extensions.  See the Tcl_InitStubs page for more in-
     formation.

     Enabling the stubs mechanism for a Tcl/Tk extension requires the  following
     steps:

     1)   Call Tcl_InitStubs in the extension before calling any other Tcl func-
	  tions.

     2)   Call	Tk_InitStubs  if the extension before calling any other Tk func-
	  tions.

     2)   Define the USE_TCL_STUBS and the USE_TK_STUBS symbols. Typically,  you
	  would  include  the  -DUSE_TCL_STUBS and the -DUSE_TK_STUBS flags when
	  compiling the extension.

     3)   Link the extension with the Tcl and Tk stubs libraries instead of  the
	  standard  Tcl  and Tk libraries.  On Unix platforms, the library names
	  are libtclstub8.4.a and libtkstub8.4.a; on Windows platforms, the  li-
	  brary  names	are  tclstub84.lib  and tkstub84.lib. Adjust the library
	  names with appropriate version number but note that the extension  may
	  only	be used with versions of Tcl/Tk that have that version number or
	  higher.

DESCRIPTION
     Tk_InitStubs attempts to initialize the Tk stub table pointers  and  ensure
     that  the	correct  version of Tk is loaded.  In addition to an interpreter
     handle, it accepts as arguments a version number and a Boolean  flag  indi-
     cating  whether  the  extension requires an exact version match or not.  If
     exact is 0, then the extension is indicating that newer versions of Tk  are
     acceptable  as  long as they have the same major version number as version;
     non-zero means that only the specified version  is  acceptable.   Tcl_Init-
     Stubs  returns  a string containing the actual version of Tk satisfying the
     request, or NULL if the Tk version is not acceptable, does not support  the
     stubs mechanism, or any other error condition occurred.

SEE ALSO
     Tcl_InitStubs

KEYWORDS
     stubs

Tk				       8.4			 Tk_InitStubs(3)

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