R windows FAQ (PR#1733)

[kevin.wright@pioneer.com]

I installed the Tcl/Tk software from www.activestate.com .

The installer did not add the Tcl/Tk DLLs to my PATH.  (Probably it should,
but I don't think the installer provided me with the option of modifying the
PATH.)

I am creating an R package that will be distributed to people who may not
have permission/skill to modify the PATH settings in Windows, so I was
excited to figure out that it was possible to set the PATH after starting R.
(I will do this in the R package)

It was a VERY useful trick for me, which is why I submitted the suggestion.

I may be the only person to find the suggestion useful, in which case it
wouldn't make sense to modify the FAQ.

Kevin


> > >
> > >Why do you need that?  In particular, why do you need
> > >.../library/tcltk/libs in the PATH?
> > >
> > >Both the README and the FAQ already tell you to put the 
> Tcl/Tk DLLs in
> > >the your path, so why does the information need to be repeated?
> >
> > I think this should be seen as an alternative way to put 
> them in your
> > path.  Windows documentation is very unclear about how to get
> > something put into your path.

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