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gh-150836: Build Tcl/Tk with noembed on Windows #150888

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build Tcl/Tk with noembed on Windows
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build libtclzip
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2026-06-04-18-53-18.gh-issue-150836.Wci7bZ.rst
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On Windows Tcl/Tk 9.0.3 is built without embedded Tcl/Tk library scripts.
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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions PCbuild/tcl.vcxproj
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<Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

<PropertyGroup>
<TclOpts>msvcrt</TclOpts>
<TclOpts Condition="$(Configuration) == 'Debug'">symbols,msvcrt</TclOpts>
<TclOpts>noembed,msvcrt</TclOpts>
<TclOpts Condition="$(Configuration) == 'Debug'">symbols,noembed,msvcrt</TclOpts>
<TclDirs>BUILDDIRTOP="$(BuildDirTop)" INSTALLDIR="$(OutDir.TrimEnd(`\`))" INSTALL_DIR="$(OutDir.TrimEnd(`\`))"</TclDirs>
<DebugFlags Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">DEBUGFLAGS="-wd4456 -wd4457 -wd4458 -wd4459 -wd4996"</DebugFlags>
<WarningsFlags>WARNINGS="-W3 -wd4311 -wd4312"</WarningsFlags>
<NMakeBuildCommandLine>setlocal
set VCINSTALLDIR=$(VCInstallDir)
cd /D "$(tclDir)win"
nmake -f makefile.vc MACHINE=$(TclMachine) OPTS=$(TclOpts) $(TclDirs) $(DebugFlags) $(WarningsFlags) $(TclshNativeFlag) core shell dlls
nmake -f makefile.vc MACHINE=$(TclMachine) OPTS=$(TclOpts) $(TclDirs) $(DebugFlags) $(WarningsFlags) $(TclshNativeFlag) core shell dlls libtclzip

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Does the extra target create any more DLLs that we need to include in the distribution?

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This new target does not require any new DLLs.

This just explicitly requests for libtcl9.0.3.zip to be created. It is needed in the install step as the file is copied into the lib directory regardless of the embed/noembed option. When using the default embed option this file is created automatically and then embedded at the end of the DLL.

It seem odd that this file is included in the install-libraries target as it is not required at runtime from what I can tell. It is either embedded in the DLL (embed) or included unpacked (noembed). I'm going to check with upstream for a answer.

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Upstream ticket on install-libraries target and noembed, https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcl/tktview/76952ef5925f8785ac57

nmake -f makefile.vc MACHINE=$(TclMachine) OPTS=$(TclOpts) $(TclDirs) $(DebugFlags) $(WarningsFlags) $(TclshNativeFlag) install-binaries install-libraries
copy /Y ..\license.terms "$(OutDir)\tcllicense.terms"
</NMakeBuildCommandLine>
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions PCbuild/tk.vcxproj
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<Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

<PropertyGroup>
<TkOpts>msvcrt</TkOpts>
<TkOpts Condition="$(Configuration) == 'Debug'">symbols,msvcrt</TkOpts>
<TkOpts>noembed,msvcrt</TkOpts>
<TkOpts Condition="$(Configuration) == 'Debug'">symbols,noembed,msvcrt</TkOpts>
<TkDirs>BUILDDIRTOP="$(BuildDirTop)" TCLDIR="$(tclDir.TrimEnd(`\`))" INSTALLDIR="$(OutDir.TrimEnd(`\`))"</TkDirs>
<DebugFlags Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">DEBUGFLAGS="-wd4456 -wd4457 -wd4458 -wd4459 -wd4996"</DebugFlags>
<WarningsFlags>WARNINGS="-W3 -wd4244 -wd4267 -wd4311 -wd4312 -wd4334"</WarningsFlags>
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