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Do I need Tcl/Tk in order to build Perl/Tk?

April 26, 2017build Perl tcl tk

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Do I need Tcl/Tk in order to build Perl/Tk?

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Short answer: No not at all. Perl/Tk is completely independent of Tcl/Tk. Longer answer: In order to build Perl/Tk from source code you do need a recent version of perl, the perl/Tk source code kit, a graphical user interface library such as Xlib, Presentation Manager, or Win32; a C or C++ compiler, and a make utility. In some rare cases Perl/Tk binaries are distributed for some platforms but that is more the exception than a general rule (see below).