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[incubus]

i need for my script the new clock command from tcl 8.5, so i dl tcl8.5.a3 and installed it (eggdrop reconfig and reinstalled too, successfully linked with new tcl).
my eggy always keep saying that clock is an invalid command. but in tclsh i can use it with no error. i also tried to load clock.tcl (shipped with tcl8.5a3) with my eggdrop but it keeps saying, clock is invalid.

does someone knows a solution for this or perhaps a function to compare 2 dates and tell which one is "older"?

[greenbear]

Make sure the eggdrop isnt using the older version of tcl, a .status on partyline should say.

The easiest way of finding th older date is to convert them both into unixtime (clock scan) and see which one is smaller.

[demond]

also, if you really need your bot to use the newly installed Tcl, you must recompile the bot, making sure it links against the new library (use configure switches or TCLINC/TCLLIB environment variables)

[incubus]

as i wrote, the eggdrop is linked with the new tcl. .status says:
Tcl library: /tcl8.5a3/library
Tcl version: 8.5a3 (header version 8.5a3)

[demond]

you are probably trying to use [clock] erroneously; post a log