# File locana/locana_bindings.rb, line 74
def tk_installed?(tk_so)
   if (!tk_so)
      debug 0, "tk_installed? = false because locana_gui_tk_ext.so does not exist" if ($DEBUG)
      return false
   end
   ## we must be able to invoke the tcl interpreter

   #begin

   #   debug 0, "tk_installed?() - attempting to connect to the TCL interpreter" if ($DEBUG)

   #   require 'locana/locana_gui_tk/locana_gui_tk_ext.so'

   #   tk = Locana_gui_tk_ext.new     # see if we can connect to the interpreter

   #   debug 0, "tk_installed?() - connecting to the interpreter succeeded" if ($DEBUG)

   #rescue

   #   debug 0, "tk_installed?() = false - could not connect to the TCL interpreter" if ($DEBUG)

   #   return false

   #end

   ##debug 0, "tk_installed?() - disconnecting from the interpreter" if ($DEBUG)

   #return false if (!tk or tk == 0)

   #debug 0, "The tk GUI binding exists" if ($DEBUG)

   ##tk.free

   return true
end