> 
> There's a problem with the latest versions of the hfsutils.  They employ 
> file locking which is not quite supported by NetBSD.  You can simply 
> comment out the necessary lines in (I think) libhfs.c, and it will work.
> 
> Later.
> 
> -- 
> Colin Wood                                      ender@is.rice.edu
> Consultant                                        Rice University
> Information Technology Services                       Houston, TX
> 

Thanks for the tips!  I commented out the relevant lines in libhfs/hfs.c,
and it's now working great!  The tcl/tk interface is terrific.

thanks again,

chi on