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Date:      10 Feb 1997 19:28:17 +0100
From:      Peter Mutsaers <plm@xs4all.nl>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: tcl 7.6 & tk 4.2
Message-ID:  <87u3nko6ri.fsf@plm.xs4all.nl>
In-Reply-To: asami@vader.cs.berkeley.edu's message of Sun, 9 Feb 1997 20:41:02 -0800 (PST)
References:  <199702100441.UAA21473@silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU>

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>> On Sun, 9 Feb 1997 20:41:02 -0800 (PST),
>> asami@vader.cs.berkeley.edu (Satoshi Asami) said:

    SA>  * I think as soon as the new version 8.0 gets to release
    SA>    level, then you'll
    SA>  * see an upgrade, but not before that.  I don't think it'll
    SA>    be too long, but
    SA>  * at least a month or two.

    SA> No, there will NOT be an upgrade, at least in the ports tree.
    SA> (/usr/src is a different matter, of course.)  These ports, if
    SA> they were to be put in the ports tree, will go in different
    SA> directories (tcl8 and tk8).

    SA> I believe Jordan (jkh@freebsd.org) is now working exclusively
    SA> on modifying his submitted tcl/tk-8.0 ports to make them
    SA> co-exist with default ones.

The Tcl versions is a confusing situation. I just compiled itcl 2.2
(not a port) and it contains special versions of Tcl 7.6 and Tk 4.2. 

Tcl/Tk 8 have these special additions and will work out of the box
with itcl and other extensions.

Maybe it is better to wait for version 8 (or currently use their beta
versions) and forget about Tcl 7.6/Tk 4.2.

Also, I doubt whether it is worthwhile to make versions coexist. This
will lead to very confusing situations when adding Tcl-Tk extensions
(such as TclX, BLT, itcl).

Following announcements on comp.lang.tcl.announce it is clear that all
major add-ons and TclTk apps already have a beta version that is made
for version 8. I think the older versions can be dropped completely
soon.

-- 
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