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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