Re: Tcl/Tk 8.4.11 Release Announcement - Problem ?

Don Porter wrote:
>
> Sorry that you got the wrong idea.
>
> The announcement was for a new release of the Tcl/Tk source code.
> ActiveState has not (yet) produced a fresh ActiveTcl distribution
> based on the new code. The version number difference you observed
> should have indicated that.
>
> Jeff Hobbs is normally the release manager of Tcl/Tk source releases,
> and since he works for ActiveState, he usually synchronizes them
> with an ActiveTcl release. Based on that history, one could have got
> the wrong idea that they were all one thing.
>
> This time, Jeff's away on vacation, and I managed this Tcl/Tk release.
> I don't work for ActiveState, so it's not my place to force the timing
> of their next ActiveTcl distribution update. I'm sure they will announce
> here when the next one is ready.
>
>
>>- I went ahead and downloaded and installed. However, if I close Wish
>>by closing the top-level . window (instead of selecting Exit from the
>>console), Wish exits with an application error?
>
>
> Sounds like some of the bugs fixed in the 8.4.11 sources. Be sure
> to check that again with the next ActiveTcl, or with your own
> Tcl/Tk build from the source distributions if you're equipped/inclined
> to try that sort of thing. Either way, if the problem persists, be
> sure to report it.
>

Thanks Don, that makes sense. I just saw the posting was from Andreas
and the link to ActiveState was under the "Where to get the new
releases" section so I just assumed the ActiveState distribution was up
to 8.4.11 as well.
Thanks for the info.
Received on Thu Sep 29 14:23:52 2005