Re: Retiring this list

Hi Jeff,

thanks for your answers and comments.

On Fri, 28 Feb 2014, Jeff Hobbs wrote:
> One of the key features of Tkx is that it does not require updates in line
> with Tcl/Tk changes.  Indeed, a properly compiled Tkx will work with Tk
> 8.4, 8.5 or 8.6 as I choose at *runtime*.  This means less updates for the
> module, but not any less support or maturity.

I didn't want ot imply that. Only want to mention that Perl/Tk is still
developed.

> It is a common misconception about Tkx that you require a full, unbundled
> Tcl/Tk installation at the same time.  This is optional.  In fact, another
> advantage to Tkx is the ability to use Tcl/Tk as a stardll (

Ok, but we are shipping perl and Perl/TK on Windows (within TeXLIve),
and for all other Unix archs we expect that people have perl and Tk
installed.

I don't see how we could link the tcltk to the script we are running
(perl). The script is started via a universal wrapper that we use for about
60 different scripts starting all kind of scripts (lua, pl, ruby, ...)

That would mean we would have to have a special starter program, right?
I am not sure if we can maintain that.

> can guarantee you that we (ActiveState) have provided this setup on more
> than 15 platform and arch combinations.

Yes, but your are commercial company with employees, we are a few volunteers
(less than 10) who keep the full infrastructure with daily updates etc
up and running ... that is a huge difference ;-)


> While admittedly it can be a bit weird to have mixed Tcl and Perl
> components, if you are comfortable with the interchange of languages then
> Perl/Tkx opens up a host of newer features, platform support and general

I don't mind that. I have programmed plain Tcl/Tk for quite some time.
Now Perl/Tk as all the scripts run on perl. I wouldn't mind.

On the other hand, Tkx is still not as widely available - and as we expect
users of Unix systems to install their own perl and perl/Tk via 
distribution methods, we cannot be sure to have it available.

I guess things will change at some point in the future, maybe. I will
surely revise the state at some point in the future.

Thanks

Norbert

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