Features/tcl8.5

Summary

New tcl and tk (version 8.5.0) are adding new features, which affect many packages mentioned below. These features are for tcl8.5:

• 8.5 now runs 10% faster
• improve math operations
• clock commands use l10n and i18n improvements.
• dict commands are substantially faster.
• Improved startup time for scripts due to a restricted package search path (auto_path)

These features are for tk8.5:

• modern theming engine
• new widgets: combobox, treeview and progressbar widgets.
• font rendering: anti-aliased text
• additional improvements: Window transparency, new fullscreen option for windows...

Owner

Name: MarcelaMaslanova (aka mmaslano)

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora 9
• Last updated: 10. January 2008
• Percentage of completion: 100%

Detailed Description

Details can be found on home page of tcl. http://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/8.5.html

Benefit to Fedora

Many perl or python modules use tk like an easy gui. With new tk is possible to use anti-aliased text and more mentioned in features.

Scope

Many packages need rebuilt, but some of them could be broken.

Dependencies

List of all dependent packages:

• 8Kingdoms OK
• amsn OK
• blt OK
• bwidget OK
• catdoc
• climm
• compat-erlang
• csound-tk OK
• ds9
• eggdrop
• emacspeak
• environment-modules
• erlang OK
• expect OK
• funtools
• funtools-devel
• funtools-libs
• gcl
• git-gui
• gitk
• gnu-smalltalk
• graphviz-tcl
• grass
• GREYCstoration-gui
• hfsutils
• hfsutils-x11
• hping3
• i8kutils
• ifm OK
• irsim
• isdn4k-utils-vboxgetty
• itcl - OK
• itk - OK
• libpurple-tcl
• magic OK
• maxima-gui
• metakit
• moodss
• moomps
• netgen OK
• ocaml-labltk OK
• ocaml-labltk-devel OK
• ogdi-tcl OK
• openmsx OK
• pcb
• plplot OK
• plplot-tk OK
• postgresql-pltcl OK
• postgresql-tcl OK
• ppracer OK
• pvm-gui OK
• PySolFC
• python-imaging-tk OK
• python-matplotlib-tk OK
• q orphaned
• R OK
• R-devel OK
• redet
• remind
• remind-gui
• rrdtool-tcl OK
• ruby-tcltk OK
• setools-gui
• setools-libs-tcl
• skencil OK
• tbcload OK
• tbcload-devel OK
• tclabc
• tcl-brlapi
• tclchecker OK
• tclcompiler OK
• tcldebugger OK
• tcl-devel OK
• tcldom OK
• tclhttpd OK
• tcllib OK
• tclparser OK
• tclpro OK
• tclsoap OK
• tcl-tcldict OK (tcl8.5 obsoletes this package)
• tcl-thread OK
• tclx OK
• tclxml OK
• tile OK (tk8.5 obsoletes this package)
• tix OK
• tk OK
• tkcvs OK
• tkimg-devel OK
• tkinter OK
• tklib OK
• tktable OK
• tk-tktreectrl OK
• torque-client OK
• torque-gui OK
• uudeview OK
• vkeybd - testing
• vtk OK
• vtk-python OK
• vtk-tcl OK
• vtk-testing OK
• xbindkeys
• xchat-tcl OK
• xcircuit OK
• xpa-libs OK
• xpa-tcl OK

Contingency Plan

F-9

Documentation

Documentation could be found in new package tcl-html.

Release Notes

tcl8.5:

• 8.5 now runs 10% faster
• improve math operations
• clock commands use l10n and i18n improvements.
• dict commands are substantially faster.
• Improved startup time for scripts due to a restricted package search path (auto_path)

tk8.5:

• modern theming engine
• new widgets: combobox, treeview and progressbar widgets.
• font rendering: anti-aliased text
• additional improvements: Window transparency, new fullscreen option for windows...