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- From: lwv26@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)
- Subject: Differences in the comp.lang.tcl Frequently Asked Questions
- Message-ID: <1993Jan12.140551.15860@cas.org>
- Followup-To: comp.lang.tcl
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- Reply-To: lvirden@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)
- Organization: Nedriv Software and Shoe Shiners, Uninc.
- References: <tcl.p1_726847347@cas.org>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 14:03:52 GMT
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-
- Sorry that I didn't have more updates this month - it's been hectic!
- I am still looking for folks who would like to champion one of the
- 3 portions of the FAQ - become a net hero! Contact me for details.
-
- --- old.tcl-faq.p01 Fri Dec 11 08:38:45 1992
- +++ tcl-faq.p01 Tue Jan 12 08:44:41 1993
- @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
- Path: lvirden
- From: lvirden@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)
- Subject: comp.lang.tcl Frequently Asked Questions (1/3)
- - (Last updated: December 11, 1992)
- + (Last updated: January 12, 1992)
- Followup-To: comp.lang.tcl
- Summary: A regular posting of the comp.lang.tcl Frequently Asked Questions
- (FAQ) and their answers. This is the first of three parts.
- @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
- Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu
-
- Archive-name: tcl-faq/part1
- -Version: 2.6
- -Last-modified: December 11, 1992
- +Version: 2.7
- +Last-modified: January 12, 1992
-
-
- Index of questions:
- @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
- Subject: -1- What is Tcl? Tk? Extended Tcl? How does Tcl compare
- against language XXX?
-
- - Tcl (version 6.4) stands for ``tool command language'' and is
- + Tcl (version 6.5) stands for ``tool command language'' and is
- pronounced ``tickle.'' It is actually two things: a language and a
- library. First, Tcl is a simple textual language, intended primarily
- for issuing commands to interactive programs such as text editors,
- @@ -97,13 +97,13 @@
- forth. The common Tcl language framework makes it easier for
- applications to communicate with one another.
-
- - Tk 2.3 - an extension to Tcl which provides the programmer with
- + Tk 3.0 - an extension to Tcl which provides the programmer with
- an interface to the X11 windowing system. Note that many users will
- encounter Tk via the ``wish'' command. Wish is a simple windowing
- shell which permits the user to write Tcl applications in a prototyping
- environment.
-
- - Extended Tcl (tclX) 6.4c-p1 - This extended set of commands are
- + Extended Tcl (tclX) 6.5c - This extended set of commands are
- provided by NeoSoft, and provide additional Unix system interfaces to
- the Tcl programmer. Many users will encounter Tcl via the ``tcl''
- command - an interactive Tcl command interpreter.
- @@ -116,11 +116,12 @@
- a. Unix
-
- Tcl runs on Suns and SunOS, DECstations running Ultrix, Dec
- -VAXen running Ultrix or BSD, 386s running SCO Unix, Xenix, Bell-Tech,
- -Silicon Graphics running IRIX, HPs running HP-UX, Sequent Symmetry
- -running Dynix. See the porting section below for info on porting the
- -code to VMS as well.
- +VAXen running Ultrix or BSD, Alphas running OSF, 386s running SCO Unix,
- +Xenix, Bell-Tech, Silicon Graphics running IRIX, HPs running HP-UX,
- +Sequent Symmetry running Dynix.
-
- +See the porting section below for info on porting the code to VMS as well.
- +
- Tk (being based on Tcl) requires X11R4 or better as the only additional
- software requirement.
-
- @@ -128,8 +129,7 @@
-
- Contact W. Ross Brown <ross@bnr.ca> for the current status of
- the Tcl MacOS port. Ross has a mailing list for discussion on that
- -topic. Also, "Eric W. Sink" <e-sink@uiuc.edu> is working on a port
- -which includes some tclX extensions as well as some Mac-specific extensions.
- +topic.
-
- c. MS-DOS
-
- --- old.tcl-faq.p02 Fri Dec 11 08:38:46 1992
- +++ tcl-faq.p02 Tue Jan 12 08:45:10 1993
- @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
- Path: lvirden
- From: lvirden@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)
- Subject: comp.lang.tcl Frequently Asked Questions (2/3)
- - (Last updated: December 11, 1992)
- + (Last updated: January 12, 1993)
- Followup-To: comp.lang.tcl
- Summary: A regular posting of the comp.lang.tcl Frequently Asked Questions
- (FAQ) and their answers. This is the second of three parts.
- @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
- Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu
-
- Archive-name: tcl-faq/part2
- -Version: 2.6
- -Last-modified: December 11, 1992
- +Version: 2.7
- +Last-modified: January 12, 1993
-
- Please do not be offended if I neglect to acknowledge your contribution
- to this FAQ! I sometimes forget to put an attribution in. I especially
- @@ -698,7 +698,7 @@
- pack append .\
- .frame {left frame center fillx filly}
-
- - button .frame.canvas.button$i \
- + button .frame.canvas.action \
- -relief raised \
- -text "Action" \
- -command "multi_action"
- --- old.tcl-faq.p03 Fri Dec 11 08:38:46 1992
- +++ tcl-faq.p03 Tue Jan 12 08:49:26 1993
- @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
- Path: lvirden
- From: lvirden@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)
- Subject: comp.lang.tcl Frequently Asked Questions (3/3)
- - (Last updated: December 11, 1992)
- + (Last updated: January 12, 1993)
- Followup-To: comp.lang.tcl
- Summary: A regular posting of the comp.lang.tcl Frequently Asked Questions
- (FAQ) and their answers. This is the third of three parts.
- @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
- Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu
-
- Archive-name: tcl-faq/part3
- -Version: 2.6
- -Last-modified: December 11, 1992
- +Version: 2.7
- +Last-modified: January 12, 1993
-
- Index of questions:
-
- @@ -155,29 +155,19 @@
- compressed tar files ("xxx.tar.Z"). There is some overlap
- between the contents of the various packages.
-
- -tk2.3.tar.Z - This is the latest release of the Tk toolkit, released
- +tk3.0.tar.Z - This is the latest release of the Tk toolkit, released
- in August 1992. It includes a complete copy of the
- - Tcl 6.4 release (the version of Tcl with which it is
- + Tcl 6.5 release (the version of Tcl with which it is
- compatible) plus a simple windowing shell called
- "wish". If you retrieve this file you don't need to
- retrieve Tcl separately.
-
- -tk2.3.patch.Z - A patch file to upgrade from the 2.2 release of Tk
- - to 2.3. Invoke patch in the top-level Tk directory
- - with the "-p" switch and an uncompressed version of
- - this file, e.g. "patch -p < tk2.3.patch".
- -
- -tcl6.4.tar.Z - This is the newest release of the Tcl library.
- - It became available in August 1992. This package
- +tcl6.5.tar.Z - This is the newest release of the Tcl library.
- + It became available in December 1992. This package
- includes only the Tcl library and its documentation,
- plus a simple main program for testing.
-
- -tcl6.4.patch.Z - A patch file to upgrade from the 6.3 release of Tcl
- - to 6.4. Invoke patch in the top-level Tcl directory
- - with the "-p" switch and an uncompressed version of
- - this file, e.g. "patch -p < tcl6.4.patch".
- -
- -tclX6.4c-p1.tar.Z - Extended Tcl (or NeoSoft Tcl), created by Mark
- +tclX6.5c.tar.Z - Extended Tcl (or NeoSoft Tcl), created by Mark
- Diekhans and Karl Lehenbauer, which adds a number
- of useful facilities to the base Tcl release.
- Among the things in Extended Tcl are a Tcl shell,
- @@ -184,10 +174,8 @@
- many new commands for things like UNIX kernel
- call access and math library routines, and an
- on-line help facility. This file is based on Tcl
- - 6.4 and also works with Tk 2.3.
- + 6.5 and also works with Tk 3.0.
-
- -tclX6.4c.patch1.Z - Patches to update tclX6.4c.
- -
- mx.tar.Z - Sources and documentation for a mouse-based text
- editor (mx) and terminal emulator (tx) based on
- Tcl. This is a very old release: it uses an old
- @@ -265,8 +253,7 @@
- retrieve the relevant file(s) with the commands like the following:
- type image (try "type binary" if this command is rejected)
- cd tcl
- - get tcl6.4.tar.Z
- - get tk2.3.tar.Z
- + get tk3.0.tar.Z
-
- Be sure to retrieve files in image mode (type "type image" to FTP)
- in order to make sure that you don't lose bits.
- @@ -273,15 +260,15 @@
-
- Any file with a .Z extension is a compressed file, which means you must
- use the "uncompress" program to get back a normal file. For example, for
- -the file tk2.3.tar.Z, you should type
- +the file tk3.0.tar.Z, you should type
-
- - uncompress tk2.3.tar.Z
- + uncompress tk3.0.tar.Z
-
- -once you've retrieved the file. This will produce a file named "tk2.3.tar".
- +once you've retrieved the file. This will produce a file named "tk3.0.tar".
- Then you will need to use tar to extract the members. Typically one
- would use a command such as:
-
- - tar xv tk2.3.tar
- + tar xv tk3.0.tar
-
- to extract the pieces.
-
- @@ -345,6 +332,9 @@
- by sending the message "send pub/expect/expect.shar.Z" to
- library@cme.nist.gov .
-
- +As of January 11, 1993, expect did not work with Tcl 6.5, but the
- +new version was being worked on by the author.
- +
- -------------------------------
- Subject: -9d- tcl-mode.el
-
- @@ -420,10 +410,10 @@
- Contact: matheus@gte.com (Christopher J. Matheus) and
- weissman@get.com (Mark D. Weissman)
-
- -What: Extended Tcl (tclX6.4c.tar.Z)
- +What: Extended Tcl (tclX6.5c.tar.Z)
- Where: barkley.berkeley.edu, sprite.berkeley.edu
- Description: an essential package of extensions for Tcl, compatible with
- - Tcl 6.4 and Tk 2.3.
- + Tcl 6.5 and Tk 3.0.
- Contacts: markd@grizzly.com (Mark Diekhans) and
- karl@neosoft.com (Karl Lehenbauer)
-
- @@ -505,9 +495,9 @@
- to the "listserv subscribe servicemail-help your-real-name" service at
- "services@eitech.com".
-
- -What: Tcl (version 6.4)
- +What: Tcl (version 6.5)
- Where: sprite.berkeley.edu
- -Description: the complete base package for Tcl 6.4
- +Description: the complete base package for Tcl 6.5
- Contact: "John Ousterhout" <ouster@sprite.berkeley.edu>
-
- What: tclbot
- @@ -531,7 +521,7 @@
- uudecode, compress, tar, MacBinary, Apple Single/Double, etc.
- Contact: tickle@ice.com
-
- -What: Tk (version 2.3)
- +What: Tk (version 3.0)
- Where: sprite.berkeley.edu
- Description: the complete base package for Tcl
- Contact: "John Ousterhout" <ouster@sprite.berkeley.edu>
- @@ -609,6 +599,11 @@
-
- What: graph (graph-1.0.tar.Z)
- Where: barkley.berkeley.edu
- +Description: XY graphic plot and hypertext widgets for Tk 2.x
- +Contact: "George Howlett" <george.howlett@att.com>
- +
- +What: graph (xygraph-0.9.tar.Z)
- +Where: From contact
- Description: XY graphic plot and hypertext widgets for Tk 1.4
- Contact: "George Howlett" <george.howlett@att.com>
-
- @@ -662,7 +657,7 @@
-
- What: tclprof (tclprof.shar.Z)
- Where: From the contact, and barkley.berkeley.edu
- -Description: Tcl performance profiling facility. Works with Tcl 6.4 and 6.4.
- +Description: Tcl performance profiling facility. Works with Tcl 6.4.
- Comes as a part of Extended Tcl, but does not require it.
- Contact: markd@grizzly.com (Mark Diekhans)
-
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