> On Wed, 1 Oct 1997, Stewart Allen wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, Larry W. Virden, x2487 wrote:
> >
> > > Re: itcl vs tix for OO behavior
> > >
> > > Well, folk following Tcl for the past year will note that Tcl
8.0 now
> > > has a 'namespace' capability, based on the itcl author's input.
> >
> > I noted this with interest a while back. I guess an important
question is
> > what is the adoption of Tk8.x by vtcl users? I would like to
begin adding
> > explicit support for the new Tk8.x features, but I would also
like to
> > take advantage of them inside vtcl. This implies some
incompatability
> > with Tcl7.6/Tk4.2 which many are still using (and I'm not keen on
> > dropping).
>
> So far, when I've upgraded to a new Tcl/Tk release, I've always
made any
> required changes to all my apps and go with the new release and
never look
> back. (I don't have that many apps).
>
> I'll do the same with V8.x. I haven't switched to it yet.
How about 2 parallel versions?
A developers version that has all the latest features but is not
necessarily considered stable or backwards compatible and a stable
version that doesn't implement new features, but does implement bug
fixes to existing features.
The Linux kernel has been developed successfully in this manner for a
few years now.
--
Colin Smith ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
My opinions are completely my own, bought and paid for.
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