Download Tcl/Tk 8.4.11

The Tcl Core Team has released a new version of the Tcl/Tk package which consists of the Tcl scripting language and its toolkit. Tcl is a powerful scripting language with a simple structure and support for different platforms. Tk is a graphical toolkit for this scripting language and allows you to develop graphical applications. The version number arrived at 8.4.11 and is distributed as source code as usual. The release notes look like this:

The Tcl Core Team is pleased to announce the 8.4.11 releases of the Tcl dynamic language and the Tk toolkit. This is the eleventh patch release of Tcl/Tk 8.4. More details can be found below. We would like to express our gratitude to all those who submit bug reports and patches. This information is invaluable in enabling us to identify and eliminate problems in the core.

Summary of Changes since Tcl/Tk 8.4.10:

The following were the main changes in Tcl/Tk 8.4.11. A complete list can be found in the changes file at the root of the source tree. The more complete ChangeLog is also included with each source release. This is a patch release, so it primarily included bug fixes and corrections to erratic behavior. Below are only the most notable changes.

• Corrected compile failure on unix in thread-enabled configuration.
• Stopped crash in stack tests on Windows/gcc.
• Stopped crashes in execution traces.
• Stopped crash due to [file split] error on Windows.
• Stopped crash/UMR in pipe close/finalization on Windows.
• Fixed UID thread safety in canvas.
• Eliminate buffer overflow in GIF decoder.
• Aqua: better default [entry] border width

Tcl Core Team and Maintainers
Don Porter, Interim Tcl Core Release Manager