Download Tcl/Tk 8.5.9
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 has since arrived at 8.5.9 in the stable branch with the release being distributed as source code as usual. The corresponding announcement looks like this:
Tcl/Tk 8.5.9 Release Announcement
The Tcl Core Team is pleased to announce the 8.5.9 releases of the Tcl dynamic language and the Tk toolkit. This is the ninth patch release of Tcl/Tk 8.5. 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.
Where to get the new releases:
Tcl/Tk 8.5.9 sources are freely available as open source from the Tcl Developer Xchange web site at: http://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/8.5.html
This web page also contains additional information about the releases, including new features and notes about installing and compiling the releases. Sources are always available from the Tcl SourceForge project’s file distribution area: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=10894
Binaries for most major platforms are available from: http://www.activestate.com/Tcl
For additional information:
Please visit the Tcl Developer Xchange web site: http://www.tcl.tk/
This site contains a variety of information about Tcl/Tk in general, the core Tcl and Tk distributions, Tcl development tools, and much more.
Summary of Changes since Tcl/Tk 8.5.8:
The following were the main changes in Tcl/Tk 8.5.9. 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 includes bug fixes and corrections to erratic behavior. Below are only the most notable changes.
- TIP 359: new X11 option: [wm attributes -type]
- stops inappropriate Compiz animation or Tk menu & combobox.
- TIP 360: modernize menus on X11.
- New widget [ttk::spinbox].
- [lappend arr(elem)] no longer fires read traces as it inconsistently has in some situations, but not in others. *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***
- [tk_getOpenFile] on Windows: unlimited multiple-file selection.
- [load] uses LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH for fewer surprises when bringing in DLLs via dependencies on Windows. *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***
- Updated [send] security rules to current Ubuntu/Fedora conventions.
- Fixed [wm iconphoto] on LP64 unix systems.
- [chan copy] of more than 2**31 bytes is now possible.
- min() and max() functions now work in safe interps.
- [$menu delete $tooBig end] now properly a no-op.
- canvas items now properly updated when canvas state changes.
- Revised [ttk::sizegrip] to accommodate Compiz.
- Revised default Text bindings for
and to account for insertion point relationship to the selection. - Corrected result of [tcl::mathfunc::abs 0.0].
- New version 1.432 or msgcat package.
- New version 1.0.9 or platform package.
- New version 0.8.6 or tile package.
- Changes to support building with MSVC++ 2010.
- Prevent race condition in some XIM implementations.
- Fixed bad results from [file rootname].
- Prevent consumption of all memory when [chan copy] copies to slow channel.
- [wm transient] now works even with drawn windows.
- $DISPLAY can now contain “::”.
- Restored compatibility of [entry] validation with Itcl variable scope.
- Fixed line-sensitive matching by [regexp].
- Fixed memory corruption in complex canvas tag searches.
- Fixed crash in encoding finalization.
- Fixed crashes in widget destruction.
- Fixed crash in GetFontFamilyName().
- Fixed crash in menu deletion.
- Fixed crash in peer text dump.
- Fixed crash when bind scripts are empty.
- Fixed crash in unset traces during [array unset].
- Fixed crash deleting vars during callframe pop.
- Fixed crash in [open |noSuchFile rb].
- Fixed crash in [chan postevent].
- Fixed programming error in [clock format] in he_IL locale.
- Safe Base and Safe Tk rewrites
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Tcl Core Team and Maintainers
Don Porter, Tcl Core Release Manager
Version number | 8.5.9 |
Release status | Final |
Operating systems | Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 2000, Linux, BSD, Windows XP, macOS, Solaris, UNIX, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows Server 2008 |
Website | Tcl Developer Xchange |
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License type | Conditions (GNU/BSD/etc.) |