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ANNOUNCE: [incr Tcl] itcl2.2 release

Daniel Durand (durand@dao.nrc.ca)
Mon, 9 Dec 1996 05:33:46 -0800 (PST)

Found on the net this week-end...

Daniel
>
>
> /\ /\ /\ /\
> / \/\/\/ \/ \/\/ \/\/\ ANNOUNCING:
> / \ itcl2.2 for tcl7.6/tk4.2
> -< [incr Tcl] version 2.2 >----------------------------------
> \ / http://www.tcltk.com/itcl/
> \/\/\ /\/\ /\/\ /\ /\/
> \/ \/ \/ \/
>
> [incr Tcl] extends Tcl/Tk to support object-oriented programming.
> It includes the [incr Widgets] library of more than 35 mega-widgets--
> things like file browsers, HTML viewers, and paned windows, that
> you can use right off the shelf. You can also create your own
> mega-widgets using the [incr Tk] framework.
>
> If you want to learn more about [incr Tcl], download the tutorial
> from our web site. It has more than 100 pages of introductory
> text.
>
> The itcl2.2 release features:
>
> - tcl7.6 and tk4.2
> - binary distribution for Windows 95 / Windows NT
> - binary distribution for Macintosh systems
> - new "catalog" demo for the [incr Widgets] package
>
> ...plus many important bug fixes. See the "README" and "CHANGES"
> files for details.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Download the source distribution or one of the binary distributions
> from our web site:
>
> http://www.tcltk.com/itcl
>
> or directly by anonymous ftp with one of the following sites:
>
> ftp://www.tcltk.com/pub/itcl
> ftp://www.neosoft.com/pub/tcl/NEW
>
> Look for the files:
>
> itcl2.2.tar.gz ......... source distribution
> itcl22.exe ............. binary for Windows 95 / Windows NT
> itcl2.2-ppc.sit.hqx .... binary for Macintosh PowerPC
>
> Binaries for Windows 3.1 and Macintosh 68000 series will be out
> shortly (probably next week).
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> This release has been built on:
>
> - SunOS-4.1
> - Solaris-2.5
> - Linux
> - HPUX
> - Macintosh
> - Windows 95 / Windows NT
>
> Shared libraries and dynamic loading are particularly difficult to
> get right. If you have any trouble building them or using them on
> your own platform, please send us your observations and bug fixes:
>
> send general bug reports to: mmclennan@lucent.com
> send Windows bug reports to: lfb@lucent.com
> send Macintosh bug reports to: jingham@lucent.com
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The army of [incr Tcl] developers is growing! This release is the
> work of many different people:
>
> >> Thanks to Jim Ingham for Macintosh support.
>
> >> Thanks to Lee Bernhard for Windows support.
>
> >> Thanks to Christopher Hylands and Steve Johnson for helping to
> test this release.
>
> >> Thanks to Jan Nijtmans for supporting the "plus" and "dash"
> patches under [incr Tcl].
>
> >> Thanks to Mark Ulferts, Sue Yockey, John Sigler, Bill Scott,
> Alfredo Jahn, Tako Schotanus and Kris Raney for creating the
> [incr Widgets] package.
>
> >> Thanks to Ioi Lam for making Tix compatible with this package.
>
> >> Thanks to Mark Diekhans for making TclX compatible with this
> package.
>
> >> Thanks to Forest Rouse and ICEM CFD Engineering for integrating
> [incr Tcl] into their Tcl/Tk compiler. This is a large
> undertaking, and they have done an excellent job.
>
> >> Thanks to Alfredo Jahn and Bret Schuhmacher at WebNet for helping
> to create the [incr Tcl] web site, and for maintaining the
> ftp.tcltk.com anonymous ftp site.
>
> >> Thanks to the many users who continue to send me bug reports and
> suggestions. Sometimes it takes me months to respond to e-mail,
> but I answer every message that I get, and I try to incorporate
> as many ideas as possible!
>
> Enjoy the new release.
> --Michael
> ...
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