PLNews: Programming Language News

eTcl 1.0-rc5 has been released. eTcl is a standalone, single-executable distribution of Tcl, supporting a number of platforms and including several popular extensions.

This release includes: a fix for a compilation problem on Mac OS X, a backport of the 'dict' command, updated FreeType and OpenSSL libraries, bugfixes, and other changes.

The May 15, 2006 edition of the Tcl-URL! is now available. It summarizes recent developments in the Tcl community.

This edition covers topics such as: recent Tcl-related software releases, listings of Tcl extensions, recent Wiki activity, and more.

eTcl 1.0-rc3 has been released. eTcl is a standalone, single-executable distribution of Tcl, supporting a number of platforms and including several popular extensions.

This release includes: support for TclXML and tkTreeCtrl extensions, console initialization even when running in non-interactive mode, plus other changes and bugfixes.

Tcl/Tk 8.5a4 has been released. Tcl is a dynamic, cross-platform scripting language.

This alpha release includes: a number of new commands and subcommands, support for Mac OS X univeral binaries, the dropping of support for some older systems and pre-ANSI C compilers, plus other changes and fixes.

eTcl 1.0-rc0 has been released. eTcl is a standalone, single-executable distribution of Tcl, supporting a number of platforms and including several popular extensions.

This release includes: an update of Tcl/Tk core to version 8.4.13, a 3D widget based on OpenGL, a universal Mac OS X binary, an update of SQLite to 3.3.5, plus other changes and bugfixes.

Tcl/Tk 8.4.13 has been released. Tcl is a dynamic, cross-platform scripting language.

This release includes: the removal of Unicode console support on Windows NT and XP, Tk Portuguese localization support, plus other changes and a number of bugfixes.

Tcl/Tk 8.4.13 RC 2 has been released. Tcl is a dynamic, cross-platform scripting language.

Tcl/Tk 8.4.13 RC 1 has been released. Tcl is a dynamic, cross-platform scripting language.

Tcl/Tk 8.5a4 RC3 has been released. Tcl is a dynamic, cross-platform scripting language.

Tcl/Tk 8.5a4 RC2 has been released. Tcl is a dynamic, cross-platform scripting language.

It has been announced that a webpage and a wikipage are now available for the Sixth European Tcl/Tk Users Meeting. The meeting will take place on May 26 and 27, 2006, near Cologne, Germany.

Tcl/Tk 8.5a4 Release Candidate 1 has been released. Tcl is a dynamic, cross-platform scripting language.

Tcl/Tk 8.4.13 rc0 has been released. Tcl is a dynamic, cross-platform scripting language.

eTcl 8.4.12-pl11 has been released. eTcl is a standalone, single-executable distribution of Tcl, supporting a number of platforms and including several popular extensions.

This release adds the Tile extension into the eTcl core, and automatically registers all supported pixane image formats as valid Tk photo image formats when Tk is loaded.

The February 22, 2006 edition of the Tcl-URL! is now available. It lists recent developments in the Tcl world.

This edition covers topics such as: the new Tcl Scripting website, converting shell scripts to Tcl, and more.

eTcl 8.4.12-pl9 has been released. eTcl is a standalone, single-executable distribution of Tcl, supporting a number of platforms and including several popular extensions.

This release includes: a new implementation of the embedded virtual filesystem, localization improvements, support for tap & hold, an API for programming hotkeys, plus other changes.

The 13th Annual Tcl/Tk Conference has been announced, and has put out a call for papers.

It will be held from October 9 to 13, 2006, in Naperville, Illinois. Submissions are due by May 31, 2006.

eTcl 8.4.12-pl6 for Windows Mobile 2003 has been released. eTcl is a standalone, single-executable distribution of Tcl, supporting a number of platforms and including several popular extensions.

This release includes: support for running in true VGA mode, a rewrite of the native menu support, an API for playing sounds, an upgrade of SQLite to 3.3.3, plus other changes.

eTcl 8.4.12-pl4 has been released. eTcl is a standalone, single-executable distribution of Tcl, supporting a number of platforms and including several popular extensions.

This release includes: bugfixes on the Windows Mobile platform, restored support for SQLite and Tktable, an improved console on platforms with automatic resizing and a toolbar, an increase of the stack size to prevent stack overflow errors, plus other changes.

The TJC compiler has been announced. It translates Tcl source code to executable Java code.