Tcl-URL! - 1999/05/17

by Matt Newman - DejaNews: [1]

Apologies to our readers for last weeks hiccup, our normal quality controls are back in place!

The news group has been very busy this week (> 650 msg's), dominated by Tcl 8.1.x bugs and performance concerns.

The Tcl 8.1.x thread on performance wins this week's award for the longest single thread in one week (over 70 messages). I encourage anyone who is seriously planning to migrate soon to check out this thread, see below for some highlights.

• Main thread on Tcl 8.1.x performance. (see DN475452431)
• Backgrounder on Tcl Performance. http://purl.org/thecliff/tcl/wiki/TclPerformance
• Nice explanation of the difference between the Tcl 8.0.x and Tcl 8.1.x byte compilers. (see DN477828246)
• Real-world impact of Tcl 8.1.x changes - string index is no longer O(1) (see DN476958255)
• Y2K False Alarm (2000 is a leap year). Should we be concerned about the Y2038 bug though? (see DN477620177)
• Interesting outcomes of variable substitution. (see DN477685936)
• Geometry managers (pack/grid) and reqwidth. http://216.71.55.6/cgi-bin/wikit/443.html
• A suggestion for system-wide and per-user options (for tcl and tk) that would map across various platforms. (see DN476654881)
• Example of serial communications using Tcl. (see DN476679840)
• Gethostbyname in Tcl. (see DN476779021)
• Much needed but minor improvement for people who care about sub-second timing in Tcl. (Proposal) (see DN476658978)
• New Socket Driver for windows in 8.1.1 - calling for willing testers. (see DN477079388)