Tcl Meetup 2022-06-14
Topics
* 8.7 beta
* 9.0
* inventory of packages
* 8.7 and 9.0 testing
** standard tclkits - what should they include?
*** Tcl/Tk + Thread
*** nice to have legacy starkit support?
** systematic testing of extensions
** instructions on how to migrate packages
** instructions on how to test
*** changes file updates / release notes / to-do list
*** "things your app may care about"
*** what code could 8.7 break?
*** C-level API changes vs Tcl-level API changes
*** why should I upgrade?
* release notes highlighting the use of key features
* collective maintenance of "orphan" extensions
* www.tcl-lang.org update needed
[dkf]
[dkf] https://github.com/tcltk/tcl/blob/main/.github/workflows/onefiledist.yml has the instructions for the single file builds. They're effectively nightly; the push from core is done once per 24 hours.
[rmax] suggested if an extension breaks during a kit build pick up the last one that didn't