Version 11 of Feb 22 Tcl Meetup notes

Updated 2022-02-08 08:34:20 by stevel

Feb 22 Tcl Meetup Notes

possible topics

  • Google Summer Of Code 2022 SEH
  • Tcl 9 - how can we help make it happen? stevel
  • Unicode / 8.7 / 9.0 oehhar et al

Tcl 9

  • Brian looked at text widget .... <details please?>
  • Tcl 9 beta ... any reason why not?

Robert Parker asked about json

Simon

  • excited about Tcl 9
  • would like to help
  • is there a consolidated list of things that need doing? (Brian suggested the core ticket list)
  • is there a consolidated list of what has been changed?
  • is there a consolidated list of breaking changes?
  • does 8.7 set changes in concrete too early? (Nathan please expand)

Unicode

  • Tcl 9 full unicode
  • do we need 8.7 compatibility? (Nathan, please expand)
  • should we just jump to 9 and forget about 8.7? (Ashok)

8.7

  • Ashok suggested getting 8.7 out without unicode changes ASAP, Brian supported