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- README: Tcl
- This is the Tcl 8.4.18 source distribution.
- Tcl/Tk is also available through NetCVS:
- http://tcl.sourceforge.net/
- You can get any source release of Tcl from the file distributions
- link at the above URL.
- RCS: @(#) $Id: README,v 1.49.2.22 2008/02/06 15:25:15 dgp Exp $
- Contents
- --------
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Documentation
- 3. Compiling and installing Tcl
- 4. Development tools
- 5. Tcl newsgroup
- 6. Tcl contributed archive
- 7. Tcl Resource Center
- 8. Mailing lists
- 9. Support and Training
- 10. Thank You
- 1. Introduction
- ---------------
- Tcl provides a powerful platform for creating integration applications that
- tie together diverse applications, protocols, devices, and frameworks.
- When paired with the Tk toolkit, Tcl provides the fastest and most powerful
- way to create GUI applications that run on PCs, Unix, and the Macintosh.
- Tcl can also be used for a variety of web-related tasks and for creating
- powerful command languages for applications.
- Tcl is maintained, enhanced, and distributed freely by the Tcl community.
- The home for Tcl/Tk sources and bug/patch database is on SourceForge:
- http://tcl.sourceforge.net/
- with the Tcl Developer Xchange hosted at:
- http://www.tcl.tk/
- Tcl is a freely available open source package. You can do virtually
- anything you like with it, such as modifying it, redistributing it,
- and selling it either in whole or in part. See the file
- "license.terms" for complete information.
- 2. Documentation
- ----------------
- Extensive documentation is available at our website.
- The home page for this release, including new features, is
- http://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/8.4.html
- Detailed release notes can be found at the file distributions page
- by clicking on the relevant version.
- http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=10894
- Information about Tcl itself can be found at
- http://www.tcl.tk/about/
- There have been many Tcl books on the market. Many are mentioned in the Wiki:
- http://wiki.tcl.tk/book
- 2a. Unix Documentation
- ----------------------
- The "doc" subdirectory in this release contains a complete set of
- reference manual entries for Tcl. Files with extension ".1" are for
- programs (for example, tclsh.1); files with extension ".3" are for C
- library procedures; and files with extension ".n" describe Tcl
- commands. The file "doc/Tcl.n" gives a quick summary of the Tcl
- language syntax. To print any of the man pages on Unix, cd to the
- "doc" directory and invoke your favorite variant of troff using the
- normal -man macros, for example
- ditroff -man Tcl.n
- to print Tcl.n. If Tcl has been installed correctly and your "man" program
- supports it, you should be able to access the Tcl manual entries using the
- normal "man" mechanisms, such as
- man Tcl
- 2b. Windows Documentation
- -------------------------
- The "doc" subdirectory in this release contains a complete set of Windows
- help files for Tcl. Once you install this Tcl release, a shortcut to the
- Windows help Tcl documentation will appear in the "Start" menu:
- Start | Programs | Tcl | Tcl Help
- 3. Compiling and installing Tcl
- -------------------------------
- There are brief notes in the unix/README, win/README, and macosx/README about
- compiling on these different platforms. There is additional information
- about building Tcl from sources at
- http://www.tcl.tk/doc/howto/compile.html
- 4. Development tools
- ---------------------------
- ActiveState produces a high quality set of commercial quality development
- tools that is available to accelerate your Tcl application development.
- Tcl Dev Kit builds on the earlier TclPro toolset and provides a debugger,
- static code checker, single-file wrapping utility, bytecode compiler and
- more. More information can be found at
- http://www.ActiveState.com/Tcl
- 5. Tcl newsgroup
- ----------------
- There is a USENET news group, "comp.lang.tcl", intended for the exchange of
- information about Tcl, Tk, and related applications. The newsgroup is a
- great place to ask general information questions. There is also
- a USENET news group, "comp.lang.tcl.announce", intended to announce new
- releases of software, training, and more. For bug reports, please
- see the "Support and bug fixes" section below.
- 6. The Tcler's Wiki
- -------------------
- A Wiki-based open community site covering all aspects of Tcl/Tk is at:
- http://wiki.tcl.tk/
- It is dedicated to the Tcl programming language and its extensions. A
- wealth of useful information can be found there. It contains code
- snippets, references to papers, books, and FAQs, as well as pointers to
- development tools, extensions, and applications. You can also recommend
- additional URLs by editing the wiki yourself.
- 7. Mailing lists
- ----------------
- Several mailing lists are hosted at SourceForge to discuss development or
- use issues (like Macintosh and Windows topics). For more information and
- to subscribe, visit:
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/tcl/
- and go to the Mailing Lists page.
- 8. Support and Training
- ------------------------
- We are very interested in receiving bug reports, patches, and suggestions
- for improvements. We prefer that you send this information to us via the
- bug form at SourceForge, rather than emailing us directly. The bug
- database is at:
- http://tcl.sourceforge.net/
- The bug form was designed to give uniform structure to bug reports as
- well as to solicit enough information to minimize followup questions.
- We will log and follow-up on each bug, although we cannot promise a
- specific turn-around time. Enhancements, reported via the Feature
- Requests form at the same web site, may take longer and may not happen
- at all unless there is widespread support for them (we're trying to
- slow the rate at which Tcl/Tk turns into a kitchen sink). It's very
- difficult to make incompatible changes to Tcl/Tk at this point, due to
- the size of the installed base.
- The Tcl community is too large for us to provide much individual support
- for users. If you need help we suggest that you post questions to
- comp.lang.tcl. We read the newsgroup and will attempt to answer esoteric
- questions for which no one else is likely to know the answer. In addition,
- see the following page on the Wiki for links to other organizations that offer
- Tcl/Tk training:
- http://wiki.tcl.tk/training
- 10. Thank You
- -------------
- We'd like to express our thanks to the Tcl community for all the
- helpful suggestions, bug reports, and patches we have received.
- Tcl/Tk has improved vastly and will continue to do so with your help.