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authordgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>2011-04-04 16:39:17 (GMT)
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[3202030] Updated README files, repairing broken URLs and other rot.
-rw-r--r--ChangeLog7
-rw-r--r--README27
-rw-r--r--macosx/README11
-rw-r--r--unix/README5
-rw-r--r--win/README3
5 files changed, 28 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 976cc58..bbff697 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2011-04-04 Don Porter <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>
+
+ * README: Updated README files, repairing broken URLs and
+ * macosx/README: removing other bits that were clearly wrong.
+ * unix/README: Still could use more eyeballs on the detailed build
+ * win/README: advice on various plaforms. [Bug 3202030]
+
2011-04-04 Donal K. Fellows <dkf@users.sf.net>
* library/init.tcl (tcl::mathfunc::rmmadwiw): Disable by default to
diff --git a/README b/README
index bc101a5..949847a 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
README: Tcl
This is the Tcl 8.6b1 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.
@@ -12,10 +11,10 @@ Contents
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
+ 6. The Tcler's Wiki
+ 7. Mailing lists
+ 8. Support and Training
+ 9. Tracking Development
10. Thank You
1. Introduction
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ 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:
+The home for Tcl/Tk releases and bug/patch database is on SourceForge:
http://tcl.sourceforge.net/
@@ -50,13 +49,17 @@ The home page for this release, including new features, is
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
+ http://sourceforge.net/projects/tcl/files/
Information about Tcl itself can be found at
- http://www.tcl.tk/scripting/
+ 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
+ http://wiki.tcl.tk/_/ref?N=25206
+
+To view the complete set of reference manual entries for Tcl 8.6 online,
+visit the URL:
+ http://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.6/
2a. Unix Documentation
----------------------
@@ -169,6 +172,12 @@ Tcl/Tk training:
http://wiki.tcl.tk/training
+9. Tracking Development
+-----------------------
+
+Tcl is developed in public. To keep an eye on how Tcl is changing, see
+ http://core.tcl.tk/
+
10. Thank You
-------------
diff --git a/macosx/README b/macosx/README
index 9aca9ad..6b944ca 100644
--- a/macosx/README
+++ b/macosx/README
@@ -17,16 +17,11 @@ before asking on the list, many questions have already been answered).
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/
- The Tcl'ers Wiki also has many pages dealing with Tcl & Tk on Mac OS X, see
- http://wiki.tcl.tk/references/3753!
- http://wiki.tcl.tk/references/8361!
+ http://wiki.tcl.tk/_/ref?N=3753
+ http://wiki.tcl.tk/_/ref?N=8361
- Please report bugs with Tcl or Tk on Mac OS X to the sourceforge bug trackers:
- Tcl: http://sf.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=10894&atid=110894
- Tk: http://sf.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=12997&atid=112997
-please make sure that your report Tk specific bugs to the tktoolkit project bug
-tracker rather than the tcl project bug tracker.
-Mac OS X specific bugs should in general be assigned to user 'das'.
-
+ http://tcl.sourceforge.net/
2. Using Tcl on Mac OS X
------------------------
diff --git a/unix/README b/unix/README
index 96be762..87b151a 100644
--- a/unix/README
+++ b/unix/README
@@ -166,8 +166,3 @@ a test is failing consistently, please send us a bug report with as much
detail as you can manage. Please use the online database at
http://tcl.sourceforge.net/
-The Tcl test suite is very sensitive to proper implementation of ANSI C
-library procedures such as sprintf and sscanf. If the test suite generates
-errors, most likely they are due to non-conformance of your system's ANSI C
-library; such problems are unlikely to affect any real applications so it's
-probably safe to ignore them.
diff --git a/win/README b/win/README
index 98f0dee..d1a4289 100644
--- a/win/README
+++ b/win/README
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ The information in this file is maintained on the web at:
http://www.tcl.tk/doc/howto/compile.html#win
-The above URL includes a lengthy discussion of compiler macros necessary
-when compiling Tcl extensions that will be dynamically loaded.
-
2. Compiling Tcl
----------------