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@@ -1,25 +1,23 @@ Tcl -RCS: @(#) $Id: README,v 1.12 1999/01/04 19:25:00 rjohnson Exp $ +RCS: @(#) $Id: README,v 1.13 1999/02/09 03:31:55 stanton Exp $ 1. Introduction --------------- This directory and its descendants contain the sources and documentation for Tcl, an embeddable scripting language. The information here -corresponds to release 8.0.5, which is the fourth patch update for Tcl -8.0. This patch provides compatibility with [incr Tcl] 3.0. -Tcl 8.0 is a major new release that replaces the core of the +corresponds to release 8.0.5, which is the fifth patch update for Tcl 8.0. +This patch includes many bug fixes; see the "changes" file for a complete +list. Tcl 8.0 is a major new release that replaces the core of the interpreter with an on-the-fly bytecode compiler to improve execution -speed. It also includes several other new features such as namespaces -and binary I/O, plus many bug fixes. The compiler introduces a few +speed. It also includes several other new features such as namespaces and +binary I/O, plus many bug fixes. The compiler introduces a few incompatibilities that may affect existing Tcl scripts; the -incompatibilities are relatively obscure but may require modifications -to some old scripts before they can run with this version. The compiler +incompatibilities are relatively obscure but may require modifications to +some old scripts before they can run with this version. The compiler introduces many new C-level APIs, but the old APIs are still supported. -See below for more details. This patch release fixes various bugs in -Tcl 8.0, plus it adds a few minor features to support the TclPro 1.0 -tool set and [incr Tcl] 3.0. Please check the changes file for details. +See below for more details. 2. Documentation ---------------- @@ -87,35 +85,11 @@ Before trying to compile Tcl you should do the following things: without changing any features, so you should normally use the latest patch release for the version of Tcl that you want. Patch releases are available in two forms. A file like - tcl8.0.5.tar.Z is a complete release for patch level 4 of Tcl + tcl8.0.5.tar.Z is a complete release for patch level 5 of Tcl version 8.0. If there is a file with a higher patch level than this release, just fetch the file with the highest patch level and use it. - Patches are also available in the form of patch files that just - contain the changes from one patch level to another. These - files will have names like tcl8.0p1.patch, tcl8.0p2.patch, etc. They - may also have .gz or .Z extensions to indicate compression. To - use one of these files, you apply it to an existing release with - the "patch" program. Patches must be applied in order: - tcl8.0p1.patch must be applied to an unpatched Tcl 8.0 release - to produce a Tcl 8.0p1 release; tcl8.0p2.patch can then be - applied to Tcl8.0p1 to produce Tcl 8.0p2, and so on. To apply an - uncompressed patch file such as tcl8.0p1.patch, invoke a shell - command like the following from the directory containing this - file (some versions of patch require "-p0"): - patch -p < tcl8.0p1.patch - If the patch file has a .gz extension, invoke a command like the - following: - gunzip -c tcl8.0p1.patch.gz | patch -p - If the patch file has a .Z extension, it was compressed with - compress. To apply it, invoke a command like the following: - zcat tcl8.0p1.patch.Z | patch -p - If you're applying a patch to a release that has already been - compiled, then before applying the patch you should cd to the - "unix" subdirectory and type "make distclean" to restore the - directory to a pristine state. - Once you've done this, change to the "unix" subdirectory if you're compiling under UNIX, "win" if you're compiling under Windows, or "mac" if you're compiling on a Macintosh. Then follow the instructions |