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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Tcl 8.0.5 for Macintosh +Tcl 8.1b2 for Macintosh by Ray Johnson Scriptics Corporation @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Jim Ingham Cygnus Solutions jingham@cygnus.com -RCS: @(#) $Id: README,v 1.5 1999/04/15 22:38:46 stanton Exp $ +RCS: @(#) $Id: README,v 1.6 1999/04/16 00:47:19 stanton Exp $ 1. Introduction --------------- @@ -21,34 +21,14 @@ please read the README file in the main Tcl directory. 2. What's new? -------------- -The main new feature is the Tcl compilier. You should certainly -notice the speed improvements. Any problems are probably -generic rather than Mac specific. If you have questions or -comments about the compilier feel free to forward them to the -author of the compilier: Brian Lewis <btlewis@eng.sun.com>. -Several things were fixed/changed since the a1 release so be -sure to check this out. - -The largest incompatible change on the Mac is the removal of the -following commands: "rm", "rmdir", "mkdir", "mv" and "cp". These -commands were never really supported and their functionality is -superceded by the file command. - -I've also added in a new "AppleScript" command. This was contributed -by Jim Ingham who is a new member of the Tcl group. It's very cool. -The command isn't actually in the core - you need to do a "package -require Tclapplescript" to get access to it. This code is officially -unsupported and will change in the next release. However, the core -functionality is there and is stable enough to use. Documentation -can be found in "AppleScript.html" in the mac subdirectory. - -The resource command has also been rewacked. You can now read and -write any Mac resource. Tcl now has the new (and VERY COOL) binary -command that will allow you to pack and unpack the resources into -useful Tcl code. We will eventually provide Tcl libraries for -accessing the most common resources. - -See the main Tcl README for other features new to Tcl 8.0. +Internationalization! This is the first Tcl release that features +can handle international characters. + +On the Macintosh, the System Encoding is taken from the script of the +Finder Font as set in the Views control panel, or in the Finder +Preferences in OS8.0. + +See the main Tcl README for other features new to Tcl 8. 3. Mac specific features ------------------------ @@ -67,8 +47,8 @@ pointers to where you can find more information about the feature. * The only command NOT available on the Mac is the exec command. However, we include a Mac only package called Tclapplescript that provides access to Mac's AppleScript system. This command is still - under design & construction. Documentatin can be found in the mac - subdirectory in a file called "AppleScript.html". + under design & construction. Documentatin can be found in the "HTML + Docs:tcl8.1" folder in a file called "AppleScript.html". * The env variable on the Macintosh works rather differently than on Windows or UNIX platforms. Check out the tclvars man page for @@ -89,6 +69,7 @@ If you are writing cross platform code but would still like to use some of these Mac specific commands, please remember to use the tcl_platform variable to special case your code. + 4. The Distribution ------------------- @@ -96,7 +77,7 @@ Macintosh Tcl is distributed in three different forms. This should make it easier to only download what you need. The packages are as follows: -mactk8.0.5.sea.hqx +mactk8.1b2.sea.hqx This distribution is a "binary" only release. It contains an installer program that will install a 68k, PowerPC, or Fat @@ -104,15 +85,15 @@ mactk8.0.5.sea.hqx it installs the Tcl & Tk libraries in the Extensions folder inside your System Folder. -mactcltk-full-8.0.5.sea.hqx +mactcltk-full-8.1b2.sea.hqx This release contains the full release of Tcl and Tk for the Macintosh plus the More Files packages which Macintosh Tcl and Tk rely on. -mactcl-source-8.0.5.sea.hqx +mactcl-source-8.1b2.sea.hqx - This release contains the complete source for Tcl 8.0. In + This release contains the complete source for Tcl 8.1. In addition, Metrowerks CodeWarrior libraries and project files are included. However, you must already have the More Files package to compile this code. @@ -123,7 +104,7 @@ mactcl-source-8.0.5.sea.hqx The "html" subdirectory contains reference documentation in in the HTML format. You may also find these pages at: - http://www.scriptics.com/man/tcl8.0/contents.html + http://www.scriptics.com/man/tcl8.1/contents.html Other documentation and sample Tcl scripts can be found at the Tcl archive site: @@ -144,14 +125,14 @@ available (see below). In order to compile Macintosh Tcl you must have the following items: - CodeWarrior Pro 2 through 4 - Mac Tcl 8.0 (source) - More Files 1.4.3, or 1.4.9 + CodeWarrior Pro 2 or 3 + Mac Tcl 8.1 (source) + More Files 1.4.3 There are two sets of project files included with the package. The ones we use for the release are for CodeWarrior Pro 3, and are not compatible with CodeWarrior Gold release 11 and earlier. We have included the files -for earlier versions of CodeWarrior in the folder tcl8.0:mac:CW11 Projects, +for earlier versions of CodeWarrior in the folder tcl8.1:mac:CW11 Projects, but they are unsupported, and a little out of date. As of Tcl8.0p2, the code will also build under CW Pro 2. The only @@ -181,7 +162,7 @@ Special notes: * There is a small bug in More Files 1.4.3. Also you should not use MoreFiles 1.4.4 - 1.4.6. Look in the file named morefiles.doc for - more details. Tcl 8.0.5 is compiled with MoreFiles 1.4.9. + more details. * You may not have the libmoto library which will cause a compile error. You don't REALLY need it - it can be removed. Look at the |