Bernd> All those porting quirks left me with the impression that
Bernd> Tcl/tk is not a future platform for my projects. I'm just
Bernd> about to finish a network monitoring system completely
Bernd> implemented in itcl2.2/scotty2.1.5/blt2.2/expect5. This
Bernd> system will probably never be ported to itcl3.0 because the
Bernd> relevant changes and the waiting time until all used
Bernd> extensions are available under tcl8.0final (and running
Bernd> stable!) is exceeding my patience (and that of my employer).
Please note that there is no final 8.0 yet. This means that until now
no waiting time has passed. I can't understand that why this already
exceeds your patience.
Anyway, the extension writers at the Tcl workshop announced 8.0
compatible release in the September/October timeframe, which is
probably 2 month after the final 8.0 release. I think this is
acceptable. Please also note that this is basically free software. I
am pretty sure that you will get better and more timely support if you
are willing to pay for it.
If you are going to switch to Java, please consider to prepare a
presentation at the next Tcl/Tk conference about your experience. I
am really curious what your experiences will be.
Juergen
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