TIP: 311 Title: Tcl/Tk 8.6 Release Calendar Version: $Revision: 1.59 $ Author: Don Porter Author: Larry W. Virden Author: Joe Mistachkin Author: Pat Thoyts Author: Miguel Sofer Author: Lars Hellström Author: Alexandre Ferrieux Author: Arnulf Wiedemann Author: Trevor Davel Author: Donal K. Fellows State: Draft Type: Informative Vote: Pending Created: 08-Jan-2008 Post-History: ~ Abstract This TIP serves to coordinate Tcl/Tk 8.6 development releases and the features they deliver. ~ Introduction Following up on a message to the 'tcl-core@lists.sourceforge.net' mailing list, [http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/tcl-core/3594952], a draft release calendar for Tcl/Tk 8.6 alpha and beta releases is presented below. The intent is for developers working on Tcl and Tk to add under each release date those features they intend to make part of that release. For features which already are described by another TIP, a reference to that TIP is sufficient, and the recommended way to update this page. For features which have not yet been TIPped, a brief description and the names of those actively working on it are an acceptable temporary replacement, but should be replaced with a TIP reference as soon as one is ready. This is meant to be a working document, which gets updated by all stakeholders to reflect ongoing progress and any changes of plan. It's not a contract or a promise, just a place to record the intents of an entire community of developers. Anything in it might be revised, and any intent expressed in it might well not be fulfilled. Due to its nature, there will never be any vote on this TIP. It is more analogous to similar informational TIPs like [31]. ~ Release Calendar ~~ Tcl/Tk 8.6a1; Release Date: June 25, 2008 * [230], Tcl Channel Transformation Reflection API * [257], Object Orientation for Tcl * [285], Script Cancellation with '''interp cancel''' and Tcl_CancelEval * [317], Extend '''binary''' Ensemble with Binary Encodings ~~ Tcl/Tk 8.6a2; Release Date: August 25, 2008 * [304], A Standalone '''chan pipe''' Primitive for Advanced Child IPC * NRE core. This is an internal change that allows infinite recursion and enables new features (like '''::tcl::unsupported::tailcall'''). Official API exposure was in later versions. ~~ Tcl/Tk 8.6a3; Release Date: October 10, 2008 * [195], A Unique Prefix Handling Command * [236], Absolute Positioning of Canvas Items * [265], A Convenient C-side Command Option Parser for Tcl * [308], Tcl Database Connectivity (TDBC) * [313], Inexact Searching in Sorted List * [314], Ensembles with Parameters * [315], Add pathSeparator to tcl_platform Array * [316], Portable Access Functions for Stat Buffers * [318], Extend Default Whitespace in '''string trim''' Beyond ASCII * [320], Improved Variable Handling in the Core Object System * [321], Add a '''tk busy''' Command * [323], Do Nothing Gracefully * [326], Add '''-stride''' Option to '''lsort''' * [327], Proper Tailcalls * [328], Coroutines * [330], Eliminate interp->result from the Public Headers * [331], Allow '''lset''' to Extend Lists ~~ Tcl/Tk 8.6b1; Release Date: December 23, 2008 * [97], Moving Vertices of Canvas Items * [119], Angled Text on a Canvas * [197], Unfocussed Text Widget Cursor Control * [210], Add '''tempfile''' Subcommand to '''file''' * [234], Add Support For Zlib Compression * [307], Make TclTransferResult() Public * [321], Add a '''tk busy''' Command * [322], Publish the NRE API * [324], A Standard Dialog For Font Selection * [329], '''Try'''/'''Catch'''/'''Finally''' syntax * [332], Half-Close for Bidirectional Channels * [335], An API for Detecting Active Interpreters * [336], Supported Access To interp->errorline * [337], Make TclBackgroundException() Public * [338], Embedder Access to Startup Scripts of *_Main() * [341], Multiple '''dict filter''' Patterns * [343], A Binary Specifier for '''format'''/'''scan''' ~~ Tcl/Tk 8.6b2; Approximate Release Date: April 2010 * [50], Bundle [[incr Tcl]] with the Core Tcl distribution > * Note that this is Itcl-ng (Itcl 4.0), and it is done by the external packages mechanism. * [171], Change Default Bindings Behavior * [244], PNG Photo Image Support for Tk * [348], Substituted 'errorstack' / 'traceback' * [353], NR-enabled Expressions for Extensions * [354], Minor Production-Driven TclOO Revisions * [356], NR-enabled Substitutions for Extensions * [357], Export TclLoadFile > * Enables bundling of TDBC drivers with Tcl. * [359], Extended Window Manager Hint Support > * Note that this is also being backported to 8.5 and 8.4; it is in response to a change in expectations in third-party software. * [360], Modernize X11 Menus * [362], Simple 32 and 64 bit Registry Support ~~~ Pending Features These have been voted in, but not yet implemented. * [364], Threading Support: Configuration and Package These are currently on the schedule to make 8.6, though in some cases only partially. * [162], IPv6 Sockets for Tcl * [271], Windows-Style Open and Save File Dialog on Unix > * Might only be partial (e.g., the parts that do not require an API change). ~~ Tcl/Tk 8.6.0: Approximate Release Date: ??? Depends on how fast we can stabilize Tcl and Tk and fix issues. The more community testing we get (and help with coding too), the better. Note that 8.6b2 is effectively an early Release Candidate for 8.6.0. If too much changes (other than direct bugfixes) after 8.6b2, we will need an 8.6b3, which will add months of delay for the final release... The major constraint is simply developer effort. ~ Work Roster See the Wiki page, http://wiki.tcl.tk/20966 ~ Copyright This document has been placed in the public domain.