Re: [ANNOUNCE] [dict] command backport for tcl8.4

From: Arjen Markus (arjen.markus_at_wldelft.nl)
Date: 05/12/04 

Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 10:04:36 +0200

Pascal Scheffers wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> after some discussion on the chat, I decided to create a
> backport-extension of the Tcl-8.5 [dict] command. I am now at the point
> where 'it works for me' and passes all the tests defined in the
> dict.test script. This extension provides the [dict] command and the Tcl
> C API as provided by Tcl-8.5, with the note that the C API is not binary
> compatible between the extension and Tcl-8.5.
>
> Get the source from:
> http://pascal.scheffers.net/software/tclDict-8.5.0.tar.gz
>
> Things that still need doing:
>
> * Real world testing.
>
> * I have only built/tested on SuSE linux 9.0, linking against 8.4.4.
> Win32, MacOSX, etc. etc. should also be tested. volunteers?
>

I will try to get it to work on Windows :)

>
> * The extension export a stubs table, which is completely untested.
> dgp asked if I could add it, I took up the challenge, but I don't really
> need it myself. If there are no volunteers, the first user will have to
> bite the bullet and I will make note of that in the documentation. If
> anyone has a smart idea on how to make the C interface binary compatible
> with Tcl-8.5, raise your hand please...
>

Hm, how would I use the stubs? If I understand it correctly, I would
use the functions from the stubs library in a C extension just as I
would
use the Tcl API, right?

Regards,

Arjen

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