Re: removal proposal: tcl85, tk85

[David Holland <dholland-pkgusers%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 07:41:53AM -0500, Greg Troxel wrote:
 > >> Another question is why we have tcl85 still.  I don't mean to be
 > >> deletionist, really just asking if there are packages that need it.  If
 > >> so, that's a clue that tcl/tk have enough API stability issues that
 > >> continuing to version is likely needed.
 > >
 > > We have one user of lang/tcl85 in pkgsrc - x11/tk85.
 > > We have no users of x11/tk85 in pkgsrc.
 > 
 > In that case, given that 8.6 ought to be not a big deal from 8.5, it
 > sounds like a removal proposal is in order.  I think it's highly likely
 > there are zero users.
 > 
 > It is hereby proposed; I'll give it 7 days.

IIRC 8.6 broke a fair number of things.
The history mentions ruby-tk. In 2014.

I think it can be dumped.

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David A. Holland
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