From: Mark Diekhans <markd@Grizzly.COM>
Subject: Extended Tcl (TclX) 8.0.4 available
Date: 8 Dec 1998 09:58:05 -0800

                  Extended Tcl (TclX) 8.0.4 available


Extended Tcl (TclX) 8.0.4 final release is now available.

This release provides compatibility with Tcl 8.0.4 plus several minor
bug fixes.

Extended Tcl is a set of Tcl extensions and a shell that are oriented towards
Unix system programming tasks and large application development.

TclX 8.0.4 is compatible with Tcl 8.0.4 and Tk 8.0.4 releases and includes
support for Windows 95/NT.

Full source for Unix and Windows:
   ftp://ftp.neosoft.com/pub/tcl/TclX/tclX8.0.4.tar.gz

If you have any questions or problem, please remember to contact 
tcl-project@NeoSoft.com directly.

Mark & Karl


FEATURES ADDED BY EXTENDED TCL
==============================

   Here is a summary of the features added by Extended Tcl.  For
more details on the commands and functionality provided by Extended
Tcl, see the manual page man/TclX.man.

    o Keyed lists, a type of list that provides functionality
      similar to C structures.

    o A command tracing facility for debugging and a performance profiler.

    o A shell, which provides an environment for developing and executing
      Tcl programs.  The command line is compatible with Unix shells.

    o Unix access commands provide access to many Unix system calls,
      including process management.

    o File control and status commands provide added facilities for accessing
      and manipulating open files.

    o File scanning facility that provides awk-like functionality.

    o Extended list manipulation commands.

    o Extended string and character manipulation commands.

    o Online help on Tcl, TclX and Tk commands.

    o X/PG based internationalization commands.

    o Support for event-oriented programming in non-Tk applications.

    o Advanced Tcl code library facility that is oriented towards building
      large applications.  It is compatible with standard Tcl auto-loading.

    o Additional general programming commands.

    o Restricted use in a safe interpreter.

    o Support for binary data in most commands.

    o Built-in support for Jan Nijtmans' Plus patch.
      http://home.wxs.nl/~nijtmans/plus.html

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