Re: [TCLCORE] Stubs and feature evolution and migration (TIP 285 illustration)

[Joe E. <jen...@fl...>]

Donald G Porter wrote:
>
> [...concerning recent stubs table monkey business on tk core-8-5-branch...]
>

I am 110% in agreement with DGP here.


> The immediate issue is whether to keep or scrap or defer the recent
> core-8-5-branch checkins.  This is a fundamental difference on the
> right way to manage feature evolution in the context of stubs, and
> it arises again and again.  Sorry about the length and burdening all
> the subscribers of TCLCORE with the matter, but we should reach a
> more common understanding and resolution of these matters so we can
> stop playing tug-o-war over the state of the dev branches.


Scrap it.  Trying to make Tk 8.5.* behave like Tk 8.6.*
if it happens to be [load]ed into a Tcl 8.6.* interp
is not just counterproductive, it is *actively harmful*.


--Joe English

  jen...@fl...