Re: [MACTCL] Tk 8.5.12.x crashes opening IDLE Preferences menu

[Ned D. <na...@ac...>]

In article <nad...@ne...>,
 Ned Deily <na...@ac...> wrote:

> Here's another regression with 8.5.12.x.  Using IDLE on OS X from a 
> Python that will link with ActiveTcl 8.5, attempting to open IDLE's 
> Preferences menu, either with the mouse (IDLE -> Preferences) or with 
> the keyboard accelerator (Cmd-`) causes an immediate crash in Tk.

An update: I've figured out how to build the Cocoa Tk backport from the 
Fossil repo and after, bisecting of changes, I believe I've isolated the 
problem to a particular checkin.  I've opened Tk issue #3575664 with the 
details.  We are seeing a growing number of Python IDLE users reporting 
this problem.

I'd be very interested to know if the ActiveState folks can reproduce 
the problem using the current tip of the branch and with their build 
process.  After some discussion of the Python Mac list, Kevin reports he 
is now able to reproduce the problem with his builds.
 
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=112997&aid=3575664&grou
p_id=12997

I've also opened another Tk issue (#3575681) concerning another Cocoa Tk 
crasher when using clipboard copy in IDLE, a regression that was 
introduced in 8.5.12.0 and only partially fixed in ActiveTcl 8.5.12.1.

https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3575681&group_id=12997&a
tid=112997

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 Ned Deily,
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