Re: [TCLCORE] Petition to TCT! Drop 8.7 and focus on 9.0

[Harald O. <har...@el...>]

Am 16.01.2023 um 17:21 schrieb apnmbx-public--- via Tcl-Core:
> The subject line says it all. This is a request to cancel the 8.7 release
> and focus on 9.0. As for the rationale / motivation ...

+1

I am already at my total limit of complexity. And 8.7 just adds another 
level of complexity, to try to add options, which are not changeable, 
just for the possibility to run the same script on 8.7 and 9.0.
I am in favour to break any compatibility.

I was ready to author a TIP "no more option abbreviations in 9.0". I 
stopped my idea to not add additional complexity.

The encoding system is getting very complicated for me.
TIP 601 (encoding -nocomplain) feels ok
TIP 607 (encoding -failindex) feels ok
TIP 346 (encoding -strict) dublicated big parts of TIP 601 in a 
destructive manner (utf-8 error bytes verbatim output).
And then, there is the channel system with the stupid option names and 
endless complexity.

After TIP607, I lost the overview.
Now its time to clear all this up and find good solutions.

Thank you all for all your efforts, we will get somewhere to a great 
future. I should stay calm and allow discussions and not getting nervous.

Thank you all,
Harald