Re: [tcljava-user] Status of Tcl/Java

[Mo D. <md...@cy...>]

On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, Shawn Boyce wrote:

> What is the status of Tcl/Java?

In development.

> When will the 1.3 release
> be stable for release?

I am not sure, depends on how quickly things get done.
Tcl Blend needs a lot of testing before it can be
considered safe for production use. I would also like
to get Jacl passing 99% of the Tcl 8.3 tests before
releasing 1.3. That work is being done, but more
developers helping out would make it go a lot faster.

> Also it would be really nice to have a detailed list of what
> is not supported by Jacl as compared to Tcl 8.x.

You mean, like the tcljava/diffs.txt file that is included
right now?

> FYI, my company started using Tcl in test simulators built using
> C/C++ in '97. When a need for a Java-based simulator came long
> in '99, we started using Jacl. The Tcl scripting language is a really
> good match for doing scripting. Tcl/Jacl makes it very easy to
> embed scripting in your application.
> 
> -Shawn

Glad you like it. Perhaps you would be interested in investing
some time improving Jacl. There is still a lot of work that
needs to be done with respect to Tcl 8.3 test cases. If you
are interested, join the tcljava-dev mailing list and let
folks know you are willing to help.

Mo DeJong
Red Hat Inc