[Tix-developers] Looking for status of tix

[Larry W. V. <lv...@ca...>]

I'm using Tcl/Tk 8.4.[23].  I would like to use Tix 8.2.0 .  Is it
still being developed?

Has anyone resolved some of its problems, such as these
results from doing a "make test":

running old-style tests
====================================================
env TCL_LIBRARY=/vol/tclsrcsol/tcl84/tcl8.4.3/library TK_LIBRARY=/vol/tclsrcsol/
tcl84/tk8.4.3/library TIX_LIBRARY=/vol/tclsrcsol/tcl84/tix/library LD_LIBRARY_PA
TH=/vol/tclsrcsol/tcl84/tcl8.4.3/unix:/vol/tclsrcsol/tcl84/tk8.4.3/unix:.:${LD_L
IBRARY_PATH} ./tixwish8.2g ../tests/Driver.tcl
tcl_version = 8.4, tcl_patchLevel = 8.4.3
tcl_precision = 12, tcl_library = /vol/tclsrcsol/tcl84/tcl8.4.3/library
tk_version = 8.4, tk_patchLevel = 8.4.3
tix_version = 8.2, tix_patchLevel = 8.2.0
tix_release = 8.2.0
tcl_platform = 'osVersion 5.6 byteOrder bigEndian machine sun4u platform unix os
 SunOS user lwv26 wordSize 4'
:
:


general/labentry.tcl
    Failed Assertion "[focus -lastfor $t] == [$w subwidget entry]"
     evaluated as "[focus -lastfor .t] == [.t.c subwidget entry]" :: .t.c == .t.
c.frame.entry
---- labent-1.1 FAILED 
Script is
    
    set t [toplevel .t]
    
    set w [tixLabelEntry .t.c -label "Stuff(c): "]
    pack $w -padx 20 -pady 10
    tixLabelEntry .t.d -label "Stuff(d): "
    pack .t.d -padx 20 -pady 10
    focus $w
    update
    
    set px [winfo pointerx $t]
    set py [winfo pointery $t]
    set W [winfo width $t]
    set H [winfo height $t]
    
    if {$W < 100} {
    set W 100
    }
    if {$H < 100} {
    set H 100
    }
    
    set mx [expr $px - $W / 2]
    set my [expr $py - $H / 2]
    
    # We must move the window under the cursor in order to test
    # the current focus
    #
    wm geometry $t $W\x$H+$mx+$my
    raise $t
    update
    
    # On some platforms (e.g. Red Hat Linux 5.2/x86), this fails
    # because we get: LHS = .t.c, RHS = .t.c.frame.entry
    # (not clear why).
    #
    Assert {[focus -lastfor $t] == [$w subwidget entry]}
    
    destroy $t
    
Error message:
   

general/dirbox.tcl
Bus Error - core dumped
make: *** [oldtest] Error 138
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