Re: Latest tcl
On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 02:07:09PM +0100, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
> Hello Cecil,
>
> > And in testing is the same version as in buster (8.6.9 instead of
>
> this is not right, testing has tcl8.6 version 8.6.10.
Quoting https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/tcltk-defaults
| versions
|
| o-o-stable: 8.6.0+8
| oldstable: 8.6.0+9
| stable: 8.6.9+1
| testing: 8.6.9+1
| unstable: 8.6.9+1+nmu1
| exp: 8.7.0+0~exp2
> > 8.6.10 which is more as a year old, or 8.6.11 which just came out).
> >
> > Would it be possible to get the latest version in testing and from
>
> Please talk to the package maintainers wrt. tcl8.6 in unstable
> (from where migration to testing is possible):
>
> Debian Tcl/Tk Packagers <pkg-tcltk-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
>
> Once unstable has been updated and it has migrated to testing,
> it can become a backporting topic (that being said, backporting
> might still not be done if it’s too intrusive, or if the gain
> especially compared to the effort it takes makes it not worth).
> You would have to find someone to maintain the backport as well;
> ideally, the maintainers of the package would do that, so (again)
> talk to them.
That in my words:
} Your message to backports mailinglist has been.
} Your request is about tcl/tk. It is better to contact
} Debian Tcl/Tk Packagers <pkg-tcltk-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Which is good advice
> > I do not mind to put effort in it.
Great. That will open doors for you. [*]
Regards
Geert Stappers
[*] Please recieve it as an encouragement. At least is was sent as such.
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