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Date: | Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:29:28 -0400 |
From: | Charles Wilson <cygwin AT cwilson DOT fastmail DOT fm> |
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Subject: | Re: gitk unusable in cygwin-1.7.6-1 because tcltk-20080420-1 is native win32 app. |
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On 8/27/2010 2:33 PM, Andy Koppe wrote: > On 27 August 2010 19:22, neomjp wrote: >> 2. I understand that the reason to have tcltk-20080420-1 as a win32 app is >> to have a graphical insight that does not depend on X Window. > > Cygwin programs can have Win32 interfaces actually, as proven by the > likes of rxvt, mintty, and the Xwin server itself. The real issue is that tcltk-20080420-1 presents the GDI (e.g. native windows) backend implementation for tcl/tk. I was proposing that we eventually modify our offerings so that the new (probably split up) replacement package(s) present the X11 backend implementation instead. It has nothing to do with whether "tcltk" is a "win32" *application* as opposed to a cygwin one. It's all about which interface the application/library uses to put graphics on the screen: GDI or X11. So far, nothing has occurred on that line AFAIK. If it is to happen, the current maintainer has to just pull the trigger and say "we are going to do this". Existing maintainers of tcl/tk clients will then adapt; until (if) that happens, nothing will change. I think the big hangups were (a) insight (b) git (c) python-idle. insight might actually be dead or dying, not sure. Obviously git and python-idle both work with X (on linux) so it's doable to convert -- just a nuisance. -- Chuck -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
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