tclx 8.6.3+dfsg-1
Package Information
| Description | Extended Tcl (TclX) Extended Tcl (TclX), is a set of extensions to Tcl, the Tool Command Language invented by Dr. John Ousterhout. Tcl is a powerful, yet simple embeddable programming language. Extended Tcl is oriented towards system programming tasks and large application development. TclX provides additional interfaces to the operating system, and adds many new programming constructs, text manipulation tools, and debugging tools. This package includes the shared library, Tcl library files and include files. |
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| Maintainer | Debian Tcl/Tk Team <pkg-tcltk-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org> |
| Changed By | Sergei Golovan <sgolovan@debian.org> |
| Sponsor | sgolovan@debian.org |
| Distribution | unstable |
| Architecture | any all |
| VCS | git: https://salsa.debian.org/tcltk-team/tclx8.4.git (browse) |
| Closes | #1105593 |
| Tracker | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/tclx |
| Uploaded | 2 hours ago |
New Package Report
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| Date | Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:14:12 +0300 |
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| Source | tclx |
| Version | 8.6.3+dfsg-1 |
| Changed-By | Sergei Golovan |
| Architecture | source amd64 all |
| Distribution | unstable |
Changelog
tclx (8.6.3+dfsg-1) unstable; urgency=medium
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* Switch to new upstream. Add debian/watch to track upstream releases.
* Drop compat/getopt.c and compat/random.c because of their problematic
licenses.
* Rewrite debian/rules to use debhelper (closes: #1105593).
* Rename the source package dropping the Tcl version from it because
it will eventually work for all installed Tcl versions.
* Rename the binary package to tcl-tclx as prescribed by the Debian
Tcl/Tk policy.
* Bump debhelper compatibility level to 13.
* Bump standards version to 4.7.4..dsc
| Package-List | tcl-tclx deb libs optional arch=any tcl-tclx-doc deb doc optional arch=all |
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| Section | libs |
| Priority | optional |
| Component | main |
debian/copyright
Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/ Upstream-Name: TclX extension for Tcl Source: https://github.com/flightaware/tclx Files-Excluded: compat/getopt.c compat/random.c Files: * Copyright: 1991-1999, 2002, 2017-2019, Karl Lehenbauer and Mark Diekhans. License: NTP Files: debian/* Copyright: 2019-2026, Sergei Golovan 2016-2019, Paul Gevers 2004-2010, Massimo Dal Zotto License: NTP Files: Makefile.in Copyright: 2002-2005, ActiveState Corporation 1999, Scriptics Corporation License: Tcl Files: compat/rename.c Copyright: None License: public-domain Files: configure Copyright: 1992-1996, 1998-2012, Free Software Foundation, Inc. License: FSFUL Files: doc/TclX.n Copyright: 2002, 2004, ActiveState Corporation 1992-1999, Karl Lehenbauer and Mark Diekhans License: NTP Files: library/autoload.tcl Copyright: 1994-1996, Sun Microsystems, Inc. 1991-1993, The Regents of the University of California License: Tcl Files: library/tcllib.tcl Copyright: 1992-1999, Karl Lehenbauer and Mark Diekhans License: MIT~old or NTP Files: tclconfig/* Copyright: 2002-2005, ActiveState Corporation 1999, 2000, Ajuba Solutions License: Tcl Files: tclconfig/install-sh Copyright: 1994, X Consortium License: X11 Files: tests/testlib.tcl Copyright: 2002, 2004, ActiveState Corporation 1992-1999, Karl Lehenbauer and Mark Diekhans License: NTP Files: unix/tclXchannelfd.c Copyright: 2017, Shannon Noe License: NTP Files: win/makefile.vc Copyright: 2003-2006, Pat Thoyts 2001, ActiveState Corporation 2001, 2002, David Gravereaux 1998-2000, Ajuba Solutions 1995, 1996, Sun Microsystems, Inc. License: Tcl Files: win/nmakehlp.c Copyright: 2006, Pat Thoyts 2002, David Gravereaux License: Tcl Files: win/rules.vc Copyright: 2003-2008, Patrick Thoyts 2001, 2002, David Gravereaux License: Tcl Files: win/tclx.rc Copyright: 2007, Pat Thoyts License: Tcl License: NTP Extended Tcl was designed and implemented by Karl Lehenbauer (karl at procplace.com) and Mark Diekhans (markd at Kermodei.com), with help in the earliest stages from Peter da Silva (peter at NeoSoft.com). TclX 8.4 work was done by Jeff Hobbs. . As with Tcl, all of Extended Tcl is freely redistributable, including for commercial use and resale (BSD-style license). License: Tcl This software is copyrighted by the Regents of the University of California, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Scriptics Corporation, ActiveState Corporation and other parties. The following terms apply to all files associated with the software unless explicitly disclaimed in individual files. . 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Other Reviews of this Package
| Version | Hash | Allocated | Completed | Reviewer | Status | Details |
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| 8.6.3-1 | c9940958… | 2026-04-11 05:58 | 2026-04-11 11:48 | awm | rejected | VIEW |