Re: [swarm-hackers] swarm 2.3.0 release

[Paul Johnson]

Alex Lancaster wrote:
> > > > > > "SC" == Scott Christley  writes:
> > > > > >             
>
> [...]
>
> SC> I installed a completely new ubuntu 8.10 along with tcl/tk 8.4 and
> SC> the blt-dev package.  Swarm fails to compile as it cannot find
> SC> tcl8.5, so essentially the blt package on ubuntu does not support
> SC> tcl8.4.  I suppose maybe this was a packaging decision, we could
> SC> file a ubuntu bug and ask them to provide a 8.4 compatible
> SC> package, or provide one ourselves.
>
> SC> I'm not sure if moving Swarm to tcl/tk 8.5 is an easy or hard
> SC> task.
>
> Moving to tcl/tk 8.5 will be necessary, at least on Fedora, at some
> point.  Rawhide (soon-to-be Fedora 11) just switched over to 8.5, I
> believe.  I have been planning for sometime to submit official
> packages for Swarm to Fedora, as I'm already maintaining several other
> packages there:
>
>  http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Alexlan
>
> Since it sounds like Paul Johnson has switched to Ubuntu, I'd be happy
> to pick up the Fedora torch.  I can also be a conduit for any patches
> for packages that Swarm depends on (e.g. blt).  I have commit access
> to a wide number of packages and can work with the Fedora maintainers
> to get patches into packages (an/or request co-maintainershiop of
> those packages if the current Fedora maintainer is not responsive)
> and/or upstreamed if necessary.
>
>   
Awesome!  I don't mind a bit, especially since you are a registered 
guy.  I have some Fedora and Centos machines, and have built  RPMs when 
needed. But I'm running Ubuntu on my laptop, and am happy to let you 
package for Fedora.  If you do that, then I can just take your SRPM and 
make for Centos/RHEL.

As far as tcl/tk8.5 is concerned, I can certify that I am able to build 
Swarm against tcltl8.5, but the attempt to run seg faults, as I 
mentioned in the hacker list a few days ago.  Rather than try to 
understand what's wrong with Swarm and 8.5, I just started working on 
making tcl/tk8.4 work on ubuntu.

I'm willing to try to help, as usual, but i lack the training & 
framework to really deal with the tcl/tk usages in Swarm. 

pj


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