Tcl/Tk 8.2

Tcl/Tk 8.2 is the latest version of Tcl/Tk. We've added a number of features this year that make Tcl the pre-eminent scripting language for enterprise applications. These are described on our What's New page. Download

Download the latest version of Tcl/Tk (8.2.3), released on Dec 16, 1999. If you care to get more information about 8.2.3, feel free to read the release notes.
Macintosh installers for 8.2.1 are ready, thanks to Jim Ingham!

New Tcl/Tk 8.2 Features

The new features in Tcl/Tk 8.2 include:

First implementation of Tcl Extension Architecture (TEA)
Trf patch for stacked I/O channels, which allows the SSL and other channel extensions to work;
DDE patch that provides the poke command
New procedures for manipulating strings that offer substantial performance improvements
Tcl test harness is now a loadable package

Supported Platforms

Tcl/Tk 8.2 is compatible with most releases of the following operating systems:

Windows 95 and 98

Windows NT

Solaris and SunOS

Linux

HP-UX

SGI

IRIX

Digital Unix

AIX

SCO Unix

NetBSD, FreeBSD, BSDi

Most other Unix-like operating systems

Macintosh (68K and Power Mac)

Additional Platform information is available in our Services area.

Technical Support

Scriptics will provide limited free support to the Tcl community for current Tcl/Tk releases. All Tcl users can submit bugs through our Bug Database. We maintain a database of Tcl/Tk bugs and make our best effort to fix bugs and incorporate contributed patches.

Scriptics also offers a range of commercial grade Tcl/Tk technical services, including telephone, Web and email support. Standard support is available in incident packs and annual service contracts. Premium support is only available with an annual service contract. Customized options are also available.

For more information about support for Tcl/Tk releases, check out our Services area.

Download Tcl/Tk 8.2!