ActiveState releases ActiveTcl 8.4.15 and ActiveTcl 8.4.15 beta

[AndreasK]

ActiveState is pleased to announce ActiveTcl 8.4.15, a core
patchlevel
release of the complete, ready-to-install Tcl distribution for
Windows,
Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX; and ActiveTcl 8.5.0 Beta 8,
based on the upcoming Tcl/Tk 8.5 release.

For detailed information or to download these releases, see:
http://www.activestate.com/products/activetcl/

== New in ActiveTcl 8.4.15 ==

A core patchlevel release with module updates, including:

* Updated Tcl/Tk core to 8.4.15 + patches
* Added TLS (OpenSSL interface) extension
* Updated Expect to v5.44.1
* Updated Sqlite to v3.4.0
* Updated tkcon to v2.5 with extended docs

TEApot Repository
* Added author names and URLs to metadata for many packages
* Enhanced [teacup list] command to use case-insensitive substring
search when first nothing was found.
* Added [teacup verify] and [teapot-admin verify] commands with
checks
of repository integrity.

Download ActiveTcl 8.4.15 now:
http://www.activestate.com/store/activetcl

== New in ActiveTcl 8.5.0 Beta ==

Adds new Tcl/Tk source features, including:

* dict command
* New lassign and lrepeat commands
* expr ** exponentiation operator
* namespace ensembles support
* source -encoding switch
* unload command
* Text widget smooth scrolling, multi-line search
* Anti-aliased font support on X-Windows (already supported on Win/
Mac)
* Updated look of radiobutton and checkbutton, and tri-state option.
* send officially supported on Windows
* Updates to the grid geometry manager
* Fully themed (native) widget set

Download ActiveTcl 8.5.0 Beta now:
http://www.activestate.com/products/activetcl/beta_download.plex

=== Getting Started ===

Whether you're a first-time user or a long-time fan, our free
resources
will help you get the most from ActiveTcl.

User forums and FAQs:
http://community.activestate.com/products/ActiveTcl

Mailing list archives:
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/?topic=Tcl

Documentation:
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActiveTcl

=== Feedback ===

Everyone is encouraged to participate in making Tcl an even better
language. For bugs related to the ActiveTcl, please use:
http://bugs.ActiveState.com/ActiveTcl

Tcl/Tk is maintained by the Tcl community, with the sources and bug
database at SourceForge:
http://tcl.SourceForge.net/

Enjoy!