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From: Axel Kohlmeyer (akohlmey_at_cmm.chem.upenn.edu)
Date: Thu Mar 27 2008 - 17:32:20 CDT

On Thu, 27 Mar 2008, John Stone wrote:

john,

i think this is a good time to also make people aware
that you will also update the python interpreter to
version 2.5, which has another set of implications for
plugin writers and is (tkinter!) related to the tcl/Tk change.

cheers,
   axel.

JS>
JS> Just FYI,
JS> I will likely be changing the embedded Tcl interpreter
JS> in upcoming test builds of VMD, and the next major release
JS> to Tcl 8.5.1. This shouldn't cause any difficulties for anyone
JS> other than people that have developed their own C/C++-based
JS> plugins that directly add new commands into VMD
JS> (e.g. psfgen, and similar plugins). Once I change from Tcl 8.4.x
JS> to 8.5.x, any C/C++-based plugins that link against Tcl that you
JS> make available to other VMD users will also need to be linked against
JS> a matching version of Tcl. This is only a minor change in most
JS> cases, but I thought it would be worth noting early-on so that
JS> people can keep this in mind. I'm currently testing with Tcl 8.5.1
JS> and will let people know when I've got the first test builds of VMD
JS> for all platforms, so that users can begin giving us feedback.
JS>
JS> Cheers,
JS> John Stone
JS> vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
JS>
JS> 

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