Hi Alan, > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan W. Irwin [mailto:ir...@beluga.phys.uvic.ca] > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 11:19 AM > To: Arjen Markus > Cc: PLplot development list > Subject: RE: [Plplot-devel] Tcl-8.6.1 and iTcl-4.0.0 > > On 2013-10-25 07:53-0000 Arjen Markus wrote: > > > Where did you find that information about Tcl no longer supporting 32-bits > Windows? > > ActiveTcl 8.6.1 comes in two flavours for Windows for instance: 32-bits and > > 64-bits. > > Or is this something specific to MinGW/MSYS? > > Hi Arjen: > > Thanks to your question, I investigated some more and discovered my mistake. > > Here is the actual quote from win/README in the Tcl-8.6.1 source tree that was > confusing me: > > "Note: Tcl no longer provides support for Win32s." > > I incorrectly interpreted that "s" to be plural, i.e., referring to various > kinds of Win32 > systems, but I have just now realized that "Win32s" > is the name of an old version of Windows, and Tcl no longer supporting that > old > version is not much of a concern. This implies I can continue to use a pure > 32-bit > version of Wine which should greatly simplify my life. So I am glad you > responded > above to what I said. >
Ah, I had all but forgotten about that one! If I remember correctly, "Win32s" was actually a means to use 32-bits applications on 16-bits systems. That was another era ... Regards, Arjen DISCLAIMER: This message is intended exclusively for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately and destroy this message. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. The foundation 'Stichting Deltares', which has its seat at Delft, The Netherlands, Commercial Registration Number 41146461, is not liable in any way whatsoever for consequences and/or damages resulting from the improper, incomplete and untimely dispatch, receipt and/or content of this e-mail. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135991&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Plplot-devel mailing list Plplot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plplot-devel
