[Pkg-tcltk-devel] Tcl 8.6 as default in "jessie": XOTcl to NSF transition

[Stefan Sobernig]

Hi Sergei,

>>> Dotlrn, however, whilst being the last version released upstream, is
>>> still very old (2.5.0, based on openacs-core 5.5.1). Are you sure it
>>> supports NSF?
>>
>>
>> Actually, no. I am not up to speed when it comes to openacs/dotlrn these
>> days. So this just confirms that the xotcl package is to be continued (for a
>> little while longer).
>
> As far as I can see, xotcl is scheduled for removal from jessie
> because of #724816. And its
> removal will in turn drop openacs and dotlrn from jessie also.

Thanks for the reminder! What is the time window for fixing this?

//stefan