On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 02:53:48PM -0700, Cary R. wrote: >Yaakov, > > > >If I'm understanding this correctly once this change has been >pushed we will be required to start an X server beforerunning >gitk. As someone who uses git and gitk all the time having to >start the X server to run gitk is a pain. I haven't checked this >recently, but in the past the X server was a bit of a resource >hog so my typical pattern is toonly start it when needed and >that's not very often. > > >I understand the desire to switch to X, but I think this deserves >some thought on how it will effect the general users.
We made the decision to switch to a "real" X-based tk long ago. The hacked version has always been barely supported and is very out of date. Continuing to support it would require real understanding of tk and I don't think anyone wants to take on that task, unless you're volunteering. cgf
