This seems to be the start of that thread:

http://www.opendarwin.org/pipermail/darwinports/2002-October/015354.html

And actually, the explanation was by Landon Fuller.

On Dec 27, 2006, at 4:22 AM, Pierre Queinnec wrote:

Search the old ML archives, that is DarwinPorts', not the MacPorts one. IIRC there's a mail by jkh@ explaining just that.

-- Pierre



Jin Hyung Park wrote:

Hello :)

Today morning, I just wonder

Why does darwinports developers choose the tcl/tk for darwinports project?

After 2001, there are lots of languages not only tcl/tk..

are there specific reasons for choosing tcl/tk?

if anyone know, could explain for me?


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