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179 check-ins using file win/makefile.vc version 3ed39b5dd6

2021-11-19
17:29
Merge 8.7 check-in: 9571feeb2b user: jan.nijtmans tags: encodings-with-flags
2021-11-17
10:08
Fix [46291ba24d]: win: install: bashism in Makefile.in check-in: 7f97316fe4 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-11-16
16:59
Merge 8.7 check-in: 255d61cf29 user: jan.nijtmans tags: tip-609
2021-11-12
21:29
Starting with 8.7, don't bother Cygwin32 any more. Only Cygwin64 will be supported. check-in: addc3c39d8 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-11-11
16:13
Merge 8.6 check-in: 11179c8d17 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-11-09
15:50
Merge 8.6 check-in: 98c5561b52 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-11-08
23:13
Merge 8.7 check-in: b52fe067d5 user: jan.nijtmans tags: encodings-with-flags
14:03
Merge 8.6. Some http:// -> https:// check-in: 48883dadfa user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
13:43
Make "changes" file chronological (again) check-in: 1fb5e666dc user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
00:30
merge 8.7 check-in: d93a28a96e user: dgp tags: dgp-review
00:06
[9899c273ab] Rewrite Tcl_InitStringRep to account for all encounters with the non-allocated empty st... check-in: e7511df3a1 user: dgp tags: core-8-branch
2021-11-07
22:39
Update and clarify usage of the TclInitStringRep macro. check-in: 7522602be7 user: dgp tags: core-8-branch
21:42
Merge 8.6 check-in: 5d8dcf16a6 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
20:39
Document the freedom to provide space of either type int or size_t. check-in: fceda03ccf user: dgp tags: core-8-branch
19:18
The TIP 481 machinery compels all callers to add typecasting to their NULL arguments, which is quite... Leaf check-in: bc2db39234 user: dgp tags: dgp-481-null-casting
03:20
More accurately describe the string rep invalidation performed by Tcl_SetByteArrayLength() check-in: 56bb2f7baa user: dgp tags: core-8-branch
2021-11-06
22:45
typo check-in: 8065b9ec1b user: dgp tags: core-8-branch
20:33
merge 8.6 check-in: 59329db546 user: dgp tags: core-8-branch
15:41
merge 8.6 check-in: 351bbfc846 user: dgp tags: core-8-branch
08:02
Eliminate unused variables/function-arguments check-in: 8d39bb8387 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-11-05
22:42
merge 8.7 check-in: 3b6049f369 user: dgp tags: dgp-review
22:39
Implement parts of TIP 568 in Tcl 8.7. check-in: 589aafadbc user: dgp tags: core-8-branch
21:30
merge 8.6 check-in: e38e560e49 user: dgp tags: core-8-branch
19:47
Adapt documentation of the *ByteArray* routines to better match Tcl library functioning post-TIP 568... Closed-Leaf check-in: 5a5f55f7a5 user: dgp tags: tip-568
12:39
merge 8.7 check-in: a50780358f user: dgp tags: tip-568
2021-11-04
17:18
Fix for bug [fc65ff1b66] - zipfs mkimg check-in: 338fe58e76 user: griffin tags: core-8-branch
2021-11-02
16:48
merge 8.7 check-in: 833d30f970 user: dgp tags: tip-568
16:40
Revise the interface routines for byte arrays to use "numBytes" rather than "length" as argument nam... check-in: e20aa824db user: dgp tags: tip-568
2021-11-01
16:28
Merge 8.7 check-in: 3842ac8331 user: jan.nijtmans tags: tip-603
13:38
Merge 8.6 check-in: c5e5349f51 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-10-31
22:41
Simplify -matchvar/-indexvar processing of regexp/switch Closed-Leaf check-in: 899b89ec3b user: jan.nijtmans tags: simpl_matchvar
16:21
Merge 8.7 check-in: e837834cb3 user: jan.nijtmans tags: strict-index-experiment
2021-10-27
07:05
Merge 8.6 check-in: 8747737d99 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
06:50
Merge 8.6 check-in: 376763e59e user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-10-25
21:35
Merge 8.6 check-in: f1bd550cdb user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
15:34
Revise outdated comments. check-in: b10395f12e user: dgp tags: tip-568
14:14
merge 8.7 check-in: 32f3750314 user: dgp tags: tip-568
2021-10-24
18:19
These record locations are not relative offsets, but rather absolute locations. Closed-Leaf check-in: 3cfe139c36 user: griffin tags: bug_fc65ff1b66
2021-10-20
20:27
Code cleanup (comments, bracing) check-in: 61af2fd4ba user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-10-19
14:44
Merge 8.6 check-in: c8a1cf3845 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-10-18
18:24
Update TZ info to tzdata2021d (via merge). check-in: 55f7da34fa user: jima tags: core-8-branch
14:44
merge 8.7 check-in: 047cc8f6ef user: dgp tags: tip-568
11:57
Merge 8.7. Remove -stoponerror option check-in: 8ab21b9453 user: jan.nijtmans tags: encodings-with-flags
09:43
separate "testConstraint nodep" in tcltests.tcl check-in: 78328c59a8 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-10-15
14:48
RFE [cef426ff2c]: Encoding UTF-32 missing check-in: 2c7852b42b user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-10-14
14:32
Code/Comment cleanup Closed-Leaf check-in: 24f2ef3933 user: jan.nijtmans tags: rfe-cef426ff2c
2021-10-13
16:34
Remove unnecessary change check-in: ad854adcf2 user: griffin tags: bug_fc65ff1b66
13:51
Oops check-in: a052776081 user: jan.nijtmans tags: rfe-cef426ff2c
13:33
First shot at [cef426ff2c]: Encoding UTF-32 missing check-in: 23f539bd7c user: jan.nijtmans tags: rfe-cef426ff2c
00:22
Corrected offset calculations check-in: 76b66f021b user: griffin tags: bug_fc65ff1b66
2021-10-12
14:46
Merge 8.6 check-in: f29ab3924a user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-10-11
13:57
Merge 8.7 check-in: 30d5187f4f user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-10-08
09:26
Merge 8.7 check-in: 3e899fd2f3 user: jan.nijtmans tags: tip-568
07:08
Change "IntRep" to "InternalRep", as discussed in the Tcl Core mailing list check-in: a722c92a11 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
07:05
Merge 8.6 check-in: df269d2941 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-10-06
19:33
Change "IntRep" to "InternalRep", as discussed in the Tcl Core mailing list Closed-Leaf check-in: 0509fa5750 user: jan.nijtmans tags: internalrep
14:00
Fix problem with application manifest, supporting UTF-8 console (it appears that mingw is stricter t... check-in: 771d38afb8 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-10-04
21:09
Rewrite comments for clarity and conciseness. check-in: 7bee7de7b3 user: pooryorick tags: core-8-branch
2021-09-30
08:03
Merge 8.6 check-in: b807975e85 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-09-29
13:46
Set activeCodePage to UTF-8, for (Windows) systems that support it. check-in: 6087ae38b5 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-09-27
13:01
TIP #605 implementation: Function to get class name from object check-in: 7a083ed201 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-09-26
20:51
Merge 8.6 check-in: 9bef0ece3c user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-09-25
09:01
Update TZ info to tzdata2021b (via merge). check-in: efea83e25e user: jima tags: core-8-branch
2021-09-14
13:35
Merge 8.6 check-in: f28ed6ea77 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-09-10
18:52
merge 8.7 check-in: 6ff788ac2a user: dgp tags: tip-568
2021-09-08
14:26
Merge 8.6 check-in: 7f7ef44565 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-09-03
06:43
merge-mark check-in: 2a0f4a9ba2 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-09-02
22:38
Backport fixes for [ccc448a6bfd5], namespace ensemble subcommand name prefix matching and a subseque... check-in: bd39341706 user: pooryorick tags: core-8-branch
21:27
merge 8.7 check-in: af84134442 user: dgp tags: tip-568
14:46
Few more (c) -> © check-in: a009451a71 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
14:41
(c) -> ©, now that TIP #587 is accepted check-in: 7dd529ed06 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-09-01
13:07
Merge 8.7 Closed-Leaf check-in: 1d4948495c user: jan.nijtmans tags: unicode-14
2021-08-31
14:36
Patch to fix zipfs mkimg bug. check-in: bcb8c5e9dd user: griffin tags: bug_fc65ff1b66
2021-08-27
18:46
Work in progress updating the documentation to modern perspectives. check-in: 525efda8f5 user: dgp tags: tip-568
11:51
merge 8.7 check-in: bc8dcf3bcb user: dgp tags: tip-568
07:10
Merge 8.6 check-in: 3615ee45bd user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-08-26
19:14
repair broken build check-in: 741d273eb5 user: dgp tags: core-8-branch
15:27
Merge 8.6 check-in: 83da84a0e5 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-08-23
17:25
merge 8.7 check-in: 20beece07f user: dgp tags: dgp-review
17:03
merge 8.7 check-in: 101d798bc5 user: dgp tags: tip-568
13:00
Make everything compile warning-free when TCL_THREADS=0 check-in: 2abafeca96 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-08-20
12:46
TIP #511 implementation: Implement Tcl_AsyncMarkFromSignal() check-in: 1a6b389968 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-08-19
08:51
Merge-mark 8.6. Update to autoconf-2.71 check-in: e34446660d user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
08:05
Apply macos-tip511.diff. Resolve conflict with TIP #601 Closed-Leaf check-in: d8b82ef75f user: jan.nijtmans tags: tip-511
2021-08-18
14:31
Fix use of TCL_THREADS macro: In Tcl 8.7, this is always defined, but can have value '1' or '0' check-in: ae2c9006bb user: jan.nijtmans tags: tip-511
2021-08-17
16:16
tip#511 proposed implementation check-in: 0d5d82595a user: jan.nijtmans tags: tip-511
2021-08-15
21:47
Make TCL_MAC_EMPTY_FILE macro work with C++ compiler check-in: b46c4d3d9c user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
21:37
Make tclZipfs.c compilable with a C++ compiler check-in: 565bc5516c user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
21:34
Make TCL_QUEUE_ALERT_IF_EMPTY a separate flag check-in: c7572c6dc4 user: jan.nijtmans tags: tip-609
20:35
Proposed TIP #609 implementation check-in: fd12b53710 user: jan.nijtmans tags: tip-609
2021-08-05
11:20
Merge 8.6 check-in: e55cd6d5bf user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-08-01
11:47
Turn code snippets in TIP into a branch. Closed-Leaf check-in: 01cb108d71 user: dkf tags: tip-605
2021-07-29
14:03
Experiment: Switch tclsh console to UTF-8 by default on Windows, if possible, using the manifest. Closed-Leaf check-in: f04dc41a5b user: jan.nijtmans tags: utf-8-console
2021-07-26
17:32
Proposed fix. Needs testing with a compiler which demos the bug. Closed-Leaf check-in: cc39387c0c user: dgp tags: bug-f4b0cb2080
16:43
merge 8.7 check-in: e99abaf474 user: dgp tags: tip-568
2021-07-23
12:52
Use mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64 toolchain for onfiledist build (starting with 8.7, since it needs Vista+) check-in: c8be6c32f1 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
09:49
Missing "env:" label in win-build.yml check-in: 258b7ef7a3 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-07-21
08:19
Experiment: build onefiledist using the (experimental) UCRT64 mingw-w64 environment Closed-Leaf check-in: f944e72155 user: jan.nijtmans tags: ucrt
08:12
Merge 8.6 check-in: 2d55b0a150 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-07-19
14:06
merge 8.7 check-in: 54950d24d5 user: dgp tags: tip-568
13:58
merge 8.7 check-in: 0063650c97 user: dgp tags: dgp-review
2021-07-17
11:18
Merge 8.6 check-in: 7f22950622 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-07-16
06:58
Merge 8.6 check-in: 6dc87d9af2 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-07-14
15:54
Fix build on Linux/Sparc with 32 bit userspace. See: [https://github.com/libtom/libtommath/issues/50... check-in: ef5def02ea user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-07-13
19:53
Added a basic portable test of [fconfigure -stat] check-in: 6d77221b07 user: dkf tags: tip-603
19:38
Added documentation check-in: 1989f80f6a user: dkf tags: tip-603
2021-07-08
12:28
merge 8.6 check-in: 6a4d2648a6 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-06-29
16:03
TCL_THREADS=0 means no threads too check-in: 2ba1768b43 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
15:02
Merge 8.7. Fix fstat() call in tclUnixChan.c, in case Tcl_StatBuf == struct stat64. check-in: 563efc3d8f user: jan.nijtmans tags: tip-603
14:52
Use fstat64() in stead of fstat() on platforms which support it. check-in: 2de1247828 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
08:54
Make tclWinChan.c compile again, fixing obvious implementation problems. Not tested if it actually w... check-in: 0b2992cd25 user: jan.nijtmans tags: tip-603
2021-06-28
14:38
Merge 8.6 check-in: adc35f4736 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
12:34
Merge 8.7 check-in: 871cffde22 user: jan.nijtmans tags: encodings-with-flags
12:32
Fix iocmd-8.4 testcase check-in: 65aaf2df35 user: jan.nijtmans tags: tip-603
2021-06-27
11:26
merge core-8-branch check-in: 0f595ccdd0 user: dkf tags: tip-603
2021-06-25
21:30
Tweak TIP #590 impl on MacOS: Shared library could start with capital check-in: b9a7877ad5 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-06-23
21:31
fix typos in previous commit check-in: 6f5f159802 user: pooryorick tags: core-8-branch
18:49
possible fix for [dcb888ed85adeb86] with kevent() check-in: 06aaff9fd5 user: pooryorick tags: core-8-branch
13:27
Merge 8.7 check-in: 35802e0175 user: jan.nijtmans tags: encodings-with-flags
12:26
Merge 8.6 check-in: e3a2478516 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
12:20
Now really merge [bug-f9800d52bd61f240] (previous commit contains test-cases only) check-in: 1da51ccce1 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
07:43
merge [bug-f9800d52bd61f240] check-in: e3bf2b4041 user: pooryorick tags: core-8-branch
2021-06-22
18:26
possible fix for [dcb888ed85adeb86] with kevent() Closed-Leaf check-in: 94c93c8507 user: pooryorick tags: bug-dcb888ed85adeb86
2021-06-21
21:21
Improve logic and cleanup for tests coroutine-7.13 and coroutine-7.14 Closed-Leaf check-in: 5908ade8c3 user: pooryorick tags: bug-f9800d52bd61f240
12:34
Merge 8.6 check-in: 9ab163a49e user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
12:08
Merge 8.6 check-in: 76da4e417c user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
10:27
Backout merge of "bug-f9800d52bd61f240" branch, which is - apparently - not ready to be merged yet. ... check-in: 63f78e5a2d user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
09:45
eol-spacing check-in: 771fc551bb user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
09:40
renumber testcases check-in: b320000f1e user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
09:29
Fix [048dd20b4171c8da]: cesu-8 encoding fails on \u80 check-in: 0c93c6f969 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
05:47
merge bug-f9800d52bd61f240 check-in: 5cfdd6ee7b user: pooryorick tags: core-8-branch
05:40
test for issue [5106fddd4400e5b9b], failure to yieldto is not the same thing as not calling yieldto ... check-in: d7428a1ea0 user: pooryorick tags: bug-f9800d52bd61f240
2021-06-20
22:57
merge bug-f9800d52bd61f240 check-in: c75d4c3be0 user: pooryorick tags: core-8-branch
22:47
Fix for [f9800d52bd61f240], vwait is not NRE-enabled, and yieldto cannot find the right splicing spo... check-in: eb50e83ee1 user: pooryorick tags: bug-f9800d52bd61f240
2021-06-19
23:37
Undo change in [b70eeebb0d196bb2]: It breaks the "make html" target in github actions. See also [1e1... check-in: f886df2504 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
23:32
Assume chan-io-41.6 and chan-io-41.8 are UNIX-only. See [9be2726881c41893], those are failing on Win... check-in: 3b4ee109d9 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
23:24
Fix windows build failure, caused by [f8608fc420] check-in: 526dac1481 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
20:19
First attempt at Windows implementation. I don't develop on that platform, so this is extra dodgy! check-in: 0bfec1136a user: dkf tags: tip-603
15:57
Added in missing field check-in: f67df77d74 user: dkf tags: tip-603
14:59
Start of implementing TIP 603: chan configure -stat check-in: c9cac950e3 user: dkf tags: tip-603
2021-06-18
19:39
Fix [f8608fc420]: linux : dynamic location of the tcl zipfs check-in: 07f12cf720 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
19:23
merge 8.7 check-in: 2706eb0daa user: dgp tags: tip-568
19:11
merge 8.7 check-in: 75c8584688 user: dgp tags: dgp-review
18:11
Bump version number to distinguish from release. check-in: 00c0a52dd9 user: dgp tags: core-8-branch
17:38
close fork check-in: 61473a4126 user: dgp tags: core-8-branch
17:37
merge release check-in: 718ac969d6 user: dgp tags: core-8-branch
14:22
Merge 8.6 check-in: 7c91966878 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
10:44
Hm. tcltk-man2html.tcl cannot handle $(PATCH_LEVEL). Don't bother for now. Closed-Leaf check-in: 0656f7eb48 user: jan.nijtmans tags: jn-tinkering
10:15
Fix "make html-tcl" target, broken by this commit: [b70eeebb0d196bb2] (in core-8-7-a5-rc branch only... check-in: 5941ce66ce user: jan.nijtmans tags: jn-tinkering
2021-06-17
15:52
Revert to the code of RC2, so that only timestamps and changes file entries are different. Closed-Leaf check-in: 8adcb61264 user: dgp tags: rc3, core-8-7-a5-rc, core-8-7-a5
15:44
Add another ticket to the changes file, noting its incompatility. check-in: ac1270f680 user: dgp tags: core-8-7-a5-rc
10:25
tests for [dcb888ed85adeb86] check-in: 4b00bf6318 user: pooryorick tags: core-8-branch
08:53
Fix for [dcb888ed85adeb86]: epoll, special files, directories, links, epoll_ctl operation not permit... check-in: 7587b7aeb9 user: pooryorick tags: core-8-branch
2021-06-16
16:06
Re-apply fix for [67a5eabbd3d1]: refchan, coroutine, and postevent from the "watch" proc check-in: f6aa52e243 user: pooryorick tags: core-8-branch
02:26
merge 8.7 check-in: 618a2cea2a user: dgp tags: core-8-7-a5-rc
2021-06-15
14:54
Fix [18f4a94d03] by backing out [9bcec7cd880540c3] check-in: a785b5bf5e user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
14:52
Fix [18f4a94d03] by backing out [9bcec7cd880540c3] Closed-Leaf check-in: ee3930e93a user: jan.nijtmans tags: bug-18f4a94d03
12:56
Fix [18f4a94d03] by backout out [9bcec7cd880540c3] check-in: 3f466e55c8 user: jan.nijtmans tags: bug-18f4a94d03
2021-06-13
17:01
Change the arguments of the `make html` target to take the right default actions for producing a Tcl... check-in: b70eeebb0d user: dgp tags: core-8-7-a5-rc
2021-06-12
19:43
Make it an error to provide neither --tcl or --tk, or to provide both. Closed-Leaf check-in: f2f521f5e7 user: pooryorick tags: py-tinkering
19:15
Make the search for the project's .h file a little more specific. EDIT: Maybe good ideas here, bu... check-in: 9f8b78d60f user: pooryorick tags: py-tinkering
16:49
bump release date check-in: 1ffeb8e409 user: dgp tags: core-8-7-a5-rc
2021-06-11
17:49
merge 8.7 check-in: e80a5588eb user: dgp tags: core-8-7-a5-rc
13:59
Merge 8.6 check-in: 948e056a45 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
13:48
Somehow "zip -A" appears not to work in the github actions environment. Try to find out why. check-in: 8f88456ba0 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
08:45
Ubuntu 16 is [https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/3287|deprecated] check-in: 8770772ae9 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
06:59
protect all usage of dladdr() with !defined(NO_DLFCN_H) Closed-Leaf check-in: a08266c54d user: jan.nijtmans tags: rfe-f8608fc420
06:33
Fix copying of public_suffix_list.dat.gz in win/Makefile.in. Thanks, Paul! check-in: c734a9cde1 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-06-10
15:56
merge 8.7 check-in: b35f095bce user: dgp tags: core-8-7-a5-rc
14:49
Experiment: use dladdr() on Linux to locate the shared library. Won't work on other platforms! WIP check-in: e31d051801 user: jan.nijtmans tags: rfe-f8608fc420
10:59
Merge 8.7 check-in: 7898b8d5a3 user: jan.nijtmans tags: unicode-14
08:52
(cherry-pick): Update dist target to renamed file. Also sync win/tcl.m4 with Tk (no change in genera... check-in: 085f01ed83 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-06-09
20:32
Update dist target to renamed file. check-in: fcaf29f0d9 user: dgp tags: core-8-7-a5-rc
16:26
merge 8.7 check-in: 9c9ef4a8d3 user: dgp tags: core-8-7-a5-rc
09:25
Rename effective_tld_names.txt to public_suffix_list.dat, that's how it is named now. check-in: bca46870be user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
09:13
Update effective_tld_names.txt.gz to latest version (from https://publicsuffix.org/list/public_suffi... check-in: f7db7bf633 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
07:17
Merge 8.6 check-in: f7d2d6bb89 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
2021-06-08
14:23
Merge 8.6 check-in: 7894ca0499 user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch
13:25
Don't create a lot of empty directories any more while installing check-in: c09eef9f1c user: jan.nijtmans tags: core-8-branch