Make python.org Windows and macOS installers use Tk 8.6.12

[ned-deily]

BPO	45732
Nosy	@terryjreedy, @pfmoore, @ronaldoussoren, @tjguk, @ned-deily, @zware, @zooba, @aivarannamaa
PRs	bpo-45732: Update bundled Tcl/Tk on Windows to 8.6.12 #29477 [3.10] bpo-45732: Update bundled Tcl/Tk on Windows to 8.6.12 (GH-29477) #29493 [3.9] bpo-45732: Update bundled Tcl/Tk on Windows to 8.6.12 (GH-29477) #29496 bpo-45732: Update python.org macOS installer to use Tcl/Tk 8.6.12. #29931 [3.10] bpo-45732: Update python.org macOS installer to use Tcl/Tk 8.6.12. #29932 [3.9] bpo-45732: Update python.org macOS installer to use Tcl/Tk 8.6.12. #29933

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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2021-12-06.07:48:20.086>
created_at = <Date 2021-11-05.23:15:21.021>
labels = ['OS-mac', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', 'build', 'OS-windows']
title = 'Make python.org Windows and macOS installers use Tk 8.6.12'
updated_at = <Date 2021-12-06.07:48:20.085>
user = 'https://github.com/ned-deily'

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components = ['Build', 'macOS', 'Windows']
creation = <Date 2021-11-05.23:15:21.021>
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issue_num = 45732
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pr_nums = ['29477', '29493', '29496', '29931', '29932', '29933']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'fixed'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
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type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45732'
versions = ['Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']

[ned-deily]

https://sourceforge.net/p/tcl/mailman/message/37380142/

[zooba]

I guess I've actually got to fix my build process now :)

[zooba]

New changeset bcc4e46 by Steve Dower in branch 'main':
bpo-45732: Update bundled Tcl/Tk on Windows to 8.6.12 (GH-29477)
bcc4e46

[zooba]

New changeset 340ecaf by Steve Dower in branch '3.10':
bpo-45732: Update bundled Tcl/Tk on Windows to 8.6.12 (GH-29477)
340ecaf

[zooba]

New changeset 4d1cdd7 by Steve Dower in branch '3.9':
bpo-45732: Update bundled Tcl/Tk on Windows to 8.6.12 (GH-29477)
4d1cdd7

[terryjreedy]

Steve, thank you for patching all current versions. Previous policy has been to freeze tcl/tk x.y.z in python x.y because tk x.y.z may include a few enhancements among the bug fixes and hence indirectly add new features to tkinter in python x.y.z. However ...

E.Paine's report for this bugfix
"2021-09-21 (bug)[033886] Win: hang in font loading (e-paine,vogel)"
was the result of bpo-45103, based on an IDLE user's SO question about IDLE's config dialog hanging. It turned out that adding a particular font (Phaistos) to Windows was the cause, and the fix was to remove it. Ned's link specifically says they fixed " - Windows loading of the Phaistos font.", so I can now close our bpo-45103.

Fine with me if we continue to update tcl/tk 8.6.z as possible on Windows as well as Mac. Switching to 8.7, when released, would likely have to wait for discussion and a new Python version, which now is never too far away.

[aivarannamaa]

Do I understand properly, that the macOS build hasn't been updated yet?

It would be really great if Python 3.10.1 for macOS would come with Tcl/Tk 8.6.12, as it is supposed to fix a nasty crash with Spanish keyboard.

[ned-deily]

It would be really great if Python 3.10.1 for macOS would come with Tcl/Tk 8.6.12, as it is supposed to fix a nasty crash with Spanish keyboard.

Not to worry, the Tk for the macOS 3.10.1 will be updated. I need to do some more testing first. (BTW, I assume you are referring to this Tk issue: https://core.tcl-lang.org/tk/tktview/1626ed65b879bd76db99. The most recent 3.11.0 alpha preview has a pre-release of 8.6.12 and I can confirm that the Cmd-` with the Spanish keyboard no longer crashes with it.)

[ned-deily]

New changeset 2080198 by Ned Deily in branch '3.10':
bpo-45732: Update python.org macOS installer to use Tcl/Tk 8.6.12. (GH-29932)
2080198

[ned-deily]

New changeset 7accb4f by Ned Deily in branch '3.9':
bpo-45732: Update python.org macOS installer to use Tcl/Tk 8.6.12. (GH-29933)
7accb4f

[ned-deily]

New changeset f34d181 by Ned Deily in branch 'main':
bpo-45732: Update python.org macOS installer to use Tcl/Tk 8.6.12. (GH-29931)
f34d181