This message announces the release of freeWrap version 5.5


The freeWrap program turns TCL/TK scripts into single-file binary executable programs. freeWrap can wrap TCL/TK applications that consist of multiple script and binary files. freeWrap combines all the files together into a single executable file.

freeWrap 5.5 is based on TCL/TK 8.4.1

freeWrap executables are freely available for both Linux and Windows.

Instructions and source code for building freeWrap on both Windows and UNIX platforms is also freely available.

The following additional variation of freeWrap is also available for download:

     freewrapTCLSH       a console-only application which includes only TCL.


Please visit the freeWrap home page:

          http://freewrap.sourceforge.net


Changes implemented in version 5.5
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1) The WINICO extension for Windows has been removed.  A similar Windows icon feature was added to the TK "wm iconbitmap" command in TK 8.3.3

2) Special Makefiles for building static versions of TCL and TK under Windows are no longer included in the freeWrap package. As of TCL/TK 8.4.0 static TCL and TK libraries can be built using the OPTS=static option on the NMAKE command line.

3) Compiled with newer version of ZLIB library (revision 1.1.4).