[Starkit] The fcopy bug and tile

[Mats Bengtsson]

I have run into a delicate problem concerning the so called fcopy bug:
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=110894&aid=719790&group_id=10894
which shows up in post 8.4.1 tclkits on Windows 
( I have recently added a small script that reproduces this bug. )
and tile require at least 8.4.6 for dynamic loading.

Some discussion of this has taken place at:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum=tktable-tile-dev

The combination of tile require 8.4.6 and the post 8.4.1 fcopy bug 
makes tile useless for tclkits on Windows (at least if you are using network stuff). 

I see only two ways out of this, neither I'm qualified to do myself:

1) fix the fcopy bug (best)

2) build tclkit 8.4.1 and include tile as a package.
   The excellent genkit script has no Windows build instructions,
   although there are a few .bat files. Also, the genkit fetches the latest
   sources (8.4.9 ?) while I would need the corresponding 8.4.1 snapshot.
   The Tcl/Tk 8.4.1 can be obtained but what about the rest, is it compatible? (rechan.c ?)
   Adding tile as a package seems also to be a daunting task for a novice like me.

As more people will use tile in their applications this issue will be a real obstacle. 
Any ideas?

Mats

PS: this is a real nightmare for me since my Coccinella app (>100k LOC) has
been completely rewritten to use tile (which works fine BTW).