Implementation branch for TIP 114 - Eliminate Octal Parsing...

21 files changed, 205 insertions, 354 deletions

diff --git a/doc/GetInt.3 b/doc/GetInt.3
index eba549d..5562e28 100644
--- a/doc/GetInt.3
+++ b/doc/GetInt.3
@@ -64,12 +64,9 @@ if the first such characters are
 then \fIsrc\fR is expected to be in octal form;  otherwise,
 if the first such characters are
 .QW \fB0b\fR
-then \fIsrc\fR is expected to be in binary form;  otherwise,
-if the first such character is
-.QW \fB0\fR
 then \fIsrc\fR
-is expected to be in octal form;  otherwise, \fIsrc\fR
-is expected to be in decimal form.
+is expected to be in binary form;  otherwise, \fIsrc\fR is
+expected to be in decimal form.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_GetDouble\fR expects \fIsrc\fR to consist of a floating-point
 number, which is:  white space;  a sign; a sequence of digits;  a
diff --git a/doc/expr.n b/doc/expr.n
index d33623c..9cb1625 100644
--- a/doc/expr.n
+++ b/doc/expr.n
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ An integer operand may be specified in decimal (the normal case, the optional
 first two characters are \fB0d\fR), binary
 (the first two characters are \fB0b\fR), octal
 (the first two characters are \fB0o\fR), or hexadecimal
-(the first two characters are \fB0x\fR) form.  For
-compatibility with older Tcl releases, an operand that begins with \fB0\fR is
-interpreted as an octal integer even if the second character is not \fBo\fR.
+(the first two characters are \fB0x\fR) form.
 A floating-point number may be specified in any of several
 common decimal formats, and may use the decimal point \fB.\fR,
 \fBe\fR or \fBE\fR for scientific notation, and
diff --git a/doc/scan.n b/doc/scan.n
index 0c24fea..e87bef1 100644
--- a/doc/scan.n
+++ b/doc/scan.n
@@ -224,12 +224,10 @@ set string "#08D03F"
 \fBscan\fR $string "#%2x%2x%2x" r g b
 .CE
 .PP
-Parse a \fIHH:MM\fR time string, noting that this avoids problems with
-octal numbers by forcing interpretation as decimals (if we did not
-care, we would use the \fB%i\fR conversion instead):
+Parse a \fIHH:MM\fR time string:
 .PP
 .CS
-set string "08:08"   ;# *Not* octal!
+set string "08:08"
 if {[\fBscan\fR $string "%d:%d" hours minutes] != 2} {
     error "not a valid time string"
 }
diff --git a/generic/tclBasic.c b/generic/tclBasic.c
index d4fa833..682709b 100644
--- a/generic/tclBasic.c
+++ b/generic/tclBasic.c
@@ -3583,7 +3583,6 @@ OldMathFuncProc(
 	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 		    "argument to math function didn't have numeric value",
 		    -1));
-	    TclCheckBadOctal(interp, TclGetString(valuePtr));
 	    ckfree(args);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
diff --git a/generic/tclExecute.c b/generic/tclExecute.c
index f4c71ec..d43ddfd 100644
--- a/generic/tclExecute.c
+++ b/generic/tclExecute.c
@@ -9626,16 +9626,7 @@ IllegalExprOperandType(
     }
 
     if (GetNumberFromObj(NULL, opndPtr, &ptr, &type) != TCL_OK) {
-	int numBytes;
-	const char *bytes = TclGetStringFromObj(opndPtr, &numBytes);
-
-	if (numBytes == 0) {
-	    description = "empty string";
-	} else if (TclCheckBadOctal(NULL, bytes)) {
-	    description = "invalid octal number";
-	} else {
-	    description = "non-numeric string";
-	}
+	description = "non-numeric string";
     } else if (type == TCL_NUMBER_NAN) {
 	description = "non-numeric floating-point value";
     } else if (type == TCL_NUMBER_DOUBLE) {
@@ -9646,7 +9637,8 @@ IllegalExprOperandType(
     }
 
     Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
-	    "can't use %s as operand of \"%s\"", description, operator));
+	    "can't use %s \"%s\" as operand of \"%s\"", description,
+	    Tcl_GetString(opndPtr), operator));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "ARITH", "DOMAIN", description, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/generic/tclInt.h b/generic/tclInt.h
index 0b5ff0c..63df300 100644
--- a/generic/tclInt.h
+++ b/generic/tclInt.h
@@ -2894,8 +2894,6 @@ MODULE_SCOPE int	TclByteArrayMatch(const unsigned char *string,
 MODULE_SCOPE double	TclCeil(const mp_int *a);
 MODULE_SCOPE void	TclChannelPreserve(Tcl_Channel chan);
 MODULE_SCOPE void	TclChannelRelease(Tcl_Channel chan);
-MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCheckBadOctal(Tcl_Interp *interp,
-			    const char *value);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclChanCaughtErrorBypass(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Channel chan);
 MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_ObjCmdProc TclChannelNamesCmd;
diff --git a/generic/tclStrToD.c b/generic/tclStrToD.c
index 630e498..6502733 100644..100755
--- a/generic/tclStrToD.c
+++ b/generic/tclStrToD.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ TclParseNumber(
     enum State {
 	INITIAL, SIGNUM, ZERO, ZERO_X,
 	ZERO_O, ZERO_B, ZERO_D, BINARY,
-	HEXADECIMAL, OCTAL, BAD_OCTAL, DECIMAL,
+	HEXADECIMAL, OCTAL, DECIMAL,
 	LEADING_RADIX_POINT, FRACTION,
 	EXPONENT_START, EXPONENT_SIGNUM, EXPONENT,
 	sI, sIN, sINF, sINFI, sINFIN, sINFINI, sINFINIT, sINFINITY
@@ -528,7 +528,6 @@ TclParseNumber(
     char d = 0;			/* Last hexadecimal digit scanned; initialized
 				 * to avoid a compiler warning. */
     int shift = 0;		/* Amount to shift when accumulating binary */
-    int explicitOctal = 0;
 
 #define ALL_BITS	(~(Tcl_WideUInt)0)
 #define MOST_BITS	(ALL_BITS >> 1)
@@ -660,7 +659,6 @@ TclParseNumber(
 		goto zerob;
 	    }
 	    if (c == 'o' || c == 'O') {
-		explicitOctal = 1;
 		state = ZERO_O;
 		break;
 	    }
@@ -668,10 +666,7 @@ TclParseNumber(
 		state = ZERO_D;
 		break;
 	    }
-#ifdef TCL_NO_DEPRECATED
 	    goto decimal;
-#endif
-	    /* FALLTHROUGH */
 
 	case OCTAL:
 	    /*
@@ -734,58 +729,6 @@ TclParseNumber(
 		state = OCTAL;
 		break;
 	    }
-	    /* FALLTHROUGH */
-
-	case BAD_OCTAL:
-	    if (explicitOctal) {
-		/*
-		 * No forgiveness for bad digits in explicitly octal numbers.
-		 */
-
-		goto endgame;
-	    }
-	    if (flags & TCL_PARSE_INTEGER_ONLY) {
-		/*
-		 * No seeking floating point when parsing only integer.
-		 */
-
-		goto endgame;
-	    }
-#ifndef TCL_NO_DEPRECATED
-
-	    /*
-	     * Scanned a number with a leading zero that contains an 8, 9,
-	     * radix point or E. This is an invalid octal number, but might
-	     * still be floating point.
-	     */
-
-	    if (c == '0') {
-		numTrailZeros++;
-		state = BAD_OCTAL;
-		break;
-	    } else if (isdigit(UCHAR(c))) {
-		if (objPtr != NULL) {
-		    significandOverflow = AccumulateDecimalDigit(
-			    (unsigned)(c-'0'), numTrailZeros,
-			    &significandWide, &significandBig,
-			    significandOverflow);
-		}
-		if (numSigDigs != 0) {
-		    numSigDigs += (numTrailZeros + 1);
-		} else {
-		    numSigDigs = 1;
-		}
-		numTrailZeros = 0;
-		state = BAD_OCTAL;
-		break;
-	    } else if (c == '.') {
-		state = FRACTION;
-		break;
-	    } else if (c == 'E' || c == 'e') {
-		state = EXPONENT_START;
-		break;
-	    }
-#endif
 	    goto endgame;
 
 	    /*
@@ -900,9 +843,7 @@ TclParseNumber(
 	     * digits.
 	     */
 
-#ifdef TCL_NO_DEPRECATED
 	decimal:
-#endif
 	    acceptState = state;
 	    acceptPoint = p;
 	    acceptLen = len;
@@ -1186,7 +1127,6 @@ TclParseNumber(
 	TclFreeIntRep(objPtr);
 	switch (acceptState) {
 	case SIGNUM:
-	case BAD_OCTAL:
 	case ZERO_X:
 	case ZERO_O:
 	case ZERO_B:
@@ -1412,9 +1352,6 @@ TclParseNumber(
 
 	    Tcl_AppendLimitedToObj(msg, bytes, numBytes, 50, "");
 	    Tcl_AppendToObj(msg, "\"", -1);
-	    if (state == BAD_OCTAL) {
-		Tcl_AppendToObj(msg, " (looks like invalid octal number)", -1);
-	    }
 	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, msg);
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "NUMBER", NULL);
 	}
diff --git a/generic/tclUtil.c b/generic/tclUtil.c
index 608cd15..6a727a1 100644
--- a/generic/tclUtil.c
+++ b/generic/tclUtil.c
@@ -3655,7 +3655,6 @@ TclGetIntForIndex(
 	if (!strncmp(bytes, "end-", 4)) {
 	    bytes += 4;
 	}
-	TclCheckBadOctal(interp, bytes);
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "INDEX", NULL);
     }
 
@@ -3799,73 +3798,6 @@ SetEndOffsetFromAny(
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
- * TclCheckBadOctal --
- *
- *	This function checks for a bad octal value and appends a meaningful
- *	error to the interp's result.
- *
- * Results:
- *	1 if the argument was a bad octal, else 0.
- *
- * Side effects:
- *	The interpreter's result is modified.
- *
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-
-int
-TclCheckBadOctal(
-    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Interpreter to use for error reporting. If
-				 * NULL, then no error message is left after
-				 * errors. */
-    const char *value)		/* String to check. */
-{
-    register const char *p = value;
-
-    /*
-     * A frequent mistake is invalid octal values due to an unwanted leading
-     * zero. Try to generate a meaningful error message.
-     */
-
-    while (TclIsSpaceProc(*p)) {
-	p++;
-    }
-    if (*p == '+' || *p == '-') {
-	p++;
-    }
-    if (*p == '0') {
-	if ((p[1] == 'o') || p[1] == 'O') {
-	    p += 2;
-	}
-	while (isdigit(UCHAR(*p))) {	/* INTL: digit. */
-	    p++;
-	}
-	while (TclIsSpaceProc(*p)) {
-	    p++;
-	}
-	if (*p == '\0') {
-	    /*
-	     * Reached end of string.
-	     */
-
-	    if (interp != NULL) {
-		/*
-		 * Don't reset the result here because we want this result to
-		 * be added to an existing error message as extra info.
-		 */
-
-		Tcl_AppendToObj(Tcl_GetObjResult(interp),
-			" (looks like invalid octal number)", -1);
-	    }
-	    return 1;
-	}
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
  * ClearHash --
  *
  *	Remove all the entries in the hash table *tablePtr.
diff --git a/tests/assemble.test b/tests/assemble.test
index d17bfd9..9d6965e 100644
--- a/tests/assemble.test
+++ b/tests/assemble.test
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ test assemble-7.43 {uplus} {
 	}
     }
     -returnCodes error
-    -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "+"}
+    -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "NaN" as operand of "+"}
 }
 test assemble-7.43.1 {tryCvtToNumeric} {
     -body {
diff --git a/tests/compExpr-old.test b/tests/compExpr-old.test
index bae26a0..7144487 100644
--- a/tests/compExpr-old.test
+++ b/tests/compExpr-old.test
@@ -285,10 +285,10 @@ test compExpr-old-6.8 {CompileBitXorExpr: error compiling bitxor arm} -body {
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
 test compExpr-old-6.9 {CompileBitXorExpr: runtime error in bitxor arm} {
     list [catch {expr {24.0^3}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of "^"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "24.0" as operand of "^"}}
 test compExpr-old-6.10 {CompileBitXorExpr: runtime error in bitxor arm} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"^"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "^"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "^"}}
 
 test compExpr-old-7.1 {CompileBitAndExpr: just equality expr} {expr 3==2} 0
 test compExpr-old-7.2 {CompileBitAndExpr: just equality expr} {expr 2.0==2} 1
@@ -309,10 +309,10 @@ test compExpr-old-7.11 {CompileBitAndExpr: error compiling bitand arm} -body {
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
 test compExpr-old-7.12 {CompileBitAndExpr: runtime error in bitand arm} {
     list [catch {expr {24.0&3}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of "&"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "24.0" as operand of "&"}}
 test compExpr-old-7.13 {CompileBitAndExpr: runtime error in bitand arm} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"&"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "&"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "&"}}
 
 test compExpr-old-8.1 {CompileEqualityExpr: just relational expr} {expr 3>=2} 1
 test compExpr-old-8.2 {CompileEqualityExpr: just relational expr} {expr 2<=2.1} 1
@@ -377,10 +377,10 @@ test compExpr-old-10.9 {CompileShiftExpr: error compiling shift arm} -body {
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
 test compExpr-old-10.10 {CompileShiftExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {24.0>>43}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of ">>"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "24.0" as operand of ">>"}}
 test compExpr-old-10.11 {CompileShiftExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"<<"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "<<"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "<<"}}
 
 test compExpr-old-11.1 {CompileAddExpr: just multiply expr} {expr 4*-2} -8
 test compExpr-old-11.2 {CompileAddExpr: just multiply expr} {expr 0xff%2} 1
@@ -399,10 +399,10 @@ test compExpr-old-11.9 {CompileAddExpr: error compiling add arm} -body {
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
 test compExpr-old-11.10 {CompileAddExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {24.0+"xx"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "xx" as operand of "+"}}
 test compExpr-old-11.11 {CompileAddExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"-"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "-"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "-"}}
 test compExpr-old-11.12 {CompileAddExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {3/0}} msg] $msg
 } {1 {divide by zero}}
@@ -430,10 +430,10 @@ test compExpr-old-12.9 {CompileMultiplyExpr: error compiling multiply arm} -body
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
 test compExpr-old-12.10 {CompileMultiplyExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {24.0*"xx"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "*"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "xx" as operand of "*"}}
 test compExpr-old-12.11 {CompileMultiplyExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"/"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "/"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "/"}}
 
 test compExpr-old-13.1 {CompileUnaryExpr: unary exprs} {expr -0xff} -255
 test compExpr-old-13.2 {CompileUnaryExpr: unary exprs} {expr +0o00123} 83
@@ -451,10 +451,10 @@ test compExpr-old-13.9 {CompileUnaryExpr: error compiling unary expr} -body {
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
 test compExpr-old-13.10 {CompileUnaryExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {~"xx"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "~"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "xx" as operand of "~"}}
 test compExpr-old-13.11 {CompileUnaryExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr ~4.0} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of "~"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "4.0" as operand of "~"}}
 test compExpr-old-13.12 {CompileUnaryExpr: just primary expr} {expr 0x123} 291
 test compExpr-old-13.13 {CompileUnaryExpr: just primary expr} {
     set a 27
diff --git a/tests/compile.test b/tests/compile.test
index 2fa4147..c76bd82 100644
--- a/tests/compile.test
+++ b/tests/compile.test
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ test compile-11.2 {Tcl_Append*: ensure Tcl_ResetResult is used properly} -body {
 } -returnCodes error -result {bad index "bogus": must be integer?[+-]integer? or end?[+-]integer?}
 test compile-11.3 {Tcl_Append*: ensure Tcl_ResetResult is used properly} -body {
     apply {{} { set r [list foobar] ; string index a 0o9 }}
-} -returnCodes error -match glob -result {*invalid octal number*}
+} -returnCodes error -match glob -result {*}
 test compile-11.4 {Tcl_Append*: ensure Tcl_ResetResult is used properly} -body {
     apply {{} { set r [list foobar] ; array set var {one two many} }}
 } -returnCodes error -result {list must have an even number of elements}
diff --git a/tests/execute.test b/tests/execute.test
index 5b8ce2d..2480a95 100644
--- a/tests/execute.test
+++ b/tests/execute.test
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ test execute-3.5 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_ADD, op1 is string double} {testobj}
 test execute-3.6 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_ADD, op1 is non-numeric} {testobj} {
     set x [teststringobj set 0 foo]
     list [catch {expr {$x + 1}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "foo" as operand of "+"}}
 test execute-3.7 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_ADD, op2 is int} {testobj} {
     set x [testintobj set 0 1]
     expr {1 + $x}
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ test execute-3.11 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_ADD, op2 is string double} {testobj}
 test execute-3.12 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_ADD, op2 is non-numeric} {testobj} {
     set x [teststringobj set 0 foo]
     list [catch {expr {1 + $x}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "foo" as operand of "+"}}
 
 # INST_SUB is partially tested:
 test execute-3.13 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_SUB, op1 is int} {testobj} {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ test execute-3.17 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_SUB, op1 is string double} {testobj}
 test execute-3.18 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_SUB, op1 is non-numeric} {testobj} {
     set x [teststringobj set 0 foo]
     list [catch {expr {$x - 1}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "-"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "foo" as operand of "-"}}
 test execute-3.19 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_SUB, op2 is int} {testobj} {
     set x [testintobj set 0 1]
     expr {1 - $x}
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ test execute-3.23 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_SUB, op2 is string double} {testobj}
 test execute-3.24 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_SUB, op2 is non-numeric} {testobj} {
     set x [teststringobj set 0 foo]
     list [catch {expr {1 - $x}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "-"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "foo" as operand of "-"}}
 
 # INST_MULT is partially tested:
 test execute-3.25 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_MULT, op1 is int} {testobj} {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ test execute-3.29 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_MULT, op1 is string double} {testobj
 test execute-3.30 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_MULT, op1 is non-numeric} {testobj} {
     set x [teststringobj set 1 foo]
     list [catch {expr {$x * 1}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "*"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "foo" as operand of "*"}}
 test execute-3.31 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_MULT, op2 is int} {testobj} {
     set x [testintobj set 1 1]
     expr {1 * $x}
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ test execute-3.35 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_MULT, op2 is string double} {testobj
 test execute-3.36 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_MULT, op2 is non-numeric} {testobj} {
     set x [teststringobj set 1 foo]
     list [catch {expr {1 * $x}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "*"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "foo" as operand of "*"}}
 
 # INST_DIV is partially tested:
 test execute-3.37 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_DIV, op1 is int} {testobj} {
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ test execute-3.41 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_DIV, op1 is string double} {testobj}
 test execute-3.42 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_DIV, op1 is non-numeric} {testobj} {
     set x [teststringobj set 1 foo]
     list [catch {expr {$x / 1}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "/"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "foo" as operand of "/"}}
 test execute-3.43 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_DIV, op2 is int} {testobj} {
     set x [testintobj set 1 1]
     expr {2 / $x}
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ test execute-3.47 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_DIV, op2 is string double} {testobj}
 test execute-3.48 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_DIV, op2 is non-numeric} {testobj} {
     set x [teststringobj set 1 foo]
     list [catch {expr {1 / $x}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "/"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "foo" as operand of "/"}}
 
 # INST_UPLUS is partially tested:
 test execute-3.49 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_UPLUS, op is int} {testobj} {
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ test execute-3.53 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_UPLUS, op is string double} {testobj
 test execute-3.54 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_UPLUS, op is non-numeric} {testobj} {
     set x [teststringobj set 1 foo]
     list [catch {expr {+ $x}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "foo" as operand of "+"}}
 
 # INST_UMINUS is partially tested:
 test execute-3.55 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_UMINUS, op is int} {testobj} {
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ test execute-3.59 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_UMINUS, op is string double} {testob
 test execute-3.60 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_UMINUS, op is non-numeric} {testobj} {
     set x [teststringobj set 1 foo]
     list [catch {expr {- $x}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "-"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "foo" as operand of "-"}}
 
 # INST_LNOT is partially tested:
 test execute-3.61 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_LNOT, op is int} {testobj} {
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ test execute-3.70 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_LNOT, op is string double} {testobj}
 test execute-3.71 {TclExecuteByteCode, INST_LNOT, op is non-numeric} {testobj} {
     set x [teststringobj set 1 foo]
     list [catch {expr {! $x}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "!"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "foo" as operand of "!"}}
 
 # INST_BITNOT not tested
 # INST_CALL_BUILTIN_FUNC1 not tested
diff --git a/tests/expr-old.test b/tests/expr-old.test
index 3adfb63..54191b6 100644
--- a/tests/expr-old.test
+++ b/tests/expr-old.test
@@ -197,34 +197,34 @@ test expr-old-2.38 {floating-point operators} {
 
 test expr-old-3.1 {illegal floating-point operations} {
     list [catch {expr ~4.0} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of "~"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "4.0" as operand of "~"}}
 test expr-old-3.2 {illegal floating-point operations} {
     list [catch {expr 27%4.0} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of "%"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "4.0" as operand of "%"}}
 test expr-old-3.3 {illegal floating-point operations} {
     list [catch {expr 27.0%4} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of "%"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "27.0" as operand of "%"}}
 test expr-old-3.4 {illegal floating-point operations} {
     list [catch {expr 1.0<<3} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of "<<"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "1.0" as operand of "<<"}}
 test expr-old-3.5 {illegal floating-point operations} {
     list [catch {expr 3<<1.0} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of "<<"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "1.0" as operand of "<<"}}
 test expr-old-3.6 {illegal floating-point operations} {
     list [catch {expr 24.0>>3} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of ">>"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "24.0" as operand of ">>"}}
 test expr-old-3.7 {illegal floating-point operations} {
     list [catch {expr 24>>3.0} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of ">>"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "3.0" as operand of ">>"}}
 test expr-old-3.8 {illegal floating-point operations} {
     list [catch {expr 24&3.0} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of "&"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "3.0" as operand of "&"}}
 test expr-old-3.9 {illegal floating-point operations} {
     list [catch {expr 24.0|3} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of "|"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "24.0" as operand of "|"}}
 test expr-old-3.10 {illegal floating-point operations} {
     list [catch {expr 24.0^3} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of "^"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "24.0" as operand of "^"}}
 
 # Check the string operators individually.
 
@@ -265,46 +265,46 @@ test expr-old-4.32 {string operators} {expr {0?"foo":"bar"}} bar
 
 test expr-old-5.1 {illegal string operations} {
     list [catch {expr {-"a"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "-"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "-"}}
 test expr-old-5.2 {illegal string operations} {
     list [catch {expr {+"a"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "+"}}
 test expr-old-5.3 {illegal string operations} {
     list [catch {expr {~"a"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "~"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "~"}}
 test expr-old-5.4 {illegal string operations} {
     list [catch {expr {!"a"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "!"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "!"}}
 test expr-old-5.5 {illegal string operations} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"*"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "*"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "*"}}
 test expr-old-5.6 {illegal string operations} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"/"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "/"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "/"}}
 test expr-old-5.7 {illegal string operations} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"%"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "%"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "%"}}
 test expr-old-5.8 {illegal string operations} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"+"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "+"}}
 test expr-old-5.9 {illegal string operations} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"-"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "-"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "-"}}
 test expr-old-5.10 {illegal string operations} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"<<"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "<<"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "<<"}}
 test expr-old-5.11 {illegal string operations} {
     list [catch {expr {"a">>"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of ">>"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of ">>"}}
 test expr-old-5.12 {illegal string operations} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"&"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "&"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "&"}}
 test expr-old-5.13 {illegal string operations} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"^"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "^"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "^"}}
 test expr-old-5.14 {illegal string operations} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"|"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "|"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "|"}}
 test expr-old-5.15 {illegal string operations} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"&&"b"}} msg] $msg
 } {1 {expected boolean value but got "a"}}
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ test expr-old-25.20 {type conversions} {expr 10.0} 10.0
 
 test expr-old-26.1 {error conditions} {
     list [catch {expr 2+"a"} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "+"}}
 test expr-old-26.2 {error conditions} -body {
     expr 2+4*
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
@@ -507,10 +507,10 @@ test expr-old-26.4 {error conditions} {
 set a xx
 test expr-old-26.5 {error conditions} {
     list [catch {expr {2+$a}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "xx" as operand of "+"}}
 test expr-old-26.6 {error conditions} {
     list [catch {expr {2+[set a]}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "xx" as operand of "+"}}
 test expr-old-26.7 {error conditions} -body {
     expr {2+(4}
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ test expr-old-26.12 {error conditions} -body {
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
 test expr-old-26.13 {error conditions} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"/"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "/"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "/"}}
 test expr-old-26.14 {error conditions} -body {
     expr 2:3
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ test expr-old-36.1 {ExprLooksLikeInt procedure} -body {
 test expr-old-36.2 {ExprLooksLikeInt procedure} {
     set x 0o289
     list [catch {expr {$x+1}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "+"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "0o289" as operand of "+"}}
 test expr-old-36.3 {ExprLooksLikeInt procedure} {
     list [catch {expr 0289.1} msg] $msg
 } {0 289.1}
@@ -1003,11 +1003,11 @@ test expr-old-36.11 {ExprLooksLikeInt procedure} {
 test expr-old-36.12 {ExprLooksLikeInt procedure} {
     set x "10;"
     list [catch {expr {$x+1}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "10;" as operand of "+"}}
 test expr-old-36.13 {ExprLooksLikeInt procedure} {
     set x " +"
     list [catch {expr {$x+1}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string " +" as operand of "+"}}
 test expr-old-36.14 {ExprLooksLikeInt procedure} {
     set x "123456789012345678901234567890 "
     expr {$x+1}
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ test expr-old-36.14 {ExprLooksLikeInt procedure} {
 test expr-old-36.15 {ExprLooksLikeInt procedure} {
     set x "0o99 "
     list [catch {expr {$x+1}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "+"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "0o99 " as operand of "+"}}
 test expr-old-36.16 {ExprLooksLikeInt procedure} {
     set x " 0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff  "
     expr {$x+1}
diff --git a/tests/expr.test b/tests/expr.test
index 8e083c5..664b479 100644
--- a/tests/expr.test
+++ b/tests/expr.test
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ test expr-4.9 {CompileLorExpr: long lor arm} {
 } 1
 test expr-4.10 {CompileLorExpr: error compiling ! operand} {
     list [catch {expr {!"a"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "!"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "!"}}
 test expr-4.11 {CompileLorExpr: error compiling land arms} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"||0}} msg] $msg
 } {1 {expected boolean value but got "a"}}
@@ -304,10 +304,10 @@ test expr-6.8 {CompileBitXorExpr: error compiling bitxor arm} -body {
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
 test expr-6.9 {CompileBitXorExpr: runtime error in bitxor arm} {
     list [catch {expr {24.0^3}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of "^"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "24.0" as operand of "^"}}
 test expr-6.10 {CompileBitXorExpr: runtime error in bitxor arm} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"^"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "^"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "^"}}
 
 test expr-7.1 {CompileBitAndExpr: just equality expr} {expr 3==2} 0
 test expr-7.2 {CompileBitAndExpr: just equality expr} {expr 2.0==2} 1
@@ -328,10 +328,10 @@ test expr-7.11 {CompileBitAndExpr: error compiling bitand arm} -body {
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
 test expr-7.12 {CompileBitAndExpr: runtime error in bitand arm} {
     list [catch {expr {24.0&3}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of "&"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "24.0" as operand of "&"}}
 test expr-7.13 {CompileBitAndExpr: runtime error in bitand arm} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"&"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "&"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "&"}}
 test expr-7.14 {CompileBitAndExpr: equality expr} {expr 3eq2} 0
 test expr-7.18 {CompileBitAndExpr: equality expr} {expr {"abc" eq "abd"}} 0
 test expr-7.20 {CompileBitAndExpr: error in equality expr} -body {
@@ -456,10 +456,10 @@ test expr-10.9 {CompileShiftExpr: error compiling shift arm} -body {
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
 test expr-10.10 {CompileShiftExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {24.0>>43}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of ">>"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "24.0" as operand of ">>"}}
 test expr-10.11 {CompileShiftExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"<<"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "<<"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "<<"}}
 
 test expr-11.1 {CompileAddExpr: just multiply expr} {expr 4*-2} -8
 test expr-11.2 {CompileAddExpr: just multiply expr} {expr 0xff%2} 1
@@ -478,10 +478,10 @@ test expr-11.9 {CompileAddExpr: error compiling add arm} -body {
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
 test expr-11.10 {CompileAddExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {24.0+"xx"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "xx" as operand of "+"}}
 test expr-11.11 {CompileAddExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"-"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "-"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "-"}}
 test expr-11.12 {CompileAddExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {3/0}} msg] $msg
 } {1 {divide by zero}}
@@ -509,10 +509,10 @@ test expr-12.9 {CompileMultiplyExpr: error compiling multiply arm} -body {
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
 test expr-12.10 {CompileMultiplyExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {24.0*"xx"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "*"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "xx" as operand of "*"}}
 test expr-12.11 {CompileMultiplyExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"/"b"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "/"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "/"}}
 
 test expr-13.1 {CompileUnaryExpr: unary exprs} {expr -0xff} -255
 test expr-13.2 {CompileUnaryExpr: unary exprs} {expr +0o00123} 83
@@ -529,10 +529,10 @@ test expr-13.9 {CompileUnaryExpr: error compiling unary expr} -body {
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
 test expr-13.10 {CompileUnaryExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {~"xx"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "~"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "xx" as operand of "~"}}
 test expr-13.11 {CompileUnaryExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr ~4.0} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use floating-point value as operand of "~"}}
+} {1 {can't use floating-point value "4.0" as operand of "~"}}
 test expr-13.12 {CompileUnaryExpr: just primary expr} {expr 0x123} 291
 test expr-13.13 {CompileUnaryExpr: just primary expr} {
     set a 27
@@ -844,15 +844,15 @@ test expr-21.13 {non-numeric boolean literals} -body {
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
 test expr-21.14 {non-numeric boolean literals} {
     list [catch {expr !"truef"} err] $err
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "!"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "truef" as operand of "!"}}
 test expr-21.15 {non-numeric boolean variables} {
     set v truef
     list [catch {expr {!$v}} err] $err
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "!"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "truef" as operand of "!"}}
 test expr-21.16 {non-numeric boolean variables} {
     set v "true "
     list [catch {expr {!$v}} err] $err
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "!"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "true " as operand of "!"}}
 test expr-21.17 {non-numeric boolean variables} {
     set v "tru"
     list [catch {expr {!$v}} err] $err
@@ -872,23 +872,23 @@ test expr-21.20 {non-numeric boolean variables} {
 test expr-21.21 {non-numeric boolean variables} {
     set v "o"
     list [catch {expr {!$v}} err] $err
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "!"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "o" as operand of "!"}}
 test expr-21.22 {non-numeric boolean variables} {
     set v ""
     list [catch {expr {!$v}} err] $err
-} {1 {can't use empty string as operand of "!"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "" as operand of "!"}}
 
 # Test for non-numeric float handling.
 test expr-22.1 {non-numeric floats} {
     list [catch {expr {NaN + 1}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "+"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "NaN" as operand of "+"}}
 test expr-22.2 {non-numeric floats} !ieeeFloatingPoint {
     list [catch {expr {Inf + 1}} msg] $msg
 } {1 {can't use infinite floating-point value as operand of "+"}}
 test expr-22.3 {non-numeric floats} {
     set nan NaN
     list [catch {expr {$nan + 1}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "+"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "NaN" as operand of "+"}}
 test expr-22.4 {non-numeric floats} !ieeeFloatingPoint {
     set inf Inf
     list [catch {expr {$inf + 1}} msg] $msg
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ test expr-22.6 {non-numeric floats} !ieeeFloatingPoint {
 } {1 {floating-point value too large to represent}}
 test expr-22.7 {non-numeric floats} {
     list [catch {expr {1 / NaN}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "/"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "NaN" as operand of "/"}}
 test expr-22.8 {non-numeric floats} !ieeeFloatingPoint {
     list [catch {expr {1 / Inf}} msg] $msg
 } {1 {can't use infinite floating-point value as operand of "/"}}
@@ -937,10 +937,10 @@ test expr-23.8 {CompileExponentialExpr: error compiling expo arm} -body {
 } -returnCodes error -match glob -result *
 test expr-23.9 {CompileExponentialExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {24.0**"xx"}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "**"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "xx" as operand of "**"}}
 test expr-23.10 {CompileExponentialExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {"a"**2}} msg] $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "**"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "**"}}
 test expr-23.11 {CompileExponentialExpr: runtime error} {
     list [catch {expr {0**-1}} msg] $msg
 } {1 {exponentiation of zero by negative power}}
diff --git a/tests/get.test b/tests/get.test
index d6a7206..c82b7e5 100644
--- a/tests/get.test
+++ b/tests/get.test
@@ -98,17 +98,17 @@ test get-3.2 {Tcl_GetDouble(FromObj), bad numbers} {
 } {0 1 0 1 1 {expected floating-point number but got "++1.0"} 1 {expected floating-point number but got "+-1.0"} 1 {expected floating-point number but got "-+1.0"} 0 -1 1 {expected floating-point number but got "--1.0"} 1 {expected floating-point number but got "- +1.0"}}
 # Bug 7114ac6141
 test get-3.3 {tcl_GetInt with iffy numbers} testgetint {
-    lmap x {0 " 0" "0 " " 0 " " 0xa " " 007 " " 0o10 " " 0b10 "} {
+    lmap x {0 " 0" "0 " " 0 " " 0xa " " 010 " " 0o10 " " 0b10 "} {
 	catch {testgetint 44 $x} x
 	set x
     }
-} {44 44 44 44 54 51 52 46}
+} {44 44 44 44 54 54 52 46}
 test get-3.4 {Tcl_GetDouble with iffy numbers} testdoubleobj {
-    lmap x {0 0.0 " .0" ".0 " " 0e0 " "07" "- 0" "-0" "0o12" "0b10"} {
+    lmap x {0 0.0 " .0" ".0 " " 0e0 " "09" "- 0" "-0" "0o12" "0b10"} {
 	catch {testdoubleobj set 1 $x} x
 	set x
     }
-} {0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 {expected floating-point number but got "- 0"} 0.0 10.0 2.0}
+} {0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 {expected floating-point number but got "- 0"} 0.0 10.0 2.0}
 
 # cleanup
 ::tcltest::cleanupTests
diff --git a/tests/lindex.test b/tests/lindex.test
index 29eb898..4802e28 100644
--- a/tests/lindex.test
+++ b/tests/lindex.test
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ test lindex-3.4 {integer 3} testevalex {
 test lindex-3.5 {bad octal} -constraints testevalex -body {
     set x 0o8
     list [catch { testevalex {lindex {a b c} $x} } result] $result
-} -match glob -result {1 {*invalid octal number*}}
+} -match glob -result {1 {*}}
 test lindex-3.6 {bad octal} -constraints testevalex -body {
     set x -0o9
     list [catch { testevalex {lindex {a b c} $x} } result] $result
-} -match glob -result {1 {*invalid octal number*}}
+} -match glob -result {1 {*}}
 test lindex-3.7 {indexes don't shimmer wide ints} {
     set x [expr {(wide(1)<<31) - 2}]
     list $x [lindex {1 2 3} $x] [incr x] [incr x]
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ test lindex-4.5 {index = end-3} testevalex {
 test lindex-4.6 {bad octal} -constraints testevalex -body {
     set x end-0o8
     list [catch { testevalex {lindex {a b c} $x} } result] $result
-} -match glob -result {1 {*invalid octal number*}}
+} -match glob -result {1 {*}}
 test lindex-4.7 {bad octal} -constraints testevalex -body {
     set x end--0o9
     list [catch { testevalex {lindex {a b c} $x} } result] $result
-} -match glob -result {1 {*invalid octal number*}}
+} -match glob -result {1 {*}}
 test lindex-4.8 {bad integer, not octal} testevalex {
     set x end-0a2
     list [catch { testevalex {lindex {a b c} $x} } result] $result
@@ -261,11 +261,11 @@ test lindex-11.4 {integer 3} {
 test lindex-11.5 {bad octal} -body {
     set x 0o8
     list [catch { lindex {a b c} $x } result] $result
-} -match glob -result {1 {*invalid octal number*}}
+} -match glob -result {1 {*}}
 test lindex-11.6 {bad octal} -body {
     set x -0o9
     list [catch { lindex {a b c} $x } result] $result
-} -match glob -result {1 {*invalid octal number*}}
+} -match glob -result {1 {*}}
 
 # Indices relative to end
 
@@ -307,11 +307,11 @@ test lindex-12.5 {index = end-3} {
 test lindex-12.6 {bad octal} -body {
     set x end-0o8
     list [catch { lindex {a b c} $x } result] $result
-} -match glob -result {1 {*invalid octal number*}}
+} -match glob -result {1 {*}}
 test lindex-12.7 {bad octal} -body {
     set x end--0o9
     list [catch { lindex {a b c} $x } result] $result
-} -match glob -result {1 {*invalid octal number*}}
+} -match glob -result {1 {*}}
 test lindex-12.8 {bad integer, not octal} {
     set x end-0a2
     list [catch { lindex {a b c} $x } result] $result
diff --git a/tests/mathop.test b/tests/mathop.test
index f122b7b..0808d42 100644
--- a/tests/mathop.test
+++ b/tests/mathop.test
@@ -114,22 +114,22 @@ namespace eval ::testmathop {
     test mathop-1.10 {compiled +} { + 1 2 3000000000000000000000 } 3000000000000000000003
     test mathop-1.11 {compiled +: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	+ x 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "+"}
     test mathop-1.12 {compiled +: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	+ nan 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "+"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "+"}
     test mathop-1.13 {compiled +: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	+ 0 x
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "+"}
     test mathop-1.14 {compiled +: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	+ 0 nan
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "+"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "+"}
     test mathop-1.15 {compiled +: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	+ 0o8 0
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "+"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "+"}
     test mathop-1.16 {compiled +: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	+ 0 0o8
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "+"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "+"}
     test mathop-1.17 {compiled +: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	+ 0 [error expectedError]
     } -result expectedError
@@ -152,22 +152,22 @@ namespace eval ::testmathop {
     test mathop-1.28 {interpreted +} { $op 1 2 3000000000000000000000 } 3000000000000000000003
     test mathop-1.29 {interpreted +: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op x 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "+"}
     test mathop-1.30 {interpreted +: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op nan 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "+"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "+"}
     test mathop-1.31 {interpreted +: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 x
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "+"}
     test mathop-1.32 {interpreted +: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 nan
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "+"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "+"}
     test mathop-1.33 {interpreted +: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0o8 0
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "+"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "+"}
     test mathop-1.34 {interpreted +: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 0o8
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "+"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "+"}
     test mathop-1.35 {interpreted +: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 [error expectedError]
     } -result expectedError
@@ -189,22 +189,22 @@ namespace eval ::testmathop {
     test mathop-2.10 {compiled *} { * 1 2 3000000000000000000000 } 6000000000000000000000
     test mathop-2.11 {compiled *: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	* x 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "*"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "*"}
     test mathop-2.12 {compiled *: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	* nan 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "*"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "*"}
     test mathop-2.13 {compiled *: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	* 0 x
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "*"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "*"}
     test mathop-2.14 {compiled *: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	* 0 nan
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "*"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "*"}
     test mathop-2.15 {compiled *: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	* 0o8 0
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "*"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "*"}
     test mathop-2.16 {compiled *: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	* 0 0o8
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "*"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "*"}
     test mathop-2.17 {compiled *: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	* 0 [error expectedError]
     } -result expectedError
@@ -227,22 +227,22 @@ namespace eval ::testmathop {
     test mathop-2.28 {interpreted *} { $op 1 2 3000000000000000000000 } 6000000000000000000000
     test mathop-2.29 {interpreted *: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op x 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "*"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "*"}
     test mathop-2.30 {interpreted *: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op nan 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "*"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "*"}
     test mathop-2.31 {interpreted *: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 x
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "*"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "*"}
     test mathop-2.32 {interpreted *: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 nan
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "*"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "*"}
     test mathop-2.33 {interpreted *: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0o8 0
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "*"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "*"}
     test mathop-2.34 {interpreted *: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 0o8
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "*"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "*"}
     test mathop-2.35 {interpreted *: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 [error expectedError]
     } -result expectedError
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ namespace eval ::testmathop {
     test mathop-3.7 {compiled !} {! 10000000000000000000000000} 0
     test mathop-3.8 {compiled !: errors} -body {
 	! foobar
-    } -returnCodes error -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "!"}
+    } -returnCodes error -result {can't use non-numeric string "foobar" as operand of "!"}
     test mathop-3.9 {compiled !: errors} -body {
 	! 0 0
     } -returnCodes error -result "wrong # args: should be \"! boolean\""
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ namespace eval ::testmathop {
     test mathop-3.17 {interpreted !} {$op 10000000000000000000000000} 0
     test mathop-3.18 {interpreted !: errors} -body {
 	$op foobar
-    } -returnCodes error -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "!"}
+    } -returnCodes error -result {can't use non-numeric string "foobar" as operand of "!"}
     test mathop-3.19 {interpreted !: errors} -body {
 	$op 0 0
     } -returnCodes error -result "wrong # args: should be \"! boolean\""
@@ -287,10 +287,10 @@ namespace eval ::testmathop {
     } -returnCodes error -result "wrong # args: should be \"! boolean\""
     test mathop-3.21 {compiled !: error} -returnCodes error -body {
 	! NaN
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "!"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "NaN" as operand of "!"}
     test mathop-3.22 {interpreted !: error} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op NaN
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "!"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "NaN" as operand of "!"}
 
     test mathop-4.1 {compiled ~} {~ 0} -1
     test mathop-4.2 {compiled ~} {~ 1} -2
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ namespace eval ::testmathop {
     test mathop-4.7 {compiled ~} {~ 10000000000000000000000000} -10000000000000000000000001
     test mathop-4.8 {compiled ~: errors} -body {
 	~ foobar
-    } -returnCodes error -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "~"}
+    } -returnCodes error -result {can't use non-numeric string "foobar" as operand of "~"}
     test mathop-4.9 {compiled ~: errors} -body {
 	~ 0 0
     } -returnCodes error -result "wrong # args: should be \"~ integer\""
@@ -310,10 +310,10 @@ namespace eval ::testmathop {
     } -returnCodes error -result "wrong # args: should be \"~ integer\""
     test mathop-4.11 {compiled ~: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	~ 0.0
-    } -result {can't use floating-point value as operand of "~"}
+    } -result {can't use floating-point value "0.0" as operand of "~"}
     test mathop-4.12 {compiled ~: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	~ NaN
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "~"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "NaN" as operand of "~"}
     set op ~
     test mathop-4.13 {interpreted ~} {$op 0} -1
     test mathop-4.14 {interpreted ~} {$op 1} -2
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ namespace eval ::testmathop {
     test mathop-4.19 {interpreted ~} {$op 10000000000000000000000000} -10000000000000000000000001
     test mathop-4.20 {interpreted ~: errors} -body {
 	$op foobar
-    } -returnCodes error -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "~"}
+    } -returnCodes error -result {can't use non-numeric string "foobar" as operand of "~"}
     test mathop-4.21 {interpreted ~: errors} -body {
 	$op 0 0
     } -returnCodes error -result "wrong # args: should be \"~ integer\""
@@ -333,10 +333,10 @@ namespace eval ::testmathop {
     } -returnCodes error -result "wrong # args: should be \"~ integer\""
     test mathop-4.23 {interpreted ~: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0.0
-    } -result {can't use floating-point value as operand of "~"}
+    } -result {can't use floating-point value "0.0" as operand of "~"}
     test mathop-4.24 {interpreted ~: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op NaN
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "~"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "NaN" as operand of "~"}
 
     test mathop-5.1 {compiled eq} {eq {} a} 0
     test mathop-5.2 {compiled eq} {eq a a} 1
@@ -377,32 +377,32 @@ namespace eval ::testmathop {
     test mathop-6.4 {compiled &} { & 3 7 6 } 2
     test mathop-6.5 {compiled &} -returnCodes error -body {
 	& 1.0 2 3
-    } -result {can't use floating-point value as operand of "&"}
+    } -result {can't use floating-point value "1.0" as operand of "&"}
     test mathop-6.6 {compiled &} -returnCodes error -body {
 	& 1 2 3.0
-    } -result {can't use floating-point value as operand of "&"}
+    } -result {can't use floating-point value "3.0" as operand of "&"}
     test mathop-6.7 {compiled &} { & 100000000002 18 -126 } 2
     test mathop-6.8 {compiled &} { & 0xff 0o377 333333333333 } 85
     test mathop-6.9 {compiled &} { & 1000000000000000000002 18 -126 } 2
     test mathop-6.10 {compiled &} { & 0xff 0o377 3333333333333333333333 } 85
     test mathop-6.11 {compiled &: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	& x 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "&"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "&"}
     test mathop-6.12 {compiled &: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	& nan 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "&"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "&"}
     test mathop-6.13 {compiled &: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	& 0 x
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "&"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "&"}
     test mathop-6.14 {compiled &: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	& 0 nan
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "&"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "&"}
     test mathop-6.15 {compiled &: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	& 0o8 0
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "&"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "&"}
     test mathop-6.16 {compiled &: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	& 0 0o8
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "&"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "&"}
     test mathop-6.17 {compiled &: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	& 0 [error expectedError]
     } -result expectedError
@@ -419,32 +419,32 @@ namespace eval ::testmathop {
     test mathop-6.22 {interpreted &} { $op 3 7 6 } 2
     test mathop-6.23 {interpreted &} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 1.0 2 3
-    } -result {can't use floating-point value as operand of "&"}
+    } -result {can't use floating-point value "1.0" as operand of "&"}
     test mathop-6.24 {interpreted &} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 1 2 3.0
-    } -result {can't use floating-point value as operand of "&"}
+    } -result {can't use floating-point value "3.0" as operand of "&"}
     test mathop-6.25 {interpreted &} { $op 100000000002 18 -126 } 2
     test mathop-6.26 {interpreted &} { $op 0xff 0o377 333333333333 } 85
     test mathop-6.27 {interpreted &} { $op 1000000000000000000002 18 -126 } 2
     test mathop-6.28 {interpreted &} { $op 0xff 0o377 3333333333333333333333 } 85
     test mathop-6.29 {interpreted &: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op x 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "&"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "&"}
     test mathop-6.30 {interpreted &: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op nan 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "&"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "&"}
     test mathop-6.31 {interpreted &: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 x
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "&"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "&"}
     test mathop-6.32 {interpreted &: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 nan
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "&"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "&"}
     test mathop-6.33 {interpreted &: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0o8 0
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "&"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "&"}
     test mathop-6.34 {interpreted &: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 0o8
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "&"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "&"}
     test mathop-6.35 {interpreted &: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 [error expectedError]
     } -result expectedError
@@ -487,32 +487,32 @@ namespace eval ::testmathop {
     test mathop-7.4 {compiled |} { | 3 7 6 } 7
     test mathop-7.5 {compiled |} -returnCodes error -body {
 	| 1.0 2 3
-    } -result {can't use floating-point value as operand of "|"}
+    } -result {can't use floating-point value "1.0" as operand of "|"}
     test mathop-7.6 {compiled |} -returnCodes error -body {
 	| 1 2 3.0
-    } -result {can't use floating-point value as operand of "|"}
+    } -result {can't use floating-point value "3.0" as operand of "|"}
     test mathop-7.7 {compiled |} { | 100000000002 18 -126 } -110
     test mathop-7.8 {compiled |} { | 0xff 0o377 333333333333 } 333333333503
     test mathop-7.9 {compiled |} { | 1000000000000000000002 18 -126 } -110
     test mathop-7.10 {compiled |} { | 0xff 0o377 3333333333333333333333 } 3333333333333333333503
     test mathop-7.11 {compiled |: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	| x 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "|"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "|"}
     test mathop-7.12 {compiled |: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	| nan 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "|"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "|"}
     test mathop-7.13 {compiled |: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	| 0 x
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "|"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "|"}
     test mathop-7.14 {compiled |: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	| 0 nan
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "|"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "|"}
     test mathop-7.15 {compiled |: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	| 0o8 0
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "|"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "|"}
     test mathop-7.16 {compiled |: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	| 0 0o8
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "|"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "|"}
     test mathop-7.17 {compiled |: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	| 0 [error expectedError]
     } -result expectedError
@@ -529,32 +529,32 @@ namespace eval ::testmathop {
     test mathop-7.22 {interpreted |} { $op 3 7 6 } 7
     test mathop-7.23 {interpreted |} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 1.0 2 3
-    } -result {can't use floating-point value as operand of "|"}
+    } -result {can't use floating-point value "1.0" as operand of "|"}
     test mathop-7.24 {interpreted |} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 1 2 3.0
-    } -result {can't use floating-point value as operand of "|"}
+    } -result {can't use floating-point value "3.0" as operand of "|"}
     test mathop-7.25 {interpreted |} { $op 100000000002 18 -126 } -110
     test mathop-7.26 {interpreted |} { $op 0xff 0o377 333333333333 } 333333333503
     test mathop-7.27 {interpreted |} { $op 1000000000000000000002 18 -126 } -110
     test mathop-7.28 {interpreted |} { $op 0xff 0o377 3333333333333333333333 } 3333333333333333333503
     test mathop-7.29 {interpreted |: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op x 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "|"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "|"}
     test mathop-7.30 {interpreted |: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op nan 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "|"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "|"}
     test mathop-7.31 {interpreted |: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 x
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "|"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "|"}
     test mathop-7.32 {interpreted |: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 nan
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "|"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "|"}
     test mathop-7.33 {interpreted |: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0o8 0
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "|"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "|"}
     test mathop-7.34 {interpreted |: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 0o8
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "|"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "|"}
     test mathop-7.35 {interpreted |: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 [error expectedError]
     } -result expectedError
@@ -597,32 +597,32 @@ namespace eval ::testmathop {
     test mathop-8.4 {compiled ^} { ^ 3 7 6 } 2
     test mathop-8.5 {compiled ^} -returnCodes error -body {
 	^ 1.0 2 3
-    } -result {can't use floating-point value as operand of "^"}
+    } -result {can't use floating-point value "1.0" as operand of "^"}
     test mathop-8.6 {compiled ^} -returnCodes error -body {
 	^ 1 2 3.0
-    } -result {can't use floating-point value as operand of "^"}
+    } -result {can't use floating-point value "3.0" as operand of "^"}
     test mathop-8.7 {compiled ^} { ^ 100000000002 18 -126 } -100000000110
     test mathop-8.8 {compiled ^} { ^ 0xff 0o377 333333333333 } 333333333333
     test mathop-8.9 {compiled ^} { ^ 1000000000000000000002 18 -126 } -1000000000000000000110
     test mathop-8.10 {compiled ^} { ^ 0xff 0o377 3333333333333333333333 } 3333333333333333333333
     test mathop-8.11 {compiled ^: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	^ x 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "^"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "^"}
     test mathop-8.12 {compiled ^: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	^ nan 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "^"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "^"}
     test mathop-8.13 {compiled ^: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	^ 0 x
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "^"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "^"}
     test mathop-8.14 {compiled ^: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	^ 0 nan
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "^"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "^"}
     test mathop-8.15 {compiled ^: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	^ 0o8 0
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "^"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "^"}
     test mathop-8.16 {compiled ^: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	^ 0 0o8
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "^"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "^"}
     test mathop-8.17 {compiled ^: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	^ 0 [error expectedError]
     } -result expectedError
@@ -639,32 +639,32 @@ namespace eval ::testmathop {
     test mathop-8.22 {interpreted ^} { $op 3 7 6 } 2
     test mathop-8.23 {interpreted ^} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 1.0 2 3
-    } -result {can't use floating-point value as operand of "^"}
+    } -result {can't use floating-point value "1.0" as operand of "^"}
     test mathop-8.24 {interpreted ^} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 1 2 3.0
-    } -result {can't use floating-point value as operand of "^"}
+    } -result {can't use floating-point value "3.0" as operand of "^"}
     test mathop-8.25 {interpreted ^} { $op 100000000002 18 -126 } -100000000110
     test mathop-8.26 {interpreted ^} { $op 0xff 0o377 333333333333 } 333333333333
     test mathop-8.27 {interpreted ^} { $op 1000000000000000000002 18 -126 } -1000000000000000000110
     test mathop-8.28 {interpreted ^} { $op 0xff 0o377 3333333333333333333333 } 3333333333333333333333
     test mathop-8.29 {interpreted ^: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op x 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "^"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "^"}
     test mathop-8.30 {interpreted ^: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op nan 0
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "^"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "^"}
     test mathop-8.31 {interpreted ^: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 x
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "^"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "x" as operand of "^"}
     test mathop-8.32 {interpreted ^: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 nan
-    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of "^"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric floating-point value "nan" as operand of "^"}
     test mathop-8.33 {interpreted ^: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0o8 0
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "^"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "^"}
     test mathop-8.34 {interpreted ^: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 0o8
-    } -result {can't use invalid octal number as operand of "^"}
+    } -result {can't use non-numeric string "0o8" as operand of "^"}
     test mathop-8.35 {interpreted ^: errors} -returnCodes error -body {
 	$op 0 [error expectedError]
     } -result expectedError
@@ -775,13 +775,13 @@ test mathop-20.6 { one arg, error } {
         # skipping - for now, knownbug...
         foreach op {+ * / & | ^ **} {
             lappend res [TestOp $op {*}$vals]
-            lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string as operand of \"$op\"\
+            lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string \"x\" as operand of \"$op\"\
 		ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
         }
     }
     foreach op {+ * / & | ^ **} {
 	lappend res [TestOp $op NaN 1]
-	lappend exp "can't use non-numeric floating-point value as operand of \"$op\"\
+	lappend exp "can't use non-numeric floating-point value \"NaN\" as operand of \"$op\"\
 	    ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric floating-point value}"
     }
     expr {$res eq $exp ? 0 : $res}
@@ -850,15 +850,15 @@ test mathop-21.5 { unary ops, bad values } {
     set res {}
     set exp {}
     lappend res [TestOp / x]
-    lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string as operand of \"/\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
+    lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string \"x\" as operand of \"/\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
     lappend res [TestOp - x]
-    lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string as operand of \"-\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
+    lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string \"x\" as operand of \"-\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
     lappend res [TestOp ~ x]
-    lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string as operand of \"~\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
+    lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string \"x\" as operand of \"~\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
     lappend res [TestOp ! x]
-    lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string as operand of \"!\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
+    lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string \"x\" as operand of \"!\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
     lappend res [TestOp ~ 5.0]
-    lappend exp "can't use floating-point value as operand of \"~\" ARITH DOMAIN {floating-point value}"
+    lappend exp "can't use floating-point value \"5.0\" as operand of \"~\" ARITH DOMAIN {floating-point value}"
     expr {$res eq $exp ? 0 : $res}
 } 0
 test mathop-21.6 { unary ops, too many } {
@@ -965,9 +965,9 @@ test mathop-22.4 { unary ops, bad values } {
     set exp {}
     foreach op {& | ^} {
         lappend res [TestOp $op x 5]
-        lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string as operand of \"$op\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
+        lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string \"x\" as operand of \"$op\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
         lappend res [TestOp $op 5 x]
-        lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string as operand of \"$op\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
+        lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string \"x\" as operand of \"$op\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
     }
     expr {$res eq $exp ? 0 : $res}
 } 0
@@ -1080,15 +1080,15 @@ test mathop-24.3 { binary ops, bad values } {
     set exp {}
     foreach op {% << >>} {
         lappend res [TestOp $op x 1]
-        lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string as operand of \"$op\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
+        lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string \"x\" as operand of \"$op\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
         lappend res [TestOp $op 1 x]
-        lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string as operand of \"$op\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
+        lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string \"x\" as operand of \"$op\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
     }
     foreach op {% << >>} {
         lappend res [TestOp $op 5.0 1]
-        lappend exp "can't use floating-point value as operand of \"$op\" ARITH DOMAIN {floating-point value}"
+        lappend exp "can't use floating-point value \"5.0\" as operand of \"$op\" ARITH DOMAIN {floating-point value}"
         lappend res [TestOp $op 1 5.0]
-        lappend exp "can't use floating-point value as operand of \"$op\" ARITH DOMAIN {floating-point value}"
+        lappend exp "can't use floating-point value \"5.0\" as operand of \"$op\" ARITH DOMAIN {floating-point value}"
     }
     foreach op {in ni} {
         lappend res [TestOp $op 5 "a b \{ c"]
@@ -1240,9 +1240,9 @@ test mathop-25.23 { exp operator errors } {
     lappend res [TestOp ** $huge 2.1]
     lappend exp "Inf"
     lappend res [TestOp ** 2 foo]
-    lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string as operand of \"**\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
+    lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string \"foo\" as operand of \"**\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
     lappend res [TestOp ** foo 2]
-    lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string as operand of \"**\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
+    lappend exp "can't use non-numeric string \"foo\" as operand of \"**\" ARITH DOMAIN {non-numeric string}"
 
     expr {$res eq $exp ? 0 : $res}
 } 0
diff --git a/tests/string.test b/tests/string.test
index 549944d..f3160a8 100644
--- a/tests/string.test
+++ b/tests/string.test
@@ -280,10 +280,10 @@ test string-5.16 {string index, bytearray object with string obj shimmering} {
 } 0
 test string-5.17 {string index, bad integer} -body {
     list [catch {string index "abc" 0o8} msg] $msg
-} -match glob -result {1 {*invalid octal number*}}
+} -match glob -result {1 {*}}
 test string-5.18 {string index, bad integer} -body {
     list [catch {string index "abc" end-0o0289} msg] $msg
-} -match glob -result {1 {*invalid octal number*}}
+} -match glob -result {1 {*}}
 test string-5.19 {string index, bytearray object out of bounds} {
     string index [binary format I* {0x50515253 0x52}] -1
 } {}
diff --git a/tests/stringComp.test b/tests/stringComp.test
index 2aeb08e..3ce2b72 100644
--- a/tests/stringComp.test
+++ b/tests/stringComp.test
@@ -355,11 +355,11 @@ test stringComp-5.16 {string index, bytearray object with string obj shimmering}
 test stringComp-5.17 {string index, bad integer} -body {
     proc foo {} {string index "abc" 0o8}
     list [catch {foo} msg] $msg
-} -match glob -result {1 {*invalid octal number*}}
+} -match glob -result {1 {*}}
 test stringComp-5.18 {string index, bad integer} -body {
     proc foo {} {string index "abc" end-0o0289}
     list [catch {foo} msg] $msg
-} -match glob -result {1 {*invalid octal number*}}
+} -match glob -result {1 {*}}
 test stringComp-5.19 {string index, bytearray object out of bounds} {
     proc foo {} {string index [binary format I* {0x50515253 0x52}] -1}
     foo
diff --git a/tests/while-old.test b/tests/while-old.test
index ee17d0b..e33bd0b 100644
--- a/tests/while-old.test
+++ b/tests/while-old.test
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ test while-old-4.3 {errors in while loops} {
 test while-old-4.4 {errors in while loops} {
     set err [catch {while {"a"+"b"} {error "loop aborted"}} msg]
     list $err $msg
-} {1 {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}}
+} {1 {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "+"}}
 test while-old-4.5 {errors in while loops} {
     catch {unset x}
     set x 1
diff --git a/tests/while.test b/tests/while.test
index 642ec93..c25b404 100644
--- a/tests/while.test
+++ b/tests/while.test
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ test while-1.2 {TclCompileWhileCmd: error in test expression} -body {
 } -match glob -result {*"while {$i<} break"}
 test while-1.3 {TclCompileWhileCmd: error in test expression} -body {
     while {"a"+"b"} {error "loop aborted"}
-} -returnCodes error -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}
+} -returnCodes error -result {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "+"}
 test while-1.4 {TclCompileWhileCmd: multiline test expr} -body {
     set value 1
     while {($tcl_platform(platform) != "foobar1") && \
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ test while-4.3 {while (not compiled): error in test expression} -body {
 test while-4.4 {while (not compiled): error in test expression} -body {
     set z while
     $z {"a"+"b"} {error "loop aborted"}
-} -returnCodes error -result {can't use non-numeric string as operand of "+"}
+} -returnCodes error -result {can't use non-numeric string "a" as operand of "+"}
 test while-4.5 {while (not compiled): multiline test expr} -body {
     set value 1
     set z while