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authordgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>2005-07-26 21:39:18 (GMT)
committerdgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>2005-07-26 21:39:18 (GMT)
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* doc/tclvars.n: Improved $errorCode documentation. [RFE 776921]
-rw-r--r--ChangeLog2
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2 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0229a0e..0efc97f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
2005-07-26 Don Porter <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>
+ * doc/tclvars.n: Improved $errorCode documentation. [RFE 776921]
+
* generic/tclBasic.c (Tcl_CallWhenDeleted): Converted to use
per-thread counter, rather than a process global one that required
mutex protection. [RFE 1077194]
diff --git a/doc/tclvars.n b/doc/tclvars.n
index 532fb5c..eb9a99f 100644
--- a/doc/tclvars.n
+++ b/doc/tclvars.n
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: tclvars.n,v 1.13.2.2 2004/11/16 10:07:00 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: tclvars.n,v 1.13.2.3 2005/07/26 21:39:22 dgp Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH tclvars n 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -110,9 +110,8 @@ applications needs.
.TP
\fBerrorCode\fR
After an error has occurred, this variable will be set to hold
-additional information about the error in a form that is easy
-to process with programs.
-\fBerrorCode\fR consists of a Tcl list with one or more elements.
+a list value representing additional information about the error
+in a form that is easy to process with programs.
The first element of the list identifies a general class of
errors, and determines the format of the rest of the list.
The following formats for \fBerrorCode\fR are used by the