TIP#176 IMPLEMENTATION [Patch 1165695]

        * generic/tclUtil.c:    Extended TclGetIntForIndex to recognize
        index formats including end+integer and integer+/-integer.

        * generic/tclCmdMZ.c:   Extended the -start switch of [regexp]
        and [regsub] to accept all index formats known by TclGetIntForIndex.

        * doc/lindex.n:         Updated docs to note new index formats.
        * doc/linsert.n:
        * doc/lrange.n:
        * doc/lreplace.n:
        * doc/lsearch.n:
        * doc/lset.n:
        * doc/lsort.n:
        * doc/regexp.n:
        * doc/regsub.n:
        * doc/string.n:

        * tests/cmdIL.test:     Updated tests.
        * tests/compile.test:
        * tests/lindex.test:
        * tests/linsert.test:
        * tests/lrange.test:
        * tests/lreplace.test:
        * tests/lsearch.test:
        * tests/lset.test:
        * tests/regexp.test:
        * tests/regexpComp.test:
        * tests/string.test:
        * tests/stringComp.test:
        * tests/util.test:

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lindex.n b/doc/lindex.n
index eba3cc3..d3b85b2 100644
--- a/doc/lindex.n
+++ b/doc/lindex.n
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
 '\" 
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lindex.n,v 1.9 2005/04/06 20:55:23 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lindex.n,v 1.10 2005/04/29 20:49:43 dgp Exp $
 '\" 
 .so man.macros
 .TH lindex n 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ substitution and command substitution do not occur.
 If \fIindex\fR is negative or greater than or equal to the number
 of elements in \fIvalue\fR, then an empty
 string is returned.
-If \fIindex\fR has the value \fBend\fR, it refers to the last element
-in the list, and \fBend\-\fIinteger\fR refers to the last element in
-the list minus the specified integer offset.
+.VS 8.5
+The interpretation of each simple \fIindex\fR value is the same as 
+for the command \fBstring index\fR, supporting simple index
+arithmetic and indices relative to the end of the list.
+.VE 8.5
 .PP
 If additional \fIindex\fR arguments are supplied, then each argument is
 used in turn to select an element from the previous indexing operation,
@@ -79,7 +81,10 @@ lindex [lindex [lindex $a 1] 2] 3
 .CE
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 list(n), lappend(n), linsert(n), llength(n), lsearch(n), 
-lset(n), lsort(n), lrange(n), lreplace(n)
+lset(n), lsort(n), lrange(n), lreplace(n),
+.VS 8.5
+string(n)
+.VE
 
 .SH KEYWORDS
 element, index, list