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, 11 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lrange.n b/doc/lrange.n
index b502dba..974947a 100644
--- a/doc/lrange.n
+++ b/doc/lrange.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: lrange.n,v 1.10 2005/04/06 20:55:23 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lrange.n,v 1.11 2005/04/29 20:49:43 dgp Exp $
 '\" 
 .so man.macros
 .TH lrange n 7.4 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@ lrange \- Return one or more adjacent elements from a list
 \fIList\fR must be a valid Tcl list.  This command will
 return a new list consisting of elements
 \fIfirst\fR through \fIlast\fR, inclusive.
-\fIFirst\fR or \fIlast\fR
-may be \fBend\fR (or any abbreviation of it) to refer to the last
-element of the list.
+.VS 8.5
+The index values \fIfirst\fR and \fIlast\fR are interpreted
+the same as index values for the command \fBstring index\fR,
+supporting simple index arithmetic and indices relative to the
+end of the list.
+.VE
 If \fIfirst\fR is less than zero, it is treated as if it were zero.
 If \fIlast\fR is greater than or equal to the number of elements
 in the list, then it is treated as if it were \fBend\fR.
@@ -67,7 +70,10 @@ elements to
 
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 list(n), lappend(n), lindex(n), linsert(n), llength(n), lsearch(n), 
-lset(n), lreplace(n), lsort(n)
+lset(n), lreplace(n), lsort(n),
+.VS 8.5
+string(n)
+.VE
 
 .SH KEYWORDS
 element, list, range, sublist