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, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/doc/regexp.n b/doc/regexp.n
index 7fece66..9567824 100644
--- a/doc/regexp.n
+++ b/doc/regexp.n
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
 '\" 
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: regexp.n,v 1.17 2005/04/06 20:55:23 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: regexp.n,v 1.18 2005/04/29 20:49:43 dgp Exp $
 '\" 
 .so man.macros
 .TH regexp n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -107,7 +107,12 @@ regular expression.  Examples are:
 .TP 15
 \fB\-start\fR \fIindex\fR
 Specifies a character index offset into the string to start
-matching the regular expression at.  When using this switch, `^'
+matching the regular expression at.  
+.VS 8.5
+The \fIindex\fR value is interpreted in the same manner
+as the \fIindex\fR argument to \fBstring index\fR.
+.VE 8.5
+When using this switch, `^'
 will not match the beginning of the line, and \\A will still
 match the start of the string at \fIindex\fR.  If \fB\-indices\fR
 is specified, the indices will be indexed starting from the
@@ -153,7 +158,11 @@ characters) in a string:
 .CE
 
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-re_syntax(n), regsub(n)
+re_syntax(n), regsub(n),
+.VS 8.5
+string(n)
+.VE
+
 
 .SH KEYWORDS
 match, regular expression, string