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/regsub.n b/doc/regsub.n
index 43b940f..259f2a5 100644
--- a/doc/regsub.n
+++ b/doc/regsub.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: regsub.n,v 1.13 2005/04/06 20:55:24 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: regsub.n,v 1.14 2005/04/29 20:49:43 dgp Exp $
 '\" 
 .so man.macros
 .TH regsub n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -92,7 +92,12 @@ by \fIsubSpec\fR use the original unconverted form of \fIstring\fR.
 .TP 10
 \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.
 \fIindex\fR will be constrained to the bounds of the input string.
@@ -134,7 +139,11 @@ set quoted [subst [\fBregsub\fR -all $RE $string $substitution]]
 .CE
 
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-regexp(n), re_syntax(n), subst(n)
+regexp(n), re_syntax(n), subst(n),
+.VS 8.5
+string(n)
+.VE
+
 
 .SH KEYWORDS
 match, pattern, regular expression, substitute