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authorandreas_kupries <akupries@shaw.ca>2006-12-05 18:45:50 (GMT)
committerandreas_kupries <akupries@shaw.ca>2006-12-05 18:45:50 (GMT)
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* generic/tclBasic.c: TIP #291. Define tcl_platform element for
* doc/tclvars.n: pointerSize. * win/Makefile.in: Added installation instructions for the platform * win/makefile.vc: package. Added the platform package. * win/makefile.bc: * unix/Makefile.in: * tests/platform.test: * tests/safe.test: * library/platform/platform.tcl: * library/platform/shell.tcl: * library/platform/pkgIndex.tcl:
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diff --git a/doc/tclvars.n b/doc/tclvars.n
index eaa0dc1..b16ceb9 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 1.25 2006/08/09 10:06:28 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: tclvars.n,v 1.26 2006/12/05 18:45:50 andreas_kupries Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH tclvars n 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ and the value from GetUserName on Windows.
\fBwordSize\fR
This gives the size of the native-machine word in bytes (strictly, it
is same as the result of evaluating \fIsizeof(long)\fR in C.)
+.TP
+\fBpointerSize\fR
+This gives the size of the native-machine pointer in bytes (strictly, it
+is same as the result of evaluating \fIsizeof(void*)\fR in C.)
.RE
.TP
\fBtcl_precision\fR