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authordavygrvy <davygrvy@pobox.com>2004-02-06 00:01:25 (GMT)
committerdavygrvy <davygrvy@pobox.com>2004-02-06 00:01:25 (GMT)
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* docs/tclvars.n: Added clarification of the ::tcl_platform(debug)
var that it only refers to the flavor of the C run-time, and not whether the core contains symbols.
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diff --git a/doc/tclvars.n b/doc/tclvars.n
index 92de6a5..5318f98 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 1.13 2002/07/01 18:24:39 jenglish Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: tclvars.n,v 1.14 2004/02/06 00:01:25 davygrvy Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH tclvars n 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -257,10 +257,11 @@ The native byte order of this machine: either \fBlittleEndian\fR or
.VE
.TP
\fBdebug\fR
-If this variable exists, then the interpreter
-was compiled with debugging symbols enabled. This variable will only
-exist on Windows so extension writers can specify which package to load
-depending on the C run-time library that is loaded.
+If this variable exists, then the interpreter was compiled with and linked
+to a debug enabled C run-time. This variable will only exist on Windows,
+so extension writers can specify which package to load depending on the
+C run-time library that is in use. This is not an indication that this core
+contains symbols.
.TP
\fBmachine\fR
The instruction set executed by this machine, such as