syntax improvement: expect options before the filename

<p>start at documentation

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/doc/Load.3 b/doc/Load.3
index c088f32..9602b77 100644
--- a/doc/Load.3
+++ b/doc/Load.3
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ Array of names of symbols to be resolved during the load of the library, or
 NULL if no symbols are to be resolved. If an array is given, the last entry in
 the array must be NULL.
 .AP int flags in
-Reserved for future expansion. Must be 0.
+The value should normally be 0, but \fITCL_LOAD_GLOBALfR or \fITCL_LOAD_LAZYfR
+or a combination of those two is allowed as well.
 .AP void *procPtrs out
 Points to an array that will hold the addresses of the functions described in
 the \fIsymbols\fR argument. Should be NULL if no symbols are to be resolved.
diff --git a/doc/load.n b/doc/load.n
index c32cb65..7f7c624 100644
--- a/doc/load.n
+++ b/doc/load.n
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 .SH NAME
 load \- Load machine code and initialize new commands
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-\fBload \fIfileName\fR
+\fBload\fR ?\fB\-global\fR? ?\fB\-lazy\fR? ?\fB\-\-\fR? \fIfileName\fR
 .br
-\fBload \fIfileName packageName\fR
+\fBload ?\fB\-global\fR? ?\fB\-lazy\fR? ?\fB\-\-\fR? \fIfileName packageName\fR
 .br
-\fBload \fIfileName packageName interp\fR
+\fBload ?\fB\-global\fR? ?\fB\-lazy\fR? ?\fB\-\-\fR? \fIfileName packageName interp\fR
 .BE
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .PP
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ Otherwise, the \fBload\fR command searches for a dynamically loaded
 package by that name, and uses it if it is found.  If several
 different files have been \fBload\fRed with different versions of
 the package, Tcl picks the file that was loaded first.
+.PP
+If \fB\-global\fR is specified preceding the filename, all symbols
+found in the shared library are exported for global use by other
+libraries. The option \fB\-lazy\fR delays the actual loading of
+symbols until their first actual use. The options may be abbreviated.
+The option \fB\-\-\fR indicates the end of the options, and should
+be used if you wish to use a filename which starts with \fB\-\fR.
+On platforms which do not support the \fB\-global\fR or \fB\-lazy\fR
+options, the options still exist but have no effect.
 .SH "PORTABILITY ISSUES"
 .TP
 \fBWindows\fR\0\0\0\0\0