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authorjan.nijtmans <nijtmans@users.sourceforge.net>2021-03-28 21:03:48 (GMT)
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Merge 8.7
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r--doc/RegConfig.38
-rw-r--r--doc/StaticPkg.38
-rw-r--r--doc/load.n73
-rw-r--r--doc/packagens.n2
-rw-r--r--doc/re_syntax.n4
-rw-r--r--doc/unload.n37
6 files changed, 66 insertions, 66 deletions
diff --git a/doc/RegConfig.3 b/doc/RegConfig.3
index d73e3d7..ef46ba5 100644
--- a/doc/RegConfig.3
+++ b/doc/RegConfig.3
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ configuration as ASCII string. This means that this information is in
UTF-8 too. Must not be NULL.
.AP "const Tcl_Config" *configuration in
Refers to an array of Tcl_Config entries containing the information
-embedded in the binary library. Must not be NULL. The end of the array
+embedded in the library. Must not be NULL. The end of the array
is signaled by either a key identical to NULL, or a key referring to
the empty string.
.AP "const char" *valEncoding in
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ too. Must not be NULL.
.PP
The function described here has its base in TIP 59 and provides
extensions with support for the embedding of configuration
-information into their binary library and the generation of a
+information into their library and the generation of a
Tcl-level interface for querying this information.
.PP
-To embed configuration information into their binary library an
+To embed configuration information into their library an
extension has to define a non-volatile array of Tcl_Config entries in
one if its source files and then call \fBTcl_RegisterConfig\fR to
register that information.
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ typedef struct Tcl_Config {
.\" No cross references yet.
.\" .SH "SEE ALSO"
.SH KEYWORDS
-embedding, configuration, binary library
+embedding, configuration, library
diff --git a/doc/StaticPkg.3 b/doc/StaticPkg.3
index b22edcc..68b2725 100644
--- a/doc/StaticPkg.3
+++ b/doc/StaticPkg.3
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Tcl_StaticPackage \- make a statically linked package available via the 'load' c
.nf
\fB#include <tcl.h>\fR
.sp
-\fBTcl_StaticPackage\fR(\fIinterp, pkgName, initProc, safeInitProc\fR)
+\fBTcl_StaticPackage\fR(\fIinterp, prefix, initProc, safeInitProc\fR)
.SH ARGUMENTS
.AS Tcl_PackageInitProc *safeInitProc
.AP Tcl_Interp *interp in
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ If not NULL, points to an interpreter into which the package has
already been loaded (i.e., the caller has already invoked the
appropriate initialization procedure). NULL means the package
has not yet been incorporated into any interpreter.
-.AP "const char" *pkgName in
-Name of the package; should be properly capitalized (first letter
-upper-case, all others lower-case).
+.AP "const char" *prefix in
+Prefix for library initialization function; should be properly
+capitalized (first letter upper-case, all others lower-case).
.AP Tcl_PackageInitProc *initProc in
Procedure to invoke to incorporate this package into a trusted
interpreter.
diff --git a/doc/load.n b/doc/load.n
index f98a053..265a9fa 100644
--- a/doc/load.n
+++ b/doc/load.n
@@ -13,22 +13,21 @@ load \- Load machine code and initialize new commands
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBload\fR ?\fB\-global\fR? ?\fB\-lazy\fR? ?\fB\-\-\fR? \fIfileName\fR
.br
-\fBload\fR ?\fB\-global\fR? ?\fB\-lazy\fR? ?\fB\-\-\fR? \fIfileName packageName\fR
+\fBload\fR ?\fB\-global\fR? ?\fB\-lazy\fR? ?\fB\-\-\fR? \fIfileName prefix\fR
.br
-\fBload\fR ?\fB\-global\fR? ?\fB\-lazy\fR? ?\fB\-\-\fR? \fIfileName packageName interp\fR
+\fBload\fR ?\fB\-global\fR? ?\fB\-lazy\fR? ?\fB\-\-\fR? \fIfileName prefix interp\fR
.BE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
This command loads binary code from a file into the
application's address space and calls an initialization procedure
-in the package to incorporate it into an interpreter. \fIfileName\fR
+in the library to incorporate it into an interpreter. \fIfileName\fR
is the name of the file containing the code; its exact form varies
from system to system but on most systems it is a shared library,
such as a \fB.so\fR file under Solaris or a DLL under Windows.
-\fIpackageName\fR is the name of the package, and is used to
-compute the name of an initialization procedure.
+\fIprefix\fR is used to compute the name of an initialization procedure.
\fIinterp\fR is the path name of the interpreter into which to load
-the package (see the \fBinterp\fR manual entry for details);
+the library (see the \fBinterp\fR manual entry for details);
if \fIinterp\fR is omitted, it defaults to the
interpreter in which the \fBload\fR command was invoked.
.PP
@@ -37,21 +36,21 @@ one of two initialization procedures will be invoked in the new code.
Typically the initialization procedure will add new commands to a
Tcl interpreter.
The name of the initialization procedure is determined by
-\fIpackageName\fR and whether or not the target interpreter
+\fIprefix\fR and whether or not the target interpreter
is a safe one. For normal interpreters the name of the initialization
-procedure will have the form \fIpkg\fB_Init\fR, where \fIpkg\fR
-is the same as \fIpackageName\fR except that the first letter is
+procedure will have the form \fIpfx\fB_Init\fR, where \fIpfx\fR
+is the same as \fIprefix\fR except that the first letter is
converted to upper case and all other letters
-are converted to lower case. For example, if \fIpackageName\fR is
+are converted to lower case. For example, if \fIprefix\fR is
\fBfoo\fR or \fBFOo\fR, the initialization procedure's name will
be \fBFoo_Init\fR.
.PP
If the target interpreter is a safe interpreter, then the name
-of the initialization procedure will be \fIpkg\fB_SafeInit\fR
-instead of \fIpkg\fB_Init\fR.
-The \fIpkg\fB_SafeInit\fR function should be written carefully, so that it
+of the initialization procedure will be \fIpfx\fB_SafeInit\fR
+instead of \fIpfx\fB_Init\fR.
+The \fIpfx\fB_SafeInit\fR function should be written carefully, so that it
initializes the safe interpreter only with partial functionality provided
-by the package that is safe for use by untrusted code. For more information
+by the library that is safe for use by untrusted code. For more information
on Safe\-Tcl, see the \fBsafe\fR manual entry.
.PP
The initialization procedure must match the following prototype:
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ typedef int \fBTcl_PackageInitProc\fR(
.CE
.PP
The \fIinterp\fR argument identifies the interpreter in which the
-package is to be loaded. The initialization procedure must return
+library is to be loaded. The initialization procedure must return
\fBTCL_OK\fR or \fBTCL_ERROR\fR to indicate whether or not it completed
successfully; in the event of an error it should set the interpreter's result
to point to an error message. The result of the \fBload\fR command
@@ -74,37 +73,37 @@ interpreters, then the first \fBload\fR will load the code and
call the initialization procedure; subsequent \fBload\fRs will
call the initialization procedure without loading the code again.
For Tcl versions lower than 8.5, it is not possible to unload or reload a
-package. From version 8.5 however, the \fBunload\fR command allows the unloading
+library. From version 8.5 however, the \fBunload\fR command allows the unloading
of libraries loaded with \fBload\fR, for libraries that are aware of the
Tcl's unloading mechanism.
.PP
-The \fBload\fR command also supports packages that are statically
-linked with the application, if those packages have been registered
+The \fBload\fR command also supports libraries that are statically
+linked with the application, if those libraries have been registered
by calling the \fBTcl_StaticPackage\fR procedure.
-If \fIfileName\fR is an empty string, then \fIpackageName\fR must
+If \fIfileName\fR is an empty string, then \fIprefix\fR must
be specified.
.PP
-If \fIpackageName\fR is omitted or specified as an empty string,
-Tcl tries to guess the name of the package.
-This may be done differently on different platforms.
-The default guess, which is used on most UNIX platforms, is to
-take the last element of \fIfileName\fR, strip off the first
-three characters if they are \fBlib\fR, then strip off the next
-three characters if they are \fBtcl\fR, and use any following
-alphabetic and underline characters as the module name.
-For example, the command \fBload libtclxyz4.2.so\fR uses the module
-name \fBxyz\fR and the command \fBload bin/last.so {}\fR uses the
-module name \fBlast\fR.
-.PP
-If \fIfileName\fR is an empty string, then \fIpackageName\fR must
+If \fIprefix\fR is omitted or specified as an empty string,
+Tcl tries to guess the prefix. This may be done differently on
+different platforms. The default guess, which is used on most
+UNIX platforms, is to take the last element of
+\fIfileName\fR, strip off the first three characters if they
+are \fBlib\fR, then strip off the next three characters if they
+are \fBtcl\fR, and use any following alphabetic and
+underline characters, converted to titlecase as the prefix.
+For example, the command \fBload libxyz4.2.so\fR uses the prefix
+\fBXyz\fR and the command \fBload bin/last.so {}\fR uses the
+prefix \fBLast\fR.
+.PP
+If \fIfileName\fR is an empty string, then \fIprefix\fR must
be specified.
-The \fBload\fR command first searches for a statically loaded package
+The \fBload\fR command first searches for a statically loaded library
(one that has been registered by calling the \fBTcl_StaticPackage\fR
procedure) by that name; if one is found, it is used.
Otherwise, the \fBload\fR command searches for a dynamically loaded
-package by that name, and uses it if it is found. If several
+library 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.
+the library, 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
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ 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
-and you provide a packageName to the \fBload\fR command.
+and you provide a prefix to the \fBload\fR command.
.PP
On platforms which do not support the \fB\-global\fR or \fB\-lazy\fR
options, the options still exist but have no effect. Note that use
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ The following is a minimal extension:
.CS
#include <tcl.h>
#include <stdio.h>
-static int fooCmd(ClientData clientData,
+static int fooCmd(void *clientData,
Tcl_Interp *interp, int objc, Tcl_Obj *const objv[]) {
printf("called with %d arguments\en", objc);
return TCL_OK;
diff --git a/doc/packagens.n b/doc/packagens.n
index 65535ef..d55151f 100644
--- a/doc/packagens.n
+++ b/doc/packagens.n
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ This parameter specifies the name of the package. It is required.
This parameter specifies the version of the package. It is required.
.TP
\fB\-load \fIfilespec\fR
-This parameter specifies a binary library that must be loaded with the
+This parameter specifies a library that must be loaded with the
\fBload\fR command. \fIfilespec\fR is a list with two elements. The
first element is the name of the file to load. The second, optional
element is a list of commands supplied by loading that file. If the
diff --git a/doc/re_syntax.n b/doc/re_syntax.n
index 9a9e2b0..ef8c570 100644
--- a/doc/re_syntax.n
+++ b/doc/re_syntax.n
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ commonly-used character classes:
.TP
\fB\ew\fR
.
-\fB[[:alnum:]_]\fR (note underscore)
+\fB[[:alnum:]_\eu203F\eu2040\eu2054\euFE33\euFE34\euFE4D\euFE4E\euFE4F\euFF3F]\fR (including punctuation connector characters)
.TP
\fB\eD\fR
.
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ commonly-used character classes:
.TP
\fB\eW\fR
.
-\fB[^[:alnum:]_]\fR (note underscore)
+\fB[^[:alnum:]_\eu203F\eu2040\eu2054\euFE33\euFE34\euFE4D\euFE4E\euFE4F\euFF3F]\fR (including punctuation connector characters)
.RE
.PP
Within bracket expressions,
diff --git a/doc/unload.n b/doc/unload.n
index 0a8e99b..adf4b2c 100644
--- a/doc/unload.n
+++ b/doc/unload.n
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ unload \- Unload machine code
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBunload \fR?\fIswitches\fR? \fIfileName\fR
.br
-\fBunload \fR?\fIswitches\fR? \fIfileName packageName\fR
+\fBunload \fR?\fIswitches\fR? \fIfileName prefix\fR
.br
-\fBunload \fR?\fIswitches\fR? \fIfileName packageName interp\fR
+\fBunload \fR?\fIswitches\fR? \fIfileName prefix interp\fR
.BE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ with \fBload\fR from the application's address space. \fIfileName\fR
is the name of the file containing the library file to be unload; it
must be the same as the filename provided to \fBload\fR for
loading the library.
-The \fIpackageName\fR argument is the name of the package (as
+The \fIprefix\fR argument is the prefix (as
determined by or passed to \fBload\fR), and is used to
compute the name of the unload procedure; if not supplied, it is
computed from \fIfileName\fR in the same manner as \fBload\fR.
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ proper reference count.
\fBunload\fR works in the opposite direction. As a first step, \fBunload\fR
will check whether the library is unloadable: an unloadable library exports
a special unload procedure. The name of the unload procedure is determined by
-\fIpackageName\fR and whether or not the target interpreter
+\fIprefix\fR and whether or not the target interpreter
is a safe one. For normal interpreters the name of the initialization
-procedure will have the form \fIpkg\fB_Unload\fR, where \fIpkg\fR
-is the same as \fIpackageName\fR except that the first letter is
+procedure will have the form \fIpfx\fB_Unload\fR, where \fIpfx\fR
+is the same as \fIprefix\fR except that the first letter is
converted to upper case and all other letters
-are converted to lower case. For example, if \fIpackageName\fR is
+are converted to lower case. For example, if \fIprefix\fR is
\fBfoo\fR or \fBFOo\fR, the initialization procedure's name will
be \fBFoo_Unload\fR.
If the target interpreter is a safe interpreter, then the name
@@ -114,19 +114,20 @@ the \fIflags\fR argument will be set to \fBTCL_UNLOAD_DETACH_FROM_PROCESS\fR.
.PP
The \fBunload\fR command cannot unload libraries that are statically
linked with the application.
-If \fIfileName\fR is an empty string, then the \fIpackageName\fR argument must
+If \fIfileName\fR is an empty string, then the \fIprefix\fR argument must
be specified.
.PP
-If \fIpackageName\fR is omitted or specified as an empty string,
-Tcl tries to guess the name of the package.
-This may be done differently on different platforms.
-The default guess, which is used on most UNIX platforms, is to
-take the last element of \fIfileName\fR, strip off the first
-three characters if they are \fBlib\fR, and use any following
-alphabetic and underline characters as the module name.
-For example, the command \fBunload libxyz4.2.so\fR uses the module
-name \fBxyz\fR and the command \fBunload bin/last.so {}\fR uses the
-module name \fBlast\fR.
+If \fIprefix\fR is omitted or specified as an empty string,
+Tcl tries to guess the prefix. This may be done differently on
+different platforms. The default guess, which is used on most
+UNIX platforms, is to take the last element of
+\fIfileName\fR, strip off the first three characters if they
+are \fBlib\fR, then strip off the next three characters if they
+are \fBtcl\fR, and use any following alphabetic and
+underline characters, converted to titlecase as the prefix.
+For example, the command \fBunload libxyz4.2.so\fR uses the prefix
+\fBXyz\fR and the command \fBunload bin/last.so {}\fR uses the
+prefix \fBLast\fR.
.SH "PORTABILITY ISSUES"
.TP
\fBUnix\fR\0\0\0\0\0