merge trunk

5 files changed, 34 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/doc/Hash.3 b/doc/Hash.3
index 4dc3623..aa79b86 100644
--- a/doc/Hash.3
+++ b/doc/Hash.3
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ The \fIhashKeyProc\fR member contains the address of a function called to
 calculate a hash value for the key.
 .PP
 .CS
-typedef unsigned int \fBTcl_HashKeyProc\fR(
+typedef TCL_HASH_TYPE \fBTcl_HashKeyProc\fR(
         Tcl_HashTable *\fItablePtr\fR,
         void *\fIkeyPtr\fR);
 .CE
diff --git a/doc/chan.n b/doc/chan.n
index 7ea0d19..81aa9f4 100644
--- a/doc/chan.n
+++ b/doc/chan.n
@@ -287,12 +287,14 @@ slow destinations like network sockets.
 .RS
 .PP
 The \fBchan copy\fR command transfers data from \fIinputChan\fR until
-end of file or \fIsize\fR bytes have been transferred. If no
-\fB\-size\fR argument is given, then the copy goes until end of file.
-All the data read from \fIinputChan\fR is copied to \fIoutputChan\fR.
-Without the \fB\-command\fR option, \fBchan copy\fR blocks until the
-copy is complete and returns the number of bytes written to
-\fIoutputChan\fR.
+end of file or \fIsize\fR bytes or characters have been transferred;
+\fIsize\fR is in bytes if the two channels are using the same encoding,
+and is in characters otherwise.  If no \fB\-size\fR argument is given,
+then the copy goes until end of file. All the data read from
+\fIinputChan\fR is copied to \fIoutputChan\fR.  Without the
+\fB\-command\fR option, \fBchan copy\fR blocks until the copy is
+complete and returns the number of bytes or characters (using the same
+rules as for the \fB\-size\fR option) written to \fIoutputChan\fR.
 .PP
 The \fB\-command\fR argument makes \fBchan copy\fR work in the
 background.  In this case it returns immediately and the
@@ -547,6 +549,18 @@ this, spawn with "2>@" or
 ">@" redirection operators onto the write side of a pipe, and then
 immediately close it in the parent. This is necessary to get an EOF on
 the read side once the child has exited or otherwise closed its output.
+.RS
+.PP
+Note that the pipe buffering semantics can vary at the operating system level
+substantially; it is not safe to assume that a write performed on the output
+side of the pipe will appear instantly to the input side. This is a
+fundamental difference and Tcl cannot conceal it. The overall stream semantics
+\fIare\fR compatible, so blocking reads and writes will not see most of the
+differences, but the details of what exactly gets written when are not. This
+is most likely to show up when using pipelines for testing; care should be
+taken to ensure that deadlocks do not occur and that potential short reads are
+allowed for.
+.RE
 .VE 8.6
 .TP
 \fBchan pop \fIchannelId\fR
diff --git a/doc/expr.n b/doc/expr.n
index b76b6a2..e25515d 100644
--- a/doc/expr.n
+++ b/doc/expr.n
@@ -133,15 +133,15 @@ Exponentiation.  Valid for any numeric operands.
 Multiply, divide, remainder.  None of these operators may be
 applied to string operands, and remainder may be applied only
 to integers.
-The remainder will always have the same sign as the divisor and
+The remainder always has the same sign as the divisor and
 an absolute value smaller than the absolute value of the divisor.
 .RS
 .PP
 When applied to integers, the division and remainder operators can be
 considered to partition the number line into a sequence of equal-sized
 adjacent non-overlapping pieces where each piece is the size of the divisor;
-the division result identifies which piece the divisor lay within, and the
-remainder result identifies where within that piece the divisor lay. A
+the division result identifies which piece the dividend lies within, and the
+remainder result identifies where within that piece the dividend lies. A
 consequence of this is that the result of
 .QW "-57 \fB/\fR 10"
 is always -6, and the result of
diff --git a/doc/fcopy.n b/doc/fcopy.n
index e5dd1d6..d39c803 100644
--- a/doc/fcopy.n
+++ b/doc/fcopy.n
@@ -25,12 +25,15 @@ network sockets.
 .PP
 The \fBfcopy\fR
 command transfers data from \fIinchan\fR until end of file
-or \fIsize\fR bytes have been
-transferred. If no \fB\-size\fR argument is given,
+or \fIsize\fR bytes or characters have been
+transferred; \fIsize\fR is in bytes if the two channels are using the
+same encoding, and is in characters otherwise.
+If no \fB\-size\fR argument is given,
 then the copy goes until end of file.
 All the data read from \fIinchan\fR is copied to \fIoutchan\fR.
 Without the \fB\-command\fR option, \fBfcopy\fR blocks until the copy is complete
-and returns the number of bytes written to \fIoutchan\fR.
+and returns the number of bytes or characters (using the same rules as
+for the \fB\-size\fR option) written to \fIoutchan\fR.
 .PP
 The \fB\-command\fR argument makes \fBfcopy\fR work in the background.
 In this case it returns immediately and the \fIcallback\fR is invoked
@@ -174,3 +177,6 @@ vwait done
 eof(n), fblocked(n), fconfigure(n), file(n)
 .SH KEYWORDS
 blocking, channel, end of line, end of file, nonblocking, read, translation
+'\" Local Variables:
+'\" mode: nroff
+'\" End:
diff --git a/doc/file.n b/doc/file.n
index 58b03d8..2f8b70c 100644
--- a/doc/file.n
+++ b/doc/file.n
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ returns \fB/home\fR (or something similar).
 Returns \fB1\fR if file \fIname\fR is executable by the current user,
 \fB0\fR otherwise. On Windows, which does not have an executable attribute,
 the command treats all directories and any files with extensions
-\fBexe\fR, \fBcom\fR, \fBcmd\fR, \fBbat\fR or \fBps1\fR as executable.
+\fBexe\fR, \fBcom\fR, \fBcmd\fR or \fBbat\fR as executable.
 .TP
 \fBfile exists \fIname\fR
 .