* generic/tcl.decls: Implemented TIP #268, conditionally.

	* generic/tclBasic.c: Define TCL_TIP268 to activate the new
	* generic/tclDecls.h: features.
	* generic/tclInt.h:
	* generic/tclPkg.c:
	* generic/tclStubInit.c:
	* generic/tclTest.c:
	* library/init.tcl
	* library/package.tcl:
	* tests/pkg.test:
	* tests/platform.test:
	* tests/safe.test:
	* doc/PkgRequire.3:


FossilOrigin-Name: 78a272c42aaf7c6c9472f55bef7a82605b1cc2c6

7 files changed, 1436 insertions, 93 deletions

diff --git a/generic/tcl.decls b/generic/tcl.decls
index ed95c57..08a0e01 100644
--- a/generic/tcl.decls
+++ b/generic/tcl.decls
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 # of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
 # 
-# RCS: @(#) $Id: tcl.decls,v 1.94.2.3 2005/01/27 22:53:28 andreas_kupries Exp $
+# RCS: @(#) $Id: tcl.decls,v 1.94.2.4 2006/09/22 01:26:22 andreas_kupries Exp $
 
 library tcl
 
@@ -971,6 +971,10 @@ declare 273 generic {
     int Tcl_PkgProvide(Tcl_Interp *interp, CONST char *name, 
 	    CONST char *version)
 }
+
+# TIP #268: The internally used new Require function is in slot
+#           573. Assuming TCL_TIP268 was activated.
+
 declare 274 generic {
     CONST84_RETURN char * Tcl_PkgRequire(Tcl_Interp *interp, CONST char *name, 
 	    CONST char *version, int exact)
@@ -1772,6 +1776,22 @@ declare 554 generic {
     Tcl_DriverThreadActionProc *Tcl_ChannelThreadActionProc(Tcl_ChannelType *chanTypePtr)
 }
 
+# Slots 555 to 572 are taken already by 8.5
+# TIP #237: Arbitrary-prec Integers (555 ... 559)
+# TIP #208: 'chan' Command          (560 ... 561)
+# TIP #219: Channel Reflection      (562 ... 565)
+# TIP #237: Add. bignum support     (566)
+# TIP #181: 'namespace unknown' Cmd (567 ... 568)
+# TIP #258: Enhanced Encodings API  (569 ... 572)
+
+# TIP#268: Extended version numbers and requirements.
+#          The slot is present even if TCL_TIP268 is not activated.
+
+declare 573 generic {
+    int Tcl_PkgRequireProc(Tcl_Interp *interp, CONST char *name, 
+	    int objc, Tcl_Obj *CONST objv[], ClientData *clientDataPtr)
+}
+
 ##############################################################################
 
 # Define the platform specific public Tcl interface.  These functions are
diff --git a/generic/tclBasic.c b/generic/tclBasic.c
index e13d01e..d746ff5 100644
--- a/generic/tclBasic.c
+++ b/generic/tclBasic.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
  * of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
  *
- * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclBasic.c,v 1.75.2.22 2006/08/30 17:24:25 hobbs Exp $
+ * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclBasic.c,v 1.75.2.23 2006/09/22 01:26:22 andreas_kupries Exp $
  */
 
 #include "tclInt.h"
@@ -345,6 +345,12 @@ Tcl_CreateInterp()
 
     Tcl_InitHashTable(&iPtr->packageTable, TCL_STRING_KEYS);
     iPtr->packageUnknown = NULL;
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+    /* TIP #268 */
+    iPtr->packagePrefer = (getenv ("TCL_PKG_PREFER_LATEST") == NULL ? 
+			   PKG_PREFER_STABLE   :
+			   PKG_PREFER_LATEST);
+#endif
     iPtr->cmdCount = 0;
     iPtr->termOffset = 0;
     TclInitLiteralTable(&(iPtr->literalTable));
@@ -572,10 +578,17 @@ Tcl_CreateInterp()
 
     /*
      * Register Tcl's version number.
+     * TIP #268: Full patchlevel instead of just major.minor
      */
 
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
     Tcl_PkgProvideEx(interp, "Tcl", TCL_VERSION, (ClientData) &tclStubs);
-    
+#else
+    Tcl_SetVar2(interp, "tcl_platform", "tip,268", "1",
+	    TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY);
+
+    Tcl_PkgProvideEx(interp, "Tcl", TCL_PATCH_LEVEL, (ClientData) &tclStubs);
+#endif
 #ifdef Tcl_InitStubs
 #undef Tcl_InitStubs
 #endif
diff --git a/generic/tclDecls.h b/generic/tclDecls.h
index 8ecbe80..be7eec6 100644
--- a/generic/tclDecls.h
+++ b/generic/tclDecls.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
  * of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
  *
- * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclDecls.h,v 1.93.2.6 2005/01/27 22:53:30 andreas_kupries Exp $
+ * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclDecls.h,v 1.93.2.7 2006/09/22 01:26:23 andreas_kupries Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _TCLDECLS
@@ -1627,6 +1627,29 @@ EXTERN Tcl_DriverWideSeekProc * Tcl_ChannelWideSeekProc _ANSI_ARGS_((
 /* 554 */
 EXTERN Tcl_DriverThreadActionProc * Tcl_ChannelThreadActionProc _ANSI_ARGS_((
 				Tcl_ChannelType * chanTypePtr));
+/* Slot 555 is reserved */
+/* Slot 556 is reserved */
+/* Slot 557 is reserved */
+/* Slot 558 is reserved */
+/* Slot 559 is reserved */
+/* Slot 560 is reserved */
+/* Slot 561 is reserved */
+/* Slot 562 is reserved */
+/* Slot 563 is reserved */
+/* Slot 564 is reserved */
+/* Slot 565 is reserved */
+/* Slot 566 is reserved */
+/* Slot 567 is reserved */
+/* Slot 568 is reserved */
+/* Slot 569 is reserved */
+/* Slot 570 is reserved */
+/* Slot 571 is reserved */
+/* Slot 572 is reserved */
+/* 573 */
+EXTERN int		Tcl_PkgRequireProc _ANSI_ARGS_((Tcl_Interp * interp, 
+				CONST char * name, int objc, 
+				Tcl_Obj *CONST objv[], 
+				ClientData * clientDataPtr));
 
 typedef struct TclStubHooks {
     struct TclPlatStubs *tclPlatStubs;
@@ -2241,6 +2264,25 @@ typedef struct TclStubs {
     void *reserved552;
     void *reserved553;
     Tcl_DriverThreadActionProc * (*tcl_ChannelThreadActionProc) _ANSI_ARGS_((Tcl_ChannelType * chanTypePtr)); /* 554 */
+    void *reserved555;
+    void *reserved556;
+    void *reserved557;
+    void *reserved558;
+    void *reserved559;
+    void *reserved560;
+    void *reserved561;
+    void *reserved562;
+    void *reserved563;
+    void *reserved564;
+    void *reserved565;
+    void *reserved566;
+    void *reserved567;
+    void *reserved568;
+    void *reserved569;
+    void *reserved570;
+    void *reserved571;
+    void *reserved572;
+    int (*tcl_PkgRequireProc) _ANSI_ARGS_((Tcl_Interp * interp, CONST char * name, int objc, Tcl_Obj *CONST objv[], ClientData * clientDataPtr)); /* 573 */
 } TclStubs;
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -4321,6 +4363,28 @@ extern TclStubs *tclStubsPtr;
 #define Tcl_ChannelThreadActionProc \
 	(tclStubsPtr->tcl_ChannelThreadActionProc) /* 554 */
 #endif
+/* Slot 555 is reserved */
+/* Slot 556 is reserved */
+/* Slot 557 is reserved */
+/* Slot 558 is reserved */
+/* Slot 559 is reserved */
+/* Slot 560 is reserved */
+/* Slot 561 is reserved */
+/* Slot 562 is reserved */
+/* Slot 563 is reserved */
+/* Slot 564 is reserved */
+/* Slot 565 is reserved */
+/* Slot 566 is reserved */
+/* Slot 567 is reserved */
+/* Slot 568 is reserved */
+/* Slot 569 is reserved */
+/* Slot 570 is reserved */
+/* Slot 571 is reserved */
+/* Slot 572 is reserved */
+#ifndef Tcl_PkgRequireProc
+#define Tcl_PkgRequireProc \
+	(tclStubsPtr->tcl_PkgRequireProc) /* 573 */
+#endif
 
 #endif /* defined(USE_TCL_STUBS) && !defined(USE_TCL_STUB_PROCS) */
 
diff --git a/generic/tclInt.h b/generic/tclInt.h
index 0129b5a..4fa0732 100644
--- a/generic/tclInt.h
+++ b/generic/tclInt.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
  * of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
  *
- * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclInt.h,v 1.118.2.22 2006/03/10 14:09:02 vasiljevic Exp $
+ * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclInt.h,v 1.118.2.23 2006/09/22 01:26:23 andreas_kupries Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _TCLINT
@@ -1161,6 +1161,17 @@ typedef struct ResolverScheme {
 				/* Pointer to next record in linked list. */
 } ResolverScheme;
 
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+/*
+ * TIP #268.
+ * Values for the selection mode, i.e the package require preferences.
+ */
+
+enum PkgPreferOptions {
+    PKG_PREFER_LATEST, PKG_PREFER_STABLE
+};
+#endif
+
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------
  * This structure defines an interpreter, which is a collection of
@@ -1284,6 +1295,15 @@ typedef struct Interp {
 				 * require" commands for packages that
 				 * aren't described in packageTable. 
 				 * Malloc'ed, may be NULL. */
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+    /*
+     * TIP #268.
+     * The currently active selection mode,
+     * i.e the package require preferences.
+     */
+
+    int packagePrefer;          /* Current package selection mode. */
+#endif
 
     /*
      * Miscellaneous information:
diff --git a/generic/tclPkg.c b/generic/tclPkg.c
index 4265aa9..de87a0b 100644
--- a/generic/tclPkg.c
+++ b/generic/tclPkg.c
@@ -5,11 +5,16 @@
  *	the "package" command and a few C APIs.
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>
  *
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
  * of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
  *
- * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclPkg.c,v 1.9.2.4 2006/08/30 17:24:07 hobbs Exp $
+ * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclPkg.c,v 1.9.2.5 2006/09/22 01:26:23 andreas_kupries Exp $
+ *
+ * TIP #268.
+ * Heavily rewritten to handle the extend version numbers, and extended
+ * package requirements.
  */
 
 #include "tclInt.h"
@@ -50,6 +55,7 @@ typedef struct Package {
  * Prototypes for procedures defined in this file:
  */
 
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 static int		CheckVersion _ANSI_ARGS_((Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    CONST char *string));
 static int		ComparePkgVersions _ANSI_ARGS_((CONST char *v1, 
@@ -57,6 +63,24 @@ static int		ComparePkgVersions _ANSI_ARGS_((CONST char *v1,
 			    int *satPtr));
 static Package *	FindPackage _ANSI_ARGS_((Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    CONST char *name));
+#else
+static int		CheckVersionAndConvert(Tcl_Interp *interp, CONST char *string,
+					       char** internal, int* stable);
+static int		CompareVersions(CONST char *v1i, CONST char *v2i,
+					int *isMajorPtr);
+static int		CheckRequirement(Tcl_Interp *interp, CONST char *string);
+static int		CheckAllRequirements(Tcl_Interp* interp,
+					     int reqc, Tcl_Obj *CONST reqv[]);
+static int		RequirementSatisfied(CONST char *havei, CONST char *req);
+static int		AllRequirementsSatisfied(CONST char *havei,
+						 int reqc, Tcl_Obj *CONST reqv[]);
+static void		AddRequirementsToResult(Tcl_Interp* interp,
+						int reqc, Tcl_Obj *CONST reqv[]);
+static void		AddRequirementsToDString(Tcl_DString* dstring,
+						 int reqc, Tcl_Obj *CONST reqv[]);
+static Package *	FindPackage(Tcl_Interp *interp, CONST char *name);
+static Tcl_Obj*		ExactRequirement(CONST char* version);
+#endif
 
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -83,24 +107,29 @@ static Package *	FindPackage _ANSI_ARGS_((Tcl_Interp *interp,
 
 int
 Tcl_PkgProvide(interp, name, version)
-    Tcl_Interp *interp;		/* Interpreter in which package is now
+     Tcl_Interp *interp;	/* Interpreter in which package is now
 				 * available. */
-    CONST char *name;		/* Name of package. */
-    CONST char *version;	/* Version string for package. */
+     CONST char *name;		/* Name of package. */
+     CONST char *version;	/* Version string for package. */
 {
     return Tcl_PkgProvideEx(interp, name, version, (ClientData) NULL);
 }
 
 int
 Tcl_PkgProvideEx(interp, name, version, clientData)
-    Tcl_Interp *interp;		/* Interpreter in which package is now
+     Tcl_Interp *interp;	/* Interpreter in which package is now
 				 * available. */
-    CONST char *name;		/* Name of package. */
-    CONST char *version;	/* Version string for package. */
-    ClientData clientData;      /* clientdata for this package (normally
-                                 * used for C callback function table) */
+     CONST char *name;		/* Name of package. */
+     CONST char *version;	/* Version string for package. */
+     ClientData clientData;     /* clientdata for this package (normally
+				 * used for C callback function table) */
 {
     Package *pkgPtr;
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+    char* pvi;
+    char* vi;
+    int res;
+#endif
 
     pkgPtr = FindPackage(interp, name);
     if (pkgPtr->version == NULL) {
@@ -109,21 +138,36 @@ Tcl_PkgProvideEx(interp, name, version, clientData)
 	pkgPtr->clientData = clientData;
 	return TCL_OK;
     }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
     if (ComparePkgVersions(pkgPtr->version, version, (int *) NULL) == 0) {
+#else
+    if (CheckVersionAndConvert (interp, pkgPtr->version, &pvi, NULL) != TCL_OK) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    } else if (CheckVersionAndConvert (interp, version, &vi, NULL) != TCL_OK) {
+	Tcl_Free (pvi);
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    res = CompareVersions(pvi, vi, NULL);
+    Tcl_Free (pvi);
+    Tcl_Free (vi);
+
+    if (res == 0) {
+#endif
 	if (clientData != NULL) {
 	    pkgPtr->clientData = clientData;
 	}
 	return TCL_OK;
     }
     Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "conflicting versions provided for package \"",
-	    name, "\": ", pkgPtr->version, ", then ", version, (char *) NULL);
+		     name, "\": ", pkgPtr->version, ", then ", version, (char *) NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
 
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
- * Tcl_PkgRequire / Tcl_PkgRequireEx --
+ * Tcl_PkgRequire / Tcl_PkgRequireEx / Tcl_PkgRequireProc --
  *
  *	This procedure is called by code that depends on a particular
  *	version of a particular package.  If the package is not already
@@ -149,42 +193,63 @@ Tcl_PkgProvideEx(interp, name, version, clientData)
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
+/*
+ * Empty definition for Stubs when TIP 268 is not activated.
+ */
+int
+Tcl_PkgRequireProc(interp,name,reqc,reqv,clientDataPtr)
+     Tcl_Interp *interp;	/* Interpreter in which package is now
+				 * available. */
+     CONST char *name;		/* Name of desired package. */
+     int reqc;                  /* Requirements constraining the desired version. */
+     Tcl_Obj *CONST reqv[];     /* 0 means to use the latest version available. */
+     ClientData *clientDataPtr;
+{
+    return TCL_ERROR;
+}
+#endif
+
 CONST char *
 Tcl_PkgRequire(interp, name, version, exact)
-    Tcl_Interp *interp;		/* Interpreter in which package is now
-				 * available. */
-    CONST char *name;		/* Name of desired package. */
-    CONST char *version;	/* Version string for desired version;
-				 * NULL means use the latest version
+    Tcl_Interp *interp;	        /* Interpreter in which package is now
 				 * available. */
-    int exact;			/* Non-zero means that only the particular
-				 * version given is acceptable. Zero means
-				 * use the latest compatible version. */
+     CONST char *name;		/* Name of desired package. */
+     CONST char *version;	/* Version string for desired version; NULL
+				 * means use the latest version available. */
+     int exact;			/* Non-zero means that only the particular
+				 * version given is acceptable. Zero means use
+				 * the latest compatible version. */
 {
     return Tcl_PkgRequireEx(interp, name, version, exact, (ClientData *) NULL);
 }
 
 CONST char *
 Tcl_PkgRequireEx(interp, name, version, exact, clientDataPtr)
-    Tcl_Interp *interp;		/* Interpreter in which package is now
+     Tcl_Interp *interp;	/* Interpreter in which package is now
 				 * available. */
-    CONST char *name;		/* Name of desired package. */
-    CONST char *version;	/* Version string for desired version;
+     CONST char *name;		/* Name of desired package. */
+     CONST char *version;	/* Version string for desired version;
 				 * NULL means use the latest version
 				 * available. */
-    int exact;			/* Non-zero means that only the particular
+     int exact;			/* Non-zero means that only the particular
 				 * version given is acceptable. Zero means
 				 * use the latest compatible version. */
-    ClientData *clientDataPtr;	/* Used to return the client data for this
+     ClientData *clientDataPtr;	/* Used to return the client data for this
 				 * package. If it is NULL then the client
 				 * data is not returned. This is unchanged
 				 * if this call fails for any reason. */
 {
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
     Package *pkgPtr;
     PkgAvail *availPtr, *bestPtr;
     char *script;
     int code, satisfies, result, pass;
     Tcl_DString command;
+#else
+    Tcl_Obj *ov;
+    int      res;
+#endif
 
     /*
      * If an attempt is being made to load this into a standalone executable
@@ -257,16 +322,56 @@ Tcl_PkgRequireEx(interp, name, version, exact, clientDataPtr)
 
 	tclEmptyStringRep = &tclEmptyString;
         Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "Cannot load package \"", name, 
-                "\" in standalone executable: This package is not ",
-                "compiled with stub support", NULL);
+			 "\" in standalone executable: This package is not ",
+			 "compiled with stub support", NULL);
         return NULL;
     }
 
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+    /* Translate between old and new API, and defer to the new function. */
+
+    if (exact) {
+	ov = ExactRequirement (version);
+    } else {
+	ov = Tcl_NewStringObj (version,-1);
+    }
+
+    Tcl_IncrRefCount (ov);
+    res = Tcl_PkgRequireProc(interp, name, 1, &ov, clientDataPtr);
+    Tcl_DecrRefCount (ov);
+
+    if (res != TCL_OK) {
+	return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return Tcl_GetString (Tcl_GetObjResult (interp));
+}
+
+int
+Tcl_PkgRequireProc(interp,name,reqc,reqv,clientDataPtr)
+     Tcl_Interp *interp;	/* Interpreter in which package is now
+				 * available. */
+     CONST char *name;		/* Name of desired package. */
+     int reqc;                  /* Requirements constraining the desired version. */
+     Tcl_Obj *CONST reqv[];     /* 0 means to use the latest version available. */
+     ClientData *clientDataPtr;
+{
+    Interp *iPtr = (Interp *) interp;
+    Package *pkgPtr;
+    PkgAvail *availPtr,     *bestPtr, *bestStablePtr;
+    char     *availVersion, *bestVersion; /* Internal rep. of versions */
+    int       availStable;
+    char *script;
+    int code, satisfies, pass;
+    Tcl_DString command;
+    char* pkgVersionI;
+
+#endif
     /*
-     * It can take up to three passes to find the package:  one pass to
-     * run the "package unknown" script, one to run the "package ifneeded"
-     * script for a specific version, and a final pass to lookup the
-     * package loaded by the "package ifneeded" script.
+     * It can take up to three passes to find the package: one pass to run the
+     * "package unknown" script, one to run the "package ifneeded" script for
+     * a specific version, and a final pass to lookup the package loaded by
+     * the "package ifneeded" script.
      */
 
     for (pass = 1; ; pass++) {
@@ -282,42 +387,115 @@ Tcl_PkgRequireEx(interp, name, version, exact, clientDataPtr)
 
 	if (pkgPtr->clientData != NULL) {
 	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "circular package dependency: ",
-		    "attempt to provide ", name, " ",
-		    (char *)(pkgPtr->clientData), " requires ", name, NULL);
+			     "attempt to provide ", name, " ",
+			     (char *)(pkgPtr->clientData), " requires ", name, NULL);
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	    if (version != NULL) {
 		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, " ", version, NULL);
 	    }
 	    return NULL;
+#else
+	    AddRequirementsToResult (interp, reqc, reqv);
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * The package isn't yet present.  Search the list of available
+	 * The package isn't yet present. Search the list of available
 	 * versions and invoke the script for the best available version.
+	 *
+	 * For TIP 268 we are actually locating the best, and the best stable
+	 * version.  One of them is then chosen based on the selection mode.
 	 */
-    
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268    
 	bestPtr = NULL;
 	for (availPtr = pkgPtr->availPtr; availPtr != NULL;
 		availPtr = availPtr->nextPtr) {
 	    if ((bestPtr != NULL) && (ComparePkgVersions(availPtr->version,
 		    bestPtr->version, (int *) NULL) <= 0)) {
+#else
+	bestPtr        = NULL;
+	bestStablePtr  = NULL;
+	bestVersion    = NULL;
+
+	for (availPtr = pkgPtr->availPtr;
+	     availPtr != NULL;
+	     availPtr = availPtr->nextPtr) {
+	    if (CheckVersionAndConvert (interp, availPtr->version,
+					&availVersion, &availStable) != TCL_OK) {
+		/* The provided version number is has invalid syntax. This
+		 * should not happen. This should have been caught by the
+		 * 'package ifneeded' registering the package.
+		 */
+#endif
 		continue;
 	    }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	    if (version != NULL) {
 		result = ComparePkgVersions(availPtr->version, version,
 			&satisfies);
 		if ((result != 0) && exact) {
+#else
+	    if (bestPtr != NULL) {
+		int res = CompareVersions (availVersion, bestVersion, NULL);
+		/* Note: Use internal reps! */
+		if (res <= 0) {
+		    /* The version of the package sought is not as good as the
+		     * currently selected version. Ignore it. */
+		    Tcl_Free (availVersion);
+		    availVersion = NULL;
+#endif
 		    continue;
 		}
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+	    }
+
+	    /* We have found a version which is better than our max. */
+
+	    if (reqc > 0) {
+		/* Check satisfaction of requirements */
+		satisfies = AllRequirementsSatisfied (availVersion, reqc, reqv);
+#endif
 		if (!satisfies) {
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+		    Tcl_Free (availVersion);
+		    availVersion = NULL;
+#endif
 		    continue;
 		}
 	    }
 	    bestPtr = availPtr;
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+	    if (bestVersion != NULL) Tcl_Free (bestVersion);
+	    bestVersion  = availVersion;
+	    availVersion = NULL;
+
+	    /* If this new best version is stable then it also has to be
+	     * better than the max stable version found so far.
+	     */
+
+	    if (availStable) {
+		bestStablePtr = availPtr;
+	    }
+	}
+
+	if (bestVersion != NULL) {
+	    Tcl_Free (bestVersion);
+	}
+
+	/* Now choose a version among the two best. For 'latest' we simply
+	 * take (actually keep) the best. For 'stable' we take the best
+	 * stable, if there is any, or the best if there is nothing stable.
+	 */
+
+	if ((iPtr->packagePrefer == PKG_PREFER_STABLE) && (bestStablePtr != NULL)) {
+	    bestPtr = bestStablePtr;
+#endif
 	}
 	if (bestPtr != NULL) {
 	    /*
-	     * We found an ifneeded script for the package.  Be careful while
-	     * executing it:  this could cause reentrancy, so (a) protect the
+	     * We found an ifneeded script for the package. Be careful while
+	     * executing it: this could cause reentrancy, so (a) protect the
 	     * script itself from deletion and (b) don't assume that bestPtr
 	     * will still exist when the script completes.
 	     */
@@ -331,13 +509,19 @@ Tcl_PkgRequireEx(interp, name, version, exact, clientDataPtr)
 	    Tcl_Release((ClientData) script);
 	    pkgPtr = FindPackage(interp, name);
 	    if (code == TCL_OK) {
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+		Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
+#endif
 		if (pkgPtr->version == NULL) {
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 		    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
+#endif
 		    code = TCL_ERROR;
 		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to provide package ",
-			    name, " ", versionToProvide,
-			    " failed: no version of package ", name,
-			    " provided", NULL);
+				     name, " ", versionToProvide,
+				     " failed: no version of package ", name,
+				     " provided", NULL);
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 		} else if (0 != ComparePkgVersions(
 			pkgPtr->version, versionToProvide, NULL)) {
 		    /* At this point, it is clear that a prior
@@ -375,8 +559,84 @@ Tcl_PkgRequireEx(interp, name, version, exact, clientDataPtr)
 				    versionToProvide, " failed: package ",
 				    name, " ", pkgPtr->version,
 				    " provided instead", NULL);
+#else
+		} else {
+		    char* pvi;
+		    char* vi;
+		    int res;
+
+		    if (CheckVersionAndConvert (interp, pkgPtr->version, &pvi, NULL) != TCL_OK) {
+			code = TCL_ERROR;
+		    } else if (CheckVersionAndConvert (interp, versionToProvide, &vi, NULL) != TCL_OK) {
+			Tcl_Free (pvi);
+			code = TCL_ERROR;
+		    } else {
+			res = CompareVersions(pvi, vi, NULL);
+			Tcl_Free (vi);
+
+			if (res != 0) {
+			    /* At this point, it is clear that a prior
+			     * [package ifneeded] command lied to us.  It said
+			     * that to get a particular version of a particular
+			     * package, we needed to evaluate a particular script.
+			     * However, we evaluated that script and got a different
+			     * version than we were told.  This is an error, and we
+			     * ought to report it.
+			     *
+			     * However, we've been letting this type of error slide
+			     * for a long time, and as a result, a lot of packages
+			     * suffer from them.
+			     *
+			     * It's a bit too harsh to make a large number of
+			     * existing packages start failing by releasing a
+			     * new patch release, so we forgive this type of error
+			     * for the rest of the Tcl 8.4 series.
+			     *
+			     * We considered reporting a warning, but in practice
+			     * even that appears too harsh a change for a patch release.
+			     *
+			     * We limit the error reporting to only
+			     * the situation where a broken ifneeded script leads
+			     * to a failure to satisfy the requirement.
+			     */
+
+			    if (reqc > 0) {
+			        satisfies = AllRequirementsSatisfied (pvi, reqc, reqv);
+				if (!satisfies) {
+				    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
+				    code = TCL_ERROR;
+				    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
+						     "attempt to provide package ", name, " ",
+						     versionToProvide, " failed: package ",
+						     name, " ", pkgPtr->version,
+						     " provided instead", NULL);
+				}
+			    }
+			    /*
+			     * Warning generation now disabled
+			     if (code == TCL_OK) {
+			     Tcl_Obj *msg = Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			     "attempt to provide package ", -1);
+			     Tcl_Obj *cmdPtr = Tcl_NewListObj(0, NULL);
+			     Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, cmdPtr,
+			     Tcl_NewStringObj("tclLog", -1));
+			     Tcl_AppendStringsToObj(msg, name, " ", versionToProvide,
+			     " failed: package ", name, " ",
+			     pkgPtr->version, " provided instead", NULL);
+			     Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, cmdPtr, msg);
+			     Tcl_IncrRefCount(cmdPtr);
+			     Tcl_EvalObjEx(interp, cmdPtr, TCL_EVAL_GLOBAL);
+			     Tcl_DecrRefCount(cmdPtr);
+			     Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
+			     }
+			    */
+#endif
 			}
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+			Tcl_Free (pvi);
+#endif
 		    }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 		    /*
 		     * Warning generation now disabled
 		    if (code == TCL_OK) {
@@ -395,13 +655,14 @@ Tcl_PkgRequireEx(interp, name, version, exact, clientDataPtr)
 			Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
 		    }
 		    */
+#endif
 		}
 	    } else if (code != TCL_ERROR) {
 		Tcl_Obj *codePtr = Tcl_NewIntObj(code);
 		Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
 		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to provide package ",
-			name, " ", versionToProvide, " failed: ",
-			"bad return code: ", Tcl_GetString(codePtr), NULL);
+				 name, " ", versionToProvide, " failed: ",
+				 "bad return code: ", Tcl_GetString(codePtr), NULL);
 		Tcl_DecrRefCount(codePtr);
 		code = TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
@@ -425,15 +686,19 @@ Tcl_PkgRequireEx(interp, name, version, exact, clientDataPtr)
 		    pkgPtr->version = NULL;
 		}
 		pkgPtr->clientData = NULL;
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 		return NULL;
+#else
+		return TCL_ERROR;
+#endif
 	    }
 	    break;
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Package not in the database.  If there is a "package unknown"
-	 * command, invoke it (but only on the first pass;  after that,
-	 * we should not get here in the first place).
+	 * The package is not in the database. If there is a "package unknown"
+	 * command, invoke it (but only on the first pass; after that, we
+	 * should not get here in the first place).
 	 */
 
 	if (pass > 1) {
@@ -444,62 +709,99 @@ Tcl_PkgRequireEx(interp, name, version, exact, clientDataPtr)
 	    Tcl_DStringInit(&command);
 	    Tcl_DStringAppend(&command, script, -1);
 	    Tcl_DStringAppendElement(&command, name);
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	    Tcl_DStringAppend(&command, " ", 1);
 	    Tcl_DStringAppend(&command, (version != NULL) ? version : "{}",
 		    -1);
 	    if (exact) {
 		Tcl_DStringAppend(&command, " -exact", 7);
 	    }
+#else
+	    AddRequirementsToDString(&command, reqc, reqv);
+#endif
 	    code = Tcl_EvalEx(interp, Tcl_DStringValue(&command),
-		    Tcl_DStringLength(&command), TCL_EVAL_GLOBAL);
+			      Tcl_DStringLength(&command), TCL_EVAL_GLOBAL);
 	    Tcl_DStringFree(&command);
 	    if ((code != TCL_OK) && (code != TCL_ERROR)) {
 		Tcl_Obj *codePtr = Tcl_NewIntObj(code);
 		Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
 		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad return code: ",
-			Tcl_GetString(codePtr), NULL);
+				 Tcl_GetString(codePtr), NULL);
 		Tcl_DecrRefCount(codePtr);
 		code = TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
 	    if (code == TCL_ERROR) {
 		Tcl_AddErrorInfo(interp, "\n    (\"package unknown\" script)");
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 		return NULL;
+#else
+		return TCL_ERROR;
+#endif
 	    }
 	    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
 	}
     }
 
     if (pkgPtr->version == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't find package ", name,
-		(char *) NULL);
+	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't find package ", name, (char *) NULL);
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	if (version != NULL) {
 	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, " ", version, (char *) NULL);
 	}
 	return NULL;
+#else
+	AddRequirementsToResult(interp, reqc, reqv);
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+#endif
     }
 
     /*
-     * At this point we know that the package is present.  Make sure that the
-     * provided version meets the current requirement.
+     * At this point we know that the package is present. Make sure that the
+     * provided version meets the current requirements.
      */
 
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
     if (version == NULL) {
         if (clientDataPtr) {
 	    *clientDataPtr = pkgPtr->clientData;
 	}
 	return pkgPtr->version;
+#else
+    if (reqc == 0) {
+	satisfies = 1;
+    } else {
+	CheckVersionAndConvert (interp, pkgPtr->version, &pkgVersionI, NULL);
+	satisfies = AllRequirementsSatisfied (pkgVersionI, reqc, reqv);
+
+	Tcl_Free (pkgVersionI);
+#endif
     }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
     result = ComparePkgVersions(pkgPtr->version, version, &satisfies);
     if ((satisfies && !exact) || (result == 0)) {
+#else
+    if (satisfies) {
+#endif
 	if (clientDataPtr) {
 	    *clientDataPtr = pkgPtr->clientData;
 	}
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	return pkgPtr->version;
+#else
+	Tcl_SetObjResult (interp, Tcl_NewStringObj (pkgPtr->version, -1));
+	return TCL_OK;
+#endif
     }
     Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "version conflict for package \"",
-	    name, "\": have ", pkgPtr->version, ", need ", version,
-	    (char *) NULL);
+		     name, "\": have ", pkgPtr->version,
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
+		      ", need ", version, (char *) NULL);
     return NULL;
+#else
+                      ", need", (char*) NULL);
+    AddRequirementsToResult (interp, reqc, reqv);
+    return TCL_ERROR;
+#endif
 }
 
 /*
@@ -526,13 +828,13 @@ Tcl_PkgRequireEx(interp, name, version, exact, clientDataPtr)
 
 CONST char *
 Tcl_PkgPresent(interp, name, version, exact)
-    Tcl_Interp *interp;		/* Interpreter in which package is now
+     Tcl_Interp *interp;	/* Interpreter in which package is now
 				 * available. */
-    CONST char *name;		/* Name of desired package. */
-    CONST char *version;	/* Version string for desired version;
+     CONST char *name;		/* Name of desired package. */
+     CONST char *version;	/* Version string for desired version;
 				 * NULL means use the latest version
 				 * available. */
-    int exact;			/* Non-zero means that only the particular
+     int exact;			/* Non-zero means that only the particular
 				 * version given is acceptable. Zero means
 				 * use the latest compatible version. */
 {
@@ -541,16 +843,16 @@ Tcl_PkgPresent(interp, name, version, exact)
 
 CONST char *
 Tcl_PkgPresentEx(interp, name, version, exact, clientDataPtr)
-    Tcl_Interp *interp;		/* Interpreter in which package is now
+     Tcl_Interp *interp;	/* Interpreter in which package is now
 				 * available. */
-    CONST char *name;		/* Name of desired package. */
-    CONST char *version;	/* Version string for desired version;
+     CONST char *name;		/* Name of desired package. */
+     CONST char *version;	/* Version string for desired version;
 				 * NULL means use the latest version
 				 * available. */
-    int exact;			/* Non-zero means that only the particular
+     int exact;			/* Non-zero means that only the particular
 				 * version given is acceptable. Zero means
 				 * use the latest compatible version. */
-    ClientData *clientDataPtr;	/* Used to return the client data for this
+     ClientData *clientDataPtr;	/* Used to return the client data for this
 				 * package. If it is NULL then the client
 				 * data is not returned. This is unchanged
 				 * if this call fails for any reason. */
@@ -564,6 +866,11 @@ Tcl_PkgPresentEx(interp, name, version, exact, clientDataPtr)
     if (hPtr) {
 	pkgPtr = (Package *) Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr);
 	if (pkgPtr->version != NULL) {
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+	    char* pvi;
+	    char* vi;
+	    int thisIsMajor;
+#endif
 	    
 	    /*
 	     * At this point we know that the package is present.  Make sure
@@ -577,7 +884,20 @@ Tcl_PkgPresentEx(interp, name, version, exact, clientDataPtr)
 		
 		return pkgPtr->version;
 	    }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	    result = ComparePkgVersions(pkgPtr->version, version, &satisfies);
+#else
+	    if (CheckVersionAndConvert (interp, pkgPtr->version, &pvi, NULL) != TCL_OK) {
+		return NULL;
+	    } else if (CheckVersionAndConvert (interp, version, &vi, NULL) != TCL_OK) {
+		Tcl_Free (pvi);
+		return NULL;
+	    }
+	    result = CompareVersions(pvi, vi, &thisIsMajor);
+	    Tcl_Free (pvi);
+	    Tcl_Free (vi);
+	    satisfies = (result == 0) || ((result == 1) && !thisIsMajor);
+#endif
 	    if ((satisfies && !exact) || (result == 0)) {
 		if (clientDataPtr) {
 		    *clientDataPtr = pkgPtr->clientData;
@@ -619,21 +939,28 @@ Tcl_PkgPresentEx(interp, name, version, exact, clientDataPtr)
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
-	/* ARGSUSED */
+/* ARGSUSED */
 int
 Tcl_PackageObjCmd(dummy, interp, objc, objv)
-    ClientData dummy;			/* Not used. */
-    Tcl_Interp *interp;			/* Current interpreter. */
-    int objc;				/* Number of arguments. */
-    Tcl_Obj *CONST objv[];	/* Argument objects. */
+     ClientData dummy;		/* Not used. */
+     Tcl_Interp *interp;	/* Current interpreter. */
+     int objc;			/* Number of arguments. */
+     Tcl_Obj *CONST objv[];	/* Argument objects. */
 {
     static CONST char *pkgOptions[] = {
-	"forget", "ifneeded", "names", "present", "provide", "require",
-	"unknown", "vcompare", "versions", "vsatisfies", (char *) NULL
+	"forget", "ifneeded", "names",
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+	"prefer",
+#endif
+	"present", "provide", "require", "unknown", "vcompare",
+	"versions", "vsatisfies", (char *) NULL
     };
     enum pkgOptions {
-	PKG_FORGET, PKG_IFNEEDED, PKG_NAMES, PKG_PRESENT,
-	PKG_PROVIDE, PKG_REQUIRE, PKG_UNKNOWN, PKG_VCOMPARE,
+	PKG_FORGET, PKG_IFNEEDED, PKG_NAMES,
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+	PKG_PREFER,
+#endif
+	PKG_PRESENT, PKG_PROVIDE, PKG_REQUIRE, PKG_UNKNOWN, PKG_VCOMPARE,
 	PKG_VERSIONS, PKG_VSATISFIES
     };
     Interp *iPtr = (Interp *) interp;
@@ -645,6 +972,10 @@ Tcl_PackageObjCmd(dummy, interp, objc, objv)
     Tcl_HashTable *tablePtr;
     CONST char *version;
     char *argv2, *argv3, *argv4;
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+    char* iva = NULL;
+    char* ivb = NULL;
+#endif
 
     if (objc < 2) {
         Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, objv, "option ?arg arg ...?");
@@ -652,10 +983,11 @@ Tcl_PackageObjCmd(dummy, interp, objc, objv)
     }
 
     if (Tcl_GetIndexFromObj(interp, objv[1], pkgOptions, "option", 0,
-	    &optionIndex) != TCL_OK) {
+			    &optionIndex) != TCL_OK) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     switch ((enum pkgOptions) optionIndex) {
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	case PKG_FORGET: {
 	    char *keyString;
 	    for (i = 2; i < objc; i++) {
@@ -679,23 +1011,98 @@ Tcl_PackageObjCmd(dummy, interp, objc, objv)
 		ckfree((char *) pkgPtr);
 	    }
 	    break;
+#else
+    case PKG_FORGET: {
+	char *keyString;
+	for (i = 2; i < objc; i++) {
+	    keyString = Tcl_GetString(objv[i]);
+	    hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&iPtr->packageTable, keyString);
+	    if (hPtr == NULL) {
+		continue;	
+	    }
+	    pkgPtr = (Package *) Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr);
+	    Tcl_DeleteHashEntry(hPtr);
+	    if (pkgPtr->version != NULL) {
+		ckfree(pkgPtr->version);
+	    }
+	    while (pkgPtr->availPtr != NULL) {
+		availPtr = pkgPtr->availPtr;
+		pkgPtr->availPtr = availPtr->nextPtr;
+		Tcl_EventuallyFree((ClientData)availPtr->version, TCL_DYNAMIC);
+		Tcl_EventuallyFree((ClientData)availPtr->script, TCL_DYNAMIC);
+		ckfree((char *) availPtr);
+	    }
+	    ckfree((char *) pkgPtr);
+	}
+	break;
+    }
+    case PKG_IFNEEDED: {
+	int length;
+	char* argv3i;
+	char* avi;
+	int res;
+
+	if ((objc != 4) && (objc != 5)) {
+	    Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "package version ?script?");
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
+	argv3 = Tcl_GetString(objv[3]);
+	if (CheckVersionAndConvert(interp, argv3, &argv3i, NULL) != TCL_OK) {
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+#endif
+	}
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	case PKG_IFNEEDED: {
 	    int length;
 	    if ((objc != 4) && (objc != 5)) {
 		Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "package version ?script?");
 		return TCL_ERROR;
+#else
+	argv2 = Tcl_GetString(objv[2]);
+	if (objc == 4) {
+	    hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&iPtr->packageTable, argv2);
+	    if (hPtr == NULL) {
+		Tcl_Free (argv3i);
+		return TCL_OK;
+#endif
 	    }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	    argv3 = Tcl_GetString(objv[3]);
 	    if (CheckVersion(interp, argv3) != TCL_OK) {
+#else
+	    pkgPtr = (Package *) Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr);
+	} else {
+	    pkgPtr = FindPackage(interp, argv2);
+	}
+	argv3 = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(objv[3], &length);
+
+	for (availPtr = pkgPtr->availPtr, prevPtr = NULL;
+	     availPtr != NULL;
+	     prevPtr = availPtr, availPtr = availPtr->nextPtr) {
+
+	    if (CheckVersionAndConvert (interp, availPtr->version, &avi, NULL) != TCL_OK) {
+		Tcl_Free (argv3i);
+#endif
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	    argv2 = Tcl_GetString(objv[2]);
 	    if (objc == 4) {
 		hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&iPtr->packageTable, argv2);
 		if (hPtr == NULL) {
+#else
+
+	    res = CompareVersions(avi, argv3i, NULL);
+	    Tcl_Free (avi);
+
+	    if (res == 0){
+		if (objc == 4) {
+		    Tcl_Free (argv3i);
+		    Tcl_SetResult(interp, availPtr->script, TCL_VOLATILE);
+#endif
 		    return TCL_OK;
 		}
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 		pkgPtr = (Package *) Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr);
 	    } else {
 		pkgPtr = FindPackage(interp, argv2);
@@ -715,7 +1122,12 @@ Tcl_PackageObjCmd(dummy, interp, objc, objv)
 	    }
 	    if (objc == 4) {
 		return TCL_OK;
+#else
+		Tcl_EventuallyFree((ClientData)availPtr->script, TCL_DYNAMIC);
+		break;
+#endif
 	    }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	    if (availPtr == NULL) {
 		availPtr = (PkgAvail *) ckalloc(sizeof(PkgAvail));
 		availPtr->version = ckalloc((unsigned) (length + 1));
@@ -727,40 +1139,169 @@ Tcl_PackageObjCmd(dummy, interp, objc, objv)
 		    availPtr->nextPtr = prevPtr->nextPtr;
 		    prevPtr->nextPtr = availPtr;
 		}
+#else
+	}
+	Tcl_Free (argv3i);
+	if (objc == 4) {
+	    return TCL_OK;
+	}
+	if (availPtr == NULL) {
+	    availPtr = (PkgAvail *) ckalloc(sizeof(PkgAvail));
+	    availPtr->version = ckalloc((unsigned) (length + 1));
+	    strcpy(availPtr->version, argv3);
+	    if (prevPtr == NULL) {
+		availPtr->nextPtr = pkgPtr->availPtr;
+		pkgPtr->availPtr = availPtr;
+	    } else {
+		availPtr->nextPtr = prevPtr->nextPtr;
+		prevPtr->nextPtr = availPtr;
+#endif
 	    }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	    argv4 = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(objv[4], &length);
 	    availPtr->script = ckalloc((unsigned) (length + 1));
 	    strcpy(availPtr->script, argv4);
 	    break;
+#endif
 	}
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	case PKG_NAMES: {
 	    if (objc != 2) {
 		Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, NULL);
+#else
+	argv4 = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(objv[4], &length);
+	availPtr->script = ckalloc((unsigned) (length + 1));
+	strcpy(availPtr->script, argv4);
+	break;
+    }
+    case PKG_NAMES: {
+	if (objc != 2) {
+	    Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, NULL);
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+	tablePtr = &iPtr->packageTable;
+	for (hPtr = Tcl_FirstHashEntry(tablePtr, &search); hPtr != NULL;
+	     hPtr = Tcl_NextHashEntry(&search)) {
+	    pkgPtr = (Package *) Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr);
+	    if ((pkgPtr->version != NULL) || (pkgPtr->availPtr != NULL)) {
+		Tcl_AppendElement(interp, Tcl_GetHashKey(tablePtr, hPtr));
+	    }
+	}
+	break;
+    }
+    case PKG_PRESENT: {
+	if (objc < 3) {
+	presentSyntax:
+	    Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "?-exact? package ?version?");
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+	argv2 = Tcl_GetString(objv[2]);
+	if ((argv2[0] == '-') && (strcmp(argv2, "-exact") == 0)) {
+	    exact = 1;
+	} else {
+	    exact = 0;
+	}
+	version = NULL;
+	if (objc == (4 + exact)) {
+	    version =  Tcl_GetString(objv[3 + exact]);
+	    if (CheckVersionAndConvert(interp, version, NULL, NULL) != TCL_OK) {
+#endif
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	    tablePtr = &iPtr->packageTable;
 	    for (hPtr = Tcl_FirstHashEntry(tablePtr, &search); hPtr != NULL;
 		 hPtr = Tcl_NextHashEntry(&search)) {
+#else
+	} else if ((objc != 3) || exact) {
+	    goto presentSyntax;
+	}
+	if (exact) {
+	    argv3   = Tcl_GetString(objv[3]);
+	    version = Tcl_PkgPresent(interp, argv3, version, exact);
+	} else {
+	    version = Tcl_PkgPresent(interp, argv2, version, exact);
+	}
+	if (version == NULL) {
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+	Tcl_SetObjResult( interp, Tcl_NewStringObj( version, -1 ) );
+	break;
+    }
+    case PKG_PROVIDE: {
+	if ((objc != 3) && (objc != 4)) {
+	    Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "package ?version?");
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+	argv2 = Tcl_GetString(objv[2]);
+	if (objc == 3) {
+	    hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&iPtr->packageTable, argv2);
+	    if (hPtr != NULL) {
+#endif
 		pkgPtr = (Package *) Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr);
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 		if ((pkgPtr->version != NULL) || (pkgPtr->availPtr != NULL)) {
 		    Tcl_AppendElement(interp, Tcl_GetHashKey(tablePtr, hPtr));
+#else
+		if (pkgPtr->version != NULL) {
+		    Tcl_SetResult(interp, pkgPtr->version, TCL_VOLATILE);
+#endif
 		}
 	    }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	    break;
+#else
+	    return TCL_OK;
+#endif
 	}
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	case PKG_PRESENT: {
 	    if (objc < 3) {
 		presentSyntax:
 		Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "?-exact? package ?version?");
 		return TCL_ERROR;
+#else
+	argv3 = Tcl_GetString(objv[3]);
+	if (CheckVersionAndConvert(interp, argv3, NULL, NULL) != TCL_OK) {
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+	return Tcl_PkgProvide(interp, argv2, argv3);
+    }
+    case PKG_REQUIRE: {
+	if (objc < 3) {
+	requireSyntax:
+	    Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "?-exact? package ?requirement...?");
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+	version = NULL;
+	argv2   = Tcl_GetString(objv[2]);
+	if ((argv2[0] == '-') && (strcmp(argv2, "-exact") == 0)) {
+	    Tcl_Obj* ov;
+	    int res;
+
+	    if (objc != 5) {
+		goto requireSyntax;
+#endif
 	    }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	    argv2 = Tcl_GetString(objv[2]);
 	    if ((argv2[0] == '-') && (strcmp(argv2, "-exact") == 0)) {
 		exact = 1;
 	    } else {
 		exact = 0;
+#else
+	    version = Tcl_GetString(objv[4]);
+	    if (CheckVersionAndConvert(interp, version, NULL, NULL) != TCL_OK) {
+		return TCL_ERROR;
+#endif
 	    }
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+	    /* Create a new-style requirement for the exact version. */
+
+	    ov      = ExactRequirement (version);
+#endif
 	    version = NULL;
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	    if (objc == (4 + exact)) {
 		version =  Tcl_GetString(objv[3 + exact]);
 		if (CheckVersion(interp, version) != TCL_OK) {
@@ -776,16 +1317,74 @@ Tcl_PackageObjCmd(dummy, interp, objc, objv)
 		version = Tcl_PkgPresent(interp, argv2, version, exact);
 	    }
 	    if (version == NULL) {
+#else
+	    argv3   = Tcl_GetString(objv[3]);
+
+	    Tcl_IncrRefCount (ov);
+	    res = Tcl_PkgRequireProc(interp, argv3, 1, &ov, NULL);
+	    Tcl_DecrRefCount (ov);
+	    return res;
+	} else {
+	    if (CheckAllRequirements (interp, objc-3, objv+3) != TCL_OK) {
+#endif
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	    Tcl_SetObjResult( interp, Tcl_NewStringObj( version, -1 ) );
 	    break;
+#else
+	    return Tcl_PkgRequireProc(interp, argv2, objc-3, objv+3, NULL);
+#endif
 	}
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	case PKG_PROVIDE: {
 	    if ((objc != 3) && (objc != 4)) {
 		Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "package ?version?");
+#else
+	break;
+    }
+    case PKG_UNKNOWN: {
+	int length;
+	if (objc == 2) {
+	    if (iPtr->packageUnknown != NULL) {
+		Tcl_SetResult(interp, iPtr->packageUnknown, TCL_VOLATILE);
+	    }
+	} else if (objc == 3) {
+	    if (iPtr->packageUnknown != NULL) {
+		ckfree(iPtr->packageUnknown);
+	    }
+	    argv2 = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(objv[2], &length);
+	    if (argv2[0] == 0) {
+		iPtr->packageUnknown = NULL;
+	    } else {
+		iPtr->packageUnknown = (char *) ckalloc((unsigned)
+							(length + 1));
+		strcpy(iPtr->packageUnknown, argv2);
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "?command?");
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+	break;
+    }
+    case PKG_PREFER: {
+	/* See tclInt.h for the enum, just before Interp */
+	static CONST char *pkgPreferOptions[] = {
+	    "latest", "stable", NULL
+	};
+
+	if (objc > 3) {
+	    Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "?latest|stable?");
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	} else if (objc == 3) {
+	    /* Set value. */
+	    int new;
+	    if (Tcl_GetIndexFromObj(interp, objv[2], pkgPreferOptions, "preference", 0,
+				    &new) != TCL_OK) {
+#endif
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	    argv2 = Tcl_GetString(objv[2]);
 	    if (objc == 3) {
 		hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&iPtr->packageTable, argv2);
@@ -796,13 +1395,20 @@ Tcl_PackageObjCmd(dummy, interp, objc, objv)
 		    }
 		}
 		return TCL_OK;
+#else
+	    if (new < iPtr->packagePrefer) {
+		iPtr->packagePrefer = new;
+#endif
 	    }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	    argv3 = Tcl_GetString(objv[3]);
 	    if (CheckVersion(interp, argv3) != TCL_OK) {
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
 	    return Tcl_PkgProvide(interp, argv2, argv3);
+#endif
 	}
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	case PKG_REQUIRE: {
 	    if (objc < 3) {
 		requireSyntax:
@@ -835,7 +1441,18 @@ Tcl_PackageObjCmd(dummy, interp, objc, objv)
 	    }
 	    Tcl_SetObjResult( interp, Tcl_NewStringObj( version, -1 ) );
 	    break;
+#else
+	/* Always return current value. */
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj (pkgPreferOptions [iPtr->packagePrefer], -1));
+	break;
+    }
+    case PKG_VCOMPARE: {
+	if (objc != 4) {
+	    Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "version1 version2");
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+#endif
 	}
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	case PKG_UNKNOWN: {
 	    int length;
 	    if (objc == 2) {
@@ -859,7 +1476,17 @@ Tcl_PackageObjCmd(dummy, interp, objc, objv)
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
 	    break;
+#else
+	argv3 = Tcl_GetString(objv[3]);
+	argv2 = Tcl_GetString(objv[2]);
+	if ((CheckVersionAndConvert (interp, argv2, &iva, NULL) != TCL_OK) ||
+	    (CheckVersionAndConvert (interp, argv3, &ivb, NULL) != TCL_OK)) {
+	    if (iva != NULL) { Tcl_Free (iva); }
+	    /* ivb cannot be set in this branch */
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+#endif
 	}
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	case PKG_VCOMPARE: {
 	    if (objc != 4) {
 		Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "version1 version2");
@@ -874,12 +1501,36 @@ Tcl_PackageObjCmd(dummy, interp, objc, objv)
 	    Tcl_SetIntObj(Tcl_GetObjResult(interp),
 		    ComparePkgVersions(argv2, argv3, (int *) NULL));
 	    break;
+#else
+
+	/* Comparison is done on the internal representation */
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp,Tcl_NewIntObj(CompareVersions(iva, ivb, NULL)));
+	Tcl_Free (iva);
+	Tcl_Free (ivb);
+	break;
+    }
+    case PKG_VERSIONS: {
+	if (objc != 3) {
+	    Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "package");
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+#endif
 	}
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	case PKG_VERSIONS: {
 	    if (objc != 3) {
 		Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "package");
 		return TCL_ERROR;
+#else
+	argv2 = Tcl_GetString(objv[2]);
+	hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&iPtr->packageTable, argv2);
+	if (hPtr != NULL) {
+	    pkgPtr = (Package *) Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr);
+	    for (availPtr = pkgPtr->availPtr; availPtr != NULL;
+		 availPtr = availPtr->nextPtr) {
+		Tcl_AppendElement(interp, availPtr->version);
+#endif
 	    }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	    argv2 = Tcl_GetString(objv[2]);
 	    hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&iPtr->packageTable, argv2);
 	    if (hPtr != NULL) {
@@ -890,7 +1541,9 @@ Tcl_PackageObjCmd(dummy, interp, objc, objv)
 		}
 	    }
 	    break;
+#endif
 	}
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	case PKG_VSATISFIES: {
 	    if (objc != 4) {
 		Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "version1 version2");
@@ -905,10 +1558,42 @@ Tcl_PackageObjCmd(dummy, interp, objc, objv)
 	    ComparePkgVersions(argv2, argv3, &satisfies);
 	    Tcl_SetIntObj(Tcl_GetObjResult(interp), satisfies);
 	    break;
+#else
+	break;
+    }
+    case PKG_VSATISFIES: {
+	char* argv2i = NULL;
+
+	if (objc < 4) {
+	    Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "version requirement requirement...");
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+#endif
 	}
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	default: {
 	    panic("Tcl_PackageObjCmd: bad option index to pkgOptions");
+#else
+
+	argv2 = Tcl_GetString(objv[2]);
+	if ((CheckVersionAndConvert(interp, argv2, &argv2i, NULL) != TCL_OK)) {
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	} else if (CheckAllRequirements (interp, objc-3, objv+3) != TCL_OK) {
+	    Tcl_Free (argv2i);
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+#endif
 	}
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+
+	satisfies = AllRequirementsSatisfied (argv2i, objc-3, objv+3);
+	Tcl_Free (argv2i);
+
+	Tcl_SetIntObj(Tcl_GetObjResult(interp), satisfies);
+	break;
+    }
+    default: {
+	panic("Tcl_PackageObjCmd: bad option index to pkgOptions");
+    }
+#endif
     }
     return TCL_OK;
 }
@@ -934,8 +1619,8 @@ Tcl_PackageObjCmd(dummy, interp, objc, objv)
 
 static Package *
 FindPackage(interp, name)
-    Tcl_Interp *interp;		/* Interpreter to use for package lookup. */
-    CONST char *name;		/* Name of package to fine. */
+     Tcl_Interp *interp;	/* Interpreter to use for package lookup. */
+     CONST char *name;		/* Name of package to fine. */
 {
     Interp *iPtr = (Interp *) interp;
     Tcl_HashEntry *hPtr;
@@ -975,7 +1660,7 @@ FindPackage(interp, name)
 
 void
 TclFreePackageInfo(iPtr)
-    Interp *iPtr;		/* Interpereter that is being deleted. */
+     Interp *iPtr;	/* Interpreter that is being deleted. */
 {
     Package *pkgPtr;
     Tcl_HashSearch search;
@@ -983,7 +1668,7 @@ TclFreePackageInfo(iPtr)
     PkgAvail *availPtr;
 
     for (hPtr = Tcl_FirstHashEntry(&iPtr->packageTable, &search);
-	    hPtr != NULL;  hPtr = Tcl_NextHashEntry(&search)) {
+	 hPtr != NULL;  hPtr = Tcl_NextHashEntry(&search)) {
 	pkgPtr = (Package *) Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr);
 	if (pkgPtr->version != NULL) {
 	    ckfree(pkgPtr->version);
@@ -1006,7 +1691,7 @@ TclFreePackageInfo(iPtr)
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
- * CheckVersion --
+ * CheckVersion / CheckVersionAndConvert --
  *
  *	This procedure checks to see whether a version number has
  *	valid syntax.
@@ -1023,30 +1708,103 @@ TclFreePackageInfo(iPtr)
  */
 
 static int
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 CheckVersion(interp, string)
     Tcl_Interp *interp;		/* Used for error reporting. */
     CONST char *string;		/* Supposedly a version number, which is
 				 * groups of decimal digits separated
 				 * by dots. */
+#else
+CheckVersionAndConvert(interp, string, internal, stable)
+     Tcl_Interp *interp;	/* Used for error reporting. */
+     CONST char *string;	/* Supposedly a version number, which is
+				 * groups of decimal digits separated by
+				 * dots. */
+     char** internal;    /* Internal normalized representation */
+     int*   stable;      /* Flag: Version is (un)stable. */
+#endif
 {
     CONST char *p = string;
     char prevChar;
-    
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+    int hasunstable = 0;
+    /* 4* assuming that each char is a separator (a,b become ' -x ').
+     * 4+ to have spce for an additional -2 at the end
+     */
+    char* ibuf = Tcl_Alloc (4+4*strlen(string));
+    char* ip   = ibuf;
+
+    /* Basic rules
+     * (1) First character has to be a digit.
+     * (2) All other characters have to be a digit or '.'
+     * (3) Two '.'s may not follow each other.
+
+     * TIP 268, Modified rules
+     * (1) s.a.
+     * (2) All other characters have to be a digit, 'a', 'b', or '.'
+     * (3) s.a.
+     * (4) Only one of 'a' or 'b' may occur.
+     * (5) Neither 'a', nor 'b' may occur before or after a '.'
+     */
+
+#endif
     if (!isdigit(UCHAR(*p))) {	/* INTL: digit */
 	goto error;
     }
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+    *ip++ = *p;
+#endif
     for (prevChar = *p, p++; *p != 0; p++) {
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	if (!isdigit(UCHAR(*p)) &&
 		((*p != '.') || (prevChar == '.'))) { /* INTL: digit */
+#else
+	if (
+	    (!isdigit(UCHAR(*p))) &&
+	    (((*p != '.') && (*p != 'a') && (*p != 'b')) ||
+	     ((hasunstable && ((*p == 'a') || (*p == 'b'))) ||
+	      (((prevChar == 'a') || (prevChar == 'b') || (prevChar == '.')) && (*p       == '.')) ||
+	      (((*p       == 'a') || (*p       == 'b') || (*p       == '.')) && (prevChar == '.'))))
+	    ) {
+	    /* INTL: digit */
+#endif
 	    goto error;
 	}
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+	if ((*p == 'a') || (*p == 'b')) { hasunstable = 1 ; }
+
+	/* Translation to the internal rep. Regular version chars are copied
+	 * as is. The separators are translated to numerics. The new separator
+	 * for all parts is space. */
+
+	if      (*p == '.') { *ip++ = ' ';              *ip++ = '0'; *ip++ = ' '; }
+	else if (*p == 'a') { *ip++ = ' '; *ip++ = '-'; *ip++ = '2'; *ip++ = ' '; }
+	else if (*p == 'b') { *ip++ = ' '; *ip++ = '-'; *ip++ = '1'; *ip++ = ' '; }
+	else                { *ip++ = *p; }
+#endif
 	prevChar = *p;
     }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
     if (prevChar != '.') {
+#else
+    if ((prevChar != '.') && (prevChar != 'a') && (prevChar != 'b')) {
+	*ip = '\0';
+	if (internal != NULL) {
+	    *internal = ibuf;
+	} else {
+	    Tcl_Free (ibuf);
+	}
+	if (stable != NULL) {
+	    *stable = !hasunstable;
+	}
+#endif
 	return TCL_OK;
     }
 
-    error:
+ error:
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+    Tcl_Free (ibuf);
+#endif
     Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "expected version number but got \"",
 	    string, "\"", (char *) NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -1055,9 +1813,9 @@ CheckVersion(interp, string)
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
- * ComparePkgVersions --
+ * ComparePkgVersions / CompareVersions --
  *
- *	This procedure compares two version numbers.
+ *	This procedure compares two version numbers. (268: in internal rep).
  *
  * Results:
  *	The return value is -1 if v1 is less than v2, 0 if the two
@@ -1073,6 +1831,7 @@ CheckVersion(interp, string)
  */
 
 static int
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 ComparePkgVersions(v1, v2, satPtr)
     CONST char *v1;
     CONST char *v2;		/* Versions strings, of form 2.1.3 (any
@@ -1082,14 +1841,34 @@ ComparePkgVersions(v1, v2, satPtr)
 				 * v1 "satisfies" v2:  v1 is greater than
 				 * or equal to v2 and both version numbers
 				 * have the same major number. */
+#else
+CompareVersions(v1, v2, isMajorPtr)
+     CONST char *v1;	/* Versions strings, of form 2.1.3 (any number */
+     CONST char *v2;	/* of version numbers). */
+     int *isMajorPtr;   /* If non-null, the word pointed to is filled
+			 * in with a 0/1 value. 1 means that the difference
+			 * occured in the first element. */
+#endif
 {
     int thisIsMajor, n1, n2;
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+    int res, flip;
+#endif
 
     /*
-     * Each iteration of the following loop processes one number from
-     * each string, terminated by a ".".  If those numbers don't match
-     * then the comparison is over;  otherwise, we loop back for the
-     * next number.
+     * Each iteration of the following loop processes one number from each
+     * string, terminated by a " " (space). If those numbers don't match then the
+     * comparison is over; otherwise, we loop back for the next number.
+     *
+     * TIP 268.
+     * This is identical the function 'ComparePkgVersion', but using the new
+     * space separator as used by the internal rep of version numbers. The
+     * special separators 'a' and 'b' have already been dealt with in
+     * 'CheckVersionAndConvert', they were translated into numbers as
+     * well. This keeps the comparison sane. Otherwise we would have to
+     * compare numerics, the separators, and also deal with the special case
+     * of end-of-string compared to separators. The semi-list rep we get here
+     * is much easier to handle, as it is still regular.
      */
 
     thisIsMajor = 1;
@@ -1099,18 +1878,34 @@ ComparePkgVersions(v1, v2, satPtr)
 	 */
 
 	n1 = n2 = 0;
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	while ((*v1 != 0) && (*v1 != '.')) {
+#else
+	flip = 0;
+	while ((*v1 != 0) && (*v1 != ' ')) {
+	    if (*v1 == '-') {flip = 1 ; v1++ ; continue;}
+#endif
 	    n1 = 10*n1 + (*v1 - '0');
 	    v1++;
 	}
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	while ((*v2 != 0) && (*v2 != '.')) {
+#else
+	if (flip) n1 = -n1;
+	flip = 0;
+	while ((*v2 != 0) && (*v2 != ' ')) {
+	    if (*v2 == '-') {flip = 1; v2++ ; continue;}
+#endif
 	    n2 = 10*n2 + (*v2 - '0');
 	    v2++;
 	}
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+	if (flip) n2 = -n2;
+#endif
 
 	/*
-	 * Compare and go on to the next version number if the
-	 * current numbers match.
+	 * Compare and go on to the next version number if the current numbers
+	 * match.
 	 */
 
 	if (n1 != n2) {
@@ -1126,14 +1921,421 @@ ComparePkgVersions(v1, v2, satPtr)
 	}
 	thisIsMajor = 0;
     }
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
     if (satPtr != NULL) {
 	*satPtr = (n1 == n2) || ((n1 > n2) && !thisIsMajor);
     }
+#endif
     if (n1 > n2) {
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	return 1;
+#else
+	res = 1;
+#endif
     } else if (n1 == n2) {
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	return 0;
+#else
+	res = 0;
+#endif
     } else {
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
 	return -1;
+#else
+	res = -1;
     }
+
+    if (isMajorPtr != NULL) {
+	*isMajorPtr = thisIsMajor;
+    }
+
+    return res;
 }
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * CheckAllRequirements --
+ *
+ *	This function checks to see whether all requirements in a set
+ *	have valid syntax.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	TCL_OK is returned if all requirements are valid.
+ *	Otherwise TCL_ERROR is returned and an error message
+ *	is left in the interp's result.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	May modify the interpreter result.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+static int
+CheckAllRequirements(interp, reqc, reqv)
+     Tcl_Interp* interp;
+     int reqc;                   /* Requirements to check. */
+     Tcl_Obj *CONST reqv[];
+{
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < reqc; i++) {
+	if ((CheckRequirement(interp, Tcl_GetString(reqv[i])) != TCL_OK)) {
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+    }
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * CheckRequirement --
+ *
+ *	This function checks to see whether a requirement has valid syntax.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	If string is a properly formed requirement then TCL_OK is returned.
+ *	Otherwise TCL_ERROR is returned and an error message is left in the
+ *	interp's result.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	None.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+static int
+CheckRequirement(interp, string)
+     Tcl_Interp *interp;	/* Used for error reporting. */
+     CONST char *string;	/* Supposedly a requirement. */
+{
+    /* Syntax of requirement = version
+     *                       = version-version
+     *                       = version-
+     */
+
+    char* dash = NULL;
+    char* buf;
+
+    dash = strchr (string, '-');
+    if (dash == NULL) {
+	/* no dash found, has to be a simple version */
+	return CheckVersionAndConvert (interp, string, NULL, NULL);
+    }
+    if (strchr (dash+1, '-') != NULL) {
+	/* More dashes found after the first. This is wrong. */
+	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "expected versionMin-versionMax but got \"", string,
+			 "\"", NULL);
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+#endif
+    }
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+
+    /* Exactly one dash is present. Copy the string, split at the location of
+     * dash and check that both parts are versions. Note that the max part can
+     * be empty.
+     */
+
+    buf   = strdup (string);
+    dash  = buf + (dash - string);  
+    *dash = '\0';     /* buf  now <=> min part */
+    dash ++;          /* dash now <=> max part */
+
+    if ((CheckVersionAndConvert(interp, buf, NULL, NULL) != TCL_OK) ||
+	((*dash != '\0') &&
+	 (CheckVersionAndConvert(interp, dash, NULL, NULL) != TCL_OK))) {
+	free (buf);
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    free (buf);
+    return TCL_OK;
+#endif
+}
+#ifdef TCL_TIP268
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * AddRequirementsToResult --
+ *
+ *	This function accumulates requirements in the interpreter result.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	None.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	The interpreter result is extended.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+static void
+AddRequirementsToResult(interp, reqc, reqv)
+     Tcl_Interp* interp;
+     int reqc;                   /* Requirements constraining the desired version. */
+     Tcl_Obj *CONST reqv[];      /* 0 means to use the latest version available. */
+{
+    if (reqc > 0) {
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < reqc; i++) {
+	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, " ", TclGetString(reqv[i]), NULL);
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * AddRequirementsToDString --
+ *
+ *	This function accumulates requirements in a DString.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	None.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	The DString argument is extended.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+static void
+AddRequirementsToDString(dstring, reqc, reqv)
+     Tcl_DString* dstring;
+     int reqc;                   /* Requirements constraining the desired version. */
+     Tcl_Obj *CONST reqv[];      /* 0 means to use the latest version available. */
+{
+    if (reqc > 0) {
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < reqc; i++) {
+	    Tcl_DStringAppend(dstring, " ", 1);
+	    Tcl_DStringAppend(dstring, TclGetString(reqv[i]), -1);
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * AllRequirementSatisfied --
+ *
+ *	This function checks to see whether a version satisfies at
+ *	least one of a set of requirements.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	If the requirements are satisfied 1 is returned.
+ *	Otherwise 0 is returned. The function assumes
+ *	that all pieces have valid syntax. And is allowed
+ *	to make that assumption.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	None.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+static int
+AllRequirementsSatisfied(availVersionI, reqc, reqv)
+     CONST char* availVersionI;  /* Candidate version to check against the requirements */
+     int reqc;                   /* Requirements constraining the desired version. */
+     Tcl_Obj *CONST reqv[];      /* 0 means to use the latest version available. */
+{
+    int i, satisfies;
+
+    for (satisfies = i = 0; i < reqc; i++) {
+	satisfies = RequirementSatisfied(availVersionI, Tcl_GetString(reqv[i]));
+	if (satisfies) break;
+    }
+    return satisfies;
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * RequirementSatisfied --
+ *
+ *	This function checks to see whether a version satisfies a requirement.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	If the requirement is satisfied 1 is returned.
+ *	Otherwise 0 is returned. The function assumes
+ *	that all pieces have valid syntax. And is allowed
+ *	to make that assumption.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	None.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+static int
+RequirementSatisfied(havei, req)
+     CONST char *havei; /* Version string, of candidate package we have */
+     CONST char *req;   /* Requirement string the candidate has to satisfy */
+{
+    /* The have candidate is already in internal rep. */
+
+    int satisfied, res;
+    char* dash = NULL;
+    char* buf, *min, *max;
+
+    dash = strchr (req, '-');
+    if (dash == NULL) {
+	/* No dash found, is a simple version, fallback to regular check.
+	 * The 'CheckVersionAndConvert' cannot fail. We pad the requirement with
+	 * 'a0', i.e '-2' before doing the comparison to properly accept
+	 * unstables as well.
+	 */
+
+	char* reqi = NULL;
+	int thisIsMajor;
+
+	CheckVersionAndConvert (NULL, req, &reqi, NULL);
+	strcat (reqi, " -2");
+	res       = CompareVersions(havei, reqi, &thisIsMajor);
+	satisfied = (res == 0) || ((res == 1) && !thisIsMajor);
+	Tcl_Free (reqi);
+	return satisfied;
+    }
+
+    /* Exactly one dash is present (Assumption of valid syntax). Copy the req,
+     * split at the location of dash and check that both parts are
+     * versions. Note that the max part can be empty.
+     */
+
+    buf   = strdup (req);
+    dash  = buf + (dash - req);  
+    *dash = '\0';     /* buf  now <=> min part */
+    dash ++;          /* dash now <=> max part */
+
+    if (*dash == '\0') {
+	/* We have a min, but no max. For the comparison we generate the
+	 * internal rep, padded with 'a0' i.e. '-2'.
+	 */
+
+	/* No max part, unbound */
+
+	CheckVersionAndConvert (NULL, buf, &min, NULL);
+	strcat (min, " -2");
+	satisfied = (CompareVersions(havei, min, NULL) >= 0);
+	Tcl_Free (min);
+	free (buf);
+	return satisfied;
+    }
+
+    /* We have both min and max, and generate their internal reps.
+     * When identical we compare as is, otherwise we pad with 'a0'
+     * to ove the range a bit.
+     */
+
+    CheckVersionAndConvert (NULL, buf,  &min, NULL);
+    CheckVersionAndConvert (NULL, dash, &max, NULL);
+
+    if (CompareVersions(min, max, NULL) == 0) {
+	satisfied = (CompareVersions(min, havei, NULL) == 0);
+    } else {
+	strcat (min, " -2");
+	strcat (max, " -2");
+	satisfied = ((CompareVersions(min, havei, NULL) <= 0) &&
+		     (CompareVersions(havei, max, NULL) < 0));
+    }
+
+    Tcl_Free (min);
+    Tcl_Free (max);
+    free (buf);
+    return satisfied;
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * ExactRequirement --
+ *
+ *	This function is the core for the translation of -exact requests.
+ *	It translates the request of the version into a range of versions.
+ *	The translation was chosen for backwards compatibility.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	A Tcl_Obj containing the version range as string.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	None.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+static Tcl_Obj*
+ExactRequirement(version)
+     CONST char* version;
+{
+    /* A -exact request for a version X.y is translated into the range
+     * X.y-X.(y+1). For example -exact 8.4 means the range "8.4-8.5".
+     *
+     * This translation was chosen to prevent packages which currently use a
+     * 'package require -exact tclversion' from being affected by the core now
+     * registering itself as 8.4.x (patchlevel) instead of 8.4
+     * (version). Examples are tbcload, compiler, and ITcl.
+     *
+     * Translating -exact 8.4 to the range "8.4-8.4" instead would require us
+     * and everyone else to rebuild these packages to require -exact 8.4.14,
+     * or whatever the exact current patchlevel is. A backward compatibility
+     * issue with effects similar to the bugfix made in 8.5 now requiring
+     * ifneeded and provided versions to match. Instead we have chosen to
+     * interpret exactness to not be exactly equal, but to be exact only
+     * within the specified level, and allowing variation in the deeper
+     * level. More examples:
+     *
+     * -exact 8      => "8-9"
+     * -exact 8.4    => "8.4-8.5"
+     * -exact 8.4.14 => "8.4.14-8.4.15"
+     * -exact 8.0a2  => "8.0a2-8.0a3"
+     */
+
+    char*        iv;
+    int          lc, i;
+    CONST char** lv;
+    char         buf [30];
+    Tcl_Obj* o = Tcl_NewStringObj (version,-1);
+    Tcl_AppendStringsToObj (o, "-", NULL);
+
+    /* Assuming valid syntax here */
+    CheckVersionAndConvert (NULL, version, &iv, NULL);
+
+    /* Split the list into components */
+    Tcl_SplitList (NULL, iv, &lc, &lv);
+
+    /* Iterate over the components and make them parts of the result. Except
+     * for the last, which is handled separately, to allow the
+     * incrementation.
+     */
+
+    for (i=0; i < (lc-1); i++) {
+	/* Regular component */
+	Tcl_AppendStringsToObj (o, lv[i], NULL);
+	/* Separator component */
+	i ++;
+	if (0 == strcmp ("-1", lv[i])) {
+	    Tcl_AppendStringsToObj (o, "b", NULL);
+	} else if (0 == strcmp ("-2", lv[i])) {
+	    Tcl_AppendStringsToObj (o, "a", NULL);
+	} else {
+	    Tcl_AppendStringsToObj (o, ".", NULL);
+	}
+    }
+    /* Regular component, last */
+    sprintf (buf, "%d", atoi (lv [lc-1]) + 1);
+    Tcl_AppendStringsToObj (o, buf, NULL);
+
+    ckfree ((char*) lv);
+    return o;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Local Variables:
+ * mode: c
+ * c-basic-offset: 4
+ * fill-column: 78
+ * End:
+ */
+#endif
diff --git a/generic/tclStubInit.c b/generic/tclStubInit.c
index b61bf2c..87ce53f 100644
--- a/generic/tclStubInit.c
+++ b/generic/tclStubInit.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
  * of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
  *
- * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclStubInit.c,v 1.79.2.9 2005/01/27 22:53:34 andreas_kupries Exp $
+ * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclStubInit.c,v 1.79.2.10 2006/09/22 01:26:23 andreas_kupries Exp $
  */
 
 #include "tclInt.h"
@@ -1014,6 +1014,25 @@ TclStubs tclStubs = {
     NULL, /* 552 */
     NULL, /* 553 */
     Tcl_ChannelThreadActionProc, /* 554 */
+    NULL, /* 555 */
+    NULL, /* 556 */
+    NULL, /* 557 */
+    NULL, /* 558 */
+    NULL, /* 559 */
+    NULL, /* 560 */
+    NULL, /* 561 */
+    NULL, /* 562 */
+    NULL, /* 563 */
+    NULL, /* 564 */
+    NULL, /* 565 */
+    NULL, /* 566 */
+    NULL, /* 567 */
+    NULL, /* 568 */
+    NULL, /* 569 */
+    NULL, /* 570 */
+    NULL, /* 571 */
+    NULL, /* 572 */
+    Tcl_PkgRequireProc, /* 573 */
 };
 
 /* !END!: Do not edit above this line. */
diff --git a/generic/tclTest.c b/generic/tclTest.c
index 52ab14e..73ef0ab 100644
--- a/generic/tclTest.c
+++ b/generic/tclTest.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
  * of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
  *
- * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclTest.c,v 1.62.2.12 2006/03/19 22:47:29 vincentdarley Exp $
+ * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclTest.c,v 1.62.2.13 2006/09/22 01:26:23 andreas_kupries Exp $
  */
 
 #define TCL_TEST
@@ -548,7 +548,12 @@ Tcltest_Init(interp)
 	"-appinitprocclosestderr", "-appinitprocsetrcfile", (char *) NULL
     };
 
+#ifndef TCL_TIP268
     if (Tcl_PkgProvide(interp, "Tcltest", TCL_VERSION) == TCL_ERROR) {
+#else
+    /* TIP #268: Full patchlevel instead of just major.minor */
+    if (Tcl_PkgProvide(interp, "Tcltest", TCL_PATCH_LEVEL) == TCL_ERROR) {
+#endif
         return TCL_ERROR;
     }