merge trunk

author: dgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net> 2012-11-16 22:51:18 (GMT)
committer: dgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net> 2012-11-16 22:51:18 (GMT)
commit: 809f3d7568286e5221fdc48fecf9ad9b5c5b1173 (patch)
tree: be5a399ed574820d42a50aa0bc73bf00f69ded73 /generic
parent: 5bf41fe2eb79370375e30562f224f88cb98b33a5 (diff)
parent: 2bf2abcb4f1c88fbddc3ce4d5800c438851aaf95 (diff)
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73 files changed, 7019 insertions, 2935 deletions
diff --git a/generic/regc_locale.c b/generic/regc_locale.c
index 188d6de..f3db471 100644
--- a/generic/regc_locale.c
+++ b/generic/regc_locale.c
@@ -354,13 +354,14 @@ static const chr punctCharTable[] = {
  */
 
 static const crange spaceRangeTable[] = {
-    {0x9, 0xd}, {0x2000, 0x200a}
+    {0x9, 0xd}, {0x2000, 0x200b}
 };
 
 #define NUM_SPACE_RANGE (sizeof(spaceRangeTable)/sizeof(crange))
 
 static const chr spaceCharTable[] = {
-    0x20, 0xa0, 0x1680, 0x180e, 0x2028, 0x2029, 0x202f, 0x205f, 0x3000
+    0x20, 0x85, 0xa0, 0x1680, 0x180e, 0x2028, 0x2029, 0x202f, 0x205f,
+    0x2060, 0x3000, 0xfeff
 };
 
 #define NUM_SPACE_CHAR (sizeof(spaceCharTable)/sizeof(chr))
@@ -617,7 +618,7 @@ static const crange graphRangeTable[] = {
     {0x1f48, 0x1f4d}, {0x1f50, 0x1f57}, {0x1f5f, 0x1f7d}, {0x1f80, 0x1fb4},
     {0x1fb6, 0x1fc4}, {0x1fc6, 0x1fd3}, {0x1fd6, 0x1fdb}, {0x1fdd, 0x1fef},
     {0x1ff2, 0x1ff4}, {0x1ff6, 0x1ffe}, {0x2010, 0x2027}, {0x2030, 0x205e},
-    {0x2074, 0x208e}, {0x2090, 0x209c}, {0x20a0, 0x20b9}, {0x20d0, 0x20f0},
+    {0x2074, 0x208e}, {0x2090, 0x209c}, {0x20a0, 0x20ba}, {0x20d0, 0x20f0},
     {0x2100, 0x2189}, {0x2190, 0x23f3}, {0x2400, 0x2426}, {0x2440, 0x244a},
     {0x2460, 0x26ff}, {0x2701, 0x2b4c}, {0x2b50, 0x2b59}, {0x2c00, 0x2c2e},
     {0x2c30, 0x2c5e}, {0x2c60, 0x2cf3}, {0x2cf9, 0x2d25}, {0x2d30, 0x2d67},
diff --git a/generic/tcl.decls b/generic/tcl.decls
index b421ae2..1829249 100644
--- a/generic/tcl.decls
+++ b/generic/tcl.decls
@@ -2318,6 +2318,12 @@ declare 629 {
     int Tcl_FSUnloadFile(Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_LoadHandle handlePtr)
 }
 
+# TIP #400
+declare 630 {
+    void Tcl_ZlibStreamSetCompressionDictionary(Tcl_ZlibStream zhandle,
+	    Tcl_Obj *compressionDictionaryObj)
+}
+
 # ----- BASELINE -- FOR -- 8.6.0 ----- #
 
 ##############################################################################
diff --git a/generic/tcl.h b/generic/tcl.h
index a7d3917..300614c 100644
--- a/generic/tcl.h
+++ b/generic/tcl.h
@@ -51,17 +51,15 @@ extern "C" {
  * win/README		(not patchlevel) (sections 0 and 2)
  * unix/tcl.spec	(1 LOC patch)
  * tools/tcl.hpj.in	(not patchlevel, for windows installer)
- * tools/tcl.wse.in	(for windows installer)
- * tools/tclSplash.bmp	(not patchlevel)
  */
 
 #define TCL_MAJOR_VERSION   8
 #define TCL_MINOR_VERSION   6
 #define TCL_RELEASE_LEVEL   TCL_BETA_RELEASE
-#define TCL_RELEASE_SERIAL  2
+#define TCL_RELEASE_SERIAL  3
 
 #define TCL_VERSION	    "8.6"
-#define TCL_PATCH_LEVEL	    "8.6b2"
+#define TCL_PATCH_LEVEL	    "8.6b3"
 
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2332,6 +2330,14 @@ typedef int (Tcl_ArgvGenFuncProc)(ClientData clientData, Tcl_Interp *interp,
 
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Definitions needed for the Tcl_LoadFile function. [TIP #416]
+ */
+
+#define TCL_LOAD_GLOBAL 1
+#define TCL_LOAD_LAZY 2
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Single public declaration for NRE.
  */
 
diff --git a/generic/tclAssembly.c b/generic/tclAssembly.c
index 83f4fe9..7833105 100644
--- a/generic/tclAssembly.c
+++ b/generic/tclAssembly.c
@@ -362,6 +362,10 @@ static const TalInstDesc TalInstructionTable[] = {
 					 | INST_APPEND_ARRAY4),	2,	1},
     {"appendArrayStk",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_APPEND_ARRAY_STK,	3,	1},
     {"appendStk",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_APPEND_STK,	2,	1},
+    {"arrayExistsImm",	ASSEM_LVT4,	INST_ARRAY_EXISTS_IMM,	0,	1},
+    {"arrayExistsStk",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_ARRAY_EXISTS_STK,	1,	1},
+    {"arrayMakeImm",	ASSEM_LVT4,	INST_ARRAY_MAKE_IMM,	0,	0},
+    {"arrayMakeStk",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_ARRAY_MAKE_STK,	1,	0},
     {"beginCatch",	ASSEM_BEGIN_CATCH,
 					INST_BEGIN_CATCH4,	0,	0},
     {"bitand",		ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_BITAND,		2,	1},
@@ -369,7 +373,10 @@ static const TalInstDesc TalInstructionTable[] = {
     {"bitor",		ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_BITOR,		2,	1},
     {"bitxor",		ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_BITXOR,		2,	1},
     {"concat",		ASSEM_CONCAT1,	INST_CONCAT1,		INT_MIN,1},
+    {"coroName",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_COROUTINE_NAME,	0,	1},
+    {"currentNamespace",ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_NS_CURRENT,	0,	1},
     {"dictAppend",	ASSEM_LVT4,	INST_DICT_APPEND,	2,	1},
+    {"dictExists",	ASSEM_DICT_GET, INST_DICT_EXISTS,	INT_MIN,1},
     {"dictExpand",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_DICT_EXPAND,	3,	1},
     {"dictGet",		ASSEM_DICT_GET, INST_DICT_GET,		INT_MIN,1},
     {"dictIncrImm",	ASSEM_SINT4_LVT4,
@@ -406,6 +413,8 @@ static const TalInstDesc TalInstructionTable[] = {
     {"incrStk",		ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_INCR_SCALAR_STK,	2,	1},
     {"incrStkImm",	ASSEM_SINT1,	INST_INCR_SCALAR_STK_IMM,
 								1,	1},
+    {"infoLevelArgs",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_INFO_LEVEL_ARGS,	1,	1},
+    {"infoLevelNumber",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_INFO_LEVEL_NUM,	0,	1},
     {"invokeStk",	ASSEM_INVOKE,	(INST_INVOKE_STK1 << 8
 					 | INST_INVOKE_STK4),	INT_MIN,1},
     {"jump",		ASSEM_JUMP,	INST_JUMP1,		0,	0},
@@ -457,6 +466,7 @@ static const TalInstDesc TalInstructionTable[] = {
 								0,	1},
     {"pushResult",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_PUSH_RESULT,	0,	1},
     {"regexp",		ASSEM_REGEXP,	INST_REGEXP,		2,	1},
+    {"resolveCmd",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_RESOLVE_COMMAND,	1,	1},
     {"reverse",		ASSEM_REVERSE,	INST_REVERSE,		INT_MIN,-1-0},
     {"rshift",		ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_RSHIFT,		2,	1},
     {"store",		ASSEM_LVT,	(INST_STORE_SCALAR1<<8
@@ -467,11 +477,19 @@ static const TalInstDesc TalInstructionTable[] = {
     {"storeStk",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_STORE_SCALAR_STK,	2,	1},
     {"strcmp",		ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_STR_CMP,		2,	1},
     {"streq",		ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_STR_EQ,		2,	1},
+    {"strfind",		ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_STR_FIND,		2,	1},
     {"strindex",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_STR_INDEX,		2,	1},
     {"strlen",		ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_STR_LEN,		1,	1},
+    {"strmap",		ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_STR_MAP,		3,	1},
     {"strmatch",	ASSEM_BOOL,	INST_STR_MATCH,		2,	1},
     {"strneq",		ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_STR_NEQ,		2,	1},
+    {"strrange",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_STR_RANGE,		3,	1},
+    {"strrfind",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_STR_FIND_LAST,	2,	1},
     {"sub",		ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_SUB,		2,	1},
+    {"tclooClass",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_TCLOO_CLASS,	1,	1},
+    {"tclooIsObject",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_TCLOO_IS_OBJECT,	1,	1},
+    {"tclooNamespace",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_TCLOO_NS,		1,	1},
+    {"tclooSelf",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_TCLOO_SELF,	0,	1},
     {"tryCvtToNumeric",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_TRY_CVT_TO_NUMERIC,1,	1},
     {"uminus",		ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_UMINUS,		1,	1},
     {"unset",		ASSEM_BOOL_LVT4,INST_UNSET_SCALAR,	0,	0},
@@ -481,6 +499,8 @@ static const TalInstDesc TalInstructionTable[] = {
     {"uplus",		ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_UPLUS,		1,	1},
     {"upvar",		ASSEM_LVT4,	INST_UPVAR,		2,	1},
     {"variable",	ASSEM_LVT4,	INST_VARIABLE,		1,	0},
+    {"verifyDict",	ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_DICT_VERIFY,	1,	0},
+    {"yield",		ASSEM_1BYTE,	INST_YIELD,		1,	1},
     {NULL,		0,		0,			0,	0}
 };
 
@@ -499,7 +519,13 @@ static const unsigned char NonThrowingByteCodes[] = {
     INST_OVER,							/* 95 */
     INST_PUSH_RETURN_OPTIONS,					/* 108 */
     INST_REVERSE,						/* 126 */
-    INST_NOP							/* 132 */
+    INST_NOP,							/* 132 */
+    INST_STR_MAP,						/* 143 */
+    INST_STR_FIND,						/* 144 */
+    INST_COROUTINE_NAME,					/* 149 */
+    INST_NS_CURRENT,						/* 151 */
+    INST_INFO_LEVEL_NUM,					/* 152 */
+    INST_RESOLVE_COMMAND					/* 154 */
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/generic/tclBasic.c b/generic/tclBasic.c
index 4d6ff0c..971ae36 100644
--- a/generic/tclBasic.c
+++ b/generic/tclBasic.c
@@ -131,13 +131,11 @@ static Tcl_Obj *	GetCommandSource(Interp *iPtr, int objc,
 			    Tcl_Obj *const objv[], int lookup);
 static void		MathFuncWrongNumArgs(Tcl_Interp *interp, int expected,
 			    int actual, Tcl_Obj *const *objv);
-static Tcl_NRPostProc	NRCoroutineActivateCallback;
 static Tcl_NRPostProc	NRCoroutineCallerCallback;
 static Tcl_NRPostProc	NRCoroutineExitCallback;
 static int NRCommand(ClientData data[], Tcl_Interp *interp, int result);
 
 static Tcl_NRPostProc	NRRunObjProc;
-static Tcl_NRPostProc	NRTailcallEval;
 static Tcl_ObjCmdProc	OldMathFuncProc;
 static void		OldMathFuncDeleteProc(ClientData clientData);
 static void		ProcessUnexpectedResult(Tcl_Interp *interp,
@@ -219,7 +217,7 @@ static const CmdInfo builtInCmds[] = {
     {"expr",		Tcl_ExprObjCmd,		TclCompileExprCmd,	TclNRExprObjCmd,	1},
     {"for",		Tcl_ForObjCmd,		TclCompileForCmd,	TclNRForObjCmd,	1},
     {"foreach",		Tcl_ForeachObjCmd,	TclCompileForeachCmd,	TclNRForeachCmd,	1},
-    {"format",		Tcl_FormatObjCmd,	NULL,			NULL,	1},
+    {"format",		Tcl_FormatObjCmd,	TclCompileFormatCmd,	NULL,	1},
     {"global",		Tcl_GlobalObjCmd,	TclCompileGlobalCmd,	NULL,	1},
     {"if",		Tcl_IfObjCmd,		TclCompileIfCmd,	TclNRIfObjCmd,	1},
     {"incr",		Tcl_IncrObjCmd,		TclCompileIncrCmd,	NULL,	1},
@@ -230,6 +228,7 @@ static const CmdInfo builtInCmds[] = {
     {"linsert",		Tcl_LinsertObjCmd,	NULL,			NULL,	1},
     {"list",		Tcl_ListObjCmd,		TclCompileListCmd,	NULL,	1},
     {"llength",		Tcl_LlengthObjCmd,	TclCompileLlengthCmd,	NULL,	1},
+    {"lmap",		Tcl_LmapObjCmd,		TclCompileLmapCmd,	TclNRLmapCmd,	1},
     {"lrange",		Tcl_LrangeObjCmd,	TclCompileLrangeCmd,	NULL,	1},
     {"lrepeat",		Tcl_LrepeatObjCmd,	NULL,			NULL,	1},
     {"lreplace",	Tcl_LreplaceObjCmd,	TclCompileLreplaceCmd,	NULL,	1},
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ static const CmdInfo builtInCmds[] = {
     {"package",		Tcl_PackageObjCmd,	NULL,			NULL,	1},
     {"proc",		Tcl_ProcObjCmd,		NULL,			NULL,	1},
     {"regexp",		Tcl_RegexpObjCmd,	TclCompileRegexpCmd,	NULL,	1},
-    {"regsub",		Tcl_RegsubObjCmd,	NULL,			NULL,	1},
+    {"regsub",		Tcl_RegsubObjCmd,	TclCompileRegsubCmd,	NULL,	1},
     {"rename",		Tcl_RenameObjCmd,	NULL,			NULL,	1},
     {"return",		Tcl_ReturnObjCmd,	TclCompileReturnCmd,	NULL,	1},
     {"scan",		Tcl_ScanObjCmd,		NULL,			NULL,	1},
@@ -248,7 +247,7 @@ static const CmdInfo builtInCmds[] = {
     {"split",		Tcl_SplitObjCmd,	NULL,			NULL,	1},
     {"subst",		Tcl_SubstObjCmd,	TclCompileSubstCmd,	TclNRSubstObjCmd,	1},
     {"switch",		Tcl_SwitchObjCmd,	TclCompileSwitchCmd,	TclNRSwitchObjCmd, 1},
-    {"tailcall",	NULL,			NULL,			TclNRTailcallObjCmd,	1},
+    {"tailcall",	NULL,			TclCompileTailcallCmd,	TclNRTailcallObjCmd,	1},
     {"throw",		Tcl_ThrowObjCmd,	TclCompileThrowCmd,	NULL,	1},
     {"trace",		Tcl_TraceObjCmd,	NULL,			NULL,	1},
     {"try",		Tcl_TryObjCmd,		TclCompileTryCmd,	TclNRTryObjCmd,	1},
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ static const CmdInfo builtInCmds[] = {
     {"upvar",		Tcl_UpvarObjCmd,	TclCompileUpvarCmd,	NULL,	1},
     {"variable",	Tcl_VariableObjCmd,	TclCompileVariableCmd,	NULL,	1},
     {"while",		Tcl_WhileObjCmd,	TclCompileWhileCmd,	TclNRWhileObjCmd,	1},
-    {"yield",		NULL,			NULL,			TclNRYieldObjCmd,	1},
+    {"yield",		NULL,			TclCompileYieldCmd,	TclNRYieldObjCmd,	1},
     {"yieldto",		NULL,			NULL,			TclNRYieldToObjCmd,	1},
 
     /*
@@ -1696,9 +1695,9 @@ Tcl_HideCommand(
      */
 
     if (strstr(hiddenCmdToken, "::") != NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 		"cannot use namespace qualifiers in hidden command"
-		" token (rename)", NULL);
+		" token (rename)", -1));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "HIDDENTOKEN", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1721,8 +1720,9 @@ Tcl_HideCommand(
      */
 
     if (cmdPtr->nsPtr != iPtr->globalNsPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can only hide global namespace commands"
-		" (use rename then hide)", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+                "can only hide global namespace commands (use rename then hide)",
+                -1));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "HIDE", "NON_GLOBAL", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1746,8 +1746,9 @@ Tcl_HideCommand(
 
     hPtr = Tcl_CreateHashEntry(hiddenCmdTablePtr, hiddenCmdToken, &isNew);
     if (!isNew) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "hidden command named \"", hiddenCmdToken,
-		"\" already exists", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "hidden command named \"%s\" already exists",
+                hiddenCmdToken));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "HIDE", "ALREADY_HIDDEN", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1849,8 +1850,9 @@ Tcl_ExposeCommand(
      */
 
     if (strstr(cmdName, "::") != NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "cannot expose to a namespace "
-		"(use expose to toplevel, then rename)", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+                "cannot expose to a namespace (use expose to toplevel, then rename)",
+                -1));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "EXPOSE", "NON_GLOBAL", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1865,8 +1867,8 @@ Tcl_ExposeCommand(
 	hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(hiddenCmdTablePtr, hiddenCmdToken);
     }
     if (hPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown hidden command \"", hiddenCmdToken,
-		"\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "unknown hidden command \"%s\"", hiddenCmdToken));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "HIDDENTOKEN",
                 hiddenCmdToken, NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -1885,9 +1887,9 @@ Tcl_ExposeCommand(
 	 * than 'nicely' erroring out ?
 	 */
 
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 		"trying to expose a non-global command namespace command",
-		NULL);
+		-1));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -1904,8 +1906,8 @@ Tcl_ExposeCommand(
 
     hPtr = Tcl_CreateHashEntry(&nsPtr->cmdTable, cmdName, &isNew);
     if (!isNew) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "exposed command \"", cmdName,
-		"\" already exists", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "exposed command \"%s\" already exists", cmdName));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "EXPOSE", "COMMAND_EXISTS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -2478,9 +2480,10 @@ TclRenameCommand(
     cmd = Tcl_FindCommand(interp, oldName, NULL, /*flags*/ 0);
     cmdPtr = (Command *) cmd;
     if (cmdPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't ",
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "can't %s \"%s\": command doesn't exist",
 		((newName == NULL)||(*newName == '\0'))? "delete":"rename",
-		" \"", oldName, "\": command doesn't exist", NULL);
+		oldName));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "COMMAND", oldName, NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -2510,15 +2513,15 @@ TclRenameCommand(
 	    TCL_CREATE_NS_IF_UNKNOWN, &newNsPtr, &dummy1, &dummy2, &newTail);
 
     if ((newNsPtr == NULL) || (newTail == NULL)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't rename to \"", newName,
-		"\": bad command name", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "can't rename to \"%s\": bad command name", newName));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "COMMAND", NULL);
 	result = TCL_ERROR;
 	goto done;
     }
     if (Tcl_FindHashEntry(&newNsPtr->cmdTable, newTail) != NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't rename to \"", newName,
-		 "\": command already exists", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "can't rename to \"%s\": command already exists", newName));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "RENAME",
                 "TARGET_EXISTS", NULL);
 	result = TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3519,9 +3522,9 @@ OldMathFuncProc(
 	     * We have a non-numeric argument.
 	     */
 
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp,
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 		    "argument to math function didn't have numeric value",
-		    TCL_STATIC);
+		    -1));
 	    TclCheckBadOctal(interp, Tcl_GetString(valuePtr));
 	    ckfree(args);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3734,41 +3737,28 @@ Tcl_ListMathFuncs(
     Tcl_Interp *interp,
     const char *pattern)
 {
-    Namespace *globalNsPtr = (Namespace *) Tcl_GetGlobalNamespace(interp);
-    Namespace *nsPtr;
-    Namespace *dummy1NsPtr;
-    Namespace *dummy2NsPtr;
-    const char *dummyNamePtr;
-    Tcl_Obj *result = Tcl_NewObj();
-
-    TclGetNamespaceForQualName(interp, "::tcl::mathfunc",
-	    globalNsPtr, TCL_FIND_ONLY_NS | TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY,
-	    &nsPtr, &dummy1NsPtr, &dummy2NsPtr, &dummyNamePtr);
-    if (nsPtr == NULL) {
-	return result;
+    Tcl_Obj *script = Tcl_NewStringObj("::info functions ", -1);
+    Tcl_Obj *result;
+    Tcl_InterpState state;
+
+    if (pattern) {
+	Tcl_Obj *patternObj = Tcl_NewStringObj(pattern, -1);
+	Tcl_Obj *arg = Tcl_NewListObj(1, &patternObj);
+
+	Tcl_AppendObjToObj(script, arg);
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(arg);	/* Should tear down patternObj too */
     }
 
-    if ((pattern != NULL) && TclMatchIsTrivial(pattern)) {
-	if (Tcl_FindHashEntry(&nsPtr->cmdTable, pattern) != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, result,
-		    Tcl_NewStringObj(pattern, -1));
-	}
+    state = Tcl_SaveInterpState(interp, TCL_OK);
+    Tcl_IncrRefCount(script);
+    if (TCL_OK == Tcl_EvalObjEx(interp, script, 0)) {
+	result = Tcl_DuplicateObj(Tcl_GetObjResult(interp));
     } else {
-	Tcl_HashSearch cmdHashSearch;
-	Tcl_HashEntry *cmdHashEntry =
-		Tcl_FirstHashEntry(&nsPtr->cmdTable,&cmdHashSearch);
-
-	for (; cmdHashEntry != NULL;
-		cmdHashEntry = Tcl_NextHashEntry(&cmdHashSearch)) {
-	    const char *cmdNamePtr =
-		    Tcl_GetHashKey(&nsPtr->cmdTable, cmdHashEntry);
-
-	    if (pattern == NULL || Tcl_StringMatch(cmdNamePtr, pattern)) {
-		Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, result,
-			Tcl_NewStringObj(cmdNamePtr, -1));
-	    }
-	}
+	result = Tcl_NewObj();
     }
+    Tcl_DecrRefCount(script);
+    Tcl_RestoreInterpState(interp, state);
+
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -3808,9 +3798,8 @@ TclInterpReady(
      */
 
     if (iPtr->flags & DELETED) {
-	/* JJM - Superfluous Tcl_ResetResult call removed. */
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"attempt to call eval in deleted interpreter", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"attempt to call eval in deleted interpreter", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "IDELETE",
 		"attempt to call eval in deleted interpreter", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3838,8 +3827,8 @@ TclInterpReady(
 	return TCL_OK;
     }
 
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-	    "too many nested evaluations (infinite loop?)", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+	    "too many nested evaluations (infinite loop?)", -1));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LIMIT", "STACK", NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
@@ -3973,8 +3962,7 @@ Tcl_Canceled(
             }
         }
 
-        Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-        Tcl_AppendResult(interp, message, NULL);
+        Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(message, -1));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "CANCEL", id, message, NULL);
     }
 
@@ -4582,8 +4570,8 @@ TEOV_NotFound(
 
     cmdPtr = TEOV_LookupCmdFromObj(interp, newObjv[0], lookupNsPtr);
     if (cmdPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "invalid command name \"",
-		TclGetString(objv[0]), "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "invalid command name \"%s\"", TclGetString(objv[0])));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "COMMAND",
                 TclGetString(objv[0]), NULL);
 
@@ -6242,11 +6230,11 @@ ProcessUnexpectedResult(
 
     Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
     if (returnCode == TCL_BREAK) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"invoked \"break\" outside of a loop", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"invoked \"break\" outside of a loop", -1));
     } else if (returnCode == TCL_CONTINUE) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"invoked \"continue\" outside of a loop", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"invoked \"continue\" outside of a loop", -1));
     } else {
 	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
 		"command returned bad code: %d", returnCode));
@@ -6567,7 +6555,8 @@ TclObjInvoke(
     }
 
     if ((objc < 1) || (objv == NULL)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "illegal argument vector", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+                "illegal argument vector", -1));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -6585,8 +6574,8 @@ TclObjInvoke(
 	hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(hTblPtr, cmdName);
     }
     if (hPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "invalid hidden command name \"",
-		cmdName, "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "invalid hidden command name \"%s\"", cmdName));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "HIDDENTOKEN", cmdName,
                 NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -7194,7 +7183,8 @@ ExprIsqrtFunc(
     return TCL_OK;
 
   negarg:
-    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "square root of negative argument", TCL_STATIC);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+            "square root of negative argument", -1));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "ARITH", "DOMAIN",
 	    "domain error: argument not in valid range", NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -8243,10 +8233,9 @@ TclNRTailcallObjCmd(
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
-    if (!iPtr->varFramePtr->isProcCallFrame) {	/* or is upleveled */
-        Tcl_SetResult(interp,
-                "tailcall can only be called from a proc or lambda",
-                TCL_STATIC);
+    if (!(iPtr->varFramePtr->isProcCallFrame & 1)) {	/* or is upleveled */
+        Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+                "tailcall can only be called from a proc or lambda", -1));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "TAILCALL", "ILLEGAL", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -8284,7 +8273,7 @@ TclNRTailcallObjCmd(
         }
         Tcl_IncrRefCount(nsObjPtr);
 
-        TclNRAddCallback(interp, NRTailcallEval, listPtr, nsObjPtr,
+        TclNRAddCallback(interp, TclNRTailcallEval, listPtr, nsObjPtr,
                 NULL, NULL);
         tailcallPtr = TOP_CB(interp);
         TOP_CB(interp) = tailcallPtr->nextPtr;
@@ -8294,7 +8283,7 @@ TclNRTailcallObjCmd(
 }
 
 int
-NRTailcallEval(
+TclNRTailcallEval(
     ClientData data[],
     Tcl_Interp *interp,
     int result)
@@ -8405,8 +8394,8 @@ TclNRYieldObjCmd(
     }
 
     if (!corPtr) {
-	Tcl_SetResult(interp, "yield can only be called in a coroutine",
-		TCL_STATIC);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+                "yield can only be called in a coroutine", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "COROUTINE", "ILLEGAL_YIELD", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -8416,7 +8405,7 @@ TclNRYieldObjCmd(
     }
 
     NRE_ASSERT(!COR_IS_SUSPENDED(corPtr));
-    TclNRAddCallback(interp, NRCoroutineActivateCallback, corPtr,
+    TclNRAddCallback(interp, TclNRCoroutineActivateCallback, corPtr,
             clientData, NULL, NULL);
     return TCL_OK;
 }
@@ -8439,8 +8428,8 @@ TclNRYieldToObjCmd(
     }
 
     if (!corPtr) {
-	Tcl_SetResult(interp, "yieldto can only be called in a coroutine",
-		TCL_STATIC);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+                "yieldto can only be called in a coroutine", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "COROUTINE", "ILLEGAL_YIELD", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -8488,7 +8477,7 @@ YieldToCallback(
      * yieldTo: invoke the command using tailcall tech.
      */
 
-    TclNRAddCallback(interp, NRTailcallEval, listPtr, nsPtr, NULL, NULL);
+    TclNRAddCallback(interp, TclNRTailcallEval, listPtr, nsPtr, NULL, NULL);
     cbPtr = TOP_CB(interp);
     TOP_CB(interp) = cbPtr->nextPtr;
 
@@ -8633,7 +8622,7 @@ NRCoroutineExitCallback(
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
- * NRCoroutineActivateCallback --
+ * TclNRCoroutineActivateCallback --
  *
  *      This is the workhorse for coroutines: it implements both yield and
  *      resume.
@@ -8647,8 +8636,8 @@ NRCoroutineExitCallback(
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
-static int
-NRCoroutineActivateCallback(
+int
+TclNRCoroutineActivateCallback(
     ClientData data[],
     Tcl_Interp *interp,
     int result)
@@ -8688,8 +8677,8 @@ NRCoroutineActivateCallback(
          */
 
         if (corPtr->stackLevel != stackLevel) {
-            Tcl_SetResult(interp, "cannot yield: C stack busy",
-                    TCL_STATIC);
+            Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+                    "cannot yield: C stack busy", -1));
             Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "COROUTINE", "CANT_YIELD",
                     NULL);
             return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -8748,8 +8737,8 @@ NRCoroInjectObjCmd(
 
     cmdPtr = (Command *) Tcl_GetCommandFromObj(interp, objv[1]);
     if ((!cmdPtr) || (cmdPtr->nreProc != TclNRInterpCoroutine)) {
-        Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can only inject a command into a coroutine",
-                NULL);
+        Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+                "can only inject a command into a coroutine", -1));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "COROUTINE",
                 TclGetString(objv[1]), NULL);
         return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -8757,8 +8746,8 @@ NRCoroInjectObjCmd(
 
     corPtr = cmdPtr->objClientData;
     if (!COR_IS_SUSPENDED(corPtr)) {
-        Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-                "can only inject a command into a suspended coroutine", NULL);
+        Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+                "can only inject a command into a suspended coroutine", -1));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "COROUTINE", "ACTIVE", NULL);
         return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -8774,7 +8763,7 @@ NRCoroInjectObjCmd(
 
     return TCL_OK;
 }
-
+
 int
 TclNRInterpCoroutine(
     ClientData clientData,
@@ -8785,9 +8774,9 @@ TclNRInterpCoroutine(
     CoroutineData *corPtr = clientData;
 
     if (!COR_IS_SUSPENDED(corPtr)) {
-	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "coroutine \"", Tcl_GetString(objv[0]),
-		"\" is already running", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "coroutine \"%s\" is already running",
+                Tcl_GetString(objv[0])));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "COROUTINE", "BUSY", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -8823,7 +8812,7 @@ TclNRInterpCoroutine(
         break;
     }
 
-    TclNRAddCallback(interp, NRCoroutineActivateCallback, corPtr,
+    TclNRAddCallback(interp, TclNRCoroutineActivateCallback, corPtr,
             NULL, NULL, NULL);
     return TCL_OK;
 }
@@ -8868,22 +8857,24 @@ TclNRCoroutineObjCmd(
 	    &nsPtr, &altNsPtr, &cxtNsPtr, &procName);
 
     if (nsPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't create procedure \"", fullName,
-		"\": unknown namespace", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "can't create procedure \"%s\": unknown namespace",
+                fullName));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "NAMESPACE", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (procName == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't create procedure \"", fullName,
-		"\": bad procedure name", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "can't create procedure \"%s\": bad procedure name",
+                fullName));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "COMMAND", fullName, NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if ((nsPtr != iPtr->globalNsPtr)
 	    && (procName != NULL) && (procName[0] == ':')) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't create procedure \"", procName,
-		"\" in non-global namespace with name starting with \":\"",
-		NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "can't create procedure \"%s\" in non-global namespace with"
+                " name starting with \":\"", procName));
         Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "COMMAND", procName, NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -8947,7 +8938,6 @@ TclNRCoroutineObjCmd(
     corPtr->running.lineLABCPtr = corPtr->lineLABCPtr;
     corPtr->stackLevel = NULL;
     corPtr->auxNumLevels = 0;
-    iPtr->numLevels--;
 
     /*
      * Create the coro's execEnv, switch to it to push the exit and coro
@@ -8966,19 +8956,20 @@ TclNRCoroutineObjCmd(
     TclNRAddCallback(interp, NRCoroutineExitCallback, corPtr,
 	    NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
+    /* insure that the command is looked up in the correct namespace */
     iPtr->lookupNsPtr = lookupNsPtr;
     Tcl_NREvalObj(interp, Tcl_NewListObj(objc-2, objv+2), 0);
+    iPtr->numLevels--;
 
     SAVE_CONTEXT(corPtr->running);
     RESTORE_CONTEXT(corPtr->caller);
     iPtr->execEnvPtr = corPtr->callerEEPtr;
 
     /*
-     * Now just resume the coroutine. Take care to insure that the command is
-     * looked up in the correct namespace.
+     * Now just resume the coroutine.
      */
 
-    TclNRAddCallback(interp, NRCoroutineActivateCallback, corPtr,
+    TclNRAddCallback(interp, TclNRCoroutineActivateCallback, corPtr,
             NULL, NULL, NULL);
     return TCL_OK;
 }
diff --git a/generic/tclBinary.c b/generic/tclBinary.c
index 444e7fa..3d8b24c 100644
--- a/generic/tclBinary.c
+++ b/generic/tclBinary.c
@@ -303,18 +303,16 @@ Tcl_SetByteArrayObj(
     TclFreeIntRep(objPtr);
     Tcl_InvalidateStringRep(objPtr);
 
-    length = (length < 0) ? 0 : length;
+    if (length < 0) {
+	length = 0;
+    }
     byteArrayPtr = ckalloc(BYTEARRAY_SIZE(length));
     byteArrayPtr->used = length;
     byteArrayPtr->allocated = length;
-    if (length) {
-	if (bytes) {
-	    memcpy(byteArrayPtr->bytes, bytes, (size_t) length);
-	} else {
-	    memset(byteArrayPtr->bytes, 0, (size_t) length);
-	}
-    }
 
+    if ((bytes != NULL) && (length > 0)) {
+	memcpy(byteArrayPtr->bytes, bytes, (size_t) length);
+    }
     objPtr->typePtr = &tclByteArrayType;
     SET_BYTEARRAY(objPtr, byteArrayPtr);
 }
@@ -873,9 +871,9 @@ BinaryFormatCmd(
 		if (count == BINARY_ALL) {
 		    count = listc;
 		} else if (count > listc) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 			    "number of elements in list does not match count",
-			    NULL);
+			    -1));
 		    return TCL_ERROR;
 		}
 	    }
@@ -884,9 +882,8 @@ BinaryFormatCmd(
 
 	case 'x':
 	    if (count == BINARY_ALL) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			"cannot use \"*\" in format string with \"x\"",
-			NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"cannot use \"*\" in format string with \"x\"", -1));
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    } else if (count == BINARY_NOCOUNT) {
 		count = 1;
@@ -1198,8 +1195,9 @@ BinaryFormatCmd(
 
  badValue:
     Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "expected ", errorString,
-	" string but got \"", errorValue, "\" instead", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+	    "expected %s string but got \"%s\" instead",
+	    errorString, errorValue));
     return TCL_ERROR;
 
  badCount:
@@ -1217,12 +1215,13 @@ BinaryFormatCmd(
 
 	Tcl_UtfToUniChar(errorString, &ch);
 	buf[Tcl_UniCharToUtf(ch, buf)] = '\0';
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad field specifier \"", buf, "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"bad field specifier \"%s\"", buf));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
  error:
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, errorString, NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(errorString, -1));
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -1586,12 +1585,13 @@ BinaryScanCmd(
 
 	Tcl_UtfToUniChar(errorString, &ch);
 	buf[Tcl_UniCharToUtf(ch, buf)] = '\0';
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad field specifier \"", buf, "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"bad field specifier \"%s\"", buf));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
  error:
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, errorString, NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(errorString, -1));
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
 
diff --git a/generic/tclCkalloc.c b/generic/tclCkalloc.c
index 5b5a0d6..ab977cb 100644
--- a/generic/tclCkalloc.c
+++ b/generic/tclCkalloc.c
@@ -170,11 +170,15 @@ TclInitDbCkalloc(void)
  */
 
 int
-TclDumpMemoryInfo(ClientData clientData, int flags)
+TclDumpMemoryInfo(
+    ClientData clientData,
+    int flags)
 {
     char buf[1024];
 
-    if (clientData == NULL) { return 0; }
+    if (clientData == NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
     sprintf(buf,
 	    "total mallocs             %10d\n"
 	    "total frees               %10d\n"
@@ -815,15 +819,16 @@ MemoryCmd(
     size_t len;
 
     if (argc < 2) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "wrong # args: should be \"", argv[0],
-		" option [args..]\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "wrong # args: should be \"%s option [args..]\"", argv[0]));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
-    if ((strcmp(argv[1],"active") == 0) || (strcmp(argv[1],"display") == 0)) {
+    if (strcmp(argv[1], "active") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "display") == 0) {
 	if (argc != 3) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "wrong # args: should be \"", argv[0],
-		    " ", argv[1], " file\"", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                    "wrong # args: should be \"%s %s file\"",
+                    argv[0], argv[1]));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	fileName = Tcl_TranslateFileName(interp, argv[2], &buffer);
@@ -833,7 +838,8 @@ MemoryCmd(
 	result = Tcl_DumpActiveMemory(fileName);
 	Tcl_DStringFree(&buffer);
 	if (result != TCL_OK) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error accessing ", argv[2], NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf("error accessing %s: %s",
+                    argv[2], Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	return TCL_OK;
@@ -857,17 +863,17 @@ MemoryCmd(
 		"maximum bytes allocated", (unsigned long)maximum_bytes_malloced));
 	return TCL_OK;
     }
-    if (strcmp(argv[1],"init") == 0) {
+    if (strcmp(argv[1], "init") == 0) {
 	if (argc != 3) {
 	    goto bad_suboption;
 	}
 	init_malloced_bodies = (strcmp(argv[2],"on") == 0);
 	return TCL_OK;
     }
-    if (strcmp(argv[1],"objs") == 0) {
+    if (strcmp(argv[1], "objs") == 0) {
 	if (argc != 3) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "wrong # args: should be \"", argv[0],
-		    " objs file\"", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                    "wrong # args: should be \"%s objs file\"", argv[0]));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	fileName = Tcl_TranslateFileName(interp, argv[2], &buffer);
@@ -876,7 +882,9 @@ MemoryCmd(
 	}
 	fileP = fopen(fileName, "w");
 	if (fileP == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "cannot open output file", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                    "cannot open output file: %s",
+                    Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	TclDbDumpActiveObjects(fileP);
@@ -886,8 +894,8 @@ MemoryCmd(
     }
     if (strcmp(argv[1],"onexit") == 0) {
 	if (argc != 3) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "wrong # args: should be \"", argv[0],
-		    " onexit file\"", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                    "wrong # args: should be \"%s onexit file\"", argv[0]));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	fileName = Tcl_TranslateFileName(interp, argv[2], &buffer);
@@ -901,8 +909,8 @@ MemoryCmd(
     }
     if (strcmp(argv[1],"tag") == 0) {
 	if (argc != 3) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "wrong # args: should be \"", argv[0],
-		    " tag string\"", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                    "wrong # args: should be \"%s tag string\"", argv[0]));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	if ((curTagPtr != NULL) && (curTagPtr->refCount == 0)) {
@@ -939,19 +947,20 @@ MemoryCmd(
 	return TCL_OK;
     }
 
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad option \"", argv[1],
-	    "\": should be active, break_on_malloc, info, init, objs, onexit, "
-	    "tag, trace, trace_on_at_malloc, or validate", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+            "bad option \"%s\": should be active, break_on_malloc, info, "
+            "init, objs, onexit, tag, trace, trace_on_at_malloc, or validate",
+            argv[1]));
     return TCL_ERROR;
 
   argError:
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "wrong # args: should be \"", argv[0],
-	    " ", argv[1], " count\"", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+            "wrong # args: should be \"%s %s count\"", argv[0], argv[1]));
     return TCL_ERROR;
 
   bad_suboption:
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "wrong # args: should be \"", argv[0],
-	    " ", argv[1], " on|off\"", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+            "wrong # args: should be \"%s %s on|off\"", argv[0], argv[1]));
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -981,8 +990,8 @@ CheckmemCmd(
     const char *argv[])		/* String values of arguments. */
 {
     if (argc != 2) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "wrong # args: should be \"", argv[0],
-		" fileName\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "wrong # args: should be \"%s fileName\"", argv[0]));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     tclMemDumpFileName = dumpFile;
@@ -1250,7 +1259,9 @@ Tcl_ValidateAllMemory(
 }
 
 int
-TclDumpMemoryInfo(ClientData clientData, int flags)
+TclDumpMemoryInfo(
+    ClientData clientData,
+    int flags)
 {
     return 1;
 }
diff --git a/generic/tclClock.c b/generic/tclClock.c
index 7fa4017..6d2976d 100644
--- a/generic/tclClock.c
+++ b/generic/tclClock.c
@@ -878,8 +878,8 @@ ConvertLocalToUTCUsingC(
 
     if (localErrno != 0
 	    || (fields->seconds == -1 && timeVal.tm_yday == -1)) {
-	Tcl_SetResult(interp, "time value too large/small to represent",
-		TCL_STATIC);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"time value too large/small to represent", -1));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     return TCL_OK;
@@ -1018,17 +1018,17 @@ ConvertUTCToLocalUsingC(
 
     tock = (time_t) fields->seconds;
     if ((Tcl_WideInt) tock != fields->seconds) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"number too large to represent as a Posix time", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"number too large to represent as a Posix time", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "CLOCK", "argTooLarge", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     TzsetIfNecessary();
     timeVal = ThreadSafeLocalTime(&tock);
     if (timeVal == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 		"localtime failed (clock value may be too "
-		"large/small to represent)", NULL);
+		"large/small to represent)", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "CLOCK", "localtimeFailed", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
diff --git a/generic/tclCmdAH.c b/generic/tclCmdAH.c
index f09ee70..14951e4 100644
--- a/generic/tclCmdAH.c
+++ b/generic/tclCmdAH.c
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ struct ForeachState {
     int *argcList;		/* Array of value list sizes. */
     Tcl_Obj ***argvList;	/* Array of value lists. */
     Tcl_Obj **aCopyList;	/* Copies of value list arguments. */
+    Tcl_Obj *resultList;	/* List of result values from the loop body,
+				 * or NULL if we're not collecting them
+				 * ([lmap] vs [foreach]). */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -52,6 +55,8 @@ static int		GetStatBuf(Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_Obj *pathPtr,
 static const char *	GetTypeFromMode(int mode);
 static int		StoreStatData(Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_Obj *varName,
 			    Tcl_StatBuf *statPtr);
+static inline int	EachloopCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp, int collect,
+			    int objc, Tcl_Obj *const objv[]);
 static Tcl_NRPostProc	CatchObjCmdCallback;
 static Tcl_NRPostProc	ExprCallback;
 static Tcl_NRPostProc	ForSetupCallback;
@@ -194,7 +199,8 @@ Tcl_CaseObjCmd(
 
 	if (i == caseObjc-1) {
 	    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "extra case pattern with no body", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "extra case pattern with no body", -1));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -409,8 +415,9 @@ Tcl_CdObjCmd(
     } else {
 	result = Tcl_FSChdir(dir);
 	if (result != TCL_OK) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't change working directory to \"",
-		    TclGetString(dir), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "couldn't change working directory to \"%s\": %s",
+		    TclGetString(dir), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	    result = TCL_ERROR;
 	}
     }
@@ -642,8 +649,9 @@ EncodingDirsObjCmd(
 
     dirListObj = objv[2];
     if (Tcl_SetEncodingSearchPath(dirListObj) == TCL_ERROR) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "expected directory list but got \"",
-		TclGetString(dirListObj), "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"expected directory list but got \"%s\"",
+		TclGetString(dirListObj)));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "ENCODING", "BADPATH",
 		NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -1165,9 +1173,9 @@ FileAttrAccessTimeCmd(
 	tval.modtime = buf.st_mtime;
 
 	if (Tcl_FSUtime(objv[1], &tval) != 0) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "could not set access time for file \"",
-		    TclGetString(objv[1]), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp),
-		    NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "could not set access time for file \"%s\": %s",
+		    TclGetString(objv[1]), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -1237,9 +1245,9 @@ FileAttrModifyTimeCmd(
 	tval.modtime = newTime;
 
 	if (Tcl_FSUtime(objv[1], &tval) != 0) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "could not set modification time for "
-		    "file \"", TclGetString(objv[1]), "\": ",
-		    Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "could not set modification time for file \"%s\": %s",
+		    TclGetString(objv[1]), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -1842,7 +1850,7 @@ PathFilesystemCmd(
     }
     fsInfo = Tcl_FSFileSystemInfo(objv[1]);
     if (fsInfo == NULL) {
-	Tcl_SetResult(interp, "unrecognised path", TCL_STATIC);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj("unrecognised path", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "FILESYSTEM",
 		Tcl_GetString(objv[1]), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -1990,8 +1998,9 @@ PathSplitCmd(
     }
     res = Tcl_FSSplitPath(objv[1], NULL);
     if (res == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "could not read \"", TclGetString(objv[1]),
-		"\": no such file or directory", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"could not read \"%s\": no such file or directory",
+		TclGetString(objv[1])));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "PATHSPLIT", "NONESUCH",
 		NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -2092,7 +2101,8 @@ FilesystemSeparatorCmd(
 	Tcl_Obj *separatorObj = Tcl_FSPathSeparator(objv[1]);
 
 	if (separatorObj == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "unrecognised path", TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "unrecognised path", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "FILESYSTEM",
 		    Tcl_GetString(objv[1]), NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -2211,9 +2221,9 @@ GetStatBuf(
 
     if (status < 0) {
 	if (interp != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "could not read \"",
-		    TclGetString(pathPtr), "\": ",
-		    Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "could not read \"%s\": %s",
+		    TclGetString(pathPtr), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -2560,7 +2570,7 @@ ForPostNextCallback(
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
- * Tcl_ForeachObjCmd, TclNRForeachCmd --
+ * Tcl_ForeachObjCmd, TclNRForeachCmd, EachloopCmd --
  *
  *	This object-based procedure is invoked to process the "foreach" Tcl
  *	command. See the user documentation for details on what it does.
@@ -2592,6 +2602,38 @@ TclNRForeachCmd(
     int objc,
     Tcl_Obj *const objv[])
 {
+    return EachloopCmd(interp, TCL_EACH_KEEP_NONE, objc, objv);
+}
+
+int
+Tcl_LmapObjCmd(
+    ClientData dummy,		/* Not used. */
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Current interpreter. */
+    int objc,			/* Number of arguments. */
+    Tcl_Obj *const objv[])	/* Argument objects. */
+{
+    return Tcl_NRCallObjProc(interp, TclNRLmapCmd, dummy, objc, objv);
+}
+
+int
+TclNRLmapCmd(
+    ClientData dummy,
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,
+    int objc,
+    Tcl_Obj *const objv[])
+{
+    return EachloopCmd(interp, TCL_EACH_COLLECT, objc, objv);
+}
+
+static inline int
+EachloopCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Our context for variables and script
+				 * evaluation. */
+    int collect,		/* Select collecting or accumulating mode
+				 * (TCL_EACH_*) */
+    int objc,			/* The arguments being passed in... */
+    Tcl_Obj *const objv[])
+{
     int numLists = (objc-2) / 2;
     register struct ForeachState *statePtr;
     int i, j, result;
@@ -2635,6 +2677,12 @@ TclNRForeachCmd(
     statePtr->bodyPtr = objv[objc - 1];
     statePtr->bodyIdx = objc - 1;
 
+    if (collect == TCL_EACH_COLLECT) {
+	statePtr->resultList = Tcl_NewListObj(0, NULL);
+    } else {
+	statePtr->resultList = NULL;
+    }
+
     /*
      * Break up the value lists and variable lists into elements.
      */
@@ -2648,8 +2696,11 @@ TclNRForeachCmd(
 	TclListObjGetElements(NULL, statePtr->vCopyList[i],
 		&statePtr->varcList[i], &statePtr->varvList[i]);
 	if (statePtr->varcList[i] < 1) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "foreach varlist is empty", NULL);
-	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "FOREACH",
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "%s varlist is empty",
+		    (statePtr->resultList != NULL ? "lmap" : "foreach")));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION",
+		    (statePtr->resultList != NULL ? "LMAP" : "FOREACH"),
 		    "NEEDVARS", NULL);
 	    result = TCL_ERROR;
 	    goto done;
@@ -2719,14 +2770,21 @@ ForeachLoopStep(
     switch (result) {
     case TCL_CONTINUE:
 	result = TCL_OK;
+	break;
     case TCL_OK:
+	if (statePtr->resultList != NULL) {
+	    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(interp, statePtr->resultList,
+		    Tcl_GetObjResult(interp));
+	}
 	break;
     case TCL_BREAK:
 	result = TCL_OK;
-	goto done;
+	goto finish;
     case TCL_ERROR:
 	Tcl_AppendObjToErrorInfo(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
-		"\n    (\"foreach\" body line %d)", Tcl_GetErrorLine(interp)));
+		"\n    (\"%s\" body line %d)",
+		(statePtr->resultList != NULL ? "lmap" : "foreach"),
+		Tcl_GetErrorLine(interp)));
     default:
 	goto done;
     }
@@ -2751,7 +2809,14 @@ ForeachLoopStep(
      * We're done. Tidy up our work space and finish off.
      */
 
-    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
+  finish:
+    if (statePtr->resultList == NULL) {
+	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
+    } else {
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, statePtr->resultList);
+	statePtr->resultList = NULL;	/* Don't clean it up */
+    }
+
   done:
     ForeachCleanup(interp, statePtr);
     return result;
@@ -2784,7 +2849,8 @@ ForeachAssignments(
 
 	    if (varValuePtr == NULL) {
 		Tcl_AppendObjToErrorInfo(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
-			"\n    (setting foreach loop variable \"%s\")",
+			"\n    (setting %s loop variable \"%s\")",
+			(statePtr->resultList != NULL ? "lmap" : "foreach"),
 			TclGetString(statePtr->varvList[i][v])));
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
@@ -2813,6 +2879,9 @@ ForeachCleanup(
 	    TclDecrRefCount(statePtr->aCopyList[i]);
 	}
     }
+    if (statePtr->resultList != NULL) {
+	TclDecrRefCount(statePtr->resultList);
+    }
     TclStackFree(interp, statePtr);
 }
 
diff --git a/generic/tclCmdIL.c b/generic/tclCmdIL.c
index b312026..155e8e4 100644
--- a/generic/tclCmdIL.c
+++ b/generic/tclCmdIL.c
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@
  */
 
 typedef struct SortElement {
-    union {                     /* The value that we sorting by. */
+    union {			/* The value that we sorting by. */
 	const char *strValuePtr;
 	long intValue;
 	double doubleValue;
 	Tcl_Obj *objValuePtr;
     } collationKey;
-    union {             	/* Object being sorted, or its index. */
-        Tcl_Obj *objPtr;
-        int index;
+    union {			/* Object being sorted, or its index. */
+	Tcl_Obj *objPtr;
+	int index;
     } payload;
     struct SortElement *nextPtr;/* Next element in the list, or NULL for end
 				 * of list. */
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ static const EnsembleImplMap defaultInfoMap[] = {
     {"args",		   InfoArgsCmd,		    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
     {"body",		   InfoBodyCmd,		    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
     {"cmdcount",	   InfoCmdCountCmd,	    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"commands",	   InfoCommandsCmd,	    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"commands",	   InfoCommandsCmd,	    TclCompileInfoCommandsCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
     {"complete",	   InfoCompleteCmd,	    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"coroutine",	   TclInfoCoroutineCmd,     NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"coroutine",	   TclInfoCoroutineCmd,     TclCompileInfoCoroutineCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
     {"default",		   InfoDefaultCmd,	    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
     {"errorstack",	   InfoErrorStackCmd,	    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
     {"exists",		   TclInfoExistsCmd,	    TclCompileInfoExistsCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static const EnsembleImplMap defaultInfoMap[] = {
     {"functions",	   InfoFunctionsCmd,	    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
     {"globals",		   TclInfoGlobalsCmd,	    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
     {"hostname",	   InfoHostnameCmd,	    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"level",		   InfoLevelCmd,	    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"level",		   InfoLevelCmd,	    TclCompileInfoLevelCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
     {"library",		   InfoLibraryCmd,	    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
     {"loaded",		   InfoLoadedCmd,	    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
     {"locals",		   TclInfoLocalsCmd,	    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
@@ -229,8 +229,9 @@ TclNRIfObjCmd(
     Tcl_Obj *boolObj;
 
     if (objc <= 1) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "wrong # args: no expression after \"",
-		TclGetString(objv[0]), "\" argument", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"wrong # args: no expression after \"%s\" argument",
+		TclGetString(objv[0])));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "WRONGARGS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -319,8 +320,9 @@ IfConditionCallback(
 	 */
 
 	if (i >= objc) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "wrong # args: ",
-		    "no expression after \"", clause, "\" argument", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "wrong # args: no expression after \"%s\" argument",
+		    clause));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "WRONGARGS", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -345,8 +347,9 @@ IfConditionCallback(
 	}
     }
     if (i < objc - 1) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "wrong # args: ",
-		"extra words after \"else\" clause in \"if\" command", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"wrong # args: extra words after \"else\" clause in \"if\" command",
+		-1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "WRONGARGS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -361,9 +364,9 @@ IfConditionCallback(
     return TclNREvalObjEx(interp, objv[i], 0, iPtr->cmdFramePtr, i);
 
   missingScript:
-    clause = TclGetString(objv[i-1]);
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "wrong # args: no script following \"", clause,
-	    "\" argument", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+	    "wrong # args: no script following \"%s\" argument",
+	    TclGetString(objv[i-1])));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "WRONGARGS", NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
@@ -491,7 +494,8 @@ InfoArgsCmd(
     name = TclGetString(objv[1]);
     procPtr = TclFindProc(iPtr, name);
     if (procPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"", name, "\" isn't a procedure", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"\"%s\" isn't a procedure", name));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "PROCEDURE", name, NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -552,7 +556,8 @@ InfoBodyCmd(
     name = TclGetString(objv[1]);
     procPtr = TclFindProc(iPtr, name);
     if (procPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"", name, "\" isn't a procedure", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"\"%s\" isn't a procedure", name));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "PROCEDURE", name, NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -981,7 +986,8 @@ InfoDefaultCmd(
 
     procPtr = TclFindProc(iPtr, procName);
     if (procPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"", procName, "\" isn't a procedure",NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"\"%s\" isn't a procedure", procName));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "PROCEDURE", procName,
 		NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -1012,8 +1018,9 @@ InfoDefaultCmd(
 	}
     }
 
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "procedure \"", procName,
-	    "\" doesn't have an argument \"", argName, "\"", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+	    "procedure \"%s\" doesn't have an argument \"%s\"",
+	    procName, argName));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "ARGUMENT", argName, NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
@@ -1055,10 +1062,10 @@ InfoErrorStackCmd(
 
     target = interp;
     if (objc == 2) {
-        target = Tcl_GetSlave(interp, Tcl_GetString(objv[1]));
-        if (target == NULL) {
-            return TCL_ERROR;
-        }
+	target = Tcl_GetSlave(interp, Tcl_GetString(objv[1]));
+	if (target == NULL) {
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
     }
 
     iPtr = (Interp *) target;
@@ -1158,12 +1165,13 @@ InfoFrameCmd(
 	 * A coroutine: must fix the level computations AND the cmdFrame chain,
 	 * which is interrupted at the base.
 	 */
+
 	CmdFrame *lastPtr = NULL;
 
-        runPtr = iPtr->cmdFramePtr;
+	runPtr = iPtr->cmdFramePtr;
 
 	/* TODO - deal with overflow */
-        topLevel += corPtr->caller.cmdFramePtr->level;
+	topLevel += corPtr->caller.cmdFramePtr->level;
 	while (runPtr) {
 	    runPtr->level += corPtr->caller.cmdFramePtr->level;
 	    lastPtr = runPtr;
@@ -1196,8 +1204,8 @@ InfoFrameCmd(
 
     if ((level > topLevel) || (level <= - topLevel)) {
     levelError:
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad level \"", TclGetString(objv[1]), "\"",
-		NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"bad level \"%s\"", TclGetString(objv[1])));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "STACK_FRAME",
 		TclGetString(objv[1]), NULL);
 	code = TCL_ERROR;
@@ -1401,15 +1409,15 @@ TclInfoFrame(
 	Tcl_HashEntry *namePtr = procPtr->cmdPtr->hPtr;
 
 	if (namePtr) {
-            Tcl_Obj *procNameObj;
+	    Tcl_Obj *procNameObj;
 
 	    /*
 	     * This is a regular command.
 	     */
 
-            TclNewObj(procNameObj);
-            Tcl_GetCommandFullName(interp, (Tcl_Command) procPtr->cmdPtr,
-                    procNameObj);
+	    TclNewObj(procNameObj);
+	    Tcl_GetCommandFullName(interp, (Tcl_Command) procPtr->cmdPtr,
+		    procNameObj);
 	    ADD_PAIR("proc", procNameObj);
 	} else if (procPtr->cmdPtr->clientData) {
 	    ExtraFrameInfo *efiPtr = procPtr->cmdPtr->clientData;
@@ -1484,19 +1492,42 @@ InfoFunctionsCmd(
     int objc,			/* Number of arguments. */
     Tcl_Obj *const objv[])	/* Argument objects. */
 {
-    const char *pattern;
+    Tcl_Obj *script;
+    int code;
 
-    if (objc == 1) {
-	pattern = NULL;
-    } else if (objc == 2) {
-	pattern = TclGetString(objv[1]);
-    } else {
+    if (objc > 2) {
 	Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, objv, "?pattern?");
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
-    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ListMathFuncs(interp, pattern));
-    return TCL_OK;
+    script = Tcl_NewStringObj(
+"	    ::apply [::list {{pattern *}} {\n"
+"		::set cmds {}\n"
+"		::foreach cmd [::info commands ::tcl::mathfunc::$pattern] {\n"
+"		    ::lappend cmds [::namespace tail $cmd]\n"
+"		}\n"
+"		::foreach cmd [::info commands tcl::mathfunc::$pattern] {\n"
+"		    ::set cmd [::namespace tail $cmd]\n"
+"		    ::if {$cmd ni $cmds} {\n"
+"			::lappend cmds $cmd\n"
+"		    }\n"
+"		}\n"
+"		::return $cmds\n"
+"	    } [::namespace current]] ", -1);
+
+    if (objc == 2) {
+	Tcl_Obj *arg = Tcl_NewListObj(1, &(objv[1]));
+
+	Tcl_AppendObjToObj(script, arg);
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(arg);
+    }
+
+    Tcl_IncrRefCount(script);
+    code = Tcl_EvalObjEx(interp, script, 0);
+
+    Tcl_DecrRefCount(script);
+
+    return code;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1538,7 +1569,9 @@ InfoHostnameCmd(
 	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(name, -1));
 	return TCL_OK;
     }
-    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "unable to determine name of host", TCL_STATIC);
+
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+	    "unable to determine name of host", -1));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "HOSTNAME", "UNKNOWN", NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
@@ -1609,8 +1642,8 @@ InfoLevelCmd(
     return TCL_ERROR;
 
   levelError:
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad level \"", TclGetString(objv[1]), "\"",
-	    NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+	    "bad level \"%s\"", TclGetString(objv[1])));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "STACK_LEVEL",
 	    TclGetString(objv[1]), NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -1656,7 +1689,9 @@ InfoLibraryCmd(
 	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(libDirName, -1));
 	return TCL_OK;
     }
-    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "no library has been specified for Tcl",TCL_STATIC);
+
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+	    "no library has been specified for Tcl", -1));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "VARIABLE", "tcl_library",NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
@@ -2590,9 +2625,10 @@ Tcl_LrepeatObjCmd(
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (elementCount < 0) {
-	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_Format(NULL,
-		"bad count \"%d\": must be integer >= 0", 1, objv+1));
-        Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL","OPERATION","LREPEAT","NEGARG", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"bad count \"%d\": must be integer >= 0", elementCount));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LREPEAT", "NEGARG",
+		NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -2608,7 +2644,7 @@ Tcl_LrepeatObjCmd(
     if (elementCount && objc > LIST_MAX/elementCount) {
 	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
 		"max length of a Tcl list (%d elements) exceeded", LIST_MAX));
-        Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "MEMORY", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "MEMORY", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     totalElems = objc * elementCount;
@@ -2723,9 +2759,10 @@ Tcl_LreplaceObjCmd(
      */
 
     if ((first >= listLen) && (listLen > 0)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "list doesn't contain element ",
-		TclGetString(objv[2]), NULL);
-        Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL","OPERATION","LREPLACE","BADIDX", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"list doesn't contain element %s", TclGetString(objv[2])));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LREPLACE", "BADIDX",
+		NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (last >= listLen) {
@@ -2996,8 +3033,9 @@ Tcl_LsearchObjCmd(
 		Tcl_DecrRefCount(startPtr);
 	    }
 	    if (i > objc-4) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "missing starting index", NULL);
-                Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ARGUMENT", "MISSING", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"missing starting index", -1));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ARGUMENT", "MISSING", NULL);
 		result = TCL_ERROR;
 		goto done;
 	    }
@@ -3027,10 +3065,10 @@ Tcl_LsearchObjCmd(
 		if (startPtr != NULL) {
 		    Tcl_DecrRefCount(startPtr);
 		}
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 			"\"-index\" option must be followed by list index",
-			NULL);
-                Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ARGUMENT", "MISSING", NULL);
+			-1));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ARGUMENT", "MISSING", NULL);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
 
@@ -3088,18 +3126,18 @@ Tcl_LsearchObjCmd(
 	if (startPtr != NULL) {
 	    Tcl_DecrRefCount(startPtr);
 	}
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"-subindices cannot be used without -index option", NULL);
-        Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LSEARCH",
-                "BAD_OPTION_MIX", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"-subindices cannot be used without -index option", -1));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LSEARCH",
+		"BAD_OPTION_MIX", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
     if (bisect && (allMatches || negatedMatch)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"-bisect is not compatible with -all or -not", NULL);
-        Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LSEARCH",
-                "BAD_OPTION_MIX", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"-bisect is not compatible with -all or -not", -1));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LSEARCH",
+		"BAD_OPTION_MIX", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -3531,7 +3569,7 @@ Tcl_LsetObjCmd(
 
     if (objc < 3) {
 	Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, objv,
-                "listVar ?index? ?index ...? value");
+		"listVar ?index? ?index ...? value");
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -3664,10 +3702,10 @@ Tcl_LsortObjCmd(
 	    break;
 	case LSORT_COMMAND:
 	    if (i == objc-2) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 			"\"-command\" option must be followed "
-			"by comparison command", NULL);
-                Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ARGUMENT", "MISSING", NULL);
+			"by comparison command", -1));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ARGUMENT", "MISSING", NULL);
 		sortInfo.resultCode = TCL_ERROR;
 		goto done2;
 	    }
@@ -3685,29 +3723,30 @@ Tcl_LsortObjCmd(
 	    sortInfo.isIncreasing = 1;
 	    break;
 	case LSORT_INDEX: {
-            int indexc, dummy;
+	    int indexc, dummy;
 	    Tcl_Obj **indexv;
 
 	    if (i == objc-2) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"-index\" option must be "
-			"followed by list index", NULL);
-                Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ARGUMENT", "MISSING", NULL);
-                sortInfo.resultCode = TCL_ERROR;
-                goto done2;
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"\"-index\" option must be followed by list index",
+			-1));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ARGUMENT", "MISSING", NULL);
+		sortInfo.resultCode = TCL_ERROR;
+		goto done2;
 	    }
 	    if (TclListObjGetElements(interp, objv[i+1], &indexc,
 		    &indexv) != TCL_OK) {
-                sortInfo.resultCode = TCL_ERROR;
-                goto done2;
+		sortInfo.resultCode = TCL_ERROR;
+		goto done2;
 	    }
 
-            /*
-             * Check each of the indices for syntactic correctness. Note that
-             * we do not store the converted values here because we do not
-             * know if this is the only -index option yet and so we can't
-             * allocate any space; that happens after the scan through all the
-             * options is done.
-             */
+	    /*
+	     * Check each of the indices for syntactic correctness. Note that
+	     * we do not store the converted values here because we do not
+	     * know if this is the only -index option yet and so we can't
+	     * allocate any space; that happens after the scan through all the
+	     * options is done.
+	     */
 
 	    for (j=0 ; j<indexc ; j++) {
 		if (TclGetIntForIndexM(interp, indexv[j], SORTIDX_END,
@@ -3719,7 +3758,7 @@ Tcl_LsortObjCmd(
 		}
 	    }
 	    indexPtr = objv[i+1];
-            i++;
+	    i++;
 	    break;
 	}
 	case LSORT_INTEGER:
@@ -3739,9 +3778,10 @@ Tcl_LsortObjCmd(
 	    break;
 	case LSORT_STRIDE:
 	    if (i == objc-2) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"-stride\" option must be ",
-			"followed by stride length", NULL);
-                Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ARGUMENT", "MISSING", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"\"-stride\" option must be "
+			"followed by stride length", -1));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ARGUMENT", "MISSING", NULL);
 		sortInfo.resultCode = TCL_ERROR;
 		goto done2;
 	    }
@@ -3750,10 +3790,10 @@ Tcl_LsortObjCmd(
 		goto done2;
 	    }
 	    if (groupSize < 2) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "stride length must be at least 2",
-			NULL);
-                Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LSORT",
-                        "BADSTRIDE", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"stride length must be at least 2", -1));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LSORT",
+			"BADSTRIDE", NULL);
 		sortInfo.resultCode = TCL_ERROR;
 		goto done2;
 	    }
@@ -3773,26 +3813,26 @@ Tcl_LsortObjCmd(
      */
 
     if (indexPtr) {
-        Tcl_Obj **indexv;
-
-        TclListObjGetElements(interp, indexPtr, &sortInfo.indexc, &indexv);
-        switch (sortInfo.indexc) {
-        case 0:
-            sortInfo.indexv = NULL;
-            break;
-        case 1:
-            sortInfo.indexv = &sortInfo.singleIndex;
-            break;
-        default:
-            sortInfo.indexv =
+	Tcl_Obj **indexv;
+
+	TclListObjGetElements(interp, indexPtr, &sortInfo.indexc, &indexv);
+	switch (sortInfo.indexc) {
+	case 0:
+	    sortInfo.indexv = NULL;
+	    break;
+	case 1:
+	    sortInfo.indexv = &sortInfo.singleIndex;
+	    break;
+	default:
+	    sortInfo.indexv =
 		    TclStackAlloc(interp, sizeof(int) * sortInfo.indexc);
-            allocatedIndexVector = 1;	/* Cannot use indexc field, as it
-                                         * might be decreased by 1 later. */
-        }
-        for (j=0 ; j<sortInfo.indexc ; j++) {
-            TclGetIntForIndexM(interp, indexv[j], SORTIDX_END,
+	    allocatedIndexVector = 1;	/* Cannot use indexc field, as it
+					 * might be decreased by 1 later. */
+	}
+	for (j=0 ; j<sortInfo.indexc ; j++) {
+	    TclGetIntForIndexM(interp, indexv[j], SORTIDX_END,
 		    &sortInfo.indexv[j]);
-        }
+	}
     }
 
     listObj = objv[objc-1];
@@ -3847,11 +3887,11 @@ Tcl_LsortObjCmd(
 
     if (group) {
 	if (length % groupSize) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 		    "list size must be a multiple of the stride length",
+		    -1));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LSORT", "BADSTRIDE",
 		    NULL);
-            Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LSORT", "BADSTRIDE",
-                    NULL);
 	    sortInfo.resultCode = TCL_ERROR;
 	    goto done;
 	}
@@ -3867,11 +3907,11 @@ Tcl_LsortObjCmd(
 		groupOffset = (groupOffset - SORTIDX_END) + groupSize - 1;
 	    }
 	    if (groupOffset < 0 || groupOffset >= groupSize) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "when used with \"-stride\", the "
-			"leading \"-index\" value must be within the group",
-			NULL);
-                Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LSORT",
-                        "BADINDEX", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"when used with \"-stride\", the leading \"-index\""
+			" value must be within the group", -1));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LSORT",
+			"BADINDEX", NULL);
 		sortInfo.resultCode = TCL_ERROR;
 		goto done;
 	    }
@@ -4255,11 +4295,10 @@ SortCompare(
 
 	if (TclGetIntFromObj(infoPtr->interp,
 		Tcl_GetObjResult(infoPtr->interp), &order) != TCL_OK) {
-	    Tcl_ResetResult(infoPtr->interp);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(infoPtr->interp,
-		    "-compare command returned non-integer result", NULL);
-            Tcl_SetErrorCode(infoPtr->interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LSORT",
-                    "COMPARISONFAILED", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(infoPtr->interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "-compare command returned non-integer result", -1));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(infoPtr->interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LSORT",
+		    "COMPARISONFAILED", NULL);
 	    infoPtr->resultCode = TCL_ERROR;
 	    return 0;
 	}
@@ -4470,11 +4509,11 @@ SelectObjFromSublist(
 	    return NULL;
 	}
 	if (currentObj == NULL) {
-            Tcl_SetObjResult(infoPtr->interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
-                    "element %d missing from sublist \"%s\"",
-                    index, TclGetString(objPtr)));
-            Tcl_SetErrorCode(infoPtr->interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LSORT",
-                    "INDEXFAILED", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(infoPtr->interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "element %d missing from sublist \"%s\"",
+		    index, TclGetString(objPtr)));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(infoPtr->interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LSORT",
+		    "INDEXFAILED", NULL);
 	    infoPtr->resultCode = TCL_ERROR;
 	    return NULL;
 	}
@@ -4489,6 +4528,5 @@ SelectObjFromSublist(
  * c-basic-offset: 4
  * fill-column: 78
  * tab-width: 8
- * indent-tabs-mode: nil
  * End:
  */
diff --git a/generic/tclCmdMZ.c b/generic/tclCmdMZ.c
index 7e94d9f..fc957c4 100644
--- a/generic/tclCmdMZ.c
+++ b/generic/tclCmdMZ.c
@@ -34,12 +34,35 @@ static int		UniCharIsHexDigit(int character);
 
 /*
  * Default set of characters to trim in [string trim] and friends. This is a
- * UTF-8 literal string containing space, tab, newline, carriage return,
- * ethiopic wordspace (U+1361), ogham space mark (U+1680), and ideographic
- * space (U+3000). [TIP #318]
+ * UTF-8 literal string containing all Unicode space characters [TIP #413]
  */
 
-#define DEFAULT_TRIM_SET " \t\n\r\xe1\x8d\xa1\xe1\x9a\x80\xe3\x80\x80"
+#define DEFAULT_TRIM_SET \
+	"\x09\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d " /* ASCII */\
+	"\xc0\x80" /*     nul (U+0000) */\
+	"\xc2\x85" /*     next line (U+0085) */\
+	"\xc2\xa0" /*     non-breaking space (U+00a0) */\
+	"\xe1\x9a\x80" /* ogham space mark (U+1680) */ \
+	"\xe1\xa0\x8e" /* mongolian vowel separator (U+180e) */\
+	"\xe2\x80\x80" /* en quad (U+2000) */\
+	"\xe2\x80\x81" /* em quad (U+2001) */\
+	"\xe2\x80\x82" /* en space (U+2002) */\
+	"\xe2\x80\x83" /* em space (U+2003) */\
+	"\xe2\x80\x84" /* three-per-em space (U+2004) */\
+	"\xe2\x80\x85" /* four-per-em space (U+2005) */\
+	"\xe2\x80\x86" /* six-per-em space (U+2006) */\
+	"\xe2\x80\x87" /* figure space (U+2007) */\
+	"\xe2\x80\x88" /* punctuation space (U+2008) */\
+	"\xe2\x80\x89" /* thin space (U+2009) */\
+	"\xe2\x80\x8a" /* hair space (U+200a) */\
+	"\xe2\x80\x8b" /* zero width space (U+200b) */\
+	"\xe2\x80\xa8" /* line separator (U+2028) */\
+	"\xe2\x80\xa9" /* paragraph separator (U+2029) */\
+	"\xe2\x80\xaf" /* narrow no-break space (U+202f) */\
+	"\xe2\x81\x9f" /* medium mathematical space (U+205f) */\
+	"\xe2\x81\xa0" /* word joiner (U+2060) */\
+	"\xe3\x80\x80" /* ideographic space (U+3000) */\
+	"\xef\xbb\xbf" /* zero width no-break space (U+feff) */
 
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -204,8 +227,8 @@ Tcl_RegexpObjCmd(
      */
 
     if (doinline && ((objc - 2) != 0)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "regexp match variables not allowed"
-		" when using -inline", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"regexp match variables not allowed when using -inline", -1));
 	goto optionError;
     }
 
@@ -1839,8 +1862,8 @@ StringMapCmd(
 		strncmp(string, "-nocase", (size_t) length2) == 0) {
 	    nocase = 1;
 	} else {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad option \"", string,
-		    "\": must be -nocase", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "bad option \"%s\": must be -nocase", string));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "INDEX", "option",
 		    string, NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -2106,8 +2129,8 @@ StringMatchCmd(
 	    strncmp(string, "-nocase", (size_t) length) == 0) {
 	    nocase = TCL_MATCH_NOCASE;
 	} else {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad option \"", string,
-		    "\": must be -nocase", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "bad option \"%s\": must be -nocase", string));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "INDEX", "option",
 		    string, NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -2567,8 +2590,9 @@ StringEqualCmd(
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
 	} else {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad option \"", string2,
-		    "\": must be -nocase or -length", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "bad option \"%s\": must be -nocase or -length",
+		    string2));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "INDEX", "option",
 		    string2, NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -2716,8 +2740,9 @@ StringCmpCmd(
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
 	} else {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad option \"", string2,
-		    "\": must be -nocase or -length", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "bad option \"%s\": must be -nocase or -length",
+		    string2));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "INDEX", "option",
 		    string2, NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3302,14 +3327,14 @@ TclInitStringCmd(
 	{"bytelength",	StringBytesCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
 	{"compare",	StringCmpCmd,	TclCompileStringCmpCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
 	{"equal",	StringEqualCmd,	TclCompileStringEqualCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
-	{"first",	StringFirstCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+	{"first",	StringFirstCmd,	TclCompileStringFirstCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
 	{"index",	StringIndexCmd,	TclCompileStringIndexCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
 	{"is",		StringIsCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-	{"last",	StringLastCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+	{"last",	StringLastCmd,	TclCompileStringLastCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
 	{"length",	StringLenCmd,	TclCompileStringLenCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
-	{"map",		StringMapCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+	{"map",		StringMapCmd,	TclCompileStringMapCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
 	{"match",	StringMatchCmd,	TclCompileStringMatchCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
-	{"range",	StringRangeCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+	{"range",	StringRangeCmd,	TclCompileStringRangeCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
 	{"repeat",	StringReptCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
 	{"replace",	StringRplcCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
 	{"reverse",	StringRevCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
@@ -3515,9 +3540,9 @@ TclNRSwitchObjCmd(
 		 * Mode already set via -exact, -glob, or -regexp.
 		 */
 
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad option \"",
-			TclGetString(objv[i]), "\": ", options[mode],
-			" option already found", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"bad option \"%s\": %s option already found",
+			TclGetString(objv[i]), options[mode]));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "SWITCH",
 			"DOUBLEOPT", NULL);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3534,8 +3559,9 @@ TclNRSwitchObjCmd(
 	case OPT_INDEXV:
 	    i++;
 	    if (i >= objc-2) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "missing variable name argument to ",
-			"-indexvar", " option", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"missing variable name argument to %s option",
+			"-indexvar"));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "SWITCH",
 			"NOVAR", NULL);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3546,8 +3572,9 @@ TclNRSwitchObjCmd(
 	case OPT_MATCHV:
 	    i++;
 	    if (i >= objc-2) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "missing variable name argument to ",
-			"-matchvar", " option", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"missing variable name argument to %s option",
+			"-matchvar"));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "SWITCH",
 			"NOVAR", NULL);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3565,15 +3592,15 @@ TclNRSwitchObjCmd(
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (indexVarObj != NULL && mode != OPT_REGEXP) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"-indexvar option requires -regexp option", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"%s option requires -regexp option", "-indexvar"));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "SWITCH",
 		"MODERESTRICTION", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (matchVarObj != NULL && mode != OPT_REGEXP) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"-matchvar option requires -regexp option", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"%s option requires -regexp option", "-matchvar"));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "SWITCH",
 		"MODERESTRICTION", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3622,7 +3649,8 @@ TclNRSwitchObjCmd(
 
     if (objc % 2) {
 	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "extra switch pattern with no body", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"extra switch pattern with no body", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "SWITCH", "BADARM",
 		NULL);
 
@@ -3637,10 +3665,10 @@ TclNRSwitchObjCmd(
 	if (splitObjs) {
 	    for (i=0 ; i<objc ; i+=2) {
 		if (TclGetString(objv[i])[0] == '#') {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, ", this may be due to a "
-			    "comment incorrectly placed outside of a "
-			    "switch body - see the \"switch\" "
-			    "documentation", NULL);
+		    Tcl_AppendToObj(Tcl_GetObjResult(interp),
+			    ", this may be due to a comment incorrectly"
+			    " placed outside of a switch body - see the"
+			    " \"switch\" documentation", -1);
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "SWITCH",
 			    "BADARM", "COMMENT?", NULL);
 		    break;
@@ -3657,9 +3685,9 @@ TclNRSwitchObjCmd(
      */
 
     if (strcmp(TclGetString(objv[objc-1]), "-") == 0) {
-	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "no body specified for pattern \"",
-		TclGetString(objv[objc-2]), "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"no body specified for pattern \"%s\"",
+		TclGetString(objv[objc-2])));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "SWITCH", "BADARM",
 		"FALLTHROUGH", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3985,7 +4013,8 @@ Tcl_ThrowObjCmd(
     if (Tcl_ListObjLength(interp, objv[1], &len) != TCL_OK) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     } else if (len < 1) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "type must be non-empty list", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"type must be non-empty list", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "THROW", "BADEXCEPTION",
 		NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -4169,15 +4198,16 @@ TclNRTryObjCmd(
 	switch ((enum Handlers) type) {
 	case TryFinally:	/* finally script */
 	    if (i < objc-2) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "finally clause must be last", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"finally clause must be last", -1));
 		Tcl_DecrRefCount(handlersObj);
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "TRY", "FINALLY",
 			"NONTERMINAL", NULL);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    } else if (i == objc-1) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "wrong # args to finally clause: ",
-			"must be \"", TclGetString(objv[0]),
-			" ... finally script\"", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"wrong # args to finally clause: must be"
+			" \"... finally script\"", -1));
 		Tcl_DecrRefCount(handlersObj);
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "TRY", "FINALLY",
 			"ARGUMENT", NULL);
@@ -4188,15 +4218,16 @@ TclNRTryObjCmd(
 
 	case TryOn:		/* on code variableList script */
 	    if (i > objc-4) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "wrong # args to on clause: ",
-			"must be \"", TclGetString(objv[0]),
-			" ... on code variableList script\"", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"wrong # args to on clause: must be \"... on code"
+			" variableList script\"", -1));
 		Tcl_DecrRefCount(handlersObj);
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "TRY", "ON",
 			"ARGUMENT", NULL);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
-	    if (TCL_ERROR == TclGetCompletionCodeFromObj(interp, objv[i+1], &code)) {
+	    if (TclGetCompletionCodeFromObj(interp, objv[i+1],
+		    &code) != TCL_OK) {
 		Tcl_DecrRefCount(handlersObj);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
@@ -4205,9 +4236,10 @@ TclNRTryObjCmd(
 
 	case TryTrap:		/* trap pattern variableList script */
 	    if (i > objc-4) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "wrong # args to trap clause: ",
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"wrong # args to trap clause: "
 			"must be \"... trap pattern variableList script\"",
-			NULL);
+			-1));
 		Tcl_DecrRefCount(handlersObj);
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "TRY", "TRAP",
 			"ARGUMENT", NULL);
@@ -4248,9 +4280,8 @@ TclNRTryObjCmd(
 	}
     }
     if (bodyShared) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"last non-finally clause must not have a body of \"-\"",
-		NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"last non-finally clause must not have a body of \"-\"", -1));
 	Tcl_DecrRefCount(handlersObj);
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "TRY", "BADFALLTHROUGH",
 		NULL);
diff --git a/generic/tclCompCmds.c b/generic/tclCompCmds.c
index 3540716..160fa3c 100644
--- a/generic/tclCompCmds.c
+++ b/generic/tclCompCmds.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "tclInt.h"
 #include "tclCompile.h"
+#include <assert.h>
 
 /*
  * Prototypes for procedures defined later in this file:
@@ -40,6 +41,13 @@ static int		PushVarName(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    int flags, int *localIndexPtr,
 			    int *simpleVarNamePtr, int *isScalarPtr,
 			    int line, int *clNext);
+static int		CompileEachloopCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    CompileEnv *envPtr, int collect);
+static int		CompileDictEachCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr, int collect);
+
 
 /*
  * Macro that encapsulates an efficiency trick that avoids a function call for
@@ -218,6 +226,245 @@ TclCompileAppendCmd(
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
+ * TclCompileArray*Cmd --
+ *
+ *	Functions called to compile "array" sucommands.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	All return TCL_OK for a successful compile, and TCL_ERROR to defer
+ *	evaluation to runtime.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "array" subcommand at
+ *	runtime.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+int
+TclCompileArrayExistsCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for looking up stuff. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr;
+    int simpleVarName, isScalar, localIndex;
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords != 2) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    PushVarNameWord(interp, tokenPtr, envPtr, 0,
+	    &localIndex, &simpleVarName, &isScalar, 1);
+    if (!isScalar) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (localIndex >= 0) {
+	TclEmitInstInt4(INST_ARRAY_EXISTS_IMM, localIndex,	envPtr);
+    } else {
+	TclEmitOpcode(	INST_ARRAY_EXISTS_STK,			envPtr);
+    }
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+int
+TclCompileArraySetCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for looking up stuff. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr;
+    int simpleVarName, isScalar, localIndex;
+    int dataVar, iterVar, keyVar, valVar, infoIndex;
+    int back, fwd, offsetBack, offsetFwd, savedStackDepth;
+    ForeachInfo *infoPtr;
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords != 3) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    PushVarNameWord(interp, tokenPtr, envPtr, 0,
+	    &localIndex, &simpleVarName, &isScalar, 1);
+    if (!isScalar) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+
+    /*
+     * Special case: literal empty value argument is just an "ensure array"
+     * operation.
+     */
+
+    if (tokenPtr->type == TCL_TOKEN_SIMPLE_WORD && tokenPtr[1].size == 0) {
+	if (localIndex >= 0) {
+	    TclEmitInstInt4(INST_ARRAY_EXISTS_IMM, localIndex,	envPtr);
+	    TclEmitInstInt1(INST_JUMP_TRUE1, 7,			envPtr);
+	    TclEmitInstInt4(INST_ARRAY_MAKE_IMM, localIndex,	envPtr);
+	} else {
+	    TclEmitOpcode(  INST_DUP,				envPtr);
+	    TclEmitOpcode(  INST_ARRAY_EXISTS_STK,		envPtr);
+	    TclEmitInstInt1(INST_JUMP_TRUE1, 5,			envPtr);
+	    savedStackDepth = envPtr->currStackDepth;
+	    TclEmitOpcode(  INST_ARRAY_MAKE_STK,		envPtr);
+	    TclEmitInstInt1(INST_JUMP1, 3,			envPtr);
+	    envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth;
+	    TclEmitOpcode(  INST_POP,				envPtr);
+	}
+	PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);
+	return TCL_OK;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Prepare for the internal foreach.
+     */
+
+    if (envPtr->procPtr == NULL) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    dataVar = TclFindCompiledLocal(NULL, 0, 1, envPtr);
+    iterVar = TclFindCompiledLocal(NULL, 0, 1, envPtr);
+    keyVar = TclFindCompiledLocal(NULL, 0, 1, envPtr);
+    valVar = TclFindCompiledLocal(NULL, 0, 1, envPtr);
+
+    infoPtr = ckalloc(sizeof(ForeachInfo) + sizeof(ForeachVarList *));
+    infoPtr->numLists = 1;
+    infoPtr->firstValueTemp = dataVar;
+    infoPtr->loopCtTemp = iterVar;
+    infoPtr->varLists[0] = ckalloc(sizeof(ForeachVarList) * 2*sizeof(int));
+    infoPtr->varLists[0]->numVars = 2;
+    infoPtr->varLists[0]->varIndexes[0] = keyVar;
+    infoPtr->varLists[0]->varIndexes[1] = valVar;
+    infoIndex = TclCreateAuxData(infoPtr, &tclForeachInfoType, envPtr);
+
+    /*
+     * Start issuing instructions to write to the array.
+     */
+
+    CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, 2);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_DUP,				envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_LIST_LENGTH,			envPtr);
+    PushLiteral(envPtr, "1", 1);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_BITAND,				envPtr);
+    offsetFwd = CurrentOffset(envPtr);
+    TclEmitInstInt1(	INST_JUMP_FALSE1, 0,			envPtr);
+    savedStackDepth = envPtr->currStackDepth;
+    PushLiteral(envPtr, "list must have an even number of elements",
+	    strlen("list must have an even number of elements"));
+    PushLiteral(envPtr, "-errorCode {TCL ARGUMENT FORMAT}",
+	    strlen("-errorCode {TCL ARGUMENT FORMAT}"));
+    TclEmitInstInt4(	INST_RETURN_IMM, 1,			envPtr);
+    TclEmitInt4(		0,				envPtr);
+    envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth;
+    fwd = CurrentOffset(envPtr) - offsetFwd;
+    TclStoreInt1AtPtr(fwd, envPtr->codeStart+offsetFwd+1);
+    Emit14Inst(		INST_STORE_SCALAR, dataVar,		envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_POP,				envPtr);
+
+    if (localIndex >= 0) {
+	TclEmitInstInt4(INST_ARRAY_EXISTS_IMM, localIndex,	envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_JUMP_TRUE1, 7,			envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt4(INST_ARRAY_MAKE_IMM, localIndex,	envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt4(INST_FOREACH_START4, infoIndex,		envPtr);
+	offsetBack = CurrentOffset(envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt4(INST_FOREACH_STEP4, infoIndex,		envPtr);
+	offsetFwd = CurrentOffset(envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_JUMP_FALSE1, 0,			envPtr);
+	savedStackDepth = envPtr->currStackDepth;
+	Emit14Inst(	INST_LOAD_SCALAR, keyVar,		envPtr);
+	Emit14Inst(	INST_LOAD_SCALAR, valVar,		envPtr);
+	Emit14Inst(	INST_STORE_ARRAY, localIndex,		envPtr);
+	TclEmitOpcode(	INST_POP,				envPtr);
+	back = offsetBack - CurrentOffset(envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_JUMP1, back,			envPtr);
+	fwd = CurrentOffset(envPtr) - offsetFwd;
+	TclStoreInt1AtPtr(fwd, envPtr->codeStart+offsetFwd+1);
+	envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth;
+    } else {
+	TclEmitOpcode(	INST_DUP,				envPtr);
+	TclEmitOpcode(	INST_ARRAY_EXISTS_STK,			envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_JUMP_TRUE1, 4,			envPtr);
+	TclEmitOpcode(	INST_DUP,				envPtr);
+	TclEmitOpcode(	INST_ARRAY_MAKE_STK,			envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt4(INST_FOREACH_START4, infoIndex,		envPtr);
+	offsetBack = CurrentOffset(envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt4(INST_FOREACH_STEP4, infoIndex,		envPtr);
+	offsetFwd = CurrentOffset(envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_JUMP_FALSE1, 0,			envPtr);
+	savedStackDepth = envPtr->currStackDepth;
+	TclEmitOpcode(	INST_DUP,				envPtr);
+	Emit14Inst(	INST_LOAD_SCALAR, keyVar,		envPtr);
+	Emit14Inst(	INST_LOAD_SCALAR, valVar,		envPtr);
+	TclEmitOpcode(	INST_STORE_ARRAY_STK,			envPtr);
+	TclEmitOpcode(	INST_POP,				envPtr);
+	back = offsetBack - CurrentOffset(envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_JUMP1, back,			envPtr);
+	fwd = CurrentOffset(envPtr) - offsetFwd;
+	TclStoreInt1AtPtr(fwd, envPtr->codeStart+offsetFwd+1);
+	envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth;
+	TclEmitOpcode(	INST_POP,				envPtr);
+    }
+    TclEmitInstInt1(	INST_UNSET_SCALAR, 0,			envPtr);
+    TclEmitInt4(		dataVar,			envPtr);
+    PushLiteral(envPtr,	"", 0);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+int
+TclCompileArrayUnsetCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for looking up stuff. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    int simpleVarName, isScalar, localIndex, savedStackDepth;
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords != 2) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    PushVarNameWord(interp, tokenPtr, envPtr, 0,
+	    &localIndex, &simpleVarName, &isScalar, 1);
+    if (!isScalar) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (localIndex >= 0) {
+	TclEmitInstInt4(INST_ARRAY_EXISTS_IMM, localIndex,	envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_JUMP_FALSE1, 8,			envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_UNSET_SCALAR, 1,			envPtr);
+	TclEmitInt4(		localIndex,			envPtr);
+    } else {
+	TclEmitOpcode(	INST_DUP,				envPtr);
+	TclEmitOpcode(	INST_ARRAY_EXISTS_STK,			envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_JUMP_FALSE1, 6,			envPtr);
+	savedStackDepth = envPtr->currStackDepth;
+	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_UNSET_STK, 1,			envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_JUMP1, 3,				envPtr);
+	envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth;
+	TclEmitOpcode(	INST_POP,				envPtr);
+    }
+    PushLiteral(envPtr,	"", 0);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
  * TclCompileBreakCmd --
  *
  *	Procedure called to compile the "break" command.
@@ -251,6 +498,7 @@ TclCompileBreakCmd(
      */
 
     TclEmitOpcode(INST_BREAK, envPtr);
+    PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);	/* Evil hack! */
     return TCL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -557,6 +805,7 @@ TclCompileContinueCmd(
      */
 
     TclEmitOpcode(INST_CONTINUE, envPtr);
+    PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);	/* Evil hack! */
     return TCL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -575,25 +824,6 @@ TclCompileContinueCmd(
  *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "dict" subcommand at
  *	runtime.
  *
- * Notes:
- *	The following commands are in fairly common use and are possibly worth
- *	bytecoding:
- *		dict append
- *		dict create	[*]
- *		dict exists	[*]
- *		dict for
- *		dict get	[*]
- *		dict incr
- *		dict keys	[*]
- *		dict lappend
- *		dict set
- *		dict unset
- *
- *	In practice, those that are pure-value operators (marked with [*]) can
- *	probably be left alone (except perhaps [dict get] which is very very
- *	common) and [dict update] should be considered instead (really big
- *	win!)
- *
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -658,6 +888,7 @@ TclCompileDictSetCmd(
 
     TclEmitInstInt4( INST_DICT_SET, numWords-2,		envPtr);
     TclEmitInt4(     dictVarIndex,			envPtr);
+    TclAdjustStackDepth(-1, envPtr);
     return TCL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -775,6 +1006,310 @@ TclCompileDictGetCmd(
 	tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
     }
     TclEmitInstInt4(INST_DICT_GET, numWords-1, envPtr);
+    TclAdjustStackDepth(-1, envPtr);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+int
+TclCompileDictExistsCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for looking up stuff. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr;
+    int numWords, i;
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+
+    /*
+     * There must be at least two arguments after the command (the single-arg
+     * case is legal, but too special and magic for us to deal with here).
+     */
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords < 3) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    numWords = parsePtr->numWords-1;
+
+    /*
+     * Now we do the code generation.
+     */
+
+    for (i=0 ; i<numWords ; i++) {
+	CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, i);
+	tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+    }
+    TclEmitInstInt4(INST_DICT_EXISTS, numWords-1, envPtr);
+    TclAdjustStackDepth(-1, envPtr);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+int
+TclCompileDictUnsetCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for looking up stuff. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr;
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    int i, dictVarIndex, nameChars;
+    const char *name;
+
+    /*
+     * There must be at least one argument after the variable name for us to
+     * compile to bytecode.
+     */
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords < 3) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * The dictionary variable must be a local scalar that is knowable at
+     * compile time; anything else exceeds the complexity of the opcode. So
+     * discover what the index is.
+     */
+
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    if (tokenPtr->type != TCL_TOKEN_SIMPLE_WORD) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    name = tokenPtr[1].start;
+    nameChars = tokenPtr[1].size;
+    if (!TclIsLocalScalar(name, nameChars)) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    dictVarIndex = TclFindCompiledLocal(name, nameChars, 1, envPtr);
+    if (dictVarIndex < 0) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Remaining words (the key path) can be handled normally.
+     */
+
+    for (i=2 ; i<parsePtr->numWords ; i++) {
+	tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+	CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, i);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Now emit the instruction to do the dict manipulation.
+     */
+
+    TclEmitInstInt4( INST_DICT_UNSET, parsePtr->numWords-2,	envPtr);
+    TclEmitInt4(	dictVarIndex,				envPtr);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+int
+TclCompileDictCreateCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for looking up stuff. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    int worker;			/* Temp var for building the value in. */
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr;
+    Tcl_Obj *keyObj, *valueObj, *dictObj;
+    const char *bytes;
+    int i, len;
+
+    if ((parsePtr->numWords & 1) == 0) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * See if we can build the value at compile time...
+     */
+
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    dictObj = Tcl_NewObj();
+    Tcl_IncrRefCount(dictObj);
+    for (i=1 ; i<parsePtr->numWords ; i+=2) {
+	keyObj = Tcl_NewObj();
+	Tcl_IncrRefCount(keyObj);
+	if (!TclWordKnownAtCompileTime(tokenPtr, keyObj)) {
+	    Tcl_DecrRefCount(keyObj);
+	    Tcl_DecrRefCount(dictObj);
+	    goto nonConstant;
+	}
+	tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+	valueObj = Tcl_NewObj();
+	Tcl_IncrRefCount(valueObj);
+	if (!TclWordKnownAtCompileTime(tokenPtr, valueObj)) {
+	    Tcl_DecrRefCount(keyObj);
+	    Tcl_DecrRefCount(valueObj);
+	    Tcl_DecrRefCount(dictObj);
+	    goto nonConstant;
+	}
+	tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+	Tcl_DictObjPut(NULL, dictObj, keyObj, valueObj);
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(keyObj);
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(valueObj);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * We did! Excellent. The "verifyDict" is to do type forcing.
+     */
+
+    bytes = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(dictObj, &len);
+    PushLiteral(envPtr, bytes, len);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_DUP,			envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_DICT_VERIFY,		envPtr);
+    Tcl_DecrRefCount(dictObj);
+    return TCL_OK;
+
+    /*
+     * Otherwise, we've got to issue runtime code to do the building, which we
+     * do by [dict set]ting into an unnamed local variable. This requires that
+     * we are in a context with an LVT.
+     */
+
+  nonConstant:
+    worker = TclFindCompiledLocal(NULL, 0, 1, envPtr);
+    if (worker < 0) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    PushLiteral(envPtr,		"", 0);
+    Emit14Inst(			INST_STORE_SCALAR, worker,	envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_POP,			envPtr);
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    for (i=1 ; i<parsePtr->numWords ; i+=2) {
+	CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, i);
+	tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+	CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, i+1);
+	tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt4(	INST_DICT_SET, 1,		envPtr);
+	TclEmitInt4(			worker,			envPtr);
+	TclAdjustStackDepth(-1, envPtr);
+	TclEmitOpcode(		INST_POP,			envPtr);
+    }
+    Emit14Inst(			INST_LOAD_SCALAR, worker,	envPtr);
+    TclEmitInstInt1(		INST_UNSET_SCALAR, 0,		envPtr);
+    TclEmitInt4(			worker,			envPtr);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+int
+TclCompileDictMergeCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for looking up stuff. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr;
+    int i, workerIndex, infoIndex, outLoop;
+
+    /*
+     * Deal with some special edge cases. Note that in the case with one
+     * argument, the only thing to do is to verify the dict-ness.
+     */
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords < 2) {
+	PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);
+	return TCL_OK;
+    } else if (parsePtr->numWords == 2) {
+	tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+	CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, 1);
+	TclEmitOpcode(		INST_DUP,			envPtr);
+	TclEmitOpcode(		INST_DICT_VERIFY,		envPtr);
+	return TCL_OK;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * There's real merging work to do.
+     *
+     * Allocate some working space. This means we'll only ever compile this
+     * command when there's an LVT present.
+     */
+
+    workerIndex = TclFindCompiledLocal(NULL, 0, 1, envPtr);
+    if (workerIndex < 0) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    infoIndex = TclFindCompiledLocal(NULL, 0, 1, envPtr);
+
+    /*
+     * Get the first dictionary and verify that it is so.
+     */
+
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, 1);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_DUP,			envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_DICT_VERIFY,		envPtr);
+    Emit14Inst(			INST_STORE_SCALAR, workerIndex,	envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_POP,			envPtr);
+
+    /*
+     * For each of the remaining dictionaries...
+     */
+
+    outLoop = DeclareExceptionRange(envPtr, CATCH_EXCEPTION_RANGE);
+    TclEmitInstInt4(		INST_BEGIN_CATCH4, outLoop,	envPtr);
+    ExceptionRangeStarts(envPtr, outLoop);
+    for (i=2 ; i<parsePtr->numWords ; i++) {
+	/*
+	 * Get the dictionary, and merge its pairs into the first dict (using
+	 * a small loop).
+	 */
+
+	tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+	CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, i);
+	TclEmitInstInt4(	INST_DICT_FIRST, infoIndex,	envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt1(	INST_JUMP_TRUE1, 24,		envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt4(	INST_REVERSE, 2,		envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt4(	INST_DICT_SET, 1,		envPtr);
+	TclEmitInt4(			workerIndex,		envPtr);
+	TclAdjustStackDepth(-1, envPtr);
+	TclEmitOpcode(		INST_POP,			envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt4(	INST_DICT_NEXT, infoIndex,	envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt1(	INST_JUMP_FALSE1, -20,		envPtr);
+	TclEmitOpcode(		INST_POP,			envPtr);
+	TclEmitOpcode(		INST_POP,			envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt1(	INST_UNSET_SCALAR, 0,		envPtr);
+	TclEmitInt4(			infoIndex,		envPtr);
+    }
+    ExceptionRangeEnds(envPtr, outLoop);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_END_CATCH,			envPtr);
+
+    /*
+     * Clean up any state left over.
+     */
+
+    Emit14Inst(			INST_LOAD_SCALAR, workerIndex,	envPtr);
+    TclEmitInstInt1(		INST_UNSET_SCALAR, 0,		envPtr);
+    TclEmitInt4(			workerIndex,		envPtr);
+    TclEmitInstInt1(		INST_JUMP1, 18,			envPtr);
+
+    /*
+     * If an exception happens when starting to iterate over the second (and
+     * subsequent) dicts. This is strictly not necessary, but it is nice.
+     */
+
+    ExceptionRangeTarget(envPtr, outLoop, catchOffset);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_PUSH_RETURN_OPTIONS,	envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_PUSH_RESULT,		envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_END_CATCH,			envPtr);
+    TclEmitInstInt1(		INST_UNSET_SCALAR, 0,		envPtr);
+    TclEmitInt4(			workerIndex,		envPtr);
+    TclEmitInstInt1(		INST_UNSET_SCALAR, 0,		envPtr);
+    TclEmitInt4(			infoIndex,		envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_RETURN_STK,		envPtr);
+
     return TCL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -787,11 +1322,42 @@ TclCompileDictForCmd(
 				 * compiled. */
     CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
 {
+    return CompileDictEachCmd(interp, parsePtr, cmdPtr, envPtr,
+	    TCL_EACH_KEEP_NONE);
+}
+
+int
+TclCompileDictMapCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for looking up stuff. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    return CompileDictEachCmd(interp, parsePtr, cmdPtr, envPtr,
+	    TCL_EACH_COLLECT);
+}
+
+int
+CompileDictEachCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for looking up stuff. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr,		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+    int collect)		/* Flag == TCL_EACH_COLLECT to collect and
+				 * construct a new dictionary with the loop
+				 * body result. */
+{
     DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
     Tcl_Token *varsTokenPtr, *dictTokenPtr, *bodyTokenPtr;
     int keyVarIndex, valueVarIndex, nameChars, loopRange, catchRange;
     int infoIndex, jumpDisplacement, bodyTargetOffset, emptyTargetOffset;
     int numVars, endTargetOffset;
+    int collectVar = -1;	/* Index of temp var holding the result
+				 * dict. */
     int savedStackDepth = envPtr->currStackDepth;
 				/* Needed because jumps confuse the stack
 				 * space calculator. */
@@ -815,6 +1381,19 @@ TclCompileDictForCmd(
     }
 
     /*
+     * Create temporary variable to capture return values from loop body when
+     * we're collecting results.
+     */
+
+    if (collect == TCL_EACH_COLLECT) {
+	collectVar = TclFindCompiledLocal(NULL, /*nameChars*/ 0, /*create*/ 1,
+		envPtr);
+	if (collectVar < 0) {
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+    }
+
+    /*
      * Check we've got a pair of variables and that they are local variables.
      * Then extract their indices in the LVT.
      */
@@ -867,8 +1446,18 @@ TclCompileDictForCmd(
      * Preparation complete; issue instructions. Note that this code issues
      * fixed-sized jumps. That simplifies things a lot!
      *
-     * First up, get the dictionary and start the iteration. No catching of
-     * errors at this point.
+     * First up, initialize the accumulator dictionary if needed.
+     */
+
+    if (collect == TCL_EACH_COLLECT) {
+	PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);
+	Emit14Inst(	INST_STORE_SCALAR, collectVar,		envPtr);
+	TclEmitOpcode(	INST_POP,				envPtr);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Get the dictionary and start the iteration. No catching of errors at
+     * this point.
      */
 
     CompileWord(envPtr, dictTokenPtr, interp, 3);
@@ -908,6 +1497,14 @@ TclCompileDictForCmd(
 
     SetLineInformation(3);
     CompileBody(envPtr, bodyTokenPtr, interp);
+    if (collect == TCL_EACH_COLLECT) {
+	Emit14Inst(	INST_LOAD_SCALAR, keyVarIndex,		envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt4(INST_OVER, 1,				envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt4(INST_DICT_SET, 1,			envPtr);
+	TclEmitInt4(		collectVar,			envPtr);
+	TclAdjustStackDepth(-1, envPtr);
+	TclEmitOpcode(	INST_POP,				envPtr);
+    }
     TclEmitOpcode(	INST_POP,				envPtr);
 
     /*
@@ -940,7 +1537,7 @@ TclCompileDictForCmd(
 
     ExceptionRangeTarget(envPtr, loopRange, breakOffset);
     TclEmitInstInt1(	INST_UNSET_SCALAR, 0,			envPtr);
-    TclEmitInt4(	infoIndex,				envPtr);
+    TclEmitInt4(		infoIndex,			envPtr);
     TclEmitOpcode(	INST_END_CATCH,				envPtr);
     endTargetOffset = CurrentOffset(envPtr);
     TclEmitInstInt4(	INST_JUMP4, 0,				envPtr);
@@ -954,8 +1551,12 @@ TclCompileDictForCmd(
     TclEmitOpcode(	INST_PUSH_RETURN_OPTIONS,		envPtr);
     TclEmitOpcode(	INST_PUSH_RESULT,			envPtr);
     TclEmitInstInt1(	INST_UNSET_SCALAR, 0,			envPtr);
-    TclEmitInt4(	infoIndex,				envPtr);
+    TclEmitInt4(		infoIndex,			envPtr);
     TclEmitOpcode(	INST_END_CATCH,				envPtr);
+    if (collect == TCL_EACH_COLLECT) {
+	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_UNSET_SCALAR, 0,			envPtr);
+	TclEmitInt4(		collectVar,			envPtr);
+    }
     TclEmitOpcode(	INST_RETURN_STK,			envPtr);
 
     /*
@@ -964,25 +1565,31 @@ TclCompileDictForCmd(
      * easy!) Note that we skip the END_CATCH. [Bug 1382528]
      */
 
-    envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth+2;
+    envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth + 2;
     jumpDisplacement = CurrentOffset(envPtr) - emptyTargetOffset;
     TclUpdateInstInt4AtPc(INST_JUMP_TRUE4, jumpDisplacement,
 	    envPtr->codeStart + emptyTargetOffset);
     TclEmitOpcode(	INST_POP,				envPtr);
     TclEmitOpcode(	INST_POP,				envPtr);
     TclEmitInstInt1(	INST_UNSET_SCALAR, 0,			envPtr);
-    TclEmitInt4(	infoIndex,				envPtr);
+    TclEmitInt4(		infoIndex,			envPtr);
 
     /*
      * Final stage of the command (normal case) is that we push an empty
-     * object. This is done last to promote peephole optimization when it's
-     * dropped immediately.
+     * object (or push the accumulator as the result object). This is done
+     * last to promote peephole optimization when it's dropped immediately.
      */
 
     jumpDisplacement = CurrentOffset(envPtr) - endTargetOffset;
     TclUpdateInstInt4AtPc(INST_JUMP4, jumpDisplacement,
 	    envPtr->codeStart + endTargetOffset);
-    PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);
+    if (collect == TCL_EACH_COLLECT) {
+	Emit14Inst(	INST_LOAD_SCALAR, collectVar,		envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_UNSET_SCALAR, 0,			envPtr);
+	TclEmitInt4(		collectVar,			envPtr);
+    } else {
+	PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);
+    }
     return TCL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1154,6 +1761,7 @@ TclCompileDictUpdateCmd(
 		(int) (CurrentOffset(envPtr) - jumpFixup.codeOffset));
     }
     TclStackFree(interp, keyTokenPtrs);
+    envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth + 1;
     return TCL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1402,6 +2010,7 @@ TclCompileDictWithCmd(
 		PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);
 	    }
 	}
+	envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth + 1;
 	return TCL_OK;
     }
 
@@ -1520,6 +2129,7 @@ TclCompileDictWithCmd(
      * Prepare for the start of the next command.
      */
 
+    envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth + 1;
     if (TclFixupForwardJumpToHere(envPtr, &jumpFixup, 127)) {
 	Tcl_Panic("TclCompileDictCmd(update): bad jump distance %d",
 		(int) (CurrentOffset(envPtr) - jumpFixup.codeOffset));
@@ -1619,6 +2229,7 @@ TclCompileErrorCmd(
      * However, we only deal with the case where there is just a message.
      */
     Tcl_Token *messageTokenPtr;
+    int savedStackDepth = envPtr->currStackDepth;
     DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
 
     if (parsePtr->numWords != 2) {
@@ -1629,6 +2240,7 @@ TclCompileErrorCmd(
     PushLiteral(envPtr, "-code error -level 0", 20);
     CompileWord(envPtr, messageTokenPtr, interp, 1);
     TclEmitOpcode(INST_RETURN_STK, envPtr);
+    envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth + 1;
     return TCL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1870,6 +2482,39 @@ TclCompileForeachCmd(
 				 * compiled. */
     CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
 {
+    return CompileEachloopCmd(interp, parsePtr, cmdPtr, envPtr,
+	    TCL_EACH_KEEP_NONE);
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * CompileEachloopCmd --
+ *
+ *	Procedure called to compile the "foreach" and "lmap" commands.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	Returns TCL_OK for a successful compile. Returns TCL_ERROR to defer
+ *	evaluation to runtime.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "foreach" command at
+ *	runtime.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+static int
+CompileEachloopCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr,		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+    int collect)		/* Select collecting or accumulating mode
+				 * (TCL_EACH_*) */
+{
     Proc *procPtr = envPtr->procPtr;
     ForeachInfo *infoPtr;	/* Points to the structure describing this
 				 * foreach command. Stored in a AuxData
@@ -1878,6 +2523,9 @@ TclCompileForeachCmd(
 				 * used to point to a value list. */
     int loopCtTemp;		/* Index of temp var holding the loop's
 				 * iteration count. */
+    int collectVar = -1;	/* Index of temp var holding the result var
+				 * index. */
+
     Tcl_Token *tokenPtr, *bodyTokenPtr;
     unsigned char *jumpPc;
     JumpFixup jumpFalseFixup;
@@ -1993,6 +2641,14 @@ TclCompileForeachCmd(
 	loopIndex++;
     }
 
+    if (collect == TCL_EACH_COLLECT) {
+	collectVar = TclFindCompiledLocal(NULL, /*nameChars*/ 0, /*create*/ 1,
+		envPtr);
+	if (collectVar < 0) {
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+    }
+	    
     /*
      * We will compile the foreach command. Reserve (numLists + 1) temporary
      * variables:
@@ -2069,6 +2725,16 @@ TclCompileForeachCmd(
     }
 
     /*
+     * Create temporary variable to capture return values from loop body.
+     */
+     
+    if (collect == TCL_EACH_COLLECT) {
+	PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);
+	Emit14Inst(		INST_STORE_SCALAR, collectVar,	envPtr);
+	TclEmitOpcode(		INST_POP,			envPtr);
+    }
+
+    /*
      * Initialize the temporary var that holds the count of loop iterations.
      */
 
@@ -2092,6 +2758,10 @@ TclCompileForeachCmd(
     CompileBody(envPtr, bodyTokenPtr, interp);
     ExceptionRangeEnds(envPtr, range);
     envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth + 1;
+
+    if (collect == TCL_EACH_COLLECT) {
+	Emit14Inst(		INST_LAPPEND_SCALAR, collectVar,envPtr);
+    }
     TclEmitOpcode(		INST_POP,			envPtr);
 
     /*
@@ -2142,11 +2812,18 @@ TclCompileForeachCmd(
     ExceptionRangeTarget(envPtr, range, breakOffset);
 
     /*
-     * The foreach command's result is an empty string.
+     * The command's result is an empty string if not collecting, or the
+     * list of results from evaluating the loop body.
      */
 
     envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth;
-    PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);
+    if (collect == TCL_EACH_COLLECT) {
+	Emit14Inst(		INST_LOAD_SCALAR, collectVar,	envPtr);
+	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_UNSET_SCALAR, 0,			envPtr);
+	TclEmitInt4(		collectVar,			envPtr);
+    } else {
+	PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);
+    }
     envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth + 1;
 
   done:
@@ -2307,6 +2984,226 @@ PrintForeachInfo(
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
+ * TclCompileFormatCmd --
+ *
+ *	Procedure called to compile the "format" command. Handles cases that
+ *	can be done as constants or simple string concatenation only.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	Returns TCL_OK for a successful compile. Returns TCL_ERROR to defer
+ *	evaluation to runtime.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "format" command at
+ *	runtime.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+int
+TclCompileFormatCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr = parsePtr->tokenPtr;
+    Tcl_Obj **objv, *formatObj, *tmpObj;
+    char *bytes, *start;
+    int i, j, len;
+
+    /*
+     * Don't handle any guaranteed-error cases.
+     */
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords < 2) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Check if the argument words are all compile-time-known literals; that's
+     * a case we can handle by compiling to a constant.
+     */
+
+    formatObj = Tcl_NewObj();
+    Tcl_IncrRefCount(formatObj);
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+    if (!TclWordKnownAtCompileTime(tokenPtr, formatObj)) {
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(formatObj);
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    objv = ckalloc((parsePtr->numWords-2) * sizeof(Tcl_Obj *));
+    for (i=0 ; i+2 < parsePtr->numWords ; i++) {
+	tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+	objv[i] = Tcl_NewObj();
+	Tcl_IncrRefCount(objv[i]);
+	if (!TclWordKnownAtCompileTime(tokenPtr, objv[i])) {
+	    goto checkForStringConcatCase;
+	}
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Everything is a literal, so the result is constant too (or an error if
+     * the format is broken). Do the format now.
+     */
+
+    tmpObj = Tcl_Format(interp, Tcl_GetString(formatObj),
+	    parsePtr->numWords-2, objv);
+    for (; --i>=0 ;) {
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(objv[i]);
+    }
+    ckfree(objv);
+    Tcl_DecrRefCount(formatObj);
+    if (tmpObj == NULL) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Not an error, always a constant result, so just push the result as a
+     * literal. Job done.
+     */
+
+    bytes = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(tmpObj, &len);
+    PushLiteral(envPtr, bytes, len);
+    Tcl_DecrRefCount(tmpObj);
+    return TCL_OK;
+
+  checkForStringConcatCase:
+    /*
+     * See if we can generate a sequence of things to concatenate. This
+     * requires that all the % sequences be %s or %%, as everything else is
+     * sufficiently complex that we don't bother.
+     *
+     * First, get the state of the system relatively sensible (cleaning up
+     * after our attempt to spot a literal).
+     */
+
+    for (; --i>=0 ;) {
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(objv[i]);
+    }
+    ckfree(objv);
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+    i = 0;
+
+    /*
+     * Now scan through and check for non-%s and non-%% substitutions.
+     */
+
+    for (bytes = Tcl_GetString(formatObj) ; *bytes ; bytes++) {
+	if (*bytes == '%') {
+	    bytes++;
+	    if (*bytes == 's') {
+		i++;
+		continue;
+	    } else if (*bytes == '%') {
+		continue;
+	    }
+	    Tcl_DecrRefCount(formatObj);
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Check if the number of things to concatenate will fit in a byte.
+     */
+
+    if (i+2 != parsePtr->numWords || i > 125) {
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(formatObj);
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Generate the pushes of the things to concatenate, a sequence of
+     * literals and compiled tokens (of which at least one is non-literal or
+     * we'd have the case in the first half of this function) which we will
+     * concatenate.
+     */
+
+    i = 0;			/* The count of things to concat. */
+    j = 2;			/* The index into the argument tokens, for
+				 * TIP#280 handling. */
+    start = Tcl_GetString(formatObj);
+				/* The start of the currently-scanned literal
+				 * in the format string. */
+    tmpObj = Tcl_NewObj();	/* The buffer used to accumulate the literal
+				 * being built. */
+    for (bytes = start ; *bytes ; bytes++) {
+	if (*bytes == '%') {
+	    Tcl_AppendToObj(tmpObj, start, bytes - start);
+	    if (*++bytes == '%') {
+		Tcl_AppendToObj(tmpObj, "%", 1);
+	    } else {
+		char *b = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(tmpObj, &len);
+
+		/*
+		 * If there is a non-empty literal from the format string,
+		 * push it and reset.
+		 */
+
+		if (len > 0) {
+		    PushLiteral(envPtr, b, len);
+		    Tcl_DecrRefCount(tmpObj);
+		    tmpObj = Tcl_NewObj();
+		    i++;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Push the code to produce the string that would be
+		 * substituted with %s, except we'll be concatenating
+		 * directly.
+		 */
+
+		CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, j);
+		tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+		j++;
+		i++;
+	    }
+	    start = bytes + 1;
+	}
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Handle the case of a trailing literal.
+     */
+
+    Tcl_AppendToObj(tmpObj, start, bytes - start);
+    bytes = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(tmpObj, &len);
+    if (len > 0) {
+	PushLiteral(envPtr, bytes, len);
+	i++;
+    }
+    Tcl_DecrRefCount(tmpObj);
+    Tcl_DecrRefCount(formatObj);
+
+    if (i > 1) {
+	/*
+	 * Do the concatenation, which produces the result.
+	 */
+
+	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_CONCAT1, i, envPtr);
+    } else {
+	/*
+	 * EVIL HACK! Force there to be a string representation in the case
+	 * where there's just a "%s" in the format; case covered by the test
+	 * format-20.1 (and it is horrible...)
+	 */
+
+	TclEmitOpcode(INST_DUP, envPtr);
+	PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);
+	TclEmitOpcode(INST_STR_EQ, envPtr);
+	TclEmitOpcode(INST_POP, envPtr);
+    }
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
  * TclCompileGlobalCmd --
  *
  *	Procedure called to compile the "global" command.
@@ -2817,22 +3714,105 @@ TclCompileIncrCmd(
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
- * TclCompileInfoExistsCmd --
+ * TclCompileInfo*Cmd --
  *
- *	Procedure called to compile the "info exists" subcommand.
+ *	Procedures called to compile "info" subcommands.
  *
  * Results:
  *	Returns TCL_OK for a successful compile. Returns TCL_ERROR to defer
  *	evaluation to runtime.
  *
  * Side effects:
- *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "info exists"
- *	subcommand at runtime.
+ *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "info" subcommand at
+ *	runtime.
  *
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
 int
+TclCompileInfoCommandsCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)
+{
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr;
+    Tcl_Obj *objPtr;
+    char *bytes;
+
+    /*
+     * We require one compile-time known argument for the case we can compile.
+     */
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords != 2) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    objPtr = Tcl_NewObj();
+    Tcl_IncrRefCount(objPtr);
+    if (!TclWordKnownAtCompileTime(tokenPtr, objPtr)) {
+	goto notCompilable;
+    }
+    bytes = Tcl_GetString(objPtr);
+
+    /*
+     * We require that the argument start with "::" and not have any of "*\[?"
+     * in it. (Theoretically, we should look in only the final component, but
+     * the difference is so slight given current naming practices.)
+     */
+
+    if (bytes[0] != ':' || bytes[1] != ':' || !TclMatchIsTrivial(bytes)) {
+	goto notCompilable;
+    }
+    Tcl_DecrRefCount(objPtr);
+
+    /*
+     * Confirmed as a literal that will not frighten the horses. Compile. Note
+     * that the result needs to be list-ified.
+     */
+
+    CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr,		interp, 1);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_RESOLVE_COMMAND,	envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_DUP,		envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_STR_LEN,		envPtr);
+    TclEmitInstInt1(	INST_JUMP_FALSE1, 7,	envPtr);
+    TclEmitInstInt4(	INST_LIST, 1,		envPtr);
+    return TCL_OK;
+
+  notCompilable:
+    Tcl_DecrRefCount(objPtr);
+    return TCL_ERROR;
+}
+
+int
+TclCompileInfoCoroutineCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    /*
+     * Only compile [info coroutine] without arguments.
+     */
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords != 1) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Not much to do; we compile to a single instruction...
+     */
+
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_COROUTINE_NAME,		envPtr);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+int
 TclCompileInfoExistsCmd(
     Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
     Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
@@ -2883,6 +3863,118 @@ TclCompileInfoExistsCmd(
 
     return TCL_OK;
 }
+
+int
+TclCompileInfoLevelCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    /*
+     * Only compile [info level] without arguments or with a single argument.
+     */
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords == 1) {
+	/*
+	 * Not much to do; we compile to a single instruction...
+	 */
+
+	TclEmitOpcode(		INST_INFO_LEVEL_NUM,		envPtr);
+    } else if (parsePtr->numWords != 2) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    } else {
+	DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+
+	/*
+	 * Compile the argument, then add the instruction to convert it into a
+	 * list of arguments.
+	 */
+
+	SetLineInformation(1);
+	CompileTokens(envPtr, TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr), interp);
+	TclEmitOpcode(		INST_INFO_LEVEL_ARGS,		envPtr);
+    }
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+int
+TclCompileInfoObjectClassCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)
+{
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords != 2) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    CompileWord(envPtr,		tokenPtr,		interp, 1);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_TCLOO_CLASS,	envPtr);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+int
+TclCompileInfoObjectIsACmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)
+{
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+
+    /*
+     * We only handle [info object isa object <somevalue>]. The first three
+     * words are compressed to a single token by the ensemble compilation
+     * engine.
+     */
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords != 3) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    if (tokenPtr->type != TCL_TOKEN_SIMPLE_WORD || tokenPtr[1].size < 1
+	    || strncmp(tokenPtr[1].start, "object", tokenPtr[1].size)) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+
+    /*
+     * Issue the code.
+     */
+
+    CompileWord(envPtr,		tokenPtr,		interp, 2);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_TCLOO_IS_OBJECT,	envPtr);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+int
+TclCompileInfoObjectNamespaceCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)
+{
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords != 2) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    CompileWord(envPtr,		tokenPtr,		interp, 1);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_TCLOO_NS,		envPtr);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
 
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3700,11 +4792,42 @@ TclCompileLsetCmd(
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
- * TclCompileNamespaceCmd --
+ * TclCompileLmapCmd --
+ *
+ *	Procedure called to compile the "lmap" command.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	Returns TCL_OK for a successful compile. Returns TCL_ERROR to defer
+ *	evaluation to runtime.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "lmap" command at
+ *	runtime.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+int
+TclCompileLmapCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    return CompileEachloopCmd(interp, parsePtr, cmdPtr, envPtr,
+	    TCL_EACH_COLLECT);
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * TclCompileNamespace*Cmd --
  *
- *	Procedure called to compile the "namespace" command; currently, only
- *	the subcommand "namespace upvar" is compiled to bytecodes, and then
- *	only inside a procedure(-like) context.
+ *	Procedures called to compile the "namespace" command; currently, only
+ *	the subcommands "namespace current" and "namespace upvar" are compiled
+ *	to bytecodes, and the latter only inside a procedure(-like) context.
  *
  * Results:
  *	Returns TCL_OK for a successful compile. Returns TCL_ERROR to defer
@@ -3718,6 +4841,154 @@ TclCompileLsetCmd(
  */
 
 int
+TclCompileNamespaceCurrentCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    /*
+     * Only compile [namespace current] without arguments.
+     */
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords != 1) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Not much to do; we compile to a single instruction...
+     */
+
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_NS_CURRENT,		envPtr);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+int
+TclCompileNamespaceCodeCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr;
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords != 2) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+
+    /*
+     * The specification of [namespace code] is rather shocking, in that it is
+     * supposed to check if the argument is itself the result of [namespace
+     * code] and not apply itself in that case. Which is excessively cautious,
+     * but what the test suite checks for.
+     */
+
+    if (tokenPtr->type != TCL_TOKEN_SIMPLE_WORD || (tokenPtr[1].size > 20
+	    && strncmp(tokenPtr[1].start, "::namespace inscope ", 20) == 0)) {
+	/*
+	 * Technically, we could just pass a literal '::namespace inscope '
+	 * term through, but that's something which really shouldn't be
+	 * occurring as something that the user writes so we'll just punt it.
+	 */
+
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Now we can compile using the same strategy as [namespace code]'s normal
+     * implementation does internally. Note that we can't bind the namespace
+     * name directly here, because TclOO plays complex games with namespaces;
+     * the value needs to be determined at runtime for safety.
+     */
+
+    PushLiteral(envPtr,		"::namespace",		11);
+    PushLiteral(envPtr,		"inscope",		7);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_NS_CURRENT,	envPtr);
+    CompileWord(envPtr,		tokenPtr,		interp, 1);
+    TclEmitInstInt4(		INST_LIST, 4,		envPtr);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+int
+TclCompileNamespaceQualifiersCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    int off;
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords != 2) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, 1);
+    PushLiteral(envPtr, "0", 1);
+    PushLiteral(envPtr, "::", 2);
+    TclEmitInstInt4(	INST_OVER, 2,			envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_STR_FIND_LAST,		envPtr);
+    off = CurrentOffset(envPtr);
+    PushLiteral(envPtr, "1", 1);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_SUB,			envPtr);
+    TclEmitInstInt4(	INST_OVER, 2,			envPtr);
+    TclEmitInstInt4(	INST_OVER, 1,			envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_STR_INDEX,			envPtr);
+    PushLiteral(envPtr, ":", 1);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_STR_EQ,			envPtr);
+    off = off - CurrentOffset(envPtr);
+    TclEmitInstInt1(	INST_JUMP_TRUE1, off,		envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_STR_RANGE,			envPtr);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+int
+TclCompileNamespaceTailCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    JumpFixup jumpFixup;
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords != 2) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Take care; only add 2 to found index if the string was actually found.
+     */
+
+    CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, 1);
+    PushLiteral(envPtr, "::", 2);
+    TclEmitInstInt4(	INST_OVER, 1,			envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_STR_FIND_LAST,		envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_DUP,			envPtr);
+    PushLiteral(envPtr, "0", 1);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_GE,			envPtr);
+    TclEmitForwardJump(envPtr, TCL_FALSE_JUMP, &jumpFixup);
+    PushLiteral(envPtr, "2", 1);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_ADD,			envPtr);
+    TclFixupForwardJumpToHere(envPtr, &jumpFixup, 127);
+    PushLiteral(envPtr, "end", 3);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_STR_RANGE,			envPtr);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+int
 TclCompileNamespaceUpvarCmd(
     Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
     Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
@@ -3779,6 +5050,52 @@ TclCompileNamespaceUpvarCmd(
     PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);
     return TCL_OK;
 }
+
+int
+TclCompileNamespaceWhichCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr, *opt;
+    int idx;
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords < 2 || parsePtr->numWords > 3) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    idx = 1;
+
+    /*
+     * If there's an option, check that it's "-command". We don't handle
+     * "-variable" (currently) and anything else is an error.
+     */
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords == 3) {
+	if (tokenPtr->type != TCL_TOKEN_SIMPLE_WORD) {
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+	opt = tokenPtr + 1;
+	if (opt->size < 2 || opt->size > 8
+		|| strncmp(opt->start, "-command", opt->size) != 0) {
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+	tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+	idx++;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Issue the bytecode.
+     */
+
+    CompileWord(envPtr,		tokenPtr,		interp, idx);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_RESOLVE_COMMAND,	envPtr);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
 
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3948,6 +5265,180 @@ TclCompileRegexpCmd(
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
+ * TclCompileRegsubCmd --
+ *
+ *	Procedure called to compile the "regsub" command.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	Returns TCL_OK for a successful compile. Returns TCL_ERROR to defer
+ *	evaluation to runtime.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "regsub" command at
+ *	runtime.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+int
+TclCompileRegsubCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Tcl interpreter for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the
+				 * command. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds the resulting instructions. */
+{
+    /*
+     * We only compile the case with [regsub -all] where the pattern is both
+     * known at compile time and simple (i.e., no RE metacharacters). That is,
+     * the pattern must be translatable into a glob like "*foo*" with no other
+     * glob metacharacters inside it; there must be some "foo" in there too.
+     * The substitution string must also be known at compile time and free of
+     * metacharacters ("\digit" and "&"). Finally, there must not be a
+     * variable mentioned in the [regsub] to write the result back to (because
+     * we can't get the count of substitutions that would be the result in
+     * that case). The key is that these are the conditions under which a
+     * [string map] could be used instead, in particular a [string map] of the
+     * form we can compile to bytecode.
+     *
+     * In short, we look for:
+     *
+     *   regsub -all [--] simpleRE string simpleReplacement
+     *
+     * The only optional part is the "--", and no other options are handled.
+     */
+
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr, *stringTokenPtr;
+    Tcl_Obj *patternObj = NULL, *replacementObj = NULL;
+    Tcl_DString pattern;
+    const char *bytes;
+    int len, exact, result = TCL_ERROR;
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords < 5 || parsePtr->numWords > 6) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Parse the "-all", which must be the first argument (other options not
+     * supported, non-"-all" substitution we can't compile).
+     */
+
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    if (tokenPtr->type != TCL_TOKEN_SIMPLE_WORD || tokenPtr[1].size != 4
+	    || strncmp(tokenPtr[1].start, "-all", 4)) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Get the pattern into patternObj, checking for "--" in the process.
+     */
+
+    Tcl_DStringInit(&pattern);
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+    patternObj = Tcl_NewObj();
+    if (!TclWordKnownAtCompileTime(tokenPtr, patternObj)) {
+	goto done;
+    }
+    if (Tcl_GetString(patternObj)[0] == '-') {
+	if (strcmp(Tcl_GetString(patternObj), "--") != 0
+		|| parsePtr->numWords == 5) {
+	    goto done;
+	}
+	tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(patternObj);
+	patternObj = Tcl_NewObj();
+	if (!TclWordKnownAtCompileTime(tokenPtr, patternObj)) {
+	    goto done;
+	}
+    } else if (parsePtr->numWords == 6) {
+	goto done;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Identify the code which produces the string to apply the substitution
+     * to (stringTokenPtr), and the replacement string (into replacementObj).
+     */
+
+    stringTokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(stringTokenPtr);
+    replacementObj = Tcl_NewObj();
+    if (!TclWordKnownAtCompileTime(tokenPtr, replacementObj)) {
+	goto done;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Next, higher-level checks. Is the RE a very simple glob? Is the
+     * replacement "simple"?
+     */
+
+    bytes = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(patternObj, &len);
+    if (TclReToGlob(NULL, bytes, len, &pattern, &exact) != TCL_OK || exact) {
+	goto done;
+    }
+    bytes = Tcl_DStringValue(&pattern);
+    if (*bytes++ != '*') {
+	goto done;
+    }
+    while (1) {
+	switch (*bytes) {
+	case '*':
+	    if (bytes[1] == '\0') {
+		/*
+		 * OK, we've proved there are no metacharacters except for the
+		 * '*' at each end.
+		 */
+
+		len = Tcl_DStringLength(&pattern) - 2;
+		if (len > 0) {
+		    goto isSimpleGlob;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * The pattern is "**"! I believe that should be impossible,
+		 * but we definitely can't handle that at all.
+		 */
+	    }
+	case '\0': case '?': case '[': case '\\':
+	    goto done;
+	}
+	bytes++;
+    }
+  isSimpleGlob:
+    for (bytes = Tcl_GetString(replacementObj); *bytes; bytes++) {
+	switch (*bytes) {
+	case '\\': case '&':
+	    goto done;
+	}
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Proved the simplicity constraints! Time to issue the code.
+     */
+
+    result = TCL_OK;
+    bytes = Tcl_DStringValue(&pattern) + 1;
+    PushLiteral(envPtr,	bytes, len);
+    bytes = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(replacementObj, &len);
+    PushLiteral(envPtr,	bytes, len);
+    CompileWord(envPtr,	stringTokenPtr, interp, parsePtr->numWords-2);
+    TclEmitOpcode(	INST_STR_MAP,	envPtr);
+
+  done:
+    Tcl_DStringFree(&pattern);
+    if (patternObj) {
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(patternObj);
+    }
+    if (replacementObj) {
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(replacementObj);
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
  * TclCompileReturnCmd --
  *
  *	Procedure called to compile the "return" command.
@@ -3980,6 +5471,7 @@ TclCompileReturnCmd(
     int numWords = parsePtr->numWords;
     int explicitResult = (0 == (numWords % 2));
     int numOptionWords = numWords - 1 - explicitResult;
+    int savedStackDepth = envPtr->currStackDepth;
     Tcl_Obj *returnOpts, **objv;
     Tcl_Token *wordTokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
     DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
@@ -4002,6 +5494,7 @@ TclCompileReturnCmd(
 	CompileWord(envPtr, optsTokenPtr, interp, 2);
 	CompileWord(envPtr, msgTokenPtr,  interp, 3);
 	TclEmitOpcode(INST_RETURN_STK, envPtr);
+	envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth + 1;
 	return TCL_OK;
     }
 
@@ -4426,6 +5919,69 @@ IndexTailVarIfKnown(
     return localIndex;
 }
 
+int
+TclCompileObjectSelfCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    /*
+     * We only handle [self] and [self object] (which is the same operation).
+     * These are the only very common operations on [self] for which
+     * bytecoding is at all reasonable.
+     */
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords == 1) {
+	goto compileSelfObject;
+    } else if (parsePtr->numWords == 2) {
+	Tcl_Token *tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr), *subcmd;
+
+	if (tokenPtr->type != TCL_TOKEN_SIMPLE_WORD || tokenPtr[1].size==0) {
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	subcmd = tokenPtr + 1;
+	if (strncmp(subcmd->start, "object", subcmd->size) == 0) {
+	    goto compileSelfObject;
+	} else if (strncmp(subcmd->start, "namespace", subcmd->size) == 0) {
+	    goto compileSelfNamespace;
+	}
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Can't compile; handle with runtime call.
+     */
+
+    return TCL_ERROR;
+
+  compileSelfObject:
+
+    /*
+     * This delegates the entire problem to a single opcode.
+     */
+
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_TCLOO_SELF,		envPtr);
+    return TCL_OK;
+
+  compileSelfNamespace:
+
+    /*
+     * This is formally only correct with TclOO methods as they are currently
+     * implemented; it assumes that the current namespace is invariably when a
+     * TclOO context is present is the object's namespace, and that's
+     * technically only something that's a matter of current policy. But it
+     * avoids creating another opcode, so that's all good!
+     */
+
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_TCLOO_SELF,		envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_POP,			envPtr);
+    TclEmitOpcode(		INST_NS_CURRENT,		envPtr);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
diff --git a/generic/tclCompCmdsSZ.c b/generic/tclCompCmdsSZ.c
index 8ed3a95..be63e0e 100644
--- a/generic/tclCompCmdsSZ.c
+++ b/generic/tclCompCmdsSZ.c
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ const AuxDataType tclJumptableInfoType = {
 #define OP(name)	TclEmitOpcode(INST_##name, envPtr)
 #define OP1(name,val)	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_##name,(val),envPtr)
 #define OP4(name,val)	TclEmitInstInt4(INST_##name,(val),envPtr)
+#define OP14(name,val1,val2) \
+    TclEmitInstInt1(INST_##name,(val1),envPtr);TclEmitInt4((val2),envPtr)
 #define OP44(name,val1,val2) \
     TclEmitInstInt4(INST_##name,(val1),envPtr);TclEmitInt4((val2),envPtr)
 #define BODY(token,index) \
@@ -249,18 +251,18 @@ TclCompileSetCmd(
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
- * TclCompileStringCmpCmd --
+ * TclCompileString*Cmd --
  *
- *	Procedure called to compile the simplest and most common form of the
- *	"string compare" command.
+ *	Procedures called to compile various subcommands of the "string"
+ *	command.
  *
  * Results:
  *	Returns TCL_OK for a successful compile. Returns TCL_ERROR to defer
  *	evaluation to runtime.
  *
  * Side effects:
- *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "string compare"
- *	command at runtime.
+ *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "string" command at
+ *	runtime.
  *
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -296,25 +298,6 @@ TclCompileStringCmpCmd(
     TclEmitOpcode(INST_STR_CMP, envPtr);
     return TCL_OK;
 }
-
-/*
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
- * TclCompileStringEqualCmd --
- *
- *	Procedure called to compile the simplest and most common form of the
- *	"string equal" command.
- *
- * Results:
- *	Returns TCL_OK for a successful compile. Returns TCL_ERROR to defer
- *	evaluation to runtime.
- *
- * Side effects:
- *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "string equal" command
- *	at runtime.
- *
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
 
 int
 TclCompileStringEqualCmd(
@@ -347,25 +330,70 @@ TclCompileStringEqualCmd(
     TclEmitOpcode(INST_STR_EQ, envPtr);
     return TCL_OK;
 }
-
-/*
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
- * TclCompileStringIndexCmd --
- *
- *	Procedure called to compile the simplest and most common form of the
- *	"string index" command.
- *
- * Results:
- *	Returns TCL_OK for a successful compile. Returns TCL_ERROR to defer
- *	evaluation to runtime.
- *
- * Side effects:
- *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "string index" command
- *	at runtime.
- *
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
+
+int
+TclCompileStringFirstCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr;
+
+    /*
+     * We don't support any flags; the bytecode isn't that sophisticated.
+     */
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords != 3) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Push the two operands onto the stack and then the test.
+     */
+
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, 1);
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+    CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, 2);
+    OP(STR_FIND);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+int
+TclCompileStringLastCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr;
+
+    /*
+     * We don't support any flags; the bytecode isn't that sophisticated.
+     */
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords != 3) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Push the two operands onto the stack and then the test.
+     */
+
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, 1);
+    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+    CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, 2);
+    OP(STR_FIND_LAST);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
 
 int
 TclCompileStringIndexCmd(
@@ -394,25 +422,6 @@ TclCompileStringIndexCmd(
     TclEmitOpcode(INST_STR_INDEX, envPtr);
     return TCL_OK;
 }
-
-/*
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
- * TclCompileStringMatchCmd --
- *
- *	Procedure called to compile the simplest and most common form of the
- *	"string match" command.
- *
- * Results:
- *	Returns TCL_OK for a successful compile. Returns TCL_ERROR to defer
- *	evaluation to runtime.
- *
- * Side effects:
- *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "string match" command
- *	at runtime.
- *
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
 
 int
 TclCompileStringMatchCmd(
@@ -494,25 +503,6 @@ TclCompileStringMatchCmd(
     }
     return TCL_OK;
 }
-
-/*
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
- * TclCompileStringLenCmd --
- *
- *	Procedure called to compile the simplest and most common form of the
- *	"string length" command.
- *
- * Results:
- *	Returns TCL_OK for a successful compile. Returns TCL_ERROR to defer
- *	evaluation to runtime.
- *
- * Side effects:
- *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "string length"
- *	command at runtime.
- *
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
 
 int
 TclCompileStringLenCmd(
@@ -553,6 +543,158 @@ TclCompileStringLenCmd(
     TclDecrRefCount(objPtr);
     return TCL_OK;
 }
+
+int
+TclCompileStringMapCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    Tcl_Token *mapTokenPtr, *stringTokenPtr;
+    Tcl_Obj *mapObj, **objv;
+    char *bytes;
+    int len;
+
+    /*
+     * We only handle the case:
+     *
+     *    string map {foo bar} $thing
+     *
+     * That is, a literal two-element list (doesn't need to be brace-quoted,
+     * but does need to be compile-time knowable) and any old argument (the
+     * thing to map).
+     */
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords != 3) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    mapTokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    stringTokenPtr = TokenAfter(mapTokenPtr);
+    mapObj = Tcl_NewObj();
+    Tcl_IncrRefCount(mapObj);
+    if (!TclWordKnownAtCompileTime(mapTokenPtr, mapObj)) {
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(mapObj);
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    } else if (Tcl_ListObjGetElements(NULL, mapObj, &len, &objv) != TCL_OK) {
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(mapObj);
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    } else if (len != 2) {
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(mapObj);
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Now issue the opcodes. Note that in the case that we know that the
+     * first word is an empty word, we don't issue the map at all. That is the
+     * correct semantics for mapping.
+     */
+
+    bytes = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(objv[0], &len);
+    if (len == 0) {
+	CompileWord(envPtr, stringTokenPtr, interp, 2);
+    } else {
+	PushLiteral(envPtr, bytes, len);
+	bytes = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(objv[1], &len);
+	PushLiteral(envPtr, bytes, len);
+	CompileWord(envPtr, stringTokenPtr, interp, 2);
+	OP(STR_MAP);
+    }
+    Tcl_DecrRefCount(mapObj);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+int
+TclCompileStringRangeCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    Tcl_Token *stringTokenPtr, *fromTokenPtr, *toTokenPtr;
+    Tcl_Obj *tmpObj;
+    int idx1, idx2, result;
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords != 4) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    stringTokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+    fromTokenPtr = TokenAfter(stringTokenPtr);
+    toTokenPtr = TokenAfter(fromTokenPtr);
+
+    /*
+     * Parse the first index. Will only compile if it is constant and not an
+     * _integer_ less than zero (since we reserve negative indices here for
+     * end-relative indexing).
+     */
+
+    tmpObj = Tcl_NewObj();
+    result = TCL_ERROR;
+    if (TclWordKnownAtCompileTime(fromTokenPtr, tmpObj)) {
+	if (TclGetIntFromObj(NULL, tmpObj, &idx1) == TCL_OK) {
+	    if (idx1 >= 0) {
+		result = TCL_OK;
+	    }
+	} else if (TclGetIntForIndexM(NULL, tmpObj, -2, &idx1) == TCL_OK) {
+	    if (idx1 <= -2) {
+		result = TCL_OK;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+    TclDecrRefCount(tmpObj);
+    if (result != TCL_OK) {
+	goto nonConstantIndices;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Parse the second index. Will only compile if it is constant and not an
+     * _integer_ less than zero (since we reserve negative indices here for
+     * end-relative indexing).
+     */
+
+    tmpObj = Tcl_NewObj();
+    result = TCL_ERROR;
+    if (TclWordKnownAtCompileTime(toTokenPtr, tmpObj)) {
+	if (TclGetIntFromObj(NULL, tmpObj, &idx2) == TCL_OK) {
+	    if (idx2 >= 0) {
+		result = TCL_OK;
+	    }
+	} else if (TclGetIntForIndexM(NULL, tmpObj, -2, &idx2) == TCL_OK) {
+	    if (idx2 <= -2) {
+		result = TCL_OK;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+    TclDecrRefCount(tmpObj);
+    if (result != TCL_OK) {
+	goto nonConstantIndices;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Push the operand onto the stack and then the substring operation.
+     */
+
+    CompileWord(envPtr, stringTokenPtr,			interp, 1);
+    OP44(		STR_RANGE_IMM, idx1, idx2);
+    return TCL_OK;
+
+    /*
+     * Push the operands onto the stack and then the substring operation.
+     */    
+
+  nonConstantIndices:
+    CompileWord(envPtr, stringTokenPtr,			interp, 1);
+    CompileWord(envPtr, fromTokenPtr,			interp, 2);
+    CompileWord(envPtr, toTokenPtr,			interp, 3);
+    OP(			STR_RANGE);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
 
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -697,11 +839,11 @@ TclSubstCompile(
 	}
 
 	while (count > 255) {
-	    TclEmitInstInt1(INST_CONCAT1, 255, envPtr);
+	    OP1(		CONCAT1, 255);
 	    count -= 254;
 	}
 	if (count > 1) {
-	    TclEmitInstInt1(INST_CONCAT1, count, envPtr);
+	    OP1(		CONCAT1, count);
 	    count = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -722,7 +864,7 @@ TclSubstCompile(
 
 	envPtr->line = bline;
 	catchRange = DeclareExceptionRange(envPtr, CATCH_EXCEPTION_RANGE);
-	TclEmitInstInt4(INST_BEGIN_CATCH4, catchRange, envPtr);
+	OP4(	BEGIN_CATCH4, catchRange);
 	ExceptionRangeStarts(envPtr, catchRange);
 
 	switch (tokenPtr->type) {
@@ -743,20 +885,20 @@ TclSubstCompile(
 	ExceptionRangeEnds(envPtr, catchRange);
 
 	/* Substitution produced TCL_OK */
-	TclEmitOpcode(INST_END_CATCH, envPtr);
+	OP(	END_CATCH);
 	TclEmitForwardJump(envPtr, TCL_UNCONDITIONAL_JUMP, &okFixup);
 
 	/* Exceptional return codes processed here */
 	ExceptionRangeTarget(envPtr, catchRange, catchOffset);
-	TclEmitOpcode(INST_PUSH_RETURN_OPTIONS, envPtr);
-	TclEmitOpcode(INST_PUSH_RESULT, envPtr);
-	TclEmitOpcode(INST_PUSH_RETURN_CODE, envPtr);
-	TclEmitOpcode(INST_END_CATCH, envPtr);
-	TclEmitOpcode(INST_RETURN_CODE_BRANCH, envPtr);
+	OP(	PUSH_RETURN_OPTIONS);
+	OP(	PUSH_RESULT);
+	OP(	PUSH_RETURN_CODE);
+	OP(	END_CATCH);
+	OP(	RETURN_CODE_BRANCH);
 
 	/* ERROR -> reraise it */
-	TclEmitOpcode(INST_RETURN_STK, envPtr);
-	TclEmitOpcode(INST_NOP, envPtr);
+	OP(	RETURN_STK);
+	OP(	NOP);
 
 	/* RETURN */
 	TclEmitForwardJump(envPtr, TCL_UNCONDITIONAL_JUMP, &returnFixup);
@@ -775,14 +917,14 @@ TclSubstCompile(
 	    Tcl_Panic("TclCompileSubstCmd: bad break jump distance %d",
 		    (int) (CurrentOffset(envPtr) - breakFixup.codeOffset));
 	}
-	TclEmitOpcode(INST_POP, envPtr);
-	TclEmitOpcode(INST_POP, envPtr);
+	OP(	POP);
+	OP(	POP);
 
 	breakJump = CurrentOffset(envPtr) - breakOffset;
 	if (breakJump > 127) {
-	    TclEmitInstInt4(INST_JUMP4, -breakJump, envPtr);
+	    OP4(JUMP4, -breakJump);
 	} else {
-	    TclEmitInstInt1(INST_JUMP1, -breakJump, envPtr);
+	    OP1(JUMP1, -breakJump);
 	}
 
 	/* CONTINUE destination */
@@ -790,8 +932,8 @@ TclSubstCompile(
 	    Tcl_Panic("TclCompileSubstCmd: bad continue jump distance %d",
 		    (int) (CurrentOffset(envPtr) - continueFixup.codeOffset));
 	}
-	TclEmitOpcode(INST_POP, envPtr);
-	TclEmitOpcode(INST_POP, envPtr);
+	OP(	POP);
+	OP(	POP);
 	TclEmitForwardJump(envPtr, TCL_UNCONDITIONAL_JUMP, &endFixup);
 
 	/* RETURN + other destination */
@@ -808,8 +950,8 @@ TclSubstCompile(
 	 * Pull the result to top of stack, discard options dict.
 	 */
 
-	TclEmitInstInt4(INST_REVERSE, 2, envPtr);
-	TclEmitOpcode(INST_POP, envPtr);
+	OP4(	REVERSE, 2);
+	OP(	POP);
 
 	/*
 	 * We've emitted several POP instructions, and the automatic
@@ -828,7 +970,7 @@ TclSubstCompile(
 		    (int) (CurrentOffset(envPtr) - okFixup.codeOffset));
 	}
 	if (count > 1) {
-	    TclEmitInstInt1(INST_CONCAT1, count, envPtr);
+	    OP1(CONCAT1, count);
 	    count = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -840,13 +982,12 @@ TclSubstCompile(
 	bline = envPtr->line;
     }
 
-
     while (count > 255) {
-	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_CONCAT1, 255, envPtr);
+	OP1(	CONCAT1, 255);
 	count -= 254;
     }
     if (count > 1) {
-	TclEmitInstInt1(INST_CONCAT1, count, envPtr);
+	OP1(	CONCAT1, count);
     }
 
     Tcl_FreeParse(&parse);
@@ -854,6 +995,7 @@ TclSubstCompile(
     if (state != NULL) {
 	Tcl_RestoreInterpState(interp, state);
 	TclCompileSyntaxError(interp, envPtr);
+	TclAdjustStackDepth(-1, envPtr);
     }
 
     /* Final target of the multi-jump from all BREAKs */
@@ -1277,14 +1419,14 @@ IssueSwitchChainedTests(
 
 	    switch (mode) {
 	    case Switch_Exact:
-		TclEmitOpcode(INST_DUP,				envPtr);
+		OP(	DUP);
 		TclCompileTokens(interp, bodyToken[i], 1,	envPtr);
-		TclEmitOpcode(INST_STR_EQ,			envPtr);
+		OP(	STR_EQ);
 		break;
 	    case Switch_Glob:
 		TclCompileTokens(interp, bodyToken[i], 1,	envPtr);
-		TclEmitInstInt4(INST_OVER, 1,			envPtr);
-		TclEmitInstInt1(INST_STR_MATCH, noCase,		envPtr);
+		OP4(	OVER, 1);
+		OP1(	STR_MATCH, noCase);
 		break;
 	    case Switch_Regexp:
 		simple = exact = 0;
@@ -1323,7 +1465,7 @@ IssueSwitchChainedTests(
 		    TclCompileTokens(interp, bodyToken[i], 1, envPtr);
 		}
 
-		TclEmitInstInt4(INST_OVER, 1,			envPtr);
+		OP4(	OVER, 1);
 		if (!simple) {
 		    /*
 		     * Pass correct RE compile flags. We use only Int1
@@ -1335,11 +1477,11 @@ IssueSwitchChainedTests(
 		    int cflags = TCL_REG_ADVANCED
 			    | (noCase ? TCL_REG_NOCASE : 0);
 
-		    TclEmitInstInt1(INST_REGEXP, cflags,	envPtr);
+		    OP1(REGEXP, cflags);
 		} else if (exact && !noCase) {
-		    TclEmitOpcode(INST_STR_EQ,			envPtr);
+		    OP(	STR_EQ);
 		} else {
-		    TclEmitInstInt1(INST_STR_MATCH, noCase,	envPtr);
+		    OP1(STR_MATCH, noCase);
 		}
 		break;
 	    default:
@@ -1404,7 +1546,7 @@ IssueSwitchChainedTests(
 	 * pattern.
 	 */
 
-	TclEmitOpcode(INST_POP,					envPtr);
+	OP(	POP);
 	envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth + 1;
 	envPtr->line = bodyLines[i+1];		/* TIP #280 */
 	envPtr->clNext = bodyContLines[i+1];	/* TIP #280 */
@@ -1426,7 +1568,7 @@ IssueSwitchChainedTests(
      */
 
     if (!foundDefault) {
-	TclEmitOpcode(INST_POP,					envPtr);
+	OP(	POP);
 	PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);
     }
 
@@ -1498,6 +1640,7 @@ IssueSwitchJumpTable(
     int **bodyContLines)	/* Array of continuation line info. */
 {
     JumptableInfo *jtPtr;
+    int savedStackDepth = envPtr->currStackDepth;
     int infoIndex, isNew, *finalFixups, numRealBodies = 0, jumpLocation;
     int mustGenerate, foundDefault, jumpToDefault, i;
     Tcl_DString buffer;
@@ -1537,9 +1680,9 @@ IssueSwitchJumpTable(
      */
 
     jumpLocation = CurrentOffset(envPtr);
-    TclEmitInstInt4(INST_JUMP_TABLE, infoIndex,			envPtr);
+    OP4(	JUMP_TABLE, infoIndex);
     jumpToDefault = CurrentOffset(envPtr);
-    TclEmitInstInt4(INST_JUMP4, 0,				envPtr);
+    OP4(	JUMP4, 0);
 
     for (i=0 ; i<numBodyTokens ; i+=2) {
 	/*
@@ -1610,6 +1753,7 @@ IssueSwitchJumpTable(
 	 * Compile the body of the arm.
 	 */
 
+	envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth;
 	envPtr->line = bodyLines[i+1];		/* TIP #280 */
 	envPtr->clNext = bodyContLines[i+1];	/* TIP #280 */
 	TclCompileCmdWord(interp, bodyToken[i+1], 1, envPtr);
@@ -1630,7 +1774,7 @@ IssueSwitchJumpTable(
 	     * rewriting when we fixed this all up.
 	     */
 
-	    TclEmitInstInt4(INST_JUMP4, 0,			envPtr);
+	    OP4(	JUMP4, 0);
 	}
     }
 
@@ -1641,6 +1785,7 @@ IssueSwitchJumpTable(
      */
 
     if (!foundDefault) {
+	envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth;
 	TclStoreInt4AtPtr(CurrentOffset(envPtr)-jumpToDefault,
 		envPtr->codeStart+jumpToDefault+1);
 	PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);
@@ -1661,6 +1806,7 @@ IssueSwitchJumpTable(
      */
 
     TclStackFree(interp, finalFixups);
+    envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth + 1;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1746,6 +1892,50 @@ PrintJumptableInfo(
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
+ * TclCompileTailcallCmd --
+ *
+ *	Procedure called to compile the "tailcall" command.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	Returns TCL_OK for a successful compile. Returns TCL_ERROR to defer
+ *	evaluation to runtime.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "tailcall" command at
+ *	runtime.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+int
+TclCompileTailcallCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+    Tcl_Token *tokenPtr = parsePtr->tokenPtr;
+    int i;
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords < 2 || parsePtr->numWords > 256
+	    || envPtr->procPtr == NULL) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    for (i=1 ; i<parsePtr->numWords ; i++) {
+	tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
+	CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, i);
+    }
+    TclEmitInstInt1(	INST_TAILCALL, parsePtr->numWords-1,	envPtr);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
  * TclCompileThrowCmd --
  *
  *	Procedure called to compile the "throw" command.
@@ -1772,6 +1962,7 @@ TclCompileThrowCmd(
 {
     DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
     int numWords = parsePtr->numWords;
+    int savedStackDepth = envPtr->currStackDepth;
     Tcl_Token *codeToken, *msgToken;
     Tcl_Obj *objPtr;
 
@@ -1802,6 +1993,7 @@ TclCompileThrowCmd(
 	    CompileWord(envPtr, msgToken, interp, 2);
 	    TclCompileSyntaxError(interp, envPtr);
 	    Tcl_DecrRefCount(objPtr);
+	    envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth + 1;
 	    return TCL_OK;
 	}
 	if (len == 0) {
@@ -1822,6 +2014,7 @@ TclCompileThrowCmd(
 	PushLiteral(envPtr, string, len);
 	TclDecrRefCount(dictPtr);
 	OP44(				RETURN_IMM, 1, 0);
+	envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth + 1;
     } else {
 	/*
 	 * When the code token is not known at compilation time, we need to do
@@ -1850,6 +2043,7 @@ TclCompileThrowCmd(
 	PUSH(				"");
 	OP44(				RETURN_IMM, 1, 0);
     }
+    envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth + 1;
     TclDecrRefCount(objPtr);
     return TCL_OK;
 }
@@ -2117,6 +2311,7 @@ IssueTryInstructions(
 {
     DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
     int range, resultVar, optionsVar;
+    int savedStackDepth = envPtr->currStackDepth;
     int i, j, len, forwardsNeedFixing = 0;
     int *addrsToFix, *forwardsToFix, notCodeJumpSource, notECJumpSource;
     char buf[TCL_INTEGER_SPACE];
@@ -2178,6 +2373,7 @@ IssueTryInstructions(
 	    LOAD(			optionsVar);
 	    PUSH(			"-errorcode");
 	    OP4(			DICT_GET, 1);
+	    TclAdjustStackDepth(-1, envPtr);
 	    OP44(			LIST_RANGE_IMM, 0, len-1);
 	    PUSH(			TclGetString(matchClauses[i]));
 	    OP(				STR_EQ);
@@ -2218,6 +2414,7 @@ IssueTryInstructions(
 		    forwardsToFix[j] = -1;
 		}
 	    }
+	    envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth;
 	    BODY(			handlerTokens[i], 5+i*4);
 	}
 
@@ -2249,6 +2446,7 @@ IssueTryInstructions(
     }
     TclStackFree(interp, forwardsToFix);
     TclStackFree(interp, addrsToFix);
+    envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth + 1;
     return TCL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -2285,6 +2483,7 @@ IssueTryFinallyInstructions(
     range = DeclareExceptionRange(envPtr, CATCH_EXCEPTION_RANGE);
     OP4(				BEGIN_CATCH4, range);
     ExceptionRangeStarts(envPtr, range);
+    envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth;
     BODY(				bodyToken, 1);
     ExceptionRangeEnds(envPtr, range);
     PUSH(				"0");
@@ -2329,6 +2528,7 @@ IssueTryFinallyInstructions(
 		LOAD(			optionsVar);
 		PUSH(			"-errorcode");
 		OP4(			DICT_GET, 1);
+		TclAdjustStackDepth(-1, envPtr);
 		OP44(			LIST_RANGE_IMM, 0, len-1);
 		PUSH(			TclGetString(matchClauses[i]));
 		OP(			STR_EQ);
@@ -2401,6 +2601,7 @@ IssueTryFinallyInstructions(
 		}
 		OP4(			BEGIN_CATCH4, range);
 	    }
+	    envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth;
 	    BODY(			handlerTokens[i], 5+i*4);
 	    ExceptionRangeEnds(envPtr, range);
 	    OP(				PUSH_RETURN_OPTIONS);
@@ -2452,7 +2653,6 @@ IssueTryFinallyInstructions(
      */
 
     OP(					POP);
-    envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth;
 
     /*
      * Process the finally clause (at last!) Note that we do not wrap this in
@@ -2462,11 +2662,13 @@ IssueTryFinallyInstructions(
      * next command (or some inter-command manipulation).
      */
 
+    envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth;
     BODY(				finallyToken, 3 + 4*numHandlers);
     OP(					POP);
     LOAD(				optionsVar);
     LOAD(				resultVar);
     OP(					RETURN_STK);
+    envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth + 1;
 
     return TCL_OK;
 }
@@ -2547,20 +2749,18 @@ TclCompileUnsetCmd(
 	 */
 
 	if (!simpleVarName) {
-	    TclEmitInstInt1(	INST_UNSET_STK, flags,		envPtr);
+	    OP1(	UNSET_STK, flags);
 	} else if (isScalar) {
 	    if (localIndex < 0) {
-		TclEmitInstInt1(INST_UNSET_STK, flags,		envPtr);
+		OP1(	UNSET_STK, flags);
 	    } else {
-		TclEmitInstInt1(INST_UNSET_SCALAR, flags,	envPtr);
-		TclEmitInt4(			   localIndex,	envPtr);
+		OP14(	UNSET_SCALAR, flags, localIndex);
 	    }
 	} else {
 	    if (localIndex < 0) {
-		TclEmitInstInt1(INST_UNSET_ARRAY_STK, flags,	envPtr);
+		OP1(	UNSET_ARRAY_STK, flags);
 	    } else {
-		TclEmitInstInt1(INST_UNSET_ARRAY, flags,	envPtr);
-		TclEmitInt4(			  localIndex,	envPtr);
+		OP14(	UNSET_ARRAY, flags, localIndex);
 	    }
 	}
 
@@ -2697,7 +2897,7 @@ TclCompileWhileCmd(
     CompileBody(envPtr, bodyTokenPtr, interp);
     ExceptionRangeEnds(envPtr, range);
     envPtr->currStackDepth = savedStackDepth + 1;
-    TclEmitOpcode(INST_POP, envPtr);
+    OP(		POP);
 
     /*
      * Compile the test expression then emit the conditional jump that
@@ -2752,6 +2952,49 @@ TclCompileWhileCmd(
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
+ * TclCompileYieldCmd --
+ *
+ *	Procedure called to compile the "yield" command.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	Returns TCL_OK for a successful compile. Returns TCL_ERROR to defer
+ *	evaluation to runtime.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	Instructions are added to envPtr to execute the "yield" command at
+ *	runtime.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+int
+TclCompileYieldCmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
+    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr,	/* Points to a parse structure for the command
+				 * created by Tcl_ParseCommand. */
+    Command *cmdPtr,		/* Points to defintion of command being
+				 * compiled. */
+    CompileEnv *envPtr)		/* Holds resulting instructions. */
+{
+    if (parsePtr->numWords < 1 || parsePtr->numWords > 2) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (parsePtr->numWords == 1) {
+	PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);
+    } else {
+	DefineLineInformation;	/* TIP #280 */
+	Tcl_Token *valueTokenPtr = TokenAfter(parsePtr->tokenPtr);
+
+	CompileWord(envPtr, valueTokenPtr, interp, 1);
+    }
+    OP(		YIELD);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
  * PushVarName --
  *
  *	Procedure used in the compiling where pushing a variable name is
@@ -3074,7 +3317,7 @@ CompileAssociativeBinaryOpCmd(
 	 * calcuations, including roundoff errors.
 	 */
 
-	TclEmitInstInt4(INST_REVERSE, words-1, envPtr);
+	OP4(	REVERSE, words-1);
     }
     while (--words > 1) {
 	TclEmitOpcode(instruction, envPtr);
@@ -3165,31 +3408,19 @@ CompileComparisonOpCmd(
 	CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, 1);
 	tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
 	CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, 2);
-	if (tmpIndex <= 255) {
-	    TclEmitInstInt1(INST_STORE_SCALAR1, tmpIndex, envPtr);
-	} else {
-	    TclEmitInstInt4(INST_STORE_SCALAR4, tmpIndex, envPtr);
-	}
+	STORE(tmpIndex);
 	TclEmitOpcode(instruction, envPtr);
 	for (words=3 ; words<parsePtr->numWords ;) {
-	    if (tmpIndex <= 255) {
-		TclEmitInstInt1(INST_LOAD_SCALAR1, tmpIndex, envPtr);
-	    } else {
-		TclEmitInstInt4(INST_LOAD_SCALAR4, tmpIndex, envPtr);
-	    }
+	    LOAD(tmpIndex);
 	    tokenPtr = TokenAfter(tokenPtr);
 	    CompileWord(envPtr, tokenPtr, interp, words);
 	    if (++words < parsePtr->numWords) {
-		if (tmpIndex <= 255) {
-		    TclEmitInstInt1(INST_STORE_SCALAR1, tmpIndex, envPtr);
-		} else {
-		    TclEmitInstInt4(INST_STORE_SCALAR4, tmpIndex, envPtr);
-		}
+		STORE(tmpIndex);
 	    }
 	    TclEmitOpcode(instruction, envPtr);
 	}
 	for (; words>3 ; words--) {
-	    TclEmitOpcode(INST_BITAND, envPtr);
+	    OP(	BITAND);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -3197,13 +3428,7 @@ CompileComparisonOpCmd(
 	 * might be expensive elsewhere.
 	 */
 
-	PushLiteral(envPtr, "", 0);
-	if (tmpIndex <= 255) {
-	    TclEmitInstInt1(INST_STORE_SCALAR1, tmpIndex, envPtr);
-	} else {
-	    TclEmitInstInt4(INST_STORE_SCALAR4, tmpIndex, envPtr);
-	}
-	TclEmitOpcode(INST_POP, envPtr);
+	OP14(	UNSET_SCALAR, 0, tmpIndex);
     }
     return TCL_OK;
 }
diff --git a/generic/tclCompile.c b/generic/tclCompile.c
index d4ca284..309682d 100644
--- a/generic/tclCompile.c
+++ b/generic/tclCompile.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ TCL_DECLARE_MUTEX(tableMutex)
 int tclTraceCompile = 0;
 static int traceInitialized = 0;
 #endif
-
+
 /*
  * A table describing the Tcl bytecode instructions. Entries in this table
  * must correspond to the instruction opcode definitions in tclCompile.h. The
@@ -372,13 +372,13 @@ InstructionDesc const tclInstructionTable[] = {
 	 * Stack:  ... value => ...
 	 * Note that the jump table contains offsets relative to the PC when
 	 * it points to this instruction; the code is relocatable. */
-    {"upvar",            5,     0,        1,   {OPERAND_LVT4}},
+    {"upvar",            5,    -1,        1,   {OPERAND_LVT4}},
 	/* finds level and otherName in stack, links to local variable at
 	 * index op1. Leaves the level on stack. */
-    {"nsupvar",          5,     0,        1,   {OPERAND_LVT4}},
+    {"nsupvar",          5,    -1,        1,   {OPERAND_LVT4}},
 	/* finds namespace and otherName in stack, links to local variable at
 	 * index op1. Leaves the namespace on stack. */
-    {"variable",         5,     0,        1,   {OPERAND_LVT4}},
+    {"variable",         5,    -1,        1,   {OPERAND_LVT4}},
 	/* finds namespace and otherName in stack, links to local variable at
 	 * index op1. Leaves the namespace on stack. */
     {"syntax",		 9,   -1,         2,	{OPERAND_INT4, OPERAND_UINT4}},
@@ -434,6 +434,100 @@ InstructionDesc const tclInstructionTable[] = {
         /* Map variable contents back into a dictionary in the local variable
          * indicated by the LVT index. Part of [dict with].
 	 * Stack:  ... path keyList => ... */
+    {"dictExists",	 5,	INT_MIN,  1,	{OPERAND_UINT4}},
+	/* The top op4 words (min 1) are a key path into the dictionary just
+	 * below the keys on the stack, and all those values are replaced by a
+	 * boolean indicating whether it is possible to read out a value from
+	 * that key-path (like [dict exists]).
+	 * Stack:  ... dict key1 ... keyN => ... boolean */
+    {"verifyDict",	 1,    -1,	  0,	{OPERAND_NONE}},
+	/* Verifies that the word on the top of the stack is a dictionary,
+	 * popping it if it is and throwing an error if it is not.
+	 * Stack:  ... value => ... */
+
+    {"strmap",		 1,    -2,	  0,	{OPERAND_NONE}},
+	/* Simplified version of [string map] that only applies one change
+	 * string, and only case-sensitively.
+	 * Stack:  ... from to string => ... changedString */
+    {"strfind",		 1,    -1,	  0,	{OPERAND_NONE}},
+	/* Find the first index of a needle string in a haystack string,
+	 * producing the index (integer) or -1 if nothing found.
+	 * Stack:  ... needle haystack => ... index */
+    {"strrfind",	 1,    -1,	  0,	{OPERAND_NONE}},
+	/* Find the last index of a needle string in a haystack string,
+	 * producing the index (integer) or -1 if nothing found.
+	 * Stack:  ... needle haystack => ... index */
+    {"strrangeImm",	 9,	0,	  2,	{OPERAND_IDX4, OPERAND_IDX4}},
+	/* String Range: push (string range stktop op4 op4) */
+    {"strrange",	 1,    -2,	  0,	{OPERAND_NONE}},
+	/* String Range with non-constant arguments.
+	 * Stack:  ... string idxA idxB => ... substring */
+
+    {"yield",		 1,	0,	  0,	{OPERAND_NONE}},
+	/* Makes the current coroutine yield the value at the top of the
+	 * stack, and places the response back on top of the stack when it
+	 * resumes.
+	 * Stack:  ... valueToYield => ... resumeValue */
+    {"coroName",         1,    +1,	  0,	{OPERAND_NONE}},
+	/* Push the name of the interpreter's current coroutine as an object
+	 * on the stack. */
+    {"tailcall",	 2,    INT_MIN,	  1,	{OPERAND_UINT1}},
+	/* Do a tailcall with the opnd items on the stack as the thing to
+	 * tailcall to; opnd must be greater than 0 for the semantics to work
+	 * right. */
+
+    {"currentNamespace", 1,    +1,	  0,	{OPERAND_NONE}},
+	/* Push the name of the interpreter's current namespace as an object
+	 * on the stack. */
+    {"infoLevelNumber",  1,    +1,	  0,	{OPERAND_NONE}},
+	/* Push the stack depth (i.e., [info level]) of the interpreter as an
+	 * object on the stack. */
+    {"infoLevelArgs",	 1,	0,	  0,	{OPERAND_NONE}},
+	/* Push the argument words to a stack depth (i.e., [info level <n>])
+	 * of the interpreter as an object on the stack.
+	 * Stack:  ... depth => ... argList */
+    {"resolveCmd",	 1,	0,	  0,	{OPERAND_NONE}},
+	/* Resolves the command named on the top of the stack to its fully
+	 * qualified version, or produces the empty string if no such command
+	 * exists. Never generates errors.
+	 * Stack:  ... cmdName => ... fullCmdName */
+    {"tclooSelf",	 1,	+1,	  0,	{OPERAND_NONE}},
+	/* Push the identity of the current TclOO object (i.e., the name of
+	 * its current public access command) on the stack. */
+    {"tclooClass",	 1,	0,	  0,	{OPERAND_NONE}},
+	/* Push the class of the TclOO object named at the top of the stack
+	 * onto the stack.
+	 * Stack:  ... object => ... class */
+    {"tclooNamespace",	 1,	0,	  0,	{OPERAND_NONE}},
+	/* Push the namespace of the TclOO object named at the top of the
+	 * stack onto the stack.
+	 * Stack:  ... object => ... namespace */
+    {"tclooIsObject",	 1,	0,	  0,	{OPERAND_NONE}},
+	/* Push whether the value named at the top of the stack is a TclOO
+	 * object (i.e., a boolean). Can corrupt the interpreter result
+	 * despite not throwing, so not safe for use in a post-exception
+	 * context.
+	 * Stack:  ... value => ... boolean */
+
+    {"arrayExistsStk",	 1,	0,	  0,	{OPERAND_NONE}},
+	/* Looks up the element on the top of the stack and tests whether it
+	 * is an array. Pushes a boolean describing whether this is the
+	 * case. Also runs the whole-array trace on the named variable, so can
+	 * throw anything.
+	 * Stack:  ... varName => ... boolean */
+    {"arrayExistsImm",	 5,	+1,	  1,	{OPERAND_UINT4}},
+	/* Looks up the variable indexed by opnd and tests whether it is an
+	 * array. Pushes a boolean describing whether this is the case. Also
+	 * runs the whole-array trace on the named variable, so can throw
+	 * anything.
+	 * Stack:  ... => ... boolean */
+    {"arrayMakeStk",	 1,	-1,	  0,	{OPERAND_NONE}},
+	/* Forces the element on the top of the stack to be the name of an
+	 * array.
+	 * Stack:  ... varName => ... */
+    {"arrayMakeImm",	 5,	0,	  1,	{OPERAND_UINT4}},
+	/* Forces the variable indexed by opnd to be an array. Does not touch
+	 * the stack. */
 
     {NULL, 0, 0, 0, {OPERAND_NONE}}
 };
@@ -1673,10 +1767,13 @@ TclCompileScript(
 			    && !(cmdPtr->nsPtr->flags&NS_SUPPRESS_COMPILATION)
 			    && !(cmdPtr->flags & CMD_HAS_EXEC_TRACES)
 			    && !(iPtr->flags & DONT_COMPILE_CMDS_INLINE)) {
-			int savedNumCmds = envPtr->numCommands;
+			int code, savedNumCmds = envPtr->numCommands;
 			unsigned savedCodeNext =
 				envPtr->codeNext - envPtr->codeStart;
-			int update = 0, code;
+			int update = 0;
+#ifdef TCL_COMPILE_DEBUG
+			int startStackDepth = envPtr->currStackDepth;
+#endif
 
 			/*
 			 * Mark the start of the command; the proper bytecode
@@ -1720,6 +1817,25 @@ TclCompileScript(
 				envPtr);
 
 			if (code == TCL_OK) {
+			    /*
+			     * Confirm that the command compiler generated a
+			     * single value on the stack as its result. This
+			     * is only done in debugging mode, as it *should*
+			     * be correct and normal users have no reasonable
+			     * way to fix it anyway.
+			     */
+
+#ifdef TCL_COMPILE_DEBUG
+			    int diff = envPtr->currStackDepth-startStackDepth;
+
+			    if (diff != 1 && (diff != 0 ||
+				   *(envPtr->codeNext-1) != INST_DONE)) {
+				Tcl_Panic("bad stack adjustment when compiling"
+					" %.*s (was %d instead of 1)",
+					parsePtr->tokenPtr->size,
+					parsePtr->tokenPtr->start, diff);
+			    }
+#endif
 			    if (update) {
 				/*
 				 * Fix the bytecode length.
@@ -4620,6 +4736,5 @@ RecordByteCodeStats(
  * c-basic-offset: 4
  * fill-column: 78
  * tab-width: 8
- * indent-tabs-mode: nil
  * End:
  */
diff --git a/generic/tclCompile.h b/generic/tclCompile.h
index ba78c36..3302f9b 100644
--- a/generic/tclCompile.h
+++ b/generic/tclCompile.h
@@ -676,13 +676,43 @@ typedef struct ByteCode {
 #define INST_UNSET_ARRAY_STK		136
 #define INST_UNSET_STK			137
 
-/* For [dict with] compilation */
+/* For [dict with], [dict exists], [dict create] and [dict merge] */
 #define INST_DICT_EXPAND		138
 #define INST_DICT_RECOMBINE_STK		139
 #define INST_DICT_RECOMBINE_IMM		140
+#define INST_DICT_EXISTS		141
+#define INST_DICT_VERIFY		142
+
+/* For [string map] and [regsub] compilation */
+#define INST_STR_MAP			143
+#define INST_STR_FIND			144
+#define INST_STR_FIND_LAST		145
+#define INST_STR_RANGE_IMM		146
+#define INST_STR_RANGE			147
+
+/* For operations to do with coroutines and other NRE-manipulators */
+#define INST_YIELD			148
+#define INST_COROUTINE_NAME		149
+#define INST_TAILCALL			150
+
+/* For compilation of basic information operations */
+#define INST_NS_CURRENT			151
+#define INST_INFO_LEVEL_NUM		152
+#define INST_INFO_LEVEL_ARGS		153
+#define INST_RESOLVE_COMMAND		154
+#define INST_TCLOO_SELF			155
+#define INST_TCLOO_CLASS		156
+#define INST_TCLOO_NS			157
+#define INST_TCLOO_IS_OBJECT		158
+
+/* For compilation of [array] subcommands */
+#define INST_ARRAY_EXISTS_STK		159
+#define INST_ARRAY_EXISTS_IMM		160
+#define INST_ARRAY_MAKE_STK		161
+#define INST_ARRAY_MAKE_IMM		162
 
 /* The last opcode */
-#define LAST_INST_OPCODE		140
+#define LAST_INST_OPCODE		162
 
 /*
  * Table describing the Tcl bytecode instructions: their name (for displaying
diff --git a/generic/tclConfig.c b/generic/tclConfig.c
index dea487a..a4ba71a 100644
--- a/generic/tclConfig.c
+++ b/generic/tclConfig.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ QueryConfigObjCmd(
 	 * present.
 	 */
 
-	Tcl_SetResult(interp, "package not known", TCL_STATIC);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj("package not known", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "FATAL", "PKGCFG_BASE",
 		Tcl_GetString(pkgName), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ QueryConfigObjCmd(
 
 	if (Tcl_DictObjGet(interp, pkgDict, objv[2], &val) != TCL_OK
 		|| val == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "key not known", TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj("key not known", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "CONFIG",
 		    Tcl_GetString(objv[2]), NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ QueryConfigObjCmd(
 	listPtr = Tcl_NewListObj(n, NULL);
 
 	if (!listPtr) {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "insufficient memory to create list",
-		    TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "insufficient memory to create list", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "MEMORY", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
diff --git a/generic/tclDecls.h b/generic/tclDecls.h
index 1e2a68b..2801102 100644
--- a/generic/tclDecls.h
+++ b/generic/tclDecls.h
@@ -1807,8 +1807,12 @@ EXTERN void *		Tcl_FindSymbol(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 /* 629 */
 EXTERN int		Tcl_FSUnloadFile(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 				Tcl_LoadHandle handlePtr);
+/* 630 */
+EXTERN void		Tcl_ZlibStreamSetCompressionDictionary(
+				Tcl_ZlibStream zhandle,
+				Tcl_Obj *compressionDictionaryObj);
 
-typedef struct TclStubHooks {
+typedef struct {
     const struct TclPlatStubs *tclPlatStubs;
     const struct TclIntStubs *tclIntStubs;
     const struct TclIntPlatStubs *tclIntPlatStubs;
@@ -1816,7 +1820,7 @@ typedef struct TclStubHooks {
 
 typedef struct TclStubs {
     int magic;
-    const struct TclStubHooks *hooks;
+    const TclStubHooks *hooks;
 
     int (*tcl_PkgProvideEx) (Tcl_Interp *interp, const char *name, const char *version, const void *clientData); /* 0 */
     CONST84_RETURN char * (*tcl_PkgRequireEx) (Tcl_Interp *interp, const char *name, const char *version, int exact, void *clientDataPtr); /* 1 */
@@ -2472,6 +2476,7 @@ typedef struct TclStubs {
     int (*tcl_LoadFile) (Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_Obj *pathPtr, const char *const symv[], int flags, void *procPtrs, Tcl_LoadHandle *handlePtr); /* 627 */
     void * (*tcl_FindSymbol) (Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_LoadHandle handle, const char *symbol); /* 628 */
     int (*tcl_FSUnloadFile) (Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_LoadHandle handlePtr); /* 629 */
+    void (*tcl_ZlibStreamSetCompressionDictionary) (Tcl_ZlibStream zhandle, Tcl_Obj *compressionDictionaryObj); /* 630 */
 } TclStubs;
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -3764,6 +3769,8 @@ extern const TclStubs *tclStubsPtr;
 	(tclStubsPtr->tcl_FindSymbol) /* 628 */
 #define Tcl_FSUnloadFile \
 	(tclStubsPtr->tcl_FSUnloadFile) /* 629 */
+#define Tcl_ZlibStreamSetCompressionDictionary \
+	(tclStubsPtr->tcl_ZlibStreamSetCompressionDictionary) /* 630 */
 
 #endif /* defined(USE_TCL_STUBS) */
 
diff --git a/generic/tclDictObj.c b/generic/tclDictObj.c
index ac2cb62..eb3625e 100644
--- a/generic/tclDictObj.c
+++ b/generic/tclDictObj.c
@@ -76,9 +76,12 @@ static int		FinalizeDictWith(ClientData data[],
 			    Tcl_Interp *interp, int result);
 static int		DictForNRCmd(ClientData dummy, Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    int objc, Tcl_Obj *const *objv);
+static int		DictMapNRCmd(ClientData dummy, Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    int objc, Tcl_Obj *const *objv);
 static int		DictForLoopCallback(ClientData data[],
 			    Tcl_Interp *interp, int result);
-
+static int		DictMapLoopCallback(ClientData data[],
+			    Tcl_Interp *interp, int result);
 
 /*
  * Table of dict subcommand names and implementations.
@@ -86,8 +89,8 @@ static int		DictForLoopCallback(ClientData data[],
 
 static const EnsembleImplMap implementationMap[] = {
     {"append",	DictAppendCmd,	TclCompileDictAppendCmd, NULL, NULL, 0 },
-    {"create",	DictCreateCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 },
-    {"exists",	DictExistsCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 },
+    {"create",	DictCreateCmd,	TclCompileDictCreateCmd, NULL, NULL, 0 },
+    {"exists",	DictExistsCmd,	TclCompileDictExistsCmd, NULL, NULL, 0 },
     {"filter",	DictFilterCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 },
     {"for",	NULL,		TclCompileDictForCmd, DictForNRCmd, NULL, 0 },
     {"get",	DictGetCmd,	TclCompileDictGetCmd, NULL, NULL, 0 },
@@ -95,12 +98,13 @@ static const EnsembleImplMap implementationMap[] = {
     {"info",	DictInfoCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 },
     {"keys",	DictKeysCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 },
     {"lappend",	DictLappendCmd,	TclCompileDictLappendCmd, NULL, NULL, 0 },
-    {"merge",	DictMergeCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 },
+    {"map", 	NULL,       	TclCompileDictMapCmd, DictMapNRCmd, NULL, 0 },
+    {"merge",	DictMergeCmd,	TclCompileDictMergeCmd, NULL, NULL, 0 },
     {"remove",	DictRemoveCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 },
     {"replace",	DictReplaceCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 },
     {"set",	DictSetCmd,	TclCompileDictSetCmd, NULL, NULL, 0 },
     {"size",	DictSizeCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 },
-    {"unset",	DictUnsetCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 },
+    {"unset",	DictUnsetCmd,	TclCompileDictUnsetCmd, NULL, NULL, 0 },
     {"update",	DictUpdateCmd,	TclCompileDictUpdateCmd, NULL, NULL, 0 },
     {"values",	DictValuesCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 },
     {"with",	DictWithCmd,	TclCompileDictWithCmd, NULL, NULL, 0 },
@@ -181,6 +185,23 @@ static const Tcl_HashKeyType chainHashType = {
     AllocChainEntry,
     TclFreeObjEntry
 };
+
+/*
+ * Structure used in implementation of 'dict map' to hold the state that gets
+ * passed between parts of the implementation.
+ */
+
+typedef struct {
+    Tcl_Obj *keyVarObj;		/* The name of the variable that will have
+				 * keys assigned to it. */
+    Tcl_Obj *valueVarObj;	/* The name of the variable that will have
+				 * values assigned to it. */
+    Tcl_DictSearch search;	/* The dictionary search structure. */
+    Tcl_Obj *scriptObj;		/* The script to evaluate each time through
+				 * the loop. */
+    Tcl_Obj *accumulatorObj;	/* The dictionary used to accumulate the
+				 * results. */
+} DictMapStorage;
 
 /***** START OF FUNCTIONS IMPLEMENTING DICT CORE API *****/
 
@@ -700,7 +721,8 @@ SetDictFromAny(
 
   missingValue:
     if (interp != NULL) {
-	Tcl_SetResult(interp, "missing value to go with key", TCL_STATIC);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"missing value to go with key", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "DICTIONARY", NULL);
     }
     result = TCL_ERROR;
@@ -779,9 +801,9 @@ TclTraceDictPath(
 	    }
 	    if ((flags & DICT_PATH_CREATE) != DICT_PATH_CREATE) {
 		if (interp != NULL) {
-		    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "key \"", TclGetString(keyv[i]),
-			    "\" not known in dictionary", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			    "key \"%s\" not known in dictionary",
+			    TclGetString(keyv[i])));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "DICT",
 			    TclGetString(keyv[i]), NULL);
 		}
@@ -953,6 +975,7 @@ Tcl_DictObjGet(
     if (dictPtr->typePtr != &tclDictType) {
 	int result = SetDictFromAny(interp, dictPtr);
 	if (result != TCL_OK) {
+	    *valuePtrPtr = NULL;
 	    return result;
 	}
     }
@@ -1571,9 +1594,9 @@ DictGetCmd(
 	return result;
     }
     if (valuePtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "key \"", TclGetString(objv[objc-1]),
-		"\" not known in dictionary", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"key \"%s\" not known in dictionary",
+		TclGetString(objv[objc-1])));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "DICT",
 		TclGetString(objv[objc-1]), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -2027,6 +2050,7 @@ DictInfoCmd(
 {
     Tcl_Obj *dictPtr;
     Dict *dict;
+    char *statsStr;
 
     if (objc != 2) {
 	Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, objv, "dictionary");
@@ -2042,7 +2066,9 @@ DictInfoCmd(
     }
     dict = dictPtr->internalRep.otherValuePtr;
 
-    Tcl_SetResult(interp, Tcl_HashStats(&dict->table), TCL_DYNAMIC);
+    statsStr = Tcl_HashStats(&dict->table);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(statsStr, -1));
+    ckfree(statsStr);
     return TCL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -2331,7 +2357,7 @@ DictAppendCmd(
  *
  * DictForNRCmd --
  *
- *	This function implements the "dict for" Tcl command. See the user
+ *	These functions implement the "dict for" Tcl command.  See the user
  *	documentation for details on what it does, and TIP#111 for the formal
  *	specification.
  *
@@ -2371,8 +2397,8 @@ DictForNRCmd(
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (varc != 2) {
-	Tcl_SetResult(interp, "must have exactly two variable names",
-		TCL_STATIC);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"must have exactly two variable names", -1));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     searchPtr = TclStackAlloc(interp, sizeof(Tcl_DictSearch));
@@ -2484,13 +2510,15 @@ DictForLoopCallback(
      */
 
     Tcl_IncrRefCount(valueObj);
-    if (Tcl_ObjSetVar2(interp, keyVarObj, NULL, keyObj, TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG) == NULL) {
+    if (Tcl_ObjSetVar2(interp, keyVarObj, NULL, keyObj,
+	    TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG) == NULL) {
 	TclDecrRefCount(valueObj);
 	result = TCL_ERROR;
 	goto done;
     }
     TclDecrRefCount(valueObj);
-    if (Tcl_ObjSetVar2(interp, valueVarObj, NULL, valueObj, TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG) == NULL) {
+    if (Tcl_ObjSetVar2(interp, valueVarObj, NULL, valueObj,
+	    TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG) == NULL) {
 	result = TCL_ERROR;
 	goto done;
     }
@@ -2519,6 +2547,217 @@ DictForLoopCallback(
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
+ * DictMapNRCmd --
+ *
+ *	These functions implement the "dict map" Tcl command.  See the user
+ *	documentation for details on what it does, and TIP#405 for the formal
+ *	specification.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	A standard Tcl result.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	See the user documentation.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+static int
+DictMapNRCmd(
+    ClientData dummy,
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,
+    int objc,
+    Tcl_Obj *const *objv)
+{
+    Interp *iPtr = (Interp *) interp;
+    Tcl_Obj **varv, *keyObj, *valueObj;
+    DictMapStorage *storagePtr;
+    int varc, done;
+
+    if (objc != 4) {
+	Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, objv,
+		"{keyVar valueVar} dictionary script");
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Parse arguments.
+     */
+
+    if (TclListObjGetElements(interp, objv[1], &varc, &varv) != TCL_OK) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    if (varc != 2) {
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"must have exactly two variable names", -1));
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    storagePtr = TclStackAlloc(interp, sizeof(DictMapStorage));
+    if (Tcl_DictObjFirst(interp, objv[2], &storagePtr->search, &keyObj,
+	    &valueObj, &done) != TCL_OK) {
+	TclStackFree(interp, storagePtr);
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    if (done) {
+	/*
+	 * Note that this exit leaves an empty value in the result (due to
+	 * command calling conventions) but that is OK since an empty value is
+	 * an empty dictionary.
+	 */
+
+	TclStackFree(interp, storagePtr);
+	return TCL_OK;
+    }
+    TclNewObj(storagePtr->accumulatorObj);
+    TclListObjGetElements(NULL, objv[1], &varc, &varv);
+    storagePtr->keyVarObj = varv[0];
+    storagePtr->valueVarObj = varv[1];
+    storagePtr->scriptObj = objv[3];
+
+    /*
+     * Make sure that these objects (which we need throughout the body of the
+     * loop) don't vanish. Note that the dictionary internal rep is locked
+     * internally so that updates, shimmering, etc are not a problem.
+     */
+
+    Tcl_IncrRefCount(storagePtr->accumulatorObj);
+    Tcl_IncrRefCount(storagePtr->keyVarObj);
+    Tcl_IncrRefCount(storagePtr->valueVarObj);
+    Tcl_IncrRefCount(storagePtr->scriptObj);
+
+    /*
+     * Stop the value from getting hit in any way by any traces on the key
+     * variable.
+     */
+
+    Tcl_IncrRefCount(valueObj);
+    if (Tcl_ObjSetVar2(interp, storagePtr->keyVarObj, NULL, keyObj,
+	    TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG) == NULL) {
+	TclDecrRefCount(valueObj);
+	goto error;
+    }
+    if (Tcl_ObjSetVar2(interp, storagePtr->valueVarObj, NULL, valueObj,
+	    TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG) == NULL) {
+	TclDecrRefCount(valueObj);
+	goto error;
+    }
+    TclDecrRefCount(valueObj);
+
+    /*
+     * Run the script.
+     */
+
+    TclNRAddCallback(interp, DictMapLoopCallback, storagePtr, NULL,NULL,NULL);
+    return TclNREvalObjEx(interp, storagePtr->scriptObj, 0,
+	    iPtr->cmdFramePtr, 3);
+
+    /*
+     * For unwinding everything on error.
+     */
+
+  error:
+    TclDecrRefCount(storagePtr->keyVarObj);
+    TclDecrRefCount(storagePtr->valueVarObj);
+    TclDecrRefCount(storagePtr->scriptObj);
+    TclDecrRefCount(storagePtr->accumulatorObj);
+    Tcl_DictObjDone(&storagePtr->search);
+    TclStackFree(interp, storagePtr);
+    return TCL_ERROR;
+}
+
+static int
+DictMapLoopCallback(
+    ClientData data[],
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,
+    int result)
+{
+    Interp *iPtr = (Interp *) interp;
+    DictMapStorage *storagePtr = data[0];
+    Tcl_Obj *keyObj, *valueObj;
+    int done;
+
+    /*
+     * Process the result from the previous execution of the script body.
+     */
+
+    if (result == TCL_CONTINUE) {
+	result = TCL_OK;
+    } else if (result != TCL_OK) {
+	if (result == TCL_BREAK) {
+	    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
+	    result = TCL_OK;
+	} else if (result == TCL_ERROR) {
+	    Tcl_AppendObjToErrorInfo(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "\n    (\"dict map\" body line %d)",
+		    Tcl_GetErrorLine(interp)));
+	}
+	goto done;
+    } else {
+	keyObj = Tcl_ObjGetVar2(interp, storagePtr->keyVarObj, NULL,
+		TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG);
+	if (keyObj == NULL) {
+	    result = TCL_ERROR;
+	    goto done;
+	}
+	Tcl_DictObjPut(NULL, storagePtr->accumulatorObj, keyObj,
+		Tcl_GetObjResult(interp));
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Get the next mapping from the dictionary.
+     */
+
+    Tcl_DictObjNext(&storagePtr->search, &keyObj, &valueObj, &done);
+    if (done) {
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, storagePtr->accumulatorObj);
+	goto done;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Stop the value from getting hit in any way by any traces on the key
+     * variable.
+     */
+
+    Tcl_IncrRefCount(valueObj);
+    if (Tcl_ObjSetVar2(interp, storagePtr->keyVarObj, NULL, keyObj,
+	    TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG) == NULL) {
+	TclDecrRefCount(valueObj);
+	result = TCL_ERROR;
+	goto done;
+    }
+    if (Tcl_ObjSetVar2(interp, storagePtr->valueVarObj, NULL, valueObj,
+	    TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG) == NULL) {
+	TclDecrRefCount(valueObj);
+	result = TCL_ERROR;
+	goto done;
+    }
+    TclDecrRefCount(valueObj);
+
+    /*
+     * Run the script.
+     */
+
+    TclNRAddCallback(interp, DictMapLoopCallback, storagePtr, NULL,NULL,NULL);
+    return TclNREvalObjEx(interp, storagePtr->scriptObj, 0,
+	    iPtr->cmdFramePtr, 3);
+
+    /*
+     * For unwinding everything once the iterating is done.
+     */
+
+  done:
+    TclDecrRefCount(storagePtr->keyVarObj);
+    TclDecrRefCount(storagePtr->valueVarObj);
+    TclDecrRefCount(storagePtr->scriptObj);
+    TclDecrRefCount(storagePtr->accumulatorObj);
+    Tcl_DictObjDone(&storagePtr->search);
+    TclStackFree(interp, storagePtr);
+    return result;
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
  * DictSetCmd --
  *
  *	This function implements the "dict set" Tcl command. See the user
@@ -2787,8 +3026,8 @@ DictFilterCmd(
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	if (varc != 2) {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "must have exactly two variable names",
-		    TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "must have exactly two variable names", -1));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	keyVarObj = varv[0];
@@ -2828,16 +3067,19 @@ DictFilterCmd(
 	    if (Tcl_ObjSetVar2(interp, keyVarObj, NULL, keyObj,
 		    TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG) == NULL) {
 		Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't set key variable: \"",
-			TclGetString(keyVarObj), "\"", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"couldn't set key variable: \"%s\"",
+			TclGetString(keyVarObj)));
 		result = TCL_ERROR;
 		goto abnormalResult;
 	    }
 	    if (Tcl_ObjSetVar2(interp, valueVarObj, NULL, valueObj,
 		    TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG) == NULL) {
 		Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't set value variable: \"",
-			TclGetString(valueVarObj), "\"", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"couldn't set value variable: \"%s\"",
+			TclGetString(valueVarObj)));
+		result = TCL_ERROR;
 		goto abnormalResult;
 	    }
 
@@ -3438,7 +3680,7 @@ TclInitDictCmd(
 {
     return TclMakeEnsemble(interp, "dict", implementationMap);
 }
-
+
 /*
  * Local Variables:
  * mode: c
diff --git a/generic/tclEncoding.c b/generic/tclEncoding.c
index 0fa6661..7a55724 100644
--- a/generic/tclEncoding.c
+++ b/generic/tclEncoding.c
@@ -1542,7 +1542,8 @@ OpenEncodingFileChannel(
     }
 
     if ((NULL == chan) && (interp != NULL)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown encoding \"", name, "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"unknown encoding \"%s\"", name));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "ENCODING", name, NULL);
     }
     Tcl_DecrRefCount(fileNameObj);
@@ -1616,7 +1617,8 @@ LoadEncodingFile(
 	break;
     }
     if ((encoding == NULL) && (interp != NULL)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "invalid encoding file \"", name, "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"invalid encoding file \"%s\"", name));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "ENCODING", name, NULL);
     }
     Tcl_Close(NULL, chan);
diff --git a/generic/tclEnsemble.c b/generic/tclEnsemble.c
index 754e480..b76c603 100644
--- a/generic/tclEnsemble.c
+++ b/generic/tclEnsemble.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * Declarations for functions local to this file:
  */
 
+static inline Tcl_Obj *	NewNsObj(Tcl_Namespace *namespacePtr);
 static inline int	EnsembleUnknownCallback(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    EnsembleConfig *ensemblePtr, int objc,
 			    Tcl_Obj *const objv[], Tcl_Obj **prefixObjPtr);
@@ -78,6 +79,19 @@ const Tcl_ObjType tclEnsembleCmdType = {
     NULL			/* setFromAnyProc */
 };
 
+static inline Tcl_Obj *
+NewNsObj(
+    Tcl_Namespace *namespacePtr)
+{
+    register Namespace *nsPtr = (Namespace *) namespacePtr;
+
+    if (namespacePtr == TclGetGlobalNamespace(nsPtr->interp)) {
+	return Tcl_NewStringObj("::", 2);
+    } else {
+	return Tcl_NewStringObj(nsPtr->fullName, -1);
+    }
+}
+
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
@@ -116,9 +130,10 @@ TclNamespaceEnsembleCmd(
 
     if (nsPtr == NULL || nsPtr->flags & NS_DYING) {
 	if (!Tcl_InterpDeleted(interp)) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 		    "tried to manipulate ensemble of deleted namespace",
-		    NULL);
+		    -1));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE", "DEAD", NULL);
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -235,9 +250,11 @@ TclNamespaceEnsembleCmd(
 			return TCL_ERROR;
 		    }
 		    if (len < 1) {
-			Tcl_SetResult(interp,
+			Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 				"ensemble subcommand implementations "
-				"must be non-empty lists", TCL_STATIC);
+				"must be non-empty lists", -1));
+			Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE",
+				"EMPTY_TARGET", NULL);
 			Tcl_DictObjDone(&search);
 			if (patchedDict) {
 			    Tcl_DecrRefCount(patchedDict);
@@ -250,7 +267,7 @@ TclNamespaceEnsembleCmd(
 		    cmd = TclGetString(listv[0]);
 		    if (!(cmd[0] == ':' && cmd[1] == ':')) {
 			Tcl_Obj *newList = Tcl_NewListObj(len, listv);
-			Tcl_Obj *newCmd = Tcl_NewStringObj(nsPtr->fullName,-1);
+			Tcl_Obj *newCmd = NewNsObj((Tcl_Namespace *) nsPtr);
 
 			if (nsPtr->parentPtr) {
 			    Tcl_AppendStringsToObj(newCmd, "::", NULL);
@@ -370,8 +387,7 @@ TclNamespaceEnsembleCmd(
 	    case CONF_NAMESPACE:
 		namespacePtr = NULL;		/* silence gcc 4 warning */
 		Tcl_GetEnsembleNamespace(NULL, token, &namespacePtr);
-		Tcl_SetResult(interp, ((Namespace *) namespacePtr)->fullName,
-			TCL_VOLATILE);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, NewNsObj(namespacePtr));
 		break;
 	    case CONF_PREFIX: {
 		int flags = 0;			/* silence gcc 4 warning */
@@ -411,9 +427,7 @@ TclNamespaceEnsembleCmd(
 			    -1));
 	    namespacePtr = NULL;		/* silence gcc 4 warning */
 	    Tcl_GetEnsembleNamespace(NULL, token, &namespacePtr);
-	    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, resultObj,
-		    Tcl_NewStringObj(((Namespace *) namespacePtr)->fullName,
-			    -1));
+	    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, resultObj, NewNsObj(namespacePtr));
 
 	    /* -parameters option */
 	    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, resultObj,
@@ -515,9 +529,11 @@ TclNamespaceEnsembleCmd(
 			    goto freeMapAndError;
 			}
 			if (len < 1) {
-			    Tcl_SetResult(interp,
+			    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 				    "ensemble subcommand implementations "
-				    "must be non-empty lists", TCL_STATIC);
+				    "must be non-empty lists", -1));
+			    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE",
+				    "EMPTY_TARGET", NULL);
 			    Tcl_DictObjDone(&search);
 			    if (patchedDict) {
 				Tcl_DecrRefCount(patchedDict);
@@ -527,8 +543,7 @@ TclNamespaceEnsembleCmd(
 			cmd = TclGetString(listv[0]);
 			if (!(cmd[0] == ':' && cmd[1] == ':')) {
 			    Tcl_Obj *newList = Tcl_DuplicateObj(listObj);
-			    Tcl_Obj *newCmd =
-				    Tcl_NewStringObj(nsPtr->fullName, -1);
+			    Tcl_Obj *newCmd = NewNsObj((Tcl_Namespace*)nsPtr);
 
 			    if (nsPtr->parentPtr) {
 				Tcl_AppendStringsToObj(newCmd, "::", NULL);
@@ -554,7 +569,9 @@ TclNamespaceEnsembleCmd(
 		    continue;
 		}
 		case CONF_NAMESPACE:
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "option -namespace is read-only",
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "option -namespace is read-only", -1));
+		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE", "READ_ONLY",
 			    NULL);
 		    goto freeMapAndError;
 		case CONF_PREFIX:
@@ -629,7 +646,7 @@ Tcl_CreateEnsemble(
      */
 
     if (!(name[0] == ':' && name[1] == ':')) {
-	nameObj = Tcl_NewStringObj(nsPtr->fullName, -1);
+	nameObj = NewNsObj((Tcl_Namespace *) nsPtr);
 	if (nsPtr->parentPtr == NULL) {
 	    Tcl_AppendStringsToObj(nameObj, name, NULL);
 	} else {
@@ -702,7 +719,9 @@ Tcl_SetEnsembleSubcommandList(
     Tcl_Obj *oldList;
 
     if (cmdPtr->objProc != NsEnsembleImplementationCmd) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "command is not an ensemble", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"command is not an ensemble", -1));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE", "NOT_ENSEMBLE", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (subcmdList != NULL) {
@@ -776,7 +795,9 @@ Tcl_SetEnsembleParameterList(
     int length;
 
     if (cmdPtr->objProc != NsEnsembleImplementationCmd) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "command is not an ensemble", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"command is not an ensemble", -1));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE", "NOT_ENSEMBLE", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (paramList == NULL) {
@@ -850,7 +871,9 @@ Tcl_SetEnsembleMappingDict(
     Tcl_Obj *oldDict;
 
     if (cmdPtr->objProc != NsEnsembleImplementationCmd) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "command is not an ensemble", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"command is not an ensemble", -1));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE", "NOT_ENSEMBLE", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (mapDict != NULL) {
@@ -873,9 +896,11 @@ Tcl_SetEnsembleMappingDict(
 	    }
 	    bytes = TclGetString(cmdObjPtr);
 	    if (bytes[0] != ':' || bytes[1] != ':') {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 			"ensemble target is not a fully-qualified command",
-			NULL);
+			-1));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE",
+			"UNQUALIFIED_TARGET", NULL);
 		Tcl_DictObjDone(&search);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
@@ -945,7 +970,9 @@ Tcl_SetEnsembleUnknownHandler(
     Tcl_Obj *oldList;
 
     if (cmdPtr->objProc != NsEnsembleImplementationCmd) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "command is not an ensemble", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"command is not an ensemble", -1));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE", "NOT_ENSEMBLE", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (unknownList != NULL) {
@@ -1009,7 +1036,9 @@ Tcl_SetEnsembleFlags(
     int wasCompiled;
 
     if (cmdPtr->objProc != NsEnsembleImplementationCmd) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "command is not an ensemble", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"command is not an ensemble", -1));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE", "NOT_ENSEMBLE", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -1084,7 +1113,9 @@ Tcl_GetEnsembleSubcommandList(
 
     if (cmdPtr->objProc != NsEnsembleImplementationCmd) {
 	if (interp != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "command is not an ensemble", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "command is not an ensemble", -1));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE", "NOT_ENSEMBLE", NULL);
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1124,7 +1155,9 @@ Tcl_GetEnsembleParameterList(
 
     if (cmdPtr->objProc != NsEnsembleImplementationCmd) {
 	if (interp != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "command is not an ensemble", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "command is not an ensemble", -1));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE", "NOT_ENSEMBLE", NULL);
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1164,7 +1197,9 @@ Tcl_GetEnsembleMappingDict(
 
     if (cmdPtr->objProc != NsEnsembleImplementationCmd) {
 	if (interp != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "command is not an ensemble", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "command is not an ensemble", -1));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE", "NOT_ENSEMBLE", NULL);
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1203,7 +1238,9 @@ Tcl_GetEnsembleUnknownHandler(
 
     if (cmdPtr->objProc != NsEnsembleImplementationCmd) {
 	if (interp != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "command is not an ensemble", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "command is not an ensemble", -1));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE", "NOT_ENSEMBLE", NULL);
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1242,7 +1279,9 @@ Tcl_GetEnsembleFlags(
 
     if (cmdPtr->objProc != NsEnsembleImplementationCmd) {
 	if (interp != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "command is not an ensemble", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "command is not an ensemble", -1));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE", "NOT_ENSEMBLE", NULL);
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1281,7 +1320,9 @@ Tcl_GetEnsembleNamespace(
 
     if (cmdPtr->objProc != NsEnsembleImplementationCmd) {
 	if (interp != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "command is not an ensemble", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "command is not an ensemble", -1));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE", "NOT_ENSEMBLE", NULL);
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1337,8 +1378,9 @@ Tcl_FindEnsemble(
 
 	if (cmdPtr == NULL || cmdPtr->objProc != NsEnsembleImplementationCmd){
 	    if (flags & TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"", TclGetString(cmdNameObj),
-			"\" is not an ensemble command", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"\"%s\" is not an ensemble command",
+			TclGetString(cmdNameObj)));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "ENSEMBLE",
 			TclGetString(cmdNameObj), NULL);
 	    }
@@ -1591,6 +1633,7 @@ NsEnsembleImplementationCmdNR(
 				 * specified but not yet cached command
 				 * names. */
     int reparseCount = 0;	/* Number of reparses. */
+    Tcl_Obj *errorObj;		/* Used for building error messages. */
 
     /*
      * Must recheck objc, since numParameters might have changed. Cf. test
@@ -1631,8 +1674,9 @@ NsEnsembleImplementationCmdNR(
 	 */
 
 	if (!Tcl_InterpDeleted(interp)) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		    "ensemble activated for deleted namespace", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "ensemble activated for deleted namespace", -1));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE", "DEAD", NULL);
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1880,35 +1924,34 @@ NsEnsembleImplementationCmdNR(
      */
 
     Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "ENSEMBLE",
+    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "SUBCOMMAND",
 	    TclGetString(objv[1+ensemblePtr->numParameters]), NULL);
     if (ensemblePtr->subcommandTable.numEntries == 0) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown subcommand \"",
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"unknown subcommand \"%s\": namespace %s does not"
+		" export any commands",
 		TclGetString(objv[1+ensemblePtr->numParameters]),
-		"\": namespace ", ensemblePtr->nsPtr->fullName,
-		" does not export any commands", NULL);
+		ensemblePtr->nsPtr->fullName));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "SUBCOMMAND",
 		TclGetString(objv[1+ensemblePtr->numParameters]), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown ",
-	    (ensemblePtr->flags & TCL_ENSEMBLE_PREFIX ? "or ambiguous " : ""),
-	    "subcommand \"", TclGetString(objv[1+ensemblePtr->numParameters]),
-	    "\": must be ", NULL);
+    errorObj = Tcl_ObjPrintf("unknown%s subcommand \"%s\": must be ",
+	    (ensemblePtr->flags & TCL_ENSEMBLE_PREFIX ? " or ambiguous" : ""),
+	    TclGetString(objv[1+ensemblePtr->numParameters]));
     if (ensemblePtr->subcommandTable.numEntries == 1) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, ensemblePtr->subcommandArrayPtr[0], NULL);
+	Tcl_AppendToObj(errorObj, ensemblePtr->subcommandArrayPtr[0], -1);
     } else {
 	int i;
 
 	for (i=0 ; i<ensemblePtr->subcommandTable.numEntries-1 ; i++) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		    ensemblePtr->subcommandArrayPtr[i], ", ", NULL);
+	    Tcl_AppendToObj(errorObj, ensemblePtr->subcommandArrayPtr[i], -1);
+	    Tcl_AppendToObj(errorObj, ", ", 2);
 	}
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "or ",
-		ensemblePtr->subcommandArrayPtr[i], NULL);
+	Tcl_AppendPrintfToObj(errorObj, "or %s",
+		ensemblePtr->subcommandArrayPtr[i]);
     }
-    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "SUBCOMMAND",
-	    TclGetString(objv[1+ensemblePtr->numParameters]), NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, errorObj);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -2034,7 +2077,6 @@ EnsembleUnknownCallback(
 {
     int paramc, i, result, prefixObjc;
     Tcl_Obj **paramv, *unknownCmd, *ensObj;
-    char buf[TCL_INTEGER_SPACE];
 
     /*
      * Create the unknown command callback to determine what to do.
@@ -2061,9 +2103,12 @@ EnsembleUnknownCallback(
     ((Interp *) interp)->evalFlags |= TCL_EVAL_REDIRECT;
     result = Tcl_EvalObjv(interp, paramc, paramv, 0);
     if ((result == TCL_OK) && (ensemblePtr->flags & ENSEMBLE_DEAD)) {
-	Tcl_SetResult(interp,
-		"unknown subcommand handler deleted its ensemble",
-		TCL_STATIC);
+	if (!Tcl_InterpDeleted(interp)) {
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "unknown subcommand handler deleted its ensemble", -1));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE", "UNKNOWN_DELETED",
+		    NULL);
+	}
 	result = TCL_ERROR;
     }
     Tcl_Release(ensemblePtr);
@@ -2112,26 +2157,26 @@ EnsembleUnknownCallback(
     if (!Tcl_InterpDeleted(interp)) {
 	if (result != TCL_ERROR) {
 	    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp,
-		    "unknown subcommand handler returned bad code: ",
-		    TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "unknown subcommand handler returned bad code: ", -1));
 	    switch (result) {
 	    case TCL_RETURN:
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "return", NULL);
+		Tcl_AppendToObj(Tcl_GetObjResult(interp), "return", -1);
 		break;
 	    case TCL_BREAK:
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "break", NULL);
+		Tcl_AppendToObj(Tcl_GetObjResult(interp), "break", -1);
 		break;
 	    case TCL_CONTINUE:
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "continue", NULL);
+		Tcl_AppendToObj(Tcl_GetObjResult(interp), "continue", -1);
 		break;
 	    default:
-		sprintf(buf, "%d", result);
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, buf, NULL);
+		Tcl_AppendPrintfToObj(Tcl_GetObjResult(interp), "%d", result);
 	    }
 	    Tcl_AddErrorInfo(interp, "\n    result of "
 		    "ensemble unknown subcommand handler: ");
 	    Tcl_AddErrorInfo(interp, TclGetString(unknownCmd));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ENSEMBLE", "UNKNOWN_RESULT",
+		    NULL);
 	} else {
 	    Tcl_AddErrorInfo(interp,
 		    "\n    (ensemble unknown subcommand handler)");
@@ -2392,7 +2437,7 @@ BuildEnsembleConfig(
 	     * the programmer's responsibility (or [::unknown] of course).
 	     */
 
-	    cmdObj = Tcl_NewStringObj(ensemblePtr->nsPtr->fullName, -1);
+	    cmdObj = NewNsObj((Tcl_Namespace *) ensemblePtr->nsPtr);
 	    if (ensemblePtr->nsPtr->parentPtr != NULL) {
 		Tcl_AppendStringsToObj(cmdObj, "::", name, NULL);
 	    } else {
diff --git a/generic/tclEvent.c b/generic/tclEvent.c
index e65862c..0b585b6 100644
--- a/generic/tclEvent.c
+++ b/generic/tclEvent.c
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ Tcl_VwaitObjCmd(
 	}
 	if (Tcl_LimitExceeded(interp)) {
 	    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "limit exceeded", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj("limit exceeded", -1));
 	    break;
 	}
     }
@@ -1426,8 +1426,9 @@ Tcl_VwaitObjCmd(
 
     if (!foundEvent) {
 	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't wait for variable \"", nameString,
-		"\": would wait forever", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"can't wait for variable \"%s\": would wait forever",
+		nameString));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "EVENT", "NO_SOURCES", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1519,7 +1520,7 @@ Tcl_UpdateObjCmd(
 	}
 	if (Tcl_LimitExceeded(interp)) {
 	    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "limit exceeded", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj("limit exceeded", -1));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
     }
diff --git a/generic/tclExecute.c b/generic/tclExecute.c
index e402634..cf8f9e7 100644
--- a/generic/tclExecute.c
+++ b/generic/tclExecute.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "tclInt.h"
 #include "tclCompile.h"
+#include "tclOOInt.h"
 #include "tommath.h"
 #include <math.h>
 
@@ -2331,6 +2332,101 @@ TEBCresume(
 	cleanup = 1;
 	goto processExceptionReturn;
 
+    case INST_YIELD: {
+	CoroutineData *corPtr = iPtr->execEnvPtr->corPtr;
+
+	TRACE(("%.30s => ", O2S(OBJ_AT_TOS)));
+	if (!corPtr) {
+	    TRACE_APPEND(("ERROR: yield outside coroutine\n"));
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "yield can only be called in a coroutine", -1));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "COROUTINE", "ILLEGAL_YIELD",
+		    NULL);
+	    goto gotError;
+	}
+
+#ifdef TCL_COMPILE_DEBUG
+	TRACE_WITH_OBJ(("yield, result="), iPtr->objResultPtr);
+	if (traceInstructions) {
+	    fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+	}
+#endif
+	/* TIP #280: Record the last piece of info needed by
+	 * 'TclGetSrcInfoForPc', and push the frame.
+	 */
+	
+	bcFramePtr->data.tebc.pc = (char *) pc;
+	iPtr->cmdFramePtr = bcFramePtr;
+
+	if (iPtr->flags & INTERP_DEBUG_FRAME) {
+	    TclArgumentBCEnter((Tcl_Interp *) iPtr, objv, objc,
+		    codePtr, bcFramePtr, pc - codePtr->codeStart);
+	}
+
+	pc++;
+	cleanup = 1;
+	TEBC_YIELD();
+	
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, OBJ_AT_TOS);
+	TclNRAddCallback(interp, TclNRCoroutineActivateCallback, corPtr,
+		INT2PTR(0), NULL, NULL);
+
+	return TCL_OK;
+    }
+
+    case INST_TAILCALL: {
+	Tcl_Obj *listPtr, *nsObjPtr;
+        NRE_callback *tailcallPtr;
+
+	opnd = TclGetUInt1AtPtr(pc+1);
+
+	if (!(iPtr->varFramePtr->isProcCallFrame & 1)) {
+	    TRACE(("%d => ERROR: tailcall in non-proc context\n", opnd));
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "tailcall can only be called from a proc or lambda", -1));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "TAILCALL", "ILLEGAL", NULL);
+	    goto gotError;
+	}
+
+#ifdef TCL_COMPILE_DEBUG
+	{
+	    register int i;
+
+	    TRACE(("%d [", opnd));
+	    for (i=opnd-1 ; i>=0 ; i--) {
+		TRACE_APPEND(("\"%.30s\"", O2S(OBJ_AT_DEPTH(i))));
+		if (i > 0) {
+		    TRACE_APPEND((" "));
+		}
+	    }
+	    TRACE_APPEND(("] => RETURN..."));
+	}
+#endif
+
+	/*
+	 * Push the evaluation of the called command into the NR callback
+	 * stack.
+	 */
+
+	listPtr = Tcl_NewListObj(opnd, &OBJ_AT_DEPTH(opnd-1));
+	nsObjPtr = Tcl_NewStringObj(iPtr->varFramePtr->nsPtr->fullName, -1);
+	Tcl_IncrRefCount(listPtr);
+	Tcl_IncrRefCount(nsObjPtr);
+	TclNRAddCallback(interp, TclNRTailcallEval, listPtr, nsObjPtr,
+		NULL, NULL);
+
+	/*
+	 * Unstitch ourselves and do a [return].
+	 */
+
+	tailcallPtr = TOP_CB(interp);
+	TOP_CB(interp) = tailcallPtr->nextPtr;
+	iPtr->varFramePtr->tailcallPtr = tailcallPtr;
+	result = TCL_RETURN;
+	cleanup = opnd;
+	goto processExceptionReturn;
+    }
+
     case INST_DONE:
 	if (tosPtr > initTosPtr) {
 	    /*
@@ -3785,6 +3881,104 @@ TEBCresume(
     /*
      *	   End of INST_UNSET instructions.
      * -----------------------------------------------------------------
+     *	   Start of INST_ARRAY instructions.
+     */
+
+    case INST_ARRAY_EXISTS_IMM:
+	opnd = TclGetUInt4AtPtr(pc+1);
+	pcAdjustment = 5;
+	cleanup = 0;
+	part1Ptr = NULL;
+	arrayPtr = NULL;
+	TRACE(("%u => ", opnd));
+	varPtr = LOCAL(opnd);
+	while (TclIsVarLink(varPtr)) {
+	    varPtr = varPtr->value.linkPtr;
+	}
+	goto doArrayExists;
+    case INST_ARRAY_EXISTS_STK:
+	opnd = -1;
+	pcAdjustment = 1;
+	cleanup = 1;
+	part1Ptr = OBJ_AT_TOS;
+	TRACE(("\"%.30s\" => ", O2S(part1Ptr)));
+	varPtr = TclObjLookupVarEx(interp, part1Ptr, NULL, 0, NULL,
+		/*createPart1*/0, /*createPart2*/0, &arrayPtr);
+    doArrayExists:
+	if (varPtr && (varPtr->flags & VAR_TRACED_ARRAY)
+		&& (TclIsVarArray(varPtr) || TclIsVarUndefined(varPtr))) {
+	    DECACHE_STACK_INFO();
+	    result = TclObjCallVarTraces(iPtr, arrayPtr, varPtr, part1Ptr,
+		    NULL, (TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG|TCL_NAMESPACE_ONLY|
+		    TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY|TCL_TRACE_ARRAY), 1, opnd);
+	    CACHE_STACK_INFO();
+	    if (result == TCL_ERROR) {
+		TRACE_APPEND(("ERROR: %.30s\n",
+			O2S(Tcl_GetObjResult(interp))));
+		goto gotError;
+	    }
+	}
+	if (varPtr && TclIsVarArray(varPtr) && !TclIsVarUndefined(varPtr)) {
+	    objResultPtr = TCONST(1);
+	} else {
+	    objResultPtr = TCONST(0);
+	}
+	TRACE_APPEND(("%.30s\n", O2S(objResultPtr)));
+	NEXT_INST_V(pcAdjustment, cleanup, 1);
+
+    case INST_ARRAY_MAKE_IMM:
+	opnd = TclGetUInt4AtPtr(pc+1);
+	pcAdjustment = 5;
+	cleanup = 0;
+	part1Ptr = NULL;
+	arrayPtr = NULL;
+	TRACE(("%u => ", opnd));
+	varPtr = LOCAL(opnd);
+	while (TclIsVarLink(varPtr)) {
+	    varPtr = varPtr->value.linkPtr;
+	}
+	goto doArrayMake;
+    case INST_ARRAY_MAKE_STK:
+	opnd = -1;
+	pcAdjustment = 1;
+	cleanup = 1;
+	part1Ptr = OBJ_AT_TOS;
+	TRACE(("\"%.30s\" => ", O2S(part1Ptr)));
+	varPtr = TclObjLookupVarEx(interp, part1Ptr, NULL, TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG,
+		"set", /*createPart1*/1, /*createPart2*/0, &arrayPtr);
+	if (varPtr == NULL) {
+	    TRACE_APPEND(("ERROR: %.30s\n", O2S(Tcl_GetObjResult(interp))));
+	    goto gotError;
+	}
+    doArrayMake:
+	if (varPtr && !TclIsVarArray(varPtr)) {
+	    if (TclIsVarArrayElement(varPtr) || !TclIsVarUndefined(varPtr)) {
+		/*
+		 * Either an array element, or a scalar: lose!
+		 */
+
+		TclObjVarErrMsg(interp, part1Ptr, NULL, "array set",
+			"variable isn't array", opnd);
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "WRITE", "ARRAY", NULL);
+		TRACE_APPEND(("ERROR: bad array ref: %.30s\n",
+			O2S(Tcl_GetObjResult(interp))));
+		goto gotError;
+	    }
+	    TclSetVarArray(varPtr);
+	    varPtr->value.tablePtr = ckalloc(sizeof(TclVarHashTable));
+	    TclInitVarHashTable(varPtr->value.tablePtr,
+		    TclGetVarNsPtr(varPtr));
+#ifdef TCL_COMPILE_DEBUG
+	    TRACE_APPEND(("done\n"));
+	} else {
+	    TRACE_APPEND(("nothing to do\n"));
+#endif
+	}
+	NEXT_INST_V(pcAdjustment, cleanup, 0);
+
+    /*
+     *	   End of INST_ARRAY instructions.
+     * -----------------------------------------------------------------
      *	   Start of variable linking instructions.
      */
 
@@ -4045,6 +4239,136 @@ TEBCresume(
 
     /*
      * -----------------------------------------------------------------
+     *	   Start of general introspector instructions.
+     */
+
+    case INST_NS_CURRENT: {
+	Namespace *currNsPtr = (Namespace *) TclGetCurrentNamespace(interp);
+
+	if (currNsPtr == (Namespace *) TclGetGlobalNamespace(interp)) {
+	    TclNewLiteralStringObj(objResultPtr, "::");
+	} else {
+	    TclNewStringObj(objResultPtr, currNsPtr->fullName,
+		    strlen(currNsPtr->fullName));
+	}
+	TRACE_WITH_OBJ(("=> "), objResultPtr);
+	NEXT_INST_F(1, 0, 1);
+    }
+    case INST_COROUTINE_NAME: {
+	CoroutineData *corPtr = iPtr->execEnvPtr->corPtr;
+
+	TclNewObj(objResultPtr);
+	if (corPtr && !(corPtr->cmdPtr->flags & CMD_IS_DELETED)) {
+	    Tcl_GetCommandFullName(interp, (Tcl_Command) corPtr->cmdPtr,
+		    objResultPtr);
+	}
+	TRACE_WITH_OBJ(("=> "), objResultPtr);
+	NEXT_INST_F(1, 0, 1);
+    }
+    case INST_INFO_LEVEL_NUM:
+	TclNewIntObj(objResultPtr, iPtr->varFramePtr->level);
+	TRACE_WITH_OBJ(("=> "), objResultPtr);
+	NEXT_INST_F(1, 0, 1);
+    case INST_INFO_LEVEL_ARGS: {
+	int level;
+	register CallFrame *framePtr = iPtr->varFramePtr;
+	register CallFrame *rootFramePtr = iPtr->rootFramePtr;
+
+	valuePtr = OBJ_AT_TOS;
+	if (TclGetIntFromObj(interp, valuePtr, &level) != TCL_OK) {
+	    TRACE_WITH_OBJ(("%.30s => ERROR: ", O2S(valuePtr)),
+		    Tcl_GetObjResult(interp));
+	    goto gotError;
+	}
+	TRACE(("%d => ", level));
+	if (level <= 0) {
+	    level += framePtr->level;
+	}
+	for (; (framePtr->level!=level) && (framePtr!=rootFramePtr) ;
+		framePtr = framePtr->callerVarPtr) {
+	    /* Empty loop body */
+	}
+	if (framePtr == rootFramePtr) {
+	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad level \"", TclGetString(valuePtr),
+		    "\"", NULL);
+	    TRACE_APPEND(("ERROR: bad level\n"));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "STACK_LEVEL",
+		    TclGetString(valuePtr), NULL);
+	    goto gotError;
+	}
+	objResultPtr = Tcl_NewListObj(framePtr->objc, framePtr->objv);
+	TRACE_APPEND(("%.30s\n", O2S(objResultPtr)));
+	NEXT_INST_F(1, 1, 1);
+    }
+    case INST_RESOLVE_COMMAND: {
+	Tcl_Command cmd = Tcl_GetCommandFromObj(interp, OBJ_AT_TOS);
+
+	TclNewObj(objResultPtr);
+	if (cmd != NULL) {
+	    Tcl_GetCommandFullName(interp, cmd, objResultPtr);
+	}
+	TRACE_WITH_OBJ(("\"%.20s\" => ", O2S(OBJ_AT_TOS)), objResultPtr);
+	NEXT_INST_F(1, 1, 1);
+    }
+    case INST_TCLOO_SELF: {
+	CallFrame *framePtr = iPtr->varFramePtr;
+	CallContext *contextPtr;
+
+	if (framePtr == NULL ||
+		!(framePtr->isProcCallFrame & FRAME_IS_METHOD)) {
+	    TRACE(("=> ERROR: no TclOO call context\n"));
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "self may only be called from inside a method",
+		    -1));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "CONTEXT_REQUIRED", NULL);
+	    goto gotError;
+	}
+	contextPtr = framePtr->clientData;
+
+	/*
+	 * Call out to get the name; it's expensive to compute but cached.
+	 */
+
+	objResultPtr = TclOOObjectName(interp, contextPtr->oPtr);
+	TRACE_WITH_OBJ(("=> "), objResultPtr);
+	NEXT_INST_F(1, 0, 1);
+    }
+    {
+	Object *oPtr;
+
+    case INST_TCLOO_IS_OBJECT:
+	oPtr = (Object *) Tcl_GetObjectFromObj(interp, OBJ_AT_TOS);
+	objResultPtr = TCONST(oPtr != NULL ? 1 : 0);
+	TRACE_WITH_OBJ(("%.30s => ", O2S(OBJ_AT_TOS)), objResultPtr);
+	NEXT_INST_F(1, 1, 1);
+    case INST_TCLOO_CLASS:
+	oPtr = (Object *) Tcl_GetObjectFromObj(interp, OBJ_AT_TOS);
+	if (oPtr == NULL) {
+	    TRACE(("%.30s => ERROR: not object\n", O2S(OBJ_AT_TOS)));
+	    goto gotError;
+	}
+	objResultPtr = TclOOObjectName(interp, oPtr->selfCls->thisPtr);
+	TRACE_WITH_OBJ(("%.30s => ", O2S(OBJ_AT_TOS)), objResultPtr);
+	NEXT_INST_F(1, 1, 1);
+    case INST_TCLOO_NS:
+	oPtr = (Object *) Tcl_GetObjectFromObj(interp, OBJ_AT_TOS);
+	if (oPtr == NULL) {
+	    TRACE(("%.30s => ERROR: not object\n", O2S(OBJ_AT_TOS)));
+	    goto gotError;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * TclOO objects *never* have the global namespace as their NS.
+	 */
+
+	TclNewStringObj(objResultPtr, oPtr->namespacePtr->fullName,
+		strlen(oPtr->namespacePtr->fullName));
+	TRACE_WITH_OBJ(("%.30s => ", O2S(OBJ_AT_TOS)), objResultPtr);
+	NEXT_INST_F(1, 1, 1);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * -----------------------------------------------------------------
      *	   Start of INST_LIST and related instructions.
      */
 
@@ -4592,6 +4916,179 @@ TEBCresume(
 		O2S(objResultPtr)));
 	NEXT_INST_F(1, 2, 1);
 
+    case INST_STR_RANGE:
+	TRACE(("\"%.20s\" %s %s =>",
+		O2S(OBJ_AT_DEPTH(2)), O2S(OBJ_UNDER_TOS), O2S(OBJ_AT_TOS)));
+	length = Tcl_GetCharLength(OBJ_AT_DEPTH(2)) - 1;
+	if (TclGetIntForIndexM(interp, OBJ_UNDER_TOS, length,
+		    &fromIdx) != TCL_OK
+	    || TclGetIntForIndexM(interp, OBJ_AT_TOS, length,
+		    &toIdx) != TCL_OK) {
+	    goto gotError;
+	}
+
+	if (fromIdx < 0) {
+	    fromIdx = 0;
+	}
+	if (toIdx >= length) {
+	    toIdx = length;
+	}
+	if (toIdx >= fromIdx) {
+	    objResultPtr = Tcl_GetRange(OBJ_AT_DEPTH(2), fromIdx, toIdx);
+	} else {
+	    TclNewObj(objResultPtr);
+	}
+	TRACE_APPEND(("\"%.30s\"\n", O2S(objResultPtr)));
+	NEXT_INST_V(1, 3, 1);
+
+    case INST_STR_RANGE_IMM:
+	valuePtr = OBJ_AT_TOS;
+	fromIdx = TclGetInt4AtPtr(pc+1);
+	toIdx = TclGetInt4AtPtr(pc+5);
+	length = Tcl_GetCharLength(valuePtr);
+	TRACE(("\"%.20s\" %d %d => ", O2S(valuePtr), fromIdx, toIdx));
+
+	/*
+	 * Adjust indices for end-based indexing.
+	 */
+
+	if (fromIdx < -1) {
+	    fromIdx += 1 + length;
+	    if (fromIdx < 0) {
+		fromIdx = 0;
+	    }
+	} else if (fromIdx >= length) {
+	    fromIdx = length;
+	}
+	if (toIdx < -1) {
+	    toIdx += 1 + length;
+	    if (toIdx < 0) {
+		toIdx = 0;
+	    }
+	} else if (toIdx >= length) {
+	    toIdx = length - 1;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Check if we can do a sane substring.
+	 */
+
+	if (fromIdx <= toIdx) {
+	    objResultPtr = Tcl_GetRange(valuePtr, fromIdx, toIdx);
+	} else {
+	    TclNewObj(objResultPtr);
+	}
+	TRACE_APPEND(("%.30s\n", O2S(objResultPtr)));
+	NEXT_INST_F(9, 1, 1);
+
+    {
+	Tcl_UniChar *ustring1, *ustring2, *ustring3, *end, *p;
+	int length3;
+	Tcl_Obj *value3Ptr;
+
+    case INST_STR_MAP:
+	valuePtr = OBJ_AT_TOS;		/* "Main" string. */
+	value3Ptr = OBJ_UNDER_TOS;	/* "Target" string. */
+	value2Ptr = OBJ_AT_DEPTH(2);	/* "Source" string. */
+	if (value3Ptr == value2Ptr) {
+	    objResultPtr = valuePtr;
+	    NEXT_INST_V(1, 3, 1);
+	} else if (valuePtr == value2Ptr) {
+	    objResultPtr = value3Ptr;
+	    NEXT_INST_V(1, 3, 1);
+	}
+	ustring1 = Tcl_GetUnicodeFromObj(valuePtr, &length);
+	if (length == 0) {
+	    objResultPtr = valuePtr;
+	    NEXT_INST_V(1, 3, 1);
+	}
+	ustring2 = Tcl_GetUnicodeFromObj(value2Ptr, &length2);
+	if (length2 > length || length2 == 0) {
+	    objResultPtr = valuePtr;
+	    NEXT_INST_V(1, 3, 1);
+	} else if (length2 == length) {
+	    if (memcmp(ustring1, ustring2, sizeof(Tcl_UniChar) * length)) {
+		objResultPtr = valuePtr;
+	    } else {
+		objResultPtr = value3Ptr;
+	    }
+	    NEXT_INST_V(1, 3, 1);
+	}
+	ustring3 = Tcl_GetUnicodeFromObj(value3Ptr, &length3);
+
+	objResultPtr = Tcl_NewUnicodeObj(ustring1, 0);
+	p = ustring1;
+	end = ustring1 + length;
+	for (; ustring1 < end; ustring1++) {
+	    if ((*ustring1 == *ustring2) && (length2==1 ||
+		    memcmp(ustring1, ustring2, sizeof(Tcl_UniChar) * length2)
+			    == 0)) {
+		if (p != ustring1) {
+		    Tcl_AppendUnicodeToObj(objResultPtr, p, ustring1-p);
+		    p = ustring1 + length2;
+		} else {
+		    p += length2;
+		}
+		ustring1 = p - 1;
+
+		Tcl_AppendUnicodeToObj(objResultPtr, ustring3, length3);
+	    }
+	}
+	if (p != ustring1) {
+	    /*
+	     * Put the rest of the unmapped chars onto result.
+	     */
+
+	    Tcl_AppendUnicodeToObj(objResultPtr, p, ustring1 - p);
+	}
+	TRACE_WITH_OBJ(("%.20s %.20s %.20s => ",
+		O2S(value2Ptr), O2S(value3Ptr), O2S(valuePtr)), objResultPtr);
+	NEXT_INST_V(1, 3, 1);
+
+    case INST_STR_FIND:
+	ustring1 = Tcl_GetUnicodeFromObj(OBJ_AT_TOS, &length);	/* Haystack */
+	ustring2 = Tcl_GetUnicodeFromObj(OBJ_UNDER_TOS, &length2);/* Needle */
+
+	match = -1;
+	if (length2 > 0 && length2 <= length) {
+	    end = ustring1 + length - length2 + 1;
+	    for (p=ustring1 ; p<end ; p++) {
+		if ((*p == *ustring2) &&
+			memcmp(ustring2,p,sizeof(Tcl_UniChar)*length2) == 0) {
+		    match = p - ustring1;
+		    break;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+
+	TRACE(("%.20s %.20s => %d\n",
+		O2S(OBJ_UNDER_TOS), O2S(OBJ_AT_TOS), match));
+
+	TclNewIntObj(objResultPtr, match);
+	NEXT_INST_F(1, 2, 1);
+
+    case INST_STR_FIND_LAST:
+	ustring1 = Tcl_GetUnicodeFromObj(OBJ_AT_TOS, &length);	/* Haystack */
+	ustring2 = Tcl_GetUnicodeFromObj(OBJ_UNDER_TOS, &length2);/* Needle */
+
+	match = -1;
+	if (length2 > 0 && length2 <= length) {
+	    for (p=ustring1+length-length2 ; p>=ustring1 ; p--) {
+		if ((*p == *ustring2) &&
+			memcmp(ustring2,p,sizeof(Tcl_UniChar)*length2) == 0) {
+		    match = p - ustring1;
+		    break;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+
+	TRACE(("%.20s %.20s => %d\n",
+		O2S(OBJ_UNDER_TOS), O2S(OBJ_AT_TOS), match));
+
+	TclNewIntObj(objResultPtr, match);
+	NEXT_INST_F(1, 2, 1);
+    }
+
     case INST_STR_MATCH:
 	nocase = TclGetInt1AtPtr(pc+1);
 	valuePtr = OBJ_AT_TOS;		/* String */
@@ -4896,8 +5393,8 @@ TEBCresume(
 
 	    case INST_RSHIFT:
 		if (l2 < 0) {
-		    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "negative shift argument",
-			    TCL_STATIC);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "negative shift argument", -1));
 #if 0
 		    DECACHE_STACK_INFO();
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "ARITH", "DOMAIN",
@@ -4944,8 +5441,8 @@ TEBCresume(
 
 	    case INST_LSHIFT:
 		if (l2 < 0) {
-		    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "negative shift argument",
-			    TCL_STATIC);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "negative shift argument", -1));
 #if 0
 		    DECACHE_STACK_INFO();
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "ARITH", "DOMAIN",
@@ -4967,9 +5464,8 @@ TEBCresume(
 		     * good place to draw the line.
 		     */
 
-		    Tcl_SetResult(interp,
-			    "integer value too large to represent",
-			    TCL_STATIC);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "integer value too large to represent", -1));
 #if 0
 		    DECACHE_STACK_INFO();
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "ARITH", "IOVERFLOW",
@@ -5649,41 +6145,73 @@ TEBCresume(
 	Tcl_DictSearch *searchPtr;
 	DictUpdateInfo *duiPtr;
 
+    case INST_DICT_VERIFY:
+	dictPtr = OBJ_AT_TOS;
+	TRACE(("=> "));
+	if (Tcl_DictObjSize(interp, dictPtr, &done) != TCL_OK) {
+	    TRACE_APPEND(("ERROR verifying dictionary nature of \"%s\": %s\n",
+		    O2S(OBJ_AT_DEPTH(opnd)), O2S(Tcl_GetObjResult(interp))));
+	    goto gotError;
+	}
+	TRACE_APPEND(("OK\n"));
+	NEXT_INST_F(1, 1, 0);
+
     case INST_DICT_GET:
+    case INST_DICT_EXISTS: {
+	register Tcl_Interp *interp2 = interp;
+
 	opnd = TclGetUInt4AtPtr(pc+1);
 	TRACE(("%u => ", opnd));
 	dictPtr = OBJ_AT_DEPTH(opnd);
+	if (*pc == INST_DICT_EXISTS) {
+	    interp2 = NULL;
+	}
 	if (opnd > 1) {
-	    dictPtr = TclTraceDictPath(interp, dictPtr, opnd-1,
+	    dictPtr = TclTraceDictPath(interp2, dictPtr, opnd-1,
 		    &OBJ_AT_DEPTH(opnd-1), DICT_PATH_READ);
 	    if (dictPtr == NULL) {
+		if (*pc == INST_DICT_EXISTS) {
+		    goto dictNotExists;
+		}
 		TRACE_WITH_OBJ((
-			"%u => ERROR tracing dictionary path into \"%s\": ",
-			opnd, O2S(OBJ_AT_DEPTH(opnd))),
+			"ERROR tracing dictionary path into \"%s\": ",
+			O2S(OBJ_AT_DEPTH(opnd))),
 			Tcl_GetObjResult(interp));
 		goto gotError;
 	    }
 	}
-	if (Tcl_DictObjGet(interp, dictPtr, OBJ_AT_TOS,
+	if (Tcl_DictObjGet(interp2, dictPtr, OBJ_AT_TOS,
 		&objResultPtr) == TCL_OK) {
+	    if (*pc == INST_DICT_EXISTS) {
+		objResultPtr = TCONST(objResultPtr ? 1 : 0);
+		TRACE_APPEND(("%.30s\n", O2S(objResultPtr)));
+		NEXT_INST_V(5, opnd+1, 1);
+	    }
 	    if (objResultPtr) {
 		TRACE_APPEND(("%.30s\n", O2S(objResultPtr)));
 		NEXT_INST_V(5, opnd+1, 1);
 	    }
 	    DECACHE_STACK_INFO();
-	    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "key \"", TclGetString(OBJ_AT_TOS),
-		    "\" not known in dictionary", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "key \"%s\" not known in dictionary",
+		    TclGetString(OBJ_AT_TOS)));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "DICT",
 		    TclGetString(OBJ_AT_TOS), NULL);
 	    CACHE_STACK_INFO();
 	    TRACE_WITH_OBJ(("%u => ERROR ", opnd), Tcl_GetObjResult(interp));
 	} else {
+	    if (*pc == INST_DICT_EXISTS) {
+	    dictNotExists:
+		objResultPtr = TCONST(0);
+		TRACE_APPEND(("%.30s\n", O2S(objResultPtr)));
+		NEXT_INST_V(5, opnd+1, 1);
+	    }
 	    TRACE_WITH_OBJ((
 		    "%u => ERROR reading leaf dictionary key \"%s\": ",
 		    opnd, O2S(dictPtr)), Tcl_GetObjResult(interp));
 	}
 	goto gotError;
+    }
 
     case INST_DICT_SET:
     case INST_DICT_UNSET:
@@ -6304,7 +6832,7 @@ TEBCresume(
 
     divideByZero:
 	DECACHE_STACK_INFO();
-	Tcl_SetResult(interp, "divide by zero", TCL_STATIC);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj("divide by zero", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "ARITH", "DIVZERO", "divide by zero", NULL);
 	CACHE_STACK_INFO();
 	goto gotError;
@@ -6316,8 +6844,8 @@ TEBCresume(
 
     exponOfZero:
 	DECACHE_STACK_INFO();
-	Tcl_SetResult(interp, "exponentiation of zero by negative power",
-		TCL_STATIC);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"exponentiation of zero by negative power", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "ARITH", "DOMAIN",
 		"exponentiation of zero by negative power", NULL);
 	CACHE_STACK_INFO();
@@ -6693,7 +7221,8 @@ ExecuteExtendedBinaryMathOp(
 	    invalid = 0;
 	}
 	if (invalid) {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "negative shift argument", TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "negative shift argument", -1));
 	    return GENERAL_ARITHMETIC_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -6723,8 +7252,8 @@ ExecuteExtendedBinaryMathOp(
 		 * place to draw the line.
 		 */
 
-		Tcl_SetResult(interp, "integer value too large to represent",
-			TCL_STATIC);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"integer value too large to represent", -1));
 		return GENERAL_ARITHMETIC_ERROR;
 	    }
 	    shift = (int)(*((const long *)ptr2));
@@ -7125,7 +7654,8 @@ ExecuteExtendedBinaryMathOp(
 	 */
 
 	if (type2 != TCL_NUMBER_LONG) {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "exponent too large", TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "exponent too large", -1));
 	    return GENERAL_ARITHMETIC_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -7363,7 +7893,8 @@ ExecuteExtendedBinaryMathOp(
 	Tcl_TakeBignumFromObj(NULL, value2Ptr, &big2);
 	if (big2.used > 1) {
 	    mp_clear(&big2);
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "exponent too large", TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "exponent too large", -1));
 	    return GENERAL_ARITHMETIC_ERROR;
 	}
 	Tcl_TakeBignumFromObj(NULL, valuePtr, &big1);
diff --git a/generic/tclFCmd.c b/generic/tclFCmd.c
index a868fe3..33c1496 100644
--- a/generic/tclFCmd.c
+++ b/generic/tclFCmd.c
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
  * this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
  */
 
-#ifndef _WIN64
-/* See [Bug 2935503]: file mtime sets wrong time */
-#   define _USE_32BIT_TIME_T
-#endif
-
 #include "tclInt.h"
 #include "tclFileSystem.h"
 
@@ -152,9 +147,9 @@ FileCopyRename(
 	if ((objc - i) > 2) {
 	    errno = ENOTDIR;
 	    Tcl_PosixError(interp);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error ",
-		    (copyFlag ? "copying" : "renaming"), ": target \"",
-		    TclGetString(target), "\" is not a directory", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "error %s: target \"%s\" is not a directory",
+		    (copyFlag?"copying":"renaming"), TclGetString(target)));
 	    result = TCL_ERROR;
 	} else {
 	    /*
@@ -304,8 +299,9 @@ TclFileMakeDirsCmd(
 
   done:
     if (errfile != NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't create directory \"",
-		TclGetString(errfile), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"can't create directory \"%s\": %s",
+		TclGetString(errfile), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	result = TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (split != NULL) {
@@ -384,9 +380,9 @@ TclFileDeleteCmd(
 	    result = Tcl_FSRemoveDirectory(objv[i], force, &errorBuffer);
 	    if (result != TCL_OK) {
 		if ((force == 0) && (errno == EEXIST)) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error deleting \"",
-			    TclGetString(objv[i]), "\": directory not empty",
-			    NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			    "error deleting \"%s\": directory not empty",
+			    TclGetString(objv[i])));
 		    Tcl_PosixError(interp);
 		    goto done;
 		}
@@ -426,12 +422,13 @@ TclFileDeleteCmd(
 	     * We try to accomodate poor error results from our Tcl_FS calls.
 	     */
 
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error deleting unknown file: ",
-		    Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "error deleting unknown file: %s",
+		    Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	} else {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error deleting \"",
-		    TclGetString(errfile), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp),
-		    NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "error deleting \"%s\": %s",
+		    TclGetString(errfile), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	}
     }
 
@@ -540,17 +537,17 @@ CopyRenameOneFile(
 	if (S_ISDIR(sourceStatBuf.st_mode)
 		&& !S_ISDIR(targetStatBuf.st_mode)) {
 	    errno = EISDIR;
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't overwrite file \"",
-		    TclGetString(target), "\" with directory \"",
-		    TclGetString(source), "\"", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "can't overwrite file \"%s\" with directory \"%s\"",
+		    TclGetString(target), TclGetString(source)));
 	    goto done;
 	}
 	if (!S_ISDIR(sourceStatBuf.st_mode)
 		&& S_ISDIR(targetStatBuf.st_mode)) {
 	    errno = EISDIR;
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't overwrite directory \"",
-		    TclGetString(target), "\" with file \"",
-		    TclGetString(source), "\"", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "can't overwrite directory \"%s\" with file \"%s\"",
+		    TclGetString(target), TclGetString(source)));
 	    goto done;
 	}
 
@@ -581,10 +578,10 @@ CopyRenameOneFile(
 	}
 
 	if (errno == EINVAL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error renaming \"",
-		    TclGetString(source), "\" to \"", TclGetString(target),
-		    "\": trying to rename a volume or "
-		    "move a directory into itself", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "error renaming \"%s\" to \"%s\": trying to rename a"
+		    " volume or move a directory into itself",
+		    TclGetString(source), TclGetString(target)));
 	    goto done;
 	} else if (errno != EXDEV) {
 	    errfile = target;
@@ -628,8 +625,9 @@ CopyRenameOneFile(
 	     * Actual file doesn't exist.
 	     */
 
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error copying \"", TclGetString(source),
-		    "\": the target of this link doesn't exist", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "error copying \"%s\": the target of this link doesn't"
+		    " exist", TclGetString(source)));
 	    goto done;
 	} else {
 	    int counter = 0;
@@ -764,23 +762,27 @@ CopyRenameOneFile(
 	    }
 	}
 	if (result != TCL_OK) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't unlink \"", TclGetString(errfile),
-		    "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf("can't unlink \"%s\": %s",
+		    TclGetString(errfile), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	    errfile = NULL;
 	}
     }
 
   done:
     if (errfile != NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error ", (copyFlag ? "copying" : "renaming"),
-		 " \"", TclGetString(source), NULL);
+	Tcl_Obj *errorMsg = Tcl_ObjPrintf("error %s \"%s\"",
+		(copyFlag ? "copying" : "renaming"), TclGetString(source));
+
 	if (errfile != source) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\" to \"", TclGetString(target), NULL);
+	    Tcl_AppendPrintfToObj(errorMsg, " to \"%s\"",
+		    TclGetString(target));
 	    if (errfile != target) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\": \"", TclGetString(errfile),NULL);
+		Tcl_AppendPrintfToObj(errorMsg, ": \"%s\"",
+			TclGetString(errfile));
 	    }
 	}
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	Tcl_AppendPrintfToObj(errorMsg, ": %s", Tcl_PosixError(interp));
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, errorMsg);
     }
     if (errorBuffer != NULL) {
 	Tcl_DecrRefCount(errorBuffer);
@@ -983,9 +985,10 @@ TclFileAttrsCmd(
 		 * There was an error, probably that the filePtr is not
 		 * accepted by any filesystem
 		 */
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "could not read \"",
-			TclGetString(filePtr), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp),
-			NULL);
+
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"could not read \"%s\": %s",
+			TclGetString(filePtr), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	    }
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -1071,9 +1074,9 @@ TclFileAttrsCmd(
 	Tcl_Obj *objPtr = NULL;
 
 	if (numObjStrings == 0) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad option \"", TclGetString(objv[0]),
-		    "\", there are no file attributes in this filesystem.",
-		    NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "bad option \"%s\", there are no file attributes in this"
+		    " filesystem", TclGetString(objv[0])));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL","OPERATION","FATTR","NONE", NULL);
 	    goto end;
 	}
@@ -1098,9 +1101,9 @@ TclFileAttrsCmd(
 	int i, index;
 
 	if (numObjStrings == 0) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad option \"", TclGetString(objv[0]),
-		    "\", there are no file attributes in this filesystem.",
-		    NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "bad option \"%s\", there are no file attributes in this"
+		    " filesystem", TclGetString(objv[0])));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL","OPERATION","FATTR","NONE", NULL);
 	    goto end;
 	}
@@ -1114,8 +1117,8 @@ TclFileAttrsCmd(
 		TclFreeIntRep(objv[i]);
 	    }
 	    if (i + 1 == objc) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "value for \"",
-			TclGetString(objv[i]), "\" missing", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"value for \"%s\" missing", TclGetString(objv[i])));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "FATTR",
 			"NOVALUE", NULL);
 		goto end;
@@ -1224,9 +1227,9 @@ TclFileLinkCmd(
 	     */
 
 	    if (errno == EEXIST) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "could not create new link \"",
-			TclGetString(objv[index]),
-			"\": that path already exists", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"could not create new link \"%s\": that path already"
+			" exists", TclGetString(objv[index])));
 		Tcl_PosixError(interp);
 	    } else if (errno == ENOENT) {
 		/*
@@ -1244,23 +1247,23 @@ TclFileLinkCmd(
 		access = Tcl_FSAccess(dirPtr, F_OK);
 		Tcl_DecrRefCount(dirPtr);
 		if (access != 0) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "could not create new link \"",
-			    TclGetString(objv[index]),
-			    "\": no such file or directory", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			    "could not create new link \"%s\": no such file"
+			    " or directory", TclGetString(objv[index])));
 		    Tcl_PosixError(interp);
 		} else {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "could not create new link \"",
-			    TclGetString(objv[index]), "\": target \"",
-			    TclGetString(objv[index+1]), "\" doesn't exist",
-			    NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			    "could not create new link \"%s\": target \"%s\" "
+			    "doesn't exist", TclGetString(objv[index]),
+			    TclGetString(objv[index+1])));
 		    errno = ENOENT;
 		    Tcl_PosixError(interp);
 		}
 	    } else {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "could not create new link \"",
-			TclGetString(objv[index]), "\" pointing to \"",
-			TclGetString(objv[index+1]), "\": ",
-			Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"could not create new link \"%s\" pointing to \"%s\": %s",
+			TclGetString(objv[index]),
+			TclGetString(objv[index+1]), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	    }
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -1275,9 +1278,9 @@ TclFileLinkCmd(
 
 	contents = Tcl_FSLink(objv[index], NULL, 0);
 	if (contents == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "could not read link \"",
-		    TclGetString(objv[index]), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp),
-		    NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "could not read link \"%s\": %s",
+		    TclGetString(objv[index]), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
     }
@@ -1332,8 +1335,9 @@ TclFileReadLinkCmd(
     contents = Tcl_FSLink(objv[1], NULL, 0);
 
     if (contents == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "could not readlink \"",
-		TclGetString(objv[1]), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"could not read link \"%s\": %s",
+		TclGetString(objv[1]), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, contents);
@@ -1487,8 +1491,8 @@ TclFileTemporaryCmd(
 	if (nameVarObj) {
 	    TclDecrRefCount(nameObj);
 	}
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't create temporary file: ",
-		Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"can't create temporary file: %s", Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     Tcl_RegisterChannel(interp, chan);
@@ -1499,7 +1503,7 @@ TclFileTemporaryCmd(
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
     }
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, Tcl_GetChannelName(chan), NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(Tcl_GetChannelName(chan), -1));
     return TCL_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/generic/tclFileName.c b/generic/tclFileName.c
index edb6581..5d4702b 100644
--- a/generic/tclFileName.c
+++ b/generic/tclFileName.c
@@ -411,25 +411,28 @@ TclpGetNativePathType(
 	     * Paths that begin with / are absolute.
 	     */
 
-#ifdef __QNX__
-	    /*
-	     * Check for QNX //<node id> prefix
-	     */
-	    if (*path && (pathLen > 3) && (path[0] == '/')
-		    && (path[1] == '/') && isdigit(UCHAR(path[2]))) {
-		path += 3;
-		while (isdigit(UCHAR(*path))) {
-		    path++;
-		}
-	    }
-#endif
 	    if (path[0] == '/') {
-#ifdef __CYGWIN__
+		++path;
+#if defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(__QNX__)
 		/*
-		 * Check for Cygwin // network path prefix
+		 * Check for "//" network path prefix
 		 */
-		if (path[1] == '/') {
-		    path++;
+		if ((*path == '/') && path[1] && (path[1] != '/')) {
+		    path += 2;
+		    while (*path && *path != '/') {
+			++path;
+		    }
+#if defined(__CYGWIN__)
+		    /* UNC paths need to be followed by a share name */
+		    if (*path++ && (*path && *path != '/')) {
+			++path;
+			while (*path && *path != '/') {
+			    ++path;
+			}
+		    } else {
+			path = origPath + 1;
+		    }
+#endif
 		}
 #endif
 		if (driveNameLengthPtr != NULL) {
@@ -437,7 +440,7 @@ TclpGetNativePathType(
 		     * We need this addition in case the QNX or Cygwin code was used.
 		     */
 
-		    *driveNameLengthPtr = (1 + path - origPath);
+		    *driveNameLengthPtr = (path - origPath);
 		}
 	    } else {
 		type = TCL_PATH_RELATIVE;
@@ -640,41 +643,43 @@ SplitUnixPath(
     const char *path)		/* Pointer to string containing a path. */
 {
     int length;
-    const char *p, *elementStart;
+    const char *origPath = path, *elementStart;
     Tcl_Obj *result = Tcl_NewObj();
 
     /*
      * Deal with the root directory as a special case.
      */
 
-#ifdef __QNX__
-    /*
-     * Check for QNX //<node id> prefix
-     */
-
-    if ((path[0] == '/') && (path[1] == '/')
-	    && isdigit(UCHAR(path[2]))) { /* INTL: digit */
-	path += 3;
-	while (isdigit(UCHAR(*path))) { /* INTL: digit */
-	    path++;
-	}
-    }
-#endif
-
-    p = path;
-    if (*p == '/') {
-	Tcl_Obj *rootElt = Tcl_NewStringObj("/", 1);
-	p++;
-#ifdef __CYGWIN__
+    if (*path == '/') {
+	Tcl_Obj *rootElt;
+	++path;
+#if defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(__QNX__)
 	/*
-	 * Check for Cygwin // network path prefix
+	 * Check for "//" network path prefix
 	 */
-	if (*p == '/') {
-	    Tcl_AppendToObj(rootElt, "/", 1);
-	    p++;
+	if ((*path == '/') && path[1] && (path[1] != '/')) {
+	    path += 2;
+	    while (*path && *path != '/') {
+		++path;
+	    }
+#if defined(__CYGWIN__)
+	    /* UNC paths need to be followed by a share name */
+	    if (*path++ && (*path && *path != '/')) {
+		++path;
+		while (*path && *path != '/') {
+		    ++path;
+		}
+	    } else {
+		path = origPath + 1;
+	    }
+#endif
 	}
 #endif
+	rootElt = Tcl_NewStringObj(origPath, path - origPath);
 	Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, result, rootElt);
+	while (*path == '/') {
+	    ++path;
+	}
     }
 
     /*
@@ -683,14 +688,14 @@ SplitUnixPath(
      */
 
     for (;;) {
-	elementStart = p;
-	while ((*p != '\0') && (*p != '/')) {
-	    p++;
+	elementStart = path;
+	while ((*path != '\0') && (*path != '/')) {
+	    path++;
 	}
-	length = p - elementStart;
+	length = path - elementStart;
 	if (length > 0) {
 	    Tcl_Obj *nextElt;
-	    if ((elementStart[0] == '~') && (elementStart != path)) {
+	    if ((elementStart[0] == '~') && (elementStart != origPath)) {
 		TclNewLiteralStringObj(nextElt, "./");
 		Tcl_AppendToObj(nextElt, elementStart, length);
 	    } else {
@@ -698,7 +703,7 @@ SplitUnixPath(
 	    }
 	    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, result, nextElt);
 	}
-	if (*p++ == '\0') {
+	if (*path++ == '\0') {
 	    break;
 	}
     }
@@ -1174,9 +1179,10 @@ DoTildeSubst(
 	dir = TclGetEnv("HOME", &dirString);
 	if (dir == NULL) {
 	    if (interp) {
-		Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't find HOME environment "
-			"variable to expand path", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"couldn't find HOME environment "
+			"variable to expand path", -1));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "FILENAME", "NO_HOME", NULL);
 	    }
 	    return NULL;
 	}
@@ -1185,8 +1191,9 @@ DoTildeSubst(
     } else if (TclpGetUserHome(user, resultPtr) == NULL) {
 	if (interp) {
 	    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "user \"", user, "\" doesn't exist",
-		    NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "user \"%s\" doesn't exist", user));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "USER", user, NULL);
 	}
 	return NULL;
     }
@@ -1329,9 +1336,9 @@ Tcl_GlobObjCmd(
 
   endOfForLoop:
     if ((globFlags & TCL_GLOBMODE_TAILS) && (pathOrDir == NULL)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 		"\"-tails\" must be used with either "
-		"\"-directory\" or \"-path\"", NULL);
+		"\"-directory\" or \"-path\"", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "GLOB",
 		"BADOPTIONCOMBINATION", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -1625,20 +1632,23 @@ Tcl_GlobObjCmd(
 	}
 
 	if (length == 0) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "no files matched glob pattern",
-		    (join || (objc == 1)) ? " \"" : "s \"", NULL);
+	    Tcl_Obj *errorMsg =
+		    Tcl_ObjPrintf("no files matched glob pattern%s \"",
+			    (join || (objc == 1)) ? "" : "s");
+
 	    if (join) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, Tcl_DStringValue(&prefix), NULL);
+		Tcl_AppendToObj(errorMsg, Tcl_DStringValue(&prefix), -1);
 	    } else {
 		const char *sep = "";
 
 		for (i = 0; i < objc; i++) {
-		    string = Tcl_GetString(objv[i]);
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, sep, string, NULL);
+		    Tcl_AppendPrintfToObj(errorMsg, "%s%s",
+			    sep, Tcl_GetString(objv[i]));
 		    sep = " ";
 		}
 	    }
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"", NULL);
+	    Tcl_AppendToObj(errorMsg, "\"", -1);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, errorMsg);
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "GLOB", "NOMATCH",
 		    NULL);
 	    result = TCL_ERROR;
@@ -1769,6 +1779,7 @@ TclGlob(
 	    if (c != '\0') {
 		tail++;
 	    }
+	    Tcl_DStringFree(&buffer);
 	} else {
 	    tail = pattern;
 	}
@@ -2206,15 +2217,15 @@ DoGlob(
 		closeBrace = p;
 		break;
 	    }
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "unmatched open-brace in file name",
-		    TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "unmatched open-brace in file name", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "GLOB", "BALANCE",
 		    NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 
 	} else if (*p == '}') {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "unmatched close-brace in file name",
-		    TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "unmatched close-brace in file name", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "GLOB", "BALANCE",
 		    NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
diff --git a/generic/tclIO.c b/generic/tclIO.c
index ea6c2d7..0cb9fa9 100644
--- a/generic/tclIO.c
+++ b/generic/tclIO.c
@@ -427,7 +427,10 @@ TclFinalizeIOSubsystem(void)
 		statePtr != NULL;
 		statePtr = statePtr->nextCSPtr) {
 	    chanPtr = statePtr->topChanPtr;
-	    if (!GotFlag(statePtr, CHANNEL_INCLOSE | CHANNEL_CLOSED | CHANNEL_DEAD)
+            if (GotFlag(statePtr, CHANNEL_DEAD)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+	    if (!GotFlag(statePtr, CHANNEL_INCLOSE | CHANNEL_CLOSED )
                 || GotFlag(statePtr, BG_FLUSH_SCHEDULED)) {
                 ResetFlag(statePtr, BG_FLUSH_SCHEDULED);
 		active = 1;
@@ -876,19 +879,25 @@ CheckForStdChannelsBeingClosed(
     ChannelState *statePtr = ((Channel *) chan)->state;
     ThreadSpecificData *tsdPtr = TCL_TSD_INIT(&dataKey);
 
-    if ((chan == tsdPtr->stdinChannel) && tsdPtr->stdinInitialized) {
+    if (tsdPtr->stdinInitialized
+	    && tsdPtr->stdinChannel != NULL
+	    && statePtr == ((Channel *)tsdPtr->stdinChannel)->state) {
 	if (statePtr->refCount < 2) {
 	    statePtr->refCount = 0;
 	    tsdPtr->stdinChannel = NULL;
 	    return;
 	}
-    } else if ((chan == tsdPtr->stdoutChannel) && tsdPtr->stdoutInitialized) {
+    } else if (tsdPtr->stdoutInitialized
+	    && tsdPtr->stdoutChannel != NULL
+	    && statePtr == ((Channel *)tsdPtr->stdoutChannel)->state) {
 	if (statePtr->refCount < 2) {
 	    statePtr->refCount = 0;
 	    tsdPtr->stdoutChannel = NULL;
 	    return;
 	}
-    } else if ((chan == tsdPtr->stderrChannel) && tsdPtr->stderrInitialized) {
+    } else if (tsdPtr->stderrInitialized
+	    && tsdPtr->stderrChannel != NULL
+	    && statePtr == ((Channel *)tsdPtr->stderrChannel)->state) {
 	if (statePtr->refCount < 2) {
 	    statePtr->refCount = 0;
 	    tsdPtr->stderrChannel = NULL;
@@ -1024,8 +1033,9 @@ Tcl_UnregisterChannel(
 
     if (GotFlag(statePtr, CHANNEL_INCLOSE)) {
 	if (interp != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "Illegal recursive call to close "
-		    "through close-handler of channel", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+                    "illegal recursive call to close through close-handler"
+                    " of channel", -1));
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1260,8 +1270,8 @@ Tcl_GetChannel(
     hTblPtr = GetChannelTable(interp);
     hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(hTblPtr, name);
     if (hPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can not find channel named \"", chanName,
-		"\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "can not find channel named \"%s\"", chanName));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "CHANNEL", chanName, NULL);
 	return NULL;
     }
@@ -1581,8 +1591,9 @@ Tcl_StackChannel(
 
     if (statePtr == NULL) {
 	if (interp) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't find state for channel \"",
-		    Tcl_GetChannelName(prevChan), "\"", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                    "couldn't find state for channel \"%s\"",
+		    Tcl_GetChannelName(prevChan)));
 	}
 	return NULL;
     }
@@ -1602,9 +1613,9 @@ Tcl_StackChannel(
 
     if ((mask & (statePtr->flags & (TCL_READABLE | TCL_WRITABLE))) == 0) {
 	if (interp) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		    "reading and writing both disallowed for channel \"",
-		    Tcl_GetChannelName(prevChan), "\"", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "reading and writing both disallowed for channel \"%s\"",
+		    Tcl_GetChannelName(prevChan)));
 	}
 	return NULL;
     }
@@ -1627,8 +1638,9 @@ Tcl_StackChannel(
 	    statePtr->csPtrR = csPtrR;
 	    statePtr->csPtrW = csPtrW;
 	    if (interp) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "could not flush channel \"",
-			Tcl_GetChannelName(prevChan), "\"", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                        "could not flush channel \"%s\"",
+			Tcl_GetChannelName(prevChan)));
 	    }
 	    return NULL;
 	}
@@ -1781,9 +1793,9 @@ Tcl_UnstackChannel(
 		 */
 
 		if (!TclChanCaughtErrorBypass(interp, chan) && interp) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "could not flush channel \"",
-			    Tcl_GetChannelName((Tcl_Channel) chanPtr), "\"",
-			    NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                            "could not flush channel \"%s\"",
+			    Tcl_GetChannelName((Tcl_Channel) chanPtr)));
 		}
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
@@ -2315,8 +2327,8 @@ CheckForDeadChannel(
 
     Tcl_SetErrno(EINVAL);
     if (interp) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unable to access channel: invalid channel",
-		NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+                "unable to access channel: invalid channel", -1));
     }
     return 1;
 }
@@ -3048,8 +3060,9 @@ Tcl_Close(
 
     if (GotFlag(statePtr, CHANNEL_INCLOSE)) {
 	if (interp) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "Illegal recursive call to close "
-		    "through close-handler of channel", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+                    "illegal recursive call to close through close-handler"
+                    " of channel", -1));
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -3207,8 +3220,9 @@ Tcl_CloseEx(
      */
 
     if (!chanPtr->typePtr->close2Proc) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "Half-close of channels not supported by ",
-		chanPtr->typePtr->typeName, "s", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "half-close of channels not supported by %ss",
+		chanPtr->typePtr->typeName));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -3217,9 +3231,8 @@ Tcl_CloseEx(
      */
 
     if (chanPtr != statePtr->topChanPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"Half-close not applicable to stack of transformations",
-		NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"half-close not applicable to stack of transformations", -1));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -3237,9 +3250,9 @@ Tcl_CloseEx(
 	} else {
 	    msg = "write";
 	}
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "Half-close of ", msg,
-		"-side not possible, side not opened or already closed",
-		NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "Half-close of %s-side not possible, side not opened or"
+                " already closed", msg));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -3250,8 +3263,9 @@ Tcl_CloseEx(
 
     if (statePtr->flags & CHANNEL_INCLOSE) {
 	if (interp) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "Illegal recursive call to close "
-		    "through close-handler of channel", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+                    "illegal recursive call to close through close-handler"
+                    " of channel", -1));
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -7544,6 +7558,7 @@ Tcl_BadChannelOption(
 	const char **argv;
 	int argc, i;
 	Tcl_DString ds;
+        Tcl_Obj *errObj;
 
 	Tcl_DStringInit(&ds);
 	Tcl_DStringAppend(&ds, genericopt, -1);
@@ -7556,13 +7571,14 @@ Tcl_BadChannelOption(
 	    Tcl_Panic("malformed option list in channel driver");
 	}
 	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad option \"", optionName,
-		"\": should be one of ", NULL);
+	errObj = Tcl_ObjPrintf("bad option \"%s\": should be one of ",
+                optionName);
 	argc--;
 	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "-", argv[i], ", ", NULL);
+	    Tcl_AppendPrintfToObj(errObj, "-%s, ", argv[i]);
 	}
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "or -", argv[i], NULL);
+	Tcl_AppendPrintfToObj(errObj, "or -%s", argv[i]);
+        Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, errObj);
 	Tcl_DStringFree(&ds);
 	ckfree(argv);
     }
@@ -7840,8 +7856,9 @@ Tcl_SetChannelOption(
 
     if (statePtr->csPtrR || statePtr->csPtrW) {
 	if (interp) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unable to set channel options: "
-		    "background copy in progress", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+                    "unable to set channel options: background copy in"
+                    " progress", -1));
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -7890,8 +7907,9 @@ Tcl_SetChannelOption(
 	    ResetFlag(statePtr, CHANNEL_LINEBUFFERED);
 	    SetFlag(statePtr, CHANNEL_UNBUFFERED);
 	} else if (interp) {
-            Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad value for -buffering: "
-		    "must be one of full, line, or none", NULL);
+            Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+                    "bad value for -buffering: must be one of"
+                    " full, line, or none", -1));
             return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	return TCL_OK;
@@ -7946,8 +7964,9 @@ Tcl_SetChannelOption(
 
 	    if (inValue & 0x80 || outValue & 0x80) {
 		if (interp) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad value for -eofchar: ",
-			    "must be non-NUL ASCII character", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+                            "bad value for -eofchar: must be non-NUL ASCII"
+                            " character", -1));
 		}
 		ckfree(argv);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -7960,9 +7979,9 @@ Tcl_SetChannelOption(
 	    }
 	} else {
 	    if (interp) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 			"bad value for -eofchar: should be a list of zero,"
-			" one, or two elements", NULL);
+			" one, or two elements", -1));
 	    }
 	    ckfree(argv);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -7994,9 +8013,9 @@ Tcl_SetChannelOption(
 	    writeMode = GotFlag(statePtr, TCL_WRITABLE) ? argv[1] : NULL;
 	} else {
 	    if (interp) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 			"bad value for -translation: must be a one or two"
-			" element list", NULL);
+			" element list", -1));
 	    }
 	    ckfree(argv);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -8024,10 +8043,9 @@ Tcl_SetChannelOption(
 		translation = TCL_PLATFORM_TRANSLATION;
 	    } else {
 		if (interp) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			    "bad value for -translation: "
-			    "must be one of auto, binary, cr, lf, crlf,"
-			    " or platform", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "bad value for -translation: must be one of "
+                            "auto, binary, cr, lf, crlf, or platform", -1));
 		}
 		ckfree(argv);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -8075,10 +8093,9 @@ Tcl_SetChannelOption(
 		statePtr->outputTranslation = TCL_PLATFORM_TRANSLATION;
 	    } else {
 		if (interp) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			    "bad value for -translation: "
-			    "must be one of auto, binary, cr, lf, crlf,"
-			    " or platform", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "bad value for -translation: must be one of "
+                            "auto, binary, cr, lf, crlf, or platform", -1));
 		}
 		ckfree(argv);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -8822,6 +8839,7 @@ TclChannelEventScriptInvoker(
      */
 
     Tcl_Preserve(interp);
+    Tcl_Preserve(chanPtr);
     result = Tcl_EvalObjEx(interp, esPtr->scriptPtr, TCL_EVAL_GLOBAL);
 
     /*
@@ -8838,6 +8856,7 @@ TclChannelEventScriptInvoker(
 	}
 	Tcl_BackgroundException(interp, result);
     }
+    Tcl_Release(chanPtr);
     Tcl_Release(interp);
 }
 
@@ -8896,8 +8915,8 @@ Tcl_FileEventObjCmd(
     chanPtr = (Channel *) chan;
     statePtr = chanPtr->state;
     if ((statePtr->flags & mask) == 0) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "channel is not ",
-		(mask == TCL_READABLE) ? "readable" : "writable", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf("channel is not %s",
+		(mask == TCL_READABLE) ? "readable" : "writable"));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -9018,15 +9037,15 @@ TclCopyChannel(
 
     if (BUSY_STATE(inStatePtr, TCL_READABLE)) {
 	if (interp) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "channel \"",
-		    Tcl_GetChannelName(inChan), "\" is busy", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                    "channel \"%s\" is busy", Tcl_GetChannelName(inChan)));
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (BUSY_STATE(outStatePtr, TCL_WRITABLE)) {
 	if (interp) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "channel \"",
-		    Tcl_GetChannelName(outChan), "\" is busy", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                    "channel \"%s\" is busy", Tcl_GetChannelName(outChan)));
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -10152,8 +10171,9 @@ SetBlockMode(
 	     */
 
 	    if (!TclChanCaughtErrorBypass(interp, (Tcl_Channel) chanPtr)) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error setting blocking mode: ",
-			Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                        "error setting blocking mode: %s",
+			Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	    }
 	} else {
 	    /*
diff --git a/generic/tclIOCmd.c b/generic/tclIOCmd.c
index 59856d0..005713d 100644
--- a/generic/tclIOCmd.c
+++ b/generic/tclIOCmd.c
@@ -174,9 +174,10 @@ Tcl_PutsObjCmd(
     if (TclGetChannelFromObj(interp, chanObjPtr, &chan, &mode, 0) != TCL_OK) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
-    if ((mode & TCL_WRITABLE) == 0) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "channel \"", TclGetString(chanObjPtr),
-		"\" wasn't opened for writing", NULL);
+    if (!(mode & TCL_WRITABLE)) {
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"channel \"%s\" wasn't opened for writing",
+		TclGetString(chanObjPtr)));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -201,8 +202,8 @@ Tcl_PutsObjCmd(
 
   error:
     if (!TclChanCaughtErrorBypass(interp, chan)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error writing \"", TclGetString(chanObjPtr),
-		"\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf("error writing \"%s\": %s",
+		TclGetString(chanObjPtr), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
     }
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
@@ -244,9 +245,10 @@ Tcl_FlushObjCmd(
     if (TclGetChannelFromObj(interp, chanObjPtr, &chan, &mode, 0) != TCL_OK) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
-    if ((mode & TCL_WRITABLE) == 0) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "channel \"", TclGetString(chanObjPtr),
-		"\" wasn't opened for writing", NULL);
+    if (!(mode & TCL_WRITABLE)) {
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"channel \"%s\" wasn't opened for writing",
+		TclGetString(chanObjPtr)));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -259,9 +261,9 @@ Tcl_FlushObjCmd(
 	 */
 
 	if (!TclChanCaughtErrorBypass(interp, chan)) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error flushing \"",
-		    TclGetString(chanObjPtr), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp),
-		    NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "error flushing \"%s\": %s",
+		    TclGetString(chanObjPtr), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -306,9 +308,10 @@ Tcl_GetsObjCmd(
     if (TclGetChannelFromObj(interp, chanObjPtr, &chan, &mode, 0) != TCL_OK) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
-    if ((mode & TCL_READABLE) == 0) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "channel \"", TclGetString(chanObjPtr),
-		"\" wasn't opened for reading", NULL);
+    if (!(mode & TCL_READABLE)) {
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"channel \"%s\" wasn't opened for reading",
+		TclGetString(chanObjPtr)));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -326,10 +329,9 @@ Tcl_GetsObjCmd(
 	     */
 
 	    if (!TclChanCaughtErrorBypass(interp, chan)) {
-		Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error reading \"",
-			TclGetString(chanObjPtr), "\": ",
-			Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"error reading \"%s\": %s",
+			TclGetString(chanObjPtr), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	    }
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -411,9 +413,10 @@ Tcl_ReadObjCmd(
     if (TclGetChannelFromObj(interp, chanObjPtr, &chan, &mode, 0) != TCL_OK) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
-    if ((mode & TCL_READABLE) == 0) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "channel \"", TclGetString(chanObjPtr),
-		"\" wasn't opened for reading", NULL);
+    if (!(mode & TCL_READABLE)) {
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"channel \"%s\" wasn't opened for reading",
+		TclGetString(chanObjPtr)));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     i++;			/* Consumed channel name. */
@@ -436,11 +439,11 @@ Tcl_ReadObjCmd(
 
 	    if (strcmp(TclGetString(objv[i]), "nonewline") != 0) {
 #endif
-	    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "expected non-negative integer but got \"",
-		    TclGetString(objv[i]), "\"", NULL);
-	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "NUMBER", NULL);
-	    return TCL_ERROR;
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"expected non-negative integer but got \"%s\"",
+			TclGetString(objv[i])));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "NUMBER", NULL);
+		return TCL_ERROR;
 #if TCL_MAJOR_VERSION < 9
 	    }
 	    newline = 1;
@@ -460,10 +463,9 @@ Tcl_ReadObjCmd(
 	 */
 
 	if (!TclChanCaughtErrorBypass(interp, chan)) {
-	    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error reading \"",
-		    TclGetString(chanObjPtr), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp),
-		    NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "error reading \"%s\": %s",
+		    TclGetString(chanObjPtr), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	}
 	Tcl_DecrRefCount(resultPtr);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -552,9 +554,9 @@ Tcl_SeekObjCmd(
 	 */
 
 	if (!TclChanCaughtErrorBypass(interp, chan)) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error during seek on \"",
-		    TclGetString(objv[1]), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp),
-		    NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "error during seek on \"%s\": %s",
+		    TclGetString(objv[1]), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -679,9 +681,9 @@ Tcl_CloseObjCmd(
 	 */
 
 	if (!(dir & Tcl_GetChannelMode(chan))) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "Half-close of ", dirOptions[index],
-		    "-side not possible, side not opened or already closed",
-		    NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "Half-close of %s-side not possible, side not opened"
+		    " or already closed", dirOptions[index]));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -977,9 +979,9 @@ Tcl_ExecObjCmd(
 	     */
 
 	    if (!TclChanCaughtErrorBypass(interp, chan)) {
-		Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error reading output from command: ",
-			Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"error reading output from command: %s",
+			Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 		Tcl_DecrRefCount(resultPtr);
 	    }
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -1048,9 +1050,10 @@ Tcl_FblockedObjCmd(
     if (TclGetChannelFromObj(interp, objv[1], &chan, &mode, 0) != TCL_OK) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
-    if ((mode & TCL_READABLE) == 0) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "channel \"", TclGetString(objv[1]),
-		"\" wasn't opened for reading", NULL);
+    if (!(mode & TCL_READABLE)) {
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"channel \"%s\" wasn't opened for reading",
+		TclGetString(objv[1])));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -1174,7 +1177,7 @@ Tcl_OpenObjCmd(
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     Tcl_RegisterChannel(interp, chan);
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, Tcl_GetChannelName(chan), NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(Tcl_GetChannelName(chan), -1));
     return TCL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1479,8 +1482,8 @@ Tcl_SocketObjCmd(
 	switch ((enum socketOptions) optionIndex) {
 	case SKT_ASYNC:
 	    if (server == 1) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			"cannot set -async option for server sockets", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"cannot set -async option for server sockets", -1));
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
 	    async = 1;
@@ -1488,8 +1491,8 @@ Tcl_SocketObjCmd(
 	case SKT_MYADDR:
 	    a++;
 	    if (a >= objc) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			"no argument given for -myaddr option", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"no argument given for -myaddr option", -1));
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
 	    myaddr = TclGetString(objv[a]);
@@ -1499,8 +1502,8 @@ Tcl_SocketObjCmd(
 
 	    a++;
 	    if (a >= objc) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			"no argument given for -myport option", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"no argument given for -myport option", -1));
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
 	    myPortName = TclGetString(objv[a]);
@@ -1511,15 +1514,15 @@ Tcl_SocketObjCmd(
 	}
 	case SKT_SERVER:
 	    if (async == 1) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			"cannot set -async option for server sockets", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"cannot set -async option for server sockets", -1));
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
 	    server = 1;
 	    a++;
 	    if (a >= objc) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			"no argument given for -server option", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"no argument given for -server option", -1));
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
 	    script = TclGetString(objv[a]);
@@ -1531,8 +1534,8 @@ Tcl_SocketObjCmd(
     if (server) {
 	host = myaddr;		/* NULL implies INADDR_ANY */
 	if (myport != 0) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "option -myport is not valid for servers",
-		    NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "option -myport is not valid for servers", -1));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
     } else if (a < objc) {
@@ -1599,9 +1602,9 @@ Tcl_SocketObjCmd(
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
     }
-    Tcl_RegisterChannel(interp, chan);
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, Tcl_GetChannelName(chan), NULL);
 
+    Tcl_RegisterChannel(interp, chan);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(Tcl_GetChannelName(chan), -1));
     return TCL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1651,17 +1654,19 @@ Tcl_FcopyObjCmd(
     if (TclGetChannelFromObj(interp, objv[1], &inChan, &mode, 0) != TCL_OK) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
-    if ((mode & TCL_READABLE) == 0) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "channel \"", TclGetString(objv[1]),
-		"\" wasn't opened for reading", NULL);
+    if (!(mode & TCL_READABLE)) {
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"channel \"%s\" wasn't opened for reading",
+		TclGetString(objv[1])));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (TclGetChannelFromObj(interp, objv[2], &outChan, &mode, 0) != TCL_OK) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
-    if ((mode & TCL_WRITABLE) == 0) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "channel \"", TclGetString(objv[2]),
-		"\" wasn't opened for writing", NULL);
+    if (!(mode & TCL_WRITABLE)) {
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"channel \"%s\" wasn't opened for writing",
+		TclGetString(objv[2])));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -1745,14 +1750,14 @@ ChanPendingObjCmd(
 
     switch ((enum options) index) {
     case PENDING_INPUT:
-	if ((mode & TCL_READABLE) == 0) {
+	if (!(mode & TCL_READABLE)) {
 	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewIntObj(-1));
 	} else {
 	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewIntObj(Tcl_InputBuffered(chan)));
 	}
 	break;
     case PENDING_OUTPUT:
-	if ((mode & TCL_WRITABLE) == 0) {
+	if (!(mode & TCL_WRITABLE)) {
 	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewIntObj(-1));
 	} else {
 	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewIntObj(Tcl_OutputBuffered(chan)));
@@ -1806,8 +1811,8 @@ ChanTruncateObjCmd(
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	if (length < 0) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		    "cannot truncate to negative length of file", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "cannot truncate to negative length of file", -1));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
     } else {
@@ -1817,18 +1822,17 @@ ChanTruncateObjCmd(
 
 	length = Tcl_Tell(chan);
 	if (length == Tcl_WideAsLong(-1)) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		    "could not determine current location in \"",
-		    TclGetString(objv[1]), "\": ",
-		    Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "could not determine current location in \"%s\": %s",
+		    TclGetString(objv[1]), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
     }
 
     if (Tcl_TruncateChannel(chan, length) != TCL_OK) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error during truncate on \"",
-		TclGetString(objv[1]), "\": ",
-		Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"error during truncate on \"%s\": %s",
+		TclGetString(objv[1]), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
diff --git a/generic/tclIOGT.c b/generic/tclIOGT.c
index 6f80c25..bfe6a10 100644
--- a/generic/tclIOGT.c
+++ b/generic/tclIOGT.c
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ TclChannelTransform(
     dataPtr->self = Tcl_StackChannel(interp, &transformChannelType, dataPtr,
 	    mode, chan);
     if (dataPtr->self == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\nfailed to stack channel \"",
-		Tcl_GetChannelName(chan), "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_AppendPrintfToObj(Tcl_GetObjResult(interp),
+		"\nfailed to stack channel \"%s\"", Tcl_GetChannelName(chan));
 	Tcl_DecrRefCount(dataPtr->command);
 	ResultClear(&dataPtr->result);
 	ckfree(dataPtr);
diff --git a/generic/tclIORChan.c b/generic/tclIORChan.c
index 6fec40a..cb0282a 100644
--- a/generic/tclIORChan.c
+++ b/generic/tclIORChan.c
@@ -404,25 +404,25 @@ static int		ForwardProc(Tcl_Event *evPtr, int mask);
 static void		SrcExitProc(ClientData clientData);
 
 #define FreeReceivedError(p) \
-	if ((p)->base.mustFree) { \
-	    ckfree((p)->base.msgStr); \
+	if ((p)->base.mustFree) {                               \
+	    ckfree((p)->base.msgStr);                           \
 	}
 #define PassReceivedErrorInterp(i,p) \
-	if ((i) != NULL) { \
-	    Tcl_SetChannelErrorInterp((i), \
-		    Tcl_NewStringObj((p)->base.msgStr, -1)); \
-	} \
+	if ((i) != NULL) {                                      \
+	    Tcl_SetChannelErrorInterp((i),                      \
+		    Tcl_NewStringObj((p)->base.msgStr, -1));    \
+	}                                                       \
 	FreeReceivedError(p)
 #define PassReceivedError(c,p) \
 	Tcl_SetChannelError((c), Tcl_NewStringObj((p)->base.msgStr, -1)); \
 	FreeReceivedError(p)
 #define ForwardSetStaticError(p,emsg) \
-	(p)->base.code = TCL_ERROR; \
-	(p)->base.mustFree = 0; \
+	(p)->base.code = TCL_ERROR;                             \
+	(p)->base.mustFree = 0;                                 \
 	(p)->base.msgStr = (char *) (emsg)
 #define ForwardSetDynamicError(p,emsg) \
-	(p)->base.code = TCL_ERROR; \
-	(p)->base.mustFree = 1; \
+	(p)->base.code = TCL_ERROR;                             \
+	(p)->base.mustFree = 1;                                 \
 	(p)->base.msgStr = (char *) (emsg)
 
 static void		ForwardSetObjError(ForwardParam *p, Tcl_Obj *objPtr);
@@ -739,7 +739,8 @@ TclChanCreateObjCmd(
      * Return handle as result of command.
      */
 
-    Tcl_SetResult(interp, (char *)chanPtr->state->channelName, TCL_VOLATILE);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp,
+            Tcl_NewStringObj(chanPtr->state->channelName, -1));
     return TCL_OK;
 
   error:
@@ -774,13 +775,15 @@ TclChanCreateObjCmd(
  */
 
 typedef struct ReflectEvent {
-    Tcl_Event         header;
-    ReflectedChannel* rcPtr;
-    int               events;
+    Tcl_Event header;
+    ReflectedChannel *rcPtr;
+    int events;
 } ReflectEvent;
 
 static int
-ReflectEventRun (Tcl_Event* ev, int flags)
+ReflectEventRun(
+    Tcl_Event *ev,
+    int flags)
 {
     /* OWNER thread
      *
@@ -789,14 +792,16 @@ ReflectEventRun (Tcl_Event* ev, int flags)
      * accomplishing that.
      */
 
-    ReflectEvent* e = (ReflectEvent*) ev;
+    ReflectEvent *e = (ReflectEvent *) ev;
 
-    Tcl_NotifyChannel (e->rcPtr->chan, e->events);
+    Tcl_NotifyChannel(e->rcPtr->chan, e->events);
     return 1;
 }
 
 static int
-ReflectEventDelete (Tcl_Event* ev, ClientData cd)
+ReflectEventDelete(
+    Tcl_Event *ev,
+    ClientData cd)
 {
     /* OWNER thread
      *
@@ -805,11 +810,9 @@ ReflectEventDelete (Tcl_Event* ev, ClientData cd)
      * invalid channel.
      */
 
-    ReflectEvent* e = (ReflectEvent*) ev;
+    ReflectEvent *e = (ReflectEvent *) ev;
 
-    if ((ev->proc != ReflectEventRun) ||
-        ((cd != NULL) &&
-         (cd != e->rcPtr))) {
+    if ((ev->proc != ReflectEventRun) || ((cd != NULL) && (cd != e->rcPtr))) {
         return 0;
     }
     return 1;
@@ -867,8 +870,8 @@ TclChanPostEventObjCmd(
     hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&rcmPtr->map, chanId);
 
     if (hPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can not find reflected channel named \"",
-		chanId, "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "can not find reflected channel named \"%s\"", chanId));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "CHANNEL", chanId, NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -925,8 +928,9 @@ TclChanPostEventObjCmd(
      */
 
     if (events & ~rcPtr->interest) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "tried to post events channel \"", chanId,
-		"\" is not interested in", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "tried to post events channel \"%s\" is not interested in",
+                chanId));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -937,10 +941,11 @@ TclChanPostEventObjCmd(
 #ifdef TCL_THREADS
     if (rcPtr->owner == rcPtr->thread) {
 #endif
-        Tcl_NotifyChannel (chan, events);
+        Tcl_NotifyChannel(chan, events);
 #ifdef TCL_THREADS
     } else {
-        ReflectEvent* ev = ckalloc (sizeof (ReflectEvent));
+        ReflectEvent *ev = ckalloc(sizeof(ReflectEvent));
+
         ev->header.proc = ReflectEventRun;
         ev->events = events;
         ev->rcPtr = rcPtr;
@@ -957,7 +962,8 @@ TclChanPostEventObjCmd(
          * The teardown of unprocessed events is currently coupled to the
          * thread reflected channel map
          */
-        (void) GetThreadReflectedChannelMap ();
+
+        (void) GetThreadReflectedChannelMap();
 
         /* XXX Race condition !!
          * XXX The destination thread may not exist anymore already.
@@ -965,8 +971,9 @@ TclChanPostEventObjCmd(
          * XXX Can we detect this ? (check the validity of the owner threadid ?)
          * XXX Actually, in that case the channel should be dead also !
          */
-        Tcl_ThreadQueueEvent (rcPtr->owner, (Tcl_Event*) ev, TCL_QUEUE_TAIL);
-        Tcl_ThreadAlert (rcPtr->owner);
+
+        Tcl_ThreadQueueEvent(rcPtr->owner, (Tcl_Event *) ev, TCL_QUEUE_TAIL);
+        Tcl_ThreadAlert(rcPtr->owner);
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -1156,8 +1163,11 @@ ReflectClose(
 	    ForwardOpToHandlerThread(rcPtr, ForwardedClose, &p);
 	    result = p.base.code;
 
-            /* Now squash the pending reflection events for this channel. */
-            Tcl_DeleteEvents (ReflectEventDelete, rcPtr);
+            /*
+             * Now squash the pending reflection events for this channel.
+             */
+
+            Tcl_DeleteEvents(ReflectEventDelete, rcPtr);
 
 	    if (result != TCL_OK) {
 		FreeReceivedError(&p);
@@ -1165,7 +1175,7 @@ ReflectClose(
 	}
 #endif
 
-        Tcl_EventuallyFree (rcPtr, (Tcl_FreeProc *) FreeReflectedChannel);
+        Tcl_EventuallyFree(rcPtr, (Tcl_FreeProc *) FreeReflectedChannel);
 	return EOK;
     }
 
@@ -1177,7 +1187,7 @@ ReflectClose(
      */
 
     if (rcPtr->methods == 0) {
-        Tcl_EventuallyFree (rcPtr, (Tcl_FreeProc *) FreeReflectedChannel);
+        Tcl_EventuallyFree(rcPtr, (Tcl_FreeProc *) FreeReflectedChannel);
 	return EOK;
     }
 
@@ -1192,10 +1202,13 @@ ReflectClose(
 	ForwardOpToHandlerThread(rcPtr, ForwardedClose, &p);
 	result = p.base.code;
 
-        /* Now squash the pending reflection events for this channel. */
-        Tcl_DeleteEvents (ReflectEventDelete, rcPtr);
+        /*
+         * Now squash the pending reflection events for this channel.
+         */
+
+        Tcl_DeleteEvents(ReflectEventDelete, rcPtr);
 
-        Tcl_EventuallyFree (rcPtr, (Tcl_FreeProc *) FreeReflectedChannel);
+        Tcl_EventuallyFree(rcPtr, (Tcl_FreeProc *) FreeReflectedChannel);
 
 	if (result != TCL_OK) {
 	    PassReceivedErrorInterp(interp, &p);
@@ -1240,7 +1253,7 @@ ReflectClose(
 	}
 #endif
 
-        Tcl_EventuallyFree (rcPtr, (Tcl_FreeProc *) FreeReflectedChannel);
+        Tcl_EventuallyFree(rcPtr, (Tcl_FreeProc *) FreeReflectedChannel);
 #ifdef TCL_THREADS
     }
 #endif
@@ -1348,7 +1361,7 @@ ReflectInput(
     *errorCodePtr = EOK;
 
     if (bytec > 0) {
-	memcpy(buf, bytev, (size_t)bytec);
+	memcpy(buf, bytev, (size_t) bytec);
     }
 
  stop:
@@ -1549,12 +1562,13 @@ ReflectSeekWide(
     Tcl_Preserve(rcPtr);
 
     offObj  = Tcl_NewWideIntObj(offset);
-    baseObj = Tcl_NewStringObj((seekMode == SEEK_SET) ? "start" :
-                               ((seekMode == SEEK_CUR) ? "current" : "end"), -1);
+    baseObj = Tcl_NewStringObj(
+            (seekMode == SEEK_SET) ? "start" :
+            (seekMode == SEEK_CUR) ? "current" : "end", -1);
     Tcl_IncrRefCount(offObj);
     Tcl_IncrRefCount(baseObj);
 
-    if (InvokeTclMethod(rcPtr, "seek", offObj, baseObj, &resObj)!=TCL_OK) {
+    if (InvokeTclMethod(rcPtr, "seek", offObj, baseObj, &resObj) != TCL_OK) {
 	Tcl_SetChannelError(rcPtr->chan, resObj);
         goto invalid;
     }
@@ -1760,7 +1774,9 @@ ReflectBlock(
  */
 
 static void
-ReflectThread(ClientData clientData, int action)
+ReflectThread(
+    ClientData clientData,
+    int action)
 {
     ReflectedChannel *rcPtr = clientData;
 
@@ -1772,7 +1788,7 @@ ReflectThread(ClientData clientData, int action)
         rcPtr->owner = NULL;
         break;
     default:
-        Tcl_Panic ("Unknown thread action code.");
+        Tcl_Panic("Unknown thread action code.");
         break;
     }
 }
@@ -2046,7 +2062,8 @@ EncodeEventMask(
     }
 
     if (listc < 1) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad ", objName, " list: is empty", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "bad %s list: is empty", objName));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -2807,7 +2824,7 @@ DeleteThreadReflectedChannelMap(
      * actually.
      */
 
-    Tcl_DeleteEvents (ReflectEventDelete, NULL);
+    Tcl_DeleteEvents(ReflectEventDelete, NULL);
 
     /*
      * Get the map of all channels handled by the current thread. This is a
@@ -2978,9 +2995,8 @@ ForwardProc(
     Tcl_Interp *interp = rcPtr->interp;
     ForwardParam *paramPtr = evPtr->param;
     Tcl_Obj *resObj = NULL;	/* Interp result of InvokeTclMethod */
-    ReflectedChannelMap *rcmPtr;
-    /* Map of reflected channels with handlers in
-     * this interp. */
+    ReflectedChannelMap *rcmPtr;/* Map of reflected channels with handlers in
+                                 * this interp. */
     Tcl_HashEntry *hPtr;	/* Entry in the above map */
 
     /*
@@ -3023,12 +3039,12 @@ ForwardProc(
 
 	rcmPtr = GetReflectedChannelMap(interp);
 	hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&rcmPtr->map,
-                                 Tcl_GetChannelName(rcPtr->chan));
+                Tcl_GetChannelName(rcPtr->chan));
 	Tcl_DeleteHashEntry(hPtr);
 
 	rcmPtr = GetThreadReflectedChannelMap();
 	hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&rcmPtr->map,
-                                 Tcl_GetChannelName(rcPtr->chan));
+                Tcl_GetChannelName(rcPtr->chan));
 	Tcl_DeleteHashEntry(hPtr);
 
 	FreeReflectedChannelArgs(rcPtr);
@@ -3063,7 +3079,7 @@ ForwardProc(
 		paramPtr->input.toRead = -1;
 	    } else {
 		if (bytec > 0) {
-		    memcpy(paramPtr->input.buf, bytev, (size_t)bytec);
+		    memcpy(paramPtr->input.buf, bytev, (size_t) bytec);
 		}
 		paramPtr->input.toRead = bytec;
 	    }
@@ -3075,7 +3091,7 @@ ForwardProc(
 
     case ForwardedOutput: {
 	Tcl_Obj *bufObj = Tcl_NewByteArrayObj((unsigned char *)
-                                              paramPtr->output.buf, paramPtr->output.toWrite);
+                paramPtr->output.buf, paramPtr->output.toWrite);
         Tcl_IncrRefCount(bufObj);
 
         Tcl_Preserve(rcPtr);
@@ -3115,8 +3131,8 @@ ForwardProc(
     case ForwardedSeek: {
 	Tcl_Obj *offObj = Tcl_NewWideIntObj(paramPtr->seek.offset);
 	Tcl_Obj *baseObj = Tcl_NewStringObj(
-                                            (paramPtr->seek.seekMode==SEEK_SET) ? "start" :
-                                            (paramPtr->seek.seekMode==SEEK_CUR) ? "current" : "end", -1);
+                (paramPtr->seek.seekMode==SEEK_SET) ? "start" :
+                (paramPtr->seek.seekMode==SEEK_CUR) ? "current" : "end", -1);
 
         Tcl_IncrRefCount(offObj);
         Tcl_IncrRefCount(baseObj);
@@ -3166,11 +3182,11 @@ ForwardProc(
 
     case ForwardedBlock: {
 	Tcl_Obj *blockObj = Tcl_NewBooleanObj(!paramPtr->block.nonblocking);
-        Tcl_IncrRefCount(blockObj);
 
+        Tcl_IncrRefCount(blockObj);
         Tcl_Preserve(rcPtr);
 	if (InvokeTclMethod(rcPtr, "blocking", blockObj, NULL,
-                            &resObj) != TCL_OK) {
+                &resObj) != TCL_OK) {
 	    ForwardSetObjError(paramPtr, resObj);
 	}
         Tcl_Release(rcPtr);
@@ -3186,7 +3202,7 @@ ForwardProc(
         Tcl_IncrRefCount(valueObj);
         Tcl_Preserve(rcPtr);
 	if (InvokeTclMethod(rcPtr, "configure", optionObj, valueObj,
-                            &resObj) != TCL_OK) {
+                &resObj) != TCL_OK) {
 	    ForwardSetObjError(paramPtr, resObj);
 	}
         Tcl_Release(rcPtr);
@@ -3201,8 +3217,8 @@ ForwardProc(
 	 */
 
 	Tcl_Obj *optionObj = Tcl_NewStringObj(paramPtr->getOpt.name, -1);
-        Tcl_IncrRefCount(optionObj);
 
+        Tcl_IncrRefCount(optionObj);
         Tcl_Preserve(rcPtr);
 	if (InvokeTclMethod(rcPtr, "cget", optionObj, NULL, &resObj)!=TCL_OK){
 	    ForwardSetObjError(paramPtr, resObj);
diff --git a/generic/tclIORTrans.c b/generic/tclIORTrans.c
index 8f111b0..2b9efb9 100644
--- a/generic/tclIORTrans.c
+++ b/generic/tclIORTrans.c
@@ -363,33 +363,43 @@ static int		ForwardProc(Tcl_Event *evPtr, int mask);
 static void		SrcExitProc(ClientData clientData);
 
 #define FreeReceivedError(p) \
-	if ((p)->base.mustFree) { \
-	    ckfree((p)->base.msgStr); \
-	}
+	do {								\
+	    if ((p)->base.mustFree) {					\
+		ckfree((p)->base.msgStr);				\
+	    }								\
+	} while (0)
 #define PassReceivedErrorInterp(i,p) \
-	if ((i) != NULL) { \
-	    Tcl_SetChannelErrorInterp((i), \
-		    Tcl_NewStringObj((p)->base.msgStr, -1)); \
-	} \
-	FreeReceivedError(p)
+	do {								\
+	    if ((i) != NULL) {						\
+		Tcl_SetChannelErrorInterp((i),				\
+			Tcl_NewStringObj((p)->base.msgStr, -1));	\
+	    }								\
+	    FreeReceivedError(p);					\
+	} while (0)
 #define PassReceivedError(c,p) \
-	Tcl_SetChannelError((c), Tcl_NewStringObj((p)->base.msgStr, -1)); \
-	FreeReceivedError(p)
+	do {								\
+	    Tcl_SetChannelError((c),					\
+		    Tcl_NewStringObj((p)->base.msgStr, -1));		\
+	    FreeReceivedError(p);					\
+	} while (0)
 #define ForwardSetStaticError(p,emsg) \
-	(p)->base.code = TCL_ERROR; \
-	(p)->base.mustFree = 0; \
-	(p)->base.msgStr = (char *) (emsg)
+	do {								\
+	    (p)->base.code = TCL_ERROR;					\
+	    (p)->base.mustFree = 0;					\
+	    (p)->base.msgStr = (char *) (emsg);				\
+	} while (0)
 #define ForwardSetDynamicError(p,emsg) \
-	(p)->base.code = TCL_ERROR; \
-	(p)->base.mustFree = 1; \
-	(p)->base.msgStr = (char *) (emsg)
+	do {								\
+	    (p)->base.code = TCL_ERROR;					\
+	    (p)->base.mustFree = 1;					\
+	    (p)->base.msgStr = (char *) (emsg);				\
+	} while (0)
 
 static void		ForwardSetObjError(ForwardParam *p,
 			    Tcl_Obj *objPtr);
-
 static ReflectedTransformMap *	GetThreadReflectedTransformMap(void);
-static void		DeleteThreadReflectedTransformMap(ClientData clientData);
-
+static void		DeleteThreadReflectedTransformMap(
+			    ClientData clientData);
 #endif /* TCL_THREADS */
 
 #define SetChannelErrorStr(c,msgStr) \
@@ -513,7 +523,6 @@ TclChanPushObjCmd(
     int result;			/* Result code for 'initialize' */
     Tcl_Obj *resObj;		/* Result data for 'initialize' */
     int methods;		/* Bitmask for supported methods. */
-    Tcl_Obj *err;		/* Error message */
     ReflectedTransformMap *rtmPtr;
 				/* Map of reflected transforms with handlers
 				 * in this interp. */
@@ -608,11 +617,10 @@ TclChanPushObjCmd(
     while (listc > 0) {
 	if (Tcl_GetIndexFromObj(interp, listv[listc-1], methodNames,
 		"method", TCL_EXACT, &methIndex) != TCL_OK) {
-	    TclNewLiteralStringObj(err, "chan handler \"");
-	    Tcl_AppendObjToObj(err, cmdObj);
-	    Tcl_AppendToObj(err, " initialize\" returned ", -1);
-	    Tcl_AppendObjToObj(err, Tcl_GetObjResult(interp));
-	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, err);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "chan handler \"%s initialize\" returned %s",
+		    Tcl_GetString(cmdObj),
+		    Tcl_GetString(Tcl_GetObjResult(interp))));
 	    Tcl_DecrRefCount(resObj);
 	    goto error;
 	}
@@ -695,13 +703,14 @@ TclChanPushObjCmd(
     rtmPtr = GetThreadReflectedTransformMap();
     hPtr = Tcl_CreateHashEntry(&rtmPtr->map, Tcl_GetString(rtId), &isNew);
     Tcl_SetHashValue(hPtr, rtPtr);
-#endif
+#endif /* TCL_THREADS */
 
     /*
      * Return the channel as the result of the command.
      */
 
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, Tcl_GetChannelName(rtPtr->chan), NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+	    Tcl_GetChannelName(rtPtr->chan), -1));
     return TCL_OK;
 
   error:
@@ -710,7 +719,7 @@ TclChanPushObjCmd(
      * structure.
      */
 
-    Tcl_EventuallyFree (rtPtr, (Tcl_FreeProc *) FreeReflectedTransform);
+    Tcl_EventuallyFree(rtPtr, (Tcl_FreeProc *) FreeReflectedTransform);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 
 #undef CHAN
@@ -913,9 +922,9 @@ ReflectClose(
 		FreeReceivedError(&p);
 	    }
 	}
-#endif
+#endif /* TCL_THREADS */
 
-	Tcl_EventuallyFree (rtPtr, (Tcl_FreeProc *) FreeReflectedTransform);
+	Tcl_EventuallyFree(rtPtr, (Tcl_FreeProc *) FreeReflectedTransform);
 	return EOK;
     }
 
@@ -931,11 +940,11 @@ ReflectClose(
 	if (!TransformDrain(rtPtr, &errorCode)) {
 #ifdef TCL_THREADS
 	    if (rtPtr->thread != Tcl_GetCurrentThread()) {
-		Tcl_EventuallyFree (rtPtr,
+		Tcl_EventuallyFree(rtPtr,
 			(Tcl_FreeProc *) FreeReflectedTransform);
 		return errorCode;
 	    } 
-#endif
+#endif /* TCL_THREADS */
 	    errorCodeSet = 1;
 	    goto cleanup;
 	}
@@ -945,11 +954,11 @@ ReflectClose(
 	if (!TransformFlush(rtPtr, &errorCode, FLUSH_WRITE)) {
 #ifdef TCL_THREADS
 	    if (rtPtr->thread != Tcl_GetCurrentThread()) {
-		Tcl_EventuallyFree (rtPtr,
+		Tcl_EventuallyFree(rtPtr,
 			(Tcl_FreeProc *) FreeReflectedTransform);
 		return errorCode;
 	    } 
-#endif
+#endif /* TCL_THREADS */
 	    errorCodeSet = 1;
 	    goto cleanup;
 	}
@@ -966,7 +975,7 @@ ReflectClose(
 	ForwardOpToOwnerThread(rtPtr, ForwardedClose, &p);
 	result = p.base.code;
 
-	Tcl_EventuallyFree (rtPtr, (Tcl_FreeProc *) FreeReflectedTransform);
+	Tcl_EventuallyFree(rtPtr, (Tcl_FreeProc *) FreeReflectedTransform);
 
 	if (result != TCL_OK) {
 	    PassReceivedErrorInterp(interp, &p);
@@ -974,7 +983,7 @@ ReflectClose(
 	}
 	return EOK;
     }
-#endif
+#endif /* TCL_THREADS */
 
     /*
      * Do the actual invokation of "finalize" now; we're in the right thread.
@@ -1022,7 +1031,7 @@ ReflectClose(
 	if (hPtr) {
 	    Tcl_DeleteHashEntry(hPtr);
 	}
-#endif
+#endif /* TCL_THREADS */
     }
 
     Tcl_EventuallyFree (rtPtr, (Tcl_FreeProc *) FreeReflectedTransform);
@@ -1348,7 +1357,7 @@ ReflectSeekWide(
 	 * transformation.
 	 */
 
-	if ((rtPtr->methods & FLAG(METH_CLEAR))) {
+	if (rtPtr->methods & FLAG(METH_CLEAR)) {
 	    TransformClear(rtPtr);
 	}
 
@@ -2140,7 +2149,7 @@ DeleteReflectedTransformMap(
     ForwardingResult *resultPtr;
     ForwardingEvent *evPtr;
     ForwardParam *paramPtr;
-#endif
+#endif /* TCL_THREADS */
 
     /*
      * Delete all entries. The channels may have been closed already, or will
@@ -2232,8 +2241,7 @@ DeleteReflectedTransformMap(
 	Tcl_ConditionNotify(&resultPtr->done);
     }
     Tcl_MutexUnlock(&rtForwardMutex);
-
-#endif
+#endif /* TCL_THREADS */
 }
 
 #ifdef TCL_THREADS
@@ -2631,7 +2639,7 @@ ForwardProc(
 	break;
     }
 
-    case ForwardedDrain: {
+    case ForwardedDrain:
 	if (InvokeTclMethod(rtPtr, "drain", NULL, NULL, &resObj) != TCL_OK) {
 	    ForwardSetObjError(paramPtr, resObj);
 	    paramPtr->transform.size = -1;
@@ -2656,9 +2664,8 @@ ForwardProc(
 	    }
 	}
 	break;
-    }
 
-    case ForwardedFlush: {
+    case ForwardedFlush:
 	if (InvokeTclMethod(rtPtr, "flush", NULL, NULL, &resObj) != TCL_OK) {
 	    ForwardSetObjError(paramPtr, resObj);
 	    paramPtr->transform.size = -1;
@@ -2684,12 +2691,10 @@ ForwardProc(
 	    }
 	}
 	break;
-    }
 
-    case ForwardedClear: {
+    case ForwardedClear:
 	(void) InvokeTclMethod(rtPtr, "clear", NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	break;
-    }
 
     case ForwardedLimit:
 	if (InvokeTclMethod(rtPtr, "limit?", NULL, NULL, &resObj) != TCL_OK) {
@@ -2795,7 +2800,7 @@ ForwardSetObjError(
     ForwardSetDynamicError(paramPtr, ckalloc(len));
     memcpy(paramPtr->base.msgStr, msgStr, (unsigned) len);
 }
-#endif
+#endif /* TCL_THREADS */
 
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3092,7 +3097,7 @@ TransformRead(
 	ckfree(p.transform.buf);
 	return 1;
     }
-#endif
+#endif /* TCL_THREADS */
 
     /* ASSERT: rtPtr->method & FLAG(METH_READ) */
     /* ASSERT: rtPtr->mode & TCL_READABLE */
@@ -3153,7 +3158,7 @@ TransformWrite(
 		p.transform.size);
 	ckfree(p.transform.buf);
     } else
-#endif
+#endif /* TCL_THREADS */
     {
 	/* ASSERT: rtPtr->method & FLAG(METH_WRITE) */
 	/* ASSERT: rtPtr->mode & TCL_WRITABLE */
@@ -3215,7 +3220,7 @@ TransformDrain(
 	ResultAdd(&rtPtr->result, UCHARP(p.transform.buf), p.transform.size);
 	ckfree(p.transform.buf);
     } else
-#endif
+#endif /* TCL_THREADS */
     {
 	if (InvokeTclMethod(rtPtr, "drain", NULL, NULL, &resObj)!=TCL_OK) {
 	    Tcl_SetChannelError(rtPtr->chan, resObj);
@@ -3270,7 +3275,7 @@ TransformFlush(
 	}
 	ckfree(p.transform.buf);
     } else
-#endif
+#endif /* TCL_THREADS */
     {
 	if (InvokeTclMethod(rtPtr, "flush", NULL, NULL, &resObj)!=TCL_OK) {
 	    Tcl_SetChannelError(rtPtr->chan, resObj);
@@ -3311,7 +3316,7 @@ TransformClear(
 	ForwardOpToOwnerThread(rtPtr, ForwardedClear, &p);
 	return;
     }
-#endif
+#endif /* TCL_THREADS */
 
     /* ASSERT: rtPtr->method & FLAG(METH_READ) */
     /* ASSERT: rtPtr->mode & TCL_READABLE */
diff --git a/generic/tclIOSock.c b/generic/tclIOSock.c
index 018f9f5..694501f 100644
--- a/generic/tclIOSock.c
+++ b/generic/tclIOSock.c
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ TclSockGetPort(
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (*portPtr > 0xFFFF) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't open socket: port number too high",
-		NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"couldn't open socket: port number too high", -1));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     return TCL_OK;
@@ -100,16 +100,20 @@ TclSockMinimumBuffers(
     socklen_t len;
 
     len = sizeof(int);
-    getsockopt((SOCKET)(size_t)sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, (char *)&current, &len);
+    getsockopt((SOCKET)(size_t) sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF,
+	    (char *) &current, &len);
     if (current < size) {
 	len = sizeof(int);
-	setsockopt((SOCKET)(size_t)sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, (char *)&size, len);
+	setsockopt((SOCKET)(size_t) sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF,
+		(char *) &size, len);
     }
     len = sizeof(int);
-    getsockopt((SOCKET)(size_t)sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, (char *)&current, &len);
+    getsockopt((SOCKET)(size_t) sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF,
+		(char *) &current, &len);
     if (current < size) {
 	len = sizeof(int);
-	setsockopt((SOCKET)(size_t)sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, (char *)&size, len);
+	setsockopt((SOCKET)(size_t) sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF,
+		(char *) &size, len);
     }
     return TCL_OK;
 }
@@ -147,24 +151,34 @@ TclCreateSocketAddress(
     struct addrinfo *p;
     struct addrinfo *v4head = NULL, *v4ptr = NULL;
     struct addrinfo *v6head = NULL, *v6ptr = NULL;
-    char *native = NULL, portstring[TCL_INTEGER_SPACE];
+    char *native = NULL, portbuf[TCL_INTEGER_SPACE], *portstring;
     const char *family = NULL;
     Tcl_DString ds;
     int result, i;
 
-    TclFormatInt(portstring, port);
-
     if (host != NULL) {
 	native = Tcl_UtfToExternalDString(NULL, host, -1, &ds);
     }
+
+    /*
+     * Workaround for OSX's apparent inability to resolve "localhost", "0"
+     * when the loopback device is the only available network interface.
+     */
+    if (host != NULL && port == 0) {
+        portstring = NULL;
+    } else {
+        TclFormatInt(portbuf, port);
+        portstring = portbuf;
+    }
     
     (void) memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));
-    
     hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+
     /* 
      * Magic variable to enforce a certain address family - to be superseded
      * by a TIP that adds explicit switches to [socket]
      */
+
     if (interp != NULL) {
         family = Tcl_GetVar(interp, "::tcl::unsupported::socketAF", 0);
         if (family != NULL) {
@@ -182,7 +196,7 @@ TclCreateSocketAddress(
     /*
      * We found some problems when using AI_ADDRCONFIG, e.g. on systems that
      * have no networking besides the loopback interface and want to resolve
-     * localhost. See bugs 3385024, 3382419, 3382431. As the advantage of
+     * localhost. See [Bugs 3385024, 3382419, 3382431]. As the advantage of
      * using AI_ADDRCONFIG in situations where it works, is probably low,
      * we'll leave it out for now. After all, it is just an optimisation.
      *
@@ -206,12 +220,11 @@ TclCreateSocketAddress(
     }
 
     if (result != 0) {
-#ifdef EAI_SYSTEM /* Doesn't exist on Windows */
-        if (result == EAI_SYSTEM)
-            *errorMsgPtr = Tcl_PosixError(interp);
-        else
-#endif
-            *errorMsgPtr = gai_strerror(result);
+	*errorMsgPtr =
+#ifdef EAI_SYSTEM	/* Doesn't exist on Windows */
+		(result == EAI_SYSTEM) ? Tcl_PosixError(interp) :
+#endif /* EAI_SYSTEM */
+		gai_strerror(result);
         return 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/generic/tclIOUtil.c b/generic/tclIOUtil.c
index 41a5aac..ab08353 100644
--- a/generic/tclIOUtil.c
+++ b/generic/tclIOUtil.c
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ const Tcl_Filesystem tclNativeFilesystem = {
     TclpObjRenameFile,
     TclpObjCopyDirectory,
     TclpObjLstat,
-    TclpDlopen,
-    /* Needs a cast since we're using version_2. */
+    /* Needs casts since we're using version_2. */
+    (Tcl_FSLoadFileProc *) TclpDlopen,
     (Tcl_FSGetCwdProc *) TclpGetNativeCwd,
     TclpObjChdir
 };
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ FsThrExitProc(
 	ckfree(fsRecPtr);
 	fsRecPtr = tmpFsRecPtr;
     }
+    tsdPtr->filesystemList = NULL;
     tsdPtr->initialized = 0;
 }
 
@@ -647,23 +648,26 @@ TclFSEpochOk(
 }
 
 static void
-Claim()
+Claim(void)
 {
     ThreadSpecificData *tsdPtr = TCL_TSD_INIT(&fsDataKey);
+
     tsdPtr->claims++;
 }
 
 static void
-Disclaim()
+Disclaim(void)
 {
     ThreadSpecificData *tsdPtr = TCL_TSD_INIT(&fsDataKey);
+
     tsdPtr->claims--;
 }
 
 int
-TclFSEpoch()
+TclFSEpoch(void)
 {
     ThreadSpecificData *tsdPtr = TCL_TSD_INIT(&fsDataKey);
+
     return tsdPtr->filesystemEpoch;
 }
 
@@ -1094,8 +1098,9 @@ Tcl_FSMatchInDirectory(
     cwd = Tcl_FSGetCwd(NULL);
     if (cwd == NULL) {
 	if (interp != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "glob couldn't determine "
-		    "the current working directory", TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "glob couldn't determine the current working directory",
+		    -1));
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1572,8 +1577,8 @@ TclGetOpenModeEx(
 	*seekFlagPtr = 0;
 	*binaryPtr = 0;
 	if (interp != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "illegal access mode \"", modeString,
-		    "\"", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "illegal access mode \"%s\"", modeString));
 	}
 	return -1;
     }
@@ -1622,8 +1627,9 @@ TclGetOpenModeEx(
 	    mode |= O_NOCTTY;
 #else
 	    if (interp != NULL) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "access mode \"", flag,
-			"\" not supported by this system", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"access mode \"%s\" not supported by this system",
+			flag));
 	    }
 	    ckfree(modeArgv);
 	    return -1;
@@ -1634,8 +1640,9 @@ TclGetOpenModeEx(
 	    mode |= O_NONBLOCK;
 #else
 	    if (interp != NULL) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "access mode \"", flag,
-			"\" not supported by this system", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"access mode \"%s\" not supported by this system",
+			flag));
 	    }
 	    ckfree(modeArgv);
 	    return -1;
@@ -1648,9 +1655,10 @@ TclGetOpenModeEx(
 	} else {
 
 	    if (interp != NULL) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "invalid access mode \"", flag,
-			"\": must be RDONLY, WRONLY, RDWR, APPEND, BINARY, "
-			"CREAT, EXCL, NOCTTY, NONBLOCK, or TRUNC", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"invalid access mode \"%s\": must be RDONLY, WRONLY, "
+			"RDWR, APPEND, BINARY, CREAT, EXCL, NOCTTY, NONBLOCK,"
+			" or TRUNC", flag));
 	    }
 	    ckfree(modeArgv);
 	    return -1;
@@ -1661,8 +1669,9 @@ TclGetOpenModeEx(
 
     if (!gotRW) {
 	if (interp != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "access mode must include either"
-		    " RDONLY, WRONLY, or RDWR", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "access mode must include either RDONLY, WRONLY, or RDWR",
+		    -1));
 	}
 	return -1;
     }
@@ -1721,15 +1730,16 @@ Tcl_FSEvalFileEx(
 
     if (Tcl_FSStat(pathPtr, &statBuf) == -1) {
 	Tcl_SetErrno(errno);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't read file \"",
-		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"couldn't read file \"%s\": %s",
+		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	return result;
     }
     chan = Tcl_FSOpenFileChannel(interp, pathPtr, "r", 0644);
     if (chan == NULL) {
-	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't read file \"",
-		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"couldn't read file \"%s\": %s",
+		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	return result;
     }
 
@@ -1763,8 +1773,9 @@ Tcl_FSEvalFileEx(
 
     if (Tcl_ReadChars(chan, objPtr, 1, 0) < 0) {
 	Tcl_Close(interp, chan);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't read file \"",
-		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"couldn't read file \"%s\": %s",
+		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	goto end;
     }
     string = Tcl_GetString(objPtr);
@@ -1777,8 +1788,9 @@ Tcl_FSEvalFileEx(
     if (Tcl_ReadChars(chan, objPtr, -1,
 	    memcmp(string, "\xef\xbb\xbf", 3)) < 0) {
 	Tcl_Close(interp, chan);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't read file \"",
-		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"couldn't read file \"%s\": %s",
+		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	goto end;
     }
 
@@ -1852,15 +1864,16 @@ TclNREvalFile(
 
     if (Tcl_FSStat(pathPtr, &statBuf) == -1) {
 	Tcl_SetErrno(errno);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't read file \"",
-		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"couldn't read file \"%s\": %s",
+		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     chan = Tcl_FSOpenFileChannel(interp, pathPtr, "r", 0644);
     if (chan == NULL) {
-	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't read file \"",
-		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"couldn't read file \"%s\": %s",
+		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -1894,8 +1907,9 @@ TclNREvalFile(
 
     if (Tcl_ReadChars(chan, objPtr, 1, 0) < 0) {
 	Tcl_Close(interp, chan);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't read file \"",
-		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"couldn't read file \"%s\": %s",
+		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	Tcl_DecrRefCount(objPtr);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1909,8 +1923,9 @@ TclNREvalFile(
     if (Tcl_ReadChars(chan, objPtr, -1,
 	    memcmp(string, "\xef\xbb\xbf", 3)) < 0) {
 	Tcl_Close(interp, chan);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't read file \"",
-		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"couldn't read file \"%s\": %s",
+		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	Tcl_DecrRefCount(objPtr);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -2246,9 +2261,9 @@ Tcl_FSOpenFileChannel(
 	if (seekFlag && Tcl_Seek(retVal, (Tcl_WideInt) 0, SEEK_END)
 		< (Tcl_WideInt) 0) {
 	    if (interp != NULL) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "could not seek to end of file "
-			"while opening \"", Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), "\": ",
-			Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"could not seek to end of file while opening \"%s\": %s",
+			Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	    }
 	    Tcl_Close(NULL, retVal);
 	    return NULL;
@@ -2265,8 +2280,9 @@ Tcl_FSOpenFileChannel(
 
     Tcl_SetErrno(ENOENT);
     if (interp != NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't open \"", Tcl_GetString(pathPtr),
-		"\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"couldn't open \"%s\": %s",
+		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
     }
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -2684,9 +2700,9 @@ Tcl_FSGetCwd(
 		Disclaim();
 		goto cdDidNotChange;
 	    } else if (interp != NULL) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			"error getting working directory name: ",
-			Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"error getting working directory name: %s",
+			Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	    }
 	}
 	Disclaim();
@@ -2760,9 +2776,9 @@ Tcl_FSGetCwd(
 
 	    retCd = proc2(tsdPtr->cwdClientData);
 	    if (retCd == NULL && interp != NULL) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			"error getting working directory name: ",
-			Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"error getting working directory name: %s",
+			Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	    }
 
 	    if (retCd == tsdPtr->cwdClientData) {
@@ -3104,7 +3120,7 @@ Tcl_LoadFile(
 				 * code. */
     const char *const symbols[],/* Names of functions to look up in the file's
 				 * symbol table. */
-    int flags,			/* Flags (unused) */
+    int flags,			/* Flags */
     void *procVPtrs,		/* Where to return the addresses corresponding
 				 * to symbols[]. */
     Tcl_LoadHandle *handlePtr)	/* Filled with token for shared library
@@ -3129,8 +3145,8 @@ Tcl_LoadFile(
     }
 
     if (fsPtr->loadFileProc != NULL) {
-	int retVal = fsPtr->loadFileProc(interp, pathPtr, handlePtr,
-		&unloadProcPtr);
+	int retVal = ((Tcl_FSLoadFileProc2 *)(fsPtr->loadFileProc))
+		(interp, pathPtr, handlePtr, &unloadProcPtr, flags);
 
 	if (retVal == TCL_OK) {
 	    if (*handlePtr == NULL) {
@@ -3152,8 +3168,9 @@ Tcl_LoadFile(
      */
 
     if (Tcl_FSAccess(pathPtr, R_OK) != 0) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't load library \"",
-		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), "\": ", Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"couldn't load library \"%s\": %s",
+		Tcl_GetString(pathPtr), Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -3195,7 +3212,7 @@ Tcl_LoadFile(
 	ret = Tcl_Read(data, buffer, size);
 	Tcl_Close(interp, data);
 	ret = TclpLoadMemory(interp, buffer, size, ret, handlePtr,
-		&unloadProcPtr);
+		&unloadProcPtr, flags);
 	if (ret == TCL_OK && *handlePtr != NULL) {
 	    goto resolveSymbols;
 	}
@@ -3203,7 +3220,7 @@ Tcl_LoadFile(
 
   mustCopyToTempAnyway:
     Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-#endif
+#endif /* TCL_LOAD_FROM_MEMORY */
 
     /*
      * Get a temporary filename to use, first to copy the file into, and then
@@ -3223,8 +3240,8 @@ Tcl_LoadFile(
 
 	Tcl_FSDeleteFile(copyToPtr);
 	Tcl_DecrRefCount(copyToPtr);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't load from current filesystem",
-		NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"couldn't load from current filesystem", -1));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -3266,7 +3283,7 @@ Tcl_LoadFile(
 
     Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
 
-    retVal = Tcl_LoadFile(interp, copyToPtr, symbols, 0, procPtrs,
+    retVal = Tcl_LoadFile(interp, copyToPtr, symbols, flags, procPtrs,
 	    &newLoadHandle);
     if (retVal != TCL_OK) {
 	/*
@@ -3498,50 +3515,6 @@ DivertUnloadFile(
 }
 
 /*
- * This function used to be in the platform specific directories, but it has
- * now been made to work cross-platform.
- */
-
-int
-TclpLoadFile(
-    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Used for error reporting. */
-    Tcl_Obj *pathPtr,		/* Name of the file containing the desired
-				 * code (UTF-8). */
-    const char *sym1, const char *sym2,
-				/* Names of two functions to look up in the
-				 * file's symbol table. */
-    Tcl_PackageInitProc **proc1Ptr, Tcl_PackageInitProc **proc2Ptr,
-				/* Where to return the addresses corresponding
-				 * to sym1 and sym2. */
-    ClientData *clientDataPtr,	/* Filled with token for dynamically loaded
-				 * file which will be passed back to
-				 * (*unloadProcPtr)() to unload the file. */
-    Tcl_FSUnloadFileProc **unloadProcPtr)
-				/* Filled with address of Tcl_FSUnloadFileProc
-				 * function which should be used for this
-				 * file. */
-{
-    Tcl_LoadHandle handle = NULL;
-    int res;
-
-    res = TclpDlopen(interp, pathPtr, &handle, unloadProcPtr);
-
-    if (res != TCL_OK) {
-	return res;
-    }
-
-    if (handle == NULL) {
-	return TCL_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    *clientDataPtr = handle;
-
-    *proc1Ptr = (Tcl_PackageInitProc*) Tcl_FindSymbol(interp, handle, sym1);
-    *proc2Ptr = (Tcl_PackageInitProc*) Tcl_FindSymbol(interp, handle, sym2);
-    return TCL_OK;
-}
-
-/*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
  * Tcl_FindSymbol --
diff --git a/generic/tclIndexObj.c b/generic/tclIndexObj.c
index 85e0730..731d759 100644
--- a/generic/tclIndexObj.c
+++ b/generic/tclIndexObj.c
@@ -600,8 +600,9 @@ PrefixMatchObjCmd(
 	    flags |= TCL_EXACT;
 	    break;
 	case PRFMATCH_MESSAGE:
-	    if (i > (objc - 4)) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "missing message", NULL);
+	    if (i > objc-4) {
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"missing value for -message", -1));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "NOARG", NULL);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
@@ -610,7 +611,8 @@ PrefixMatchObjCmd(
 	    break;
 	case PRFMATCH_ERROR:
 	    if (i > objc-4) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "missing error options", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"missing value for -error", -1));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "NOARG", NULL);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
@@ -620,8 +622,9 @@ PrefixMatchObjCmd(
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
 	    if ((errorLength % 2) != 0) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error options must have an even"
-			" number of elements", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"error options must have an even number of elements",
+			-1));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "DICTIONARY", NULL);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
@@ -1174,8 +1177,8 @@ Tcl_ParseArgsObjv(
 		goto gotMatch;
 	    }
 	    if (matchPtr != NULL) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "ambiguous option \"", str, "\"",
-			NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"ambiguous option \"%s\"", str));
 		goto error;
 	    }
 	    matchPtr = infoPtr;
@@ -1187,8 +1190,8 @@ Tcl_ParseArgsObjv(
 	     */
 
 	    if (remObjv == NULL) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unrecognized argument \"", str,
-			"\"", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"unrecognized argument \"%s\"", str));
 		goto error;
 	    }
 
@@ -1213,9 +1216,9 @@ Tcl_ParseArgsObjv(
 	    }
 	    if (Tcl_GetIntFromObj(interp, objv[srcIndex],
 		    (int *) infoPtr->dstPtr) == TCL_ERROR) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "expected integer argument for \"",
-			infoPtr->keyStr, "\" but got \"",
-			Tcl_GetString(objv[srcIndex]), "\"", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"expected integer argument for \"%s\" but got \"%s\"",
+			infoPtr->keyStr, Tcl_GetString(objv[srcIndex])));
 		goto error;
 	    }
 	    srcIndex++;
@@ -1246,9 +1249,9 @@ Tcl_ParseArgsObjv(
 	    }
 	    if (Tcl_GetDoubleFromObj(interp, objv[srcIndex],
 		    (double *) infoPtr->dstPtr) == TCL_ERROR) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "expected floating-point argument ",
-			"for \"", infoPtr->keyStr, "\" but got \"",
-			Tcl_GetString(objv[srcIndex]), "\"", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"expected floating-point argument for \"%s\" but got \"%s\"",
+			infoPtr->keyStr, Tcl_GetString(objv[srcIndex])));
 		goto error;
 	    }
 	    srcIndex++;
@@ -1322,8 +1325,8 @@ Tcl_ParseArgsObjv(
      */
 
   missingArg:
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"", str,
-	    "\" option requires an additional argument", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+	    "\"%s\" option requires an additional argument", str));
   error:
     if (leftovers != NULL) {
 	ckfree(leftovers);
@@ -1361,6 +1364,7 @@ PrintUsage(
 #define NUM_SPACES 20
     static const char spaces[] = "                    ";
     char tmp[TCL_DOUBLE_SPACE];
+    Tcl_Obj *msg;
 
     /*
      * First, compute the width of the widest option key, so that we can make
@@ -1384,39 +1388,39 @@ PrintUsage(
      * Now add the option information, with pretty-printing.
      */
 
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "Command-specific options:", NULL);
+    msg = Tcl_NewStringObj("Command-specific options:", -1);
     for (infoPtr = argTable; infoPtr->type != TCL_ARGV_END; infoPtr++) {
 	if ((infoPtr->type == TCL_ARGV_HELP) && (infoPtr->keyStr == NULL)) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\n", infoPtr->helpStr, NULL);
+	    Tcl_AppendPrintfToObj(msg, "\n%s", infoPtr->helpStr);
 	    continue;
 	}
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\n ", infoPtr->keyStr, ":", NULL);
+	Tcl_AppendPrintfToObj(msg, "\n %s:", infoPtr->keyStr);
 	numSpaces = width + 1 - strlen(infoPtr->keyStr);
 	while (numSpaces > 0) {
 	    if (numSpaces >= NUM_SPACES) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, spaces, NULL);
+		Tcl_AppendToObj(msg, spaces, NUM_SPACES);
 	    } else {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, spaces+NUM_SPACES-numSpaces, NULL);
+		Tcl_AppendToObj(msg, spaces, numSpaces);
 	    }
 	    numSpaces -= NUM_SPACES;
 	}
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, infoPtr->helpStr, NULL);
+	Tcl_AppendToObj(msg, infoPtr->helpStr, -1);
 	switch (infoPtr->type) {
 	case TCL_ARGV_INT:
-	    sprintf(tmp, "%d", *((int *) infoPtr->dstPtr));
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\n\t\tDefault value: ", tmp, NULL);
+	    Tcl_AppendPrintfToObj(msg, "\n\t\tDefault value: %d",
+		    *((int *) infoPtr->dstPtr));
 	    break;
 	case TCL_ARGV_FLOAT:
+	    Tcl_AppendPrintfToObj(msg, "\n\t\tDefault value: %g",
+		    *((double *) infoPtr->dstPtr));
 	    sprintf(tmp, "%g", *((double *) infoPtr->dstPtr));
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\n\t\tDefault value: ", tmp, NULL);
 	    break;
 	case TCL_ARGV_STRING: {
-	    char *string;
+	    char *string = *((char **) infoPtr->dstPtr);
 
-	    string = *((char **) infoPtr->dstPtr);
 	    if (string != NULL) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\n\t\tDefault value: \"", string,
-			"\"", NULL);
+		Tcl_AppendPrintfToObj(msg, "\n\t\tDefault value: \"%s\"",
+			string);
 	    }
 	    break;
 	}
@@ -1424,6 +1428,7 @@ PrintUsage(
 	    break;
 	}
     }
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, msg);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1435,8 +1440,8 @@ PrintUsage(
  *
  * Results:
  *	Returns TCL_ERROR if the value is an invalid completion code.
- *	Otherwise, returns TCL_OK, and writes the completion code to
- *  the pointer provided.
+ *	Otherwise, returns TCL_OK, and writes the completion code to the
+ *	pointer provided.
  *
  * Side effects:
  *	None.
@@ -1448,30 +1453,30 @@ int
 TclGetCompletionCodeFromObj(
     Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Current interpreter. */
     Tcl_Obj *value,
-    int *code)			/* Argument objects. */
+    int *codePtr)		/* Argument objects. */
 {
     static const char *const returnCodes[] = {
 	"ok", "error", "return", "break", "continue", NULL
     };
 
     if ((value->typePtr != &indexType)
-	    && (TCL_OK == TclGetIntFromObj(NULL, value, code))) {
+	    && TclGetIntFromObj(NULL, value, codePtr) == TCL_OK) {
 	return TCL_OK;
     }
-    if (TCL_OK == Tcl_GetIndexFromObj(NULL, value, returnCodes, NULL,
-		TCL_EXACT, code)) {
+    if (Tcl_GetIndexFromObj(NULL, value, returnCodes, NULL, TCL_EXACT,
+	    codePtr) == TCL_OK) {
 	return TCL_OK;
     }
+
     /*
      * Value is not a legal completion code.
      */
 
     if (interp != NULL) {
-	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad completion code \"",
-		TclGetString(value),
-		"\": must be ok, error, return, break, "
-		"continue, or an integer", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"bad completion code \"%s\": must be"
+		" ok, error, return, break, continue, or an integer",
+		TclGetString(value)));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "RESULT", "ILLEGAL_CODE", NULL);
     }
     return TCL_ERROR;
diff --git a/generic/tclInt.decls b/generic/tclInt.decls
index 9f73a31..8f8b992 100644
--- a/generic/tclInt.decls
+++ b/generic/tclInt.decls
@@ -1219,6 +1219,12 @@ declare 14 unix {
 	    const Tcl_StatBuf *statBufPtr, int dontCopyAtts)
 }
 
+# Added in 8.6; core of TclpOpenTemporaryFile
+declare 20 unix {
+    int TclUnixOpenTemporaryFile(Tcl_Obj *dirObj, Tcl_Obj *basenameObj,
+	    Tcl_Obj *extensionObj, Tcl_Obj *resultingNameObj)
+}
+
 ################################
 # Mac OS X specific functions
 
diff --git a/generic/tclInt.h b/generic/tclInt.h
index feb7fd4..9e062ad 100644
--- a/generic/tclInt.h
+++ b/generic/tclInt.h
@@ -801,13 +801,17 @@ typedef struct VarInHash {
 #define TclSetVarNamespaceVar(varPtr) \
     if (!TclIsVarNamespaceVar(varPtr)) {\
 	(varPtr)->flags |= VAR_NAMESPACE_VAR;\
-	((VarInHash *)(varPtr))->refCount++;\
+	if (TclIsVarInHash(varPtr)) {\
+	    ((VarInHash *)(varPtr))->refCount++;\
+	}\
     }
 
 #define TclClearVarNamespaceVar(varPtr) \
     if (TclIsVarNamespaceVar(varPtr)) {\
 	(varPtr)->flags &= ~VAR_NAMESPACE_VAR;\
-	((VarInHash *)(varPtr))->refCount--;\
+	if (TclIsVarInHash(varPtr)) {\
+	    ((VarInHash *)(varPtr))->refCount--;\
+	}\
     }
 
 /*
@@ -2467,6 +2471,14 @@ typedef struct List {
     (((listPtr)->typePtr == &tclListType) ? ListObjIsCanonical((listPtr)) : 0)
 
 /*
+ * Modes for collecting (or not) in the implementations of TclNRForeachCmd,
+ * TclNRLmapCmd and their compilations.
+ */
+
+#define TCL_EACH_KEEP_NONE  0	/* Discard iteration result like [foreach] */
+#define TCL_EACH_COLLECT    1	/* Collect iteration result like [lmap] */
+
+/*
  * Macros providing a faster path to integers: Tcl_GetLongFromObj everywhere,
  * Tcl_GetIntFromObj and TclGetIntForIndex on platforms where longs are ints.
  *
@@ -2536,6 +2548,8 @@ typedef struct List {
 
 #define TCL_FILESYSTEM_VERSION_2	((Tcl_FSVersion) 0x2)
 typedef ClientData (TclFSGetCwdProc2)(ClientData clientData);
+typedef int (Tcl_FSLoadFileProc2) (Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_Obj *pathPtr,
+	Tcl_LoadHandle *handlePtr, Tcl_FSUnloadFileProc **unloadProcPtr, int flags);
 
 /*
  * The following types are used for getting and storing platform-specific file
@@ -2758,6 +2772,7 @@ MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_ObjCmdProc TclNRExprObjCmd;
 MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_ObjCmdProc TclNRForObjCmd;
 MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_ObjCmdProc TclNRForeachCmd;
 MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_ObjCmdProc TclNRIfObjCmd;
+MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_ObjCmdProc TclNRLmapCmd;
 MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_ObjCmdProc TclNRSourceObjCmd;
 MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_ObjCmdProc TclNRSubstObjCmd;
 MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_ObjCmdProc TclNRSwitchObjCmd;
@@ -2766,7 +2781,9 @@ MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_ObjCmdProc TclNRUplevelObjCmd;
 MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_ObjCmdProc TclNRWhileObjCmd;
 
 MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_NRPostProc TclNRForIterCallback;
+MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_NRPostProc TclNRCoroutineActivateCallback;
 MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_ObjCmdProc TclNRTailcallObjCmd;
+MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_NRPostProc TclNRTailcallEval;
 MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_ObjCmdProc TclNRCoroutineObjCmd;
 MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_ObjCmdProc TclNRYieldObjCmd;
 MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_ObjCmdProc TclNRYieldmObjCmd;
@@ -3053,12 +3070,6 @@ MODULE_SCOPE void	TclpInitLibraryPath(char **valuePtr,
 MODULE_SCOPE void	TclpInitLock(void);
 MODULE_SCOPE void	TclpInitPlatform(void);
 MODULE_SCOPE void	TclpInitUnlock(void);
-MODULE_SCOPE int	TclpLoadFile(Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_Obj *pathPtr,
-			    const char *sym1, const char *sym2,
-			    Tcl_PackageInitProc **proc1Ptr,
-			    Tcl_PackageInitProc **proc2Ptr,
-			    ClientData *clientDataPtr,
-			    Tcl_FSUnloadFileProc **unloadProcPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_Obj *	TclpObjListVolumes(void);
 MODULE_SCOPE void	TclpMasterLock(void);
 MODULE_SCOPE void	TclpMasterUnlock(void);
@@ -3137,13 +3148,13 @@ MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_Obj *	TclpNativeToNormalized(ClientData clientData);
 MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_Obj *	TclpFilesystemPathType(Tcl_Obj *pathPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclpDlopen(Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_Obj *pathPtr,
 			    Tcl_LoadHandle *loadHandle,
-			    Tcl_FSUnloadFileProc **unloadProcPtr);
+			    Tcl_FSUnloadFileProc **unloadProcPtr, int flags);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclpUtime(Tcl_Obj *pathPtr, struct utimbuf *tval);
 #ifdef TCL_LOAD_FROM_MEMORY
 MODULE_SCOPE void *	TclpLoadMemoryGetBuffer(Tcl_Interp *interp, int size);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclpLoadMemory(Tcl_Interp *interp, void *buffer,
 			    int size, int codeSize, Tcl_LoadHandle *loadHandle,
-			    Tcl_FSUnloadFileProc **unloadProcPtr);
+			    Tcl_FSUnloadFileProc **unloadProcPtr, int flags);
 #endif
 MODULE_SCOPE void	TclInitThreadStorage(void);
 MODULE_SCOPE void	TclFinalizeThreadDataThread(void);
@@ -3326,6 +3337,9 @@ MODULE_SCOPE int	Tcl_LlengthObjCmd(ClientData clientData,
 MODULE_SCOPE int	Tcl_ListObjCmd(ClientData clientData,
 			    Tcl_Interp *interp, int objc,
 			    Tcl_Obj *const objv[]);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	Tcl_LmapObjCmd(ClientData clientData,
+			    Tcl_Interp *interp, int objc,
+			    Tcl_Obj *const objv[]);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	Tcl_LoadObjCmd(ClientData clientData,
 			    Tcl_Interp *interp, int objc,
 			    Tcl_Obj *const objv[]);
@@ -3461,6 +3475,15 @@ MODULE_SCOPE int	Tcl_WhileObjCmd(ClientData clientData,
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileAppendCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileArrayExistsCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileArraySetCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileArrayUnsetCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileBreakCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
@@ -3473,6 +3496,12 @@ MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileContinueCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileDictAppendCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileDictCreateCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileDictExistsCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileDictForCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
@@ -3485,9 +3514,18 @@ MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileDictIncrCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileDictLappendCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileDictMapCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileDictMergeCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileDictSetCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileDictUnsetCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileDictUpdateCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
@@ -3509,15 +3547,36 @@ MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileForCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileForeachCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileFormatCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileGlobalCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileIfCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileInfoCommandsCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileInfoCoroutineCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileInfoExistsCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileInfoLevelCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileInfoObjectClassCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileInfoObjectIsACmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileInfoObjectNamespaceCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileIncrCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
@@ -3536,6 +3595,9 @@ MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileListCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileLlengthCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileLmapCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileLrangeCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
@@ -3545,15 +3607,36 @@ MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileLreplaceCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileLsetCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileNamespaceCodeCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileNamespaceCurrentCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileNamespaceQualifiersCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileNamespaceTailCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileNamespaceUpvarCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileNamespaceWhichCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileNoOp(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileObjectSelfCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileRegexpCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileRegsubCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileReturnCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
@@ -3566,21 +3649,36 @@ MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileStringCmpCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileStringEqualCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileStringFirstCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileStringIndexCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileStringLastCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileStringLenCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileStringMapCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileStringMatchCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileStringRangeCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileSubstCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileSwitchCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileTailcallCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileThrowCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
@@ -3599,6 +3697,9 @@ MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileVariableCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileWhileCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
 			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclCompileYieldCmd(Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    Tcl_Parse *parsePtr, Command *cmdPtr,
+			    struct CompileEnv *envPtr);
 
 MODULE_SCOPE int	TclInvertOpCmd(ClientData clientData,
 			    Tcl_Interp *interp, int objc,
diff --git a/generic/tclIntDecls.h b/generic/tclIntDecls.h
index d01d10a..df5ac97 100644
--- a/generic/tclIntDecls.h
+++ b/generic/tclIntDecls.h
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ EXTERN void		TclSetSlaveCancelFlags(Tcl_Interp *interp, int flags,
 
 typedef struct TclIntStubs {
     int magic;
-    const struct TclIntStubHooks *hooks;
+    void *hooks;
 
     void (*reserved0)(void);
     void (*reserved1)(void);
diff --git a/generic/tclIntPlatDecls.h b/generic/tclIntPlatDecls.h
index 7322a37..f265e7e 100644
--- a/generic/tclIntPlatDecls.h
+++ b/generic/tclIntPlatDecls.h
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ EXTERN int		TclUnixCopyFile(const char *src, const char *dst,
 /* Slot 17 is reserved */
 /* Slot 18 is reserved */
 /* Slot 19 is reserved */
-/* Slot 20 is reserved */
+/* 20 */
+EXTERN int		TclUnixOpenTemporaryFile(Tcl_Obj *dirObj,
+				Tcl_Obj *basenameObj, Tcl_Obj *extensionObj,
+				Tcl_Obj *resultingNameObj);
 /* Slot 21 is reserved */
 /* Slot 22 is reserved */
 /* Slot 23 is reserved */
@@ -225,7 +228,10 @@ EXTERN int		TclMacOSXMatchType(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 /* 19 */
 EXTERN void		TclMacOSXNotifierAddRunLoopMode(
 				const void *runLoopMode);
-/* Slot 20 is reserved */
+/* 20 */
+EXTERN int		TclUnixOpenTemporaryFile(Tcl_Obj *dirObj,
+				Tcl_Obj *basenameObj, Tcl_Obj *extensionObj,
+				Tcl_Obj *resultingNameObj);
 /* Slot 21 is reserved */
 /* Slot 22 is reserved */
 /* Slot 23 is reserved */
@@ -240,7 +246,7 @@ EXTERN int		TclWinCPUID(unsigned int index, unsigned int *regs);
 
 typedef struct TclIntPlatStubs {
     int magic;
-    const struct TclIntPlatStubHooks *hooks;
+    void *hooks;
 
 #if !defined(__WIN32__) && !defined(__CYGWIN__) && !defined(MAC_OSX_TCL) /* UNIX */
     void (*tclGetAndDetachPids) (Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_Channel chan); /* 0 */
@@ -263,7 +269,7 @@ typedef struct TclIntPlatStubs {
     void (*reserved17)(void);
     void (*reserved18)(void);
     void (*reserved19)(void);
-    void (*reserved20)(void);
+    int (*tclUnixOpenTemporaryFile) (Tcl_Obj *dirObj, Tcl_Obj *basenameObj, Tcl_Obj *extensionObj, Tcl_Obj *resultingNameObj); /* 20 */
     void (*reserved21)(void);
     void (*reserved22)(void);
     void (*reserved23)(void);
@@ -327,7 +333,7 @@ typedef struct TclIntPlatStubs {
     int (*tclMacOSXCopyFileAttributes) (const char *src, const char *dst, const Tcl_StatBuf *statBufPtr); /* 17 */
     int (*tclMacOSXMatchType) (Tcl_Interp *interp, const char *pathName, const char *fileName, Tcl_StatBuf *statBufPtr, Tcl_GlobTypeData *types); /* 18 */
     void (*tclMacOSXNotifierAddRunLoopMode) (const void *runLoopMode); /* 19 */
-    void (*reserved20)(void);
+    int (*tclUnixOpenTemporaryFile) (Tcl_Obj *dirObj, Tcl_Obj *basenameObj, Tcl_Obj *extensionObj, Tcl_Obj *resultingNameObj); /* 20 */
     void (*reserved21)(void);
     void (*reserved22)(void);
     void (*reserved23)(void);
@@ -389,7 +395,8 @@ extern const TclIntPlatStubs *tclIntPlatStubsPtr;
 /* Slot 17 is reserved */
 /* Slot 18 is reserved */
 /* Slot 19 is reserved */
-/* Slot 20 is reserved */
+#define TclUnixOpenTemporaryFile \
+	(tclIntPlatStubsPtr->tclUnixOpenTemporaryFile) /* 20 */
 /* Slot 21 is reserved */
 /* Slot 22 is reserved */
 /* Slot 23 is reserved */
@@ -501,7 +508,8 @@ extern const TclIntPlatStubs *tclIntPlatStubsPtr;
 	(tclIntPlatStubsPtr->tclMacOSXMatchType) /* 18 */
 #define TclMacOSXNotifierAddRunLoopMode \
 	(tclIntPlatStubsPtr->tclMacOSXNotifierAddRunLoopMode) /* 19 */
-/* Slot 20 is reserved */
+#define TclUnixOpenTemporaryFile \
+	(tclIntPlatStubsPtr->tclUnixOpenTemporaryFile) /* 20 */
 /* Slot 21 is reserved */
 /* Slot 22 is reserved */
 /* Slot 23 is reserved */
@@ -525,7 +533,10 @@ extern const TclIntPlatStubs *tclIntPlatStubsPtr;
 #undef TclWinConvertWSAError
 #define TclWinConvertWSAError TclWinConvertError
 
-#if !defined(__WIN32__) && !defined(__CYGWIN__)
+#if defined(__WIN32__) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
+#   undef TclWinNToHS
+#   define TclWinNToHS ntohs
+#else
 #   undef TclpGetPid
 #   define TclpGetPid(pid) ((unsigned long) (pid))
 #endif
diff --git a/generic/tclInterp.c b/generic/tclInterp.c
index 5b6d14f..0b0f652 100644
--- a/generic/tclInterp.c
+++ b/generic/tclInterp.c
@@ -1043,18 +1043,18 @@ Tcl_InterpObjCmd(
 	iiPtr = (InterpInfo *) ((Interp *) slaveInterp)->interpInfo;
 	hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&iiPtr->slave.aliasTable, aliasName);
 	if (hPtr == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "alias \"", aliasName, "\" in path \"",
-		    Tcl_GetString(objv[2]), "\" not found", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "alias \"%s\" in path \"%s\" not found",
+		    aliasName, Tcl_GetString(objv[2])));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "ALIAS", aliasName,
 		    NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	aliasPtr = Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr);
 	if (Tcl_GetInterpPath(interp, aliasPtr->targetInterp) != TCL_OK) {
-	    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "target interpreter for alias \"",
-		    aliasName, "\" in path \"", Tcl_GetString(objv[2]),
-		    "\" is not my descendant", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "target interpreter for alias \"%s\" in path \"%s\" is "
+		    "not my descendant", aliasName, Tcl_GetString(objv[2])));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "INTERP",
 		    "TARGETSHROUDED", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -1234,7 +1234,8 @@ Tcl_GetAlias(
 
     hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&iiPtr->slave.aliasTable, aliasName);
     if (hPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "alias \"", aliasName, "\" not found", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"alias \"%s\" not found", aliasName));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "ALIAS", aliasName, NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1295,7 +1296,8 @@ Tcl_GetAliasObj(
 
     hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&iiPtr->slave.aliasTable, aliasName);
     if (hPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "alias \"", aliasName, "\" not found", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"alias \"%s\" not found", aliasName));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "ALIAS", aliasName, NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1383,9 +1385,9 @@ TclPreventAliasLoop(
 	     * [Bug #641195]
 	     */
 
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "cannot define or rename alias \"",
-		    Tcl_GetCommandName(cmdInterp, cmd),
-		    "\": interpreter deleted", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "cannot define or rename alias \"%s\": interpreter deleted",
+		    Tcl_GetCommandName(cmdInterp, cmd)));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	cmdNamePtr = nextAliasPtr->objPtr;
@@ -1398,9 +1400,9 @@ TclPreventAliasLoop(
 	}
 	aliasCmdPtr = (Command *) aliasCmd;
 	if (aliasCmdPtr == cmdPtr) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "cannot define or rename alias \"",
-		    Tcl_GetCommandName(cmdInterp, cmd),
-		    "\": would create a loop", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "cannot define or rename alias \"%s\": would create a loop",
+		    Tcl_GetCommandName(cmdInterp, cmd)));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "INTERP",
 		    "ALIASLOOP", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -1621,8 +1623,8 @@ AliasDelete(
     slavePtr = &((InterpInfo *) ((Interp *) slaveInterp)->interpInfo)->slave;
     hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&slavePtr->aliasTable, TclGetString(namePtr));
     if (hPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "alias \"", TclGetString(namePtr),
-		"\" not found", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"alias \"%s\" not found", TclGetString(namePtr)));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "ALIAS",
 		TclGetString(namePtr), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -2154,17 +2156,19 @@ Tcl_GetInterpPath(
     InterpInfo *iiPtr;
 
     if (targetInterp == askingInterp) {
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(askingInterp, Tcl_NewObj());
 	return TCL_OK;
     }
     if (targetInterp == NULL) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     iiPtr = (InterpInfo *) ((Interp *) targetInterp)->interpInfo;
-    if (Tcl_GetInterpPath(askingInterp, iiPtr->slave.masterInterp) != TCL_OK) {
+    if (Tcl_GetInterpPath(askingInterp, iiPtr->slave.masterInterp) != TCL_OK){
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
-    Tcl_AppendElement(askingInterp, Tcl_GetHashKey(&iiPtr->master.slaveTable,
-	    iiPtr->slave.slaveEntryPtr));
+    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, Tcl_GetObjResult(askingInterp),
+	    Tcl_NewStringObj(Tcl_GetHashKey(&iiPtr->master.slaveTable,
+		    iiPtr->slave.slaveEntryPtr), -1));
     return TCL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -2218,8 +2222,8 @@ GetInterp(
 	}
     }
     if (searchInterp == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "could not find interpreter \"",
-		TclGetString(pathPtr), "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"could not find interpreter \"%s\"", TclGetString(pathPtr)));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "INTERP",
 		TclGetString(pathPtr), NULL);
     }
@@ -2256,8 +2260,8 @@ SlaveBgerror(
 
 	if (TCL_ERROR == TclListObjLength(NULL, objv[0], &length)
 		|| (length < 1)) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "cmdPrefix must be list of length >= 1",
-		    NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "cmdPrefix must be list of length >= 1", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "INTERP",
 		    "BGERRORFORMAT", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -2326,8 +2330,9 @@ SlaveCreate(
     hPtr = Tcl_CreateHashEntry(&masterInfoPtr->master.slaveTable, path,
 	    &isNew);
     if (isNew == 0) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "interpreter named \"", path,
-		"\" already exists, cannot create", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"interpreter named \"%s\" already exists, cannot create",
+		path));
 	return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -2860,8 +2865,8 @@ SlaveRecursionLimit(
 
     if (objc) {
 	if (Tcl_IsSafe(interp)) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "permission denied: "
-		    "safe interpreters cannot change recursion limit", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj("permission denied: "
+		    "safe interpreters cannot change recursion limit", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "INTERP", "UNSAFE",
 		    NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3320,8 +3325,8 @@ Tcl_LimitCheck(
 	if (iPtr->limit.cmdCount >= iPtr->cmdCount) {
 	    iPtr->limit.exceeded &= ~TCL_LIMIT_COMMANDS;
 	} else if (iPtr->limit.exceeded & TCL_LIMIT_COMMANDS) {
-	    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "command count limit exceeded", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "command count limit exceeded", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LIMIT", "COMMANDS", NULL);
 	    Tcl_Release(interp);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3346,8 +3351,8 @@ Tcl_LimitCheck(
 		    iPtr->limit.time.usec >= now.usec)) {
 		iPtr->limit.exceeded &= ~TCL_LIMIT_TIME;
 	    } else if (iPtr->limit.exceeded & TCL_LIMIT_TIME) {
-		Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "time limit exceeded", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"time limit exceeded", -1));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LIMIT", "TIME", NULL);
 		Tcl_Release(interp);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -4353,8 +4358,9 @@ SlaveCommandLimitCmd(
      */
 
     if (interp == slaveInterp) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"limits on current interpreter inaccessible", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"limits on current interpreter inaccessible", -1));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "INTERP", "SELF", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -4450,8 +4456,8 @@ SlaveCommandLimitCmd(
 		    return TCL_ERROR;
 		}
 		if (gran < 1) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "granularity must be at "
-			    "least 1", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "granularity must be at least 1", -1));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "INTERP",
 			    "BADVALUE", NULL);
 		    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -4467,8 +4473,8 @@ SlaveCommandLimitCmd(
 		    return TCL_ERROR;
 		}
 		if (limit < 0) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "command limit value must be at "
-			    "least 0", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "command limit value must be at least 0", -1));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "INTERP",
 			    "BADVALUE", NULL);
 		    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -4540,8 +4546,9 @@ SlaveTimeLimitCmd(
      */
 
     if (interp == slaveInterp) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"limits on current interpreter inaccessible", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"limits on current interpreter inaccessible", -1));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "INTERP", "SELF", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -4658,8 +4665,8 @@ SlaveTimeLimitCmd(
 		    return TCL_ERROR;
 		}
 		if (gran < 1) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "granularity must be at "
-			    "least 1", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "granularity must be at least 1", -1));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "INTERP",
 			    "BADVALUE", NULL);
 		    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -4675,13 +4682,13 @@ SlaveTimeLimitCmd(
 		    return TCL_ERROR;
 		}
 		if (tmp < 0) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "milliseconds must be at least 0",
-			    NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "milliseconds must be at least 0", -1));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "INTERP",
 			    "BADVALUE", NULL);
 		    return TCL_ERROR;
 		}
-		limitMoment.usec = ((long)tmp)*1000;
+		limitMoment.usec = ((long) tmp)*1000;
 		break;
 	    case OPT_SEC:
 		secObj = objv[i+1];
@@ -4693,8 +4700,8 @@ SlaveTimeLimitCmd(
 		    return TCL_ERROR;
 		}
 		if (tmp < 0) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "seconds must be at least 0",
-			    NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "seconds must be at least 0", -1));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "INTERP",
 			    "BADVALUE", NULL);
 		    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -4711,15 +4718,17 @@ SlaveTimeLimitCmd(
 		 */
 
 		if (secObj != NULL && secLen == 0 && milliLen > 0) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "may only set -milliseconds "
-			    "if -seconds is not also being reset", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "may only set -milliseconds if -seconds is not "
+			    "also being reset", -1));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "INTERP",
 			    "BADUSAGE", NULL);
 		    return TCL_ERROR;
 		}
 		if (milliLen == 0 && (secObj == NULL || secLen > 0)) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "may only reset -milliseconds "
-			    "if -seconds is also being reset", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "may only reset -milliseconds if -seconds is "
+			    "also being reset", -1));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "INTERP",
 			    "BADUSAGE", NULL);
 		    return TCL_ERROR;
diff --git a/generic/tclLoad.c b/generic/tclLoad.c
index ce4d6a4..5cacab1 100644
--- a/generic/tclLoad.c
+++ b/generic/tclLoad.c
@@ -132,9 +132,34 @@ Tcl_LoadObjCmd(
     Tcl_LoadHandle loadHandle;
     Tcl_UniChar ch;
     unsigned len;
+    int index, flags = 0;
+    Tcl_Obj *const *savedobjv = objv;
+    static const char *const options[] = {
+	"-global",		"-lazy",		"--",	NULL
+    };
+    enum options {
+	LOAD_GLOBAL,	LOAD_LAZY,	LOAD_LAST
+    };
 
+    while (objc > 2) {
+	if (TclGetString(objv[1])[0] != '-') {
+	    break;
+	}
+	if (Tcl_GetIndexFromObj(interp, objv[1], options, "option", 0,
+		&index) != TCL_OK) {
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+	++objv; --objc;
+	if (LOAD_GLOBAL == (enum options) index) {
+	    flags |= TCL_LOAD_GLOBAL;
+	} else if (LOAD_LAZY == (enum options) index) {
+	    flags |= TCL_LOAD_LAZY;
+	} else {
+		break;
+	}
+    }
     if ((objc < 2) || (objc > 4)) {
-	Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, objv, "fileName ?packageName? ?interp?");
+	Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, savedobjv, "?-global? ?-lazy? ?--? fileName ?packageName? ?interp?");
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (Tcl_FSConvertToPathType(interp, objv[1]) != TCL_OK) {
@@ -157,9 +182,8 @@ Tcl_LoadObjCmd(
 	}
     }
     if ((fullFileName[0] == 0) && (packageName == NULL)) {
-	Tcl_SetResult(interp,
-		"must specify either file name or package name",
-		TCL_STATIC);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"must specify either file name or package name", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LOAD", "NOLIBRARY",
 		NULL);
 	code = TCL_ERROR;
@@ -225,9 +249,9 @@ Tcl_LoadObjCmd(
 	     * Can't have two different packages loaded from the same file.
 	     */
 
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "file \"", fullFileName,
-		    "\" is already loaded for package \"",
-		    pkgPtr->packageName, "\"", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "file \"%s\" is already loaded for package \"%s\"",
+		    fullFileName, pkgPtr->packageName));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LOAD",
 		    "SPLITPERSONALITY", NULL);
 	    code = TCL_ERROR;
@@ -263,8 +287,8 @@ Tcl_LoadObjCmd(
 	 */
 
 	if (fullFileName[0] == 0) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "package \"", packageName,
-		    "\" isn't loaded statically", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "package \"%s\" isn't loaded statically", packageName));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LOAD", "NOTSTATIC",
 		    NULL);
 	    code = TCL_ERROR;
@@ -321,9 +345,9 @@ Tcl_LoadObjCmd(
 		}
 		if (p == pkgGuess) {
 		    Tcl_DecrRefCount(splitPtr);
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			    "couldn't figure out package name for ",
-			    fullFileName, NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			    "couldn't figure out package name for %s",
+			    fullFileName));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LOAD",
 			    "WHATPACKAGE", NULL);
 		    code = TCL_ERROR;
@@ -366,7 +390,7 @@ Tcl_LoadObjCmd(
 	symbols[1] = NULL;
 
 	Tcl_MutexLock(&packageMutex);
-	code = Tcl_LoadFile(interp, objv[1], symbols, 0, &initProc,
+	code = Tcl_LoadFile(interp, objv[1], symbols, flags, &initProc,
 		&loadHandle);
 	Tcl_MutexUnlock(&packageMutex);
 	if (code != TCL_OK) {
@@ -392,7 +416,7 @@ Tcl_LoadObjCmd(
 	pkgPtr->unloadProc	   = (Tcl_PackageUnloadProc *)
 		Tcl_FindSymbol(interp, loadHandle,
 			Tcl_DStringValue(&unloadName));
-	pkgPtr->safeUnloadProc	   = (Tcl_PackageUnloadProc *) 
+	pkgPtr->safeUnloadProc	   = (Tcl_PackageUnloadProc *)
 		Tcl_FindSymbol(interp, loadHandle,
 			Tcl_DStringValue(&safeUnloadName));
 	pkgPtr->interpRefCount	   = 0;
@@ -418,9 +442,9 @@ Tcl_LoadObjCmd(
 
     if (Tcl_IsSafe(target)) {
 	if (pkgPtr->safeInitProc == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		    "can't use package in a safe interpreter: no ",
-		    pkgPtr->packageName, "_SafeInit procedure", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "can't use package in a safe interpreter: no"
+		    " %s_SafeInit procedure", pkgPtr->packageName));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LOAD", "UNSAFE",
 		    NULL);
 	    code = TCL_ERROR;
@@ -429,9 +453,9 @@ Tcl_LoadObjCmd(
 	code = pkgPtr->safeInitProc(target);
     } else {
 	if (pkgPtr->initProc == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		    "can't attach package to interpreter: no ",
-		    pkgPtr->packageName, "_Init procedure", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "can't attach package to interpreter: no %s_Init procedure",
+		    pkgPtr->packageName));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "LOAD", "ENTRYPOINT",
 		    NULL);
 	    code = TCL_ERROR;
@@ -581,9 +605,8 @@ Tcl_UnloadObjCmd(
 	}
     }
     if ((fullFileName[0] == 0) && (packageName == NULL)) {
-	Tcl_SetResult(interp,
-		"must specify either file name or package name",
-		TCL_STATIC);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"must specify either file name or package name", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "UNLOAD", "NOLIBRARY",
 		NULL);
 	code = TCL_ERROR;
@@ -655,8 +678,9 @@ Tcl_UnloadObjCmd(
 	 * It's an error to try unload a static package.
 	 */
 
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "package \"", packageName,
-		"\" is loaded statically and cannot be unloaded", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"package \"%s\" is loaded statically and cannot be unloaded",
+		packageName));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "UNLOAD", "STATIC",
 		NULL);
 	code = TCL_ERROR;
@@ -667,8 +691,8 @@ Tcl_UnloadObjCmd(
 	 * The DLL pointed by the provided filename has never been loaded.
 	 */
 
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "file \"", fullFileName,
-		"\" has never been loaded", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"file \"%s\" has never been loaded", fullFileName));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "UNLOAD", "NEVERLOADED",
 		NULL);
 	code = TCL_ERROR;
@@ -696,8 +720,9 @@ Tcl_UnloadObjCmd(
 	 * The package has not been loaded in this interpreter.
 	 */
 
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "file \"", fullFileName,
-		"\" has never been loaded in this interpreter", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"file \"%s\" has never been loaded in this interpreter",
+		fullFileName));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "UNLOAD", "NEVERLOADED",
 		NULL);
 	code = TCL_ERROR;
@@ -712,8 +737,9 @@ Tcl_UnloadObjCmd(
 
     if (Tcl_IsSafe(target)) {
 	if (pkgPtr->safeUnloadProc == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "file \"", fullFileName,
-		    "\" cannot be unloaded under a safe interpreter", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "file \"%s\" cannot be unloaded under a safe interpreter",
+		    fullFileName));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "UNLOAD", "CANNOT",
 		    NULL);
 	    code = TCL_ERROR;
@@ -722,8 +748,9 @@ Tcl_UnloadObjCmd(
 	unloadProc = pkgPtr->safeUnloadProc;
     } else {
 	if (pkgPtr->unloadProc == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "file \"", fullFileName,
-		    "\" cannot be unloaded under a trusted interpreter", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "file \"%s\" cannot be unloaded under a trusted interpreter",
+		    fullFileName));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "UNLOAD", "CANNOT",
 		    NULL);
 	    code = TCL_ERROR;
@@ -862,8 +889,9 @@ Tcl_UnloadObjCmd(
 	    }
 	}
 #else
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "file \"", fullFileName,
-		"\" cannot be unloaded: unloading disabled", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"file \"%s\" cannot be unloaded: unloading disabled",
+		fullFileName));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "UNLOAD", "DISABLED",
 		NULL);
 	code = TCL_ERROR;
diff --git a/generic/tclLoadNone.c b/generic/tclLoadNone.c
index ac094e6..f030d89 100644
--- a/generic/tclLoadNone.c
+++ b/generic/tclLoadNone.c
@@ -39,14 +39,15 @@ TclpDlopen(
     Tcl_LoadHandle *loadHandle,	/* Filled with token for dynamically loaded
 				 * file which will be passed back to
 				 * (*unloadProcPtr)() to unload the file. */
-    Tcl_FSUnloadFileProc **unloadProcPtr)
+    Tcl_FSUnloadFileProc **unloadProcPtr,
 				/* Filled with address of Tcl_FSUnloadFileProc
 				 * function which should be used for this
 				 * file. */
+    int flags)
 {
-    Tcl_SetResult(interp,
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 	    "dynamic loading is not currently available on this system",
-	    TCL_STATIC);
+	    -1));
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
 
diff --git a/generic/tclMain.c b/generic/tclMain.c
index 88b4e51..f445383 100644
--- a/generic/tclMain.c
+++ b/generic/tclMain.c
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
  * this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
  */
 
-/**
- * On Windows, this file needs to be compiled twice, once with
- * TCL_ASCII_MAIN defined. This way both Tcl_Main and Tcl_MainExW
- * can be implemented, sharing the same source code.
+/*
+ * On Windows, this file needs to be compiled twice, once with TCL_ASCII_MAIN
+ * defined. This way both Tcl_Main and Tcl_MainExW can be implemented, sharing
+ * the same source code.
  */
+
 #if defined(TCL_ASCII_MAIN)
 #   ifdef UNICODE
 #	undef UNICODE
@@ -40,12 +41,12 @@
 #define DEFAULT_PRIMARY_PROMPT	"% "
 
 /*
- * This file can be compiled on Windows in UNICODE mode, as well as
- * on all other platforms using the native encoding. This is done
- * by using the normal Windows functions like _tcscmp, but on
- * platforms which don't have <tchar.h> we have to translate that
- * to strcmp here.
+ * This file can be compiled on Windows in UNICODE mode, as well as on all
+ * other platforms using the native encoding. This is done by using the normal
+ * Windows functions like _tcscmp, but on platforms which don't have <tchar.h>
+ * we have to translate that to strcmp here.
  */
+
 #ifndef __WIN32__
 #   define TCHAR char
 #   define TEXT(arg) arg
@@ -128,10 +129,11 @@ typedef struct InteractiveState {
 MODULE_SCOPE Tcl_MainLoopProc *TclGetMainLoop(void);
 static void		Prompt(Tcl_Interp *interp, InteractiveState *isPtr);
 static void		StdinProc(ClientData clientData, int mask);
-static void     FreeMainInterp(ClientData clientData);
+static void		FreeMainInterp(ClientData clientData);
 
 #ifndef TCL_ASCII_MAIN
 static Tcl_ThreadDataKey dataKey;
+
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
@@ -332,13 +334,14 @@ Tcl_MainEx(
 	 */
 
 	if ((argc > 3) && (0 == _tcscmp(TEXT("-encoding"), argv[1]))
-		&& (TEXT('-') != argv[3][0])) {
-		Tcl_Obj *value = NewNativeObj(argv[2], -1);
-	    Tcl_SetStartupScript(NewNativeObj(argv[3], -1), Tcl_GetString(value));
+		&& ('-' != argv[3][0])) {
+	    Tcl_Obj *value = NewNativeObj(argv[2], -1);
+	    Tcl_SetStartupScript(NewNativeObj(argv[3], -1),
+		    Tcl_GetString(value));
 	    Tcl_DecrRefCount(value);
 	    argc -= 3;
 	    argv += 3;
-	} else if ((argc > 1) && (TEXT('-') != argv[1][0])) {
+	} else if ((argc > 1) && ('-' != argv[1][0])) {
 	    Tcl_SetStartupScript(NewNativeObj(argv[1], -1), NULL);
 	    argc--;
 	    argv++;
@@ -395,8 +398,9 @@ Tcl_MainEx(
 	/*
 	 * Arrange for final deletion of the main interp
 	 */
-	/* ARGH Munchhausen effect  */
-	Tcl_CreateExitHandler(FreeMainInterp, (ClientData)interp);
+
+	/* ARGH Munchhausen effect */
+	Tcl_CreateExitHandler(FreeMainInterp, interp);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -458,6 +462,7 @@ Tcl_MainEx(
 	mainLoopProc = TclGetMainLoop();
 	if (mainLoopProc == NULL) {
 	    int length;
+
 	    if (is.tty) {
 		Prompt(interp, &is);
 		if (Tcl_InterpDeleted(interp)) {
@@ -523,7 +528,8 @@ Tcl_MainEx(
 
 	    Tcl_GetStringFromObj(is.commandPtr, &length);
 	    Tcl_SetObjLength(is.commandPtr, --length);
-	    code = Tcl_RecordAndEvalObj(interp, is.commandPtr, TCL_EVAL_GLOBAL);
+	    code = Tcl_RecordAndEvalObj(interp, is.commandPtr,
+		    TCL_EVAL_GLOBAL);
 	    is.input = Tcl_GetStdChannel(TCL_STDIN);
 	    Tcl_DecrRefCount(is.commandPtr);
 	    is.commandPtr = Tcl_NewObj();
@@ -557,7 +563,8 @@ Tcl_MainEx(
 		    Prompt(interp, &is);
 		}
 
-		Tcl_CreateChannelHandler(is.input, TCL_READABLE, StdinProc, &is);
+		Tcl_CreateChannelHandler(is.input, TCL_READABLE,
+			StdinProc, &is);
 	    }
 
 	    mainLoopProc();
@@ -568,24 +575,23 @@ Tcl_MainEx(
 	    }
 	    is.input = Tcl_GetStdChannel(TCL_STDIN);
 	}
-#ifdef TCL_MEM_DEBUG
 
 	/*
 	 * This code here only for the (unsupported and deprecated) [checkmem]
 	 * command.
 	 */
 
+#ifdef TCL_MEM_DEBUG
 	if (tclMemDumpFileName != NULL) {
 	    Tcl_SetMainLoop(NULL);
 	    Tcl_DeleteInterp(interp);
 	}
-#endif
+#endif /* TCL_MEM_DEBUG */
     }
 
   done:
     mainLoopProc = TclGetMainLoop();
-    if ((exitCode == 0) && (mainLoopProc != NULL)
-	    && !Tcl_LimitExceeded(interp)) {
+    if ((exitCode == 0) && mainLoopProc && !Tcl_LimitExceeded(interp)) {
 	/*
 	 * If everything has gone OK so far, call the main loop proc, if it
 	 * exists. Packages (like Tk) can set it to start processing events at
@@ -605,21 +611,21 @@ Tcl_MainEx(
      * exit. The Tcl_EvalObjEx call should never return.
      */
 
-    if (!Tcl_InterpDeleted(interp)) {
-	if (!Tcl_LimitExceeded(interp)) {
-	    Tcl_Obj *cmd = Tcl_ObjPrintf("exit %d", exitCode);
+    if (!Tcl_InterpDeleted(interp) && !Tcl_LimitExceeded(interp)) {
+	Tcl_Obj *cmd = Tcl_ObjPrintf("exit %d", exitCode);
 	    
-	    Tcl_IncrRefCount(cmd);
-	    Tcl_EvalObjEx(interp, cmd, TCL_EVAL_GLOBAL);
-	    Tcl_DecrRefCount(cmd);
-	}
+	Tcl_IncrRefCount(cmd);
+	Tcl_EvalObjEx(interp, cmd, TCL_EVAL_GLOBAL);
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(cmd);
     }
-	/*
-	 * If Tcl_EvalObjEx returns, trying to eval [exit], something unusual
-	 * is happening. Maybe interp has been deleted; maybe [exit] was
-	 * redefined, maybe we've blown up because of an exceeded limit. We
-	 * still want to cleanup and exit.
-	 */
+
+    /*
+     * If Tcl_EvalObjEx returns, trying to eval [exit], something unusual is
+     * happening. Maybe interp has been deleted; maybe [exit] was redefined,
+     * maybe we've blown up because of an exceeded limit. We still want to
+     * cleanup and exit.
+     */
+
     Tcl_Exit(exitCode);
 }
 
@@ -637,7 +643,7 @@ Tcl_Main(
     Tcl_FindExecutable(argv[0]);
     Tcl_MainEx(argc, argv, appInitProc, Tcl_CreateInterp());
 }
-#endif
+#endif /* TCL_MAJOR_VERSION == 8 && !UNICODE */
 
 #ifndef TCL_ASCII_MAIN
 
@@ -711,6 +717,7 @@ TclGetMainLoop(void)
  *
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
+
 MODULE_SCOPE int
 TclFullFinalizationRequested(void)
 {
@@ -727,7 +734,7 @@ TclFullFinalizationRequested(void)
 	Tcl_DStringFree(&ds);
     }
     return finalize;
-#endif
+#endif /* PURIFY */
 }
 #endif /* !TCL_ASCII_MAIN */
 
@@ -866,9 +873,8 @@ StdinProc(
 static void
 Prompt(
     Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Interpreter to use for prompting. */
-    InteractiveState *isPtr) /* InteractiveState. Filled
-				 * with PROMPT_NONE after a prompt is
-				 * printed. */
+    InteractiveState *isPtr)	/* InteractiveState. Filled with PROMPT_NONE
+				 * after a prompt is printed. */
 {
     Tcl_Obj *promptCmdPtr;
     int code;
@@ -879,7 +885,7 @@ Prompt(
     }
 
     promptCmdPtr = Tcl_GetVar2Ex(interp,
-	    ((isPtr->prompt == PROMPT_CONTINUE) ? "tcl_prompt2" : "tcl_prompt1"),
+	    (isPtr->prompt==PROMPT_CONTINUE ? "tcl_prompt2" : "tcl_prompt1"),
 	    NULL, TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY);
 
     if (Tcl_InterpDeleted(interp)) {
@@ -920,8 +926,8 @@ Prompt(
  *
  * FreeMainInterp --
  *
- *	Exit handler used to cleanup the main interpreter and ancillary startup
- *	script storage at exit.
+ *	Exit handler used to cleanup the main interpreter and ancillary
+ *	startup script storage at exit.
  *
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -930,13 +936,13 @@ static void
 FreeMainInterp(
     ClientData clientData)
 {
-	Tcl_Interp *interp = (Tcl_Interp *) clientData;
+    Tcl_Interp *interp = clientData;
 
-	/*if (TclInExit()) return;*/
+    /*if (TclInExit()) return;*/
 
-	if (!Tcl_InterpDeleted(interp)) {
-	    Tcl_DeleteInterp(interp);
-	}
+    if (!Tcl_InterpDeleted(interp)) {
+	Tcl_DeleteInterp(interp);
+    }
     Tcl_SetStartupScript(NULL, NULL);
     Tcl_Release(interp);
 }
diff --git a/generic/tclNamesp.c b/generic/tclNamesp.c
index 6a241f0..02d517f 100644
--- a/generic/tclNamesp.c
+++ b/generic/tclNamesp.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static int		NamespaceDeleteCmd(ClientData dummy,Tcl_Interp *interp,
 static int		NamespaceEvalCmd(ClientData dummy, Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    int objc, Tcl_Obj *const objv[]);
 static int		NRNamespaceEvalCmd(ClientData dummy,
-                            Tcl_Interp *interp,int objc,Tcl_Obj *const objv[]);
+			    Tcl_Interp *interp,int objc,Tcl_Obj *const objv[]);
 static int		NamespaceExistsCmd(ClientData dummy,Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    int objc, Tcl_Obj *const objv[]);
 static int		NamespaceExportCmd(ClientData dummy,Tcl_Interp *interp,
@@ -160,25 +160,25 @@ static const Tcl_ObjType nsNameType = {
  */
 
 static const EnsembleImplMap defaultNamespaceMap[] = {
-    {"children",        NamespaceChildrenCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"code",            NamespaceCodeCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"current",         NamespaceCurrentCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"delete",          NamespaceDeleteCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"ensemble",        TclNamespaceEnsembleCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"eval",            NamespaceEvalCmd,       NULL, NRNamespaceEvalCmd, NULL, 0},
-    {"exists",          NamespaceExistsCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"export",          NamespaceExportCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"forget",          NamespaceForgetCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"import",          NamespaceImportCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"inscope",         NamespaceInscopeCmd,    NULL, NRNamespaceInscopeCmd, NULL, 0},
-    {"origin",          NamespaceOriginCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"parent",          NamespaceParentCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"path",            NamespacePathCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"qualifiers",      NamespaceQualifiersCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"tail",            NamespaceTailCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"unknown",         NamespaceUnknownCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"upvar",           NamespaceUpvarCmd,      TclCompileNamespaceUpvarCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
-    {"which",           NamespaceWhichCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"children",   NamespaceChildrenCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"code",	   NamespaceCodeCmd,	TclCompileNamespaceCodeCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"current",	   NamespaceCurrentCmd,	TclCompileNamespaceCurrentCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"delete",	   NamespaceDeleteCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"ensemble",   TclNamespaceEnsembleCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"eval",	   NamespaceEvalCmd,	NULL, NRNamespaceEvalCmd, NULL, 0},
+    {"exists",	   NamespaceExistsCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"export",	   NamespaceExportCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"forget",	   NamespaceForgetCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"import",	   NamespaceImportCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"inscope",	   NamespaceInscopeCmd,	NULL, NRNamespaceInscopeCmd, NULL, 0},
+    {"origin",	   NamespaceOriginCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"parent",	   NamespaceParentCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"path",	   NamespacePathCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"qualifiers", NamespaceQualifiersCmd, TclCompileNamespaceQualifiersCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"tail",	   NamespaceTailCmd,	TclCompileNamespaceTailCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"unknown",	   NamespaceUnknownCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"upvar",	   NamespaceUpvarCmd,	TclCompileNamespaceUpvarCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"which",	   NamespaceWhichCmd,	TclCompileNamespaceWhichCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
     {NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0}
 };
 
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ Tcl_PopCallFrame(
     framePtr->nsPtr = NULL;
 
     if (framePtr->tailcallPtr) {
-        TclSpliceTailcall(interp, framePtr->tailcallPtr);
+	TclSpliceTailcall(interp, framePtr->tailcallPtr);
     }
 }
 
@@ -687,11 +687,10 @@ Tcl_CreateNamespace(
 	parentPtr = NULL;
 	simpleName = "";
     } else if (*name == '\0') {
-	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't create namespace \"\": "
-		"only global namespace can have empty name", NULL);
-        Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "NAMESPACE",
-                "CREATEGLOBAL", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj("can't create namespace"
+                " \"\": only global namespace can have empty name", -1));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "NAMESPACE",
+		"CREATEGLOBAL", NULL);
 	return NULL;
     } else {
 	/*
@@ -725,10 +724,10 @@ Tcl_CreateNamespace(
 	    Tcl_FindHashEntry(parentPtr->childTablePtr, simpleName) != NULL
 #endif
 	) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't create namespace \"", name,
-		    "\": already exists", NULL);
-            Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "NAMESPACE",
-                    "CREATEEXISTING", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                    "can't create namespace \"%s\": already exists", name));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "NAMESPACE",
+		    "CREATEEXISTING", NULL);
 	    return NULL;
 	}
     }
@@ -1336,9 +1335,9 @@ Tcl_Export(
 	    &exportNsPtr, &dummyPtr, &dummyPtr, &simplePattern);
 
     if ((exportNsPtr != nsPtr) || (strcmp(pattern, simplePattern) != 0)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "invalid export pattern \"", pattern,
-		"\": pattern can't specify a namespace", NULL);
-        Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "EXPORT", "INVALID", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf("invalid export pattern"
+                " \"%s\": pattern can't specify a namespace", pattern));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "EXPORT", "INVALID", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -1543,7 +1542,7 @@ Tcl_Import(
 
     if (strlen(pattern) == 0) {
 	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj("empty import pattern",-1));
-        Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "IMPORT", "EMPTY", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "IMPORT", "EMPTY", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     TclGetNamespaceForQualName(interp, pattern, nsPtr,
@@ -1551,22 +1550,22 @@ Tcl_Import(
 	    &importNsPtr, &dummyPtr, &dummyPtr, &simplePattern);
 
     if (importNsPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown namespace in import pattern \"",
-		pattern, "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "unknown namespace in import pattern \"%s\"", pattern));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "NAMESPACE", pattern, NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (importNsPtr == nsPtr) {
 	if (pattern == simplePattern) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		    "no namespace specified in import pattern \"", pattern,
-		    "\"", NULL);
-            Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "IMPORT", "ORIGIN", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "no namespace specified in import pattern \"%s\"",
+                    pattern));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "IMPORT", "ORIGIN", NULL);
 	} else {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "import pattern \"", pattern,
-		    "\" tries to import from namespace \"",
-		    importNsPtr->name, "\" into itself", NULL);
-            Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "IMPORT", "SELF", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                    "import pattern \"%s\" tries to import from namespace"
+                    " \"%s\" into itself", pattern, importNsPtr->name));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "IMPORT", "SELF", NULL);
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1684,11 +1683,12 @@ DoImport(
 		dataPtr = linkCmd->objClientData;
 		linkCmd = dataPtr->realCmdPtr;
 		if (overwrite == linkCmd) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "import pattern \"", pattern,
-			    "\" would create a loop containing command \"",
-			    Tcl_DStringValue(&ds), "\"", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                            "import pattern \"%s\" would create a loop"
+                            " containing command \"%s\"",
+                            pattern, Tcl_DStringValue(&ds)));
 		    Tcl_DStringFree(&ds);
-                    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "IMPORT", "LOOP", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "IMPORT", "LOOP", NULL);
 		    return TCL_ERROR;
 		}
 	    }
@@ -1726,9 +1726,9 @@ DoImport(
 		return TCL_OK;
 	    }
 	}
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't import command \"", cmdName,
-		"\": already exists", NULL);
-        Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "IMPORT", "OVERWRITE", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "can't import command \"%s\": already exists", cmdName));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "IMPORT", "OVERWRITE", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     return TCL_OK;
@@ -1796,9 +1796,9 @@ Tcl_ForgetImport(
 	    &sourceNsPtr, &dummyPtr, &dummyPtr, &simplePattern);
 
     if (sourceNsPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"unknown namespace in namespace forget pattern \"",
-		pattern, "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"unknown namespace in namespace forget pattern \"%s\"",
+		pattern));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "NAMESPACE", pattern, NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -2402,8 +2402,8 @@ Tcl_FindNamespace(
     }
 
     if (flags & TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG) {
-	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown namespace \"", name, "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "unknown namespace \"%s\"", name));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "NAMESPACE", name, NULL);
     }
     return NULL;
@@ -2589,8 +2589,8 @@ Tcl_FindCommand(
     }
 
     if (flags & TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG) {
-	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown command \"", name, "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "unknown command \"%s\"", name));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "COMMAND", name, NULL);
     }
     return NULL;
@@ -3170,9 +3170,9 @@ NamespaceDeleteCmd(
 	namespacePtr = Tcl_FindNamespace(interp, name, NULL, /*flags*/ 0);
 	if ((namespacePtr == NULL)
 		|| (((Namespace *) namespacePtr)->flags & NS_KILLED)) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown namespace \"",
-		    TclGetString(objv[i]),
-		    "\" in namespace delete command", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                    "unknown namespace \"%s\" in namespace delete command",
+		    TclGetString(objv[i])));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "NAMESPACE",
 		    TclGetString(objv[i]), NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3285,12 +3285,12 @@ NRNamespaceEvalCmd(
     }
 
     if (iPtr->ensembleRewrite.sourceObjs == NULL) {
-        framePtr->objc = objc;
-        framePtr->objv = objv;
+	framePtr->objc = objc;
+	framePtr->objv = objv;
     } else {
-        framePtr->objc = objc + iPtr->ensembleRewrite.numRemovedObjs
-                - iPtr->ensembleRewrite.numInsertedObjs;
-        framePtr->objv = iPtr->ensembleRewrite.sourceObjs;
+	framePtr->objc = objc + iPtr->ensembleRewrite.numRemovedObjs
+		- iPtr->ensembleRewrite.numInsertedObjs;
+	framePtr->objv = iPtr->ensembleRewrite.sourceObjs;
     }
 
     if (objc == 3) {
@@ -3748,12 +3748,12 @@ NRNamespaceInscopeCmd(
     }
 
     if (iPtr->ensembleRewrite.sourceObjs == NULL) {
-        framePtr->objc = objc;
-        framePtr->objv = objv;
+	framePtr->objc = objc;
+	framePtr->objv = objv;
     } else {
-        framePtr->objc = objc + iPtr->ensembleRewrite.numRemovedObjs
-                - iPtr->ensembleRewrite.numInsertedObjs;
-        framePtr->objv = iPtr->ensembleRewrite.sourceObjs;
+	framePtr->objc = objc + iPtr->ensembleRewrite.numRemovedObjs
+		- iPtr->ensembleRewrite.numInsertedObjs;
+	framePtr->objv = iPtr->ensembleRewrite.sourceObjs;
     }
 
     /*
@@ -3834,8 +3834,8 @@ NamespaceOriginCmd(
 
     command = Tcl_GetCommandFromObj(interp, objv[1]);
     if (command == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "invalid command name \"",
-		TclGetString(objv[1]), "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "invalid command name \"%s\"", TclGetString(objv[1])));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "COMMAND",
 		TclGetString(objv[1]), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3958,15 +3958,15 @@ NamespacePathCmd(
      */
 
     if (objc == 1) {
-        Tcl_Obj *resultObj = Tcl_NewObj();
+	Tcl_Obj *resultObj = Tcl_NewObj();
 
 	for (i=0 ; i<nsPtr->commandPathLength ; i++) {
 	    if (nsPtr->commandPathArray[i].nsPtr != NULL) {
-                Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, resultObj, Tcl_NewStringObj(
-                        nsPtr->commandPathArray[i].nsPtr->fullName, -1));
+		Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, resultObj, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			nsPtr->commandPathArray[i].nsPtr->fullName, -1));
 	    }
 	}
-        Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, resultObj);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, resultObj);
 	return TCL_OK;
     }
 
@@ -4843,8 +4843,8 @@ TclLogCommandInfo(
     int length,			/* Number of bytes in command (-1 means use
 				 * all bytes up to first null byte). */
     const unsigned char *pc,    /* Current pc of bytecode execution context */
-    Tcl_Obj **tosPtr)           /* Current stack of bytecode execution
-                                 * context */
+    Tcl_Obj **tosPtr)		/* Current stack of bytecode execution
+				 * context */
 {
     register const char *p;
     Interp *iPtr = (Interp *) interp;
@@ -4861,55 +4861,55 @@ TclLogCommandInfo(
     }
 
     if (command != NULL) {
-        /*
-         * Compute the line number where the error occurred.
-         */
-
-        iPtr->errorLine = 1;
-        for (p = script; p != command; p++) {
-            if (*p == '\n') {
-                iPtr->errorLine++;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (length < 0) {
-            length = strlen(command);
-        }
-        overflow = (length > limit);
-        Tcl_AppendObjToErrorInfo(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+	/*
+	 * Compute the line number where the error occurred.
+	 */
+
+	iPtr->errorLine = 1;
+	for (p = script; p != command; p++) {
+	    if (*p == '\n') {
+		iPtr->errorLine++;
+	    }
+	}
+
+	if (length < 0) {
+	    length = strlen(command);
+	}
+	overflow = (length > limit);
+	Tcl_AppendObjToErrorInfo(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
 		"\n    %s\n\"%.*s%s\"", ((iPtr->errorInfo == NULL)
 		? "while executing" : "invoked from within"),
 		(overflow ? limit : length), command,
 		(overflow ? "..." : "")));
 
-        varPtr = TclObjLookupVarEx(interp, iPtr->eiVar, NULL, TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY,
+	varPtr = TclObjLookupVarEx(interp, iPtr->eiVar, NULL, TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY,
 		NULL, 0, 0, &arrayPtr);
-        if ((varPtr == NULL) || !TclIsVarTraced(varPtr)) {
-            /*
-             * Should not happen.
-             */
-
-            return;
-        } else {
-            Tcl_HashEntry *hPtr
+	if ((varPtr == NULL) || !TclIsVarTraced(varPtr)) {
+	    /*
+	     * Should not happen.
+	     */
+
+	    return;
+	} else {
+	    Tcl_HashEntry *hPtr
 		    = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&iPtr->varTraces, (char *) varPtr);
-            VarTrace *tracePtr = Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr);
+	    VarTrace *tracePtr = Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr);
 
-            if (tracePtr->traceProc != EstablishErrorInfoTraces) {
-                /*
-                 * The most recent trace set on ::errorInfo is not the one the
-                 * core itself puts on last. This means some other code is
+	    if (tracePtr->traceProc != EstablishErrorInfoTraces) {
+		/*
+		 * The most recent trace set on ::errorInfo is not the one the
+		 * core itself puts on last. This means some other code is
 		 * tracing the variable, and the additional trace(s) might be
 		 * write traces that expect the timing of writes to
 		 * ::errorInfo that existed Tcl releases before 8.5. To
 		 * satisfy that compatibility need, we write the current
 		 * -errorinfo value to the ::errorInfo variable.
-                 */
+		 */
 
-                Tcl_ObjSetVar2(interp, iPtr->eiVar, NULL, iPtr->errorInfo,
+		Tcl_ObjSetVar2(interp, iPtr->eiVar, NULL, iPtr->errorInfo,
 			TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY);
-            }
-        }
+	    }
+	}
     }
 
     /*
@@ -4917,60 +4917,60 @@ TclLogCommandInfo(
      */
 
     if (Tcl_IsShared(iPtr->errorStack)) {
-        Tcl_Obj *newObj;
-            
-        newObj = Tcl_DuplicateObj(iPtr->errorStack);
-        Tcl_DecrRefCount(iPtr->errorStack);
-        Tcl_IncrRefCount(newObj);
-        iPtr->errorStack = newObj;
+	Tcl_Obj *newObj;
+	    
+	newObj = Tcl_DuplicateObj(iPtr->errorStack);
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(iPtr->errorStack);
+	Tcl_IncrRefCount(newObj);
+	iPtr->errorStack = newObj;
     }
     if (iPtr->resetErrorStack) {
 	int len;
 
-        iPtr->resetErrorStack = 0;
+	iPtr->resetErrorStack = 0;
 	Tcl_ListObjLength(interp, iPtr->errorStack, &len);
 
-        /*
-         * Reset while keeping the list intrep as much as possible.
-         */
-
-        Tcl_ListObjReplace(interp, iPtr->errorStack, 0, len, 0, NULL);
-        if (pc != NULL) {
-            Tcl_Obj *innerContext;
-
-            innerContext = TclGetInnerContext(interp, pc, tosPtr);
-            if (innerContext != NULL) {
-                Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack,
-                        iPtr->innerLiteral);
-                Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack, innerContext);
-            }
-        } else if (command != NULL) {
-            Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack,
-                    iPtr->innerLiteral);
-            Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack,
-                    Tcl_NewStringObj(command, length));
-        }
+	/*
+	 * Reset while keeping the list intrep as much as possible.
+	 */
+
+	Tcl_ListObjReplace(interp, iPtr->errorStack, 0, len, 0, NULL);
+	if (pc != NULL) {
+	    Tcl_Obj *innerContext;
+
+	    innerContext = TclGetInnerContext(interp, pc, tosPtr);
+	    if (innerContext != NULL) {
+		Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack,
+			iPtr->innerLiteral);
+		Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack, innerContext);
+	    }
+	} else if (command != NULL) {
+	    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack,
+		    iPtr->innerLiteral);
+	    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack,
+		    Tcl_NewStringObj(command, length));
+	}
     } 
 
     if (!iPtr->framePtr->objc) {
-        /*
-         * Special frame, nothing to report.
-         */
+	/*
+	 * Special frame, nothing to report.
+	 */
     } else if (iPtr->varFramePtr != iPtr->framePtr) {
-        /*
-         * uplevel case, [lappend errorstack UP $relativelevel]
-         */
+	/*
+	 * uplevel case, [lappend errorstack UP $relativelevel]
+	 */
 
-        Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack, iPtr->upLiteral);
-        Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack, Tcl_NewIntObj(
+	Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack, iPtr->upLiteral);
+	Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack, Tcl_NewIntObj(
 		iPtr->framePtr->level - iPtr->varFramePtr->level));
     } else if (iPtr->framePtr != iPtr->rootFramePtr) {
-        /*
-         * normal case, [lappend errorstack CALL [info level 0]]
-         */
+	/*
+	 * normal case, [lappend errorstack CALL [info level 0]]
+	 */
 
-        Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack, iPtr->callLiteral);
-        Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack, Tcl_NewListObj(
+	Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack, iPtr->callLiteral);
+	Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack, Tcl_NewListObj(
 		iPtr->framePtr->objc, iPtr->framePtr->objv));
     }
 }
@@ -4980,8 +4980,8 @@ TclLogCommandInfo(
  *
  * TclErrorStackResetIf --
  *
- *      The TIP 348 reset/no-bc part of TLCI, for specific use by
- *      TclCompileSyntaxError.
+ *	The TIP 348 reset/no-bc part of TLCI, for specific use by
+ *	TclCompileSyntaxError.
  *
  * Results:
  *	None.
@@ -5002,27 +5002,27 @@ TclErrorStackResetIf(
     Interp *iPtr = (Interp *) interp;
 
     if (Tcl_IsShared(iPtr->errorStack)) {
-        Tcl_Obj *newObj;
-            
-        newObj = Tcl_DuplicateObj(iPtr->errorStack);
-        Tcl_DecrRefCount(iPtr->errorStack);
-        Tcl_IncrRefCount(newObj);
-        iPtr->errorStack = newObj;
+	Tcl_Obj *newObj;
+	    
+	newObj = Tcl_DuplicateObj(iPtr->errorStack);
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(iPtr->errorStack);
+	Tcl_IncrRefCount(newObj);
+	iPtr->errorStack = newObj;
     }
     if (iPtr->resetErrorStack) {
 	int len;
 
-        iPtr->resetErrorStack = 0;
+	iPtr->resetErrorStack = 0;
 	Tcl_ListObjLength(interp, iPtr->errorStack, &len);
 
-        /*
-         * Reset while keeping the list intrep as much as possible.
-         */
+	/*
+	 * Reset while keeping the list intrep as much as possible.
+	 */
 
-        Tcl_ListObjReplace(interp, iPtr->errorStack, 0, len, 0, NULL);
-        Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack, iPtr->innerLiteral);
-        Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack,
-                Tcl_NewStringObj(msg, length));
+	Tcl_ListObjReplace(interp, iPtr->errorStack, 0, len, 0, NULL);
+	Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack, iPtr->innerLiteral);
+	Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, iPtr->errorStack,
+		Tcl_NewStringObj(msg, length));
     } 
 }
 
@@ -5065,6 +5065,5 @@ Tcl_LogCommandInfo(
  * c-basic-offset: 4
  * fill-column: 78
  * tab-width: 8
- * indent-tabs-mode: nil
  * End:
  */
diff --git a/generic/tclOO.c b/generic/tclOO.c
index 821befd..d6d2d6a 100644
--- a/generic/tclOO.c
+++ b/generic/tclOO.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  *	This file contains the object-system core (NB: not Tcl_Obj, but ::oo)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2005-2011 by Donal K. Fellows
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2012 by Donal K. Fellows
  *
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution of
  * this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static void		ObjectRenamedTrace(ClientData clientData,
 			    Tcl_Interp *interp, const char *oldName,
 			    const char *newName, int flags);
 static void		ReleaseClassContents(Tcl_Interp *interp,Object *oPtr);
+static inline void	SquelchCachedName(Object *oPtr);
 static void		SquelchedNsFirst(ClientData clientData);
 
 static int		PublicObjectCmd(ClientData clientData,
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@ InitFoundation(
     Foundation *fPtr = ckalloc(sizeof(Foundation));
     Tcl_Obj *namePtr, *argsPtr, *bodyPtr;
     Tcl_DString buffer;
+    Command *cmdPtr;
     int i;
 
     /*
@@ -439,8 +441,9 @@ InitFoundation(
 	    NULL);
     Tcl_CreateObjCommand(interp, "::oo::Helpers::nextto", TclOONextToObjCmd,
 	    NULL, NULL);
-    Tcl_CreateObjCommand(interp, "::oo::Helpers::self", TclOOSelfObjCmd, NULL,
-	    NULL);
+    cmdPtr = (Command *) Tcl_CreateObjCommand(interp, "::oo::Helpers::self",
+	    TclOOSelfObjCmd, NULL, NULL);
+    cmdPtr->compileProc = TclCompileObjectSelfCmd;
     Tcl_CreateObjCommand(interp, "::oo::define", TclOODefineObjCmd, NULL,
 	    NULL);
     Tcl_CreateObjCommand(interp, "::oo::objdefine", TclOOObjDefObjCmd, NULL,
@@ -704,6 +707,27 @@ AllocObject(
 /*
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
+ * SquelchCachedName --
+ *
+ *	Encapsulates how to throw away a cached object name. Called from
+ *	object rename traces and at object destruction.
+ *
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+static inline void
+SquelchCachedName(
+    Object *oPtr)
+{
+    if (oPtr->cachedNameObj) {
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(oPtr->cachedNameObj);
+	oPtr->cachedNameObj = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
  * MyDeleted --
  *
  *	This callback is triggered when the object's [my] command is deleted
@@ -778,10 +802,7 @@ ObjectRenamedTrace(
      */
 
     if (flags & TCL_TRACE_RENAME) {
-	if (oPtr->cachedNameObj) {
-	    TclDecrRefCount(oPtr->cachedNameObj);
-	    oPtr->cachedNameObj = NULL;
-	}
+	SquelchCachedName(oPtr);
 	return;
     }
 
@@ -1138,10 +1159,7 @@ ObjectNamespaceDeleted(
 	TclOODeleteChainCache(oPtr->chainCache);
     }
 
-    if (oPtr->cachedNameObj) {
-	TclDecrRefCount(oPtr->cachedNameObj);
-	oPtr->cachedNameObj = NULL;
-    }
+    SquelchCachedName(oPtr);
 
     if (oPtr->metadataPtr != NULL) {
 	Tcl_ObjectMetadataType *metadataTypePtr;
@@ -1566,8 +1584,9 @@ Tcl_NewObjectInstance(
 
     if (nameStr && Tcl_FindCommand(interp, nameStr, NULL,
 	    TCL_NAMESPACE_ONLY)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't create object \"", nameStr,
-		"\": command already exists with that name", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"can't create object \"%s\": command already exists with"
+		" that name", nameStr));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "OVERWRITE_OBJECT", NULL);
 	return NULL;
     }
@@ -1633,8 +1652,8 @@ Tcl_NewObjectInstance(
 	     */
 
 	    if (result != TCL_ERROR && Deleted(oPtr)) {
-		Tcl_SetResult(interp, "object deleted in constructor",
-			TCL_STATIC);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"object deleted in constructor", -1));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "STILLBORN", NULL);
 		result = TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
@@ -1689,8 +1708,9 @@ TclNRNewObjectInstance(
 
     if (nameStr && Tcl_FindCommand(interp, nameStr, NULL,
 	    TCL_NAMESPACE_ONLY)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't create object \"", nameStr,
-		"\": command already exists with that name", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"can't create object \"%s\": command already exists with"
+		" that name", nameStr));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "OVERWRITE_OBJECT", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1778,7 +1798,8 @@ FinalizeAlloc(
      */
 
     if (result != TCL_ERROR && Deleted(oPtr)) {
-	Tcl_SetResult(interp, "object deleted in constructor", TCL_STATIC);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"object deleted in constructor", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "STILLBORN", NULL);
 	result = TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1835,7 +1856,8 @@ Tcl_CopyObjectInstance(
      */
 
     if (IsRootClass(oPtr)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "may not clone the class of classes", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"may not clone the class of classes", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "CLONING_CLASS", NULL);
 	return NULL;
     }
@@ -2498,9 +2520,9 @@ TclOOObjectCmdCore(
 		flags | (oPtr->flags & FILTER_HANDLING), methodNamePtr);
 	TclDecrRefCount(mappedMethodName);
 	if (contextPtr == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "impossible to invoke method \"",
-		    TclGetString(methodNamePtr),
-		    "\": no defined method or unknown method", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "impossible to invoke method \"%s\": no defined method or"
+		    " unknown method", TclGetString(methodNamePtr)));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "METHOD_MAPPED",
 		    TclGetString(methodNamePtr), NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -2514,9 +2536,9 @@ TclOOObjectCmdCore(
 	contextPtr = TclOOGetCallContext(oPtr, methodNamePtr,
 		flags | (oPtr->flags & FILTER_HANDLING), NULL);
 	if (contextPtr == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "impossible to invoke method \"",
-		    TclGetString(methodNamePtr),
-		    "\": no defined method or unknown method", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "impossible to invoke method \"%s\": no defined method or"
+		    " unknown method", TclGetString(methodNamePtr)));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "METHOD",
 		    TclGetString(methodNamePtr), NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -2542,8 +2564,8 @@ TclOOObjectCmdCore(
 	    }
 	}
 	if (contextPtr->index >= contextPtr->callPtr->numChain) {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "no valid method implementation",
-		    TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "no valid method implementation", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "METHOD",
 		    TclGetString(methodNamePtr), NULL);
 	    TclOODeleteContext(contextPtr);
@@ -2624,8 +2646,8 @@ Tcl_ObjectContextInvokeNext(
 	    methodType = "method";
 	}
 
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "no next ", methodType, " implementation",
-		NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"no next %s implementation", methodType));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "NOTHING_NEXT", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -2693,8 +2715,8 @@ TclNRObjectContextInvokeNext(
 	    methodType = "method";
 	}
 
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "no next ", methodType, " implementation",
-		NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"no next %s implementation", methodType));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "NOTHING_NEXT", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -2771,8 +2793,8 @@ Tcl_GetObjectFromObj(
     return cmdPtr->objClientData;
 
   notAnObject:
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, TclGetString(objPtr),
-	    " does not refer to an object", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+	    "%s does not refer to an object", TclGetString(objPtr)));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "OBJECT", TclGetString(objPtr),
 	    NULL);
     return NULL;
diff --git a/generic/tclOO.h b/generic/tclOO.h
index fef2bd0..280481c 100644
--- a/generic/tclOO.h
+++ b/generic/tclOO.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *	This file contains the public API definitions and some of the function
  *	declarations for the object-system (NB: not Tcl_Obj, but ::oo).
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2006-2008 by Donal K. Fellows
+ * Copyright (c) 2006-2010 by Donal K. Fellows
  *
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution of
  * this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
@@ -34,11 +34,12 @@ extern const char *TclOOInitializeStubs(
  * version in the files:
  *
  * tests/oo.test
+ * tests/ooNext2.test
  * unix/tclooConfig.sh
  * win/tclooConfig.sh
  */
 
-#define TCLOO_VERSION "0.6.3"
+#define TCLOO_VERSION "0.7"
 #define TCLOO_PATCHLEVEL TCLOO_VERSION
 
 /*
diff --git a/generic/tclOOBasic.c b/generic/tclOOBasic.c
index 35ad1eb..0676618 100644
--- a/generic/tclOOBasic.c
+++ b/generic/tclOOBasic.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *	This file contains implementations of the "simple" commands and
  *	methods from the object-system core.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2005-2011 by Donal K. Fellows
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2012 by Donal K. Fellows
  *
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution of
  * this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ TclOO_Class_Create(
     if (oPtr->classPtr == NULL) {
 	Tcl_Obj *cmdnameObj = TclOOObjectName(interp, oPtr);
 
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "object \"", TclGetString(cmdnameObj),
-		"\" is not a class", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"object \"%s\" is not a class", TclGetString(cmdnameObj)));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "INSTANTIATE_NONCLASS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ TclOO_Class_Create(
     objName = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(
 	    objv[Tcl_ObjectContextSkippedArgs(context)], &len);
     if (len == 0) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "object name must not be empty", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"object name must not be empty", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "EMPTY_NAME", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -232,8 +233,8 @@ TclOO_Class_CreateNs(
     if (oPtr->classPtr == NULL) {
 	Tcl_Obj *cmdnameObj = TclOOObjectName(interp, oPtr);
 
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "object \"", TclGetString(cmdnameObj),
-		"\" is not a class", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"object \"%s\" is not a class", TclGetString(cmdnameObj)));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "INSTANTIATE_NONCLASS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -250,14 +251,16 @@ TclOO_Class_CreateNs(
     objName = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(
 	    objv[Tcl_ObjectContextSkippedArgs(context)], &len);
     if (len == 0) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "object name must not be empty", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"object name must not be empty", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "EMPTY_NAME", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     nsName = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(
 	    objv[Tcl_ObjectContextSkippedArgs(context)+1], &len);
     if (len == 0) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "namespace name must not be empty", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"namespace name must not be empty", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "EMPTY_NAME", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -301,8 +304,8 @@ TclOO_Class_New(
     if (oPtr->classPtr == NULL) {
 	Tcl_Obj *cmdnameObj = TclOOObjectName(interp, oPtr);
 
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "object \"", TclGetString(cmdnameObj),
-		"\" is not a class", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"object \"%s\" is not a class", TclGetString(cmdnameObj)));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "INSTANTIATE_NONCLASS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -504,6 +507,7 @@ TclOO_Object_Unknown(
     Object *oPtr = contextPtr->oPtr;
     const char **methodNames;
     int numMethodNames, i, skip = Tcl_ObjectContextSkippedArgs(context);
+    Tcl_Obj *errorMsg;
 
     /*
      * If no method name, generate an error asking for a method name. (Only by
@@ -529,31 +533,34 @@ TclOO_Object_Unknown(
 
     if (numMethodNames == 0) {
 	Tcl_Obj *tmpBuf = TclOOObjectName(interp, oPtr);
+	const char *piece;
 
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "object \"", TclGetString(tmpBuf), NULL);
 	if (contextPtr->callPtr->flags & PUBLIC_METHOD) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\" has no visible methods", NULL);
+	    piece = "visible methods";
 	} else {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\" has no methods", NULL);
+	    piece = "methods";
 	}
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"object \"%s\" has no %s", TclGetString(tmpBuf), piece));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "METHOD",
 		TclGetString(objv[skip]), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown method \"", TclGetString(objv[skip]),
-	    "\": must be ", NULL);
+    errorMsg = Tcl_ObjPrintf("unknown method \"%s\": must be ",
+	    TclGetString(objv[skip]));
     for (i=0 ; i<numMethodNames-1 ; i++) {
 	if (i) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, ", ", NULL);
+	    Tcl_AppendToObj(errorMsg, ", ", -1);
 	}
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, methodNames[i], NULL);
+	Tcl_AppendToObj(errorMsg, methodNames[i], -1);
     }
     if (i) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, " or ", NULL);
+	Tcl_AppendToObj(errorMsg, " or ", -1);
     }
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, methodNames[i], NULL);
+    Tcl_AppendToObj(errorMsg, methodNames[i], -1);
     ckfree(methodNames);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, errorMsg);
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "METHOD",
 	    TclGetString(objv[skip]), NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -609,8 +616,9 @@ TclOO_Object_LinkVar(
 	 */
 
 	if (strstr(varName, "::") != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "variable name \"", varName,
-		    "\" illegal: must not contain namespace separator", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "variable name \"%s\" illegal: must not contain namespace"
+		    " separator", varName));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "UPVAR", "INVERTED", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -784,8 +792,9 @@ TclOONextObjCmd(
      */
 
     if (framePtr == NULL || !(framePtr->isProcCallFrame & FRAME_IS_METHOD)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, TclGetString(objv[0]),
-		" may only be called from inside a method", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"%s may only be called from inside a method",
+		TclGetString(objv[0])));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "CONTEXT_REQUIRED", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -822,8 +831,9 @@ TclOONextToObjCmd(
      */
 
     if (framePtr == NULL || !(framePtr->isProcCallFrame & FRAME_IS_METHOD)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, TclGetString(objv[0]),
-		" may only be called from inside a method", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"%s may only be called from inside a method",
+		TclGetString(objv[0])));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "CONTEXT_REQUIRED", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -843,8 +853,9 @@ TclOONextToObjCmd(
     }
     classPtr = ((Object *)object)->classPtr;
     if (classPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"", TclGetString(objv[1]),
-		"\" is not a class", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"\"%s\" is not a class", TclGetString(objv[1])));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "CLASS_REQUIRED", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -881,14 +892,15 @@ TclOONextToObjCmd(
 	struct MInvoke *miPtr = contextPtr->callPtr->chain + i;
 
 	if (!miPtr->isFilter && miPtr->mPtr->declaringClassPtr == classPtr) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "method implementation by \"",
-		    TclGetString(objv[1]), "\" not reachable from here",
-		    NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "method implementation by \"%s\" not reachable from here",
+		    TclGetString(objv[1])));
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
     }
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "method has no non-filter implementation by \"",
-	    TclGetString(objv[1]), "\"", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+	    "method has no non-filter implementation by \"%s\"",
+	    TclGetString(objv[1])));
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -948,8 +960,9 @@ TclOOSelfObjCmd(
      */
 
     if (framePtr == NULL || !(framePtr->isProcCallFrame & FRAME_IS_METHOD)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, TclGetString(objv[0]),
-		" may only be called from inside a method", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"%s may only be called from inside a method",
+		TclGetString(objv[0])));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "CONTEXT_REQUIRED", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -983,7 +996,8 @@ TclOOSelfObjCmd(
 	Class *clsPtr = CurrentlyInvoked(contextPtr).mPtr->declaringClassPtr;
 
 	if (clsPtr == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "method not defined by a class", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "method not defined by a class", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "UNMATCHED_CONTEXT", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -1003,7 +1017,8 @@ TclOOSelfObjCmd(
 	return TCL_OK;
     case SELF_FILTER:
 	if (!CurrentlyInvoked(contextPtr).isFilter) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "not inside a filtering context", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "not inside a filtering context", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "UNMATCHED_CONTEXT", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	} else {
@@ -1028,7 +1043,8 @@ TclOOSelfObjCmd(
     case SELF_CALLER:
 	if ((framePtr->callerVarPtr == NULL) ||
 		!(framePtr->callerVarPtr->isProcCallFrame & FRAME_IS_METHOD)){
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "caller is not an object", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "caller is not an object", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "CONTEXT_REQUIRED", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	} else {
@@ -1045,7 +1061,8 @@ TclOOSelfObjCmd(
 		 * This should be unreachable code.
 		 */
 
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "method without declarer!", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"method without declarer!", -1));
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
 
@@ -1076,7 +1093,8 @@ TclOOSelfObjCmd(
 		 * This should be unreachable code.
 		 */
 
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "method without declarer!", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"method without declarer!", -1));
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
 
@@ -1093,7 +1111,8 @@ TclOOSelfObjCmd(
 	return TCL_OK;
     case SELF_TARGET:
 	if (!CurrentlyInvoked(contextPtr).isFilter) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "not inside a filtering context", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "not inside a filtering context", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "UNMATCHED_CONTEXT", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	} else {
@@ -1119,7 +1138,8 @@ TclOOSelfObjCmd(
 		 * This should be unreachable code.
 		 */
 
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "method without declarer!", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"method without declarer!", -1));
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
 	    result[0] = TclOOObjectName(interp, declarerPtr);
diff --git a/generic/tclOOCall.c b/generic/tclOOCall.c
index 760bd7b..a79e4fa 100644
--- a/generic/tclOOCall.c
+++ b/generic/tclOOCall.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *	This file contains the method call chain management code for the
  *	object-system core.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2005-2011 by Donal K. Fellows
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2012 by Donal K. Fellows
  *
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution of
  * this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
diff --git a/generic/tclOODecls.h b/generic/tclOODecls.h
index 6316303..58871c6 100644
--- a/generic/tclOODecls.h
+++ b/generic/tclOODecls.h
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ TCLOOAPI void		Tcl_ClassSetDestructor(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 TCLOOAPI Tcl_Obj *	Tcl_GetObjectName(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 				Tcl_Object object);
 
-typedef struct TclOOStubHooks {
+typedef struct {
     const struct TclOOIntStubs *tclOOIntStubs;
 } TclOOStubHooks;
 
 typedef struct TclOOStubs {
     int magic;
-    const struct TclOOStubHooks *hooks;
+    const TclOOStubHooks *hooks;
 
     Tcl_Object (*tcl_CopyObjectInstance) (Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_Object sourceObject, const char *targetName, const char *targetNamespaceName); /* 0 */
     Tcl_Object (*tcl_GetClassAsObject) (Tcl_Class clazz); /* 1 */
diff --git a/generic/tclOODefineCmds.c b/generic/tclOODefineCmds.c
index 69cffb0..bacab38 100644
--- a/generic/tclOODefineCmds.c
+++ b/generic/tclOODefineCmds.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *	This file contains the implementation of the ::oo::define command,
  *	part of the object-system core (NB: not Tcl_Obj, but ::oo).
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2006-2008 by Donal K. Fellows
+ * Copyright (c) 2006-2012 by Donal K. Fellows
  *
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution of
  * this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ RenameDeleteMethod(
     if (!useClass) {
 	if (!oPtr->methodsPtr) {
 	noSuchMethod:
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "method ", TclGetString(fromPtr),
-		    " does not exist", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "method %s does not exist", TclGetString(fromPtr)));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "METHOD",
 		    TclGetString(fromPtr), NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -438,14 +438,15 @@ RenameDeleteMethod(
 		    &isNew);
 	    if (hPtr == newHPtr) {
 	    renameToSelf:
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "cannot rename method to itself",
-			NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"cannot rename method to itself", -1));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "RENAME_TO_SELF", NULL);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    } else if (!isNew) {
 	    renameToExisting:
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "method called ",
-			TclGetString(toPtr), " already exists", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"method called %s already exists",
+			TclGetString(toPtr)));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "RENAME_OVER", NULL);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
@@ -513,7 +514,8 @@ TclOOUnknownDefinition(
     const char *soughtStr, *matchedStr = NULL;
 
     if (objc < 2) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad call of unknown handler", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"bad call of unknown handler", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "BAD_UNKNOWN", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -558,7 +560,8 @@ TclOOUnknownDefinition(
     }
 
   noMatch:
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "invalid command name \"",soughtStr,"\"", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+	    "invalid command name \"%s\"", soughtStr));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "COMMAND", soughtStr, NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
@@ -646,9 +649,9 @@ InitDefineContext(
     int result;
 
     if (namespacePtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 		"cannot process definitions; support namespace deleted",
-		NULL);
+		-1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -686,16 +689,17 @@ TclOOGetDefineCmdContext(
 
     if ((iPtr->varFramePtr == NULL)
 	    || (iPtr->varFramePtr->isProcCallFrame != FRAME_IS_OO_DEFINE)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "this command may only be called from within"
-		" the context of an ::oo::define or ::oo::objdefine command",
-		NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"this command may only be called from within the context of"
+		" an ::oo::define or ::oo::objdefine command", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return NULL;
     }
     object = iPtr->varFramePtr->clientData;
     if (Tcl_ObjectDeleted(object)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "this command cannot be called when the "
-		"object has been deleted", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"this command cannot be called when the object has been"
+		" deleted", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return NULL;
     }
@@ -736,7 +740,7 @@ GetClassInOuterContext(
 	return NULL;
     }
     if (oPtr->classPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, errMsg, NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(errMsg, -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "CLASS",
 		TclGetString(className), NULL);
 	return NULL;
@@ -816,8 +820,8 @@ TclOODefineObjCmd(
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (oPtr->classPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, TclGetString(objv[1]),
-		" does not refer to a class", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"%s does not refer to a class",TclGetString(objv[1])));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "CLASS",
 		TclGetString(objv[1]), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -1161,14 +1165,14 @@ TclOODefineClassObjCmd(
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (oPtr->flags & ROOT_OBJECT) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"may not modify the class of the root object class", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"may not modify the class of the root object class", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (oPtr->flags & ROOT_CLASS) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"may not modify the class of the class of classes", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"may not modify the class of the class of classes", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1194,9 +1198,10 @@ TclOODefineClassObjCmd(
      */
 
     if ((oPtr->classPtr==NULL) == TclOOIsReachable(fPtr->classCls, clsPtr)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "may not change a ",
-		(oPtr->classPtr==NULL ? "non-" : ""), "class object into a ",
-		(oPtr->classPtr==NULL ? "" : "non-"), "class object", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"may not change a %sclass object into a %sclass object",
+		(oPtr->classPtr==NULL ? "non-" : ""),
+		(oPtr->classPtr==NULL ? "" : "non-")));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "TRANSMUTATION", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1317,7 +1322,8 @@ TclOODefineDeleteMethodObjCmd(
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (!isInstanceDeleteMethod && !oPtr->classPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to misuse API", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"attempt to misuse API", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1440,7 +1446,8 @@ TclOODefineExportObjCmd(
     }
     clsPtr = oPtr->classPtr;
     if (!isInstanceExport && !clsPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to misuse API", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"attempt to misuse API", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1531,7 +1538,8 @@ TclOODefineForwardObjCmd(
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (!isInstanceForward && !oPtr->classPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to misuse API", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"attempt to misuse API", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1588,7 +1596,8 @@ TclOODefineMethodObjCmd(
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (!isInstanceMethod && !oPtr->classPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to misuse API", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"attempt to misuse API", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1639,7 +1648,8 @@ TclOODefineMixinObjCmd(
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (!isInstanceMixin && !oPtr->classPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to misuse API", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"attempt to misuse API", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1653,7 +1663,8 @@ TclOODefineMixinObjCmd(
 	    goto freeAndError;
 	}
 	if (!isInstanceMixin && TclOOIsReachable(oPtr->classPtr, clsPtr)) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "may not mix a class into itself", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "may not mix a class into itself", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "SELF_MIXIN", NULL);
 	    goto freeAndError;
 	}
@@ -1704,7 +1715,8 @@ TclOODefineRenameMethodObjCmd(
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (!isInstanceRenameMethod && !oPtr->classPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to misuse API", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"attempt to misuse API", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1764,7 +1776,8 @@ TclOODefineUnexportObjCmd(
     }
     clsPtr = oPtr->classPtr;
     if (!isInstanceUnexport && !clsPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to misuse API", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"attempt to misuse API", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1949,7 +1962,8 @@ ClassFilterGet(
     if (oPtr == NULL) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     } else if (!oPtr->classPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to misuse API", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"attempt to misuse API", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1984,7 +1998,8 @@ ClassFilterSet(
     if (oPtr == NULL) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     } else if (!oPtr->classPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to misuse API", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"attempt to misuse API", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     } else if (Tcl_ListObjGetElements(interp, objv[0], &filterc,
@@ -2027,7 +2042,8 @@ ClassMixinGet(
     if (oPtr == NULL) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     } else if (!oPtr->classPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to misuse API", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"attempt to misuse API", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -2065,7 +2081,8 @@ ClassMixinSet(
     if (oPtr == NULL) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     } else if (!oPtr->classPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to misuse API", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"attempt to misuse API", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     } else if (Tcl_ListObjGetElements(interp, objv[0], &mixinc,
@@ -2082,7 +2099,8 @@ ClassMixinSet(
 	    goto freeAndError;
 	}
 	if (TclOOIsReachable(oPtr->classPtr, mixins[i])) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "may not mix a class into itself", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "may not mix a class into itself", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "SELF_MIXIN", NULL);
 	    goto freeAndError;
 	}
@@ -2128,7 +2146,8 @@ ClassSuperGet(
     if (oPtr == NULL) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     } else if (!oPtr->classPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to misuse API", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"attempt to misuse API", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -2165,12 +2184,13 @@ ClassSuperSet(
     if (oPtr == NULL) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     } else if (!oPtr->classPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to misuse API", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"attempt to misuse API", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     } else if (oPtr == oPtr->fPtr->objectCls->thisPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"may not modify the superclass of the root object", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"may not modify the superclass of the root object", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     } else if (Tcl_ListObjGetElements(interp, objv[0], &superc,
@@ -2196,15 +2216,15 @@ ClassSuperSet(
 	}
 	for (j=0 ; j<i ; j++) {
 	    if (superclasses[j] == superclasses[i]) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			"class should only be a direct superclass once",NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"class should only be a direct superclass once", -1));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "REPETITIOUS", NULL);
 		goto failedAfterAlloc;
 	    }
 	}
 	if (TclOOIsReachable(oPtr->classPtr, superclasses[i])) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		    "attempt to form circular dependency graph", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "attempt to form circular dependency graph", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "CIRCULARITY", NULL);
 	failedAfterAlloc:
 	    ckfree((char *) superclasses);
@@ -2265,7 +2285,8 @@ ClassVarsGet(
     if (oPtr == NULL) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     } else if (!oPtr->classPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to misuse API", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"attempt to misuse API", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -2301,7 +2322,8 @@ ClassVarsSet(
     if (oPtr == NULL) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     } else if (!oPtr->classPtr) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to misuse API", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"attempt to misuse API", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "MONKEY_BUSINESS", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     } else if (Tcl_ListObjGetElements(interp, objv[0], &varc,
@@ -2313,15 +2335,16 @@ ClassVarsSet(
 	const char *varName = Tcl_GetString(varv[i]);
 
 	if (strstr(varName, "::") != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "invalid declared variable name \"",
-		    varName, "\": must not contain namespace separators",
-		    NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "invalid declared variable name \"%s\": must not %s",
+		    varName, "contain namespace separators"));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "BAD_DECLVAR", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	if (Tcl_StringMatch(varName, "*(*)")) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "invalid declared variable name \"",
-		    varName, "\": must not refer to an array element", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "invalid declared variable name \"%s\": must not %s",
+		    varName, "refer to an array element"));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "BAD_DECLVAR", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -2591,15 +2614,16 @@ ObjVarsSet(
 	const char *varName = Tcl_GetString(varv[i]);
 
 	if (strstr(varName, "::") != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "invalid declared variable name \"",
-		    varName, "\": must not contain namespace separators",
-		    NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "invalid declared variable name \"%s\": must not %s",
+		    varName, "contain namespace separators"));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "BAD_DECLVAR", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	if (Tcl_StringMatch(varName, "*(*)")) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "invalid declared variable name \"",
-		    varName, "\": must not refer to an array element", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "invalid declared variable name \"%s\": must not %s",
+		    varName, "refer to an array element"));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "BAD_DECLVAR", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
diff --git a/generic/tclOOInfo.c b/generic/tclOOInfo.c
index f298320..e09ee4e 100644
--- a/generic/tclOOInfo.c
+++ b/generic/tclOOInfo.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *	This file contains the implementation of the ::oo-related [info]
  *	subcommands.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2006-2008 by Donal K. Fellows
+ * Copyright (c) 2006-2011 by Donal K. Fellows
  *
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution of
  * this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
@@ -43,47 +43,45 @@ static Tcl_ObjCmdProc InfoClassSubsCmd;
 static Tcl_ObjCmdProc InfoClassSupersCmd;
 static Tcl_ObjCmdProc InfoClassVariablesCmd;
 
-struct NameProcMap { const char *name; Tcl_ObjCmdProc *proc; };
-
 /*
  * List of commands that are used to implement the [info object] subcommands.
  */
 
-static const struct NameProcMap infoObjectCmds[] = {
-    {"::oo::InfoObject::call",		InfoObjectCallCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoObject::class",		InfoObjectClassCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoObject::definition",	InfoObjectDefnCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoObject::filters",	InfoObjectFiltersCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoObject::forward",	InfoObjectForwardCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoObject::isa",		InfoObjectIsACmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoObject::methods",	InfoObjectMethodsCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoObject::methodtype",	InfoObjectMethodTypeCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoObject::mixins",	InfoObjectMixinsCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoObject::namespace",	InfoObjectNsCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoObject::variables",	InfoObjectVariablesCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoObject::vars",		InfoObjectVarsCmd},
-    {NULL, NULL}
+static const EnsembleImplMap infoObjectCmds[] = {
+    {"call",	   InfoObjectCallCmd,	    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"class",	   InfoObjectClassCmd,	    TclCompileInfoObjectClassCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"definition", InfoObjectDefnCmd,	    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"filters",	   InfoObjectFiltersCmd,    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"forward",	   InfoObjectForwardCmd,    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"isa",	   InfoObjectIsACmd,	    TclCompileInfoObjectIsACmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"methods",	   InfoObjectMethodsCmd,    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"methodtype", InfoObjectMethodTypeCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"mixins",	   InfoObjectMixinsCmd,	    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"namespace",  InfoObjectNsCmd,	    TclCompileInfoObjectNamespaceCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"variables",  InfoObjectVariablesCmd,  NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"vars",	   InfoObjectVarsCmd,	    NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0}
 };
 
 /*
  * List of commands that are used to implement the [info class] subcommands.
  */
 
-static const struct NameProcMap infoClassCmds[] = {
-    {"::oo::InfoClass::call",		InfoClassCallCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoClass::constructor",	InfoClassConstrCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoClass::definition",	InfoClassDefnCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoClass::destructor",	InfoClassDestrCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoClass::filters",	InfoClassFiltersCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoClass::forward",	InfoClassForwardCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoClass::instances",	InfoClassInstancesCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoClass::methods",	InfoClassMethodsCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoClass::methodtype",	InfoClassMethodTypeCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoClass::mixins",		InfoClassMixinsCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoClass::subclasses",	InfoClassSubsCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoClass::superclasses",	InfoClassSupersCmd},
-    {"::oo::InfoClass::variables",	InfoClassVariablesCmd},
-    {NULL, NULL}
+static const EnsembleImplMap infoClassCmds[] = {
+    {"call",	     InfoClassCallCmd,		NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"constructor",  InfoClassConstrCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"definition",   InfoClassDefnCmd,		NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"destructor",   InfoClassDestrCmd,		NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"filters",	     InfoClassFiltersCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"forward",	     InfoClassForwardCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"instances",    InfoClassInstancesCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"methods",	     InfoClassMethodsCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"methodtype",   InfoClassMethodTypeCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"mixins",	     InfoClassMixinsCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"subclasses",   InfoClassSubsCmd,		NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"superclasses", InfoClassSupersCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {"variables",    InfoClassVariablesCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+    {NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0}
 };
 
 /*
@@ -101,33 +99,14 @@ void
 TclOOInitInfo(
     Tcl_Interp *interp)
 {
-    Tcl_Namespace *nsPtr;
     Tcl_Command infoCmd;
-    int i;
-
-    /*
-     * Build the ensemble used to implement [info object].
-     */
-
-    nsPtr = Tcl_CreateNamespace(interp, "::oo::InfoObject", NULL, NULL);
-    Tcl_CreateEnsemble(interp, nsPtr->fullName, nsPtr, TCL_ENSEMBLE_PREFIX);
-    Tcl_Export(interp, nsPtr, "[a-z]*", 1);
-    for (i=0 ; infoObjectCmds[i].name!=NULL ; i++) {
-	Tcl_CreateObjCommand(interp, infoObjectCmds[i].name,
-		infoObjectCmds[i].proc, NULL, NULL);
-    }
 
     /*
-     * Build the ensemble used to implement [info class].
+     * Build the ensembles used to implement [info object] and [info class].
      */
 
-    nsPtr = Tcl_CreateNamespace(interp, "::oo::InfoClass", NULL, NULL);
-    Tcl_CreateEnsemble(interp, nsPtr->fullName, nsPtr, TCL_ENSEMBLE_PREFIX);
-    Tcl_Export(interp, nsPtr, "[a-z]*", 1);
-    for (i=0 ; infoClassCmds[i].name!=NULL ; i++) {
-	Tcl_CreateObjCommand(interp, infoClassCmds[i].name,
-		infoClassCmds[i].proc, NULL, NULL);
-    }
+    TclMakeEnsemble(interp, "::oo::InfoObject", infoObjectCmds);
+    TclMakeEnsemble(interp, "::oo::InfoClass", infoClassCmds);
 
     /*
      * Install into the master [info] ensemble.
@@ -177,8 +156,8 @@ GetClassFromObj(
 	return NULL;
     }
     if (oPtr->classPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"", TclGetString(objPtr),
-		"\" is not a class", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"\"%s\" is not a class", TclGetString(objPtr)));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "CLASS",
 		TclGetString(objPtr), NULL);
 	return NULL;
@@ -279,16 +258,16 @@ InfoObjectDefnCmd(
     hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(oPtr->methodsPtr, (char *) objv[2]);
     if (hPtr == NULL) {
     unknownMethod:
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown method \"", TclGetString(objv[2]),
-		"\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"unknown method \"%s\"", TclGetString(objv[2])));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "METHOD",
 		TclGetString(objv[2]), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     procPtr = TclOOGetProcFromMethod(Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr));
     if (procPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"definition not available for this kind of method", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"definition not available for this kind of method", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "METHOD",
 		TclGetString(objv[2]), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -390,17 +369,17 @@ InfoObjectForwardCmd(
     hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(oPtr->methodsPtr, (char *) objv[2]);
     if (hPtr == NULL) {
     unknownMethod:
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown method \"", TclGetString(objv[2]),
-		"\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"unknown method \"%s\"", TclGetString(objv[2])));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "METHOD",
 		TclGetString(objv[2]), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     prefixObj = TclOOGetFwdFromMethod(Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr));
     if (prefixObj == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 		"prefix argument list not available for this kind of method",
-		NULL);
+		-1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "METHOD",
 		TclGetString(objv[2]), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -491,7 +470,8 @@ InfoObjectIsACmd(
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	if (o2Ptr->classPtr == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "non-classes cannot be mixins", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "non-classes cannot be mixins", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "NONCLASS", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	} else {
@@ -516,7 +496,8 @@ InfoObjectIsACmd(
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	if (o2Ptr->classPtr == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "non-classes cannot be types", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "non-classes cannot be types", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "NONCLASS", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -651,8 +632,8 @@ InfoObjectMethodTypeCmd(
     hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(oPtr->methodsPtr, (char *) objv[2]);
     if (hPtr == NULL) {
     unknownMethod:
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown method \"", TclGetString(objv[2]),
-		"\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"unknown method \"%s\"", TclGetString(objv[2])));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "METHOD",
 		TclGetString(objv[2]), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -878,8 +859,8 @@ InfoClassConstrCmd(
     }
     procPtr = TclOOGetProcFromMethod(clsPtr->constructorPtr);
     if (procPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"definition not available for this kind of method", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"definition not available for this kind of method", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "METHOD_TYPE", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -937,16 +918,16 @@ InfoClassDefnCmd(
     }
     hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&clsPtr->classMethods, (char *) objv[2]);
     if (hPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown method \"", TclGetString(objv[2]),
-		"\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"unknown method \"%s\"", TclGetString(objv[2])));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "METHOD",
 		TclGetString(objv[2]), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     procPtr = TclOOGetProcFromMethod(Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr));
     if (procPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"definition not available for this kind of method", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"definition not available for this kind of method", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "METHOD",
 		TclGetString(objv[2]), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -1006,8 +987,8 @@ InfoClassDestrCmd(
     }
     procPtr = TclOOGetProcFromMethod(clsPtr->destructorPtr);
     if (procPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		"definition not available for this kind of method", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"definition not available for this kind of method", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "METHOD_TYPE", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1085,17 +1066,17 @@ InfoClassForwardCmd(
     }
     hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&clsPtr->classMethods, (char *) objv[2]);
     if (hPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown method \"", TclGetString(objv[2]),
-		"\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"unknown method \"%s\"", TclGetString(objv[2])));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "METHOD",
 		TclGetString(objv[2]), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     prefixObj = TclOOGetFwdFromMethod(Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr));
     if (prefixObj == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 		"prefix argument list not available for this kind of method",
-		NULL);
+		-1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "METHOD",
 		TclGetString(objv[2]), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -1269,8 +1250,8 @@ InfoClassMethodTypeCmd(
     hPtr = Tcl_FindHashEntry(&clsPtr->classMethods, (char *) objv[2]);
     if (hPtr == NULL) {
     unknownMethod:
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown method \"", TclGetString(objv[2]),
-		"\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"unknown method \"%s\"", TclGetString(objv[2])));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "METHOD",
 		TclGetString(objv[2]), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -1494,7 +1475,8 @@ InfoObjectCallCmd(
 
     contextPtr = TclOOGetCallContext(oPtr, objv[2], PUBLIC_METHOD, NULL);
     if (contextPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "cannot construct any call chain", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"cannot construct any call chain", -1));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     Tcl_SetObjResult(interp,
@@ -1538,7 +1520,8 @@ InfoClassCallCmd(
 
     callPtr = TclOOGetStereotypeCallChain(clsPtr, objv[2], PUBLIC_METHOD);
     if (callPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "cannot construct any call chain", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"cannot construct any call chain", -1));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, TclOORenderCallChain(interp, callPtr));
diff --git a/generic/tclOOInt.h b/generic/tclOOInt.h
index 631961f..ab54964 100644
--- a/generic/tclOOInt.h
+++ b/generic/tclOOInt.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *	This file contains the structure definitions and some of the function
  *	declarations for the object-system (NB: not Tcl_Obj, but ::oo).
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2006-2011 by Donal K. Fellows
+ * Copyright (c) 2006-2012 by Donal K. Fellows
  *
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution of
  * this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
diff --git a/generic/tclOOIntDecls.h b/generic/tclOOIntDecls.h
index c751838..acafb18 100644
--- a/generic/tclOOIntDecls.h
+++ b/generic/tclOOIntDecls.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ TCLOOAPI void		TclOOClassSetMixins(Tcl_Interp *interp,
 
 typedef struct TclOOIntStubs {
     int magic;
-    const struct TclOOIntStubHooks *hooks;
+    void *hooks;
 
     Tcl_Object (*tclOOGetDefineCmdContext) (Tcl_Interp *interp); /* 0 */
     Tcl_Method (*tclOOMakeProcInstanceMethod) (Tcl_Interp *interp, Object *oPtr, int flags, Tcl_Obj *nameObj, Tcl_Obj *argsObj, Tcl_Obj *bodyObj, const Tcl_MethodType *typePtr, ClientData clientData, Proc **procPtrPtr); /* 1 */
diff --git a/generic/tclOOMethod.c b/generic/tclOOMethod.c
index 877c3db..28820e0 100644
--- a/generic/tclOOMethod.c
+++ b/generic/tclOOMethod.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  *	This file contains code to create and manage methods.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2005-2008 by Donal K. Fellows
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2011 by Donal K. Fellows
  *
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution of
  * this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
@@ -1329,8 +1329,8 @@ TclOONewForwardInstanceMethod(
 	return NULL;
     }
     if (prefixLen < 1) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "method forward prefix must be non-empty",
-		NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"method forward prefix must be non-empty", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "BAD_FORWARD", NULL);
 	return NULL;
     }
@@ -1371,8 +1371,8 @@ TclOONewForwardMethod(
 	return NULL;
     }
     if (prefixLen < 1) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "method forward prefix must be non-empty",
-		NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"method forward prefix must be non-empty", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OO", "BAD_FORWARD", NULL);
 	return NULL;
     }
diff --git a/generic/tclOOStubLib.c b/generic/tclOOStubLib.c
index 3b6ce37..55f2378 100644
--- a/generic/tclOOStubLib.c
+++ b/generic/tclOOStubLib.c
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ TclOOInitializeStubs(
 
     if (clientData == NULL) {
 	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "Error loading ", packageName, " package; ",
-		"package not present or incomplete", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"error loading %s package; package not present or incomplete",
+		packageName));
 	return NULL;
     } else {
 	const TclOOStubs * const stubsPtr = clientData;
@@ -76,9 +77,9 @@ TclOOInitializeStubs(
 
     error:
 	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "Error loading ", packageName, " package",
-		" (requested version '", version, "', loaded version '",
-		actualVersion, "'): ", errMsg, NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf("Error loading %s package"
+		" (requested version '%s', loaded version '%s'): %s",
+		packageName, version, actualVersion, errMsg));
 	return NULL;
     }
 }
diff --git a/generic/tclObj.c b/generic/tclObj.c
index 099b67d..74cb29e 100644
--- a/generic/tclObj.c
+++ b/generic/tclObj.c
@@ -4462,11 +4462,8 @@ Tcl_RepresentationCmd(
     int objc,
     Tcl_Obj *const objv[])
 {
-    char refcountBuffer[TCL_INTEGER_SPACE+1];
-    char objPtrBuffer[TCL_INTEGER_SPACE+3];
-    char internalRepBuffer[2*(TCL_INTEGER_SPACE+2)+2];
-#define TCLOBJ_TRUNCATE_STRINGREP 16
-    char stringRepBuffer[TCLOBJ_TRUNCATE_STRINGREP+1];
+    char ptrBuffer[2*TCL_INTEGER_SPACE+6];
+    Tcl_Obj *descObj;
 
     if (objc != 2) {
 	Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, objv, "value");
@@ -4479,27 +4476,30 @@ Tcl_RepresentationCmd(
      * "1872361827361287"
      */
 
-    sprintf(refcountBuffer, "%d", objv[1]->refCount);
-    sprintf(objPtrBuffer, "%p", (void *)objv[1]);
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "value is a ", objv[1]->typePtr ?
-	    objv[1]->typePtr->name : "pure string", " with a refcount of ",
-	    refcountBuffer, ", object pointer at ", objPtrBuffer, NULL);
+    sprintf(ptrBuffer, "%p", (void *) objv[1]);
+    descObj = Tcl_ObjPrintf("value is a %s with a refcount of %d,"
+            " object pointer at %s",
+            objv[1]->typePtr ? objv[1]->typePtr->name : "pure string",
+	    objv[1]->refCount, ptrBuffer);
+
     if (objv[1]->typePtr) {
-	sprintf(internalRepBuffer, "%p:%p",
-		(void *)objv[1]->internalRep.twoPtrValue.ptr1,
-		(void *)objv[1]->internalRep.twoPtrValue.ptr2);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, ", internal representation ",
-		internalRepBuffer, NULL);
+	sprintf(ptrBuffer, "%p:%p",
+		(void *) objv[1]->internalRep.twoPtrValue.ptr1,
+		(void *) objv[1]->internalRep.twoPtrValue.ptr2);
+	Tcl_AppendPrintfToObj(descObj, ", internal representation %s",
+		ptrBuffer);
     }
+
     if (objv[1]->bytes) {
-	strncpy(stringRepBuffer, objv[1]->bytes, TCLOBJ_TRUNCATE_STRINGREP);
-	stringRepBuffer[TCLOBJ_TRUNCATE_STRINGREP] = 0;
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, ", string representation \"",
-		stringRepBuffer, objv[1]->length > TCLOBJ_TRUNCATE_STRINGREP ?
-		"\"..." : "\".", NULL);
+        Tcl_AppendToObj(descObj, ", string representation \"", -1);
+	Tcl_AppendLimitedToObj(descObj, objv[1]->bytes, objv[1]->length,
+                16, "...");
+	Tcl_AppendToObj(descObj, "\"", -1);
     } else {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, ", no string representation.", NULL);
+	Tcl_AppendToObj(descObj, ", no string representation", -1);
     }
+
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, descObj);
     return TCL_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/generic/tclParse.c b/generic/tclParse.c
index f0050c6..309e232 100644
--- a/generic/tclParse.c
+++ b/generic/tclParse.c
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ Tcl_ParseCommand(
 
     if ((start == NULL) && (numBytes != 0)) {
 	if (interp != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "can't parse a NULL pointer", TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "can't parse a NULL pointer", -1));
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -568,14 +569,14 @@ Tcl_ParseCommand(
 	}
 	if (src[-1] == '"') {
 	    if (interp != NULL) {
-		Tcl_SetResult(interp, "extra characters after close-quote",
-			TCL_STATIC);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"extra characters after close-quote", -1));
 	    }
 	    parsePtr->errorType = TCL_PARSE_QUOTE_EXTRA;
 	} else {
 	    if (interp != NULL) {
-		Tcl_SetResult(interp, "extra characters after close-brace",
-			TCL_STATIC);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"extra characters after close-brace", -1));
 	    }
 	    parsePtr->errorType = TCL_PARSE_BRACE_EXTRA;
 	}
@@ -1175,8 +1176,8 @@ ParseTokens(
 		}
 		if (numBytes == 0) {
 		    if (parsePtr->interp != NULL) {
-			Tcl_SetResult(parsePtr->interp,
-				"missing close-bracket", TCL_STATIC);
+			Tcl_SetObjResult(parsePtr->interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+				"missing close-bracket", -1));
 		    }
 		    parsePtr->errorType = TCL_PARSE_MISSING_BRACKET;
 		    parsePtr->term = tokenPtr->start;
@@ -1411,8 +1412,8 @@ Tcl_ParseVarName(
 	}
 	if (numBytes == 0) {
 	    if (parsePtr->interp != NULL) {
-		Tcl_SetResult(parsePtr->interp,
-			"missing close-brace for variable name", TCL_STATIC);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(parsePtr->interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"missing close-brace for variable name", -1));
 	    }
 	    parsePtr->errorType = TCL_PARSE_MISSING_VAR_BRACE;
 	    parsePtr->term = tokenPtr->start-1;
@@ -1479,8 +1480,8 @@ Tcl_ParseVarName(
 	    }
 	    if ((parsePtr->term == src+numBytes) || (*parsePtr->term != ')')){
 		if (parsePtr->interp != NULL) {
-		    Tcl_SetResult(parsePtr->interp, "missing )",
-			    TCL_STATIC);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(parsePtr->interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "missing )", -1));
 		}
 		parsePtr->errorType = TCL_PARSE_MISSING_PAREN;
 		parsePtr->term = src;
@@ -1755,7 +1756,8 @@ Tcl_ParseBraces(
 	goto error;
     }
 
-    Tcl_SetResult(parsePtr->interp, "missing close-brace", TCL_STATIC);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(parsePtr->interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+	    "missing close-brace", -1));
 
     /*
      * Guess if the problem is due to comments by searching the source string
@@ -1777,8 +1779,8 @@ Tcl_ParseBraces(
 		break;
 	    case '#' :
 		if (openBrace && TclIsSpaceProc(src[-1])) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(parsePtr->interp,
-			    ": possible unbalanced brace in comment", NULL);
+		    Tcl_AppendToObj(Tcl_GetObjResult(parsePtr->interp),
+			    ": possible unbalanced brace in comment", -1);
 		    goto error;
 		}
 		break;
@@ -1857,7 +1859,8 @@ Tcl_ParseQuotedString(
     }
     if (*parsePtr->term != '"') {
 	if (parsePtr->interp != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(parsePtr->interp, "missing \"", TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(parsePtr->interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "missing \"", -1));
 	}
 	parsePtr->errorType = TCL_PARSE_MISSING_QUOTE;
 	parsePtr->term = start;
diff --git a/generic/tclPathObj.c b/generic/tclPathObj.c
index 8bae4fb..2b9ff87 100644
--- a/generic/tclPathObj.c
+++ b/generic/tclPathObj.c
@@ -1492,9 +1492,8 @@ MakePathFromNormalized(
 	if (pathPtr->bytes == NULL) {
 	    if (pathPtr->typePtr->updateStringProc == NULL) {
 		if (interp != NULL) {
-		    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't find object"
-			    "string representation", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "can't find object string representation", -1));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "PATH", "WTF",
 			    NULL);
 		}
@@ -1765,7 +1764,7 @@ Tcl_FSGetNormalizedPath(
 	 */
 
 	Tcl_Obj *dir, *copy;
-	int cwdLen, pathType;
+	int tailLen, cwdLen, pathType;
 
 	pathType = Tcl_FSGetPathType(fsPathPtr->cwdPtr);
 	dir = Tcl_FSGetNormalizedPath(interp, fsPathPtr->cwdPtr);
@@ -1777,7 +1776,12 @@ Tcl_FSGetNormalizedPath(
 	    UpdateStringOfFsPath(pathPtr);
 	}
 
-	copy = AppendPath(dir, fsPathPtr->normPathPtr);
+	Tcl_GetStringFromObj(fsPathPtr->normPathPtr, &tailLen);
+	if (tailLen) {
+	    copy = AppendPath(dir, fsPathPtr->normPathPtr);
+	} else {
+	    copy = Tcl_DuplicateObj(dir);
+	}
 	Tcl_IncrRefCount(dir);
 	Tcl_IncrRefCount(copy);
 
@@ -2368,9 +2372,9 @@ SetFsPathFromAny(
 	    dir = TclGetEnv("HOME", &dirString);
 	    if (dir == NULL) {
 		if (interp) {
-		    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't find HOME environment "
-			    "variable to expand path", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "couldn't find HOME environment variable to"
+			    " expand path", -1));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "PATH",
 			    "HOMELESS", NULL);
 		}
@@ -2387,9 +2391,8 @@ SetFsPathFromAny(
 	    Tcl_DStringInit(&temp);
 	    if (TclpGetUserHome(name+1, &temp) == NULL) {
 		if (interp != NULL) {
-		    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "user \"", name+1,
-			    "\" doesn't exist", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			    "user \"%s\" doesn't exist", name+1));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "PATH", "NOUSER",
 			    NULL);
 		}
diff --git a/generic/tclPipe.c b/generic/tclPipe.c
index d0b136d..83fb818 100644
--- a/generic/tclPipe.c
+++ b/generic/tclPipe.c
@@ -106,9 +106,10 @@ FileForRedirect(
 	    if (msg) {
 		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, msg);
 	    } else {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "channel \"",
-			Tcl_GetChannelName(chan), "\" wasn't opened for ",
-			((writing) ? "writing" : "reading"), NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"channel \"%s\" wasn't opened for %s",
+			Tcl_GetChannelName(chan),
+			((writing) ? "writing" : "reading")));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "EXEC",
 			"BADCHAN", NULL);
 	    }
@@ -141,9 +142,10 @@ FileForRedirect(
 	file = TclpOpenFile(name, flags);
 	Tcl_DStringFree(&nameString);
 	if (file == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't ",
-		    ((writing) ? "write" : "read"), " file \"", spec, "\": ",
-		    Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "couldn't %s file \"%s\": %s",
+		    (writing ? "write" : "read"), spec,
+		    Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	    return NULL;
 	}
 	*closePtr = 1;
@@ -151,8 +153,8 @@ FileForRedirect(
     return file;
 
   badLastArg:
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't specify \"", arg,
-	    "\" as last word in command", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+	    "can't specify \"%s\" as last word in command", arg));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "EXEC", "SYNTAX", NULL);
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -304,8 +306,8 @@ TclCleanupChildren(
 		    msg =
 			"child process lost (is SIGCHLD ignored or trapped?)";
 		}
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error waiting for process to exit: ",
-			msg, NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"error waiting for process to exit: %s", msg));
 	    }
 	    continue;
 	}
@@ -335,16 +337,17 @@ TclCleanupChildren(
 		    p = Tcl_SignalMsg(WTERMSIG(waitStatus));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "CHILDKILLED", msg1,
 			    Tcl_SignalId(WTERMSIG(waitStatus)), p, NULL);
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "child killed: ", p, "\n", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			    "child killed: %s\n", p));
 		} else if (WIFSTOPPED(waitStatus)) {
 		    p = Tcl_SignalMsg(WSTOPSIG(waitStatus));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "CHILDSUSP", msg1,
 			    Tcl_SignalId(WSTOPSIG(waitStatus)), p, NULL);
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "child suspended: ", p, "\n",
-			    NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			    "child suspended: %s\n", p));
 		} else {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			    "child wait status didn't make sense\n", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "child wait status didn't make sense\n", -1));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "EXEC",
 			    "ODDWAITRESULT", msg1, NULL);
 		}
@@ -374,8 +377,9 @@ TclCleanupChildren(
 		result = TCL_ERROR;
 		Tcl_DecrRefCount(objPtr);
 		Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error reading stderr output file: ",
-			Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"error reading stderr output file: %s",
+			Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 	    } else if (count > 0) {
 		anyErrorInfo = 1;
 		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, objPtr);
@@ -393,7 +397,8 @@ TclCleanupChildren(
      */
 
     if ((abnormalExit != 0) && (anyErrorInfo == 0) && (interp != NULL)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "child process exited abnormally", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"child process exited abnormally", -1));
     }
     return result;
 }
@@ -542,8 +547,8 @@ TclCreatePipeline(
 	    }
 	    if (*p == '\0') {
 		if ((i == (lastBar + 1)) || (i == (argc - 1))) {
-		    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "illegal use of | or |& in command",
-			    TCL_STATIC);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "illegal use of | or |& in command", -1));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "EXEC",
 			    "PIPESYNTAX", NULL);
 		    goto error;
@@ -570,8 +575,9 @@ TclCreatePipeline(
 		if (*inputLiteral == '\0') {
 		    inputLiteral = ((i + 1) == argc) ? NULL : argv[i + 1];
 		    if (inputLiteral == NULL) {
-			Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't specify \"", argv[i],
-				"\" as last word in command", NULL);
+			Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+				"can't specify \"%s\" as last word in command",
+				argv[i]));
 			Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "EXEC",
 				"PIPESYNTAX", NULL);
 			goto error;
@@ -680,8 +686,9 @@ TclCreatePipeline(
 		 */
 
 		if (i != argc-1) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "must specify \"", argv[i],
-			    "\" as last word in command", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			    "must specify \"%s\" as last word in command",
+			    argv[i]));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "EXEC",
 			    "PIPESYNTAX", NULL);
 		    goto error;
@@ -722,8 +729,8 @@ TclCreatePipeline(
 	 * We had a bar followed only by redirections.
 	 */
 
-	Tcl_SetResult(interp, "illegal use of | or |& in command",
-		TCL_STATIC);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"illegal use of | or |& in command", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "EXEC", "PIPESYNTAX",
 		NULL);
 	goto error;
@@ -739,9 +746,9 @@ TclCreatePipeline(
 
 	    inputFile = TclpCreateTempFile(inputLiteral);
 	    if (inputFile == NULL) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			"couldn't create input file for command: ",
-			Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"couldn't create input file for command: %s",
+			Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 		goto error;
 	    }
 	    inputClose = 1;
@@ -752,9 +759,9 @@ TclCreatePipeline(
 	     */
 
 	    if (TclpCreatePipe(&inputFile, inPipePtr) == 0) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			"couldn't create input pipe for command: ",
-			Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"couldn't create input pipe for command: %s",
+			Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 		goto error;
 	    }
 	    inputClose = 1;
@@ -781,9 +788,9 @@ TclCreatePipeline(
 	     */
 
 	    if (TclpCreatePipe(outPipePtr, &outputFile) == 0) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			"couldn't create output pipe for command: ",
-			Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"couldn't create output pipe for command: %s",
+			Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 		goto error;
 	    }
 	    outputClose = 1;
@@ -821,9 +828,9 @@ TclCreatePipeline(
 
 	    errorFile = TclpCreateTempFile(NULL);
 	    if (errorFile == NULL) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			"couldn't create error file for command: ",
-			Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"couldn't create error file for command: %s",
+			Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 		goto error;
 	    }
 	    *errFilePtr = errorFile;
@@ -894,8 +901,8 @@ TclCreatePipeline(
 	} else {
 	    argv[lastArg] = NULL;
 	    if (TclpCreatePipe(&pipeIn, &curOutFile) == 0) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't create pipe: ",
-			Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"couldn't create pipe: %s", Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 		goto error;
 	    }
 	}
@@ -1074,15 +1081,17 @@ Tcl_OpenCommandChannel(
 
     if (flags & TCL_ENFORCE_MODE) {
 	if ((flags & TCL_STDOUT) && (outPipe == NULL)) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't read output from command:"
-		    " standard output was redirected", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "can't read output from command:"
+		    " standard output was redirected", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "EXEC",
 		    "BADREDIRECT", NULL);
 	    goto error;
 	}
 	if ((flags & TCL_STDIN) && (inPipe == NULL)) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't write input to command:"
-		    " standard input was redirected", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "can't write input to command:"
+		    " standard input was redirected", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "EXEC",
 		    "BADREDIRECT", NULL);
 	    goto error;
@@ -1093,8 +1102,8 @@ Tcl_OpenCommandChannel(
 	    numPids, pidPtr);
 
     if (channel == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "pipe for command could not be created",
-		NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"pipe for command could not be created", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "EXEC", "NOPIPE", NULL);
 	goto error;
     }
diff --git a/generic/tclPkg.c b/generic/tclPkg.c
index 382ffe3..9b6e942 100644
--- a/generic/tclPkg.c
+++ b/generic/tclPkg.c
@@ -154,8 +154,9 @@ Tcl_PkgProvideEx(
 	}
 	return TCL_OK;
     }
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "conflicting versions provided for package \"",
-	    name, "\": ", pkgPtr->version, ", then ", version, NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+	    "conflicting versions provided for package \"%s\": %s, then %s",
+	    name, pkgPtr->version, version));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "PACKAGE", "VERSIONCONFLICT", NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
@@ -284,9 +285,9 @@ Tcl_PkgRequireEx(
 	 */
 
 	tclEmptyStringRep = &tclEmptyString;
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "Cannot load package \"", name,
-		"\" in standalone executable: This package is not "
-		"compiled with stub support", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"Cannot load package \"%s\" in standalone executable:"
+		" This package is not compiled with stub support", name));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "PACKAGE", "UNSTUBBED", NULL);
 	return NULL;
     }
@@ -374,9 +375,10 @@ PkgRequireCore(
 	 */
 
 	if (pkgPtr->clientData != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "circular package dependency: "
-		    "attempt to provide ", name, " ",
-		    (char *) pkgPtr->clientData, " requires ", name, NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "circular package dependency:"
+		    " attempt to provide %s %s requires %s", 
+		    name, (char *) pkgPtr->clientData, name));
 	    AddRequirementsToResult(interp, reqc, reqv);
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "PACKAGE", "CIRCULARITY", NULL);
 	    return NULL;
@@ -494,10 +496,10 @@ PkgRequireCore(
 		Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
 		if (pkgPtr->version == NULL) {
 		    code = TCL_ERROR;
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "attempt to provide package ",
-			    name, " ", versionToProvide,
-			    " failed: no version of package ", name,
-			    " provided", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			    "attempt to provide package %s %s failed:"
+			    " no version of package %s provided",
+			    name, versionToProvide, name));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "PACKAGE", "UNPROVIDED",
 			    NULL);
 		} else {
@@ -517,11 +519,11 @@ PkgRequireCore(
 			ckfree(vi);
 			if (res != 0) {
 			    code = TCL_ERROR;
-			    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-				    "attempt to provide package ", name, " ",
-				    versionToProvide, " failed: package ",
-				    name, " ", pkgPtr->version,
-				    " provided instead", NULL);
+			    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+				    "attempt to provide package %s %s failed:"
+				    " package %s %s provided instead",
+				    name, versionToProvide,
+				    name, pkgPtr->version));
 			    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "PACKAGE",
 				    "WRONGPROVIDE", NULL);
 			}
@@ -530,10 +532,10 @@ PkgRequireCore(
 	    } 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: ",
-			TclGetString(codePtr), NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"attempt to provide package %s %s failed:"
+			" bad return code: %s",
+			name, versionToProvide, TclGetString(codePtr)));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "PACKAGE", "BADRESULT", NULL);
 		TclDecrRefCount(codePtr);
 		code = TCL_ERROR;
@@ -591,13 +593,9 @@ PkgRequireCore(
 	    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: ",
-			TclGetString(codePtr), NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"bad return code: %d", code));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "PACKAGE", "BADRESULT", NULL);
-		Tcl_DecrRefCount(codePtr);
 		code = TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
 	    if (code == TCL_ERROR) {
@@ -610,7 +608,8 @@ PkgRequireCore(
     }
 
     if (pkgPtr->version == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't find package ", name, NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"can't find package %s", name));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "PACKAGE", "UNFOUND", NULL);
 	AddRequirementsToResult(interp, reqc, reqv);
 	return NULL;
@@ -628,8 +627,9 @@ PkgRequireCore(
 	ckfree(pkgVersionI);
 
 	if (!satisfies) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "version conflict for package \"", name,
-		    "\": have ", pkgPtr->version, ", need", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "version conflict for package \"%s\": have %s, need",
+		    name, pkgPtr->version));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "PACKAGE", "VERSIONCONFLICT",
 		    NULL);
 	    AddRequirementsToResult(interp, reqc, reqv);
@@ -721,10 +721,11 @@ Tcl_PkgPresentEx(
     }
 
     if (version != NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "package ", name, " ", version,
-		" is not present", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"package %s %s is not present", name, version));
     } else {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "package ", name, " is not present", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"package %s is not present", name));
     }
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "PACKAGE", name, NULL);
     return NULL;
@@ -850,7 +851,8 @@ Tcl_PackageObjCmd(
 	    if (res == 0){
 		if (objc == 4) {
 		    ckfree(argv3i);
-		    Tcl_SetResult(interp, availPtr->script, TCL_VOLATILE);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp,
+			    Tcl_NewStringObj(availPtr->script, -1));
 		    return TCL_OK;
 		}
 		Tcl_EventuallyFree(availPtr->script, TCL_DYNAMIC);
@@ -955,7 +957,8 @@ Tcl_PackageObjCmd(
 	    if (hPtr != NULL) {
 		pkgPtr = Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr);
 		if (pkgPtr->version != NULL) {
-		    Tcl_SetResult(interp, pkgPtr->version, TCL_VOLATILE);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp,
+			    Tcl_NewStringObj(pkgPtr->version, -1));
 		}
 	    }
 	    return TCL_OK;
@@ -1017,7 +1020,8 @@ Tcl_PackageObjCmd(
 
 	if (objc == 2) {
 	    if (iPtr->packageUnknown != NULL) {
-		Tcl_SetResult(interp, iPtr->packageUnknown, TCL_VOLATILE);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp,
+			Tcl_NewStringObj(iPtr->packageUnknown, -1));
 	    }
 	} else if (objc == 3) {
 	    if (iPtr->packageUnknown != NULL) {
@@ -1351,8 +1355,8 @@ CheckVersionAndConvert(
 
   error:
     ckfree(ibuf);
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "expected version number but got \"", string,
-	    "\"", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+	    "expected version number but got \"%s\"", string));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "VERSION", NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
@@ -1614,8 +1618,8 @@ CheckRequirement(
 	 * More dashes found after the first. This is wrong.
 	 */
 
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "expected versionMin-versionMax but got \"",
-		string, "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"expected versionMin-versionMax but got \"%s\"", string));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "VERSIONRANGE", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1667,19 +1671,17 @@ AddRequirementsToResult(
     Tcl_Obj *const reqv[])	/* 0 means to use the latest version
 				 * available. */
 {
-    if (reqc > 0) {
-	int i;
+    Tcl_Obj *result = Tcl_GetObjResult(interp);
+    int i, length;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < reqc; i++) {
-	    int length;
-	    const char *v = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(reqv[i], &length);
+    for (i = 0; i < reqc; i++) {
+	const char *v = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(reqv[i], &length);
 
-	    if ((length & 0x1) && (v[length/2] == '-')
-		    && (strncmp(v, v+((length+1)/2), length/2) == 0)) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, " exactly ", v+((length+1)/2), NULL);
-	    } else {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, " ", v, NULL);
-	    }
+	if ((length & 0x1) && (v[length/2] == '-')
+		&& (strncmp(v, v+((length+1)/2), length/2) == 0)) {
+	    Tcl_AppendPrintfToObj(result, " exactly %s", v+((length+1)/2));
+	} else {
+	    Tcl_AppendPrintfToObj(result, " %s", v);
 	}
     }
 }
@@ -1708,9 +1710,9 @@ AddRequirementsToDString(
     Tcl_Obj *const reqv[])	/* 0 means to use the latest version
 				 * available. */
 {
-    if (reqc > 0) {
-	int i;
+    int i;
 
+    if (reqc > 0) {
 	for (i = 0; i < reqc; i++) {
 	    TclDStringAppendLiteral(dsPtr, " ");
 	    TclDStringAppendObj(dsPtr, reqv[i]);
diff --git a/generic/tclPlatDecls.h b/generic/tclPlatDecls.h
index 48ad390..e9b92fe 100644
--- a/generic/tclPlatDecls.h
+++ b/generic/tclPlatDecls.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ EXTERN int		Tcl_MacOSXOpenVersionedBundleResources(
 
 typedef struct TclPlatStubs {
     int magic;
-    const struct TclPlatStubHooks *hooks;
+    void *hooks;
 
 #if defined(__WIN32__) || defined(__CYGWIN__) /* WIN */
     TCHAR * (*tcl_WinUtfToTChar) (const char *str, int len, Tcl_DString *dsPtr); /* 0 */
diff --git a/generic/tclProc.c b/generic/tclProc.c
index 537008c..933e7d2 100644
--- a/generic/tclProc.c
+++ b/generic/tclProc.c
@@ -152,22 +152,24 @@ Tcl_ProcObjCmd(
 	    &nsPtr, &altNsPtr, &cxtNsPtr, &procName);
 
     if (nsPtr == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't create procedure \"", fullName,
-		"\": unknown namespace", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"can't create procedure \"%s\": unknown namespace",
+		fullName));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "COMMAND", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if (procName == NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't create procedure \"", fullName,
-		"\": bad procedure name", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"can't create procedure \"%s\": bad procedure name",
+		fullName));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "COMMAND", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     if ((nsPtr != iPtr->globalNsPtr)
 	    && (procName != NULL) && (procName[0] == ':')) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "can't create procedure \"", procName,
-		"\" in non-global namespace with name starting with \":\"",
-		NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"can't create procedure \"%s\" in non-global namespace with"
+		" name starting with \":\"", procName));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "COMMAND", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -518,16 +520,17 @@ TclCreateProc(
 	}
 	if (fieldCount > 2) {
 	    ckfree(fieldValues);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		    "too many fields in argument specifier \"",
-		    argArray[i], "\"", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "too many fields in argument specifier \"%s\"",
+		    argArray[i]));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "PROC",
 		    "FORMALARGUMENTFORMAT", NULL);
 	    goto procError;
 	}
 	if ((fieldCount == 0) || (*fieldValues[0] == 0)) {
 	    ckfree(fieldValues);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "argument with no name", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "argument with no name", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "PROC",
 		    "FORMALARGUMENTFORMAT", NULL);
 	    goto procError;
@@ -553,16 +556,18 @@ TclCreateProc(
 		} while (*q != '\0');
 		q--;
 		if (*q == ')') {	/* We have an array element. */
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "formal parameter \"",
-			    fieldValues[0], "\" is an array element", NULL);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			    "formal parameter \"%s\" is an array element",
+			    fieldValues[0]));
 		    ckfree(fieldValues);
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "PROC",
 			    "FORMALARGUMENTFORMAT", NULL);
 		    goto procError;
 		}
 	    } else if ((*p == ':') && (*(p+1) == ':')) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "formal parameter \"",
-			fieldValues[0], "\" is not a simple name", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"formal parameter \"%s\" is not a simple name",
+			fieldValues[0]));
 		ckfree(fieldValues);
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "PROC",
 			"FORMALARGUMENTFORMAT", NULL);
@@ -767,8 +772,7 @@ TclGetFrame(
     return result;
 
   levelError:
-    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad level \"", name, "\"", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf("bad level \"%s\"", name));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "STACKLEVEL", NULL);
     return -1;
 }
@@ -900,8 +904,7 @@ TclObjGetFrame(
     return result;
 
   levelError:
-    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad level \"", name, "\"", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf("bad level \"%s\"", name));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "STACKLEVEL", NULL);
     return -1;
 }
@@ -1879,10 +1882,9 @@ InterpProcNR2(
 	 * transform to an error now.
 	 */
 
-	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "invoked \"",
-		((result == TCL_BREAK) ? "break" : "continue"),
-		"\" outside of a loop", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"invoked \"%s\" outside of a loop",
+		((result == TCL_BREAK) ? "break" : "continue")));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "RESULT", "UNEXPECTED", NULL);
 	result = TCL_ERROR;
 
@@ -1999,8 +2001,8 @@ TclProcCompileProc(
 
 	if (codePtr->flags & TCL_BYTECODE_PRECOMPILED) {
 	    if ((Interp *) *codePtr->interpHandle != iPtr) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			"a precompiled script jumped interps", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"a precompiled script jumped interps", -1));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "PROC",
 			"CROSSINTERPBYTECODE", NULL);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -2932,8 +2934,8 @@ Tcl_DisassembleObjCmd(
 
 	procPtr = TclFindProc((Interp *) interp, TclGetString(objv[2]));
 	if (procPtr == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"", TclGetString(objv[2]),
-		    "\" isn't a procedure", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "\"%s\" isn't a procedure", TclGetString(objv[2])));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "PROC",
 		    TclGetString(objv[2]), NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -2982,8 +2984,8 @@ Tcl_DisassembleObjCmd(
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	if (oPtr->classPtr == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"", TclGetString(objv[2]),
-		    "\" is not a class", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "\"%s\" is not a class", TclGetString(objv[2])));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "CLASS",
 		    TclGetString(objv[2]), NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3017,16 +3019,16 @@ Tcl_DisassembleObjCmd(
     methodBody:
 	if (hPtr == NULL) {
 	unknownMethod:
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown method \"",
-		    TclGetString(objv[3]), "\"", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "unknown method \"%s\"", TclGetString(objv[3])));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "METHOD",
 		    TclGetString(objv[3]), NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	procPtr = TclOOGetProcFromMethod(Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr));
 	if (procPtr == NULL) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		    "body not available for this kind of method", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "body not available for this kind of method", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "DISASSEMBLE",
 		    "METHODTYPE", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3061,7 +3063,8 @@ Tcl_DisassembleObjCmd(
 
     if (((ByteCode *) codeObjPtr->internalRep.otherValuePtr)->flags
 	    & TCL_BYTECODE_PRECOMPILED) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp,"may not disassemble prebuilt bytecode",NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"may not disassemble prebuilt bytecode", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "DISASSEMBLE",
 		"BYTECODE", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
diff --git a/generic/tclRegexp.c b/generic/tclRegexp.c
index 53d7153..6c1dc08 100644
--- a/generic/tclRegexp.c
+++ b/generic/tclRegexp.c
@@ -714,14 +714,14 @@ TclRegError(
     int status)			/* Status code to report. */
 {
     char buf[100];		/* ample in practice */
-    char cbuf[100];		/* lots in practice */
+    char cbuf[TCL_INTEGER_SPACE];
     size_t n;
     const char *p;
 
     Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
     n = TclReError(status, NULL, buf, sizeof(buf));
     p = (n > sizeof(buf)) ? "..." : "";
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, msg, buf, p, NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf("%s%s%s", msg, buf, p));
 
     sprintf(cbuf, "%d", status);
     (void) TclReError(REG_ITOA, NULL, cbuf, sizeof(cbuf));
diff --git a/generic/tclResult.c b/generic/tclResult.c
index 693c650..b8f9c92 100644
--- a/generic/tclResult.c
+++ b/generic/tclResult.c
@@ -812,9 +812,7 @@ Tcl_SetObjErrorCode(
  *
  * Tcl_GetErrorLine --
  *
- * Results:
- *
- * Side effects:
+ *      Returns the line number associated with the current error.
  *
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -831,9 +829,7 @@ Tcl_GetErrorLine(
  *
  * Tcl_SetErrorLine --
  *
- * Results:
- *
- * Side effects:
+ *      Sets the line number associated with the current error.
  *
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -980,7 +976,8 @@ TclProcessReturn(
 	    Tcl_DecrRefCount(iPtr->errorInfo);
 	    iPtr->errorInfo = NULL;
 	}
-	Tcl_DictObjGet(NULL, iPtr->returnOpts, keys[KEY_ERRORINFO], &valuePtr);
+	Tcl_DictObjGet(NULL, iPtr->returnOpts, keys[KEY_ERRORINFO],
+                &valuePtr);
 	if (valuePtr != NULL) {
 	    int infoLen;
 
@@ -991,7 +988,8 @@ TclProcessReturn(
 		iPtr->flags |= ERR_ALREADY_LOGGED;
 	    }
 	}
-	Tcl_DictObjGet(NULL, iPtr->returnOpts, keys[KEY_ERRORSTACK], &valuePtr);
+	Tcl_DictObjGet(NULL, iPtr->returnOpts, keys[KEY_ERRORSTACK],
+                &valuePtr);
 	if (valuePtr != NULL) {
             int len, valueObjc;
             Tcl_Obj **valueObjv;
@@ -1004,26 +1002,36 @@ TclProcessReturn(
                 Tcl_IncrRefCount(newObj);
                 iPtr->errorStack = newObj;
             }
+
             /*
              * List extraction done after duplication to avoid moving the rug
              * if someone does [return -errorstack [info errorstack]]
              */
-            if (Tcl_ListObjGetElements(interp, valuePtr, &valueObjc, &valueObjv) == TCL_ERROR) {
+
+            if (Tcl_ListObjGetElements(interp, valuePtr, &valueObjc,
+                    &valueObjv) == TCL_ERROR) {
                 return TCL_ERROR;
             }
             iPtr->resetErrorStack = 0;
             Tcl_ListObjLength(interp, iPtr->errorStack, &len);
-            /* reset while keeping the list intrep as much as possible */
-            Tcl_ListObjReplace(interp, iPtr->errorStack, 0, len, valueObjc, valueObjv);
+
+            /*
+             * Reset while keeping the list intrep as much as possible.
+             */
+
+            Tcl_ListObjReplace(interp, iPtr->errorStack, 0, len, valueObjc,
+                    valueObjv);
  	}
-	Tcl_DictObjGet(NULL, iPtr->returnOpts, keys[KEY_ERRORCODE], &valuePtr);
+	Tcl_DictObjGet(NULL, iPtr->returnOpts, keys[KEY_ERRORCODE],
+                &valuePtr);
 	if (valuePtr != NULL) {
 	    Tcl_SetObjErrorCode(interp, valuePtr);
 	} else {
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "NONE", NULL);
 	}
 
-	Tcl_DictObjGet(NULL, iPtr->returnOpts, keys[KEY_ERRORLINE], &valuePtr);
+	Tcl_DictObjGet(NULL, iPtr->returnOpts, keys[KEY_ERRORLINE],
+                &valuePtr);
 	if (valuePtr != NULL) {
 	    TclGetIntFromObj(NULL, valuePtr, &iPtr->errorLine);
 	}
@@ -1096,10 +1104,9 @@ TclMergeReturnOptions(
 		 * Value is not a legal dictionary.
 		 */
 
-		Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad ", compare,
-			" value: expected dictionary but got \"",
-			TclGetString(objv[1]), "\"", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                        "bad %s value: expected dictionary but got \"%s\"",
+                        compare, TclGetString(objv[1])));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "RESULT", "ILLEGAL_OPTIONS",
 			NULL);
 		goto error;
@@ -1128,7 +1135,8 @@ TclMergeReturnOptions(
 
     Tcl_DictObjGet(NULL, returnOpts, keys[KEY_CODE], &valuePtr);
     if (valuePtr != NULL) {
-	if (TCL_ERROR == TclGetCompletionCodeFromObj(interp, valuePtr, &code)) {
+	if (TclGetCompletionCodeFromObj(interp, valuePtr,
+                &code) == TCL_ERROR) {
 	    goto error;
 	}
 	Tcl_DictObjRemove(NULL, returnOpts, keys[KEY_CODE]);
@@ -1146,10 +1154,9 @@ TclMergeReturnOptions(
 	     * Value is not a legal level.
 	     */
 
-	    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad -level value: "
-		    "expected non-negative integer but got \"",
-		    TclGetString(valuePtr), "\"", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                    "bad -level value: expected non-negative integer but got"
+                    " \"%s\"", TclGetString(valuePtr)));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "RESULT", "ILLEGAL_LEVEL", NULL);
 	    goto error;
 	}
@@ -1168,10 +1175,10 @@ TclMergeReturnOptions(
 	    /*
 	     * Value is not a list, which is illegal for -errorcode.
 	     */
-	    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad -errorcode value: "
-			     "expected a list but got \"",
-			     TclGetString(valuePtr), "\"", NULL);
+
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                    "bad -errorcode value: expected a list but got \"%s\"",
+                    TclGetString(valuePtr)));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "RESULT", "ILLEGAL_ERRORCODE",
 		    NULL);
 	    goto error;
@@ -1190,10 +1197,10 @@ TclMergeReturnOptions(
 	    /*
 	     * Value is not a list, which is illegal for -errorstack.
 	     */
-	    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad -errorstack value: "
-		    "expected a list but got \"", TclGetString(valuePtr),
-                    "\"", NULL);
+
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                    "bad -errorstack value: expected a list but got \"%s\"",
+                    TclGetString(valuePtr)));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "RESULT", "NONLIST_ERRORSTACK",
                     NULL);
 	    goto error;
@@ -1202,10 +1209,10 @@ TclMergeReturnOptions(
             /*
              * Errorstack must always be an even-sized list
              */
-            Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-                    "forbidden odd-sized list for -errorstack: \"",
-		    TclGetString(valuePtr), "\"", NULL);
+
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                    "forbidden odd-sized list for -errorstack: \"%s\"",
+		    TclGetString(valuePtr)));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "RESULT",
                     "ODDSIZEDLIST_ERRORSTACK", NULL);
 	    goto error;
@@ -1307,7 +1314,8 @@ Tcl_GetReturnOptions(
  *
  * TclNoErrorStack --
  *
- *	Removes the -errorstack entry from an options dict to avoid reference cycles
+ *	Removes the -errorstack entry from an options dict to avoid reference
+ *	cycles.
  *
  * Results:
  *	The (unshared) argument options dict, modified in -place.
@@ -1316,12 +1324,13 @@ Tcl_GetReturnOptions(
  */
 
 Tcl_Obj *
-TclNoErrorStack(Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_Obj *options)
+TclNoErrorStack(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,
+    Tcl_Obj *options)
 {
     Tcl_Obj **keys = GetKeys();
     
     Tcl_DictObjRemove(interp, options, keys[KEY_ERRORSTACK]);
-
     return options;
 }
 
@@ -1356,9 +1365,8 @@ Tcl_SetReturnOptions(
     Tcl_IncrRefCount(options);
     if (TCL_ERROR == TclListObjGetElements(interp, options, &objc, &objv)
 	    || (objc % 2)) {
-	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "expected dict but got \"",
-		TclGetString(options), "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                "expected dict but got \"%s\"", TclGetString(options)));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "RESULT", "ILLEGAL_OPTIONS", NULL);
 	code = TCL_ERROR;
     } else if (TCL_ERROR == TclMergeReturnOptions(interp, objc, objv,
diff --git a/generic/tclScan.c b/generic/tclScan.c
index d21bfaf..ef7eedf 100644
--- a/generic/tclScan.c
+++ b/generic/tclScan.c
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ ValidateFormat(
     int objIndex, xpgSize, nspace = numVars;
     int *nassign = TclStackAlloc(interp, nspace * sizeof(int));
     char buf[TCL_UTF_MAX+1];
+    Tcl_Obj *errorMsg;		/* Place to build an error messages. Note that
+				 * these are messy operations because we do
+				 * not want to use the formatting engine;
+				 * we're inside there! */
 
     /*
      * Initialize an array that records the number of times a variable is
@@ -328,9 +332,9 @@ ValidateFormat(
 	gotSequential = 1;
 	if (gotXpg) {
 	mixedXPG:
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp,
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 		    "cannot mix \"%\" and \"%n$\" conversion specifiers",
-		    TCL_STATIC);
+		    -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "FORMAT", "MIXEDSPECTYPES", NULL);
 	    goto error;
 	}
@@ -375,9 +379,9 @@ ValidateFormat(
 	switch (ch) {
 	case 'c':
 	    if (flags & SCAN_WIDTH) {
-		Tcl_SetResult(interp,
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 			"field width may not be specified in %c conversion",
-			TCL_STATIC);
+			-1));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "FORMAT", "BADWIDTH", NULL);
 		goto error;
 	    }
@@ -389,9 +393,11 @@ ValidateFormat(
 	    if (flags & (SCAN_LONGER|SCAN_BIG)) {
 	    invalidFieldSize:
 		buf[Tcl_UniCharToUtf(ch, buf)] = '\0';
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			"field size modifier may not be specified in %", buf,
-			" conversion", NULL);
+		errorMsg = Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"field size modifier may not be specified in %", -1);
+		Tcl_AppendToObj(errorMsg, buf, -1);
+		Tcl_AppendToObj(errorMsg, " conversion", -1);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, errorMsg);
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "FORMAT", "BADSIZE", NULL);
 		goto error;
 	    }
@@ -409,8 +415,8 @@ ValidateFormat(
 	    break;
 	case 'u':
 	    if (flags & SCAN_BIG) {
-		Tcl_SetResult(interp,
-			"unsigned bignum scans are invalid", TCL_STATIC);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"unsigned bignum scans are invalid", -1));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "FORMAT", "BADUNSIGNED",NULL);
 		goto error;
 	    }
@@ -446,15 +452,18 @@ ValidateFormat(
 	    }
 	    break;
 	badSet:
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "unmatched [ in format string",
-		    TCL_STATIC);
-		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "FORMAT", "BRACKET", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "unmatched [ in format string", -1));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "FORMAT", "BRACKET", NULL);
 	    goto error;
 	default:
 	    buf[Tcl_UniCharToUtf(ch, buf)] = '\0';
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad scan conversion character \"", buf,
-		    "\"", NULL);
-		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "FORMAT", "BADTYPE", NULL);
+	    errorMsg = Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "bad scan conversion character \"", -1);
+	    Tcl_AppendToObj(errorMsg, buf, -1);
+	    Tcl_AppendToObj(errorMsg, "\"", -1);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, errorMsg);
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "FORMAT", "BADTYPE", NULL);
 	    goto error;
 	}
 	if (!(flags & SCAN_SUPPRESS)) {
@@ -498,9 +507,9 @@ ValidateFormat(
     }
     for (i = 0; i < numVars; i++) {
 	if (nassign[i] > 1) {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp,
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 		    "variable is assigned by multiple \"%n$\" conversion specifiers",
-		    TCL_STATIC);
+		    -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "FORMAT", "POLYASSIGNED", NULL);
 	    goto error;
 	} else if (!xpgSize && (nassign[i] == 0)) {
@@ -509,9 +518,9 @@ ValidateFormat(
 	     * and/or numVars != 0), then too many vars were given
 	     */
 
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp,
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 		    "variable is not assigned by any conversion specifiers",
-		    TCL_STATIC);
+		    -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "FORMAT", "UNASSIGNED", NULL);
 	    goto error;
 	}
@@ -522,13 +531,13 @@ ValidateFormat(
 
   badIndex:
     if (gotXpg) {
-	Tcl_SetResult(interp, "\"%n$\" argument index out of range",
-		TCL_STATIC);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"\"%n$\" argument index out of range", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "FORMAT", "INDEXRANGE", NULL);
     } else {
-	Tcl_SetResult(interp,
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
 		"different numbers of variable names and field specifiers",
-		TCL_STATIC);
+		-1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "FORMAT", "FIELDVARMISMATCH", NULL);
     }
 
diff --git a/generic/tclStubInit.c b/generic/tclStubInit.c
index 87cd4eb..0bede56 100644
--- a/generic/tclStubInit.c
+++ b/generic/tclStubInit.c
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ static int TclSockMinimumBuffersOld(int sock, int size)
 }
 #endif
 
+
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
+#undef TclWinNToHS
+#define TclWinNToHS winNToHS
+static unsigned short TclWinNToHS(unsigned short ns) {
+	return ntohs(ns);
+}
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __WIN32__
 #   define TclUnixWaitForFile 0
 #   define TclUnixCopyFile 0
@@ -89,12 +98,6 @@ void *TclWinGetTclInstance()
     return hInstance;
 }
 
-unsigned short
-TclWinNToHS(unsigned short ns)
-{
-    return ntohs(ns);
-}
-
 int
 TclWinSetSockOpt(SOCKET s, int level, int optname,
 	    const char *optval, int optlen)
@@ -166,14 +169,6 @@ Tcl_WinTCharToUtf(
 	    string, len, dsPtr);
 }
 
-#define TclMacOSXGetFileAttribute (int (*) (Tcl_Interp *,  \
-		int, Tcl_Obj *, Tcl_Obj **)) TclpCreateProcess
-#define TclMacOSXMatchType (int (*) (Tcl_Interp *, const char *, \
-		const char *, Tcl_StatBuf *, Tcl_GlobTypeData *)) TclpMakeFile
-#define TclMacOSXNotifierAddRunLoopMode (void (*) (const void *)) TclpOpenFile
-#define TclpLocaltime_unix (struct tm *(*) (const time_t *)) TclGetAndDetachPids
-#define TclpGmtime_unix (struct tm *(*) (const time_t *)) TclpCloseFile
-
 #else /* UNIX and MAC */
 #   define TclpLocaltime_unix TclpLocaltime
 #   define TclpGmtime_unix TclpGmtime
@@ -470,7 +465,7 @@ static const TclIntPlatStubs tclIntPlatStubs = {
     0, /* 17 */
     0, /* 18 */
     0, /* 19 */
-    0, /* 20 */
+    TclUnixOpenTemporaryFile, /* 20 */
     0, /* 21 */
     0, /* 22 */
     0, /* 23 */
@@ -534,7 +529,7 @@ static const TclIntPlatStubs tclIntPlatStubs = {
     TclMacOSXCopyFileAttributes, /* 17 */
     TclMacOSXMatchType, /* 18 */
     TclMacOSXNotifierAddRunLoopMode, /* 19 */
-    0, /* 20 */
+    TclUnixOpenTemporaryFile, /* 20 */
     0, /* 21 */
     0, /* 22 */
     0, /* 23 */
@@ -1292,6 +1287,7 @@ const TclStubs tclStubs = {
     Tcl_LoadFile, /* 627 */
     Tcl_FindSymbol, /* 628 */
     Tcl_FSUnloadFile, /* 629 */
+    Tcl_ZlibStreamSetCompressionDictionary, /* 630 */
 };
 
 /* !END!: Do not edit above this line. */
diff --git a/generic/tclTest.c b/generic/tclTest.c
index 5337b99..484f851 100644
--- a/generic/tclTest.c
+++ b/generic/tclTest.c
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@
  * this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
  */
 
-#ifndef _WIN64
-/* See [Bug 2935503]: file mtime sets wrong time */
-#   define _USE_32BIT_TIME_T
-#endif
-
 #undef STATIC_BUILD
 #ifndef USE_TCL_STUBS
 #   define USE_TCL_STUBS
@@ -306,11 +301,8 @@ static int		TestexitmainloopCmd(ClientData dummy,
 			    Tcl_Interp *interp, int argc, const char **argv);
 static int		TestpanicCmd(ClientData dummy,
 			    Tcl_Interp *interp, int argc, const char **argv);
-static int		TestfinexitObjCmd(ClientData dummy,
-			    Tcl_Interp *interp, int objc,
-			    Tcl_Obj *const objv[]);
-static int              TestparseargsCmd(ClientData dummy, Tcl_Interp *interp,
-                            int objc, Tcl_Obj *const objv[]);
+static int		TestparseargsCmd(ClientData dummy, Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    int objc, Tcl_Obj *const objv[]);
 static int		TestparserObjCmd(ClientData dummy,
 			    Tcl_Interp *interp, int objc,
 			    Tcl_Obj *const objv[]);
@@ -382,7 +374,8 @@ static Tcl_FSRenameFileProc TestReportRenameFile;
 static Tcl_FSCreateDirectoryProc TestReportCreateDirectory;
 static Tcl_FSCopyDirectoryProc TestReportCopyDirectory;
 static Tcl_FSRemoveDirectoryProc TestReportRemoveDirectory;
-static Tcl_FSLoadFileProc TestReportLoadFile;
+static int TestReportLoadFile(Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_Obj *pathPtr,
+	Tcl_LoadHandle *handlePtr, Tcl_FSUnloadFileProc **unloadProcPtr);
 static Tcl_FSLinkProc TestReportLink;
 static Tcl_FSFileAttrStringsProc TestReportFileAttrStrings;
 static Tcl_FSFileAttrsGetProc TestReportFileAttrsGet;
@@ -415,7 +408,7 @@ static int		TestInterpResolverCmd(ClientData clientData,
 #if defined(HAVE_CPUID) || defined(__WIN32__)
 static int		TestcpuidCmd(ClientData dummy,
 			    Tcl_Interp* interp, int objc,
-			    Tcl_Obj *CONST objv[]);
+			    Tcl_Obj *const objv[]);
 #endif
 
 static const Tcl_Filesystem testReportingFilesystem = {
@@ -447,7 +440,7 @@ static const Tcl_Filesystem testReportingFilesystem = {
     TestReportRenameFile,
     TestReportCopyDirectory,
     TestReportLstat,
-    TestReportLoadFile,
+    (Tcl_FSLoadFileProc *) TestReportLoadFile,
     NULL /* cwd */,
     TestReportChdir
 };
@@ -631,7 +624,6 @@ Tcltest_Init(
     Tcl_CreateObjCommand(interp, "testlocale", TestlocaleCmd, NULL,
 	    NULL);
     Tcl_CreateCommand(interp, "testpanic", TestpanicCmd, NULL, NULL);
-    Tcl_CreateObjCommand(interp, "testfinexit", TestfinexitObjCmd, NULL, NULL);
     Tcl_CreateObjCommand(interp, "testparseargs", TestparseargsCmd,NULL,NULL);
     Tcl_CreateObjCommand(interp, "testparser", TestparserObjCmd,
 	    NULL, NULL);
@@ -863,6 +855,7 @@ TestasyncCmd(
 		|| (Tcl_GetInt(interp, argv[4], &code) != TCL_OK)) {
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
+	Tcl_MutexLock(&asyncTestMutex);
 	for (asyncPtr = firstHandler; asyncPtr != NULL;
 		asyncPtr = asyncPtr->nextPtr) {
 	    if (asyncPtr->id == id) {
@@ -871,6 +864,7 @@ TestasyncCmd(
 	    }
 	}
 	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(argv[3], -1));
+	Tcl_MutexUnlock(&asyncTestMutex);
 	return code;
 #ifdef TCL_THREADS
     } else if (strcmp(argv[1], "marklater") == 0) {
@@ -880,6 +874,7 @@ TestasyncCmd(
 	if (Tcl_GetInt(interp, argv[2], &id) != TCL_OK) {
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
+        Tcl_MutexLock(&asyncTestMutex);
 	for (asyncPtr = firstHandler; asyncPtr != NULL;
 		asyncPtr = asyncPtr->nextPtr) {
 	    if (asyncPtr->id == id) {
@@ -888,11 +883,13 @@ TestasyncCmd(
 			INT2PTR(id), TCL_THREAD_STACK_DEFAULT,
 			TCL_THREAD_NOFLAGS) != TCL_OK) {
 		    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "can't create thread", TCL_STATIC);
+		    Tcl_MutexUnlock(&asyncTestMutex);
 		    return TCL_ERROR;
 		}
 		break;
 	    }
 	}
+        Tcl_MutexUnlock(&asyncTestMutex);
     } else {
 	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad option \"", argv[1],
 		"\": must be create, delete, int, mark, or marklater", NULL);
@@ -4540,47 +4537,6 @@ TestpanicCmd(
     return TCL_OK;
 }
 
-/*
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
- * TestfinexitObjCmd --
- *
- *	Calls a variant of [exit] including the full finalization path.
- *
- * Results:
- *	Error, or doesn't return.
- *
- * Side effects:
- *	Exits application.
- *
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-
-static int
-TestfinexitObjCmd(
-    ClientData dummy,		/* Not used. */
-    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Current interpreter. */
-    int objc,			/* Number of arguments. */
-    Tcl_Obj *const objv[])	/* Argument objects. */
-{
-    int value;
-
-    if ((objc != 1) && (objc != 2)) {
-	Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, objv, "?returnCode?");
-	return TCL_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    if (objc == 1) {
-	value = 0;
-    } else if (Tcl_GetIntFromObj(interp, objv[1], &value) != TCL_OK) {
-	return TCL_ERROR;
-    }
-    Tcl_Finalize();
-    TclpExit(value);
-    /*NOTREACHED*/
-    return TCL_ERROR;		/* Better not ever reach this! */
-}
-
 static int
 TestfileCmd(
     ClientData dummy,		/* Not used. */
diff --git a/generic/tclTimer.c b/generic/tclTimer.c
index 36adaad..6b17825 100644
--- a/generic/tclTimer.c
+++ b/generic/tclTimer.c
@@ -829,8 +829,9 @@ Tcl_AfterObjCmd(
 	if (Tcl_GetWideIntFromObj(NULL, objv[1], &ms) != TCL_OK) {
             const char *arg = Tcl_GetString(objv[1]);
 
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad argument \"", arg,
-		    "\": must be cancel, idle, info, or an integer", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                    "bad argument \"%s\": must be"
+                    " cancel, idle, info, or an integer", arg));
             Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "INDEX", "argument",
                     arg, NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -968,8 +969,8 @@ Tcl_AfterObjCmd(
 	if (afterPtr == NULL) {
             const char *eventStr = TclGetString(objv[2]);
 
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "event \"", eventStr, "\" doesn't exist",
-                    NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+                    "event \"%s\" doesn't exist", eventStr));
             Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL","LOOKUP","EVENT", eventStr, NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	} else {
diff --git a/generic/tclTomMathDecls.h b/generic/tclTomMathDecls.h
index 4f6c3bf..ef22153 100644
--- a/generic/tclTomMathDecls.h
+++ b/generic/tclTomMathDecls.h
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ EXTERN int		TclBN_mp_cnt_lsb(const mp_int *a);
 
 typedef struct TclTomMathStubs {
     int magic;
-    const struct TclTomMathStubHooks *hooks;
+    void *hooks;
 
     int (*tclBN_epoch) (void); /* 0 */
     int (*tclBN_revision) (void); /* 1 */
diff --git a/generic/tclTomMathStubLib.c b/generic/tclTomMathStubLib.c
index e7e4aea..a3bc4b3 100644
--- a/generic/tclTomMathStubLib.c
+++ b/generic/tclTomMathStubLib.c
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ TclTomMathInitializeStubs(
 	tclTomMathStubsPtr = stubsPtr;
 	return actualVersion;
     }
-    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error loading ", packageName,
-	    " (requested version ", version, ", actual version ",
-	    actualVersion, "): ", errMsg, NULL);
+
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+	    "error loading %s (requested version %s, actual version %s): %s",
+	    packageName, version, actualVersion, errMsg));
     return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/generic/tclTrace.c b/generic/tclTrace.c
index 529c38a..519f201 100644
--- a/generic/tclTrace.c
+++ b/generic/tclTrace.c
@@ -366,8 +366,9 @@ Tcl_TraceObjCmd(
     return TCL_OK;
 
   badVarOps:
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad operations \"", flagOps,
-	    "\": should be one or more of rwua", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+	    "bad operations \"%s\": should be one or more of rwua",
+	    flagOps));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "TRACE", "BADOPS", NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
@@ -434,9 +435,9 @@ TraceExecutionObjCmd(
 	    return result;
 	}
 	if (listLen == 0) {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "bad operation list \"\": must be "
-		    "one or more of enter, leave, enterstep, or leavestep",
-		    TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "bad operation list \"\": must be one or more of"
+		    " enter, leave, enterstep, or leavestep", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "TRACE", "NOOPS",
 		    NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -677,8 +678,9 @@ TraceCommandObjCmd(
 	    return result;
 	}
 	if (listLen == 0) {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "bad operation list \"\": must be "
-		    "one or more of delete or rename", TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "bad operation list \"\": must be one or more of"
+		    " delete or rename", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "TRACE", "NOOPS",
 		    NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -875,8 +877,9 @@ TraceVariableObjCmd(
 	    return result;
 	}
 	if (listLen == 0) {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "bad operation list \"\": must be "
-		    "one or more of array, read, unset, or write", TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "bad operation list \"\": must be one or more of"
+		    " array, read, unset, or write", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "TRACE", "NOOPS",
 		    NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -2715,7 +2718,8 @@ TclCallVarTraces(
 	    if (disposeFlags & TCL_TRACE_RESULT_OBJECT) {
 		Tcl_SetObjResult((Tcl_Interp *)iPtr, (Tcl_Obj *) result);
 	    } else {
-		Tcl_SetResult((Tcl_Interp *)iPtr, result, TCL_STATIC);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult((Tcl_Interp *)iPtr,
+			Tcl_NewStringObj(result, -1));
 	    }
 	    Tcl_AddErrorInfo((Tcl_Interp *)iPtr, "");
 
diff --git a/generic/tclUniData.c b/generic/tclUniData.c
index 2fabe58..5c88639 100644
--- a/generic/tclUniData.c
+++ b/generic/tclUniData.c
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ static const unsigned char groupMap[] = {
     18, 18, 18, 18, 7, 7, 7, 5, 6, 85, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18,
     18, 18, 7, 7, 7, 5, 6, 0, 85, 85, 85, 85, 85, 85, 85, 85, 85, 85, 85,
     85, 85, 0, 0, 0, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4,
-    4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+    4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 86, 86, 86, 86, 86, 86, 86, 86, 86, 86, 86,
     86, 86, 111, 111, 111, 111, 86, 111, 111, 111, 86, 86, 86, 86, 86,
     86, 86, 86, 86, 86, 86, 86, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
diff --git a/generic/tclUtf.c b/generic/tclUtf.c
index f0d08e7..4b5b37b 100644
--- a/generic/tclUtf.c
+++ b/generic/tclUtf.c
@@ -1516,6 +1516,9 @@ Tcl_UniCharIsSpace(
 
     if (((Tcl_UniChar) ch) < ((Tcl_UniChar) 0x80)) {
 	return isspace(UCHAR(ch)); /* INTL: ISO space */
+    } else if ((Tcl_UniChar) ch == 0x0085 || (Tcl_UniChar) ch == 0x200b
+	    || (Tcl_UniChar) ch == 0x2060 || (Tcl_UniChar) ch == 0xfeff) {
+	return 1;
     } else {
 	return ((SPACE_BITS >> GetCategory(ch)) & 1);
     }
diff --git a/generic/tclUtil.c b/generic/tclUtil.c
index 5c62cb7..0cbb7c9 100644
--- a/generic/tclUtil.c
+++ b/generic/tclUtil.c
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ static ProcessGlobalValue executableName = {
 };
 
 /*
- * The following values are used in the flags arguments of Tcl*Scan*Element and
- * Tcl*Convert*Element. The values TCL_DONT_USE_BRACES and TCL_DONT_QUOTE_HASH
- * are defined in tcl.h, like so:
+ * The following values are used in the flags arguments of Tcl*Scan*Element
+ * and Tcl*Convert*Element.  The values TCL_DONT_USE_BRACES and
+ * TCL_DONT_QUOTE_HASH are defined in tcl.h, like so:
  *
 #define TCL_DONT_USE_BRACES     1
 #define TCL_DONT_QUOTE_HASH     8
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ static ProcessGlobalValue executableName = {
  * conversion is most appropriate for Tcl*Convert*Element() to perform, and
  * sets two bits of the flags value to indicate the mode selected.
  *
- * CONVERT_NONE		The element needs no quoting.  Its literal string
- *			is suitable as is.
+ * CONVERT_NONE		The element needs no quoting. Its literal string is
+ *			suitable as is.
  * CONVERT_BRACE	The conversion should be enclosing the literal string
  *			in braces.
  * CONVERT_ESCAPE	The conversion should be using backslashes to escape
@@ -63,19 +63,19 @@ static ProcessGlobalValue executableName = {
  * CONVERT_MASK		A mask value used to extract the conversion mode from
  *			the flags argument.
  *			Also indicates a strange conversion mode where all
- *			special characters are escaped with backslashes 
- *			*except for braces*.  This is a strange and unnecessary
+ *			special characters are escaped with backslashes
+ *			*except for braces*. This is a strange and unnecessary
  *			case, but it's part of the historical way in which
- *			lists have been formatted in Tcl.  To experiment with
+ *			lists have been formatted in Tcl. To experiment with
  *			removing this case, set the value of COMPAT to 0.
  *
- * One last flag value is used only by callers of TclScanElement().  The flag
+ * One last flag value is used only by callers of TclScanElement(). The flag
  * value produced by a call to Tcl*Scan*Element() will never leave this bit
  * set.
  *
- * CONVERT_ANY		The caller of TclScanElement() declares it can make
- *			no promise about what public flags will be passed to
- *			the matching call of TclConvertElement().  As such,
+ * CONVERT_ANY		The caller of TclScanElement() declares it can make no
+ *			promise about what public flags will be passed to the
+ *			matching call of TclConvertElement(). As such,
  *			TclScanElement() has to determine the worst case
  *			destination buffer length over all possibilities, and
  *			in other cases this means an overestimate of the
@@ -129,17 +129,17 @@ const Tcl_ObjType tclEndOffsetType = {
 /*
  *	*	STRING REPRESENTATION OF LISTS	*	*	*
  *
- * The next several routines implement the conversions of strings to and
- * from Tcl lists.  To understand their operation, the rules of parsing
- * and generating the string representation of lists must be known.  Here
- * we describe them in one place.
+ * The next several routines implement the conversions of strings to and from
+ * Tcl lists. To understand their operation, the rules of parsing and
+ * generating the string representation of lists must be known.  Here we
+ * describe them in one place.
  *
- * A list is made up of zero or more elements.  Any string is a list if
- * it is made up of alternating substrings of element-separating ASCII
- * whitespace and properly formatted elements.
+ * A list is made up of zero or more elements. Any string is a list if it is
+ * made up of alternating substrings of element-separating ASCII whitespace
+ * and properly formatted elements.
  *
- * The ASCII characters which can make up the whitespace between list
- * elements are:
+ * The ASCII characters which can make up the whitespace between list elements
+ * are:
  *
  *	\u0009	\t	TAB
  *	\u000A	\n	NEWLINE
@@ -158,69 +158,68 @@ const Tcl_ObjType tclEndOffsetType = {
  *	* Unlike command parsing, the BACKSLASH NEWLINE sequence is not
  *	  considered to be a whitespace character.
  *
- *	* Other Unicode whitespace characters (recognized by
- *	  [string is space] or Tcl_UniCharIsSpace()) do not play any role
- *	  as element separators in Tcl lists.
+ *	* Other Unicode whitespace characters (recognized by [string is space]
+ *	  or Tcl_UniCharIsSpace()) do not play any role as element separators
+ *	  in Tcl lists.
  *
  *	* The NUL byte ought not appear, as it is not in strings properly
  *	  encoded for Tcl, but if it is present, it is not treated as
- *	  separating whitespace, or a string terminator.  It is just
- *	  another character in a list element.
- *
- * The interpretaton of a formatted substring as a list element follows
- * rules similar to the parsing of the words of a command in a Tcl script.
- * Backslash substitution plays a key role, and is defined exactly as it is
- * in command parsing.  The same routine, TclParseBackslash() is used in both
- * command parsing and list parsing.  
- *
- * NOTE:  This means that if and when backslash substitution rules ever
- * change for command parsing, the interpretation of strings as lists also
- * changes.
+ *	  separating whitespace, or a string terminator. It is just another
+ *	  character in a list element.
+ *
+ * The interpretaton of a formatted substring as a list element follows rules
+ * similar to the parsing of the words of a command in a Tcl script. Backslash
+ * substitution plays a key role, and is defined exactly as it is in command
+ * parsing. The same routine, TclParseBackslash() is used in both command
+ * parsing and list parsing.
+ *
+ * NOTE: This means that if and when backslash substitution rules ever change
+ * for command parsing, the interpretation of strings as lists also changes.
  * 
  * Backslash substitution replaces an "escape sequence" of one or more
  * characters starting with
  *		\u005c	\	BACKSLASH
- * with a single character.  The one character escape sequent case happens
- * only when BACKSLASH is the last character in the string.  In all other
- * cases, the escape sequence is at least two characters long.
+ * with a single character. The one character escape sequent case happens only
+ * when BACKSLASH is the last character in the string. In all other cases, the
+ * escape sequence is at least two characters long.
  *
- * The formatted substrings are interpreted as element values according to
- * the following cases:
+ * The formatted substrings are interpreted as element values according to the
+ * following cases:
  *
  * * If the first character of a formatted substring is
  *		\u007b	{	OPEN BRACE
  *   then the end of the substring is the matching 
  *		\u007d	}	CLOSE BRACE
- *   character, where matching is determined by counting nesting levels,
- *   and not including any brace characters that are contained within a
- *   backslash escape sequence in the nesting count.  Having found the
- *   matching brace, all characters between the braces are the string
- *   value of the element.  If no matching close brace is found before the
- *   end of the string, the string is not a Tcl list.  If the character
- *   following the close brace is not an element separating whitespace
- *   character, or the end of the string, then the string is not a Tcl list.
- *
- *   NOTE: this differs from a brace-quoted word in the parsing of a
- *   Tcl command only in its treatment of the backslash-newline sequence.
- *   In a list element, the literal characters in the backslash-newline
- *   sequence become part of the element value.  In a script word,
- *   conversion to a single SPACE character is done.
+ *   character, where matching is determined by counting nesting levels, and
+ *   not including any brace characters that are contained within a backslash
+ *   escape sequence in the nesting count. Having found the matching brace,
+ *   all characters between the braces are the string value of the element.
+ *   If no matching close brace is found before the end of the string, the
+ *   string is not a Tcl list. If the character following the close brace is
+ *   not an element separating whitespace character, or the end of the string,
+ *   then the string is not a Tcl list.
+ *
+ *   NOTE: this differs from a brace-quoted word in the parsing of a Tcl
+ *   command only in its treatment of the backslash-newline sequence. In a
+ *   list element, the literal characters in the backslash-newline sequence
+ *   become part of the element value. In a script word, conversion to a
+ *   single SPACE character is done.
  *
  *   NOTE: Most list element values can be represented by a formatted
- *   substring using brace quoting.  The exceptions are any element value
- *   that includes an unbalanced brace not in a backslash escape sequence,
- *   and any value that ends with a backslash not itself in a backslash
- *   escape sequence.
+ *   substring using brace quoting. The exceptions are any element value that
+ *   includes an unbalanced brace not in a backslash escape sequence, and any
+ *   value that ends with a backslash not itself in a backslash escape
+ *   sequence.
  * 
  * * If the first character of a formatted substring is
  *		\u0022	"	QUOTE
  *   then the end of the substring is the next QUOTE character, not counting
  *   any QUOTE characters that are contained within a backslash escape
- *   sequence.  If no next QUOTE is found before the end of the string, the
- *   string is not a Tcl list.  If the character following the closing QUOTE
- *   is not an element separating whitespace character, or the end of the
- *   string, then the string is not a Tcl list.  Having found the limits
- *   of the substring, the element value is produced by performing backslash
+ *   sequence. If no next QUOTE is found before the end of the string, the
+ *   string is not a Tcl list. If the character following the closing QUOTE is
+ *   not an element separating whitespace character, or the end of the string,
+ *   then the string is not a Tcl list. Having found the limits of the
+ *   substring, the element value is produced by performing backslash
  *   substitution on the character sequence between the open and close QUOTEs.
  *
  *   NOTE: Any element value can be represented by this style of formatting,
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ const Tcl_ObjType tclEndOffsetType = {
  *   of the substring, the element value is produced by performing backslash
  *   substitution on it.
  *
- *   NOTE:  Any element value can be represented by this style of formatting,
+ *   NOTE: Any element value can be represented by this style of formatting,
  *   given suitable choice of backslash escape sequences, with one exception.
  *   The empty string cannot be represented as a list element without the use
  *   of either braces or quotes to delimit it.
@@ -239,32 +238,32 @@ const Tcl_ObjType tclEndOffsetType = {
  * This collection of parsing rules is implemented in the routine
  * TclFindElement().
  *
- * In order to produce lists that can be parsed by these rules, we need
- * the ability to distinguish between characters that are part of a list
- * element value from characters providing syntax that define the structure
- * of the list.  This means that our code that generates lists must at a
- * minimum be able to produce escape sequences for the 10 characters
- * identified above that have significance to a list parser.
+ * In order to produce lists that can be parsed by these rules, we need the
+ * ability to distinguish between characters that are part of a list element
+ * value from characters providing syntax that define the structure of the
+ * list. This means that our code that generates lists must at a minimum be
+ * able to produce escape sequences for the 10 characters identified above
+ * that have significance to a list parser.
  *
- *	*	*	CANONICAL LISTS	*	*	*	*	*	
+ *	*	*	CANONICAL LISTS	*	*	*	*	*
  *
  * In addition to the basic rules for parsing strings into Tcl lists, there
  * are additional properties to be met by the set of list values that are
  * generated by Tcl.  Such list values are often said to be in "canonical
  * form":
  *
- * * When any canonical list is evaluated as a Tcl script, it is a script
- *   of either zero commands (an empty list) or exactly one command.  The
- *   command word is exactly the first element of the list, and each argument
- *   word is exactly one of the following elements of the list.  This means
- *   that any characters that have special meaning during script evaluation
- *   need special treatment when canonical lists are produced:
+ * * When any canonical list is evaluated as a Tcl script, it is a script of
+ *   either zero commands (an empty list) or exactly one command. The command
+ *   word is exactly the first element of the list, and each argument word is
+ *   exactly one of the following elements of the list. This means that any
+ *   characters that have special meaning during script evaluation need
+ *   special treatment when canonical lists are produced:
  *
  *	* Whitespace between elements may not include NEWLINE.
  *	* The command terminating character,
  *		\u003b	;	SEMICOLON
- *	  must be BRACEd, QUOTEd, or escaped so that it does not terminate
- * 	  the command prematurely.
+ *	  must be BRACEd, QUOTEd, or escaped so that it does not terminate the
+ * 	  command prematurely.
  *	* Any of the characters that begin substitutions in scripts,
  *		\u0024	$	DOLLAR
  *		\u005b	[	OPEN BRACKET
@@ -274,11 +273,10 @@ const Tcl_ObjType tclEndOffsetType = {
  *		\u0023	#	HASH
  *	  that HASH character must be BRACEd, QUOTEd, or escaped so that it
  *	  does not convert the command into a comment.
- *	* Any list element that contains the character sequence
- *	  BACKSLASH NEWLINE cannot be formatted with BRACEs.  The
- *	  BACKSLASH character must be represented by an escape
- *	  sequence, and unless QUOTEs are used, the NEWLINE must
- *	  be as well.
+ *	* Any list element that contains the character sequence BACKSLASH
+ *	  NEWLINE cannot be formatted with BRACEs. The BACKSLASH character
+ *	  must be represented by an escape sequence, and unless QUOTEs are
+ *	  used, the NEWLINE must be as well.
  *
  * * It is also guaranteed that one can use a canonical list as a building
  *   block of a larger script within command substitution, as in this example:
@@ -289,66 +287,66 @@ const Tcl_ObjType tclEndOffsetType = {
  *
  * * Finally it is guaranteed that enclosing a canonical list in braces
  *   produces a new value that is also a canonical list.  This new list has
- *   length 1, and its only element is the original canonical list.  This
- *   same guarantee also makes it possible to construct scripts where an
- *   argument word is given a list value by enclosing the canonical form
- *   of that list in braces:
+ *   length 1, and its only element is the original canonical list.  This same
+ *   guarantee also makes it possible to construct scripts where an argument
+ *   word is given a list value by enclosing the canonical form of that list
+ *   in braces:
  *	set script "puts {[list $one $two $three]}"; eval $script
  *   This sort of coding was once fairly common, though it's become more
  *   idiomatic to see the following instead:
  *	set script [list puts [list $one $two $three]]; eval $script
- *   In order to support this guarantee, every canonical list must have 
+ *   In order to support this guarantee, every canonical list must have
  *   balance when counting those braces that are not in escape sequences.
  *
  * Within these constraints, the canonical list generation routines
- * TclScanElement() and TclConvertElement() attempt to generate the string
- * for any list that is easiest to read.  When an element value is itself
+ * TclScanElement() and TclConvertElement() attempt to generate the string for
+ * any list that is easiest to read. When an element value is itself
  * acceptable as the formatted substring, it is usually used (CONVERT_NONE).
- * When some quoting or escaping is required, use of BRACEs (CONVERT_BRACE)
- * is usually preferred over the use of escape sequences (CONVERT_ESCAPE).
- * There are some exceptions to both of these preferences for reasons of
- * code simplicity, efficiency, and continuation of historical habits.
- * Canonical lists never use the QUOTE formatting to delimit their elements
- * because that form of quoting does not nest, which makes construction of
- * nested lists far too much trouble.  Canonical lists always use only a
- * single SPACE character for element-separating whitespace.
+ * When some quoting or escaping is required, use of BRACEs (CONVERT_BRACE) is
+ * usually preferred over the use of escape sequences (CONVERT_ESCAPE). There
+ * are some exceptions to both of these preferences for reasons of code
+ * simplicity, efficiency, and continuation of historical habits. Canonical
+ * lists never use the QUOTE formatting to delimit their elements because that
+ * form of quoting does not nest, which makes construction of nested lists far
+ * too much trouble.  Canonical lists always use only a single SPACE character
+ * for element-separating whitespace.
  *
  *	*	*	FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS	*	*	*
  *
  * When a list element requires quoting or escaping due to a CLOSE BRACKET
  * character or an internal QUOTE character, a strange formatting mode is
- * recommended.  For example, if the value "a{b]c}d" is converted by the
- * usual modes:
+ * recommended. For example, if the value "a{b]c}d" is converted by the usual
+ * modes:
  *
  *	CONVERT_BRACE:	a{b]c}d		=> {a{b]c}d}
  *	CONVERT_ESCAPE:	a{b]c}d		=> a\{b\]c\}d
  *
- * we get perfectly usable formatted list elements.  However, this is not
- * what Tcl releases have been producing.  Instead, we have:
+ * we get perfectly usable formatted list elements. However, this is not what
+ * Tcl releases have been producing. Instead, we have:
  *
  *	CONVERT_MASK:	a{b]c}d		=> a{b\]c}d
  *
- * where the CLOSE BRACKET is escaped, but the BRACEs are not.  The same
- * effect can be seen replacing ] with " in this example.  There does not
- * appear to be any functional or aesthetic purpose for this strange
- * additional mode.  The sole purpose I can see for preserving it is to
- * keep generating the same formatted lists programmers have become accustomed
- * to, and perhaps written tests to expect.  That is, compatibility only.
- * The additional code complexity required to support this mode is significant.
- * The lines of code supporting it are delimited in the routines below with
- * #if COMPAT directives.  This makes it easy to experiment with eliminating
- * this formatting mode simply with "#define COMPAT 0" above.  I believe
- * this is worth considering.
+ * where the CLOSE BRACKET is escaped, but the BRACEs are not. The same effect
+ * can be seen replacing ] with " in this example. There does not appear to be
+ * any functional or aesthetic purpose for this strange additional mode. The
+ * sole purpose I can see for preserving it is to keep generating the same
+ * formatted lists programmers have become accustomed to, and perhaps written
+ * tests to expect. That is, compatibility only. The additional code
+ * complexity required to support this mode is significant. The lines of code
+ * supporting it are delimited in the routines below with #if COMPAT
+ * directives. This makes it easy to experiment with eliminating this
+ * formatting mode simply with "#define COMPAT 0" above. I believe this is
+ * worth considering.
  * 
- * Another consideration is the treatment of QUOTE characters in list elements.
- * TclConvertElement() must have the ability to produce the escape sequence
- * \" so that when a list element begins with a QUOTE we do not confuse
- * that first character with a QUOTE used as list syntax to define list
- * structure.  However, that is the only place where QUOTE characters need
- * quoting.  In this way, handling QUOTE could really be much more like
- * the way we handle HASH which also needs quoting and escaping only in
- * particular situations.  Following up this could increase the set of
- * list elements that can use the CONVERT_NONE formatting mode.
+ * Another consideration is the treatment of QUOTE characters in list
+ * elements. TclConvertElement() must have the ability to produce the escape
+ * sequence \" so that when a list element begins with a QUOTE we do not
+ * confuse that first character with a QUOTE used as list syntax to define
+ * list structure. However, that is the only place where QUOTE characters need
+ * quoting. In this way, handling QUOTE could really be much more like the way
+ * we handle HASH which also needs quoting and escaping only in particular
+ * situations. Following up this could increase the set of list elements that
+ * can use the CONVERT_NONE formatting mode.
  *
  * More speculative is that the demands of canonical list form require brace
  * balance for the list as a whole, while the current implementation achieves
@@ -366,15 +364,15 @@ const Tcl_ObjType tclEndOffsetType = {
  *
  *	Given 'bytes' pointing to 'numBytes' bytes, scan through them and
  *	count the number of whitespace runs that could be list element
- *	separators.  If 'numBytes' is -1, scan to the terminating '\0'.
- *	Not a full list parser.  Typically used to get a quick and dirty
- *	overestimate of length size in order to allocate space for an
- *	actual list parser to operate with.
+ *	separators. If 'numBytes' is -1, scan to the terminating '\0'. Not a
+ *	full list parser. Typically used to get a quick and dirty overestimate
+ *	of length size in order to allocate space for an actual list parser to
+ *	operate with.
  *
  * Results:
- *	Returns the largest number of list elements that could possibly
- *	be in this string, interpreted as a Tcl list.  If 'endPtr' is not
- *	NULL, writes a pointer to the end of the string scanned there.
+ *	Returns the largest number of list elements that could possibly be in
+ *	this string, interpreted as a Tcl list. If 'endPtr' is not NULL,
+ *	writes a pointer to the end of the string scanned there.
  *
  * Side effects:
  *	None.
@@ -395,16 +393,25 @@ TclMaxListLength(
 	goto done;
     }
 
-    /* No list element before leading white space */
+    /*
+     * No list element before leading white space.
+     */
+
     count += 1 - TclIsSpaceProc(*bytes); 
 
-    /* Count white space runs as potential element separators */
+    /*
+     * Count white space runs as potential element separators.
+     */
+
     while (numBytes) {
 	if ((numBytes == -1) && (*bytes == '\0')) {
 	    break;
 	}
 	if (TclIsSpaceProc(*bytes)) {
-	    /* Space run started; bump count */
+	    /*
+	     * Space run started; bump count.
+	     */
+
 	    count++;
 	    do {
 		bytes++;
@@ -413,16 +420,22 @@ TclMaxListLength(
 	    if ((numBytes == 0) || ((numBytes == -1) && (*bytes == '\0'))) {
 		break;
 	    }
-	    /* (*bytes) is non-space; return to counting state */
+
+	    /*
+	     * (*bytes) is non-space; return to counting state.
+	     */
 	}
 	bytes++;
 	numBytes -= (numBytes != -1);
     }
 
-    /* No list element following trailing white space */
+    /*
+     * No list element following trailing white space.
+     */
+
     count -= TclIsSpaceProc(bytes[-1]); 
 
-    done:
+  done:
     if (endPtr) {
 	*endPtr = bytes;
     }
@@ -449,18 +462,18 @@ TclMaxListLength(
  *	that's part of the element. If this is the last argument in the list,
  *	then *nextPtr will point just after the last character in the list
  *	(i.e., at the character at list+listLength). If sizePtr is non-NULL,
- *	*sizePtr is filled in with the number of bytes in the element. If
- *	the element is in braces, then *elementPtr will point to the character
+ *	*sizePtr is filled in with the number of bytes in the element. If the
+ *	element is in braces, then *elementPtr will point to the character
  *	after the opening brace and *sizePtr will not include either of the
  *	braces. If there isn't an element in the list, *sizePtr will be zero,
  *	and both *elementPtr and *nextPtr will point just after the last
  *	character in the list. If literalPtr is non-NULL, *literalPtr is set
- *	to a boolean value indicating whether the substring returned as
- *	the values of **elementPtr and *sizePtr is the literal value of
- *	a list element.  If not, a call to TclCopyAndCollapse() is needed
- *	to produce the actual value of the list element.  Note: this function
- *	does NOT collapse backslash sequences, but uses *literalPtr to tell
- * 	callers when it is required for them to do so.
+ *	to a boolean value indicating whether the substring returned as the
+ *	values of **elementPtr and *sizePtr is the literal value of a list
+ *	element. If not, a call to TclCopyAndCollapse() is needed to produce
+ *	the actual value of the list element. Note: this function does NOT
+ *	collapse backslash sequences, but uses *literalPtr to tell callers
+ *	when it is required for them to do so.
  *
  * Side effects:
  *	None.
@@ -587,9 +600,10 @@ TclFindElement(
 		/*
 		 * A backslash sequence not within a brace quoted element
 		 * means the value of the element is different from the
-		 * substring we are parsing.  A call to TclCopyAndCollapse()
-		 * is needed to produce the element value.  Inform the caller.
+		 * substring we are parsing. A call to TclCopyAndCollapse() is
+		 * needed to produce the element value. Inform the caller.
 		 */
+
 		literal = 0;
 	    }
 	    TclParseBackslash(p, limit - p, &numChars, NULL);
@@ -655,16 +669,16 @@ TclFindElement(
     if (p == limit) {
 	if (openBraces != 0) {
 	    if (interp != NULL) {
-		Tcl_SetResult(interp, "unmatched open brace in list",
-			TCL_STATIC);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"unmatched open brace in list", -1));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "LIST", "BRACE",
 			NULL);
 	    }
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	} else if (inQuotes) {
 	    if (interp != NULL) {
-		Tcl_SetResult(interp, "unmatched open quote in list",
-			TCL_STATIC);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"unmatched open quote in list", -1));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "LIST", "QUOTE",
 			NULL);
 	    }
@@ -697,9 +711,9 @@ TclFindElement(
  *
  * Results:
  *	Count bytes get copied from src to dst. Along the way, backslash
- *	sequences are substituted in the copy.  After scanning count bytes
- *	from src, a null character is placed at the end of dst.  Returns
- *	the number of bytes that got written to dst.
+ *	sequences are substituted in the copy. After scanning count bytes from
+ *	src, a null character is placed at the end of dst. Returns the number
+ *	of bytes that got written to dst.
  *
  * Side effects:
  *	None.
@@ -717,6 +731,7 @@ TclCopyAndCollapse(
 
     while (count > 0) {
 	char c = *src;
+
 	if (c == '\\') {
 	    int numRead;
 	    int backslashCount = TclParseBackslash(src, count, &numRead, dst);
@@ -780,12 +795,11 @@ Tcl_SplitList(
     int length, size, i, result, elSize;
 
     /*
-     * Allocate enough space to work in. A (const char *) for each
-     * (possible) list element plus one more for terminating NULL,
-     * plus as many bytes as in the original string value, plus one
-     * more for a terminating '\0'.  Space used to hold element separating
-     * white space in the original string gets re-purposed to hold '\0'
-     * characters in the argv array.
+     * Allocate enough space to work in. A (const char *) for each (possible)
+     * list element plus one more for terminating NULL, plus as many bytes as
+     * in the original string value, plus one more for a terminating '\0'.
+     * Space used to hold element separating white space in the original
+     * string gets re-purposed to hold '\0' characters in the argv array.
      */
 
     size = TclMaxListLength(list, -1, &end) + 1;
@@ -810,8 +824,8 @@ Tcl_SplitList(
 	if (i >= size) {
 	    ckfree(argv);
 	    if (interp != NULL) {
-		Tcl_SetResult(interp, "internal error in Tcl_SplitList",
-			TCL_STATIC);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"internal error in Tcl_SplitList", -1));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "INTERNAL", "Tcl_SplitList",
 			NULL);
 	    }
@@ -844,9 +858,9 @@ Tcl_SplitList(
  *	enclosing braces) to make the string into a valid Tcl list element.
  *
  * Results:
- *	The return value is an overestimate of the number of bytes that
- *	will be needed by Tcl_ConvertElement to produce a valid list element
- *	from src. The word at *flagPtr is filled in with a value needed by
+ *	The return value is an overestimate of the number of bytes that will
+ *	be needed by Tcl_ConvertElement to produce a valid list element from
+ *	src. The word at *flagPtr is filled in with a value needed by
  *	Tcl_ConvertElement when doing the actual conversion.
  *
  * Side effects:
@@ -876,10 +890,10 @@ Tcl_ScanElement(
  *	to the first null byte.
  *
  * Results:
- *	The return value is an overestimate of the number of bytes that
- *	will be needed by Tcl_ConvertCountedElement to produce a valid list
- *	element from src. The word at *flagPtr is filled in with a value
- *	needed by Tcl_ConvertCountedElement when doing the actual conversion.
+ *	The return value is an overestimate of the number of bytes that will
+ *	be needed by Tcl_ConvertCountedElement to produce a valid list element
+ *	from src. The word at *flagPtr is filled in with a value needed by
+ *	Tcl_ConvertCountedElement when doing the actual conversion.
  *
  * Side effects:
  *	None.
@@ -906,24 +920,24 @@ Tcl_ScanCountedElement(
  *
  * TclScanElement --
  *
- *	This function is a companion function to TclConvertElement. It
- *	scans a string to see what needs to be done to it (e.g. add
- *	backslashes or enclosing braces) to make the string into a valid Tcl
- *	list element. If length is -1, then the string is scanned from src up
- *	to the first null byte.  A NULL value for src is treated as an
- *	empty string.  The incoming value of *flagPtr is a report from the
- *	caller what additional flags it will pass to TclConvertElement().
+ *	This function is a companion function to TclConvertElement. It scans a
+ *	string to see what needs to be done to it (e.g. add backslashes or
+ *	enclosing braces) to make the string into a valid Tcl list element. If
+ *	length is -1, then the string is scanned from src up to the first null
+ *	byte. A NULL value for src is treated as an empty string. The incoming
+ *	value of *flagPtr is a report from the caller what additional flags it
+ *	will pass to TclConvertElement().
  *
  * Results:
- *	The recommended formatting mode for the element is determined and
- *	a value is written to *flagPtr indicating that recommendation.  This
+ *	The recommended formatting mode for the element is determined and a
+ *	value is written to *flagPtr indicating that recommendation. This
  *	recommendation is combined with the incoming flag values in *flagPtr
  *	set by the caller to determine how many bytes will be needed by
  *	TclConvertElement() in which to write the formatted element following
- *	the recommendation modified by the flag values.  This number of bytes
- *	is the return value of the routine.  In some situations it may be
- *	an overestimate, but so long as the caller passes the same flags
- *	to TclConvertElement(), it will be large enough.
+ *	the recommendation modified by the flag values. This number of bytes
+ *	is the return value of the routine.  In some situations it may be an
+ *	overestimate, but so long as the caller passes the same flags to
+ *	TclConvertElement(), it will be large enough.
  *
  * Side effects:
  *	None.
@@ -941,7 +955,7 @@ TclScanElement(
     const char *p = src;
     int nestingLevel = 0;	/* Brace nesting count */
     int forbidNone = 0;		/* Do not permit CONVERT_NONE mode. Something
-				   needs protection or escape. */
+				 * needs protection or escape. */
     int requireEscape = 0;	/* Force use of CONVERT_ESCAPE mode.  For some
 				 * reason bare or brace-quoted form fails. */
     int extra = 0;		/* Count of number of extra bytes needed for
@@ -953,10 +967,13 @@ TclScanElement(
     int preferEscape = 0;	/* Use preferences to track whether to use */
     int preferBrace = 0;	/* CONVERT_MASK mode. */
     int braceCount = 0;		/* Count of all braces '{' '}' seen. */
-#endif
+#endif /* COMPAT */
     
     if ((p == NULL) || (length == 0) || ((*p == '\0') && (length == -1))) {
-	/* Empty string element must be brace quoted. */
+	/*
+	 * Empty string element must be brace quoted.
+	 */
+
 	*flagPtr = CONVERT_BRACE;
 	return 2;
     }
@@ -966,10 +983,11 @@ TclScanElement(
 	 * Must escape or protect so leading character of value is not
 	 * misinterpreted as list element delimiting syntax.
 	 */
+
 	forbidNone = 1;
 #if COMPAT
 	preferBrace = 1;
-#endif
+#endif /* COMPAT */
     }
 
     while (length) {
@@ -978,18 +996,21 @@ TclScanElement(
 	case '{':	/* TYPE_BRACE */
 #if COMPAT
 	    braceCount++;
-#endif
+#endif /* COMPAT */
 	    extra++;				/* Escape '{' => '\{' */
 	    nestingLevel++;
 	    break;
 	case '}':	/* TYPE_BRACE */
 #if COMPAT
 	    braceCount++;
-#endif
+#endif /* COMPAT */
 	    extra++;				/* Escape '}' => '\}' */
 	    nestingLevel--;
 	    if (nestingLevel < 0) {
-		/* Unbalanced braces!  Cannot format with brace quoting. */
+		/*
+		 * Unbalanced braces!  Cannot format with brace quoting.
+		 */
+
 		requireEscape = 1;
 	    }
 	    break;
@@ -1002,7 +1023,7 @@ TclScanElement(
 	    break;
 #else
 	    /* FLOW THROUGH */
-#endif
+#endif /* COMPAT */
 	case '[':	/* TYPE_SUBS */
 	case '$':	/* TYPE_SUBS */
 	case ';':	/* TYPE_COMMAND_END */
@@ -1016,18 +1037,25 @@ TclScanElement(
 	    extra++;		/* Escape sequences all one byte longer. */
 #if COMPAT
 	    preferBrace = 1;
-#endif
+#endif /* COMPAT */
 	    break;
 	case '\\':	/* TYPE_SUBS */
 	    extra++;				/* Escape '\' => '\\' */
 	    if ((length == 1) || ((length == -1) && (p[1] == '\0'))) {
-		/* Final backslash. Cannot format with brace quoting. */
+		/*
+		 * Final backslash. Cannot format with brace quoting.
+		 */
+
 		requireEscape = 1;		
 		break;
 	    }
 	    if (p[1] == '\n') {
 		extra++;	/* Escape newline => '\n', one byte longer */
-		/* Backslash newline sequence.  Brace quoting not permitted. */
+
+		/*
+		 * Backslash newline sequence.  Brace quoting not permitted.
+		 */
+
 		requireEscape = 1;
 		length -= (length > 0);
 		p++;
@@ -1041,7 +1069,7 @@ TclScanElement(
 	    forbidNone = 1;
 #if COMPAT
 	    preferBrace = 1;
-#endif
+#endif /* COMPAT */
 	    break;
 	case '\0':	/* TYPE_SUBS */
 	    if (length == -1) {
@@ -1055,22 +1083,33 @@ TclScanElement(
 	p++;
     }
 
-    endOfString:
+  endOfString:
     if (nestingLevel != 0) {
-	/* Unbalanced braces!  Cannot format with brace quoting. */
+	/*
+	 * Unbalanced braces!  Cannot format with brace quoting.
+	 */
+
 	requireEscape = 1;
     }
 
-    /* We need at least as many bytes as are in the element value... */
+    /*
+     * We need at least as many bytes as are in the element value...
+     */
+
     bytesNeeded = p - src;
 
     if (requireEscape) {
 	/*
-	 * We must use escape sequences.  Add all the extra bytes needed
-	 * to have room to create them.
+	 * We must use escape sequences.  Add all the extra bytes needed to
+	 * have room to create them.
 	 */
+
 	bytesNeeded += extra;
-	/* Make room to escape leading #, if needed. */
+
+	/*
+	 * Make room to escape leading #, if needed.
+	 */
+
 	if ((*src == '#') && !(*flagPtr & TCL_DONT_QUOTE_HASH)) {
 	    bytesNeeded++;
 	}
@@ -1080,12 +1119,13 @@ TclScanElement(
     if (*flagPtr & CONVERT_ANY) {
 	/*
 	 * The caller has not let us know what flags it will pass to
-	 * TclConvertElement() so compute the max size we might need for
-	 * any possible choice.  Normally the formatting using escape
-	 * sequences is the longer one, and a minimum "extra" value of 2
-	 * makes sure we don't request too small a buffer in those edge
-	 * cases where that's not true.
+	 * TclConvertElement() so compute the max size we might need for any
+	 * possible choice.  Normally the formatting using escape sequences is
+	 * the longer one, and a minimum "extra" value of 2 makes sure we
+	 * don't request too small a buffer in those edge cases where that's
+	 * not true.
 	 */
+
 	if (extra < 2) {
 	    extra = 2;
 	}
@@ -1093,59 +1133,78 @@ TclScanElement(
 	*flagPtr |= TCL_DONT_USE_BRACES;
     }
     if (forbidNone) {
-	/* We must request some form of quoting of escaping... */
+	/*
+	 * We must request some form of quoting of escaping...
+	 */
+
 #if COMPAT
 	if (preferEscape && !preferBrace) {
 	    /*
-	     * If we are quoting solely due to ] or internal " characters
-	     * use the CONVERT_MASK mode where we escape all special 
-	     * characters except for braces.  "extra" counted space needed
-	     * to escape braces too, so substract "braceCount" to get our
-	     * actual needs.
+	     * If we are quoting solely due to ] or internal " characters use
+	     * the CONVERT_MASK mode where we escape all special characters
+	     * except for braces. "extra" counted space needed to escape
+	     * braces too, so substract "braceCount" to get our actual needs.
 	     */
+
 	    bytesNeeded += (extra - braceCount);
 	    /* Make room to escape leading #, if needed. */
 	    if ((*src == '#') && !(*flagPtr & TCL_DONT_QUOTE_HASH)) {
 		bytesNeeded++;
 	    }
+
 	    /*
 	     * If the caller reports it will direct TclConvertElement() to
 	     * use full escapes on the element, add back the bytes needed to
 	     * escape the braces.
 	     */
+
 	    if (*flagPtr & TCL_DONT_USE_BRACES) {
 		bytesNeeded += braceCount;
 	    }
 	    *flagPtr = CONVERT_MASK;
 	    goto overflowCheck;
 	}
-#endif
+#endif /* COMPAT */
 	if (*flagPtr & TCL_DONT_USE_BRACES) {
 	    /*
 	     * If the caller reports it will direct TclConvertElement() to
 	     * use escapes, add the extra bytes needed to have room for them.
 	     */
+
 	    bytesNeeded += extra;
-	    /* Make room to escape leading #, if needed. */
+
+	    /*
+	     * Make room to escape leading #, if needed.
+	     */
+
 	    if ((*src == '#') && !(*flagPtr & TCL_DONT_QUOTE_HASH)) {
 		bytesNeeded++;
 	    }
 	} else {
-	    /* Add 2 bytes for room for the enclosing braces. */
+	    /*
+	     * Add 2 bytes for room for the enclosing braces.
+	     */
+
 	    bytesNeeded += 2;
 	}
 	*flagPtr = CONVERT_BRACE;
 	goto overflowCheck;
     }
 
-    /* So far, no need to quote or escape anything. */
+    /*
+     * So far, no need to quote or escape anything.
+     */
+
     if ((*src == '#') && !(*flagPtr & TCL_DONT_QUOTE_HASH)) {
-	/* If we need to quote a leading #, make room to enclose in braces. */
+	/*
+	 * If we need to quote a leading #, make room to enclose in braces.
+	 */
+
 	bytesNeeded += 2;
     }
     *flagPtr = CONVERT_NONE;
 
-    overflowCheck:
+  overflowCheck:
     if (bytesNeeded < 0) {
 	Tcl_Panic("TclScanElement: string length overflow");
     }
@@ -1220,9 +1279,9 @@ Tcl_ConvertCountedElement(
  *
  * TclConvertElement --
  *
- *	This is a companion function to TclScanElement. Given the
- *	information produced by TclScanElement, this function converts
- *	a string to a list element equal to that string.
+ *	This is a companion function to TclScanElement. Given the information
+ *	produced by TclScanElement, this function converts a string to a list
+ *	element equal to that string.
  *
  * Results:
  *	Information is copied to *dst in the form of a list element identical
@@ -1236,7 +1295,8 @@ Tcl_ConvertCountedElement(
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
-int TclConvertElement(
+int
+TclConvertElement(
     register const char *src,	/* Source information for list element. */
     int length,			/* Number of bytes in src, or -1. */
     char *dst,			/* Place to put list-ified element. */
@@ -1245,19 +1305,28 @@ int TclConvertElement(
     int conversion = flags & CONVERT_MASK;
     char *p = dst;
 
-    /* Let the caller demand we use escape sequences rather than braces. */
+    /*
+     * Let the caller demand we use escape sequences rather than braces.
+     */
+
     if ((flags & TCL_DONT_USE_BRACES) && (conversion & CONVERT_BRACE)) {
 	conversion = CONVERT_ESCAPE;
     }
 
-    /* No matter what the caller demands, empty string must be braced! */
-    if ((src == NULL) || (length == 0) || ((*src == '\0') && (length == -1))) {
+    /*
+     * No matter what the caller demands, empty string must be braced!
+     */
+
+    if ((src == NULL) || (length == 0) || (*src == '\0' && length == -1)) {
 	src = tclEmptyStringRep;
 	length = 0;
 	conversion = CONVERT_BRACE;
     }
 
-    /* Escape leading hash as needed and requested. */
+    /*
+     * Escape leading hash as needed and requested.
+     */
+
     if ((*src == '#') && !(flags & TCL_DONT_QUOTE_HASH)) {
 	if (conversion == CONVERT_ESCAPE) {
 	    p[0] = '\\';
@@ -1270,7 +1339,10 @@ int TclConvertElement(
 	}
     }
 
-    /* No escape or quoting needed.  Copy the literal string value. */
+    /*
+     * No escape or quoting needed.  Copy the literal string value.
+     */
+
     if (conversion == CONVERT_NONE) {
 	if (length == -1) {
 	    /* TODO: INT_MAX overflow? */
@@ -1284,7 +1356,10 @@ int TclConvertElement(
 	}
     }
 
-    /* Formatted string is original string enclosed in braces. */
+    /*
+     * Formatted string is original string enclosed in braces.
+     */
+
     if (conversion == CONVERT_BRACE) {
 	*p = '{';
 	p++;
@@ -1304,7 +1379,10 @@ int TclConvertElement(
 
     /* conversion == CONVERT_ESCAPE or CONVERT_MASK */
 
-    /* Formatted string is original string converted to escape sequences. */
+    /*
+     * Formatted string is original string converted to escape sequences.
+     */
+
     for ( ; length; src++, length -= (length > 0)) {
 	switch (*src) {
 	case ']':
@@ -1320,13 +1398,12 @@ int TclConvertElement(
 	case '{':
 	case '}':
 #if COMPAT
-	    if (conversion == CONVERT_ESCAPE) {
-#endif
+	    if (conversion == CONVERT_ESCAPE)
+#endif /* COMPAT */
+	    {
 		*p = '\\';
 		p++;
-#if COMPAT
 	    }
-#endif
 	    break;
 	case '\f':
 	    *p = '\\';
@@ -1362,13 +1439,15 @@ int TclConvertElement(
 	    if (length == -1) {
 		return p - dst;
 	    }
+
 	    /* 
-	     * If we reach this point, there's an embedded NULL in the
-	     * string range being processed, which should not happen when
-	     * the encoding rules for Tcl strings are properly followed.
-	     * If the day ever comes when we stop tolerating such things,
-	     * this is where to put the Tcl_Panic().
+	     * If we reach this point, there's an embedded NULL in the string
+	     * range being processed, which should not happen when the
+	     * encoding rules for Tcl strings are properly followed.  If the
+	     * day ever comes when we stop tolerating such things, this is
+	     * where to put the Tcl_Panic().
 	     */
+
 	    break;
 	}
 	*p = *src;
@@ -1402,17 +1481,18 @@ Tcl_Merge(
     int argc,			/* How many strings to merge. */
     const char *const *argv)	/* Array of string values. */
 {
-#   define LOCAL_SIZE 20
+#define LOCAL_SIZE 20
     int localFlags[LOCAL_SIZE], *flagPtr = NULL;
     int i, bytesNeeded = 0;
     char *result, *dst;
     const int maxFlags = UINT_MAX / sizeof(int);
 
+    /*
+     * Handle empty list case first, so logic of the general case can be
+     * simpler.
+     */
+
     if (argc == 0) {
-	/*
-	 * Handle empty list case first, so logic of the general case
-	 * can be simpler.
-	 */
 	result = ckalloc(1);
 	result[0] = '\0';
 	return result;
@@ -1426,17 +1506,17 @@ Tcl_Merge(
 	flagPtr = localFlags;
     } else if (argc > maxFlags) {
 	/*
-	 * We cannot allocate a large enough flag array to format this
-	 * list in one pass.  We could imagine converting this routine
-	 * to a multi-pass implementation, but for sizeof(int) == 4, 
-	 * the limit is a max of 2^30 list elements and since each element
-	 * is at least one byte formatted, and requires one byte space
-	 * between it and the next one, that a minimum space requirement
-	 * of 2^31 bytes, which is already INT_MAX. If we tried to format
-	 * a list of > maxFlags elements, we're just going to overflow
-	 * the size limits on the formatted string anyway, so just issue
-	 * that same panic early.
+	 * We cannot allocate a large enough flag array to format this list in
+	 * one pass.  We could imagine converting this routine to a multi-pass
+	 * implementation, but for sizeof(int) == 4, the limit is a max of
+	 * 2^30 list elements and since each element is at least one byte
+	 * formatted, and requires one byte space between it and the next one,
+	 * that a minimum space requirement of 2^31 bytes, which is already
+	 * INT_MAX. If we tried to format a list of > maxFlags elements, we're
+	 * just going to overflow the size limits on the formatted string
+	 * anyway, so just issue that same panic early.
 	 */
+
 	Tcl_Panic("max size for a Tcl value (%d bytes) exceeded", INT_MAX);
     } else {
 	flagPtr = ckalloc(argc * sizeof(int));
@@ -1511,9 +1591,10 @@ Tcl_Backslash(
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
  * TclTrimRight --
- *	Takes two counted strings in the Tcl encoding which must both be
- *	null terminated.  Conceptually trims from the right side of the
- *	first string all characters found in the second string.
+ *
+ *	Takes two counted strings in the Tcl encoding which must both be null
+ *	terminated. Conceptually trims from the right side of the first string
+ *	all characters found in the second string.
  *
  * Results:
  *	The number of bytes to be removed from the end of the string.
@@ -1526,10 +1607,10 @@ Tcl_Backslash(
 
 int
 TclTrimRight(
-    const char *bytes,	/* String to be trimmed... */
-    int numBytes,	/* ...and its length in bytes */
-    const char *trim,	/* String of trim characters... */
-    int numTrim)	/* ...and its length in bytes */
+    const char *bytes,		/* String to be trimmed... */
+    int numBytes,		/* ...and its length in bytes */
+    const char *trim,		/* String of trim characters... */
+    int numTrim)		/* ...and its length in bytes */
 {
     const char *p = bytes + numBytes;
     int pInc;
@@ -1538,12 +1619,18 @@ TclTrimRight(
 	Tcl_Panic("TclTrimRight works only on null-terminated strings");
     }
 
-    /* Empty strings -> nothing to do */
+    /*
+     * Empty strings -> nothing to do.
+     */
+
     if ((numBytes == 0) || (numTrim == 0)) {
 	return 0;
     }
 
-    /* Outer loop: iterate over string to be trimmed */
+    /*
+     * Outer loop: iterate over string to be trimmed.
+     */
+
     do {
 	Tcl_UniChar ch1;
 	const char *q = trim;
@@ -1552,7 +1639,10 @@ TclTrimRight(
 	p = Tcl_UtfPrev(p, bytes);
  	pInc = TclUtfToUniChar(p, &ch1);
 
-	/* Inner loop: scan trim string for match to current character */
+	/*
+	 * Inner loop: scan trim string for match to current character.
+	 */
+
 	do {
 	    Tcl_UniChar ch2;
 	    int qInc = TclUtfToUniChar(q, &ch2);
@@ -1566,7 +1656,10 @@ TclTrimRight(
 	} while (bytesLeft);
 
 	if (bytesLeft == 0) {
-	    /* No match; trim task done; *p is last non-trimmed char */
+	    /*
+	     * No match; trim task done; *p is last non-trimmed char.
+	     */
+
 	    p += pInc;
 	    break;
 	}
@@ -1579,9 +1672,10 @@ TclTrimRight(
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
  * TclTrimLeft --
- *	Takes two counted strings in the Tcl encoding which must both be
- *	null terminated.  Conceptually trims from the left side of the
- *	first string all characters found in the second string.
+ *
+ *	Takes two counted strings in the Tcl encoding which must both be null
+ *	terminated. Conceptually trims from the left side of the first string
+ *	all characters found in the second string.
  *
  * Results:
  *	The number of bytes to be removed from the start of the string.
@@ -1594,10 +1688,10 @@ TclTrimRight(
 
 int
 TclTrimLeft(
-    const char *bytes,	/* String to be trimmed... */
-    int numBytes,	/* ...and its length in bytes */
-    const char *trim,	/* String of trim characters... */
-    int numTrim)	/* ...and its length in bytes */
+    const char *bytes,		/* String to be trimmed... */
+    int numBytes,		/* ...and its length in bytes */
+    const char *trim,		/* String of trim characters... */
+    int numTrim)		/* ...and its length in bytes */
 {
     const char *p = bytes;
 
@@ -1605,19 +1699,28 @@ TclTrimLeft(
 	Tcl_Panic("TclTrimLeft works only on null-terminated strings");
     }
 
-    /* Empty strings -> nothing to do */
+    /*
+     * Empty strings -> nothing to do.
+     */
+
     if ((numBytes == 0) || (numTrim == 0)) {
 	return 0;
     }
 
-    /* Outer loop: iterate over string to be trimmed */
+    /*
+     * Outer loop: iterate over string to be trimmed.
+     */
+
     do {
 	Tcl_UniChar ch1;
 	int pInc = TclUtfToUniChar(p, &ch1);
 	const char *q = trim;
 	int bytesLeft = numTrim;
 
-	/* Inner loop: scan trim string for match to current character */
+	/*
+	 * Inner loop: scan trim string for match to current character.
+	 */
+
 	do {
 	    Tcl_UniChar ch2;
 	    int qInc = TclUtfToUniChar(q, &ch2);
@@ -1631,7 +1734,10 @@ TclTrimLeft(
 	} while (bytesLeft);
 
 	if (bytesLeft == 0) {
-	    /* No match; trim task done; *p is first non-trimmed char */
+	    /*
+	     * No match; trim task done; *p is first non-trimmed char.
+	     */
+
 	    break;
 	}
 
@@ -1673,14 +1779,20 @@ Tcl_Concat(
     int i, needSpace = 0, bytesNeeded = 0;
     char *result, *p;
 
-    /* Dispose of the empty result corner case first to simplify later code */
+    /*
+     * Dispose of the empty result corner case first to simplify later code.
+     */
+
     if (argc == 0) {
 	result = (char *) ckalloc(1);
 	result[0] = '\0';
 	return result;
     }
 
-    /* First allocate the result buffer at the size required */
+    /*
+     * First allocate the result buffer at the size required.
+     */
+
     for (i = 0;  i < argc;  i++) {
 	bytesNeeded += strlen(argv[i]);
 	if (bytesNeeded < 0) {
@@ -1689,13 +1801,18 @@ Tcl_Concat(
     }
     if (bytesNeeded + argc - 1 < 0) {
 	/*
-	 * Panic test could be tighter, but not going to bother for 
-	 * this legacy routine.
+	 * Panic test could be tighter, but not going to bother for this
+	 * legacy routine.
 	 */
+
 	Tcl_Panic("Tcl_Concat: max size of Tcl value exceeded");
     }
-    /* All element bytes + (argc - 1) spaces + 1 terminating NULL */
-    result = (char *) ckalloc((unsigned) (bytesNeeded + argc));
+
+    /*
+     * All element bytes + (argc - 1) spaces + 1 terminating NULL.
+     */
+
+    result = ckalloc((unsigned) (bytesNeeded + argc));
 
     for (p = result, i = 0;  i < argc;  i++) {
 	int trim, elemLength;
@@ -1704,26 +1821,35 @@ Tcl_Concat(
 	element = argv[i];
 	elemLength = strlen(argv[i]);
 
-	/* Trim away the leading whitespace */
+	/*
+	 * Trim away the leading whitespace.
+	 */
+
 	trim = TclTrimLeft(element, elemLength, CONCAT_WS, CONCAT_WS_SIZE);
 	element += trim;
 	elemLength -= trim;
 
 	/*
-	 * Trim away the trailing whitespace.  Do not permit trimming
-	 * to expose a final backslash character.
+	 * Trim away the trailing whitespace. Do not permit trimming to expose
+	 * a final backslash character.
 	 */
 
 	trim = TclTrimRight(element, elemLength, CONCAT_WS, CONCAT_WS_SIZE);
 	trim -= trim && (element[elemLength - trim - 1] == '\\');
 	elemLength -= trim;
 
-	/* If we're left with empty element after trimming, do nothing */
+	/*
+	 * If we're left with empty element after trimming, do nothing.
+	 */
+
 	if (elemLength == 0) {
 	    continue;
 	}
 
-	/* Append to the result with space if needed */
+	/*
+	 * Append to the result with space if needed.
+	 */
+
 	if (needSpace) {
 	    *p++ = ' ';
 	}
@@ -1802,9 +1928,10 @@ Tcl_ConcatObj(
     /*
      * Something cannot be determined to be safe, so build the concatenation
      * the slow way, using the string representations.
+     *
+     * First try to pre-allocate the size required.
      */
 
-    /* First try to pre-allocate the size required */
     for (i = 0;  i < objc;  i++) {
 	element = TclGetStringFromObj(objv[i], &elemLength);
 	bytesNeeded += elemLength;
@@ -1812,11 +1939,13 @@ Tcl_ConcatObj(
 	    break;
 	}
     }
+
     /*
-     * Does not matter if this fails, will simply try later to build up
-     * the string with each Append reallocating as needed with the usual
-     * string append algorithm.  When that fails it will report the error.
+     * Does not matter if this fails, will simply try later to build up the
+     * string with each Append reallocating as needed with the usual string
+     * append algorithm.  When that fails it will report the error.
      */
+
     TclNewObj(resPtr);
     Tcl_AttemptSetObjLength(resPtr, bytesNeeded + objc - 1);
     Tcl_SetObjLength(resPtr, 0);
@@ -1826,26 +1955,35 @@ Tcl_ConcatObj(
 	
 	element = TclGetStringFromObj(objv[i], &elemLength);
 
-	/* Trim away the leading whitespace */
+	/*
+	 * Trim away the leading whitespace.
+	 */
+
 	trim = TclTrimLeft(element, elemLength, CONCAT_WS, CONCAT_WS_SIZE);
 	element += trim;
 	elemLength -= trim;
 
 	/*
-	 * Trim away the trailing whitespace.  Do not permit trimming
-	 * to expose a final backslash character.
+	 * Trim away the trailing whitespace. Do not permit trimming to expose
+	 * a final backslash character.
 	 */
 
 	trim = TclTrimRight(element, elemLength, CONCAT_WS, CONCAT_WS_SIZE);
 	trim -= trim && (element[elemLength - trim - 1] == '\\');
 	elemLength -= trim;
 
-	/* If we're left with empty element after trimming, do nothing */
+	/*
+	 * If we're left with empty element after trimming, do nothing.
+	 */
+
 	if (elemLength == 0) {
 	    continue;
 	}
 
-	/* Append to the result with space if needed */
+	/*
+	 * Append to the result with space if needed.
+	 */
+
 	if (needSpace) {
 	    Tcl_AppendToObj(resPtr, " ", 1);
 	}
@@ -2249,6 +2387,7 @@ TclByteArrayMatch(
 			/*
 			 * Matches ranges of form [a-z] or [z-a].
 			 */
+
 			break;
 		    }
 		} else if (startChar == ch1) {
@@ -2295,9 +2434,9 @@ TclByteArrayMatch(
  *
  * TclStringMatchObj --
  *
- *	See if a particular string matches a particular pattern.
- *	Allows case insensitivity.  This is the generic multi-type handler
- *	for the various matching algorithms.
+ *	See if a particular string matches a particular pattern. Allows case
+ *	insensitivity. This is the generic multi-type handler for the various
+ *	matching algorithms.
  *
  * Results:
  *	The return value is 1 if string matches pattern, and 0 otherwise. The
@@ -2898,12 +3037,12 @@ Tcl_PrintDouble(
 	 * Tcl 8.4 implements the first of these, which gives rise to
 	 * anomalies in formatting:
 	 *
-	 * % expr 0.1
-	 * 0.10000000000000001
-	 * % expr 0.01
-	 * 0.01
-	 * % expr 1e-7
-	 * 9.9999999999999995e-08
+	 *	% expr 0.1
+	 *	0.10000000000000001
+	 *	% expr 0.01
+	 *	0.01
+	 *	% expr 1e-7
+	 *	9.9999999999999995e-08
 	 *
 	 * For human readability, it appears better to choose the second rule,
 	 * and let [expr 0.1] return 0.1. But for 8.4 compatibility, we prefer
@@ -2916,8 +3055,8 @@ Tcl_PrintDouble(
 	 */
 
 	digits = TclDoubleDigits(value, *precisionPtr,
-				 TCL_DD_E_FORMAT /* | TCL_DD_SHORTEN_FLAG */, 
-				 &exponent, &signum, &end);
+		TCL_DD_E_FORMAT /* | TCL_DD_SHORTEN_FLAG */, 
+		&exponent, &signum, &end);
     }
     if (signum) {
 	*dst++ = '-';
@@ -3173,10 +3312,10 @@ TclNeedSpace(
  */
 
 int
-TclFormatInt(buffer, n)
-    char *buffer;		/* Points to the storage into which the
+TclFormatInt(
+    char *buffer,		/* Points to the storage into which the
 				 * formatted characters are written. */
-    long n;			/* The integer to format. */
+    long n)			/* The integer to format. */
 {
     long intVal;
     int i;
@@ -3194,9 +3333,9 @@ TclFormatInt(buffer, n)
     }
 
     /*
-     * Check whether "n" is the maximum negative value. This is
-     * -2^(m-1) for an m-bit word, and has no positive equivalent;
-     * negating it produces the same value.
+     * Check whether "n" is the maximum negative value. This is -2^(m-1) for
+     * an m-bit word, and has no positive equivalent; negating it produces the
+     * same value.
      */
 
     intVal = -n;			/* [Bug 3390638] Workaround for*/
@@ -3228,6 +3367,7 @@ TclFormatInt(buffer, n)
 
     for (j = 0;  j < i;  j++, i--) {
 	char tmp = buffer[i];
+
 	buffer[i] = buffer[j];
 	buffer[j] = tmp;
     }
@@ -3333,16 +3473,10 @@ TclGetIntForIndex(
 
   parseError:
     if (interp != NULL) {
-	/*
-	 * The result might not be empty; this resets it which should be both
-	 * a cheap operation, and of little problem because this is an
-	 * error-generation path anyway.
-	 */
-
 	bytes = Tcl_GetString(objPtr);
-	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad index \"", bytes,
-		"\": must be integer?[+-]integer? or end?[+-]integer?", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"bad index \"%s\": must be integer?[+-]integer? or"
+		" end?[+-]integer?", bytes));
 	if (!strncmp(bytes, "end-", 4)) {
 	    bytes += 4;
 	}
@@ -3434,9 +3568,8 @@ SetEndOffsetFromAny(
     if ((*bytes != 'e') || (strncmp(bytes, "end",
 	    (size_t)((length > 3) ? 3 : length)) != 0)) {
 	if (interp != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad index \"", bytes,
-		    "\": must be end?[+-]integer?", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "bad index \"%s\": must be end?[+-]integer?", bytes));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "INDEX", NULL);
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3470,9 +3603,8 @@ SetEndOffsetFromAny(
 
     badIndexFormat:
 	if (interp != NULL) {
-	    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad index \"", bytes,
-		    "\": must be end?[+-]integer?", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "bad index \"%s\": must be end?[+-]integer?", bytes));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "INDEX", NULL);
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3548,8 +3680,8 @@ TclCheckBadOctal(
 		 * be added to an existing error message as extra info.
 		 */
 
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, " (looks like invalid octal number)",
-			NULL);
+		Tcl_AppendToObj(Tcl_GetObjResult(interp),
+			" (looks like invalid octal number)", -1);
 	    }
 	    return 1;
 	}
@@ -3701,7 +3833,7 @@ TclSetProcessGlobalValue(
     if (NULL != pgvPtr->value) {
 	ckfree(pgvPtr->value);
     } else {
-	Tcl_CreateExitHandler(FreeProcessGlobalValue, (ClientData) pgvPtr);
+	Tcl_CreateExitHandler(FreeProcessGlobalValue, pgvPtr);
     }
     bytes = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(newValue, &pgvPtr->numBytes);
     pgvPtr->value = ckalloc(pgvPtr->numBytes + 1);
@@ -4165,7 +4297,7 @@ TclReToGlob(
 
   invalidGlob:
     if (interp != NULL) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, msg, NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(msg, -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "RE2GLOB", code, NULL);
     }
     Tcl_DStringFree(dsPtr);
diff --git a/generic/tclVar.c b/generic/tclVar.c
index e92dc5f..1c01e41 100644
--- a/generic/tclVar.c
+++ b/generic/tclVar.c
@@ -3065,7 +3065,8 @@ ArrayStartSearchCmd(
 
     if ((varPtr == NULL) || !TclIsVarArray(varPtr)
 	    || TclIsVarUndefined(varPtr)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"", varName, "\" isn't an array", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"\"%s\" isn't an array", varName));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "ARRAY", varName, NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -3160,8 +3161,8 @@ ArrayAnyMoreCmd(
 
     if ((varPtr == NULL) || !TclIsVarArray(varPtr)
 	    || TclIsVarUndefined(varPtr)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"", TclGetString(varNameObj),
-		"\" isn't an array", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"\"%s\" isn't an array", TclGetString(varNameObj)));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "ARRAY",
 		TclGetString(varNameObj), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3266,8 +3267,8 @@ ArrayNextElementCmd(
 
     if ((varPtr == NULL) || !TclIsVarArray(varPtr)
 	    || TclIsVarUndefined(varPtr)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"", TclGetString(varNameObj),
-		"\" isn't an array", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"\"%s\" isn't an array", TclGetString(varNameObj)));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "ARRAY",
 		TclGetString(varNameObj), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -3376,8 +3377,8 @@ ArrayDoneSearchCmd(
 
     if ((varPtr == NULL) || !TclIsVarArray(varPtr)
 	    || TclIsVarUndefined(varPtr)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"", TclGetString(varNameObj),
-		"\" isn't an array", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"\"%s\" isn't an array", TclGetString(varNameObj)));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "ARRAY",
 		TclGetString(varNameObj), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -4019,8 +4020,8 @@ ArrayStatsCmd(
 
     if ((varPtr == NULL) || !TclIsVarArray(varPtr)
 	    || TclIsVarUndefined(varPtr)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"", TclGetString(varNameObj),
-		"\" isn't an array", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"\"%s\" isn't an array", TclGetString(varNameObj)));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "ARRAY",
 		TclGetString(varNameObj), NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -4028,7 +4029,8 @@ ArrayStatsCmd(
 
     stats = Tcl_HashStats((Tcl_HashTable *) varPtr->value.tablePtr);
     if (stats == NULL) {
-	Tcl_SetResult(interp, "error reading array statistics", TCL_STATIC);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"error reading array statistics", -1));
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
     Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(stats, -1));
@@ -4222,15 +4224,15 @@ TclInitArrayCmd(
     static const EnsembleImplMap arrayImplMap[] = {
 	{"anymore",	ArrayAnyMoreCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
 	{"donesearch",	ArrayDoneSearchCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-	{"exists",	ArrayExistsCmd,		NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+	{"exists",	ArrayExistsCmd,		TclCompileArrayExistsCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
 	{"get",		ArrayGetCmd,		NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
 	{"names",	ArrayNamesCmd,		NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
 	{"nextelement",	ArrayNextElementCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-	{"set",		ArraySetCmd,		NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+	{"set",		ArraySetCmd,		TclCompileArraySetCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
 	{"size",	ArraySizeCmd,		NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
 	{"startsearch",	ArrayStartSearchCmd,	NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
 	{"statistics",	ArrayStatsCmd,		NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
-	{"unset",	ArrayUnsetCmd,		NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+	{"unset",	ArrayUnsetCmd,		TclCompileArrayUnsetCmd, NULL, NULL, 0},
 	{NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0}
     };
 
@@ -4317,10 +4319,10 @@ ObjMakeUpvar(
 			|| (varFramePtr == NULL)
 			|| !HasLocalVars(varFramePtr)
 			|| (strstr(TclGetString(myNamePtr), "::") != NULL))) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult((Tcl_Interp *) iPtr, "bad variable name \"",
-		    TclGetString(myNamePtr), "\": upvar won't create "
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult((Tcl_Interp *) iPtr, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "bad variable name \"%s\": upvar won't create "
 		    "namespace variable that refers to procedure variable",
-		    NULL);
+		    TclGetString(myNamePtr)));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "UPVAR", "INVERTED", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -4418,9 +4420,10 @@ TclPtrObjMakeUpvar(
 		 * myName looks like an array reference.
 		 */
 
-		Tcl_AppendResult((Tcl_Interp *) iPtr, "bad variable name \"",
-			myName, "\": upvar won't create a scalar variable "
-			"that looks like an array element", NULL);
+		Tcl_SetObjResult((Tcl_Interp *) iPtr, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"bad variable name \"%s\": upvar won't create a"
+			" scalar variable that looks like an array element",
+			myName));
 		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "UPVAR", "LOCAL_ELEMENT",
 			NULL);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -4447,15 +4450,15 @@ TclPtrObjMakeUpvar(
     }
 
     if (varPtr == otherPtr) {
-	Tcl_SetResult((Tcl_Interp *) iPtr,
-		"can't upvar from variable to itself", TCL_STATIC);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult((Tcl_Interp *) iPtr, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"can't upvar from variable to itself", -1));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "UPVAR", "SELF", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
 
     if (TclIsVarTraced(varPtr)) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult((Tcl_Interp *) iPtr, "variable \"", myName,
-		"\" has traces: can't use for upvar", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult((Tcl_Interp *) iPtr, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"variable \"%s\" has traces: can't use for upvar", myName));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "UPVAR", "TRACED", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     } else if (!TclIsVarUndefined(varPtr)) {
@@ -4469,8 +4472,8 @@ TclPtrObjMakeUpvar(
 	 */
 
 	if (!TclIsVarLink(varPtr)) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult((Tcl_Interp *) iPtr, "variable \"", myName,
-		    "\" already exists", NULL);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult((Tcl_Interp *) iPtr, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "variable \"%s\" already exists", myName));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "UPVAR", "EXISTS", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -4968,8 +4971,8 @@ Tcl_UpvarObjCmd(
 	 * for this particular case.
 	 */
 
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "bad level \"", TclGetString(levelObj), "\"",
-		NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"bad level \"%s\"", TclGetString(levelObj)));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "LEVEL", NULL);
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -4978,8 +4981,8 @@ Tcl_UpvarObjCmd(
      * We've now finished with parsing levels; skip to the variable names.
      */
 
-    objc -= hasLevel+1;
-    objv += hasLevel+1;
+    objc -= hasLevel + 1;
+    objv += hasLevel + 1;
 
     /*
      * Iterate over each (other variable, local variable) pair. Divide the
@@ -5060,8 +5063,8 @@ SetArraySearchObj(
     return TCL_OK;
 
   syntax:
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "illegal search identifier \"", string, "\"",
-	    NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+	    "illegal search identifier \"%s\"", string));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "ARRAYSEARCH", string, NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
@@ -5126,10 +5129,9 @@ ParseSearchId(
      */
 
     if (strcmp(string+offset, varName) != 0) {
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "search identifier \"", string,
-		"\" isn't for variable \"", varName, "\"", NULL);
-	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "ARRAYSEARCH", string,
-		NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"search identifier \"%s\" isn't for variable \"%s\"",
+		string, varName));
 	goto badLookup;
     }
 
@@ -5153,7 +5155,8 @@ ParseSearchId(
 	    }
 	}
     }
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "couldn't find search \"", string, "\"", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+	    "couldn't find search \"%s\"", string));
   badLookup:
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "ARRAYSEARCH", string, NULL);
     return NULL;
@@ -5894,8 +5897,8 @@ ObjFindNamespaceVar(
 	Tcl_DecrRefCount(simpleNamePtr);
     }
     if ((varPtr == NULL) && (flags & TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG)) {
-	Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
-	Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown variable \"", name, "\"", NULL);
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		"unknown variable \"%s\"", name));
 	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "LOOKUP", "VARIABLE", name, NULL);
     }
     return (Tcl_Var) varPtr;
diff --git a/generic/tclZlib.c b/generic/tclZlib.c
index a799639..11490f1 100644
--- a/generic/tclZlib.c
+++ b/generic/tclZlib.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Pascal Scheffers <pascal@scheffers.net>
  * Copyright (C) 2005 Unitas Software B.V.
- * Copyright (c) 2008-2009 Donal K. Fellows
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2012 Donal K. Fellows
  *
  * Parts written by Jean-Claude Wippler, as part of Tclkit, placed in the
  * public domain March 2003.
@@ -74,8 +74,27 @@ typedef struct {
     int wbits;			/* The encoded compression mode, so we can
 				 * restart the stream if necessary. */
     Tcl_Command cmd;		/* Token for the associated Tcl command. */
+    Tcl_Obj *compDictObj;	/* Byte-array object containing compression
+				 * dictionary (not dictObj!) to use if
+				 * necessary. */
+    int flags;			/* Miscellaneous flag bits. */
+    GzipHeader *gzHeaderPtr;	/* If we've allocated a gzip header
+				 * structure. */
 } ZlibStreamHandle;
 
+#define DICT_TO_SET	0x1	/* If we need to set a compression dictionary
+				 * in the low-level engine at the next
+				 * opportunity. */
+
+/*
+ * Macros to make it clearer in some of the twiddlier accesses what is
+ * happening.
+ */
+
+#define IsRawStream(zshPtr)	((zshPtr)->format == TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_RAW)
+#define HaveDictToSet(zshPtr)	((zshPtr)->flags & DICT_TO_SET)
+#define DictWasSet(zshPtr)	((zshPtr)->flags |= ~DICT_TO_SET)
+
 /*
  * Structure used for stacked channel compression and decompression.
  */
@@ -88,6 +107,11 @@ typedef struct {
 				 * for compression on output, or
 				 * TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_INFLATE for decompression
 				 * on input. */
+    int format;			/* What format of data is going on the wire.
+				 * Needed so that the correct [fconfigure]
+				 * options can be enabled. */
+    int readAheadLimit;		/* The maximum number of bytes to read from
+				 * the underlying stream in one go. */
     z_stream inStream;		/* Structure used by zlib for decompression of
 				 * input. */
     z_stream outStream;		/* Structure used by zlib for compression of
@@ -101,6 +125,9 @@ typedef struct {
 				 * compressing a gzip stream. */
     Tcl_TimerToken timer;	/* Timer used for keeping events fresh. */
     Tcl_DString decompressed;	/* Buffer for decompression results. */
+    Tcl_Obj *compDictObj;	/* Byte-array object containing compression
+				 * dictionary (not dictObj!) to use if
+				 * necessary. */
 } ZlibChannelData;
 
 /*
@@ -117,10 +144,15 @@ typedef struct {
 #define OUT_HEADER		0x4
 
 /*
- * Size of buffers allocated by default. Should be enough...
+ * Size of buffers allocated by default, and the range it can be set to.  The
+ * same sorts of values apply to streams, except with different limits (they
+ * permit byte-level activity). Channels always use bytes unless told to use
+ * larger buffers.
  */
 
 #define DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE	4096
+#define MIN_NONSTREAM_BUFFER_SIZE 16
+#define MAX_BUFFER_SIZE		65536
 
 /*
  * Prototypes for private procedures defined later in this file:
@@ -138,19 +170,29 @@ static Tcl_DriverSetOptionProc	ZlibTransformSetOption;
 static Tcl_DriverWatchProc	ZlibTransformWatch;
 static Tcl_ObjCmdProc		ZlibCmd;
 static Tcl_ObjCmdProc		ZlibStreamCmd;
+static Tcl_ObjCmdProc		ZlibStreamAddCmd;
+static Tcl_ObjCmdProc		ZlibStreamHeaderCmd;
+static Tcl_ObjCmdProc		ZlibStreamPutCmd;
 
-static void		ConvertError(Tcl_Interp *interp, int code);
+static void		ConvertError(Tcl_Interp *interp, int code,
+			    uLong adler);
+static Tcl_Obj *	ConvertErrorToList(int code, uLong adler);
 static void		ExtractHeader(gz_header *headerPtr, Tcl_Obj *dictObj);
 static int		GenerateHeader(Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_Obj *dictObj,
 			    GzipHeader *headerPtr, int *extraSizePtr);
+static int		ZlibPushSubcmd(Tcl_Interp *interp, int objc,
+			    Tcl_Obj *const objv[]);
 static inline int	ResultCopy(ZlibChannelData *cd, char *buf,
 			    int toRead);
 static int		ResultGenerate(ZlibChannelData *cd, int n, int flush,
 			    int *errorCodePtr);
 static Tcl_Channel	ZlibStackChannelTransform(Tcl_Interp *interp,
-			    int mode, int format, int level,
-			    Tcl_Channel channel, Tcl_Obj *gzipHeaderDictPtr);
+			    int mode, int format, int level, int limit,
+			    Tcl_Channel channel, Tcl_Obj *gzipHeaderDictPtr,
+			    Tcl_Obj *compDictObj);
 static void		ZlibStreamCleanup(ZlibStreamHandle *zshPtr);
+static int		ZlibStreamSubcmd(Tcl_Interp *interp, int objc,
+			    Tcl_Obj *const objv[]);
 static inline void	ZlibTransformEventTimerKill(ZlibChannelData *cd);
 static void		ZlibTransformTimerRun(ClientData clientData);
 
@@ -198,38 +240,139 @@ static void
 ConvertError(
     Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Interpreter to store the error in. May be
 				 * NULL, in which case nothing happens. */
-    int code)			/* The zlib error code. */
+    int code,			/* The zlib error code. */
+    uLong adler)		/* The checksum expected (for Z_NEED_DICT) */
 {
+    const char *codeStr, *codeStr2 = NULL;
+    char codeStrBuf[TCL_INTEGER_SPACE];
+
     if (interp == NULL) {
 	return;
     }
 
-    if (code == Z_ERRNO) {
+    switch (code) {
+	/*
+	 * Firstly, the case that is *different* because it's really coming
+	 * from the OS and is just being reported via zlib. It should be
+	 * really uncommon because Tcl handles all I/O rather than delegating
+	 * it to zlib, but proving it can't happen is hard.
+	 */
+
+    case Z_ERRNO:
 	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(Tcl_PosixError(interp),-1));
-    } else {
-	const char *codeStr, *codeStr2 = NULL;
-	char codeStrBuf[TCL_INTEGER_SPACE];
-
-	switch (code) {
-	case Z_STREAM_ERROR:	codeStr = "STREAM";	break;
-	case Z_DATA_ERROR:	codeStr = "DATA";	break;
-	case Z_MEM_ERROR:	codeStr = "MEM";	break;
-	case Z_BUF_ERROR:	codeStr = "BUF";	break;
-	case Z_VERSION_ERROR:	codeStr = "VERSION";	break;
-	default:
-	    codeStr = "unknown";
-	    codeStr2 = codeStrBuf;
-	    sprintf(codeStrBuf, "%d", code);
-	    break;
-	}
-	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(zError(code), -1));
+	return;
+
+	/*
+	 * Normal errors/conditions, some of which have additional detail and
+	 * some which don't. (This is not defined by array lookup because zlib
+	 * error codes are sometimes negative.)
+	 */
+
+    case Z_STREAM_ERROR:
+	codeStr = "STREAM";
+	break;
+    case Z_DATA_ERROR:
+	codeStr = "DATA";
+	break;
+    case Z_MEM_ERROR:
+	codeStr = "MEM";
+	break;
+    case Z_BUF_ERROR:
+	codeStr = "BUF";
+	break;
+    case Z_VERSION_ERROR:
+	codeStr = "VERSION";
+	break;
+    case Z_NEED_DICT:
+	codeStr = "NEED_DICT";
+	codeStr2 = codeStrBuf;
+	sprintf(codeStrBuf, "%lu", adler);
+	break;
+
+	/*
+	 * These should _not_ happen! This function is for dealing with error
+	 * cases, not non-errors!
+	 */
+
+    case Z_OK:
+	Tcl_Panic("unexpected zlib result in error handler: Z_OK");
+    case Z_STREAM_END:
+	Tcl_Panic("unexpected zlib result in error handler: Z_STREAM_END");
+
+	/*
+	 * Anything else is bad news; it's unexpected. Convert to generic
+	 * error.
+	 */
+
+    default:
+	codeStr = "UNKNOWN";
+	codeStr2 = codeStrBuf;
+	sprintf(codeStrBuf, "%d", code);
+	break;
+    }
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(zError(code), -1));
+
+    /*
+     * Tricky point! We might pass NULL twice here (and will when the error
+     * type is known).
+     */
+
+    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZLIB", codeStr, codeStr2, NULL);
+}
+
+static Tcl_Obj *
+ConvertErrorToList(
+    int code,			/* The zlib error code. */
+    uLong adler)		/* The checksum expected (for Z_NEED_DICT) */
+{
+    Tcl_Obj *objv[4];
+
+    TclNewLiteralStringObj(objv[0], "TCL");
+    TclNewLiteralStringObj(objv[1], "ZLIB");
+    switch (code) {
+    case Z_STREAM_ERROR:
+	TclNewLiteralStringObj(objv[2], "STREAM");
+	return Tcl_NewListObj(3, objv);
+    case Z_DATA_ERROR:
+	TclNewLiteralStringObj(objv[2], "DATA");
+	return Tcl_NewListObj(3, objv);
+    case Z_MEM_ERROR:
+	TclNewLiteralStringObj(objv[2], "MEM");
+	return Tcl_NewListObj(3, objv);
+    case Z_BUF_ERROR:
+	TclNewLiteralStringObj(objv[2], "BUF");
+	return Tcl_NewListObj(3, objv);
+    case Z_VERSION_ERROR:
+	TclNewLiteralStringObj(objv[2], "VERSION");
+	return Tcl_NewListObj(3, objv);
+    case Z_ERRNO:
+	TclNewLiteralStringObj(objv[2], "POSIX");
+	objv[3] = Tcl_NewStringObj(Tcl_ErrnoId(), -1);
+	return Tcl_NewListObj(4, objv);
+    case Z_NEED_DICT:
+	TclNewLiteralStringObj(objv[2], "NEED_DICT");
+	objv[3] = Tcl_NewWideIntObj((Tcl_WideInt) adler);
+	return Tcl_NewListObj(4, objv);
+
+	/*
+	 * These should _not_ happen! This function is for dealing with error
+	 * cases, not non-errors!
+	 */
+
+    case Z_OK:
+	Tcl_Panic("unexpected zlib result in error handler: Z_OK");
+    case Z_STREAM_END:
+	Tcl_Panic("unexpected zlib result in error handler: Z_STREAM_END");
 
 	/*
-	 * Tricky point! We might pass NULL twice here (and will when the
-	 * error type is known).
+	 * Catch-all. Should be unreachable because all cases are already
+	 * listed above.
 	 */
 
-	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZLIB", codeStr, codeStr2, NULL);
+    default:
+	TclNewLiteralStringObj(objv[2], "UNKNOWN");
+	TclNewIntObj(objv[3], code);
+	return Tcl_NewListObj(4, objv);
     }
 }
 
@@ -301,7 +444,9 @@ GenerateHeader(
 		NULL);
 	headerPtr->nativeCommentBuf[len] = '\0';
 	headerPtr->header.comment = (Bytef *) headerPtr->nativeCommentBuf;
-	*extraSizePtr += len;
+	if (extraSizePtr != NULL) {
+	    *extraSizePtr += len;
+	}
     }
 
     if (GetValue(interp, dictObj, "crc", &value) != TCL_OK) {
@@ -319,7 +464,9 @@ GenerateHeader(
 		headerPtr->nativeFilenameBuf, MAXPATHLEN-1, NULL, &len, NULL);
 	headerPtr->nativeFilenameBuf[len] = '\0';
 	headerPtr->header.name = (Bytef *) headerPtr->nativeFilenameBuf;
-	*extraSizePtr += len;
+	if (extraSizePtr != NULL) {
+	    *extraSizePtr += len;
+	}
     }
 
     if (GetValue(interp, dictObj, "os", &value) != TCL_OK) {
@@ -441,6 +588,34 @@ ExtractHeader(
     }
 }
 
+static int
+SetInflateDictionary(
+    z_streamp strm,
+    Tcl_Obj *compDictObj)
+{
+    if (compDictObj != NULL) {
+	int length;
+	unsigned char *bytes = Tcl_GetByteArrayFromObj(compDictObj, &length);
+
+	return inflateSetDictionary(strm, bytes, (unsigned) length);
+    }
+    return Z_OK;
+}
+
+static int
+SetDeflateDictionary(
+    z_streamp strm,
+    Tcl_Obj *compDictObj)
+{
+    if (compDictObj != NULL) {
+	int length;
+	unsigned char *bytes = Tcl_GetByteArrayFromObj(compDictObj, &length);
+
+	return deflateSetDictionary(strm, bytes, (unsigned) length);
+    }
+    return Z_OK;
+}
+
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
@@ -479,6 +654,7 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamInit(
     ZlibStreamHandle *zshPtr = NULL;
     Tcl_DString cmdname;
     Tcl_CmdInfo cmdinfo;
+    GzipHeader *gzHeaderPtr = NULL;
 
     switch (mode) {
     case TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE:
@@ -493,6 +669,15 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamInit(
 	    break;
 	case TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_GZIP:
 	    wbits = WBITS_GZIP;
+	    if (dictObj) {
+		gzHeaderPtr = ckalloc(sizeof(GzipHeader));
+		memset(gzHeaderPtr, 0, sizeof(GzipHeader));
+		if (GenerateHeader(interp, dictObj, gzHeaderPtr,
+			NULL) != TCL_OK) {
+		    ckfree(gzHeaderPtr);
+		    return TCL_ERROR;
+		}
+	    }
 	    break;
 	case TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_ZLIB:
 	    wbits = WBITS_ZLIB;
@@ -519,6 +704,14 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamInit(
 	    break;
 	case TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_GZIP:
 	    wbits = WBITS_GZIP;
+	    gzHeaderPtr = ckalloc(sizeof(GzipHeader));
+	    memset(gzHeaderPtr, 0, sizeof(GzipHeader));
+	    gzHeaderPtr->header.name = (Bytef *)
+		    gzHeaderPtr->nativeFilenameBuf;
+	    gzHeaderPtr->header.name_max = MAXPATHLEN - 1;
+	    gzHeaderPtr->header.comment = (Bytef *)
+		    gzHeaderPtr->nativeCommentBuf;
+	    gzHeaderPtr->header.name_max = MAX_COMMENT_LEN - 1;
 	    break;
 	case TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_ZLIB:
 	    wbits = WBITS_ZLIB;
@@ -545,6 +738,9 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamInit(
     zshPtr->wbits = wbits;
     zshPtr->currentInput = NULL;
     zshPtr->streamEnd = 0;
+    zshPtr->compDictObj = NULL;
+    zshPtr->flags = 0;
+    zshPtr->gzHeaderPtr = gzHeaderPtr;
     memset(&zshPtr->stream, 0, sizeof(z_stream));
     zshPtr->stream.adler = 1;
 
@@ -555,12 +751,20 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamInit(
     if (mode == TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE) {
 	e = deflateInit2(&zshPtr->stream, level, Z_DEFLATED, wbits,
 		MAX_MEM_LEVEL, Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY);
+	if (e == Z_OK && zshPtr->gzHeaderPtr) {
+	    e = deflateSetHeader(&zshPtr->stream,
+		    &zshPtr->gzHeaderPtr->header);
+	}
     } else {
 	e = inflateInit2(&zshPtr->stream, wbits);
+	if (e == Z_OK && zshPtr->gzHeaderPtr) {
+	    e = inflateGetHeader(&zshPtr->stream,
+		    &zshPtr->gzHeaderPtr->header);
+	}
     }
 
     if (e != Z_OK) {
-	ConvertError(interp, e);
+	ConvertError(interp, e, zshPtr->stream.adler);
 	goto error;
     }
 
@@ -577,8 +781,8 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamInit(
 	TclDStringAppendObj(&cmdname, Tcl_GetObjResult(interp));
 	if (Tcl_GetCommandInfo(interp, Tcl_DStringValue(&cmdname),
 		&cmdinfo) == 1) {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(interp,
-		    "BUG: Stream command name already exists", TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "BUG: Stream command name already exists", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "BUG", "EXISTING_CMD", NULL);
 	    Tcl_DStringFree(&cmdname);
 	    goto error;
@@ -620,7 +824,14 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamInit(
     }
 
     return TCL_OK;
- error:
+
+  error:
+    if (zshPtr->compDictObj) {
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(zshPtr->compDictObj);
+    }
+    if (zshPtr->gzHeaderPtr) {
+	ckfree(zshPtr->gzHeaderPtr);
+    }
     ckfree(zshPtr);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
@@ -728,6 +939,12 @@ ZlibStreamCleanup(
     if (zshPtr->currentInput) {
 	Tcl_DecrRefCount(zshPtr->currentInput);
     }
+    if (zshPtr->compDictObj) {
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(zshPtr->compDictObj);
+    }
+    if (zshPtr->gzHeaderPtr) {
+	ckfree(zshPtr->gzHeaderPtr);
+    }
 
     ckfree(zshPtr);
 }
@@ -780,12 +997,24 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamReset(
     if (zshPtr->mode == TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE) {
 	e = deflateInit2(&zshPtr->stream, zshPtr->level, Z_DEFLATED,
 		zshPtr->wbits, MAX_MEM_LEVEL, Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY);
+	if (e == Z_OK && HaveDictToSet(zshPtr)) {
+	    e = SetDeflateDictionary(&zshPtr->stream, zshPtr->compDictObj);
+	    if (e == Z_OK) {
+		DictWasSet(zshPtr);
+	    }
+	}
     } else {
 	e = inflateInit2(&zshPtr->stream, zshPtr->wbits);
+	if (IsRawStream(zshPtr) && HaveDictToSet(zshPtr) && e == Z_OK) {
+	    e = SetInflateDictionary(&zshPtr->stream, zshPtr->compDictObj);
+	    if (e == Z_OK) {
+		DictWasSet(zshPtr);
+	    }
+	}
     }
 
     if (e != Z_OK) {
-	ConvertError(zshPtr->interp, e);
+	ConvertError(zshPtr->interp, e, zshPtr->stream.adler);
 	/* TODO:cleanup */
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
@@ -878,6 +1107,41 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamChecksum(
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
+ * Tcl_ZlibStreamSetCompressionDictionary --
+ *
+ *	Sets the compression dictionary for a stream. This will be used as
+ *	appropriate for the next compression or decompression action performed
+ *	on the stream.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+void
+Tcl_ZlibStreamSetCompressionDictionary(
+    Tcl_ZlibStream zshandle,
+    Tcl_Obj *compressionDictionaryObj)
+{
+    ZlibStreamHandle *zshPtr = (ZlibStreamHandle *) zshandle;
+
+    if (compressionDictionaryObj != NULL) {
+	if (Tcl_IsShared(compressionDictionaryObj)) {
+	    compressionDictionaryObj =
+		    Tcl_DuplicateObj(compressionDictionaryObj);
+	}
+	Tcl_IncrRefCount(compressionDictionaryObj);
+	zshPtr->flags |= DICT_TO_SET;
+    } else {
+	zshPtr->flags &= ~DICT_TO_SET;
+    }
+    if (zshPtr->compDictObj != NULL) {
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(zshPtr->compDictObj);
+    }
+    zshPtr->compDictObj = compressionDictionaryObj;
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
  * Tcl_ZlibStreamPut --
  *
  *	Add data to the stream for compression or decompression from a
@@ -900,8 +1164,8 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamPut(
 
     if (zshPtr->streamEnd) {
 	if (zshPtr->interp) {
-	    Tcl_SetResult(zshPtr->interp,
-		    "already past compressed stream end", TCL_STATIC);
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(zshPtr->interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "already past compressed stream end", -1));
 	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(zshPtr->interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "CLOSED", NULL);
 	}
 	return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -911,6 +1175,17 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamPut(
 	zshPtr->stream.next_in = Tcl_GetByteArrayFromObj(data, &size);
 	zshPtr->stream.avail_in = size;
 
+	if (HaveDictToSet(zshPtr)) {
+	    e = SetDeflateDictionary(&zshPtr->stream, zshPtr->compDictObj);
+	    if (e != Z_OK) {
+		if (zshPtr->interp) {
+		    ConvertError(zshPtr->interp, e, zshPtr->stream.adler);
+		}
+		return TCL_ERROR;
+	    }
+	    DictWasSet(zshPtr);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Deflatebound doesn't seem to take various header sizes into
 	 * account, so we add 100 extra bytes.
@@ -948,6 +1223,12 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamPut(
 
 	    e = deflate(&zshPtr->stream, flush);
 	}
+	if (e != Z_OK && !(flush==Z_FINISH && e==Z_STREAM_END)) {
+	    if (zshPtr->interp) {
+		ConvertError(zshPtr->interp, e, zshPtr->stream.adler);
+	    }
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * And append the final data block.
@@ -1025,7 +1306,7 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamGet(
 	     * panic for out of memory if we just kept growing the buffer.
 	     */
 
-	    count = 65536;
+	    count = MAX_BUFFER_SIZE;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1073,7 +1354,30 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamGet(
 	    }
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * When dealing with a raw stream, we set the dictionary here, once.
+	 * (You can't do it in response to getting Z_NEED_DATA as raw streams
+	 * don't ever issue that.)
+	 */
+
+	if (IsRawStream(zshPtr) && HaveDictToSet(zshPtr)) {
+	    e = SetInflateDictionary(&zshPtr->stream, zshPtr->compDictObj);
+	    if (e != Z_OK) {
+		if (zshPtr->interp) {
+		    ConvertError(zshPtr->interp, e, zshPtr->stream.adler);
+		}
+		return TCL_ERROR;
+	    }
+	    DictWasSet(zshPtr);
+	}
 	e = inflate(&zshPtr->stream, zshPtr->flush);
+	if (e == Z_NEED_DICT && HaveDictToSet(zshPtr)) {
+	    e = SetInflateDictionary(&zshPtr->stream, zshPtr->compDictObj);
+	    if (e == Z_OK) {
+		DictWasSet(zshPtr);
+		e = inflate(&zshPtr->stream, zshPtr->flush);
+	    }
+	};
 	Tcl_ListObjLength(NULL, zshPtr->inData, &listLen);
 
 	while ((zshPtr->stream.avail_out > 0)
@@ -1085,9 +1389,9 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamGet(
 
 	    if (zshPtr->stream.avail_in > 0) {
 		if (zshPtr->interp) {
-		    Tcl_SetResult(zshPtr->interp,
-			"Unexpected zlib internal state during decompression",
-			TCL_STATIC);
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(zshPtr->interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			    "unexpected zlib internal state during"
+			    " decompression", -1));
 		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(zshPtr->interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "STATE",
 			    NULL);
 		}
@@ -1127,7 +1431,14 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamGet(
 	     * And call inflate again.
 	     */
 
-	    e = inflate(&zshPtr->stream, zshPtr->flush);
+	    do {
+		e = inflate(&zshPtr->stream, zshPtr->flush);
+		if (e != Z_NEED_DICT || !HaveDictToSet(zshPtr)) {
+		    break;
+		}
+		e = SetInflateDictionary(&zshPtr->stream,zshPtr->compDictObj);
+		DictWasSet(zshPtr);
+	    } while (e == Z_OK);
 	}
 	if (zshPtr->stream.avail_out > 0) {
 	    Tcl_SetByteArrayLength(data,
@@ -1135,7 +1446,7 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamGet(
 	}
 	if (!(e==Z_OK || e==Z_STREAM_END || e==Z_BUF_ERROR)) {
 	    Tcl_SetByteArrayLength(data, existing);
-	    ConvertError(zshPtr->interp, e);
+	    ConvertError(zshPtr->interp, e, zshPtr->stream.adler);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	if (e == Z_STREAM_END) {
@@ -1351,7 +1662,7 @@ Tcl_ZlibDeflate(
     return TCL_OK;
 
   error:
-    ConvertError(interp, e);
+    ConvertError(interp, e, stream.adler);
     TclDecrRefCount(obj);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
@@ -1530,7 +1841,7 @@ Tcl_ZlibInflate(
 
   error:
     TclDecrRefCount(obj);
-    ConvertError(interp, e);
+    ConvertError(interp, e, stream.adler);
     if (nameBuf) {
 	ckfree(nameBuf);
     }
@@ -1586,11 +1897,10 @@ ZlibCmd(
     int objc,
     Tcl_Obj *const objv[])
 {
-    int command, dlen, mode, format, i, option, level = -1;
+    int command, dlen, i, option, level = -1;
     unsigned start, buffersize = 0;
-    Tcl_ZlibStream zh;
     Byte *data;
-    Tcl_Obj *headerDictObj, *headerVarObj;
+    Tcl_Obj *headerDictObj;
     const char *extraInfoStr = NULL;
     static const char *const commands[] = {
 	"adler32", "compress", "crc32", "decompress", "deflate", "gunzip",
@@ -1601,14 +1911,6 @@ ZlibCmd(
 	CMD_ADLER, CMD_COMPRESS, CMD_CRC, CMD_DECOMPRESS, CMD_DEFLATE,
 	CMD_GUNZIP, CMD_GZIP, CMD_INFLATE, CMD_PUSH, CMD_STREAM
     };
-    static const char *const stream_formats[] = {
-	"compress", "decompress", "deflate", "gunzip", "gzip", "inflate",
-	NULL
-    };
-    enum zlibFormats {
-	FMT_COMPRESS, FMT_DECOMPRESS, FMT_DEFLATE, FMT_GUNZIP, FMT_GZIP,
-	FMT_INFLATE
-    };
 
     if (objc < 2) {
 	Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, objv, "command arg ?...?");
@@ -1635,7 +1937,7 @@ ZlibCmd(
 	}
 	data = Tcl_GetByteArrayFromObj(objv[2], &dlen);
 	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewWideIntObj((Tcl_WideInt)
-		Tcl_ZlibAdler32(start, data, dlen)));
+		(uLong) Tcl_ZlibAdler32(start, data, dlen)));
 	return TCL_OK;
     case CMD_CRC:			/* crc32 str ?startvalue?
 					 * -> checksum */
@@ -1652,7 +1954,7 @@ ZlibCmd(
 	}
 	data = Tcl_GetByteArrayFromObj(objv[2], &dlen);
 	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewWideIntObj((Tcl_WideInt)
-		Tcl_ZlibCRC32(start, data, dlen)));
+		(uLong) Tcl_ZlibCRC32(start, data, dlen)));
 	return TCL_OK;
     case CMD_DEFLATE:			/* deflate data ?level?
 					 * -> rawCompressedData */
@@ -1688,12 +1990,27 @@ ZlibCmd(
 		NULL);
     case CMD_GZIP:			/* gzip data ?level?
 					 * -> gzippedCompressedData */
+	headerDictObj = NULL;
+
+	/*
+	 * Legacy argument format support.
+	 */
+
+	if (objc == 4
+		&& Tcl_GetIntFromObj(interp, objv[3], &level) == TCL_OK) {
+	    if (level < 0 || level > 9) {
+		extraInfoStr = "\n    (in -level option)";
+		goto badLevel;
+	    }
+	    return Tcl_ZlibDeflate(interp, TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_GZIP, objv[2],
+		    level, NULL);
+	}
+
 	if (objc < 3 || objc > 7 || ((objc & 1) == 0)) {
 	    Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv,
 		    "data ?-level level? ?-header header?");
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
-	headerDictObj = NULL;
 	for (i=3 ; i<objc ; i+=2) {
 	    static const char *const gzipopts[] = {
 		"-header", "-level", NULL
@@ -1732,7 +2049,8 @@ ZlibCmd(
 		    (int *) &buffersize) != TCL_OK) {
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
-	    if (buffersize < 16 || buffersize > 65536) {
+	    if (buffersize < MIN_NONSTREAM_BUFFER_SIZE
+		    || buffersize > MAX_BUFFER_SIZE) {
 		goto badBuffer;
 	    }
 	}
@@ -1750,14 +2068,17 @@ ZlibCmd(
 		    (int *) &buffersize) != TCL_OK) {
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
-	    if (buffersize < 16 || buffersize > 65536) {
+	    if (buffersize < MIN_NONSTREAM_BUFFER_SIZE
+		    || buffersize > MAX_BUFFER_SIZE) {
 		goto badBuffer;
 	    }
 	}
 	return Tcl_ZlibInflate(interp, TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_ZLIB, objv[2],
 		buffersize, NULL);
-    case CMD_GUNZIP:			/* gunzip gzippeddata ?bufferSize?
+    case CMD_GUNZIP: {			/* gunzip gzippeddata ?bufferSize?
 					 *	-> decompressedData */
+	Tcl_Obj *headerVarObj;
+
 	if (objc < 3 || objc > 5 || ((objc & 1) == 0)) {
 	    Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "data ?-headerVar varName?");
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
@@ -1778,7 +2099,8 @@ ZlibCmd(
 			(int *) &buffersize) != TCL_OK) {
 		    return TCL_ERROR;
 		}
-		if (buffersize < 16 || buffersize > 65536) {
+		if (buffersize < MIN_NONSTREAM_BUFFER_SIZE
+			|| buffersize > MAX_BUFFER_SIZE) {
 		    goto badBuffer;
 		}
 		break;
@@ -1803,208 +2125,353 @@ ZlibCmd(
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	return TCL_OK;
+    }
     case CMD_STREAM:			/* stream deflate/inflate/...gunzip \
-					 *    ?level?
+					 *    ?options...?
 					 *	-> handleCmd */
-	if (objc < 3 || objc > 4) {
-	    Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "mode ?level?");
-	    return TCL_ERROR;
-	}
-	if (Tcl_GetIndexFromObj(interp, objv[2], stream_formats, "mode", 0,
-		&format) != TCL_OK) {
-	    return TCL_ERROR;
-	}
-	mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_INFLATE;
-	switch ((enum zlibFormats) format) {
-	case FMT_DEFLATE:
-	    mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE;
-	case FMT_INFLATE:
-	    format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_RAW;
-	    break;
-	case FMT_COMPRESS:
-	    mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE;
-	case FMT_DECOMPRESS:
-	    format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_ZLIB;
-	    break;
-	case FMT_GZIP:
-	    mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE;
-	case FMT_GUNZIP:
-	    format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_GZIP;
-	    break;
-	}
-	if (objc == 4) {
-	    if (Tcl_GetIntFromObj(interp, objv[3],
-		    (int *) &level) != TCL_OK) {
-		return TCL_ERROR;
-	    }
-	    if (level < 0 || level > 9) {
-		goto badLevel;
-	    }
-	} else {
-	    level = Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION;
-	}
-	if (Tcl_ZlibStreamInit(interp, mode, format, level, NULL,
-		&zh) != TCL_OK) {
-	    return TCL_ERROR;
-	}
-	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ZlibStreamGetCommandName(zh));
-	return TCL_OK;
-    case CMD_PUSH: {			/* push mode channel options...
+	return ZlibStreamSubcmd(interp, objc, objv);
+    case CMD_PUSH:			/* push mode channel options...
 					 *	-> channel */
-	Tcl_Channel chan;
-	int chanMode;
-	static const char *const pushOptions[] = {
-	    "-header", "-level", "-limit",
-	    NULL
-	};
-	enum pushOptions {poHeader, poLevel, poLimit};
-	Tcl_Obj *headerObj = NULL;
-	int limit = 1, dummy;
+	return ZlibPushSubcmd(interp, objc, objv);
+    };
 
-	if (objc < 4) {
-	    Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "mode channel ?options...?");
-	    return TCL_ERROR;
-	}
+    return TCL_ERROR;
 
-	if (Tcl_GetIndexFromObj(interp, objv[2], stream_formats, "mode", 0,
-		&format) != TCL_OK) {
-	    return TCL_ERROR;
-	}
-	switch ((enum zlibFormats) format) {
-	case FMT_DEFLATE:
-	    mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE;
-	    format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_RAW;
-	    break;
-	case FMT_INFLATE:
-	    mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_INFLATE;
-	    format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_RAW;
-	    break;
-	case FMT_COMPRESS:
-	    mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE;
-	    format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_ZLIB;
-	    break;
-	case FMT_DECOMPRESS:
-	    mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_INFLATE;
-	    format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_ZLIB;
-	    break;
-	case FMT_GZIP:
-	    mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE;
-	    format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_GZIP;
-	    break;
-	case FMT_GUNZIP:
-	    mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_INFLATE;
-	    format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_GZIP;
-	    break;
-	default:
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "IMPOSSIBLE", NULL);
-	    return TCL_ERROR;
-	}
+  badLevel:
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj("level must be 0 to 9", -1));
+    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "COMPRESSIONLEVEL", NULL);
+    if (extraInfoStr) {
+	Tcl_AddErrorInfo(interp, extraInfoStr);
+    }
+    return TCL_ERROR;
+  badBuffer:
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+	    "buffer size must be %d to %d",
+	    MIN_NONSTREAM_BUFFER_SIZE, MAX_BUFFER_SIZE));
+    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "BUFFERSIZE", NULL);
+    return TCL_ERROR;
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * ZlibStreamSubcmd --
+ *
+ *	Implementation of the [zlib stream] subcommand.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+static int
+ZlibStreamSubcmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,
+    int objc,
+    Tcl_Obj *const objv[])
+{
+    static const char *const stream_formats[] = {
+	"compress", "decompress", "deflate", "gunzip", "gzip", "inflate",
+	NULL
+    };
+    enum zlibFormats {
+	FMT_COMPRESS, FMT_DECOMPRESS, FMT_DEFLATE, FMT_GUNZIP, FMT_GZIP,
+	FMT_INFLATE
+    };
+    int i, format, mode = 0, option, level;
+    typedef struct {
+	const char *name;
+	Tcl_Obj **valueVar;
+    } OptDescriptor;
+    Tcl_Obj *compDictObj = NULL;
+    Tcl_Obj *gzipHeaderObj = NULL;
+    Tcl_Obj *levelObj = NULL;
+    const OptDescriptor compressionOpts[] = {
+	{ "-dictionary", &compDictObj },
+	{ "-level", &levelObj },
+	{ NULL, NULL }
+    };
+    const OptDescriptor gzipOpts[] = {
+	{ "-header", &gzipHeaderObj },
+	{ "-level", &levelObj },
+	{ NULL, NULL }
+    };
+    const OptDescriptor expansionOpts[] = {
+	{ "-dictionary", &compDictObj },
+	{ NULL, NULL }
+    };
+    const OptDescriptor gunzipOpts[] = {
+	{ NULL, NULL }
+    };
+    const OptDescriptor *desc = NULL;
+    Tcl_ZlibStream zh;
+
+    if (objc < 3 || !(objc & 1)) {
+	Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "mode ?-option value...?");
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    if (Tcl_GetIndexFromObj(interp, objv[2], stream_formats, "mode", 0,
+	    &format) != TCL_OK) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * The format determines the compression mode and the options that may be
+     * specified.
+     */
+
+    switch ((enum zlibFormats) format) {
+    case FMT_DEFLATE:
+	desc = compressionOpts;
+	mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE;
+	format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_RAW;
+	break;
+    case FMT_INFLATE:
+	desc = expansionOpts;
+	mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_INFLATE;
+	format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_RAW;
+	break;
+    case FMT_COMPRESS:
+	desc = compressionOpts;
+	mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE;
+	format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_ZLIB;
+	break;
+    case FMT_DECOMPRESS:
+	desc = expansionOpts;
+	mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_INFLATE;
+	format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_ZLIB;
+	break;
+    case FMT_GZIP:
+	desc = gzipOpts;
+	mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE;
+	format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_GZIP;
+	break;
+    case FMT_GUNZIP:
+	desc = gunzipOpts;
+	mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_INFLATE;
+	format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_GZIP;
+	break;
+    default:
+	Tcl_Panic("should be unreachable");
+    }
 
-	if (TclGetChannelFromObj(interp, objv[3], &chan, &chanMode,
-		0) != TCL_OK) {
+    /*
+     * Parse the options.
+     */
+
+    for (i=3 ; i<objc ; i+=2) {
+	if (Tcl_GetIndexFromObjStruct(interp, objv[i], desc,
+		sizeof(OptDescriptor), "option", 0, &option) != TCL_OK) {
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
+	*desc[option].valueVar = objv[i+1];
 
 	/*
-	 * Sanity checks.
+	 * Drop the cache on the option name; table address not constant.
 	 */
 
-	if (mode == TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE && !(chanMode & TCL_WRITABLE)) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		    "compression may only be applied to writable channels",
-		    NULL);
-	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "UNWRITABLE", NULL);
+	TclFreeIntRep(objv[i]);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * If a compression level was given, parse it (integral: 0..9). Otherwise
+     * use the default.
+     */
+
+    if (levelObj == NULL) {
+	level = Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION;
+    } else if (Tcl_GetIntFromObj(interp, levelObj, &level) != TCL_OK) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    } else if (level < 0 || level > 9) {
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj("level must be 0 to 9",-1));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "COMPRESSIONLEVEL", NULL);
+	Tcl_AddErrorInfo(interp, "\n    (in -level option)");
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Construct the stream now we know its configuration.
+     */
+
+    if (Tcl_ZlibStreamInit(interp, mode, format, level, gzipHeaderObj,
+	    &zh) != TCL_OK) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    if (compDictObj != NULL) {
+	Tcl_ZlibStreamSetCompressionDictionary(zh, compDictObj);
+    }
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ZlibStreamGetCommandName(zh));
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * ZlibPushSubcmd --
+ *
+ *	Implementation of the [zlib push] subcommand.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+static int
+ZlibPushSubcmd(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,
+    int objc,
+    Tcl_Obj *const objv[])
+{
+    static const char *const stream_formats[] = {
+	"compress", "decompress", "deflate", "gunzip", "gzip", "inflate",
+	NULL
+    };
+    enum zlibFormats {
+	FMT_COMPRESS, FMT_DECOMPRESS, FMT_DEFLATE, FMT_GUNZIP, FMT_GZIP,
+	FMT_INFLATE
+    };
+    Tcl_Channel chan;
+    int chanMode, format, mode = 0, level, i, option;
+    static const char *const pushCompressOptions[] = {
+	"-dictionary", "-header", "-level", NULL
+    };
+    static const char *const pushDecompressOptions[] = {
+	"-dictionary", "-header", "-level", "-limit", NULL
+    };
+    const char *const *pushOptions = pushDecompressOptions;
+    enum pushOptions {poDictionary, poHeader, poLevel, poLimit};
+    Tcl_Obj *headerObj = NULL, *compDictObj = NULL;
+    int limit = 1, dummy;
+
+    if (objc < 4) {
+	Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, "mode channel ?options...?");
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (Tcl_GetIndexFromObj(interp, objv[2], stream_formats, "mode", 0,
+	    &format) != TCL_OK) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    switch ((enum zlibFormats) format) {
+    case FMT_DEFLATE:
+	mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE;
+	format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_RAW;
+	pushOptions = pushCompressOptions;
+	break;
+    case FMT_INFLATE:
+	mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_INFLATE;
+	format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_RAW;
+	break;
+    case FMT_COMPRESS:
+	mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE;
+	format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_ZLIB;
+	pushOptions = pushCompressOptions;
+	break;
+    case FMT_DECOMPRESS:
+	mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_INFLATE;
+	format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_ZLIB;
+	break;
+    case FMT_GZIP:
+	mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE;
+	format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_GZIP;
+	pushOptions = pushCompressOptions;
+	break;
+    case FMT_GUNZIP:
+	mode = TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_INFLATE;
+	format = TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_GZIP;
+	break;
+    default:
+	Tcl_Panic("should be unreachable");
+    }
+
+    if (TclGetChannelFromObj(interp, objv[3], &chan, &chanMode, 0) != TCL_OK){
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Sanity checks.
+     */
+
+    if (mode == TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE && !(chanMode & TCL_WRITABLE)) {
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"compression may only be applied to writable channels", -1));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "UNWRITABLE", NULL);
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+    if (mode == TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_INFLATE && !(chanMode & TCL_READABLE)) {
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"decompression may only be applied to readable channels",-1));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "UNREADABLE", NULL);
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Parse options.
+     */
+
+    level = Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION;
+    for (i=4 ; i<objc ; i++) {
+	if (Tcl_GetIndexFromObj(interp, objv[i], pushOptions, "option", 0,
+		&option) != TCL_OK) {
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
-	if (mode == TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_INFLATE && !(chanMode & TCL_READABLE)) {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-		    "decompression may only be applied to readable channels",
-		    NULL);
-	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "UNREADABLE", NULL);
+	if (++i > objc-1) {
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+		    "value missing for %s option", pushOptions[option]));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "NOVAL", NULL);
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Parse options.
-	 */
-
-	level = Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION;
-	for (i=4 ; i<objc ; i++) {
-	    if (Tcl_GetIndexFromObj(interp, objv[i], pushOptions, "option", 0,
-		    &option) != TCL_OK) {
-		return TCL_ERROR;
+	switch ((enum pushOptions) option) {
+	case poHeader:
+	    headerObj = objv[i];
+	    if (Tcl_DictObjSize(interp, headerObj, &dummy) != TCL_OK) {
+		goto genericOptionError;
 	    }
-	    switch ((enum pushOptions) option) {
-	    case poHeader:
-		if (++i > objc-1) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			    "value missing for -header option", NULL);
-		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "NOVAL", NULL);
-		    return TCL_ERROR;
-		}
-		headerObj = objv[i];
-		if (Tcl_DictObjSize(interp, headerObj, &dummy) != TCL_OK) {
-		    Tcl_AddErrorInfo(interp, "\n    (in -header option)");
-		    return TCL_ERROR;
-		}
-		break;
-	    case poLevel:
-		if (++i > objc-1) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			    "value missing for -level option", NULL);
-		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "NOVAL", NULL);
-		    return TCL_ERROR;
-		}
-		if (Tcl_GetIntFromObj(interp, objv[i],
-			(int *) &level) != TCL_OK) {
-		    Tcl_AddErrorInfo(interp, "\n    (in -level option)");
-		    return TCL_ERROR;
-		}
-		if (level < 0 || level > 9) {
-		    extraInfoStr = "\n    (in -level option)";
-		    goto badLevel;
-		}
-		break;
-	    case poLimit:
-		if (++i > objc-1) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			    "value missing for -limit option", NULL);
-		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "NOVAL", NULL);
-		    return TCL_ERROR;
-		}
-		if (Tcl_GetIntFromObj(interp, objv[i],
-			(int *) &limit) != TCL_OK) {
-		    Tcl_AddErrorInfo(interp, "\n    (in -limit option)");
-		    return TCL_ERROR;
-		}
-		if (limit < 1) {
-		    limit = 1;
-		}
-		break;
+	    break;
+	case poLevel:
+	    if (Tcl_GetIntFromObj(interp, objv[i], (int*) &level) != TCL_OK) {
+		goto genericOptionError;
 	    }
+	    if (level < 0 || level > 9) {
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"level must be 0 to 9", -1));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "COMPRESSIONLEVEL",
+			NULL);
+		goto genericOptionError;
+	    }
+	    break;
+	case poLimit:
+	    if (Tcl_GetIntFromObj(interp, objv[i], (int*) &limit) != TCL_OK) {
+		goto genericOptionError;
+	    }
+	    if (limit < 1 || limit > MAX_BUFFER_SIZE) {
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"read ahead limit must be 1 to %d",
+			MAX_BUFFER_SIZE));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "BUFFERSIZE", NULL);
+		goto genericOptionError;
+	    }
+	    break;
+	case poDictionary:
+	    if (format == TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_GZIP) {
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"a compression dictionary may not be set in the "
+			"gzip format", -1));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "BADOPT", NULL);
+		goto genericOptionError;
+	    }
+	    compDictObj = objv[i];
+	    break;
 	}
-
-	if (ZlibStackChannelTransform(interp, mode, format, level, chan,
-		headerObj) == NULL) {
-	    return TCL_ERROR;
-	}
-	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, objv[3]);
-	return TCL_OK;
     }
-    };
-
-    return TCL_ERROR;
 
-  badLevel:
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "level must be 0 to 9", NULL);
-    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "COMPRESSIONLEVEL", NULL);
-    if (extraInfoStr) {
-	Tcl_AddErrorInfo(interp, extraInfoStr);
+    if (ZlibStackChannelTransform(interp, mode, format, level, limit, chan,
+	    headerObj, compDictObj) == NULL) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
     }
-    return TCL_ERROR;
-  badBuffer:
-    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "buffer size must be 32 to 65536", NULL);
-    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "BUFFERSIZE", NULL);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, objv[3]);
+    return TCL_OK;
+
+  genericOptionError:
+    Tcl_AddErrorInfo(interp, "\n    (in ");
+    Tcl_AddErrorInfo(interp, pushOptions[option]);
+    Tcl_AddErrorInfo(interp, " option)");
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -2026,22 +2493,16 @@ ZlibStreamCmd(
     Tcl_Obj *const objv[])
 {
     Tcl_ZlibStream zstream = cd;
-    int command, index, count, code, buffersize = -1, flush = -1, i;
+    int command, count, code;
     Tcl_Obj *obj;
     static const char *const cmds[] = {
 	"add", "checksum", "close", "eof", "finalize", "flush",
-	"fullflush", "get", "put", "reset",
+	"fullflush", "get", "header", "put", "reset",
 	NULL
     };
     enum zlibStreamCommands {
 	zs_add, zs_checksum, zs_close, zs_eof, zs_finalize, zs_flush,
-	zs_fullflush, zs_get, zs_put, zs_reset
-    };
-    static const char *const add_options[] = {
-	"-buffer", "-finalize", "-flush", "-fullflush", NULL
-    };
-    enum addOptions {
-	ao_buffer, ao_finalize, ao_flush, ao_fullflush
+	zs_fullflush, zs_get, zs_header, zs_put, zs_reset
     };
 
     if (objc < 2) {
@@ -2056,123 +2517,11 @@ ZlibStreamCmd(
 
     switch ((enum zlibStreamCommands) command) {
     case zs_add:		/* $strm add ?$flushopt? $data */
-	for (i=2; i<objc-1; i++) {
-	    if (Tcl_GetIndexFromObj(interp, objv[i], add_options, "option", 0,
-		    &index) != TCL_OK) {
-		return TCL_ERROR;
-	    }
-
-	    switch ((enum addOptions) index) {
-	    case ao_flush: /* -flush */
-		if (flush > -1) {
-		    flush = -2;
-		} else {
-		    flush = Z_SYNC_FLUSH;
-		}
-		break;
-	    case ao_fullflush: /* -fullflush */
-		if (flush > -1) {
-		    flush = -2;
-		} else {
-		    flush = Z_FULL_FLUSH;
-		}
-		break;
-	    case ao_finalize: /* -finalize */
-		if (flush > -1) {
-		    flush = -2;
-		} else {
-		    flush = Z_FINISH;
-		}
-		break;
-	    case ao_buffer: /* -buffer */
-		if (i == objc-2) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"-buffer\" option must be "
-			    "followed by integer decompression buffersize",
-			    NULL);
-		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "NOVAL", NULL);
-		    return TCL_ERROR;
-		}
-		if (Tcl_GetIntFromObj(interp, objv[i+1],
-			&buffersize) != TCL_OK) {
-		    return TCL_ERROR;
-		}
-		if (buffersize < 1 || buffersize > 65536) {
-		    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			    "buffer size must be 32 to 65536", NULL);
-		    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "BUFFERSIZE",
-			    NULL);
-		    return TCL_ERROR;
-		}
-	    }
-
-	    if (flush == -2) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"-flush\", \"-fullflush\" and "
-			"\"-finalize\" options are mutually exclusive", NULL);
-		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "EXCLUSIVE", NULL);
-		return TCL_ERROR;
-	    }
-	}
-	if (flush == -1) {
-	    flush = 0;
-	}
-
-	if (Tcl_ZlibStreamPut(zstream, objv[objc-1], flush) != TCL_OK) {
-	    return TCL_ERROR;
-	}
-	TclNewObj(obj);
-	code = Tcl_ZlibStreamGet(zstream, obj, buffersize);
-	if (code == TCL_OK) {
-	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, obj);
-	} else {
-	    TclDecrRefCount(obj);
-	}
-	return code;
-
+	return ZlibStreamAddCmd(zstream, interp, objc, objv);
+    case zs_header:		/* $strm header */
+	return ZlibStreamHeaderCmd(zstream, interp, objc, objv);
     case zs_put:		/* $strm put ?$flushopt? $data */
-	for (i=2; i<objc-1; i++) {
-	    if (Tcl_GetIndexFromObj(interp, objv[i], add_options, "option", 0,
-		    &index) != TCL_OK) {
-		return TCL_ERROR;
-	    }
-
-	    switch ((enum addOptions) index) {
-	    case ao_flush: /* -flush */
-		if (flush > -1) {
-		    flush = -2;
-		} else {
-		    flush = Z_SYNC_FLUSH;
-		}
-		break;
-	    case ao_fullflush: /* -fullflush */
-		if (flush > -1) {
-		    flush = -2;
-		} else {
-		    flush = Z_FULL_FLUSH;
-		}
-		break;
-	    case ao_finalize: /* -finalize */
-		if (flush > -1) {
-		    flush = -2;
-		} else {
-		    flush = Z_FINISH;
-		}
-		break;
-	    case ao_buffer:
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-			"\"-buffer\" option not supported here", NULL);
-		return TCL_ERROR;
-	    }
-	    if (flush == -2) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "\"-flush\", \"-fullflush\" and "
-			"\"-finalize\" options are mutually exclusive", NULL);
-		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "EXCLUSIVE", NULL);
-		return TCL_ERROR;
-	    }
-	}
-	if (flush == -1) {
-	    flush = 0;
-	}
-	return Tcl_ZlibStreamPut(zstream, objv[objc-1], flush);
+	return ZlibStreamPutCmd(zstream, interp, objc, objv);
 
     case zs_get:		/* $strm get ?count? */
 	if (objc > 3) {
@@ -2249,7 +2598,7 @@ ZlibStreamCmd(
 	    return TCL_ERROR;
 	}
 	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewWideIntObj((Tcl_WideInt)
-		Tcl_ZlibStreamChecksum(zstream)));
+		(uLong) Tcl_ZlibStreamChecksum(zstream)));
 	return TCL_OK;
     case zs_reset:		/* $strm reset */
 	if (objc != 2) {
@@ -2261,6 +2610,246 @@ ZlibStreamCmd(
 
     return TCL_OK;
 }
+
+static int
+ZlibStreamAddCmd(
+    ClientData cd,
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,
+    int objc,
+    Tcl_Obj *const objv[])
+{
+    Tcl_ZlibStream zstream = cd;
+    int index, code, buffersize = -1, flush = -1, i;
+    Tcl_Obj *obj, *compDictObj = NULL;
+    static const char *const add_options[] = {
+	"-buffer", "-dictionary", "-finalize", "-flush", "-fullflush", NULL
+    };
+    enum addOptions {
+	ao_buffer, ao_dictionary, ao_finalize, ao_flush, ao_fullflush
+    };
+
+    for (i=2; i<objc-1; i++) {
+	if (Tcl_GetIndexFromObj(interp, objv[i], add_options, "option", 0,
+		&index) != TCL_OK) {
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	switch ((enum addOptions) index) {
+	case ao_flush: /* -flush */
+	    if (flush > -1) {
+		flush = -2;
+	    } else {
+		flush = Z_SYNC_FLUSH;
+	    }
+	    break;
+	case ao_fullflush: /* -fullflush */
+	    if (flush > -1) {
+		flush = -2;
+	    } else {
+		flush = Z_FULL_FLUSH;
+	    }
+	    break;
+	case ao_finalize: /* -finalize */
+	    if (flush > -1) {
+		flush = -2;
+	    } else {
+		flush = Z_FINISH;
+	    }
+	    break;
+	case ao_buffer: /* -buffer */
+	    if (i == objc-2) {
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"\"-buffer\" option must be followed by integer "
+			"decompression buffersize", -1));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "NOVAL", NULL);
+		return TCL_ERROR;
+	    }
+	    if (Tcl_GetIntFromObj(interp, objv[++i], &buffersize) != TCL_OK) {
+		return TCL_ERROR;
+	    }
+	    if (buffersize < 1 || buffersize > MAX_BUFFER_SIZE) {
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"buffer size must be 1 to %d",
+			MAX_BUFFER_SIZE));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "BUFFERSIZE", NULL);
+		return TCL_ERROR;
+	    }
+	    break;
+	case ao_dictionary:
+	    if (i == objc-2) {
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"\"-dictionary\" option must be followed by"
+			" compression dictionary bytes", -1));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "NOVAL", NULL);
+		return TCL_ERROR;
+	    }
+	    compDictObj = objv[++i];
+	    break;
+	}
+
+	if (flush == -2) {
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "\"-flush\", \"-fullflush\" and \"-finalize\" options"
+		    " are mutually exclusive", -1));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "EXCLUSIVE", NULL);
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+    }
+    if (flush == -1) {
+	flush = 0;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Set the compression dictionary if requested.
+     */
+
+    if (compDictObj != NULL) {
+	int len;
+
+	(void) Tcl_GetByteArrayFromObj(compDictObj, &len);
+	if (len == 0) {
+	    compDictObj = NULL;
+	}
+	Tcl_ZlibStreamSetCompressionDictionary(zstream, compDictObj);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Send the data to the stream core, along with any flushing directive.
+     */
+
+    if (Tcl_ZlibStreamPut(zstream, objv[objc-1], flush) != TCL_OK) {
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Get such data out as we can (up to the requested length).
+     */
+
+    TclNewObj(obj);
+    code = Tcl_ZlibStreamGet(zstream, obj, buffersize);
+    if (code == TCL_OK) {
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, obj);
+    } else {
+	TclDecrRefCount(obj);
+    }
+    return code;
+}
+
+static int
+ZlibStreamPutCmd(
+    ClientData cd,
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,
+    int objc,
+    Tcl_Obj *const objv[])
+{
+    Tcl_ZlibStream zstream = cd;
+    int index, flush = -1, i;
+    Tcl_Obj *compDictObj = NULL;
+    static const char *const put_options[] = {
+	"-dictionary", "-finalize", "-flush", "-fullflush", NULL
+    };
+    enum putOptions {
+	po_dictionary, po_finalize, po_flush, po_fullflush
+    };
+
+    for (i=2; i<objc-1; i++) {
+	if (Tcl_GetIndexFromObj(interp, objv[i], put_options, "option", 0,
+		&index) != TCL_OK) {
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	switch ((enum putOptions) index) {
+	case po_flush: /* -flush */
+	    if (flush > -1) {
+		flush = -2;
+	    } else {
+		flush = Z_SYNC_FLUSH;
+	    }
+	    break;
+	case po_fullflush: /* -fullflush */
+	    if (flush > -1) {
+		flush = -2;
+	    } else {
+		flush = Z_FULL_FLUSH;
+	    }
+	    break;
+	case po_finalize: /* -finalize */
+	    if (flush > -1) {
+		flush = -2;
+	    } else {
+		flush = Z_FINISH;
+	    }
+	    break;
+	case po_dictionary:
+	    if (i == objc-2) {
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"\"-dictionary\" option must be followed by"
+			" compression dictionary bytes", -1));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "NOVAL", NULL);
+		return TCL_ERROR;
+	    }
+	    compDictObj = objv[++i];
+	    break;
+	}
+	if (flush == -2) {
+	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		    "\"-flush\", \"-fullflush\" and \"-finalize\" options"
+		    " are mutually exclusive", -1));
+	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "EXCLUSIVE", NULL);
+	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	}
+    }
+    if (flush == -1) {
+	flush = 0;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Set the compression dictionary if requested.
+     */
+
+    if (compDictObj != NULL) {
+	int len;
+
+	(void) Tcl_GetByteArrayFromObj(compDictObj, &len);
+	if (len == 0) {
+	    compDictObj = NULL;
+	}
+	Tcl_ZlibStreamSetCompressionDictionary(zstream, compDictObj);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Send the data to the stream core, along with any flushing directive.
+     */
+
+    return Tcl_ZlibStreamPut(zstream, objv[objc-1], flush);
+}
+
+static int
+ZlibStreamHeaderCmd(
+    ClientData cd,
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,
+    int objc,
+    Tcl_Obj *const objv[])
+{
+    ZlibStreamHandle *zshPtr = cd;
+    Tcl_Obj *resultObj;
+
+    if (objc != 2) {
+	Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 2, objv, NULL);
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    } else if (zshPtr->mode != TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_INFLATE
+	    || zshPtr->format != TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_GZIP) {
+	Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		"only gunzip streams can produce header information", -1));
+	Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "ZIP", "BADOP", NULL);
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    TclNewObj(resultObj);
+    ExtractHeader(&zshPtr->gzHeaderPtr->header, resultObj);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, resultObj);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
 
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2301,7 +2890,7 @@ ZlibTransformClose(
 	    if (e != Z_OK && e != Z_STREAM_END) {
 		/* TODO: is this the right way to do errors on close? */
 		if (!TclInThreadExit()) {
-		    ConvertError(interp, e);
+		    ConvertError(interp, e, cd->outStream.adler);
 		}
 		result = TCL_ERROR;
 		break;
@@ -2312,12 +2901,10 @@ ZlibTransformClose(
 		    /* TODO: is this the right way to do errors on close?
 		     * Note: when close is called from FinalizeIOSubsystem
 		     * then interp may be NULL */
-		    if (!TclInThreadExit()) {
-			if (interp) {
-			    Tcl_AppendResult(interp,
-				    "error while finalizing file: ",
-				    Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
-			}
+		    if (!TclInThreadExit() && interp) {
+			Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+				"error while finalizing file: %s",
+				Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
 		    }
 		    result = TCL_ERROR;
 		    break;
@@ -2403,7 +2990,7 @@ ZlibTransformInput(
 	 * reading over the border.
 	 */
 
-	readBytes = Tcl_ReadRaw(cd->parent, cd->inBuffer, 1);
+	readBytes = Tcl_ReadRaw(cd->parent, cd->inBuffer, cd->readAheadLimit);
 
 	/*
 	 * Three cases here:
@@ -2517,6 +3104,7 @@ ZlibTransformOutput(
     Tcl_DriverOutputProc *outProc =
 	    Tcl_ChannelOutputProc(Tcl_GetChannelType(cd->parent));
     int e, produced;
+    Tcl_Obj *errObj;
 
     if (cd->mode == TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_INFLATE) {
 	return outProc(Tcl_GetChannelInstanceData(cd->parent), buf, toWrite,
@@ -2540,14 +3128,19 @@ ZlibTransformOutput(
 	}
     } while (e == Z_OK && produced > 0 && cd->outStream.avail_in > 0);
 
-    if (e != Z_OK) {
-	Tcl_SetChannelError(cd->parent,
-		Tcl_NewStringObj(cd->outStream.msg, -1));
-	*errorCodePtr = EINVAL;
-	return -1;
+    if (e == Z_OK) {
+	return toWrite - cd->outStream.avail_in;
     }
 
-    return toWrite - cd->outStream.avail_in;
+    errObj = Tcl_NewListObj(0, NULL);
+    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, errObj, Tcl_NewStringObj("-errorcode",-1));
+    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, errObj,
+	    ConvertErrorToList(e, cd->outStream.adler));
+    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, errObj,
+	    Tcl_NewStringObj(cd->outStream.msg, -1));
+    Tcl_SetChannelError(cd->parent, errObj);
+    *errorCodePtr = EINVAL;
+    return -1;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2570,56 +3163,113 @@ ZlibTransformSetOption(			/* not used */
     ZlibChannelData *cd = instanceData;
     Tcl_DriverSetOptionProc *setOptionProc =
 	    Tcl_ChannelSetOptionProc(Tcl_GetChannelType(cd->parent));
-    static const char *chanOptions = "flush";
+    static const char *compressChanOptions = "dictionary flush";
+    static const char *gzipChanOptions = "flush";
+    static const char *decompressChanOptions = "dictionary limit";
+    static const char *gunzipChanOptions = "flush limit";
     int haveFlushOpt = (cd->mode == TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE);
 
-    if (haveFlushOpt && optionName && strcmp(optionName, "-flush") == 0) {
-	int flushType;
+    if (optionName && (strcmp(optionName, "-dictionary") == 0)
+	    && (cd->format != TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_GZIP)) {
+	Tcl_Obj *compDictObj;
+	int code;
 
-	if (value[0] == 'f' && strcmp(value, "full") == 0) {
-	    flushType = Z_FULL_FLUSH;
-	} else if (value[0] == 's' && strcmp(value, "sync") == 0) {
-	    flushType = Z_SYNC_FLUSH;
-	} else {
-	    Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "unknown -flush type \"", value,
-		    "\": must be full or sync", NULL);
-	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "FLUSH", NULL);
-	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	TclNewStringObj(compDictObj, value, strlen(value));
+	Tcl_IncrRefCount(compDictObj);
+	(void) Tcl_GetByteArrayFromObj(compDictObj, NULL);
+	if (cd->compDictObj) {
+	    TclDecrRefCount(cd->compDictObj);
+	}
+	cd->compDictObj = compDictObj;
+	code = Z_OK;
+	if (cd->mode == TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE) {
+	    code = SetDeflateDictionary(&cd->outStream, compDictObj);
+	    if (code != Z_OK) {
+		ConvertError(interp, code, cd->outStream.adler);
+		return TCL_ERROR;
+	    }
+	} else if (cd->format == TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_RAW) {
+	    code = SetInflateDictionary(&cd->inStream, compDictObj);
+	    if (code != Z_OK) {
+		ConvertError(interp, code, cd->inStream.adler);
+		return TCL_ERROR;
+	    }
 	}
+	return TCL_OK;
+    }
 
-	/*
-	 * Try to actually do the flush now.
-	 */
+    if (haveFlushOpt) {
+	if (optionName && strcmp(optionName, "-flush") == 0) {
+	    int flushType;
 
-	cd->outStream.avail_in = 0;
-	while (1) {
-	    int e;
+	    if (value[0] == 'f' && strcmp(value, "full") == 0) {
+		flushType = Z_FULL_FLUSH;
+	    } else if (value[0] == 's' && strcmp(value, "sync") == 0) {
+		flushType = Z_SYNC_FLUSH;
+	    } else {
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			"unknown -flush type \"%s\": must be full or sync",
+			value));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "FLUSH", NULL);
+		return TCL_ERROR;
+	    }
 
-	    cd->outStream.next_out = (Bytef *) cd->outBuffer;
-	    cd->outStream.avail_out = cd->outAllocated;
+	    /*
+	     * Try to actually do the flush now.
+	     */
 
-	    e = deflate(&cd->outStream, flushType);
-	    if (e == Z_BUF_ERROR) {
-		break;
-	    } else if (e != Z_OK) {
-		ConvertError(interp, e);
-		return TCL_ERROR;
-	    } else if (cd->outStream.avail_out == 0) {
-		break;
+	    cd->outStream.avail_in = 0;
+	    while (1) {
+		int e;
+
+		cd->outStream.next_out = (Bytef *) cd->outBuffer;
+		cd->outStream.avail_out = cd->outAllocated;
+
+		e = deflate(&cd->outStream, flushType);
+		if (e == Z_BUF_ERROR) {
+		    break;
+		} else if (e != Z_OK) {
+		    ConvertError(interp, e, cd->outStream.adler);
+		    return TCL_ERROR;
+		} else if (cd->outStream.avail_out == 0) {
+		    break;
+		}
+
+		if (Tcl_WriteRaw(cd->parent, cd->outBuffer,
+			cd->outStream.next_out - (Bytef *) cd->outBuffer)<0) {
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_ObjPrintf(
+			    "problem flushing channel: %s",
+			    Tcl_PosixError(interp)));
+		    return TCL_ERROR;
+		}
 	    }
+	    return TCL_OK;
+	}
+    } else {
+	if (optionName && strcmp(optionName, "-limit") == 0) {
+	    int newLimit;
 
-	    if (Tcl_WriteRaw(cd->parent, cd->outBuffer,
-		    cd->outStream.next_out - (Bytef *) cd->outBuffer) < 0) {
-		Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "problem flushing channel: ",
-			Tcl_PosixError(interp), NULL);
+	    if (Tcl_GetInt(interp, value, &newLimit) != TCL_OK) {
+		return TCL_ERROR;
+	    } else if (newLimit < 1 || newLimit > MAX_BUFFER_SIZE) {
+		Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+			"-limit must be between 1 and 65536", -1));
+		Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "VALUE", "READLIMIT", NULL);
 		return TCL_ERROR;
 	    }
 	}
-	return TCL_OK;
     }
 
     if (setOptionProc == NULL) {
-	return Tcl_BadChannelOption(interp, optionName, chanOptions);
+	if (cd->format == TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_GZIP) {
+	    return Tcl_BadChannelOption(interp, optionName,
+		    (cd->mode == TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE)
+		    ? gzipChanOptions : gunzipChanOptions);
+	} else {
+	    return Tcl_BadChannelOption(interp, optionName,
+		    (cd->mode == TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE)
+		    ? compressChanOptions : decompressChanOptions);
+	}
     }
 
     /*
@@ -2651,7 +3301,10 @@ ZlibTransformGetOption(
     ZlibChannelData *cd = instanceData;
     Tcl_DriverGetOptionProc *getOptionProc =
 	    Tcl_ChannelGetOptionProc(Tcl_GetChannelType(cd->parent));
-    static const char *chanOptions = "checksum header";
+    static const char *compressChanOptions = "checksum dictionary";
+    static const char *gzipChanOptions = "checksum";
+    static const char *decompressChanOptions = "checksum dictionary limit";
+    static const char *gunzipChanOptions = "checksum header limit";
 
     /*
      * The "crc" option reports the current CRC (calculated with the Adler32
@@ -2679,6 +3332,28 @@ ZlibTransformGetOption(
 	}
     }
 
+    if ((cd->format != TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_GZIP) &&
+	    (optionName == NULL || strcmp(optionName, "-dictionary") == 0)) {
+	/*
+	 * Embedded NUL bytes are ok; they'll be C080-encoded.
+	 */
+
+	if (optionName == NULL) {
+	    Tcl_DStringAppendElement(dsPtr, "-dictionary");
+	    if (cd->compDictObj) {
+		Tcl_DStringAppendElement(dsPtr,
+			Tcl_GetString(cd->compDictObj));
+	    } else {
+		Tcl_DStringAppendElement(dsPtr, "");
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    int len;
+	    const char *str = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(cd->compDictObj, &len);
+
+	    Tcl_DStringAppend(dsPtr, str, len);
+	}
+    }
+
     /*
      * The "header" option, which is only valid on inflating gzip channels,
      * reports the header that has been read from the start of the stream.
@@ -2711,7 +3386,15 @@ ZlibTransformGetOption(
     if (optionName == NULL) {
 	return TCL_OK;
     }
-    return Tcl_BadChannelOption(interp, optionName, chanOptions);
+    if (cd->format == TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_GZIP) {
+	return Tcl_BadChannelOption(interp, optionName,
+		(cd->mode == TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE)
+		? gzipChanOptions : gunzipChanOptions);
+    } else {
+	return Tcl_BadChannelOption(interp, optionName,
+		(cd->mode == TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE)
+		? compressChanOptions : decompressChanOptions);
+    }
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2856,10 +3539,15 @@ ZlibStackChannelTransform(
 				 * decompressing transforms. */
     int level,			/* What compression level to use. Ignored for
 				 * decompressing transforms. */
+    int limit,			/* The limit on the number of bytes to read
+				 * ahead; always at least 1. */
     Tcl_Channel channel,	/* The channel to attach to. */
-    Tcl_Obj *gzipHeaderDictPtr)	/* A description of header to use, or NULL to
+    Tcl_Obj *gzipHeaderDictPtr,	/* A description of header to use, or NULL to
 				 * use a default. Ignored if not compressing
 				 * to produce gzip-format data. */
+    Tcl_Obj *compDictObj)	/* Byte-array object containing compression
+				 * dictionary (not dictObj!) to use if
+				 * necessary. */
 {
     ZlibChannelData *cd = ckalloc(sizeof(ZlibChannelData));
     Tcl_Channel chan;
@@ -2872,15 +3560,15 @@ ZlibStackChannelTransform(
 
     memset(cd, 0, sizeof(ZlibChannelData));
     cd->mode = mode;
+    cd->format = format;
+    cd->readAheadLimit = limit;
 
     if (format == TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_GZIP || format == TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_AUTO) {
 	if (mode == TCL_ZLIB_STREAM_DEFLATE) {
 	    if (gzipHeaderDictPtr) {
-		int dummy = 0;
-
 		cd->flags |= OUT_HEADER;
 		if (GenerateHeader(interp, gzipHeaderDictPtr, &cd->outHeader,
-			&dummy) != TCL_OK) {
+			NULL) != TCL_OK) {
 		    goto error;
 		}
 	    }
@@ -2895,6 +3583,12 @@ ZlibStackChannelTransform(
 	}
     }
 
+    if (compDictObj != NULL) {
+	cd->compDictObj = Tcl_DuplicateObj(compDictObj);
+	Tcl_IncrRefCount(cd->compDictObj);
+	Tcl_GetByteArrayFromObj(cd->compDictObj, NULL);
+    }
+
     if (format == TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_RAW) {
 	wbits = WBITS_RAW;
     } else if (format == TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_ZLIB) {
@@ -2924,6 +3618,14 @@ ZlibStackChannelTransform(
 		goto error;
 	    }
 	}
+	if (cd->format == TCL_ZLIB_FORMAT_RAW && cd->compDictObj) {
+	    e = SetInflateDictionary(&cd->inStream, cd->compDictObj);
+	    if (e != Z_OK) {
+		goto error;
+	    }
+	    TclDecrRefCount(cd->compDictObj);
+	    cd->compDictObj = NULL;
+	}
     } else {
 	e = deflateInit2(&cd->outStream, level, Z_DEFLATED, wbits,
 		MAX_MEM_LEVEL, Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY);
@@ -2938,6 +3640,12 @@ ZlibStackChannelTransform(
 		goto error;
 	    }
 	}
+	if (cd->compDictObj) {
+	    e = SetDeflateDictionary(&cd->outStream, cd->compDictObj);
+	    if (e != Z_OK) {
+		goto error;
+	    }
+	}
     }
 
     Tcl_DStringInit(&cd->decompressed);
@@ -2961,6 +3669,9 @@ ZlibStackChannelTransform(
 	ckfree(cd->outBuffer);
 	deflateEnd(&cd->outStream);
     }
+    if (cd->compDictObj) {
+	Tcl_DecrRefCount(cd->compDictObj);
+    }
     ckfree(cd);
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -3050,6 +3761,7 @@ ResultGenerate(
 #define MAXBUF	1024
     unsigned char buf[MAXBUF];
     int e, written;
+    Tcl_Obj *errObj;
 
     cd->inStream.next_in = (Bytef *) cd->inBuffer;
     cd->inStream.avail_in = n;
@@ -3059,6 +3771,18 @@ ResultGenerate(
 	cd->inStream.avail_out = MAXBUF;
 
 	e = inflate(&cd->inStream, flush);
+	if (e == Z_NEED_DICT && cd->compDictObj) {
+	    e = SetInflateDictionary(&cd->inStream, cd->compDictObj);
+	    if (e == Z_OK) {
+		/*
+		 * A repetition of Z_NEED_DICT is just an error.
+		 */
+
+		cd->inStream.next_out = (Bytef *) buf;
+		cd->inStream.avail_out = MAXBUF;
+		e = inflate(&cd->inStream, flush);
+	    }
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * avail_out is now the left over space in the output.  Therefore
@@ -3090,13 +3814,7 @@ ResultGenerate(
 	 */
 
 	if ((e != Z_OK) && (e != Z_BUF_ERROR)) {
-	    Tcl_Obj *errObj = Tcl_NewListObj(0, NULL);
-
-	    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, errObj,
-		    Tcl_NewStringObj(cd->inStream.msg, -1));
-	    Tcl_SetChannelError(cd->parent, errObj);
-	    *errorCodePtr = EINVAL;
-	    return TCL_ERROR;
+	    goto handleError;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -3107,6 +3825,17 @@ ResultGenerate(
 	    return TCL_OK;
 	}
     }
+
+  handleError:
+    errObj = Tcl_NewListObj(0, NULL);
+    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, errObj, Tcl_NewStringObj("-errorcode",-1));
+    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, errObj,
+	    ConvertErrorToList(e, cd->inStream.adler));
+    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, errObj,
+	    Tcl_NewStringObj(cd->inStream.msg, -1));
+    Tcl_SetChannelError(cd->parent, errObj);
+    *errorCodePtr = EINVAL;
+    return TCL_ERROR;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3119,6 +3848,8 @@ int
 TclZlibInit(
     Tcl_Interp *interp)
 {
+    Tcl_Config cfg[2];
+
     /*
      * This does two things. It creates a counter used in the creation of
      * stream commands, and it creates the namespace that will contain those
@@ -3132,6 +3863,23 @@ TclZlibInit(
      */
 
     Tcl_CreateObjCommand(interp, "zlib", ZlibCmd, 0, 0);
+
+    /*
+     * Store the underlying configuration information.
+     *
+     * TODO: Describe whether we're using the system version of the library or
+     * a compatibility version built into Tcl?
+     */
+
+    cfg[0].key = "zlibVersion";
+    cfg[0].value = zlibVersion();
+    cfg[1].key = NULL;
+    Tcl_RegisterConfig(interp, "zlib", cfg, "ascii");
+
+    /*
+     * Formally provide the package as a Tcl built-in.
+     */
+
     return Tcl_PkgProvide(interp, "zlib", TCL_ZLIB_VERSION);
 }
 
@@ -3152,7 +3900,7 @@ Tcl_ZlibStreamInit(
     Tcl_Obj *dictObj,
     Tcl_ZlibStream *zshandle)
 {
-    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "unimplemented", TCL_STATIC);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj("unimplemented", -1));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "UNIMPLEMENTED", NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
@@ -3218,7 +3966,7 @@ Tcl_ZlibDeflate(
     int level,
     Tcl_Obj *gzipHeaderDictObj)
 {
-    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "unimplemented", TCL_STATIC);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj("unimplemented", -1));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "UNIMPLEMENTED", NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
@@ -3231,7 +3979,7 @@ Tcl_ZlibInflate(
     int bufferSize,
     Tcl_Obj *gzipHeaderDictObj)
 {
-    Tcl_SetResult(interp, "unimplemented", TCL_STATIC);
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj("unimplemented", -1));
     Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "UNIMPLEMENTED", NULL);
     return TCL_ERROR;
 }
@@ -3253,6 +4001,14 @@ Tcl_ZlibAdler32(
 {
     return 0;
 }
+
+void
+Tcl_ZlibStreamSetCompressionDictionary(
+    Tcl_ZlibStream zshandle,
+    Tcl_Obj *compressionDictionaryObj)
+{
+    /* Do nothing. */
+}
 #endif /* HAVE_ZLIB */
 
 /*
author	dgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>	2012-11-16 22:51:18 (GMT)
committer	dgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>	2012-11-16 22:51:18 (GMT)
commit	809f3d7568286e5221fdc48fecf9ad9b5c5b1173 (patch)
tree	be5a399ed574820d42a50aa0bc73bf00f69ded73 /generic
parent	5bf41fe2eb79370375e30562f224f88cb98b33a5 (diff)
parent	2bf2abcb4f1c88fbddc3ce4d5800c438851aaf95 (diff)
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