TIP#219 IMPLEMENTATION

	* doc/SetChanErr.3: ** New File **. Documentation of the new
	  channel API functions.
	* generic/tcl.decls:  Stub declarations of the new channel API.
	* generic/tclDecls.h: Regenerated
	* generic/tclStubInit.c:

	* tclIORChan.c: ** New File **. Implementation of the reflected
	  channel.
	* generic/tclInt.h: Integration of reflected channel and new error
	* generic/tclIO.c:  propagation into the generic I/O core.
	* generic/tclIOCmd.c:
	* generic/tclIO.h:
	* library/init.tcl:

	* tests/io.test:    Extended testsuite.
	* tests/ioCmd.test:
	* tests/chan.test:
	* generic/tclTest.c:
	* generic/tclThreadTest.c:

	* unix/Makefile.in: Integration into the build machinery.
	* win/Makefile.in:
	* win/Makefile.vc:

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/library/init.tcl b/library/init.tcl
index 626f9f3..527f0b9 100644
--- a/library/init.tcl
+++ b/library/init.tcl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Default system startup file for Tcl-based applications.  Defines
 # "unknown" procedure and auto-load facilities.
 #
-# RCS: @(#) $Id: init.tcl,v 1.79 2005/07/27 16:24:14 dgp Exp $
+# RCS: @(#) $Id: init.tcl,v 1.80 2005/08/24 17:56:23 andreas_kupries Exp $
 #
 # Copyright (c) 1991-1993 The Regents of the University of California.
 # Copyright (c) 1994-1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
@@ -73,24 +73,27 @@ namespace eval tcl {
 	unsupported::EncodingDirs $Path
     }
 
-    # Set up the 'chan' ensemble
+    # Set up the 'chan' ensemble (TIP #208).
     namespace eval chan {
-	namespace ensemble create -command ::chan -map {
-	    blocked	::fblocked
-	    close	::close
-	    configure	::fconfigure
-	    copy	::fcopy
-	    eof		::eof
-	    event	::fileevent
-	    flush	::flush
-	    gets	::gets
-	    names	{::file channels}
-	    puts	::puts
-	    read	::read
-	    seek	::seek
-	    tell	::tell
-	    truncate	::tcl::chan::Truncate
-	}
+        # TIP #219. Added methods: create, postevent.
+        namespace ensemble create -command ::chan -map {
+            blocked     ::fblocked
+            close       ::close
+            configure   ::fconfigure
+            copy        ::fcopy
+            create      ::tcl::chan::rCreate
+            eof         ::eof
+            event       ::fileevent
+            flush       ::flush
+            gets        ::gets
+            names       {::file channels}
+            postevent   ::tcl::chan::rPostevent
+            puts        ::puts
+            read        ::read
+            seek        ::seek
+            tell        ::tell
+            truncate    ::tcl::chan::Truncate
+        }
     }
 }