merge novemnovem_remove_va

12 files changed, 193 insertions, 255 deletions

diff --git a/library/auto.tcl b/library/auto.tcl
index 4bd860d..e86257e 100644
--- a/library/auto.tcl
+++ b/library/auto.tcl
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
 # None.
 
 proc auto_reset {} {
-    if {[array exists ::auto_index]} {
-	foreach cmdName [array names ::auto_index] {
+    global auto_execs auto_index auto_path
+    if {[array exists auto_index]} {
+	foreach cmdName [array names auto_index] {
 	    set fqcn [namespace which $cmdName]
 	    if {$fqcn eq ""} {
 		continue
@@ -29,11 +30,11 @@ proc auto_reset {} {
 	    rename $fqcn {}
 	}
     }
-    unset -nocomplain ::auto_execs ::auto_index ::tcl::auto_oldpath
-    if {[catch {llength $::auto_path}]} {
-	set ::auto_path [list [info library]]
-    } elseif {[info library] ni $::auto_path} {
-	lappend ::auto_path [info library]
+    unset -nocomplain auto_execs auto_index ::tcl::auto_oldpath
+    if {[catch {llength $auto_path}]} {
+	set auto_path [list [info library]]
+    } elseif {[info library] ni $auto_path} {
+	lappend auto_path [info library]
     }
 }
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ proc auto_reset {} {
 
 proc tcl_findLibrary {basename version patch initScript enVarName varName} {
     upvar #0 $varName the_library
-    global env
+    global auto_path env tcl_platform
 
     set dirs {}
     set errors {}
@@ -83,12 +84,10 @@ proc tcl_findLibrary {basename version patch initScript enVarName varName} {
 	# 3. Relative to auto_path directories.  This checks relative to the
 	# Tcl library as well as allowing loading of libraries added to the
 	# auto_path that is not relative to the core library or binary paths.
-	foreach d $::auto_path {
+	foreach d $auto_path {
 	    lappend dirs [file join $d $basename$version]
-	    if {
-		$::tcl_platform(platform) eq "unix"
-		&& $::tcl_platform(os) eq "Darwin"
-	    } then {
+	    if {$tcl_platform(platform) eq "unix"
+		    && $tcl_platform(os) eq "Darwin"} {
 		# 4. On MacOSX, check the Resources/Scripts subdir too
 		lappend dirs [file join $d $basename$version Resources Scripts]
 	    }
diff --git a/library/http/http.tcl b/library/http/http.tcl
index c3290c9..98066af 100644
--- a/library/http/http.tcl
+++ b/library/http/http.tcl
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 package require Tcl 8.6-
 # Keep this in sync with pkgIndex.tcl and with the install directories in
 # Makefiles
-package provide http 2.8.5
+package provide http 2.8.6
 
 namespace eval http {
     # Allow resourcing to not clobber existing data
@@ -537,11 +537,10 @@ proc http::geturl {url args} {
     # If a timeout is specified we set up the after event and arrange for an
     # asynchronous socket connection.
 
-    set sockopts [list]
+    set sockopts [list -async]
     if {$state(-timeout) > 0} {
 	set state(after) [after $state(-timeout) \
 		[list http::reset $token timeout]]
-	lappend sockopts -async
     }
 
     # If we are using the proxy, we must pass in the full URL that includes
@@ -597,10 +596,15 @@ proc http::geturl {url args} {
         set socketmap($state(socketinfo)) $sock
     }
 
-    # Wait for the connection to complete.
+    if {![info exists phost]} {
+	set phost ""
+    }
+    fileevent $sock writable [list http::Connect $token $proto $phost $srvurl]
 
-    if {$state(-timeout) > 0} {
-	fileevent $sock writable [list http::Connect $token]
+    # Wait for the connection to complete.
+    if {![info exists state(-command)]} {
+	# geturl does EVERYTHING asynchronously, so if the user
+	# calls it synchronously, we just do a wait here.
 	http::wait $token
 
 	if {![info exists state]} {
@@ -616,13 +620,29 @@ proc http::geturl {url args} {
 	    set err [lindex $state(error) 0]
 	    cleanup $token
 	    return -code error $err
-	} elseif {$state(status) ne "connect"} {
-	    # Likely to be connection timeout
-	    return $token
 	}
-	set state(status) ""
     }
 
+    return $token
+}
+
+
+proc http::Connected { token proto phost srvurl} {
+    variable http
+    variable urlTypes
+
+    variable $token
+    upvar 0 $token state
+
+    # Set back the variables needed here
+    set sock $state(sock)
+    set isQueryChannel [info exists state(-querychannel)]
+    set isQuery [info exists state(-query)]
+    set host [lindex [split $state(socketinfo) :] 0]
+    set port [lindex [split $state(socketinfo) :] 1]
+
+    set defport [lindex $urlTypes($proto) 0]
+
     # Send data in cr-lf format, but accept any line terminators
 
     fconfigure $sock -translation {auto crlf} -buffersize $state(-blocksize)
@@ -753,35 +773,17 @@ proc http::geturl {url args} {
 	    fileevent $sock readable [list http::Event $sock $token]
 	}
 
-	if {![info exists state(-command)]} {
-	    # geturl does EVERYTHING asynchronously, so if the user calls it
-	    # synchronously, we just do a wait here.
-
-	    wait $token
-	    if {$state(status) eq "error"} {
-		# Something went wrong, so throw the exception, and the
-		# enclosing catch will do cleanup.
-		return -code error [lindex $state(error) 0]
-	    }
-	}
     } err]} {
 	# The socket probably was never connected, or the connection dropped
 	# later.
 
-	# Clean up after events and such, but DON'T call the command callback
-	# (if available) because we're going to throw an exception from here
-	# instead.
-
 	# if state(status) is error, it means someone's already called Finish
 	# to do the above-described clean up.
 	if {$state(status) ne "error"} {
-	    Finish $token $err 1
+	    Finish $token $err
 	}
-	cleanup $token
-	return -code error $err
     }
 
-    return $token
 }
 
 # Data access functions:
@@ -865,7 +867,7 @@ proc http::cleanup {token} {
 #	Sets the status of the connection, which unblocks
 # 	the waiting geturl call
 
-proc http::Connect {token} {
+proc http::Connect {token proto phost srvurl} {
     variable $token
     upvar 0 $token state
     set err "due to unexpected EOF"
@@ -873,10 +875,10 @@ proc http::Connect {token} {
 	[eof $state(sock)] ||
 	[set err [fconfigure $state(sock) -error]] ne ""
     } {
-	Finish $token "connect failed $err" 1
+	Finish $token "connect failed $err"
     } else {
-	set state(status) connect
 	fileevent $state(sock) writable {}
+	::http::Connected $token $proto $phost $srvurl
     }
     return
 }
@@ -981,7 +983,7 @@ proc http::Event {sock token} {
 	} elseif {$n == 0} {
 	    # We have now read all headers
 	    # We ignore HTTP/1.1 100 Continue returns. RFC2616 sec 8.2.3
-	    if {$state(http) == "" || [lindex $state(http) 1] == 100} {
+	    if {$state(http) == "" || ([regexp {^\S+\s(\d+)} $state(http) {} x] && $x == 100)} {
 		return
 	    }
 
@@ -1379,7 +1381,7 @@ proc http::mapReply {string} {
     }
     set converted [string map $formMap $string]
     if {[string match "*\[\u0100-\uffff\]*" $converted]} {
-	regexp {[\u0100-\uffff]} $converted badChar
+	regexp "\[\u0100-\uffff\]" $converted badChar
 	# Return this error message for maximum compatability... :^/
 	return -code error \
 	    "can't read \"formMap($badChar)\": no such element in array"
diff --git a/library/http/pkgIndex.tcl b/library/http/pkgIndex.tcl
index 828c860..e4c0e11 100644
--- a/library/http/pkgIndex.tcl
+++ b/library/http/pkgIndex.tcl
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 if {![package vsatisfies [package provide Tcl] 8.6-]} {return}
-package ifneeded http 2.8.5 [list tclPkgSetup $dir http 2.8.5 {{http.tcl source {::http::config ::http::formatQuery ::http::geturl ::http::reset ::http::wait ::http::register ::http::unregister ::http::mapReply}}}]
+package ifneeded http 2.8.6 [list tclPkgSetup $dir http 2.8.6 {{http.tcl source {::http::config ::http::formatQuery ::http::geturl ::http::reset ::http::wait ::http::register ::http::unregister ::http::mapReply}}}]
diff --git a/library/init.tcl b/library/init.tcl
index 7eeb53b..c9db41c 100644
--- a/library/init.tcl
+++ b/library/init.tcl
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
 #
 
+# This test intentionally written in pre-7.5 Tcl 
 if {[info commands package] == ""} {
     error "version mismatch: library\nscripts expect Tcl version 7.5b1 or later but the loaded version is\nonly [info patchlevel]"
 }
@@ -116,9 +117,10 @@ namespace eval tcl {
 if {(![interp issafe]) && ($tcl_platform(platform) eq "windows")} {
     namespace eval tcl {
 	proc EnvTraceProc {lo n1 n2 op} {
-	    set x $::env($n2)
-	    set ::env($lo) $x
-	    set ::env([string toupper $lo]) $x
+	    global env
+	    set x $env($n2)
+	    set env($lo) $x
+	    set env([string toupper $lo]) $x
 	}
 	proc InitWinEnv {} {
 	    global env tcl_platform
@@ -159,8 +161,8 @@ if {[interp issafe]} {
 } else {
     # Set up search for Tcl Modules (TIP #189).
     # and setup platform specific unknown package handlers
-    if {$::tcl_platform(os) eq "Darwin"
-	    && $::tcl_platform(platform) eq "unix"} {
+    if {$tcl_platform(os) eq "Darwin"
+	    && $tcl_platform(platform) eq "unix"} {
 	package unknown {::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler \
 		{::tcl::MacOSXPkgUnknown ::tclPkgUnknown}}
     } else {
@@ -233,14 +235,13 @@ if {[namespace which -command tclLog] eq ""} {
 
 proc unknown args {
     variable ::tcl::UnknownPending
-    global auto_noexec auto_noload env tcl_interactive
+    global auto_noexec auto_noload env tcl_interactive errorInfo errorCode
 
-
-    if {[info exists ::errorInfo]} {
-	set savedErrorInfo $::errorInfo
+    if {[info exists errorInfo]} {
+	set savedErrorInfo $errorInfo
     }
-    if {[info exists ::errorCode]} {
-	set savedErrorCode $::errorCode
+    if {[info exists errorCode]} {
+	set savedErrorCode $errorCode
     }
 
     set name [lindex $args 0]
@@ -271,9 +272,9 @@ proc unknown args {
 		unset -nocomplain ::errorCode
 	    }
 	    if {[info exists savedErrorInfo]} {
-		set ::errorInfo $savedErrorInfo
+		set errorInfo $savedErrorInfo
 	    } else {
-		unset -nocomplain ::errorInfo
+		unset -nocomplain errorInfo
 	    }
 	    set code [catch {uplevel 1 $args} msg opts]
 	    if {$code ==  1} {
@@ -282,8 +283,8 @@ proc unknown args {
 		# Note the dependence on how Tcl_AddErrorInfo, etc.
 		# construct the stack trace.
 		#
-		set errorInfo [dict get $opts -errorinfo]
-		set errorCode [dict get $opts -errorcode]
+		set errInfo [dict get $opts -errorinfo]
+		set errCode [dict get $opts -errorcode]
 		set cinfo $args
 		if {[string bytelength $cinfo] > 150} {
 		    set cinfo [string range $cinfo 0 150]
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ proc unknown args {
 		# and trim the extra contribution from the matching case
 		#
 		set expect "$msg\n    while executing\n\"$cinfo"
-		if {$errorInfo eq $expect} {
+		if {$errInfo eq $expect} {
 		    #
 		    # The stack has only the eval from the expanded command
 		    # Do not generate any stack trace here.
@@ -315,18 +316,18 @@ proc unknown args {
 		#
 		set expect "\n    invoked from within\n\"$cinfo"
 		set exlen [string length $expect]
-		set eilen [string length $errorInfo]
+		set eilen [string length $errInfo]
 		set i [expr {$eilen - $exlen - 1}]
-		set einfo [string range $errorInfo 0 $i]
+		set einfo [string range $errInfo 0 $i]
 		#
-		# For now verify that $errorInfo consists of what we are about
+		# For now verify that $errInfo consists of what we are about
 		# to return plus what we expected to trim off.
 		#
-		if {$errorInfo ne "$einfo$expect"} {
+		if {$errInfo ne "$einfo$expect"} {
 		    error "Tcl bug: unexpected stack trace in \"unknown\"" {} \
-			[list CORE UNKNOWN BADTRACE $einfo $expect $errorInfo]
+			[list CORE UNKNOWN BADTRACE $einfo $expect $errInfo]
 		}
-		return -code error -errorcode $errorCode \
+		return -code error -errorcode $errCode \
 			-errorinfo $einfo $msg
 	    } else {
 		dict incr opts -level
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ proc unknown args {
 	}
     }
 
-    if {([info level] == 1) && ([info script] eq "") \
+    if {([info level] == 1) && ([info script] eq "") 
 	    && [info exists tcl_interactive] && $tcl_interactive} {
 	if {![info exists auto_noexec]} {
 	    set new [auto_execok $name]
@@ -788,7 +789,7 @@ proc tcl::CopyDirectory {action src dest} {
 	    lappend existing {*}[glob -nocomplain -directory $dest \
 		    -type hidden * .*]
 	    foreach s $existing {
-		if {([file tail $s] ne ".") && ([file tail $s] ne "..")} {
+		if {[file tail $s] ni {. ..}} {
 		    return -code error "error $action \"$src\" to\
 		      \"$dest\": file already exists"
 		}
@@ -796,7 +797,7 @@ proc tcl::CopyDirectory {action src dest} {
 	}
     } else {
 	if {[string first $nsrc $ndest] != -1} {
-	    set srclen [expr {[llength [file split $nsrc]] -1}]
+	    set srclen [expr {[llength [file split $nsrc]] - 1}]
 	    set ndest [lindex [file split $ndest] $srclen]
 	    if {$ndest eq [file tail $nsrc]} {
 		return -code error "error $action \"$src\" to\
@@ -816,37 +817,9 @@ proc tcl::CopyDirectory {action src dest} {
       [glob -nocomplain -directory $src -types hidden *]]
 
     foreach s [lsort -unique $filelist] {
-	if {([file tail $s] ne ".") && ([file tail $s] ne "..")} {
-	    file copy -force $s [file join $dest [file tail $s]]
+	if {[file tail $s] ni {. ..}} {
+	    file copy -force -- $s [file join $dest [file tail $s]]
 	}
     }
     return
 }
-
-# TIP 131
-if 0 {
-proc tcl::rmmadwiw {} {
-    set magic {
-        42 83 fe f6 ff f8 f1 e5 c6 f9 eb fd ff fb f1 e5 cc f5 ec f5 e3 fd fe
-        ff f5 fa f3 e1 c7 f9 f2 fd ff f9 fe f9 ed f4 fa f6 e6 f9 f2 e6 fd f9
-        ff f9 f6 e6 fa fd ff fc fb fc f9 f1 ed
-    }
-    foreach mystic [lassign $magic tragic] {
-        set comic [expr (0x$mystic ^ 0x$tragic) - 255 + 0x$tragic]
-        append logic [format %x $comic]
-        set tragic $mystic
-    }
-    binary format H* $logic
-}
-
-proc tcl::mathfunc::rmmadwiw {} {
-    set age [expr {9*6}]
-    set mind ""
-    while {$age} {
-        lappend mind [expr {$age%13}]
-        set age [expr {$age/13}]
-    }
-    set matter [lreverse $mind]
-    return [join $matter ""]
-}
-}
diff --git a/library/msgcat/msgcat.tcl b/library/msgcat/msgcat.tcl
index 5f8e1e9..77e70a5 100644
--- a/library/msgcat/msgcat.tcl
+++ b/library/msgcat/msgcat.tcl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 package require Tcl 8.5-
 # When the version number changes, be sure to update the pkgIndex.tcl file,
 # and the installation directory in the Makefiles.
-package provide msgcat 1.5.0
+package provide msgcat 1.5.1
 
 namespace eval msgcat {
     namespace export mc mcload mclocale mcmax mcmset mcpreferences mcset \
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ proc msgcat::mcload {langdir} {
     }
     set x 0
     foreach p [mcpreferences] {
-	if { $p eq {} } {
+	if {$p eq {}} {
 	    set p ROOT
 	}
 	set langfile [file join $langdir $p.msg]
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ proc msgcat::mcflset {src {dest ""}} {
 # Results:
 #	Returns the number of pairs processed
 
-proc msgcat::mcmset {locale pairs } {
+proc msgcat::mcmset {locale pairs} {
     variable Msgs
 
     set length [llength $pairs]
@@ -551,10 +551,9 @@ proc msgcat::Init {} {
     # Examples: de-CH -> de_ch, sr-Latn-CS -> sr_cs@latin, es-419 -> es
     #
     set key {HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International}
-    if {([registry values $key "LocaleName"] ne "")
+    if {![catch {registry get $key LocaleName} localeName]
 	    && [regexp {^([a-z]{2,3})(?:-([a-z]{4}))?(?:-([a-z]{2}))?(?:-.+)?$}\
-	    [string tolower [registry get $key "LocaleName"]] match locale\
-	    script territory]} {
+	    [string tolower $localeName] match locale script territory]} {
 	if {"" ne $territory} {
 	    append locale _ $territory
 	}
@@ -562,9 +561,7 @@ proc msgcat::Init {} {
 	if {[dict exists $modifierDict $script]} {
 	    append locale @ [dict get $modifierDict $script]
 	}
-	if {![catch {
-	    mclocale [ConvertLocale $locale]
-	}]} {
+	if {![catch {mclocale [ConvertLocale $locale]}]} {
 	    return
 	}
     }
diff --git a/library/msgcat/pkgIndex.tcl b/library/msgcat/pkgIndex.tcl
index a5b6499..271265b 100644
--- a/library/msgcat/pkgIndex.tcl
+++ b/library/msgcat/pkgIndex.tcl
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 if {![package vsatisfies [package provide Tcl] 8.5-]} {return}
-package ifneeded msgcat 1.5.0 [list source [file join $dir msgcat.tcl]]
+package ifneeded msgcat 1.5.1 [list source [file join $dir msgcat.tcl]]
diff --git a/library/package.tcl b/library/package.tcl
index 5b99a69..a94bfaa 100644
--- a/library/package.tcl
+++ b/library/package.tcl
@@ -398,9 +398,7 @@ proc pkg_mkIndex {args} {
 
     foreach pkg [lsort [array names files]] {
 	set cmd {}
-	foreach {name version} $pkg {
-	    break
-	}
+	lassign $pkg name version
 	lappend cmd ::tcl::Pkg::Create -name $name -version $version
 	foreach spec [lsort -index 0 $files($pkg)] {
 	    foreach {file type procs} $spec {
@@ -547,8 +545,7 @@ proc tclPkgUnknown {name args} {
 	# Don't add directories we've already seen, or ones already on the
 	# $use_path.
 	foreach dir [lrange $auto_path $index end] {
-	    if {![info exists tclSeenPath($dir)]
-		    && ([lsearch -exact $use_path $dir] == -1) } {
+	    if {![info exists tclSeenPath($dir)] && ($dir ni $use_path)} {
 		lappend use_path $dir
 	    }
 	}
@@ -631,8 +628,7 @@ proc tcl::MacOSXPkgUnknown {original name args} {
 	# Don't add directories we've already seen, or ones already on the
 	# $use_path.
 	foreach dir [lrange $auto_path $index end] {
-	    if {![info exists tclSeenPath($dir)]
-		    && ([lsearch -exact $use_path $dir] == -1) } {
+	    if {![info exists tclSeenPath($dir)] && ($dir ni $use_path)} {
 		lappend use_path $dir
 	    }
 	}
@@ -684,10 +680,7 @@ proc ::tcl::Pkg::Create {args} {
     }
 
     # Initialize parameters
-    set opts(-name)		{}
-    set opts(-version)		{}
-    set opts(-source)		{}
-    set opts(-load)		{}
+    array set opts {-name {} -version {} -source {} -load {}}
 
     # process parameters
     for {set i 0} {$i < $len} {incr i} {
@@ -735,14 +728,9 @@ proc ::tcl::Pkg::Create {args} {
     # Handle -load and -source specs
     foreach key {load source} {
 	foreach filespec $opts(-$key) {
-	    foreach {filename proclist} {{} {}} {
-		break
-	    }
-	    foreach {filename proclist} $filespec {
-		break
-	    }
-
-	    if {![llength $proclist]} {
+	    lassign $filespec filename proclist
+	    
+	    if { [llength $proclist] == 0 } {
 		set cmd "\[list $key \[file join \$dir [list $filename]\]\]"
 		lappend cmdList $cmd
 	    } else {
diff --git a/library/platform/pkgIndex.tcl b/library/platform/pkgIndex.tcl
index 220a67b..b882e4f 100644
--- a/library/platform/pkgIndex.tcl
+++ b/library/platform/pkgIndex.tcl
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-package ifneeded platform        1.0.10 [list source [file join $dir platform.tcl]]
+package ifneeded platform        1.0.11 [list source [file join $dir platform.tcl]]
 package ifneeded platform::shell 1.1.4 [list source [file join $dir shell.tcl]]
 
diff --git a/library/platform/platform.tcl b/library/platform/platform.tcl
index dd2e66b..a1a728b 100644
--- a/library/platform/platform.tcl
+++ b/library/platform/platform.tcl
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ proc ::platform::LibcVersion {base _->_ vv} {
     if {![catch {
 	set vdata [lindex [split [exec $libc] \n] 0]
     }]} {
-	regexp {([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)*)} $vdata -> v
+	regexp {version ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)*), by} $vdata -> v
 	foreach {major minor} [split $v .] break
 	set v glibc${major}.${minor}
 	return 1
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ proc ::platform::patterns {id} {
 # ### ### ### ######### ######### #########
 ## Ready
 
-package provide platform 1.0.10
+package provide platform 1.0.11
 
 # ### ### ### ######### ######### #########
 ## Demo application
diff --git a/library/tcltest/tcltest.tcl b/library/tcltest/tcltest.tcl
index 07d0a51..70df6bd 100644
--- a/library/tcltest/tcltest.tcl
+++ b/library/tcltest/tcltest.tcl
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
     #     None.
     #
     proc normalizePath {pathVar} {
-	upvar $pathVar path
+	upvar 1 $pathVar path
 	set oldpwd [pwd]
 	catch {cd $path}
 	set path [pwd]
@@ -247,15 +247,15 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
 
     # Kept only for compatibility
     Default constraintsSpecified {} AcceptList
-    trace variable constraintsSpecified r {set ::tcltest::constraintsSpecified \
-		[array names ::tcltest::testConstraints] ;# }
+    trace add variable constraintsSpecified read [namespace code {
+	    set constraintsSpecified [array names testConstraints] ;#}]
 
     # tests that use threads need to know which is the main thread
     Default mainThread 1
     variable mainThread
-    if {[info commands thread::id] != {}} {
+    if {[info commands thread::id] ne {}} {
 	set mainThread [thread::id]
-    } elseif {[info commands testthread] != {}} {
+    } elseif {[info commands testthread] ne {}} {
 	set mainThread [testthread id]
     }
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
     # Tcl tests is the working directory.  Whenever this value changes
     # change to that directory.
     variable workingDirectory
-    trace variable workingDirectory w \
+    trace add variable workingDirectory write \
 	    [namespace code {cd $workingDirectory ;#}]
 
     Default workingDirectory [pwd] AcceptAbsolutePath
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
 
     # Set the location of the execuatble
     Default tcltest [info nameofexecutable]
-    trace variable tcltest w [namespace code {testConstraint stdio \
+    trace add variable tcltest write [namespace code {testConstraint stdio \
 	    [eval [ConstraintInitializer stdio]] ;#}]
 
     # save the platform information so it can be restored later
@@ -404,11 +404,11 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
 		# already there.
 		set outdir [normalizePath [file dirname \
 			[file join [pwd] $filename]]]
-		if {[string equal $outdir [temporaryDirectory]]} {
+		if {$outdir eq [temporaryDirectory]} {
 		    variable filesExisted
 		    FillFilesExisted
 		    set filename [file tail $filename]
-		    if {[lsearch -exact $filesExisted $filename] == -1} {
+		    if {$filename ni $filesExisted} {
 			lappend filesExisted $filename
 		    }
 		}
@@ -448,11 +448,11 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
 		# already there.
 		set outdir [normalizePath [file dirname \
 			[file join [pwd] $filename]]]
-		if {[string equal $outdir [temporaryDirectory]]} {
+		if {$outdir eq [temporaryDirectory]} {
 		    variable filesExisted
 		    FillFilesExisted
 		    set filename [file tail $filename]
-		    if {[lsearch -exact $filesExisted $filename] == -1} {
+		    if {$filename ni $filesExisted} {
 			lappend filesExisted $filename
 		    }
 		}
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
 	    }
 	    default {
 		# Exact match trumps ambiguity
-		if {[lsearch -exact $match $option] >= 0} {
+		if {$option in $match} {
 		    return $option
 		}
 		set values [join [lrange $match 0 end-1] ", "]
@@ -549,7 +549,8 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
 	variable OptionControlledVariables
 	foreach varName [concat $OptionControlledVariables Option] {
 	    variable $varName
-	    trace variable $varName r [namespace code {ProcessCmdLineArgs ;#}]
+	    trace add variable $varName read [namespace code {
+		    ProcessCmdLineArgs ;#}]
 	}
     }
 
@@ -557,11 +558,11 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
 	variable OptionControlledVariables
 	foreach varName [concat $OptionControlledVariables Option] {
 	    variable $varName
-	    foreach pair [trace vinfo $varName] {
-		foreach {op cmd} $pair break
-		if {[string equal r $op]
-			&& [string match *ProcessCmdLineArgs* $cmd]} {
-		    trace vdelete $varName $op $cmd
+	    foreach pair [trace info variable $varName] {
+		lassign $pair op cmd
+		if {($op eq "read") &&
+			[string match *ProcessCmdLineArgs* $cmd]} {
+		    trace remove variable $varName $op $cmd
 		}
 	    }
 	}
@@ -698,7 +699,7 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
     Option -constraints {} {
 	Do not skip the listed constraints listed in -constraints.
     } AcceptList
-    trace variable Option(-constraints) w \
+    trace add variable Option(-constraints) write \
 	    [namespace code {SetSelectedConstraints ;#}]
 
     # Don't run only the "-constraint" specified tests by default
@@ -707,7 +708,7 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
 	variable testConstraints
 	if {!$Option(-limitconstraints)} {return}
 	foreach c [array names testConstraints] {
-	    if {[lsearch -exact $Option(-constraints) $c] == -1} {
+	    if {$c ni $Option(-constraints)} {
 		testConstraint $c 0
 	    }
 	}
@@ -715,7 +716,7 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
     Option -limitconstraints 0 {
 	whether to run only tests with the constraints
     } AcceptBoolean limitConstraints 
-    trace variable Option(-limitconstraints) w \
+    trace add variable Option(-limitconstraints) write \
 	    [namespace code {ClearUnselectedConstraints ;#}]
 
     # A test application has to know how to load the tested commands
@@ -736,7 +737,7 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
 	}
 	set directory [AcceptDirectory $directory]
 	if {![file writable $directory]} {
-	    if {[string equal [workingDirectory] $directory]} {
+	    if {[workingDirectory] eq $directory} {
 		# Special exception: accept the default value
 		# even if the directory is not writable
 		return $directory
@@ -750,7 +751,7 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
     Option -tmpdir [workingDirectory] {
 	Save temporary files in the specified directory.
     } AcceptTemporaryDirectory temporaryDirectory
-    trace variable Option(-tmpdir) w \
+    trace add variable Option(-tmpdir) write \
 	    [namespace code {normalizePath Option(-tmpdir) ;#}]
 
     # Tests should not rely on the current working directory.
@@ -759,17 +760,17 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
     Option -testdir [workingDirectory] {
 	Search tests in the specified directory.
     } AcceptDirectory testsDirectory
-    trace variable Option(-testdir) w \
+    trace add variable Option(-testdir) write \
 	    [namespace code {normalizePath Option(-testdir) ;#}]
 
     proc AcceptLoadFile { file } {
-	if {[string equal "" $file]} {return $file}
+	if {$file eq {}} {return $file}
 	set file [file join [temporaryDirectory] $file]
 	return [AcceptReadable $file]
     }
     proc ReadLoadScript {args} {
 	variable Option
-	if {[string equal "" $Option(-loadfile)]} {return}
+	if {$Option(-loadfile) eq {}} {return}
 	set tmp [open $Option(-loadfile) r]
 	loadScript [read $tmp]
 	close $tmp
@@ -777,7 +778,7 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
     Option -loadfile {} {
 	Read the script to load the tested commands from the specified file.
     } AcceptLoadFile loadFile
-    trace variable Option(-loadfile) w [namespace code ReadLoadScript]
+    trace add variable Option(-loadfile) write [namespace code ReadLoadScript]
 
     proc AcceptOutFile { file } {
 	if {[string equal stderr $file]} {return $file}
@@ -789,14 +790,14 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
     Option -outfile stdout {
 	Send output from test runs to the specified file.
     } AcceptOutFile outputFile
-    trace variable Option(-outfile) w \
+    trace add variable Option(-outfile) write \
 	    [namespace code {outputChannel $Option(-outfile) ;#}]
 
     # errors go to stderr by default
     Option -errfile stderr {
 	Send errors from test runs to the specified file.
     } AcceptOutFile errorFile
-    trace variable Option(-errfile) w \
+    trace add variable Option(-errfile) write \
 	    [namespace code {errorChannel $Option(-errfile) ;#}]
 
     proc loadIntoSlaveInterpreter {slave args} {
@@ -877,7 +878,7 @@ proc tcltest::DebugPArray {level arrayvar} {
     variable debug
 
     if {$debug >= $level} {
-	catch {upvar  $arrayvar $arrayvar}
+	catch {upvar 1 $arrayvar $arrayvar}
 	parray $arrayvar
     }
     return
@@ -961,8 +962,7 @@ proc tcltest::testConstraint {constraint {value ""}} {
     if {[catch {expr {$value && $value}} msg]} {
 	return -code error $msg
     }
-    if {[limitConstraints] 
-	    && [lsearch -exact $Option(-constraints) $constraint] == -1} {
+    if {[limitConstraints] && ($constraint ni $Option(-constraints))} {
 	set value 0
     }
     set testConstraints($constraint) $value
@@ -986,11 +986,7 @@ proc tcltest::interpreter { {interp ""} } {
     if {[llength [info level 0]] == 1} {
 	return $tcltest
     }
-    if {[string equal {} $interp]} {
-	set tcltest {}
-    } else {
-	set tcltest $interp
-    }
+    set tcltest $interp
 }
 
 #####################################################################
@@ -1055,7 +1051,7 @@ proc tcltest::PrintError {errorMsg} {
 		[expr {80 - $InitialMsgLen}]]]
 	puts [errorChannel] [string range $errorMsg 0 $beginningIndex]
 
-	while {![string equal end $beginningIndex]} {
+	while {$beginningIndex ne "end"} {
 	    puts -nonewline [errorChannel] \
 		    [string repeat " " $InitialMsgLen]
 	    if {($endingIndex - $beginningIndex)
@@ -1108,7 +1104,7 @@ proc tcltest::PrintError {errorMsg} {
 proc tcltest::SafeFetch {n1 n2 op} {
     variable testConstraints
     DebugPuts 3 "entering SafeFetch $n1 $n2 $op"
-    if {[string equal {} $n2]} {return}
+    if {$n2 eq {}} {return}
     if {![info exists testConstraints($n2)]} {
 	if {[catch {testConstraint $n2 [eval [ConstraintInitializer $n2]]}]} {
 	    testConstraint $n2 0
@@ -1253,9 +1249,8 @@ proc tcltest::DefineConstraintInitializers {} {
     # are running as root on Unix.
 
     ConstraintInitializer root {expr \
-	    {[string equal unix $::tcl_platform(platform)]
-	    && ([string equal root $::tcl_platform(user)]
-		|| [string equal "" $::tcl_platform(user)])}}
+	    {($::tcl_platform(platform) eq "unix") &&
+		    ($::tcl_platform(user) in {root {}})}}
     ConstraintInitializer notRoot {expr {![testConstraint root]}}
 
     # Set nonBlockFiles constraint: 1 means this platform supports
@@ -1263,7 +1258,7 @@ proc tcltest::DefineConstraintInitializers {} {
 
     ConstraintInitializer nonBlockFiles {
 	    set code [expr {[catch {set f [open defs r]}] 
-		    || [catch {fconfigure $f -blocking off}]}]
+		    || [catch {chan configure $f -blocking off}]}]
 	    catch {close $f}
 	    set code
     }
@@ -1289,10 +1284,10 @@ proc tcltest::DefineConstraintInitializers {} {
 
     ConstraintInitializer unixExecs {
 	set code 1
-        if {[string equal macintosh $::tcl_platform(platform)]} {
+        if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq "macintosh"} {
 	    set code 0
         }
-        if {[string equal windows $::tcl_platform(platform)]} {
+        if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq "windows"} {
 	    if {[catch {
 	        set file _tcl_test_remove_me.txt
 	        makeFile {hello} $file
@@ -1386,7 +1381,7 @@ proc tcltest::Usage { {option ""} } {
 	set allOpts [concat -help [Configure]]
 	foreach opt $allOpts {
 	    set foo [Usage $opt]
-	    foreach [list x type($opt) usage($opt)] $foo break
+	    lassign $foo x type($opt) usage($opt)
 	    set line($opt) "  $opt $type($opt)  "
 	    set length($opt) [string length $line($opt)]
 	    if {$length($opt) > $max} {set max $length($opt)}
@@ -1410,7 +1405,7 @@ proc tcltest::Usage { {option ""} } {
 	    append msg $u
 	}
 	return $msg\n
-    } elseif {[string equal -help $option]} {
+    } elseif {$option eq "-help"} {
 	return [list -help "" "Display this usage information."]
     } else {
 	set type [lindex [info args $Verify($option)] 0]
@@ -1436,7 +1431,7 @@ proc tcltest::Usage { {option ""} } {
 
 proc tcltest::ProcessFlags {flagArray} {
     # Process -help first
-    if {[lsearch -exact $flagArray {-help}] != -1} {
+    if {"-help" in $flagArray} {
 	PrintUsageInfo
 	exit 1
     }
@@ -1445,14 +1440,14 @@ proc tcltest::ProcessFlags {flagArray} {
 	RemoveAutoConfigureTraces
     } else {
 	set args $flagArray
-	while {[llength $args]>1 && [catch {configure {*}$args} msg]} {
+	while {[llength $args] > 1 && [catch {configure {*}$args} msg]} {
 
 	    # Something went wrong parsing $args for tcltest options
 	    # Check whether the problem is "unknown option"
 	    if {[regexp {^unknown option (\S+):} $msg -> option]} {
 		# Could be this is an option the Hook knows about
 		set moreOptions [processCmdLineArgsAddFlagsHook]
-		if {[lsearch -exact $moreOptions $option] == -1} {
+		if {$option ni $moreOptions} {
 		    # Nope.  Report the error, including additional options,
 		    # but keep going
 		    if {[llength $moreOptions]} {
@@ -1471,7 +1466,7 @@ proc tcltest::ProcessFlags {flagArray} {
 
 	    # To recover, find that unknown option and remove up to it.
 	    # then retry
-	    while {![string equal [lindex $args 0] $option]} {
+	    while {[lindex $args 0] ne $option} {
 		set args [lrange $args 2 end]
 	    }
 	    set args [lrange $args 2 end]
@@ -1577,7 +1572,7 @@ proc tcltest::Replace::puts {args} {
 	}
 	2 {
 	    # Either -nonewline or channelId has been specified
-	    if {[string equal -nonewline [lindex $args 0]]} {
+	    if {[lindex $args 0] eq "-nonewline"} {
 		append outData [lindex $args end]
 		return
 		# return [Puts -nonewline [lindex $args end]]
@@ -1587,7 +1582,7 @@ proc tcltest::Replace::puts {args} {
 	    }
 	}
 	3 {
-	    if {[string equal -nonewline [lindex $args 0]]} {
+	    if {[lindex $args 0] eq "-nonewline"} {
 		# Both -nonewline and channelId are specified, unless
 		# it's an error.  -nonewline is supposed to be argv[0].
 		set channel [lindex $args 1]
@@ -1597,12 +1592,10 @@ proc tcltest::Replace::puts {args} {
     }
 
     if {[info exists channel]} {
-	if {[string equal $channel [[namespace parent]::outputChannel]]
-		|| [string equal $channel stdout]} {
+	if {$channel in [list [[namespace parent]::outputChannel] stdout]} {
 	    append outData [lindex $args end]$newline
 	    return
-	} elseif {[string equal $channel [[namespace parent]::errorChannel]]
-		|| [string equal $channel stderr]} {
+	} elseif {$channel in [list [[namespace parent]::errorChannel] stderr]} {
 	    append errData [lindex $args end]$newline
 	    return
 	}
@@ -1771,7 +1764,7 @@ proc tcltest::SubstArguments {argList} {
             set argList {}
         }
 
-        if {$token != {}} {
+        if {$token ne {}} {
             # If we saw a word with quote before, then there is a
             # multi-word token starting with that word.  In this case,
             # add the text and the current word to this token.
@@ -1878,10 +1871,7 @@ proc tcltest::test {name description args} {
     # Pre-define everything to null except output and errorOutput.  We
     # determine whether or not to trap output based on whether or not
     # these variables (output & errorOutput) are defined.
-    foreach item {constraints setup cleanup body result returnCodes
-	    match} {
-	set $item {}
-    }
+    lassign {} constraints setup cleanup body result returnCodes match
 
     # Set the default match mode
     set match exact
@@ -1893,8 +1883,7 @@ proc tcltest::test {name description args} {
 
     # The old test format can't have a 3rd argument (constraints or
     # script) that starts with '-'.
-    if {[string match -* [lindex $args 0]]
-	    || ([llength $args] <= 1)} {
+    if {[string match -* [lindex $args 0]] || ([llength $args] <= 1)} {
 	if {[llength $args] == 1} {
 	    set list [SubstArguments [lindex $args 0]]
 	    foreach {element value} $list {
@@ -1915,7 +1904,7 @@ proc tcltest::test {name description args} {
 		-match -output -errorOutput -constraints}
 
 	foreach flag [array names testAttributes] {
-	    if {[lsearch -exact $validFlags $flag] == -1} {
+	    if {$flag ni $validFlags} {
 		incr testLevel -1
 		set sorted [lsort $validFlags]
 		set options [join [lrange $sorted 0 end-1] ", "]
@@ -1931,7 +1920,7 @@ proc tcltest::test {name description args} {
 
 	# Check the values supplied for -match
 	variable CustomMatch
-	if {[lsearch [array names CustomMatch] $match] == -1} {
+	if {$match ni [array names CustomMatch]} {
 	    incr testLevel -1
 	    set sorted [lsort [array names CustomMatch]]
 	    set values [join [lrange $sorted 0 end-1] ", "]
@@ -1995,7 +1984,7 @@ proc tcltest::test {name description args} {
 	} else {
 	    set testResult [uplevel 1 [list [namespace origin Eval] $command 1]]
 	}
-	foreach {actualAnswer returnCode} $testResult break
+	lassign $testResult actualAnswer returnCode
 	if {$returnCode == 1} {
 	    set errorInfo(body) $::errorInfo
 	    set errorCode(body) $::errorCode
@@ -2031,11 +2020,11 @@ proc tcltest::test {name description args} {
 	    if {([preserveCore] > 1) && ($coreFailure)} {
 		append coreMsg "\nMoving file to:\
 		    [file join [temporaryDirectory] core-$name]"
-		catch {file rename -force \
+		catch {file rename -force -- \
 		    [file join [workingDirectory] core] \
 		    [file join [temporaryDirectory] core-$name]
 		} msg
-		if {[string length $msg] > 0} {
+		if {$msg ne {}} {
 		    append coreMsg "\nError:\
 			Problem renaming core file: $msg"
 		}
@@ -2045,7 +2034,7 @@ proc tcltest::test {name description args} {
 
     # check if the return code matched the expected return code
     set codeFailure 0
-    if {!$setupFailure && [lsearch -exact $returnCodes $returnCode] == -1} {
+    if {!$setupFailure && ($returnCode ni $returnCodes)} {
 	set codeFailure 1
     }
 
@@ -2124,7 +2113,7 @@ proc tcltest::test {name description args} {
 		set testFd [open $testFile r]
 		set testLine [expr {[lsearch -regexp \
 			[split [read $testFd] "\n"] \
-			"^\[ \t\]*test [string map {. \\.} $name] "]+1}]
+			"^\[ \t\]*test [string map {. \\.} $name] "] + 1}]
 		close $testFd
 	    }
 	}
@@ -2169,7 +2158,7 @@ proc tcltest::test {name description args} {
 	puts [outputChannel] "---- Return code should have been\
 		one of: $returnCodes"
 	if {[IsVerbose error]} {
-	    if {[info exists errorInfo(body)] && ([lsearch $returnCodes 1]<0)} {
+	    if {[info exists errorInfo(body)] && (1 ni $returnCodes)} {
 		puts [outputChannel] "---- errorInfo: $errorInfo(body)"
 		puts [outputChannel] "---- errorCode: $errorCode(body)"
 	    }
@@ -2250,7 +2239,7 @@ proc tcltest::Skipped {name constraints} {
 	}
 	return 1
     }
-    if {[string equal {} $constraints]} {
+    if {$constraints eq {}} {
 	# If we're limited to the listed constraints and there aren't
 	# any listed, then we shouldn't run the test.
 	if {[limitConstraints]} {
@@ -2401,7 +2390,7 @@ proc tcltest::cleanupTests {{calledFromAllFile 0}} {
 	foreach file $filesMade {
 	    if {[file exists $file]} {
 		DebugDo 1 {Warn "cleanupTests deleting $file..."}
-		catch {file delete -force $file}
+		catch {file delete -force -- $file}
 	    }
 	}
 	set currentFiles {}
@@ -2411,7 +2400,7 @@ proc tcltest::cleanupTests {{calledFromAllFile 0}} {
 	}
 	set newFiles {}
 	foreach file $currentFiles {
-	    if {[lsearch -exact $filesExisted $file] == -1} {
+	    if {$file ni $filesExisted} {
 		lappend newFiles $file
 	    }
 	}
@@ -2494,8 +2483,7 @@ proc tcltest::cleanupTests {{calledFromAllFile 0}} {
 	# then add current file to failFile list if any tests in this
 	# file failed
 
-	if {$currentFailure \
-		&& ([lsearch -exact $failFiles $testFileName] == -1)} {
+	if {$currentFailure && ($testFileName ni $failFiles)} {
 	    lappend failFiles $testFileName
 	}
 	set currentFailure false
@@ -2555,11 +2543,11 @@ proc tcltest::cleanupTests {{calledFromAllFile 0}} {
 		puts [outputChannel] "produced core file! \
 			Moving file to: \
 			[file join [temporaryDirectory] core-$testFileName]"
-		catch {file rename -force \
+		catch {file rename -force -- \
 			[file join [workingDirectory] core] \
 			[file join [temporaryDirectory] core-$testFileName]
 		} msg
-		if {[string length $msg] > 0} {
+		if {$msg ne {}} {
 		    PrintError "Problem renaming file: $msg"
 		}
 	    } else {
@@ -2637,7 +2625,7 @@ proc tcltest::GetMatchingFiles { args } {
 
 	# Add to result list all files in match list and not in skip list
 	foreach file $matchFileList {
-	    if {[lsearch -exact $skipFileList $file] == -1} {
+	    if {$file ni $skipFileList} {
 		lappend matchingFiles $file
 	    }
 	}
@@ -2684,7 +2672,7 @@ proc tcltest::GetMatchingDirectories {rootdir} {
     foreach pattern [matchDirectories] {
 	foreach path [glob -directory $rootdir -types d -nocomplain -- \
 		$pattern] {
-	    if {[lsearch -exact $skipDirs $path] == -1} {
+	    if {$path ni $skipDirs} {
 		set matchDirs [concat $matchDirs [GetMatchingDirectories $path]]
 		if {[file exists [file join $path all.tcl]]} {
 		    lappend matchDirs $path
@@ -2737,7 +2725,7 @@ proc tcltest::runAllTests { {shell ""} } {
 
     # [file system] first available in Tcl 8.4
     if {![catch {file system [testsDirectory]} result]
-	    && ![string equal native [lindex $result 0]]} {
+	    && ([lindex $result 0] ne "native")} {
 	# If we aren't running in the native filesystem, then we must
 	# run the tests in a single process (via 'source'), because
 	# trying to run then via a pipe will fail since the files don't
@@ -2784,10 +2772,10 @@ proc tcltest::runAllTests { {shell ""} } {
 	    # needs to read and process output of children.
 	    set childargv [list]
 	    foreach opt [Configure] {
-		if {[string equal $opt -outfile]} {continue}
+		if {$opt eq "-outfile"} {continue}
 		set value [Configure $opt]
 		# Don't bother passing default configuration options
-		if {[string equal $value $DefaultValue($opt)]} {
+		if {$value eq $DefaultValue($opt)} {
 			continue
 		}
 		lappend childargv $opt $value
@@ -2880,11 +2868,6 @@ proc tcltest::runAllTests { {shell ""} } {
 #     none.
 
 proc tcltest::loadTestedCommands {} {
-    variable l
-    if {[string equal {} [loadScript]]} {
-	return
-    }
-
     return [uplevel 1 [loadScript]]
 }
 
@@ -2927,16 +2910,15 @@ proc tcltest::saveState {} {
 proc tcltest::restoreState {} {
     variable saveState
     foreach p [uplevel 1 {::info procs}] {
-	if {([lsearch [lindex $saveState 0] $p] < 0)
-		&& ![string equal [namespace current]::$p \
-		[uplevel 1 [list ::namespace origin $p]]]} {
+	if {($p ni [lindex $saveState 0]) && ("[namespace current]::$p" ne
+		[uplevel 1 [list ::namespace origin $p]])} {
 
 	    DebugPuts 2 "[lindex [info level 0] 0]: Removing proc $p"
 	    uplevel 1 [list ::catch [list ::rename $p {}]]
 	}
     }
     foreach p [uplevel 1 {::info vars}] {
-	if {[lsearch [lindex $saveState 1] $p] < 0} {
+	if {$p ni [lindex $saveState 1]} {
 	    DebugPuts 2 "[lindex [info level 0] 0]:\
 		    Removing variable $p"
 	    uplevel 1 [list ::catch [list ::unset $p]]
@@ -2997,15 +2979,15 @@ proc tcltest::makeFile {contents name {directory ""}} {
 	     putting ``$contents'' into $fullName"
 
     set fd [open $fullName w]
-    fconfigure $fd -translation lf
-    if {[string equal [string index $contents end] \n]} {
+    chan configure $fd -translation lf
+    if {[string index $contents end] eq "\n"} {
 	puts -nonewline $fd $contents
     } else {
 	puts $fd $contents
     }
     close $fd
 
-    if {[lsearch -exact $filesMade $fullName] == -1} {
+    if {$fullName ni $filesMade} {
 	lappend filesMade $fullName
     }
     return $fullName
@@ -3045,7 +3027,7 @@ proc tcltest::removeFile {name {directory ""}} {
 	    Warn "removeFile removing \"$fullName\":\n  not a file"
 	}
     }
-    return [file delete $fullName]
+    return [file delete -- $fullName]
 }
 
 # tcltest::makeDirectory --
@@ -3075,7 +3057,7 @@ proc tcltest::makeDirectory {name {directory ""}} {
     set fullName [file join $directory $name]
     DebugPuts 3 "[lindex [info level 0] 0]: creating $fullName"
     file mkdir $fullName
-    if {[lsearch -exact $filesMade $fullName] == -1} {
+    if {$fullName ni $filesMade} {
 	lappend filesMade $fullName
     }
     return $fullName
@@ -3116,7 +3098,7 @@ proc tcltest::removeDirectory {name {directory ""}} {
 	    Warn "removeDirectory removing \"$fullName\":\n  not a directory"
 	}
     }
-    return [file delete -force $fullName]
+    return [file delete -force -- $fullName]
 }
 
 # tcltest::viewFile --
@@ -3213,7 +3195,7 @@ proc tcltest::LeakFiles {old} {
     }
     set leak {}
     foreach p $new {
-	if {[lsearch $old $p] < 0} {
+	if {$p ni $old} {
 	    lappend leak $p
 	}
     }
@@ -3284,7 +3266,7 @@ proc tcltest::RestoreLocale {} {
 #
 
 proc tcltest::threadReap {} {
-    if {[info commands testthread] != {}} {
+    if {[info commands testthread] ne {}} {
 
 	# testthread built into tcltest
 
@@ -3304,7 +3286,7 @@ proc tcltest::threadReap {} {
 	}
 	testthread errorproc ThreadError
 	return [llength [testthread names]]
-    } elseif {[info commands thread::id] != {}} {
+    } elseif {[info commands thread::id] ne {}} {
 	
 	# Thread extension
 
@@ -3336,15 +3318,15 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
     # Set up the constraints in the testConstraints array to be lazily
     # initialized by a registered initializer, or by "false" if no
     # initializer is registered.
-    trace variable testConstraints r [namespace code SafeFetch]
+    trace add variable testConstraints read [namespace code SafeFetch]
 
     # Only initialize constraints at package load time if an
     # [initConstraintsHook] has been pre-defined.  This is only
     # for compatibility support.  The modern way to add a custom
     # test constraint is to just call the [testConstraint] command
     # straight away, without all this "hook" nonsense.
-    if {[string equal [namespace current] \
-	    [namespace qualifiers [namespace which initConstraintsHook]]]} {
+    if {[namespace current] eq
+	    [namespace qualifiers [namespace which initConstraintsHook]]} {
 	InitConstraints
     } else {
 	proc initConstraintsHook {} {}
@@ -3381,15 +3363,15 @@ namespace eval tcltest {
 
     proc LoadTimeCmdLineArgParsingRequired {} {
 	set required false
-	if {[info exists ::argv] && [lsearch -exact $::argv -help] != -1} {
+	if {[info exists ::argv] && ("-help" in $::argv)} {
 	    # The command line asks for -help, so give it (and exit)
 	    # right now.  ([configure] does not process -help)
 	    set required true
 	}
 	foreach hook { PrintUsageInfoHook processCmdLineArgsHook
 			processCmdLineArgsAddFlagsHook } {
-	    if {[string equal [namespace current] [namespace qualifiers \
-		    [namespace which $hook]]]} {
+	    if {[namespace current] eq
+		    [namespace qualifiers [namespace which $hook]]} {
 		set required true
 	    } else {
 		proc $hook args {}
diff --git a/library/tm.tcl b/library/tm.tcl
index 4288658..74d93a5 100644
--- a/library/tm.tcl
+++ b/library/tm.tcl
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace eval ::tcl::tm {
     # Export the public API
 
     namespace export path
-    namespace ensemble create -command path -subcommand {add remove list}
+    namespace ensemble create -command path -subcommands {add remove list}
 }
 
 # ::tcl::tm::path implementations --
@@ -260,10 +260,8 @@ proc ::tcl::tm::UnknownHandler {original name args} {
 		    # Otherwise we still have to fallback to the regular
 		    # package search to complete the processing.
 
-		    if {
-			($pkgname eq $name) &&
-			[package vsatisfies $pkgversion {*}$args]
-		    } then {
+		    if {($pkgname eq $name)
+			    && [package vsatisfies $pkgversion {*}$args]} {
 			set satisfied 1
 
 			# We do not abort the loop, and keep adding provide
@@ -342,7 +340,6 @@ proc ::tcl::tm::Defaults {} {
 	    }
 	}
     }
-    }
     return
 }
 
@@ -360,7 +357,7 @@ proc ::tcl::tm::Defaults {} {
 #	Calls 'path add' to paths to the list of module search paths.
 
 proc ::tcl::tm::roots {paths} {
-    foreach {major minor} [split [info tclversion] .] break
+    regexp {^(\d+)\.(\d+)} [package present Tcl] - major minor
     foreach pa $paths {
 	set p [file join $pa tcl$major]
 	for {set n $minor} {$n >= 0} {incr n -1} {
diff --git a/library/word.tcl b/library/word.tcl
index 16a4638..b8f34a5 100644
--- a/library/word.tcl
+++ b/library/word.tcl
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace eval ::tcl {
 proc tcl_wordBreakAfter {str start} {
     variable ::tcl::WordBreakRE
     set result {-1 -1}
-    regexp -indices -start $start $WordBreakRE(after) $str result
+    regexp -indices -start $start -- $WordBreakRE(after) $str result
     return [lindex $result 1]
 }
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ proc tcl_wordBreakAfter {str start} {
 proc tcl_wordBreakBefore {str start} {
     variable ::tcl::WordBreakRE
     set result {-1 -1}
-    regexp -indices $WordBreakRE(before) [string range $str 0 $start] result
+    regexp -indices -- $WordBreakRE(before) [string range $str 0 $start] result
     return [lindex $result 1]
 }
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ proc tcl_wordBreakBefore {str start} {
 proc tcl_endOfWord {str start} {
     variable ::tcl::WordBreakRE
     set result {-1 -1}
-    regexp -indices -start $start $WordBreakRE(end) $str result
+    regexp -indices -start $start -- $WordBreakRE(end) $str result
     return [lindex $result 1]
 }
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ proc tcl_endOfWord {str start} {
 proc tcl_startOfNextWord {str start} {
     variable ::tcl::WordBreakRE
     set result {-1 -1}
-    regexp -indices -start $start $WordBreakRE(next) $str result
+    regexp -indices -start $start -- $WordBreakRE(next) $str result
     return [lindex $result 1]
 }
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ proc tcl_startOfNextWord {str start} {
 proc tcl_startOfPreviousWord {str start} {
     variable ::tcl::WordBreakRE
     set word {-1 -1}
-    regexp -indices $WordBreakRE(previous) [string range $str 0 $start-1] \
+    regexp -indices -- $WordBreakRE(previous) [string range $str 0 $start-1] \
 	    result word
     return [lindex $word 0]
 }