merge trunk

70 files changed, 318 insertions, 80 deletions

diff --git a/tests/assocd.test b/tests/assocd.test
index 1ca1c9b..d1489b3 100644
--- a/tests/assocd.test
+++ b/tests/assocd.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testgetassocdata [llength [info commands testgetassocdata]]
 testConstraint testsetassocdata [llength [info commands testsetassocdata]]
 testConstraint testdelassocdata [llength [info commands testdelassocdata]]
diff --git a/tests/async.test b/tests/async.test
index 35dda88..cb67cc2 100644
--- a/tests/async.test
+++ b/tests/async.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testasync [llength [info commands testasync]]
 testConstraint threaded [::tcl::pkgconfig get threaded]
 
diff --git a/tests/basic.test b/tests/basic.test
index e072bea..7435571 100644
--- a/tests/basic.test
+++ b/tests/basic.test
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 package require tcltest 2
 namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testevalex [llength [info commands testevalex]]
 testConstraint testcmdtoken [llength [info commands testcmdtoken]]
 testConstraint testcreatecommand [llength [info commands testcreatecommand]]
diff --git a/tests/chanio.test b/tests/chanio.test
index fbc9854..9bb11f7 100644
--- a/tests/chanio.test
+++ b/tests/chanio.test
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ namespace eval ::tcl::test::io {
     variable msg
     variable expected
 
+    ::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+    catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+    
     testConstraint testchannel      [llength [info commands testchannel]]
     testConstraint exec             [llength [info commands exec]]
     testConstraint openpipe         1
diff --git a/tests/clock.test b/tests/clock.test
index fd74512..0202fc7 100644
--- a/tests/clock.test
+++ b/tests/clock.test
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
 }
 
 if {[testConstraint win]} {
-    if {[catch {package require registry 1.1}] 
-	&& [catch {load {} Registry}]
-	&& [catch {
+    if {[catch {
 	    ::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
-	    load $::reglib Registry
+	    package require registry
 	}]} {
 	namespace eval ::tcl::clock {variable NoRegistry {}}
     }
diff --git a/tests/cmdAH.test b/tests/cmdAH.test
index 291df8d..2ecf626 100644
--- a/tests/cmdAH.test
+++ b/tests/cmdAH.test
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ if {"::tcltest" ni [namespace children]} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testchmod       [llength [info commands testchmod]]
 testConstraint testsetplatform [llength [info commands testsetplatform]]
 testConstraint testvolumetype  [llength [info commands testvolumetype]]
diff --git a/tests/cmdIL.test b/tests/cmdIL.test
index 4b1002a..efb0bce 100644
--- a/tests/cmdIL.test
+++ b/tests/cmdIL.test
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 # Used for constraining memory leak tests
 testConstraint memory [llength [info commands memory]]
 testConstraint testobj [llength [info commands testobj]]
diff --git a/tests/cmdInfo.test b/tests/cmdInfo.test
index 86aa6e1..69d7171 100644
--- a/tests/cmdInfo.test
+++ b/tests/cmdInfo.test
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testcmdinfo  [llength [info commands testcmdinfo]]
 testConstraint testcmdtoken [llength [info commands testcmdtoken]]
 
diff --git a/tests/compExpr-old.test b/tests/compExpr-old.test
index bb19151..bae26a0 100644
--- a/tests/compExpr-old.test
+++ b/tests/compExpr-old.test
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 if {[catch {expr T1()} msg] && $msg eq {invalid command name "tcl::mathfunc::T1"}} {
     testConstraint testmathfunctions 0
 } else {
diff --git a/tests/compExpr.test b/tests/compExpr.test
index 8e27f1f..14c875d 100644
--- a/tests/compExpr.test
+++ b/tests/compExpr.test
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ if {"::tcltest" ni [namespace children]} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 if {[catch {expr T1()} msg] && $msg eq {invalid command name "tcl::mathfunc::T1"}} {
     testConstraint testmathfunctions 0
 } else {
diff --git a/tests/compile.test b/tests/compile.test
index d6048be..4d91940 100644
--- a/tests/compile.test
+++ b/tests/compile.test
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 package require tcltest 2
 namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint exec       [llength [info commands exec]]
 testConstraint memory     [llength [info commands memory]]
 testConstraint testevalex [llength [info commands testevalex]]
diff --git a/tests/coroutine.test b/tests/coroutine.test
index 7f40a7b..8272717 100644
--- a/tests/coroutine.test
+++ b/tests/coroutine.test
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testnrelevels [llength [info commands testnrelevels]]
 testConstraint memory [llength [info commands memory]]
 
diff --git a/tests/dcall.test b/tests/dcall.test
index 8977c31..3df0ac8 100644
--- a/tests/dcall.test
+++ b/tests/dcall.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testdcall [llength [info commands testdcall]]
 
 test dcall-1.1 {deletion callbacks} testdcall {
diff --git a/tests/dstring.test b/tests/dstring.test
index bcc304d..06121a3 100644
--- a/tests/dstring.test
+++ b/tests/dstring.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if {"::tcltest" ni [namespace children]} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testdstring [llength [info commands testdstring]]
 if {[testConstraint testdstring]} {
     testdstring free
diff --git a/tests/encoding.test b/tests/encoding.test
index b4ee7c3..0374e2d 100644
--- a/tests/encoding.test
+++ b/tests/encoding.test
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ namespace eval ::tcl::test::encoding {
 
 namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 
+catch {
+    ::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+    package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]
+}
+
 proc toutf {args} {
     variable x
     lappend x "toutf $args"
@@ -31,7 +36,6 @@ proc runtests {} {
 testConstraint testencoding [llength [info commands testencoding]]
 testConstraint exec [llength [info commands exec]]
 testConstraint testgetdefenc [llength [info commands testgetdefenc]]
-testConstraint testfinexit [llength [info commands testfinexit]]
 
 # TclInitEncodingSubsystem is tested by the rest of this file
 # TclFinalizeEncodingSubsystem is not currently tested
@@ -418,13 +422,14 @@ test encoding-24.1 {EscapeFreeProc on open channels} exec {
 	gets $f
     }
 } {}
-test encoding-24.2 {EscapeFreeProc on open channels} {exec testfinexit} {
+test encoding-24.2 {EscapeFreeProc on open channels} {exec} {
     # Bug #524674 output
     viewable [runInSubprocess {
 	encoding system cp1252;	# Bug #2891556 crash revelator
 	fconfigure stdout -encoding iso2022-jp
 	puts ab\u4e4e\u68d9g
-	testfinexit
+	set env(TCL_FINALIZE_ON_EXIT) 1
+	exit
     }]
 } "ab\x1b\$B8C\x1b\$(DD%\x1b(Bg (ab\\u001b\$B8C\\u001b\$(DD%\\u001b(Bg)"
 test encoding-24.3 {EscapeFreeProc on open channels} {stdio} {
diff --git a/tests/event.test b/tests/event.test
index 0ee7558..0d1b06c 100644
--- a/tests/event.test
+++ b/tests/event.test
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
 package require tcltest 2
 namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 
+catch {
+    ::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+    package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]
+    set ::tcltestlib [lindex [package ifneeded Tcltest [info patchlevel]] 1]
+}
+
+
 testConstraint testfilehandler [llength [info commands testfilehandler]]
 testConstraint testexithandler [llength [info commands testexithandler]]
 testConstraint testfilewait [llength [info commands testfilewait]]
@@ -427,6 +434,7 @@ catch {rename bgerror {}}
 
 test event-8.1 {Tcl_CreateExitHandler procedure} {stdio testexithandler} {
     set child [open |[list [interpreter]] r+]
+    puts $child "catch {load $::tcltestlib Tcltest}"
     puts $child "testexithandler create 41; testexithandler create 4"
     puts $child "testexithandler create 6; exit"
     flush $child
@@ -440,6 +448,7 @@ odd 41
 
 test event-9.1 {Tcl_DeleteExitHandler procedure} {stdio testexithandler} {
     set child [open |[list [interpreter]] r+]
+    puts $child "catch {load $::tcltestlib Tcltest}"
     puts $child "testexithandler create 41; testexithandler create 4"
     puts $child "testexithandler create 6; testexithandler delete 41"
     puts $child "testexithandler create 16; exit"
@@ -453,6 +462,7 @@ even 4
 }
 test event-9.2 {Tcl_DeleteExitHandler procedure} {stdio testexithandler} {
     set child [open |[list [interpreter]] r+]
+    puts $child "catch {load $::tcltestlib Tcltest}"
     puts $child "testexithandler create 41; testexithandler create 4"
     puts $child "testexithandler create 6; testexithandler delete 4"
     puts $child "testexithandler create 16; exit"
@@ -466,6 +476,7 @@ odd 41
 }
 test event-9.3 {Tcl_DeleteExitHandler procedure} {stdio testexithandler} {
     set child [open |[list [interpreter]] r+]
+    puts $child "catch {load $::tcltestlib Tcltest}"
     puts $child "testexithandler create 41; testexithandler create 4"
     puts $child "testexithandler create 6; testexithandler delete 6"
     puts $child "testexithandler create 16; exit"
@@ -479,6 +490,7 @@ odd 41
 }
 test event-9.4 {Tcl_DeleteExitHandler procedure} {stdio testexithandler} {
     set child [open |[list [interpreter]] r+]
+    puts $child "catch {load $::tcltestlib Tcltest}"
     puts $child "testexithandler create 41; testexithandler delete 41"
     puts $child "testexithandler create 16; exit"
     flush $child
diff --git a/tests/execute.test b/tests/execute.test
index 012b3a7..94af158 100644
--- a/tests/execute.test
+++ b/tests/execute.test
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ if {"::tcltest" ni [namespace children]} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 catch {namespace delete {*}[namespace children :: test_ns_*]}
 catch {rename foo ""}
 catch {unset x}
diff --git a/tests/expr-old.test b/tests/expr-old.test
index c05a925..4f3cb2e 100644
--- a/tests/expr-old.test
+++ b/tests/expr-old.test
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testexprlong   [llength [info commands testexprlong]]
 testConstraint testexprdouble [llength [info commands testexprdouble]]
 testConstraint testexprstring [llength [info commands testexprstring]]
diff --git a/tests/expr.test b/tests/expr.test
index 6679569..6ad7208 100644
--- a/tests/expr.test
+++ b/tests/expr.test
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testmathfunctions [expr {
     ([catch {expr T1()} msg] != 1) || ($msg ne {invalid command name "tcl::mathfunc::T1"})
 }]
diff --git a/tests/fCmd.test b/tests/fCmd.test
index 72b7da9..325b374 100644
--- a/tests/fCmd.test
+++ b/tests/fCmd.test
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ if {"::tcltest" ni [namespace children]} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 cd [temporaryDirectory]
 
 testConstraint testsetplatform [llength [info commands testsetplatform]]
diff --git a/tests/fileName.test b/tests/fileName.test
index 251f12c..6dd1cb4 100644
--- a/tests/fileName.test
+++ b/tests/fileName.test
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ if {"::tcltest" ni [namespace children]} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testsetplatform [llength [info commands testsetplatform]]
 testConstraint testtranslatefilename [llength [info commands testtranslatefilename]]
 testConstraint linkDirectory 1
@@ -196,7 +199,7 @@ test filename-4.12 {Tcl_SplitPath: unix} {testsetplatform} {
 test filename-4.13 {Tcl_SplitPath: unix} {testsetplatform} {
     testsetplatform unix
     file split //foo
-} "[file split //] foo"
+} "/ foo"
 test filename-4.14 {Tcl_SplitPath: unix} {testsetplatform} {
     testsetplatform unix
     file split foo//bar
@@ -433,11 +436,11 @@ test filename-7.16 {Tcl_JoinPath: unix} {testsetplatform} {
 test filename-7.17 {Tcl_JoinPath: unix} {testsetplatform} {
     testsetplatform unix
     file join //a b
-} "[file split //]a/b"
+} "/a/b"
 test filename-7.18 {Tcl_JoinPath: unix} {testsetplatform} {
     testsetplatform unix
     file join /// a b
-} "[file split //]a/b"
+} "/a/b"
 
 test filename-9.1 {Tcl_JoinPath: win} {testsetplatform} {
     testsetplatform win
diff --git a/tests/fileSystem.test b/tests/fileSystem.test
index 9950dde..38ecbee 100644
--- a/tests/fileSystem.test
+++ b/tests/fileSystem.test
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ namespace eval ::tcl::test::fileSystem {
 	file delete -force [file join dir.dir linkinside.file]
     }
 
+testConstraint loaddll 0
+catch {
+    ::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+    package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]
+    set ::ddever [package require dde]
+    set ::ddelib [lindex [package ifneeded dde $::ddever] 1]
+    set ::regver  [package require registry]
+    set ::reglib [lindex [package ifneeded registry $::regver] 1]
+    testConstraint loaddll 0
+}
+
 # Test for commands defined in Tcltest executable
 testConstraint testfilesystem  	    [llength [info commands ::testfilesystem]]
 testConstraint testsetplatform 	    [llength [info commands ::testsetplatform]]
@@ -305,7 +316,7 @@ test filesystem-1.39 {file normalisation with volume relative} -setup {
     file norm [string range $drv 0 1]
 } -cleanup {
     cd $old
-} -match glob -result {*[^/]}
+} -match regexp -result {.*[^/]}
 test filesystem-1.40 {file normalisation with repeated separators} {
     testPathEqual [file norm foo////bar] [file norm foo/bar]
 } ok
@@ -473,7 +484,7 @@ test filesystem-6.22 {empty file name} {file pathtype ""} relative
 test filesystem-6.23 {empty file name} {file readable ""} 0
 test filesystem-6.24 {empty file name} -returnCodes error -body {
     file readlink ""
-} -result {could not readlink "": no such file or directory}
+} -result {could not read link "": no such file or directory}
 test filesystem-6.25 {empty file name} -returnCodes error -body {
     file rename "" ""
 } -result {error renaming "": no such file or directory}
@@ -501,13 +512,12 @@ if {[testConstraint testfilesystem]} {
 
 test filesystem-7.1.1 {load from vfs} -setup {
     set dir [pwd]
-} -constraints {win testsimplefilesystem} -body {
+} -constraints {win testsimplefilesystem loaddll} -body {
     # This may cause a crash on exit
-    cd [file dirname [info nameof]]
-    set dde [lindex [glob *dde*[info sharedlib]] 0]
+    cd [file dirname $::reglib]
     testsimplefilesystem 1
     # This loads dde via a complex copy-to-temp operation
-    load simplefs:/$dde dde
+    load simplefs:/[file tail $::ddelib] dde
     testsimplefilesystem 0
     return ok
     # The real result of this test is what happens when Tcl exits.
@@ -516,14 +526,13 @@ test filesystem-7.1.1 {load from vfs} -setup {
 } -result ok
 test filesystem-7.1.2 {load from vfs, and then unload again} -setup {
     set dir [pwd]
-} -constraints {win testsimplefilesystem} -body {
+} -constraints {win testsimplefilesystem loaddll} -body {
     # This may cause a crash on exit
-    cd [file dirname [info nameof]]
-    set reg [lindex [glob tclreg*[info sharedlib]] 0]
+    cd [file dirname $::reglib]
     testsimplefilesystem 1
     # This loads reg via a complex copy-to-temp operation
-    load simplefs:/$reg Registry
-    unload simplefs:/$reg
+    load simplefs:/[file tail $::reglib] Registry
+    unload simplefs:/[file tail $::reglib]
     testsimplefilesystem 0
     return ok
     # The real result of this test is what happens when Tcl exits.
diff --git a/tests/format.test b/tests/format.test
index 2d53eba..27eac31 100644
--- a/tests/format.test
+++ b/tests/format.test
@@ -549,10 +549,7 @@ test format-18.2 {do not demote existing numeric values} {wideBiggerThanInt} {
     list [format %08x $a] [expr {$a == $b}]
 } {aaaaaaab 1}
 
-test format-19.1 {
-    regression test - tcl-core message by Brian Griffin on
-    26 0ctober 2004
-} -body {
+test format-19.1 {regression test - tcl-core message by Brian Griffin on 26 0ctober 2004} -body {
     set x 0x8fedc654
     list [expr { ~ $x }] [format %08x [expr { ~$x }]]
 } -match regexp -result {-2414724693 f*701239ab}
@@ -569,7 +566,7 @@ test format-20.1 {Bug 2932421: plain %s caused intrep change of args} -body {
     format %s $x
     # After this, obj in $x should be a dict with a non-NULL bytes field
     tcl::unsupported::representation $x
-} -match glob -result {value is a dict with *, string representation "*".}
+} -match glob -result {value is a dict with *, string representation "*"}
 
 # cleanup
 catch {unset a}
diff --git a/tests/get.test b/tests/get.test
index 40ec98f..d51ec6d 100644
--- a/tests/get.test
+++ b/tests/get.test
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testgetint [llength [info commands testgetint]]
 testConstraint longIs32bit [expr {int(0x80000000) < 0}]
 testConstraint longIs64bit [expr {int(0x8000000000000000) < 0}]
diff --git a/tests/indexObj.test b/tests/indexObj.test
index 479cc3b..646cb02 100644
--- a/tests/indexObj.test
+++ b/tests/indexObj.test
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testindexobj [llength [info commands testindexobj]]
 testConstraint testparseargs [llength [info commands testparseargs]]
 
diff --git a/tests/info.test b/tests/info.test
index 3323281..7dd63b7 100644
--- a/tests/info.test
+++ b/tests/info.test
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ if {{::tcltest} ni [namespace children]} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 # Set up namespaces needed to test operation of "info args", "info body",
 # "info default", and "info procs" with imported procedures.
 
@@ -231,7 +234,6 @@ test info-6.11 {info default option} {
     }
 } {0 {} 1 27}
 
-
 test info-7.1 {info exists option} -body {
     set value foo
     info exists value
@@ -731,8 +733,6 @@ proc etrace {} {
     return $res
 }
 
-##
-
 test info-22.0 {info frame, levels} {!singleTestInterp} {
     info frame
 } 7
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ test info-22.7 {info frame, global, absolute} {!singleTestInterp} {
 } {type source line 761 file info.test cmd test\ info-22.7\ \{info\ frame,\ global,\ absolute\}\ \{!singleTestInter level 0}
 test info-22.8 {info frame, basic trace} -match glob -body {
     join [lrange [etrace] 0 2] \n
-} -result {* {type source line 728 file info.test cmd {info frame $level} proc ::etrace level 0}
+} -result {* {type source line 730 file info.test cmd {info frame $level} proc ::etrace level 0}
 * {type source line 765 file info.test cmd etrace proc ::tcltest::RunTest}
 * {type source line * file tcltest* cmd {uplevel 1 $script} proc ::tcltest::RunTest}}
 unset -nocomplain msg
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ test info-23.5 {eval'd info frame, dynamic} -cleanup {unset script} -body {
 test info-23.6 {eval'd info frame, trace} -match glob -cleanup {unset script} -body {
     set script {etrace}
     join [lrange [eval $script] 0 2] \n
-} -result {* {type source line 728 file info.test cmd {info frame $level} proc ::etrace level 0}
+} -result {* {type source line 730 file info.test cmd {info frame $level} proc ::etrace level 0}
 * {type eval line 1 cmd etrace proc ::tcltest::RunTest}
 * {type source line 805 file info.test cmd {eval $script} proc ::tcltest::RunTest}}
 
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ test info-37.0 {eval pure list, single line} -match glob -body {
     }]
     eval $cmd
     return $res
-} -result {* {type source line 728 file info.test cmd {info frame $level} proc ::etrace level 0}
+} -result {* {type source line 730 file info.test cmd {info frame $level} proc ::etrace level 0}
 * {type eval line 2 cmd etrace proc ::tcltest::RunTest}
 * {type eval line 1 cmd foreac proc ::tcltest::RunTest}} -cleanup {unset foo cmd res b c}
 
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ test info-38.1 {location information for uplevel, dv, direct-var} -match glob -b
 	etrace
     }
     join [lrange [uplevel \#0 $script] 0 2] \n
-} -result {* {type source line 728 file info.test cmd {info frame $level} proc ::etrace level 0}
+} -result {* {type source line 730 file info.test cmd {info frame $level} proc ::etrace level 0}
 * {type eval line 3 cmd etrace proc ::tcltest::RunTest}
 * {type source line 1361 file info.test cmd {uplevel \\#0 $script} proc ::tcltest::RunTest}} -cleanup {unset script y}
 
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ test info-38.3 {location information for uplevel, dpv, direct-proc-var} -match g
 	etrace
     }
     join [lrange [control y $script] 0 3] \n
-} -result {* {type source line 728 file info.test cmd {info frame $level} proc ::etrace level 0}
+} -result {* {type source line 730 file info.test cmd {info frame $level} proc ::etrace level 0}
 * {type eval line 3 cmd etrace proc ::control}
 * {type source line 1338 file info.test cmd {uplevel 1 $script} proc ::control}
 * {type source line 1380 file info.test cmd {control y $script} proc ::tcltest::RunTest}} -cleanup {unset script y}
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ test info-38.3 {location information for uplevel, dpv, direct-proc-var} -match g
 
 test info-38.5 {location information for uplevel, ppv, proc-proc-var} -match glob -body {
     join [lrange [datav] 0 4] \n
-} -result {* {type source line 728 file info.test cmd {info frame $level} proc ::etrace level 0}
+} -result {* {type source line 730 file info.test cmd {info frame $level} proc ::etrace level 0}
 * {type eval line 3 cmd etrace proc ::control}
 * {type source line 1338 file info.test cmd {uplevel 1 $script} proc ::control}
 * {type source line 1353 file info.test cmd {control y $script} proc ::datav level 1}
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ test info-38.5 {location information for uplevel, ppv, proc-proc-var} -match glo
 testConstraint testevalex [llength [info commands testevalex]]
 test info-38.7 {location information for arg substitution} -constraints testevalex -match glob -body {
     join [lrange [testevalex {return -level 0 [etrace]}] 0 3] \n
-} -result {* {type source line 728 file info.test cmd {info frame \$level} proc ::etrace level 0}
+} -result {* {type source line 730 file info.test cmd {info frame \$level} proc ::etrace level 0}
 * {type eval line 1 cmd etrace proc ::tcltest::RunTest}
 * {type source line 1414 file info.test cmd {testevalex {return -level 0 \[etrace]}} proc ::tcltest::RunTest}
 * {type source line * file tcltest* cmd {uplevel 1 $script} proc ::tcltest::RunTest}}
diff --git a/tests/interp.test b/tests/interp.test
index ab91f77..0af9887 100644
--- a/tests/interp.test
+++ b/tests/interp.test
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ if {"::tcltest" ni [namespace children]} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testinterpdelete [llength [info commands testinterpdelete]]
 
 set hidden_cmds {cd encoding exec exit fconfigure file glob load open pwd socket source tcl:file:atime tcl:file:attributes tcl:file:copy tcl:file:delete tcl:file:dirname tcl:file:executable tcl:file:exists tcl:file:extension tcl:file:isdirectory tcl:file:isfile tcl:file:link tcl:file:lstat tcl:file:mkdir tcl:file:mtime tcl:file:nativename tcl:file:normalize tcl:file:owned tcl:file:readable tcl:file:readlink tcl:file:rename tcl:file:rootname tcl:file:size tcl:file:stat tcl:file:tail tcl:file:tempfile tcl:file:type tcl:file:volumes tcl:file:writable unload}
diff --git a/tests/io.test b/tests/io.test
index f3c39f4..9621138 100644
--- a/tests/io.test
+++ b/tests/io.test
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ if {[catch {package require tcltest 2}]} {
     puts stderr "Skipping tests in [info script].  tcltest 2 required."
     return
 }
+
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 namespace eval ::tcl::test::io {
     namespace import ::tcltest::*
 
diff --git a/tests/ioCmd.test b/tests/ioCmd.test
index cf913ff..5eb0206 100644
--- a/tests/ioCmd.test
+++ b/tests/ioCmd.test
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 # Custom constraints used in this file
 testConstraint fcopy		[llength [info commands fcopy]]
 testConstraint testchannel	[llength [info commands testchannel]]
diff --git a/tests/ioTrans.test b/tests/ioTrans.test
index 7da4329..db9a2cb 100644
--- a/tests/ioTrans.test
+++ b/tests/ioTrans.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 # Custom constraints used in this file
 testConstraint testchannel [llength [info commands testchannel]]
 testConstraint thread [expr {0 == [catch {package require Thread 2.6}]}]
diff --git a/tests/iogt.test b/tests/iogt.test
index 60d7ab8..d4c31d2 100644
--- a/tests/iogt.test
+++ b/tests/iogt.test
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ if {[catch {package require tcltest 2.1}]} {
     puts stderr "Skipping tests in [info script].  tcltest 2.1 required."
     return
 }
+
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 namespace eval ::tcl::test::iogt {
     namespace import ::tcltest::*
 
diff --git a/tests/lindex.test b/tests/lindex.test
index 07abff8..b86e2e0 100644
--- a/tests/lindex.test
+++ b/tests/lindex.test
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 set minus -
 testConstraint testevalex [llength [info commands testevalex]]
 
diff --git a/tests/link.test b/tests/link.test
index 60d0799..00e490c 100644
--- a/tests/link.test
+++ b/tests/link.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if {"::tcltest" ni [namespace children]} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testlink [llength [info commands testlink]]
 
 foreach i {int real bool string} {
diff --git a/tests/listObj.test b/tests/listObj.test
index 53017b1..8b24aa9 100644
--- a/tests/listObj.test
+++ b/tests/listObj.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testobj [llength [info commands testobj]]
 
 catch {unset x}
diff --git a/tests/load.test b/tests/load.test
index b7c1a59..78bf64c 100644
--- a/tests/load.test
+++ b/tests/load.test
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 # Figure out what extension is used for shared libraries on this
 # platform.
 if {![info exists ext]} {
@@ -197,7 +200,7 @@ test load-9.1 {Tcl_StaticPackage, load already-loaded package into another inter
 	    [child1 eval { info loaded {} }] \
 	    [child2 eval { info loaded {} }]
     } \
-    -result {{{{} Loadninepointone} {{} Tcltest}} {{{} Loadninepointone} {{} Tcltest}}} \
+    -match glob -result {{{{} Loadninepointone} {* Tcltest}} {{{} Loadninepointone} {* Tcltest}}} \
     -cleanup { interp delete child1 ; interp delete child2 }
 
 test load-10.1 {load from vfs} \
diff --git a/tests/lset.test b/tests/lset.test
index 3f4914d..1c1300b 100644
--- a/tests/lset.test
+++ b/tests/lset.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 proc failTrace {name1 name2 op} {
     error "trace failed"
 }
diff --git a/tests/misc.test b/tests/misc.test
index fe19ebe..6ddc718 100644
--- a/tests/misc.test
+++ b/tests/misc.test
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testhashsystemhash [llength [info commands testhashsystemhash]]
 
 test misc-1.1 {error in variable ref. in command in array reference} {
diff --git a/tests/namespace.test b/tests/namespace.test
index f07d8cf..1d46bf0 100644
--- a/tests/namespace.test
+++ b/tests/namespace.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ package require tcltest 2
 namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 testConstraint memory [llength [info commands memory]]
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 #
 # REMARK: the tests for 'namespace upvar' are not done here. They are to be
 # found in the file 'upvar.test'.
diff --git a/tests/notify.test b/tests/notify.test
index ba52c50..d2b9123 100755
--- a/tests/notify.test
+++ b/tests/notify.test
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testevent [llength [info commands testevent]]
 
 test notify-1.1 {Tcl_QueueEvent and delivery of a single event} \
diff --git a/tests/nre.test b/tests/nre.test
index 295f02e..b8ef2e0 100644
--- a/tests/nre.test
+++ b/tests/nre.test
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testnrelevels [llength [info commands testnrelevels]]
 
 #
diff --git a/tests/obj.test b/tests/obj.test
index 126d5ca..71a39b4 100644
--- a/tests/obj.test
+++ b/tests/obj.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testobj [llength [info commands testobj]]
 testConstraint longIs32bit	[expr {int(0x80000000) < 0}]
 testConstraint wideBiggerThanInt [expr {wide(0x80000000) != int(0x80000000)}]
diff --git a/tests/parse.test b/tests/parse.test
index 3523975..0f76d64 100644
--- a/tests/parse.test
+++ b/tests/parse.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if {[catch {package require tcltest 2.0.2}]} {
 namespace eval ::tcl::test::parse {
     namespace import ::tcltest::*
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testparser [llength [info commands testparser]]
 testConstraint testevalobjv [llength [info commands testevalobjv]]
 testConstraint testevalex [llength [info commands testevalex]]
diff --git a/tests/parseExpr.test b/tests/parseExpr.test
index cd0342a..7910974 100644
--- a/tests/parseExpr.test
+++ b/tests/parseExpr.test
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 # Note that the Tcl expression parser (tclCompExpr.c) does not check
 # the semantic validity of the expressions it parses. It does not check,
 # for example, that a math function actually exists, or that the operands
diff --git a/tests/parseOld.test b/tests/parseOld.test
index 132481c..0edcbf0 100644
--- a/tests/parseOld.test
+++ b/tests/parseOld.test
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testwordend [llength [info commands testwordend]]
 
 # Save the argv value for restoration later
diff --git a/tests/platform.test b/tests/platform.test
index 92ca7ab..aab7c78 100644
--- a/tests/platform.test
+++ b/tests/platform.test
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testCPUID [llength [info commands testcpuid]]
 
 test platform-1.1 {TclpSetVariables: tcl_platform} {
diff --git a/tests/reg.test b/tests/reg.test
index abfc9ca..a0ea850 100644
--- a/tests/reg.test
+++ b/tests/reg.test
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     package require tcltest 2
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 # All tests require the testregexp command, return if this
 # command doesn't exist
 
diff --git a/tests/registry.test b/tests/registry.test
index 400277f..77588e3 100644
--- a/tests/registry.test
+++ b/tests/registry.test
@@ -17,13 +17,10 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
 
 testConstraint reg 0
 if {[testConstraint win]} {
-    catch {
-	# Is the registry extension already static to this shell?
-	if [catch {load {} Registry; set ::reglib {}}] {
-	    # try the location given to use on the commandline to tcltest
+    if {![catch {
 	    ::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
-	    load $::reglib Registry
-	}
+	    set ::regver [package require registry 1.3.0]
+	}]} {
 	testConstraint reg 1
     }
 }
@@ -34,6 +31,9 @@ testConstraint english [expr {
     && [string match "English*" [testlocale all ""]]
 }]
 
+test registry-1.0 {check if we are testing the right dll} {win reg} {
+    set ::regver
+} {1.3.0}
 test registry-1.1 {argument parsing for registry command} {win reg} {
     list [catch {registry} msg] $msg
 } {1 {wrong # args: should be "registry ?-32bit|-64bit? option ?arg ...?"}}
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ test registry-6.20 {GetValue: values with Unicode strings with embedded nulls} {
     registry delete HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\TclFoobar
     set result
 } "foo ba r baz"
-test registry-6.21 {GetValue: very long value names and values} {pcOnly} {
+test registry-6.21 {GetValue: very long value names and values} {pcOnly reg} {
     registry set HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\TclFoobar [string repeat k 16383] [string repeat x 16383] multi_sz
     set result [registry get HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\TclFoobar [string repeat k 16383]]
     registry delete HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\TclFoobar
diff --git a/tests/rename.test b/tests/rename.test
index 9ac49b4..1fa0441 100644
--- a/tests/rename.test
+++ b/tests/rename.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testdel [llength [info commands testdel]]
 
 # Must eliminate the "unknown" command while the test is running, especially
diff --git a/tests/resolver.test b/tests/resolver.test
index bb9f59d..e73ea50 100644
--- a/tests/resolver.test
+++ b/tests/resolver.test
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ if {"::tcltest" in [namespace children]} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testinterpresolver [llength [info commands testinterpresolver]]
 
 test resolver-1.1 {cmdNameObj sharing vs. cmd resolver: namespace import} -setup {
diff --git a/tests/result.test b/tests/result.test
index f080654..3391ce1 100644
--- a/tests/result.test
+++ b/tests/result.test
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 # Some tests require the testsaveresult command
 
 testConstraint testsaveresult      [llength [info commands testsaveresult]]
diff --git a/tests/set.test b/tests/set.test
index 9e0ddc0..1d88553 100644
--- a/tests/set.test
+++ b/tests/set.test
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testset2 [llength [info commands testset2]]
 
 catch {unset x}
diff --git a/tests/string.test b/tests/string.test
index b3326ae..e86c0de 100644
--- a/tests/string.test
+++ b/tests/string.test
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 # Some tests require the testobj command
 
 testConstraint testobj [expr {[info commands testobj] != {}}]
@@ -1773,10 +1776,10 @@ test string-26.3.1 {tcl::prefix, bad args} -body {
 } -returnCodes 1 -result {error options must have an even number of elements}
 test string-26.3.2 {tcl::prefix, bad args} -body {
     tcl::prefix match -error str1 str2
-} -returnCodes 1 -result {missing error options}
+} -returnCodes 1 -result {missing value for -error}
 test string-26.4 {tcl::prefix, bad args} -body {
     tcl::prefix match -message str1 str2
-} -returnCodes 1 -result {missing message}
+} -returnCodes 1 -result {missing value for -message}
 test string-26.5 {tcl::prefix} {
     tcl::prefix match {apa bepa cepa depa} cepa
 } cepa
diff --git a/tests/stringComp.test b/tests/stringComp.test
index ff18819..56fb69d 100644
--- a/tests/stringComp.test
+++ b/tests/stringComp.test
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 # Some tests require the testobj command
 
 testConstraint testobj [expr {[info commands testobj] != {}}]
diff --git a/tests/stringObj.test b/tests/stringObj.test
index d93bb82..6f331d3 100644
--- a/tests/stringObj.test
+++ b/tests/stringObj.test
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testobj [llength [info commands testobj]]
 testConstraint testdstring [llength [info commands testdstring]]
 
diff --git a/tests/tailcall.test b/tests/tailcall.test
index e9ec188..2d04f82 100644
--- a/tests/tailcall.test
+++ b/tests/tailcall.test
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testnrelevels [llength [info commands testnrelevels]]
 
 #
diff --git a/tests/thread.test b/tests/thread.test
index 44789fa..f2735da 100644
--- a/tests/thread.test
+++ b/tests/thread.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 # Some tests require the testthread command
 
 testConstraint testthread [expr {[info commands testthread] != {}}]
diff --git a/tests/trace.test b/tests/trace.test
index 693dbad..0f48dcf 100644
--- a/tests/trace.test
+++ b/tests/trace.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testcmdtrace [llength [info commands testcmdtrace]]
 testConstraint testevalobjv [llength [info commands testevalobjv]]
 
diff --git a/tests/unixFCmd.test b/tests/unixFCmd.test
index e8148e9..2453e01 100644
--- a/tests/unixFCmd.test
+++ b/tests/unixFCmd.test
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testchmod [llength [info commands testchmod]]
 
 # These tests really need to be run from a writable directory, which
diff --git a/tests/unixFile.test b/tests/unixFile.test
index 0ea0ec1..8147f48 100644
--- a/tests/unixFile.test
+++ b/tests/unixFile.test
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testfindexecutable [llength [info commands testfindexecutable]]
 
 set oldpwd [pwd]
diff --git a/tests/unload.test b/tests/unload.test
index a103cc5..5a374c4 100644
--- a/tests/unload.test
+++ b/tests/unload.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 # Figure out what extension is used for shared libraries on this
 # platform.
 if {![info exists ext]} {
diff --git a/tests/upvar.test b/tests/upvar.test
index cd78c31..e2c9ffd 100644
--- a/tests/upvar.test
+++ b/tests/upvar.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testupvar [llength [info commands testupvar]]
 
 test upvar-1.1 {reading variables with upvar} {
diff --git a/tests/utf.test b/tests/utf.test
index fcd2a73..c41cfe3 100644
--- a/tests/utf.test
+++ b/tests/utf.test
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 catch {unset x}
 
 test utf-1.1 {Tcl_UniCharToUtf: 1 byte sequences} {
diff --git a/tests/util.test b/tests/util.test
index 1da533c..0e50483 100644
--- a/tests/util.test
+++ b/tests/util.test
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint controversialNaN 1
 testConstraint testdstring [llength [info commands testdstring]]
 testConstraint testconcatobj [llength [info commands testconcatobj]]
diff --git a/tests/var.test b/tests/var.test
index f2923de..ed7e930 100644
--- a/tests/var.test
+++ b/tests/var.test
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ if {"::tcltest" ni [namespace children]} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testupvar [llength [info commands testupvar]]
 testConstraint testgetvarfullname [llength [info commands testgetvarfullname]]
 testConstraint testsetnoerr [llength [info commands testsetnoerr]]
diff --git a/tests/winDde.test b/tests/winDde.test
index 83f3598..8d9bd12 100644
--- a/tests/winDde.test
+++ b/tests/winDde.test
@@ -15,16 +15,15 @@ if {"::tcltest" ni [namespace children]} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
-if [catch {
-    # Is the dde extension already static to this shell?
-    if [catch {load {} Dde; set ::ddelib {}}] {
-	# try the location given to use on the commandline to tcltest
-	::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
-	load $::ddelib Dde
+testConstraint debug [::tcl::pkgconfig get debug]
+testConstraint dde 0
+if {[testConstraint win]} {
+    if {![catch {
+	    ::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+	    set ::ddever [package require dde 1.4.0b1]
+	    set ::ddelib [lindex [package ifneeded dde $::ddever] 1]}]} {
+	testConstraint dde 1
     }
-    testConstraint dde 1
-}] {
-    testConstraint dde 0
 }
 
 
@@ -39,9 +38,7 @@ proc createChildProcess {ddeServerName args} {
 
     set f [open $::scriptName w+]
     puts $f [list set ddeServerName $ddeServerName]
-    if {$::ddelib != ""} {
-	puts $f [list load $::ddelib Dde]
-    }
+    puts $f [list load $::ddelib dde]
     puts $f {
         # DDE child server -
         #
@@ -105,6 +102,9 @@ proc createChildProcess {ddeServerName args} {
 }
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+test winDde-1.0 {check if we are testing the right dll} {win dde} {
+    set ::ddever
+} {1.4.0b1}
 
 test winDde-1.1 {Settings the server's topic name} -constraints dde -body {
     list [dde servername foobar] [dde servername] [dde servername self]
@@ -140,33 +140,43 @@ test winDde-3.2 {DDE execute -async locally} -constraints dde -body {
     set \xe1
 } -result foo
 test winDde-3.3 {DDE request locally} -constraints dde -body {
-    set a ""
-    dde execute TclEval self [list set a foo]
-    dde request TclEval self a
+    set \xe1 ""
+    dde execute TclEval self [list set \xe1 foo]
+    dde request TclEval self \xe1
 } -result foo
 test winDde-3.4 {DDE eval locally} -constraints dde -body {
     set \xe1 ""
     dde eval self set \xe1 foo
 } -result foo
 test winDde-3.5 {DDE request locally} -constraints dde -body {
-    set a ""
-    dde execute TclEval self [list set a foo]
-    dde request -binary TclEval self a
+    set \xe1 ""
+    dde execute TclEval self [list set \xe1 foo]
+    dde request -binary TclEval self \xe1
 } -result "foo\x00"
 # Set variable a to A with diaeresis (unicode C4) by relying on the fact
 # that utf8 is sent (e.g. "c3 84" on the wire)
 test winDde-3.6 {DDE request utf8} -constraints dde -body {
-    set a "not set"
-    dde execute TclEval self "set a \xc4"
-    scan $a %c
+    set \xe1 "not set"
+    dde execute TclEval self "set \xe1 \xc4"
+    scan [set \xe1] %c
 } -result 196
 # Set variable a to A with diaeresis (unicode C4) using binary execute
 # and compose utf-8 (e.g. "c3 84" ) manualy
 test winDde-3.7 {DDE request binary} -constraints dde -body {
-    set a "not set"
-    dde execute -binary TclEval self [list set a \xc3\x84\x00]
-    scan $a %c
+    set \xe1 "not set"
+    dde execute -binary TclEval self [list set \xc3\xa1 \xc3\x84\x00]
+    scan [set \xe1] %c
 } -result 196
+test winDde-3.8 {DDE poke locally} -constraints {dde debug} -body {
+    set \xe1 ""
+    dde poke TclEval self \xe1 \xc4
+    dde request TclEval self \xe1
+} -result \xc4
+test winDde-3.9 {DDE poke -binary locally} -constraints {dde debug} -body {
+    set \xe1 ""
+    dde poke -binary TclEval self \xe1 \xc3\x84\x00
+    dde request TclEval self \xe1
+} -result \xc4
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -190,24 +200,34 @@ test winDde-4.2 {DDE execute async remotely} -constraints {dde stdio} -body {
     set \xe1
 } -result ""
 test winDde-4.3 {DDE request remotely} -constraints {dde stdio} -body {
-    set a ""
+    set \xe1 ""
     set name ch\xEDld-4.3
     set child [createChildProcess $name]
     dde execute TclEval $name [list set a foo]
-    set a [dde request TclEval $name a]
+    set \xe1 [dde request TclEval $name a]
     dde execute TclEval $name {set done 1}
     update
-    set a
+    set \xe1
 } -result foo
 test winDde-4.4 {DDE eval remotely} -constraints {dde stdio} -body {
-    set a ""
+    set \xe1 ""
     set name ch\xEDld-4.4
     set child [createChildProcess $name]
-    set a [dde eval $name set a foo]
+    set \xe1 [dde eval $name set \xe1 foo]
     dde execute TclEval $name {set done 1}
     update
-    set a
+    set \xe1
 }  -result foo
+test winDde-4.5 {DDE poke remotely} -constraints {dde debug stdio} -body {
+    set \xe1 ""
+    set name ch\xEDld-4.5
+    set child [createChildProcess $name]
+    dde poke TclEval $name \xe1 foo
+    set \xe1 [dde request TclEval $name \xe1]
+    dde execute TclEval $name {set done 1}
+    update
+    set \xe1
+} -result foo
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/tests/winFCmd.test b/tests/winFCmd.test
index b49356d..28a0e9f 100644
--- a/tests/winFCmd.test
+++ b/tests/winFCmd.test
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 # Initialise the test constraints
 
 testConstraint winVista 0
diff --git a/tests/winFile.test b/tests/winFile.test
index ad34624..fba9bcb 100644
--- a/tests/winFile.test
+++ b/tests/winFile.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if {[catch {package require tcltest 2.0.2}]} {
 }
 namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testvolumetype [llength [info commands testvolumetype]]
 testConstraint notNTFS 0
 testConstraint win2000 0
diff --git a/tests/winNotify.test b/tests/winNotify.test
index f9c75a3..3e9aa29 100644
--- a/tests/winNotify.test
+++ b/tests/winNotify.test
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testeventloop [expr {[info commands testeventloop] != {}}]
 
 # There is no explicit test for InitNotifier or NotifierExitHandler
diff --git a/tests/winPipe.test b/tests/winPipe.test
index 62d7d0d..d2e804d 100644
--- a/tests/winPipe.test
+++ b/tests/winPipe.test
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ package require tcltest
 namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 unset -nocomplain path
 
+catch {
+    ::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+    package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]
+    set ::tcltestlib [lindex [package ifneeded Tcltest [info patchlevel]] 1]
+}
+
 set bindir [file join [pwd] [file dirname [info nameofexecutable]]]
 set cat32 [file join $bindir cat32.exe]
 
@@ -23,6 +29,8 @@ testConstraint exec         [llength [info commands exec]]
 testConstraint cat32        [file exists $cat32]
 testConstraint AllocConsole [catch {puts console1 ""}]
 testConstraint RealConsole  [expr {![testConstraint AllocConsole]}]
+testConstraint testexcept   [llength [info commands testexcept]]
+
 
 set big bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb\n
 append big $big
@@ -190,30 +198,34 @@ test winpipe-4.1 {Tcl_WaitPid} {win nt exec cat32} {
     vwait x
     list $result $x [contents $path(stderr)]
 } "{$big} 1 stderr32"
-test winpipe-4.2 {Tcl_WaitPid: return of exception codes, SIGFPE} {win exec} {
+test winpipe-4.2 {Tcl_WaitPid: return of exception codes, SIGFPE} {win exec testexcept} {
     set f [open "|[list [interpreter]]" w+]
     set pid [pid $f]
+    puts $f "load $::tcltestlib Tcltest"
     puts $f "testexcept float_underflow"
     set status [catch {close $f}]
     list $status [expr {$pid == [lindex $::errorCode 1]}] [lindex $::errorCode 2]
 } {1 1 SIGFPE}
-test winpipe-4.3 {Tcl_WaitPid: return of exception codes, SIGSEGV} {win exec} {
+test winpipe-4.3 {Tcl_WaitPid: return of exception codes, SIGSEGV} {win exec testexcept} {
     set f [open "|[list [interpreter]]" w+]
     set pid [pid $f]
+    puts $f "load $::tcltestlib Tcltest"
     puts $f "testexcept access_violation"
     set status [catch {close $f}]
     list $status [expr {$pid == [lindex $::errorCode 1]}] [lindex $::errorCode 2]
 } {1 1 SIGSEGV}
-test winpipe-4.4 {Tcl_WaitPid: return of exception codes, SIGILL} {win exec} {
+test winpipe-4.4 {Tcl_WaitPid: return of exception codes, SIGILL} {win exec testexcept} {
     set f [open "|[list [interpreter]]" w+]
     set pid [pid $f]
+    puts $f "load $::tcltestlib Tcltest"
     puts $f "testexcept illegal_instruction"
     set status [catch {close $f}]
     list $status [expr {$pid == [lindex $::errorCode 1]}] [lindex $::errorCode 2]
 } {1 1 SIGILL}
-test winpipe-4.5 {Tcl_WaitPid: return of exception codes, SIGINT} {win exec} {
+test winpipe-4.5 {Tcl_WaitPid: return of exception codes, SIGINT} {win exec testexcept} {
     set f [open "|[list [interpreter]]" w+]
     set pid [pid $f]
+    puts $f "load $::tcltestlib Tcltest"
     puts $f "testexcept ctrl+c"
     set status [catch {close $f}]
     list $status [expr {$pid == [lindex $::errorCode 1]}] [lindex $::errorCode 2]
diff --git a/tests/winTime.test b/tests/winTime.test
index 278db32..add8f98 100644
--- a/tests/winTime.test
+++ b/tests/winTime.test
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ if {[lsearch [namespace children] ::tcltest] == -1} {
     namespace import -force ::tcltest::*
 }
 
+::tcltest::loadTestedCommands
+catch [list package require -exact Tcltest [info patchlevel]]
+
 testConstraint testwinclock [llength [info commands testwinclock]]
 
 # The next two tests will crash on Windows if the check for negative