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diff --git a/doc/CrtVersion.3 b/doc/CrtVersion.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4333786 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/CrtVersion.3 @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +'\" +'\" Copyright (c) 1999 Scriptics Corporation +'\" +'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution +'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. +'\" +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: CrtVersion.3,v 1.2 1999/03/11 19:29:34 redman Exp $ +'\" +.so man.macros +.TH Tcl_GetVersion 3 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" +.BS +.SH NAME +Tcl_GetVersion \- get the version of the library at runtime +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +\fB#include <tcl.h>\fR +.sp +\fBTcl_GetVersion\fR(\fmajor, minor, patchLevel, type\fR) +.SH ARGUMENTS +.AP int *major out +Major version number of the Tcl library. +.AP int *minor out +Minor version number of the Tcl library. +.AP int *patchLevel out +The patch level of the Tcl library (or alpha or beta number). +.AP Tcl_ReleaseType *type out +The type of release, also indicates the type of patch level. Can be +one of \fBTCL_ALPHA_RELEASE\fR, \fBTCL_BETA_RELEASE\fR, or +\fBTCL_FINAL_RELEASE\fR. +.BE + +.SH DESCRIPTION +.PP +\fBTcl_GetVersion\fR should be used to query the version number +of the Tcl library at runtime. This is useful when using a +dynamically loaded Tcl library or when writing a stubs-aware +extension. For instance, if you write an extension that is +linked against the Tcl stubs library, it could be loaded into +a program linked to an older version of Tcl than you expected. +Use \fBTcl_GetVersion\fR to verify that fact, and possibly to +change the behavior of your extension. +.PP +If may pass a NULL for any of the arguments. For instance if +you do not care about the \fIpatchLevel\fI of the library, pass +a NULL for the \fIpatchLevel\fI argument. + +.SH KEYWORDS +version, patchlevel, major, minor, alpha, beta, release + |