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@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: InitStubs.3,v 1.8 2002/07/01 18:24:39 jenglish Exp $
-'\"
-.so man.macros
.TH Tcl_InitStubs 3 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
+.so man.macros
.BS
.SH NAME
Tcl_InitStubs \- initialize the Tcl stubs mechanism
@@ -15,13 +13,13 @@ Tcl_InitStubs \- initialize the Tcl stubs mechanism
.nf
\fB#include <tcl.h>\fR
.sp
-CONST char *
+const char *
\fBTcl_InitStubs\fR(\fIinterp, version, exact\fR)
.SH ARGUMENTS
-.AS Tcl_Interp *interp in
+.AS Tcl_Interp *interp
.AP Tcl_Interp *interp in
Tcl interpreter handle.
-.AP "CONST char" *version in
+.AP "const char" *version in
A version string consisting of one or more decimal numbers
separated by dots.
.AP int exact in
@@ -61,13 +59,13 @@ steps:
Call \fBTcl_InitStubs\fR in the extension before calling any other
Tcl functions.
.IP 2) 5
-Define the USE_TCL_STUBS symbol. Typically, you would include the
--DUSE_TCL_STUBS flag when compiling the extension.
+Define the \fBUSE_TCL_STUBS\fR symbol. Typically, you would include the
+\fB\-DUSE_TCL_STUBS\fR flag when compiling the extension.
.IP 3) 5
Link the extension with the Tcl stubs library instead of the standard
-Tcl library. On Unix platforms, the library name is
-\fIlibtclstub8.1.a\fR; on Windows platforms, the library name is
-\fItclstub81.lib\fR.
+Tcl library. For example, to use the Tcl 8.6 ABI on Unix platforms,
+the library name is \fIlibtclstub8.6.a\fR; on Windows platforms, the
+library name is \fItclstub86.lib\fR.
.PP
If the extension also requires the Tk API, it must also call
\fBTk_InitStubs\fR to initialize the Tk stubs interface and link