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'\"
'\" 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 1.11 2004/10/07 15:15:38 dkf 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
@@ -25,11 +23,11 @@ Tcl interpreter handle.
A version string consisting of one or more decimal numbers
separated by dots.
.AP int exact in
-Non-zero means that only the particular version specified by
+1 means that only the particular version specified by
\fIversion\fR is acceptable.
-Zero means that versions newer than \fIversion\fR are also
+0 means that versions newer than \fIversion\fR are also
acceptable as long as they have the same major version number
-as \fIversion\fR.
+as \fIversion\fR. Other bits have no effect.
.BE
.SH INTRODUCTION
.PP
@@ -65,9 +63,9 @@ 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