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@@ -15,36 +15,28 @@ Tcl_Interp \- client-visible fields of interpreter structures
\fB#include <tcl.h>\fR
.sp
typedef struct {
- char *\fIresult\fR;
- Tcl_FreeProc *\fIfreeProc\fR;
- int \fIerrorLine\fR;
-} \fBTcl_Interp\fR;
+ char *\fIresult\fR;
+ Tcl_FreeProc *\fIfreeProc\fR;
+ int \fIerrorLine\fR;
+} Tcl_Interp;
-typedef void \fBTcl_FreeProc\fR(
- char *\fIblockPtr\fR);
+typedef void Tcl_FreeProc(char *\fIblockPtr\fR);
.BE
+
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The \fBTcl_CreateInterp\fR procedure returns a pointer to a Tcl_Interp
-structure. Callers of \fBTcl_CreateInterp\fR should use this pointer
-as an opaque token, suitable for nothing other than passing back to
-other routines in the Tcl interface. Accessing fields directly through
-the pointer as described below is no longer supported. The supported
-public routines \fBTcl_SetResult\fR, \fBTcl_GetResult\fR,
-\fBTcl_SetErrorLine\fR, \fBTcl_GetErrorLine\fR must be used instead.
+structure. This pointer is then passed into other Tcl procedures
+to process commands in the interpreter and perform other operations
+on the interpreter. Interpreter structures contain many fields
+that are used by Tcl, but only three that may be accessed by
+clients: \fIresult\fR, \fIfreeProc\fR, and \fIerrorLine\fR.
.PP
-For legacy programs and extensions no longer being maintained, compiles
-against the Tcl 8.6 header files are only possible with the compiler
-directives
-.CS
-#define USE_INTERP_RESULT
-.CE
-and/or
-.CS
-#define USE_INTERP_ERRORLINE
-.CE
-depending on which fields of the \fBTcl_Interp\fR struct are accessed.
-These directives may be embedded in code or supplied via compiler options.
+.VS 8.5
+\fBNote that access to all three fields, \fIresult\fB, \fIfreeProc\fB and
+\fIerrorLine\fB is deprecated.\fR Use \fBTcl_SetResult\fR,
+\fBTcl_GetResult\fR, and \fBTcl_GetReturnOptions\fR instead.
+.VE 8.5
.PP
The \fIresult\fR and \fIfreeProc\fR fields are used to return
results or error messages from commands.