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diff --git a/doc/LinkVar.3 b/doc/LinkVar.3 index c64720b..c80d30d 100644 --- a/doc/LinkVar.3 +++ b/doc/LinkVar.3 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ '\" '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. -'\" +'\" .TH Tcl_LinkVar 3 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" .so man.macros .BS @@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ The C variable is of type \fBint\fR. Any value written into the Tcl variable must have a proper integer form acceptable to \fBTcl_GetIntFromObj\fR; attempts to write non-integer values into \fIvarName\fR will be rejected with -Tcl errors. +Tcl errors. Incomplete integer representations (like the empty +string, '+', '-' or the hex/octal/binary prefix) are accepted +as if they are valid too. .TP \fBTCL_LINK_UINT\fR The C variable is of type \fBunsigned int\fR. @@ -69,14 +71,18 @@ Any value written into the Tcl variable must have a proper unsigned integer form acceptable to \fBTcl_GetWideIntFromObj\fR and in the platform's defined range for the \fBunsigned int\fR type; attempts to write non-integer values (or values outside the range) into -\fIvarName\fR will be rejected with Tcl errors. +\fIvarName\fR will be rejected with Tcl errors. Incomplete integer +representations (like the empty string, '+', '-' or the hex/octal/binary +prefix) are accepted as if they are valid too. .TP \fBTCL_LINK_CHAR\fR The C variable is of type \fBchar\fR. Any value written into the Tcl variable must have a proper integer form acceptable to \fBTcl_GetIntFromObj\fR and be in the range of the \fBchar\fR datatype; attempts to write non-integer or out-of-range -values into \fIvarName\fR will be rejected with Tcl errors. +values into \fIvarName\fR will be rejected with Tcl errors. Incomplete +integer representations (like the empty string, '+', '-' or the +hex/octal/binary prefix) are accepted as if they are valid too. .TP \fBTCL_LINK_UCHAR\fR The C variable is of type \fBunsigned char\fR. @@ -84,14 +90,18 @@ Any value written into the Tcl variable must have a proper unsigned integer form acceptable to \fBTcl_GetIntFromObj\fR and in the platform's defined range for the \fBunsigned char\fR type; attempts to write non-integer values (or values outside the range) into -\fIvarName\fR will be rejected with Tcl errors. +\fIvarName\fR will be rejected with Tcl errors. Incomplete integer +representations (like the empty string, '+', '-' or the hex/octal/binary +prefix) are accepted as if they are valid too. .TP \fBTCL_LINK_SHORT\fR The C variable is of type \fBshort\fR. Any value written into the Tcl variable must have a proper integer form acceptable to \fBTcl_GetIntFromObj\fR and be in the range of the \fBshort\fR datatype; attempts to write non-integer or out-of-range -values into \fIvarName\fR will be rejected with Tcl errors. +values into \fIvarName\fR will be rejected with Tcl errors. Incomplete +integer representations (like the empty string, '+', '-' or the +hex/octal/binary prefix) are accepted as if they are valid too. .TP \fBTCL_LINK_USHORT\fR The C variable is of type \fBunsigned short\fR. @@ -99,14 +109,18 @@ Any value written into the Tcl variable must have a proper unsigned integer form acceptable to \fBTcl_GetIntFromObj\fR and in the platform's defined range for the \fBunsigned short\fR type; attempts to write non-integer values (or values outside the range) into -\fIvarName\fR will be rejected with Tcl errors. +\fIvarName\fR will be rejected with Tcl errors. Incomplete integer +representations (like the empty string, '+', '-' or the hex/octal/binary +prefix) are accepted as if they are valid too. .TP \fBTCL_LINK_LONG\fR The C variable is of type \fBlong\fR. Any value written into the Tcl variable must have a proper integer form acceptable to \fBTcl_GetLongFromObj\fR; attempts to write non-integer or out-of-range -values into \fIvarName\fR will be rejected with Tcl errors. +values into \fIvarName\fR will be rejected with Tcl errors. Incomplete +integer representations (like the empty string, '+', '-' or the +hex/octal/binary prefix) are accepted as if they are valid too. .TP \fBTCL_LINK_ULONG\fR The C variable is of type \fBunsigned long\fR. @@ -114,14 +128,18 @@ Any value written into the Tcl variable must have a proper unsigned integer form acceptable to \fBTcl_GetWideIntFromObj\fR and in the platform's defined range for the \fBunsigned long\fR type; attempts to write non-integer values (or values outside the range) into -\fIvarName\fR will be rejected with Tcl errors. +\fIvarName\fR will be rejected with Tcl errors. Incomplete integer +representations (like the empty string, '+', '-' or the hex/octal/binary +prefix) are accepted as if they are valid too. .TP \fBTCL_LINK_DOUBLE\fR The C variable is of type \fBdouble\fR. Any value written into the Tcl variable must have a proper real form acceptable to \fBTcl_GetDoubleFromObj\fR; attempts to write non-real values into \fIvarName\fR will be rejected with -Tcl errors. +Tcl errors. Incomplete integer or real representations (like the +empty string, '.', '+', '-' or the hex/octal/binary prefix) are +accepted as if they are valid too. .TP \fBTCL_LINK_FLOAT\fR The C variable is of type \fBfloat\fR. @@ -129,7 +147,9 @@ Any value written into the Tcl variable must have a proper real form acceptable to \fBTcl_GetDoubleFromObj\fR and must be within the range acceptable for a \fBfloat\fR; attempts to write non-real values (or values outside the range) into -\fIvarName\fR will be rejected with Tcl errors. +\fIvarName\fR will be rejected with Tcl errors. Incomplete integer +or real representations (like the empty string, '.', '+', '-' or +the hex/octal/binary prefix) are accepted as if they are valid too. .TP \fBTCL_LINK_WIDE_INT\fR The C variable is of type \fBTcl_WideInt\fR (which is an integer type @@ -137,7 +157,9 @@ at least 64-bits wide on all platforms that can support it.) Any value written into the Tcl variable must have a proper integer form acceptable to \fBTcl_GetWideIntFromObj\fR; attempts to write non-integer values into \fIvarName\fR will be rejected with -Tcl errors. +Tcl errors. Incomplete integer representations (like the empty +string, '+', '-' or the hex/octal/binary prefix) are accepted +as if they are valid too. .TP \fBTCL_LINK_WIDE_UINT\fR The C variable is of type \fBTcl_WideUInt\fR (which is an unsigned @@ -148,7 +170,9 @@ integer form acceptable to \fBTcl_GetWideIntFromObj\fR (it will be cast to unsigned); .\" FIXME! Use bignums instead. attempts to write non-integer values into \fIvarName\fR will be -rejected with Tcl errors. +rejected with Tcl errors. Incomplete integer representations (like +the empty string, '+', '-' or the hex/octal/binary prefix) are accepted +as if they are valid too. .TP \fBTCL_LINK_BOOLEAN\fR The C variable is of type \fBint\fR. |