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diff --git a/doc/ListObj.3 b/doc/ListObj.3
index c5c1dc7..a0ed5c9 100644
--- a/doc/ListObj.3
+++ b/doc/ListObj.3
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ points to the Tcl value that will be appended to \fIlistPtr\fR.
For \fBTcl_SetListObj\fR,
this points to the Tcl value that will be converted to a list value
containing the \fIobjc\fR elements of the array referenced by \fIobjv\fR.
-.AP int *objcPtr in
+.AP "size_t \&| int" *objcPtr in
Points to location where \fBTcl_ListObjGetElements\fR
stores the number of element values in \fIlistPtr\fR.
.AP Tcl_Obj ***objvPtr out
A location where \fBTcl_ListObjGetElements\fR stores a pointer to an array
of pointers to the element values of \fIlistPtr\fR.
-.AP int objc in
+.AP size_t objc in
The number of Tcl values that \fBTcl_NewListObj\fR
will insert into a new list value,
and \fBTcl_ListObjReplace\fR will insert into \fIlistPtr\fR.
@@ -76,21 +76,21 @@ An array of pointers to values.
\fBTcl_NewListObj\fR will insert these values into a new list value
and \fBTcl_ListObjReplace\fR will insert them into an existing \fIlistPtr\fR.
Each value will become a separate list element.
-.AP int *lengthPtr out
+.AP "size_t \&| int" *lengthPtr out
Points to location where \fBTcl_ListObjLength\fR
stores the length of the list.
-.AP int index in
+.AP size_t index in
Index of the list element that \fBTcl_ListObjIndex\fR
is to return.
The first element has index 0.
.AP Tcl_Obj **objPtrPtr out
Points to place where \fBTcl_ListObjIndex\fR is to store
a pointer to the resulting list element value.
-.AP int first in
+.AP size_t first in
Index of the starting list element that \fBTcl_ListObjReplace\fR
is to replace.
The list's first element has index 0.
-.AP int count in
+.AP size_t count in
The number of elements that \fBTcl_ListObjReplace\fR
is to replace.
.BE
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ address \fIobjcPtr\fR. Similarly, it returns the array pointer by storing
it in the address \fIobjvPtr\fR.
The memory pointed to is managed by Tcl and should not be freed or written
to by the caller. If the list is empty, 0 is stored at \fIobjcPtr\fR
-and NULL at \fIobjvPtr\fR.
+and NULL at \fIobjvPtr\fR. If \fIobjcPtr\fR points to a variable
+of type \fBint\fR and the list contains more than 2**31 elements, the
+function returns \fBTCL_ERROR\fR.
If \fIlistPtr\fR is not already a list value, \fBTcl_ListObjGetElements\fR
will attempt to convert it to one; if the conversion fails, it returns
\fBTCL_ERROR\fR and leaves an error message in the interpreter's result
@@ -162,7 +164,9 @@ Otherwise it returns \fBTCL_OK\fR after storing the count and array pointer.
.PP
\fBTcl_ListObjLength\fR returns the number of elements in the list value
referenced by \fIlistPtr\fR.
-It returns this count by storing an integer in the address \fIlengthPtr\fR.
+It returns this count by storing a value in the address \fIlengthPtr\fR.
+If \fIlengthPtr\fR points to a variable of type \fBint\fR and the list
+contains more than 2**31 elements, the function returns \fBTCL_ERROR\fR.
If the value is not already a list value,
\fBTcl_ListObjLength\fR will attempt to convert it to one;
if the conversion fails, it returns \fBTCL_ERROR\fR
@@ -180,7 +184,7 @@ if the conversion fails, it returns \fBTCL_ERROR\fR
and leaves an error message in the interpreter's result value
if \fIinterp\fR is not NULL.
If the index is out of range,
-that is, \fIindex\fR is negative or
+that is, \fIindex\fR is TCL_INDEX_NONE or
greater than or equal to the number of elements in the list,
\fBTcl_ListObjIndex\fR stores a NULL in \fIobjPtrPtr\fR
and returns \fBTCL_OK\fR.
@@ -199,13 +203,13 @@ and leaves an error message in the interpreter's result value
if \fIinterp\fR is not NULL.
Otherwise, it returns \fBTCL_OK\fR after replacing the values.
If \fIobjv\fR is NULL, no new elements are added.
-If the argument \fIfirst\fR is zero or negative,
+If the argument \fIfirst\fR is zero or TCL_INDEX_NONE,
it refers to the first element.
If \fIfirst\fR is greater than or equal to the
number of elements in the list, then no elements are deleted;
the new elements are appended to the list.
\fIcount\fR gives the number of elements to replace.
-If \fIcount\fR is zero or negative then no elements are deleted;
+If \fIcount\fR is zero or TCL_INDEX_NONE then no elements are deleted;
the new elements are simply inserted before the one
designated by \fIfirst\fR.
\fBTcl_ListObjReplace\fR invalidates \fIlistPtr\fR's