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@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ bgerror \- Command invoked to process background errors
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBbgerror \fImessage\fR
.BE
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
-.VS 8.5
+.PP
Release 8.5 of Tcl supports the \fBinterp bgerror\fR command,
which allows applications to register in an interpreter the command
that will handle background errors in that interpreter. In older
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ describes the interface requirements of the \fBbgerror\fR command
an application might define to retain compatibility with pre-8.5
releases of Tcl. Applications intending to support only
Tcl releases 8.5 and later should simply make use of \fBinterp bgerror\fR.
-.VE 8.5
.PP
The \fBbgerror\fR command does not exist as built-in part of Tcl. Instead,
individual applications or users can define a \fBbgerror\fR
@@ -75,7 +73,9 @@ The reason for this is that the application programmer may also want
to define a \fBbgerror\fR, or use other code that does and thus will
have trouble integrating your code.
.SH "EXAMPLE"
+.PP
This \fBbgerror\fR procedure appends errors to a file, with a timestamp.
+.PP
.CS
proc bgerror {message} {
set timestamp [clock format [clock seconds]]
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ proc bgerror {message} {
close $fl
}
.CE
-
.SH "SEE ALSO"
after(n), interp(n), tclvars(n)
-
.SH KEYWORDS
background error, reporting