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@@ -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 bgerror n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
.so man.macros
.BS
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ bgerror \- Command invoked to process background errors
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBbgerror \fImessage\fR
.BE
+
.SH DESCRIPTION
-.PP
+.VS 8.5
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
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ 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
@@ -73,9 +75,7 @@ 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]]
@@ -84,10 +84,9 @@ proc bgerror {message} {
close $fl
}
.CE
+
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-after(n), errorCode(n), errorInfo(n), interp(n)
+after(n), interp(n), tclvars(n)
+
.SH KEYWORDS
background error, reporting
-'\" Local Variables:
-'\" mode: nroff
-'\" End: