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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: tclvars.n,v 1.14 2004/02/06 00:01:25 davygrvy Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: tclvars.n,v 1.15 2004/03/17 18:14:12 das Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH tclvars n 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -49,64 +49,6 @@ It should be noted that relying on an existing and empty environment variable
won't work on windows and is discouraged for cross-platform usage.
.VE
.RE
-.RS
-On the Macintosh, the environment variable is constructed by Tcl as no
-global environment variable exists. The environment variables that
-are created for Tcl include:
-.TP
-\fBLOGIN\fR
-This holds the Chooser name of the Macintosh.
-.TP
-\fBUSER\fR
-This also holds the Chooser name of the Macintosh.
-.TP
-\fBSYS_FOLDER\fR
-The path to the system directory.
-.TP
-\fBAPPLE_M_FOLDER\fR
-The path to the Apple Menu directory.
-.TP
-\fBCP_FOLDER\fR
-The path to the control panels directory.
-.TP
-\fBDESK_FOLDER\fR
-The path to the desk top directory.
-.TP
-\fBEXT_FOLDER\fR
-The path to the system extensions directory.
-.TP
-\fBPREF_FOLDER\fR
-The path to the preferences directory.
-.TP
-\fBPRINT_MON_FOLDER\fR
-The path to the print monitor directory.
-.TP
-\fBSHARED_TRASH_FOLDER\fR
-The path to the network trash directory.
-.TP
-\fBTRASH_FOLDER\fR
-The path to the trash directory.
-.TP
-\fBSTART_UP_FOLDER\fR
-The path to the start up directory.
-.TP
-\fBHOME\fR
-The path to the application's default directory.
-.PP
-You can also create your own environment variables for the Macintosh.
-A file named \fITcl Environment Variables\fR may be placed in the
-preferences folder in the Mac system folder. Each line of this file
-should be of the form \fIVAR_NAME=var_data\fR.
-.PP
-The last alternative is to place environment variables in a 'STR#'
-resource named \fITcl Environment Variables\fR of the application. This
-is considered a little more ``Mac like'' than a Unix style Environment
-Variable file. Each entry in the 'STR#' resource has the same format
-as above. The source code file \fItclMacEnv.c\fR contains the
-implementation of the env mechanisms. This file contains many
-#define's that allow customization of the env mechanisms to fit your
-applications needs.
-.RE
.TP
\fBerrorCode\fR
After an error has occurred, this variable will be set to hold
@@ -270,7 +212,7 @@ is the value returned by \fBuname -m\fR.
.TP
\fBos\fR
The name of the operating system running on this machine,
-such as \fBWindows 95\fR, \fBWindows NT\fR, \fBMacOS\fR, or \fBSunOS\fR.
+such as \fBWindows 95\fR, \fBWindows NT\fR, or \fBSunOS\fR.
On UNIX machines, this is the value returned by \fBuname -s\fR.
On Windows 95 and Windows 98, the value returned will be \fBWindows
95\fR to provide better backwards compatibility to Windows 95; to
@@ -283,7 +225,7 @@ Windows 95, the version will be 4.0; on Windows 98, the version will
be 4.10.
.TP
\fBplatform\fR
-Either \fBwindows\fR, \fBmacintosh\fR, or \fBunix\fR. This identifies the
+Either \fBwindows\fR, or \fBunix\fR. This identifies the
general operating environment of the machine.
.TP
\fBthreaded\fR
@@ -294,7 +236,7 @@ was compiled with threads enabled.
This identifies the
current user based on the login information available on the platform.
This comes from the USER or LOGNAME environment variable on Unix,
-and the value from GetUserName on Windows and Macintosh.
+and the value from GetUserName on Windows.
.TP
\fBwordSize\fR
.VS 8.4
@@ -330,15 +272,6 @@ of this file and \fBsource\fR it if it exists. For example, for \fBwish\fR
the variable is set to \fB~/.wishrc\fR for Unix and \fB~/wishrc.tcl\fR
for Windows.
.TP
-\fBtcl_rcRsrcName\fR
-This variable is only used on Macintosh systems. The variable is used
-during initialization to indicate the name of a user-specific
-\fBTEXT\fR resource located in the application or extension resource
-forks. If it is set by application-specific initialization, then the
-Tcl startup code will check for the existence of this resource and
-\fBsource\fR it if it exists. For example, the Macintosh \fBwish\fR
-application has the variable is set to \fBtclshrc\fR.
-.TP
\fBtcl_traceCompile\fR
The value of this variable can be set to control
how much tracing information