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'\" 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 1.13 2002/07/01 18:24:39 jenglish Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: tclvars.n,v 1.14 2004/02/06 00:01:25 davygrvy Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH tclvars n 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -257,10 +257,11 @@ The native byte order of this machine: either \fBlittleEndian\fR or
.VE
.TP
\fBdebug\fR
-If this variable exists, then the interpreter
-was compiled with debugging symbols enabled. This variable will only
-exist on Windows so extension writers can specify which package to load
-depending on the C run-time library that is loaded.
+If this variable exists, then the interpreter was compiled with and linked
+to a debug enabled C run-time. This variable will only exist on Windows,
+so extension writers can specify which package to load depending on the
+C run-time library that is in use. This is not an indication that this core
+contains symbols.
.TP
\fBmachine\fR
The instruction set executed by this machine, such as