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@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
'\"
-'\" Copyright (c) 2004 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>
+'\" Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>
'\"
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: tm.n,v 1.14 2008/01/18 15:59:22 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: tm.n,v 1.14.2.1 2008/06/17 16:45:26 andreas_kupries Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH tm n 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -256,13 +256,20 @@ Note that this is always a single entry because \fIX\fR is always a
specific value (the current major version of Tcl).
.SS "USER SPECIFIC PATHS"
.TP
-\fB$::env(TCL\fIX\fB.\fIy\fB_TM_PATH)\fR
+\fB$::env(TCL\fIX\fB_\fIy\fB_TM_PATH)\fR
.
A list of paths, separated by either \fB:\fR (Unix) or \fB;\fR
(Windows). This is user and site specific as this environment variable
can be set not only by the user's profile, but by system configuration
scripts as well.
-.RS
+.TP
+\fB$::env(TCL\fIX\fB.\fIy\fB_TM_PATH)\fR
+.
+Same meaning and content as the previous variable. However the use of
+dot '.' to separate major and minor version number makes this name
+less to non-portable and its use is discouraged. Support of this
+variable has been kept only for backward compatibility with the
+original specification, i.e. TIP 189.
.PP
These paths are seen and therefore shared by all Tcl shells in the
\fB$::env(PATH)\fR of the user.
@@ -271,11 +278,11 @@ Note that \fIX\fR and \fIy\fR follow the general rules set out
above. In other words, Tcl 8.4, for example, will look at these 5
environment variables:
.CS
-\fB$::env(TCL8.4_TM_PATH)\fR
-\fB$::env(TCL8.3_TM_PATH)\fR
-\fB$::env(TCL8.2_TM_PATH)\fR
-\fB$::env(TCL8.1_TM_PATH)\fR
-\fB$::env(TCL8.0_TM_PATH)\fR
+\fB$::env(TCL8.4_TM_PATH)\fR \fB$::env(TCL8_4_TM_PATH)\fR
+\fB$::env(TCL8.3_TM_PATH)\fR \fB$::env(TCL8_3_TM_PATH)\fR
+\fB$::env(TCL8.2_TM_PATH)\fR \fB$::env(TCL8_2_TM_PATH)\fR
+\fB$::env(TCL8.1_TM_PATH)\fR \fB$::env(TCL8_1_TM_PATH)\fR
+\fB$::env(TCL8.0_TM_PATH)\fR \fB$::env(TCL8_0_TM_PATH)\fR
.CE
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"