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Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/AddErrInfo.3 | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/CrtInterp.3 | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/Environment.3 | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/bgerror.n | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/binary.n | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/catch.n | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/eval.n | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/info.n | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/library.n | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/return.n | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/tclsh.1 | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/throw.n | 2 |
12 files changed, 41 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/doc/AddErrInfo.3 b/doc/AddErrInfo.3 index b9c6a63..36f6a20 100644 --- a/doc/AddErrInfo.3 +++ b/doc/AddErrInfo.3 @@ -176,16 +176,16 @@ these return options. The \fB\-errorinfo\fR option holds a stack trace of the operations that were in progress when an error occurred, and is intended to be human-readable. -The \fB\-errorcode\fR option holds a list of items that +The \fB\-errorcode\fR option holds a Tcl list of items that are intended to be machine-readable. The first item in the \fB\-errorcode\fR value identifies the class of error that occurred -(e.g. POSIX means an error occurred in a POSIX system call) +(e.g., POSIX means an error occurred in a POSIX system call) and additional elements hold additional pieces of information that depend on the class. -See the \fBtclvars\fR manual entry for details on the various -formats for the \fB\-errorcode\fR option used by -Tcl's built-in commands. +See the manual entry on the \fBerrorCode\fR variable for details on the +various formats for the \fB\-errorcode\fR option used by Tcl's built-in +commands. .PP The \fB\-errorinfo\fR option value is gradually built up as an error unwinds through the nested operations. @@ -307,6 +307,6 @@ so they continue to hold a record of information about the most recent error seen in an interpreter. .SH "SEE ALSO" Tcl_DecrRefCount(3), Tcl_IncrRefCount(3), Tcl_Interp(3), Tcl_ResetResult(3), -Tcl_SetErrno(3), tclvars(n) +Tcl_SetErrno(3), errorCode(n), errorInfo(n) .SH KEYWORDS error, value, value result, stack, trace, variable diff --git a/doc/CrtInterp.3 b/doc/CrtInterp.3 index a248cf4..1156a20 100644 --- a/doc/CrtInterp.3 +++ b/doc/CrtInterp.3 @@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ may only be passed to Tcl routines called from the same thread as the original \fBTcl_CreateInterp\fR call. It is not safe for multiple threads to pass the same token to Tcl's routines. The new interpreter is initialized with the built-in Tcl commands -and with the variables documented in the \fBtclvars\fR manual page. To bind in -additional commands, call \fBTcl_CreateCommand\fR. +and with standard variables like \fBtcl_platform\fR and \fBenv\fR. To +bind in additional commands, call \fBTcl_CreateCommand\fR, and to +create additional variables, call \fBTcl_SetVar\fR. .PP \fBTcl_DeleteInterp\fR marks an interpreter as deleted; the interpreter will eventually be deleted when all calls to \fBTcl_Preserve\fR for it have @@ -144,6 +145,6 @@ should be used to determine when an interpreter is a candidate for deletion due to inactivity. .VE 8.6 .SH "SEE ALSO" -Tcl_Preserve(3), Tcl_Release(3), tclvars(n) +Tcl_Preserve(3), Tcl_Release(3) .SH KEYWORDS command, create, delete, interpreter diff --git a/doc/Environment.3 b/doc/Environment.3 index 3753f43..46262ab 100644 --- a/doc/Environment.3 +++ b/doc/Environment.3 @@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ Tcl-based applications using \fBputenv\fR should redefine it to \fBTcl_PutEnv\fR so that they will interface properly to the Tcl runtime. .SH "SEE ALSO" -tclvars(n) +env(n) .SH KEYWORDS environment, variable diff --git a/doc/bgerror.n b/doc/bgerror.n index ac53eca..16a23a3 100644 --- a/doc/bgerror.n +++ b/doc/bgerror.n @@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ proc bgerror {message} { } .CE .SH "SEE ALSO" -after(n), interp(n), tclvars(n) +after(n), errorCode(n), errorInfo(n), interp(n) .SH KEYWORDS background error, reporting +'\" Local Variables: +'\" mode: nroff +'\" End: diff --git a/doc/binary.n b/doc/binary.n index 68bf9cc..a40afe6 100644 --- a/doc/binary.n +++ b/doc/binary.n @@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ close $f puts [\fBbinary encode\fR base64 \-maxlen 64 $data] .CE .SH "SEE ALSO" -format(n), scan(n), tclvars(n) +format(n), scan(n), tcl_platform(n) .SH KEYWORDS binary, format, scan '\" Local Variables: diff --git a/doc/catch.n b/doc/catch.n index a05ca71..9597ccf 100644 --- a/doc/catch.n +++ b/doc/catch.n @@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ if { [\fBcatch\fR {open $someFile w} fid] } { There are more complex examples of \fBcatch\fR usage in the documentation for the \fBreturn\fR command. .SH "SEE ALSO" -break(n), continue(n), dict(n), error(n), info(n), return(n), tclvars(n) +break(n), continue(n), dict(n), error(n), errorCode(n), errorInfo(n), info(n), +return(n) .SH KEYWORDS catch, error, exception '\" Local Variables: @@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ However, the last line would now normally be written without set var [linsert $var 0 {*}$args] .CE .SH "SEE ALSO" -catch(n), concat(n), error(n), interp(n), list(n), namespace(n), subst(n), tclvars(n), uplevel(n) +catch(n), concat(n), error(n), errorCode(n), errorInfo(n), interp(n), list(n), +namespace(n), subst(n), uplevel(n) .SH KEYWORDS concatenate, evaluate, script '\" Local Variables: @@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ Returns the name of the library directory in which standard Tcl scripts are stored. This is actually the value of the \fBtcl_library\fR variable and may be changed by setting \fBtcl_library\fR. -See the \fBtclvars\fR manual entry for more information. .TP \fBinfo loaded \fR?\fIinterp\fR? . @@ -336,8 +335,8 @@ described in \fBOBJECT INTROSPECTION\fR below. .TP \fBinfo patchlevel\fR . -Returns the value of the global variable \fBtcl_patchLevel\fR; see -the \fBtclvars\fR manual entry for more information. +Returns the value of the global variable \fBtcl_patchLevel\fR, which holds +the exact version of the Tcl library by default. .TP \fBinfo procs \fR?\fIpattern\fR? . @@ -374,8 +373,8 @@ string is returned. .TP \fBinfo tclversion\fR . -Returns the value of the global variable \fBtcl_version\fR; see -the \fBtclvars\fR manual entry for more information. +Returns the value of the global variable \fBtcl_version\fR, which holds the +major and minor version of the Tcl library by default. .TP \fBinfo vars\fR ?\fIpattern\fR? . @@ -763,8 +762,9 @@ proc getDef {obj method} { .VE 8.6 .SH "SEE ALSO" .VS 8.6 -global(n), oo::class(n), oo::define(n), oo::object(n), proc(n), self(n) +global(n), oo::class(n), oo::define(n), oo::object(n), proc(n), self(n), .VE 8.6 +tcl_library(n), tcl_patchLevel(n), tcl_version(n) .SH KEYWORDS command, information, interpreter, introspection, level, namespace, .VS 8.6 diff --git a/doc/library.n b/doc/library.n index 2413692..98dcb35 100644 --- a/doc/library.n +++ b/doc/library.n @@ -262,13 +262,17 @@ If set to any value, then \fBunknown\fR will not attempt to auto-load any commands. .TP \fBauto_path\fR +. If set, then it must contain a valid Tcl list giving directories to -search during auto-load operations. +search during auto-load operations (including for package index +files when using the default \fBpackage unknown\fR handler). This variable is initialized during startup to contain, in order: the directories listed in the \fBTCLLIBPATH\fR environment variable, -the directory named by the \fBtcl_library\fR variable, +the directory named by the \fBtcl_library\fR global variable, the parent directory of \fBtcl_library\fR, the directories listed in the \fBtcl_pkgPath\fR variable. +Additional locations to look for files and package indices should +normally be added to this variable using \fBlappend\fR. .TP \fBenv(TCL_LIBRARY)\fR If set, then it specifies the location of the directory containing @@ -306,7 +310,7 @@ considered to be a word character. On Windows platforms, words are comprised of any character that is not a space, tab, or newline. Under Unix, words are comprised of numbers, letters or underscores. .SH "SEE ALSO" -info(n), re_syntax(n), tclvars(n) +env(n), info(n), re_syntax(n) .SH KEYWORDS auto-exec, auto-load, library, unknown, word, whitespace '\"Local Variables: diff --git a/doc/return.n b/doc/return.n index b59a93d..a1abccf 100644 --- a/doc/return.n +++ b/doc/return.n @@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ proc myReturn {args} { } .CE .SH "SEE ALSO" -break(n), catch(n), continue(n), dict(n), error(n), proc(n), -source(n), tclvars(n), throw(n), try(n) +break(n), catch(n), continue(n), dict(n), error(n), errorCode(n), +errorInfo(n), proc(n), source(n), throw(n), try(n) .SH KEYWORDS break, catch, continue, error, exception, procedure, result, return .\" Local Variables: diff --git a/doc/tclsh.1 b/doc/tclsh.1 index 8e7fb9e..dfc2635 100644 --- a/doc/tclsh.1 +++ b/doc/tclsh.1 @@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ but also the disadvantage of making it harder to write scripts that start up uniformly across different versions of Tcl. .SH "VARIABLES" .PP -\fBTclsh\fR sets the following Tcl variables: +\fBTclsh\fR sets the following global Tcl variables in addition to those +created by the Tcl library itself (such as \fBenv\fR, which maps +environment variables such as \fBPATH\fR into Tcl): .TP 15 \fBargc\fR . @@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ device), 0 otherwise. When \fBtclsh\fR is invoked interactively it normally prompts for each command with .QW "\fB% \fR" . -You can change the prompt by setting the +You can change the prompt by setting the global variables \fBtcl_prompt1\fR and \fBtcl_prompt2\fR. If variable \fBtcl_prompt1\fR exists then it must consist of a Tcl script to output a prompt; instead of outputting a prompt \fBtclsh\fR @@ -142,6 +144,6 @@ incomplete commands. .PP See \fBTcl_StandardChannels\fR for more explanations. .SH "SEE ALSO" -encoding(n), fconfigure(n), tclvars(n) +auto_path(n), encoding(n), env(n), fconfigure(n) .SH KEYWORDS application, argument, interpreter, prompt, script file, shell diff --git a/doc/throw.n b/doc/throw.n index d49fb24..b28f2e4 100644 --- a/doc/throw.n +++ b/doc/throw.n @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The following produces an error that is identical to that produced by \fBthrow\fR {ARITH DIVZERO {divide by zero}} {divide by zero} .CE .SH "SEE ALSO" -catch(n), error(n), return(n), tclvars(n), try(n) +catch(n), error(n), errorCode(n), errorInfo(n), return(n), try(n) .SH "KEYWORDS" error, exception '\" Local Variables: |