"eval destroy" -> "destroy {*}" in testcases/demo's

12 files changed, 61 insertions, 63 deletions

diff --git a/library/console.tcl b/library/console.tcl
index 83723f1..d73b2f5 100644
--- a/library/console.tcl
+++ b/library/console.tcl
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ proc ::tk::ConsoleBind {w} {
 	tk::ConsoleInsert %W %A
     }
     bind Console <F9> {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	source -encoding utf-8 [file join $tk_library console.tcl]
     }
     if {[tk windowingsystem] eq "aqua"} {
diff --git a/library/demos/rolodex b/library/demos/rolodex
index 8941570..22952a5 100644
--- a/library/demos/rolodex
+++ b/library/demos/rolodex
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ exec wish "$0" ${1+"$@"}
 
 package require Tk
 
-foreach i [winfo child .] {
+foreach i [winfo children .] {
     catch {destroy $i}
 }
 
diff --git a/library/demos/widget b/library/demos/widget
index 13b8d0e..b37c70c 100644
--- a/library/demos/widget
+++ b/library/demos/widget
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ exec wish "$0" ${1+"$@"}
 package require Tk	8.5
 package require msgcat
 
-eval destroy [winfo child .]
+destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 set tk_demoDirectory [file join [pwd] [file dirname [info script]]]
 ::msgcat::mcload $tk_demoDirectory
 namespace import ::msgcat::mc
diff --git a/tests/color.test b/tests/color.test
index 5b8c5d2..fe92aaf 100644
--- a/tests/color.test
+++ b/tests/color.test
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ test color-2.11 {Tk_GetColor, 6 hex digits, last one invalid} -body {
 } -returnCodes error -result {invalid color name "#12345g"}
 
 test color-3.1 {Tk_FreeColor procedure, reference counting} colorsFree {
-    eval destroy [winfo child .t]
+    destroy {*}[winfo children .t]
     mkColors .t.c 40 6 0 240 240 0 -6 0 0 0 -40
     pack .t.c
     mkColors .t.c2 20 1 250 0 0 -10 0 0 0 0 0
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ test color-3.1 {Tk_FreeColor procedure, reference counting} colorsFree {
     lappend result [colorsFree .t]
 } {0 1}
 test color-3.2 {Tk_FreeColor procedure, flushing stressed cmap information} colorsFree {
-    eval destroy [winfo child .t]
+    destroy {*}[winfo children .t]
     mkColors .t.c 40 6 0 240 240 0 -6 0 0 0 -40
     pack .t.c
     mkColors .t.c2 20 1 250 0 0 -10 0 0 0 0 0
diff --git a/tests/grid.test b/tests/grid.test
index 4a03cff..89897ca 100644
--- a/tests/grid.test
+++ b/tests/grid.test
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ proc grid_reset {{test ?} {top .}} {
 	    gets stdin
 	}
     }
-    eval destroy [winfo children $top]
+    destroy {*}[winfo children $top]
     update
     foreach {cols rows} [grid size .] {}
     for {set i 0} {$i <= $cols} {incr i} {
diff --git a/tests/message.test b/tests/message.test
index 02c04f4..4d6c77f 100644
--- a/tests/message.test
+++ b/tests/message.test
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ test message-2.2 {Tk_MessageObjCmd procedure} -body {
 } -returnCodes {error} -result {bad window path name "foo"}
 test message-2.3 {Tk_MessageObjCmd procedure} -body {
     catch {message foo}
-    winfo child .
+    winfo children .
 } -result {}
 
 test message-2.4 {Tk_MessageObjCmd procedure} -body {
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ test message-2.4 {Tk_MessageObjCmd procedure} -body {
 } -returnCodes {error} -result {unknown option "-gorp"}
 test message-2.5 {Tk_MessageObjCmd procedure} -body {
     catch {message .s -gorp dump}
-    winfo child .
+    winfo children .
 } -result {}
 
 
diff --git a/tests/oldpack.test b/tests/oldpack.test
index 94e0710..00de930 100644
--- a/tests/oldpack.test
+++ b/tests/oldpack.test
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ test oldpack-7.2 {multiple expanded windows} -body {
         [winfo geometry .pack.red]
 } -result {70x20+30+77 40x40+45+30 10x20+60+3}
 test oldpack-7.3 {multiple expanded windows} -body {
-    foreach i [winfo child .pack] {
+    foreach i [winfo children .pack] {
     pack unpack $i
     }
     pack append .pack .pack.green {left e fill} .pack.red {left expand fill} \
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ test oldpack-7.3 {multiple expanded windows} -body {
         [winfo geometry .pack.blue]
 } -result {40x100+0+0 20x100+40+0 40x40+60+0}
 test oldpack-7.4 {multiple expanded windows} -body {
-    foreach i [winfo child .pack] {
+    foreach i [winfo children .pack] {
     pack unpack $i
     }
     pack append .pack .pack.red {top expand} .pack.violet {top expand} \
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ test oldpack-7.4 {multiple expanded windows} -body {
         [winfo geometry .pack.blue]
 } -result {10x20+45+5 80x20+10+35 40x40+60+60}
 test oldpack-7.5 {multiple expanded windows} -body {
-    foreach i [winfo child .pack] {
+    foreach i [winfo children .pack] {
     pack unpack $i
     }
     pack append .pack .pack.green {right frame s} .pack.red {top expand}
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ test oldpack-7.5 {multiple expanded windows} -body {
     list [winfo geometry .pack.green] [winfo geometry .pack.red]
 } -result {30x40+70+60 10x20+30+40}
 test oldpack-7.6 {multiple expanded windows} -body {
-    foreach i [winfo child .pack] {
+    foreach i [winfo children .pack] {
     pack unpack $i
     }
     pack append .pack .pack.violet {bottom frame e} .pack.red {right expand}
diff --git a/tests/pack.test b/tests/pack.test
index fb59fd9..6ee65f4 100644
--- a/tests/pack.test
+++ b/tests/pack.test
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ test pack-17.2 {PackLostContentProc procedure} -setup {
 test pack-18.1.1 {unmap content when container unmapped} -constraints {
     macOrUnix failsOnUbuntu failsOnXQuarz
 } -setup {
-    destroy {*}[winfo child .pack]
+    destroy {*}[winfo children .pack]
     # adjust the position of .pack before test to avoid a screen switch
     # that occurs with window managers that have desktops four times as big
     # as the screen (screen switch causes scale and other tests to fail).
@@ -1580,7 +1580,7 @@ test pack-18.1.1 {unmap content when container unmapped} -constraints {
 test pack-18.1.2 {unmap content when container unmapped} -constraints {
     win
 } -setup {
-    destroy {*}[winfo child .pack]
+    destroy {*}[winfo children .pack]
     # adjust the position of .pack before test to avoid a screen switch
     # that occurs with window managers that have desktops four times as big
     # as the screen (screen switch causes scale and other tests to fail).
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ test pack-18.1.2 {unmap content when container unmapped} -constraints {
 } -result {1 0 200 75 1}
 
 test pack-18.2 {unmap content when container unmapped} -constraints {failsOnUbuntu failsOnXQuarz} -setup {
-    destroy {*}[winfo child .pack]
+    destroy {*}[winfo children .pack]
     # adjust the position of .pack before test to avoid a screen switch
     # that occurs with window managers that have desktops four times as big
     # as the screen (screen switch causes scale and other tests to fail).
diff --git a/tests/raise.test b/tests/raise.test
index f596b2f..d4ffe49 100644
--- a/tests/raise.test
+++ b/tests/raise.test
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ namespace import -force tcltest::test
 # make it easy to detect differences in order.
 
 proc raise_setup {} {
-    foreach i [winfo child .raise] {
-	        destroy $i
-        }
+    destroy {*}[winfo children .raise]
     update idletasks
     foreach i {a b c d e} {
 	    label .raise.$i -text $i -relief raised -bd 2
diff --git a/tests/scale.test b/tests/scale.test
index 0f32ad4..6fc0089 100644
--- a/tests/scale.test
+++ b/tests/scale.test
@@ -328,14 +328,14 @@ test scale-2.2 {Tk_ScaleCmd procedure} -body {
 } -returnCodes error -result {bad window path name "foo"}
 test scale-2.3 {Tk_ScaleCmd procedure} -body {
     catch {scale foo}
-    winfo child .
+    winfo children .
 } -result {}
 test scale-2.4 {Tk_ScaleCmd procedure} -body {
     scale .s -gorp dumb
 } -returnCodes error -result {unknown option "-gorp"}
 test scale-2.5 {Tk_ScaleCmd procedure} -body {
     catch {scale .s -gorp dumb}
-    winfo child .
+    winfo children .
 } -result {}
 
 
diff --git a/tests/ttk/ttk.test b/tests/ttk/ttk.test
index f25a852..fb7f47b 100644
--- a/tests/ttk/ttk.test
+++ b/tests/ttk/ttk.test
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ test ttk-ensemble-5 "style element create: valid" -body {
      ttk::style element create plain.background from default
 } -returnCodes 0 -result ""
 
-eval destroy [winfo children .]
+destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 
 tcltest::cleanupTests
 
diff --git a/tests/unixEmbed.test b/tests/unixEmbed.test
index 383a5d5..9b39dba 100644
--- a/tests/unixEmbed.test
+++ b/tests/unixEmbed.test
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ test unixEmbed-1.5 {TkpUseWindow procedure, creating Container records} -constra
     pack .f1 .f2
     dobg "set w [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t -use $w
 	list [testembed] [expr [lindex [lindex [testembed all] 0] 0] - $w]
     }
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ test unixEmbed-1.5a {TkpUseWindow procedure, creating Container records} -constr
     pack .f1 .f2
     child alias w winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t -use [w]
         list [testembed] [expr {[lindex [lindex [testembed all] 0] 0] - [w]}]
     }
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ test unixEmbed-1.6 {TkpUseWindow procedure, creating Container records} -constra
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg "set w2 [winfo id .f2]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1
 	toplevel .t2 -use $w2
 	testembed
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ test unixEmbed-1.6a {TkpUseWindow procedure, creating Container records} -constr
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child alias w2 winfo id .f2
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1]
         toplevel .t2 -use [w2]
         testembed
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ test unixEmbed-2.1 {EmbeddedEventProc procedure} -constraints {
     pack .f1
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1
 	testembed
     }
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ test unixEmbed-2.1a {EmbeddedEventProc procedure} -constraints {
     pack .f1
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1]
         testembed
     }
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ test unixEmbed-2.2 {EmbeddedEventProc procedure} -constraints {
     pack .f1
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1
 	testembed
 	destroy .t1
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ test unixEmbed-2.2a {EmbeddedEventProc procedure} -constraints {
     pack .f1
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1]
         testembed
         destroy .t1
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ test unixEmbed-3.1 {ContainerEventProc procedure, detect creation} -constraints
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     set x [testembed]
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1
 	wm withdraw .t1
     }
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ test unixEmbed-3.1a {ContainerEventProc procedure, detect creation} -constraints
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     set x [testembed]
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1]
         wm withdraw .t1
     }
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ test unixEmbed-3.3 {ContainerEventProc procedure, disallow position changes} -co
     pack .f1
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1 -bd 2 -relief raised
 	update
 	wm geometry .t1 +30+40
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ test unixEmbed-3.3a {ContainerEventProc procedure, disallow position changes} -c
     pack .f1
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1] -bd 2 -relief raised
         update
         wm geometry .t1 +30+40
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ test unixEmbed-3.4 {ContainerEventProc procedure, disallow position changes} -co
     pack .f1
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1
 	update
 	wm geometry .t1 300x100+30+40
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ test unixEmbed-3.4a {ContainerEventProc procedure, disallow position changes} -c
     pack .f1
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1]
         update
         wm geometry .t1 300x100+30+40
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ test unixEmbed-3.5 {ContainerEventProc procedure, geometry requests} -constraint
     pack .f1
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1
     }
     update
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ test unixEmbed-3.5a {ContainerEventProc procedure, geometry requests} -constrain
     pack .f1
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1]
         .t1 configure -width 300 -height 80
         update
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ test unixEmbed-3.6 {ContainerEventProc procedure, map requests} -constraints {
     pack .f1
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1
 	set x unmapped
 	bind .t1 <Map> {set x mapped}
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ test unixEmbed-3.6a {ContainerEventProc procedure, map requests} -constraints {
     pack .f1
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1]
         set x unmapped
         bind .t1 <Map> {set x mapped}
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ test unixEmbed-3.7 {ContainerEventProc procedure, destroy events} -constraints {
     bind .f1 <Destroy> {set x dead}
     set x alive
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1
     }
     update
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ test unixEmbed-3.7a {ContainerEventProc procedure, destroy events} -constraints
     bind .f1 <Destroy> {set x dead}
     set x alive
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1]
         update
         destroy .t1
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ test unixEmbed-4.1 {EmbedStructureProc procedure, configure events} -constraints
     pack .f1
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1
     }
     update
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ test unixEmbed-4.1a {EmbedStructureProc procedure, configure events} -constraint
     pack .f1
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1]
         update
         .t1 configure -width 180 -height 100
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ test unixEmbed-4.2 {EmbedStructureProc procedure, destroy events} -constraints {
     pack .f1
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1
     }
     update
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ test unixEmbed-4.2a {EmbedStructureProc procedure, destroy events} -constraints
     update
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1]
     }
     set x [testembed]
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ test unixEmbed-5.1 {EmbedFocusProc procedure, FocusIn events} -constraints {
     update
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1
 	bind .t1 <FocusIn> {lappend x "focus in %W"}
 	bind .t1 <FocusOut> {lappend x "focus out %W"}
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ test unixEmbed-5.1a {EmbedFocusProc procedure, FocusIn events} -constraints {
     update
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1]
         bind .t1 <FocusIn> {lappend x "focus in %W"}
         bind .t1 <FocusOut> {lappend x "focus out %W"}
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ test unixEmbed-5.2 {EmbedFocusProc procedure, focusing on dead window} -constrai
     update
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1
     }
     update
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ test unixEmbed-5.2a {EmbedFocusProc procedure, focusing on dead window} -constra
     update
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1]
         update
         after 200 {destroy .t1}
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ test unixEmbed-5.3 {EmbedFocusProc procedure, FocusOut events} -constraints {
     update
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1
 	bind .t1 <FocusIn> {lappend x "focus in %W"}
 	bind .t1 <FocusOut> {lappend x "focus out %W"}
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ test unixEmbed-5.3a {EmbedFocusProc procedure, FocusOut events} -constraints {
     update
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1]
         set x {}
         bind .t1 <FocusIn> {lappend x "focus in %W"}
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ test unixEmbed-6.1 {EmbedGeometryRequest procedure, window changes size} -constr
     pack .f1
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1
 	update
 	bind .t1 <Configure> {lappend x {configure .t1 %w %h}}
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ test unixEmbed-6.1a {EmbedGeometryRequest procedure, window changes size} -const
     pack .f1
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1]
         update
         bind .t1 <Configure> {set x {configure .t1 %w %h}}
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ test unixEmbed-6.2 {EmbedGeometryRequest procedure, window changes size} -constr
     place .f1 -width 200 -height 200
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1
 	update
 	bind .t1 <Configure> {lappend x {configure .t1 %w %h}}
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ test unixEmbed-6.2a {EmbedGeometryRequest procedure, window changes size} -const
     update
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1]
         update
         bind .t1 <Configure> {set x {configure .t1 %w %h}}
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ test unixEmbed-7.1 {TkpRedirectKeyEvent procedure, forward keystroke} -constrain
     pack .f1
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1
     }
     focus -force .
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ test unixEmbed-7.1a {TkpRedirectKeyEvent procedure, forward keystroke} -constrai
     pack .f1
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1]
     }
     focus -force .
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ test unixEmbed-7.2 {TkpRedirectKeyEvent procedure, don't forward keystroke width
     pack .f1
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1
     }
     update
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ test unixEmbed-7.2a {TkpRedirectKeyEvent procedure, don't forward keystroke widt
     pack .f1
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1]
     }
     update
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ test unixEmbed-8.1 {TkpClaimFocus procedure} -constraints {
     pack .f1 .f2
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1 -highlightthickness 2 -bd 2 -relief sunken
     }
     focus -force .f2
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ test unixEmbed-8.1a {TkpClaimFocus procedure} -constraints unix -setup {
     update
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1] -highlightthickness 2 -bd 2 -relief sunken
     }
     # This should clear focus from the application embedded in .f1
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ test unixEmbed-9.2 {EmbedWindowDeleted procedure, check embeddedPtr} -constraint
     update
     dobg "set w1 [winfo id .f1]"
     dobg {
-	eval destroy [winfo child .]
+	destroy {*}[winfo children .]
 	toplevel .t1 -use $w1 -highlightthickness 2 -bd 2 -relief sunken
 	set x {}
 	lappend x [testembed]
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ test unixEmbed-9.2a {EmbedWindowDeleted procedure, check embeddedPtr} -constrain
     pack .f1
     child alias w1 winfo id .f1
     child eval {
-        destroy [winfo child .]
+        destroy {*}[winfo children .]
         toplevel .t1 -use [w1] -highlightthickness 2 -bd 2 -relief sunken
         set x {}
         lappend x [testembed]