In case of redirecting stderr to a file on Windows, append CRLF after Panic output.

compiled and direct eval paths of [string replace].
One routine to debug, optimize, convert to new data structures, etc.

This routine will also make a good core engine for [string insert].

With this refactoring done, the value of the INST_STR_REPLACE instruction
is no longer clear.  Until now, the value of compiling to it was that it
routed you through the "better" of the two implementations.  An
instruction that does nothing different from what invocation to the
direct eval fallback would do does not have obvious value.

.fossil-settings/ignore-glob

@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@ unix/pkgs/*
 win/Debug*
 win/Release*
 win/pkgs/*
+win/coffbase.txt
 win/tcl.hpj
 win/nmhlp-out.txt

.project

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <projectDescription>
-	<name>tcl8.6</name>
+	<name>tcl8</name>
 	<comment></comment>
 	<projects>
 	</projects>

README

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 README:  Tcl
-    This is the Tcl 8.6.8 source distribution.
+    This is the Tcl 8.7a2 source distribution.
 	http://sourceforge.net/projects/tcl/files/Tcl/
     You can get any source release of Tcl from the URL above.
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ and selling it either in whole or in part.  See the file
 
 Extensive documentation is available at our website.
 The home page for this release, including new features, is
-	http://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/8.6.html
+	http://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/8.7.html
 
 Detailed release notes can be found at the file distributions page
 by clicking on the relevant version.
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ Information about Tcl itself can be found at
 There have been many Tcl books on the market.  Many are mentioned in the Wiki:
 	http://wiki.tcl.tk/_/ref?N=25206
 
-To view the complete set of reference manual entries for Tcl 8.6 online,
+To view the complete set of reference manual entries for Tcl 8.7 online,
 visit the URL:
-	http://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.6/
+	http://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.7/
 
 2a. Unix Documentation
 ----------------------

changes

@@ -8830,3 +8830,57 @@ improvements to regexp engine from Postgres (lane,porter,fellows,seltenreich)
 2017-12-19 (bug)[586e71] EvalObjv exception handling at level #0 (sebres,porter)
 
 --- Released 8.6.8, December 22, 2017 --- http://core.tcl.tk/tcl/ for details
+
+Changes to 8.7a1 include all changes to the 8.6 line through 8.6.7,
+plus the following, which focuses on the high-level feature changes
+in this changeset (new minor version) rather than bug fixes:
+
+2016-03-17 (bug)[0b8c38] socket accept callbacks always in global ns (porter)
+        *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***
+
+2016-07-01 Hack accommodations for legacy Itcl 3 disabled (porter)
+
+2016-07-12 Make TCL_HASH_TYPE build-time configurable (nijtmans)
+
+2016-07-19 (bug)[0363f0] Partial array search ID reform (porter)
+
+2016-07-19 (feature removed) Tcl_ObjType "array search" unregistered (porter)
+	*** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY for Tcl_GetObjType("array search") ***
+
+2016-10-04 Server socket on port 0 chooses port supporting IPv4 * IPv6 (max)
+
+2016-11-25 [array named -regexp] supports backrefs (goth)
+
+2017-01-04 (TIP 456) New routine Tcl_OpenTcpServerEx() (limeboy)
+
+2017-01-04 (TIP 459) New subcommand [package files] (nijtmans)
+
+2017-01-16 threaded allocator initialization repair (vasiljevic,nijtmans)
+
+2017-01-30 Add to Win shell builtins: assoc ftype move (ashok)
+
+2017-03-31 TCL_MEM_DEBUG facilities better support 64-bit memory (nijtmans)
+
+2017-04-13 \u escaped content in msg files converted to true utf-8 (nijtmans)
+
+2017-05-18 (TIP 458) New epoll or kqueue notifiers are default (alborboz)
+
+2017-05-31 Purge build support for SunOS-4.* (stu)
+
+2017-06-22 (TIP 463) New option [regsub ... -command ...] (fellows)
+
+2017-06-22 (TIP 470) Tcl_GetDefineContextObject();[oo::define [self]] (fellows)
+=> TclOO 1.2.0
+
+2017-06-23 (TIP 472) Support 0d as prefix of decimal numbers (iyer,griffin)
+
+2017-08-31 (bug)[2a9465] http state 100 continue handling broken (oehlmann)
+
+2017-09-02 (bug)[0e4d88] replace command, delete trace kills namespace (porter)
+
+--- Released 8.7a1, September 8, 2017 --- http://core.tcl.tk/tcl/ for details
+
+2018-03-12 (TIP 490) add oo support for msgcat => msgcat 1.7.0 (oehlmann)
+
+2018-03-12 (TIP 499) custom locale preference list (oehlmann)
+=> msgcat 1.7.0

compat/float.h

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * float.h --
- *
- *	This is a dummy header file to #include in Tcl when there
- *	is no float.h in /usr/include.  Right now this file is empty:
- *	Tcl contains #ifdefs to deal with the lack of definitions;
- *	all it needs is for the #include statement to work.
- *
- * Copyright (c) 1993 The Regents of the University of California.
- * Copyright (c) 1994 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
- *
- * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
- * of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
- */

compat/opendir.c

@@ -106,5 +106,5 @@ closedir(
     close(dirp->dd_fd);
     dirp->dd_fd = -1;
     dirp->dd_loc = 0;
-    ckfree((char *) dirp);
+    ckfree(dirp);
 }

compat/waitpid.c

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ waitpid(
 	} else {
 	    prevPtr->nextPtr = waitPtr->nextPtr;
 	}
-	ckfree((char *) waitPtr);
+	ckfree(waitPtr);
 	return result;
     }
 

doc/AddErrInfo.3

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ retrieve the stack trace when script evaluation returns
 \fBTCL_ERROR\fR, like so:
 .PP
 .CS
-int code = Tcl_Eval(interp, script);
+int code = Tcl_EvalEx(interp, script, -1, 0);
 if (code == TCL_ERROR) {
     Tcl_Obj *options = \fBTcl_GetReturnOptions\fR(interp, code);
     Tcl_Obj *key = Tcl_NewStringObj("-errorinfo", -1);

doc/CallDel.3

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_CallWhenDeleted 3 7.0 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/CmdCmplt.3

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_CommandComplete 3 "" Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/Concat.3

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_Concat 3 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/CrtFileHdlr.3

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_CreateFileHandler 3 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/CrtInterp.3

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_CreateInterp 3 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/CrtTimerHdlr.3

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_CreateTimerHandler 3 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/DetachPids.3

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_DetachPids 3 "" Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/DictObj.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_DictObj 3 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/DoWhenIdle.3

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_DoWhenIdle 3 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/Environment.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_PutEnv 3 "7.5" Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/ExprLongObj.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_ExprLongObj 3 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/FindExec.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_FindExecutable 3 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/GetCwd.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_GetCwd 3 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/GetIndex.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_GetIndexFromObj 3 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/GetInt.3

@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ after the optional white space and sign are
 .QW \fB0x\fR
 then \fIsrc\fR is expected to be in hexadecimal form;  otherwise,
 if the first such characters are
+.QW \fB0d\fR
+then \fIsrc\fR is expected to be in decimal form; otherwise,
+if the first such characters are
 .QW \fB0o\fR
 then \fIsrc\fR is expected to be in octal form;  otherwise,
 if the first such characters are
@@ -65,8 +68,8 @@ then \fIsrc\fR is expected to be in binary form;  otherwise,
 if the first such character is
 .QW \fB0\fR
 then \fIsrc\fR
-is expected to be in octal form;  otherwise, \fIsrc\fR is
-expected to be in decimal form.
+is expected to be in octal form;  otherwise, \fIsrc\fR
+is expected to be in decimal form.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_GetDouble\fR expects \fIsrc\fR to consist of a floating-point
 number, which is:  white space;  a sign; a sequence of digits;  a

doc/GetOpnFl.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_GetOpenFile 3 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/GetTime.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_GetTime 3 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/Hash.3

@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ The \fIhashKeyProc\fR member contains the address of a function called to
 calculate a hash value for the key.
 .PP
 .CS
-typedef unsigned int \fBTcl_HashKeyProc\fR(
+typedef TCL_HASH_TYPE \fBTcl_HashKeyProc\fR(
         Tcl_HashTable *\fItablePtr\fR,
         void *\fIkeyPtr\fR);
 .CE

doc/Init.3

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" Copyright (c) 1998-2000 by Scriptics Corporation.
 '\" All rights reserved.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_Init 3 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/InitStubs.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_InitStubs 3 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ Tcl interpreter handle.
 A version string consisting of one or more decimal numbers
 separated by dots.
 .AP int exact in
-Non-zero means that only the particular version specified by
+1 means that only the particular version specified by
 \fIversion\fR is acceptable.
-Zero means that versions newer than \fIversion\fR are also
+0 means that versions newer than \fIversion\fR are also
 acceptable as long as they have the same major version number
-as \fIversion\fR.
+as \fIversion\fR. Other bits have no effect.
 .BE
 .SH INTRODUCTION
 .PP

doc/IntObj.3

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ are provided by the C language standard.  The \fBTcl_WideInt\fR type is a
 typedef defined to be whatever signed integral type covers at least the
 64-bit integer range (-9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807).  Depending
 on the platform and the C compiler, the actual type might be
-\fBlong int\fR, \fBlong long int\fR, \fB__int64\fR, or something else.
+\fBlong long int\fR, \fB__int64\fR, or something else.
 The \fBmp_int\fR type is a multiple-precision integer type defined
 by the LibTomMath multiple-precision integer library.
 .PP

doc/Interp.3

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ the command.  The \fIfreeProc\fR field will be initialized to zero,
 and \fIinterp->result\fR will point to an empty string.  Commands that
 do not return any value can simply leave the fields alone.
 Furthermore, the empty string pointed to by \fIresult\fR is actually
-part of an array of \fBTCL_RESULT_SIZE\fR characters (approximately 200).
+part of an array of approximately 200 characters.
 If a command wishes to return a short string, it can simply copy
 it to the area pointed to by \fIinterp->result\fR.  Or, it can use
 the sprintf procedure to generate a short result string at the location

doc/Limit.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_LimitCheck 3 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/Load.3

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Load 3 8.6 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/Namespace.3

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 '\" Note that some of these functions do not seem to belong, but they
 '\" were all introduced with the same TIP (#139)
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_Namespace 3 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/OpenTcp.3

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
 '\"
-.TH Tcl_OpenTcpClient 3 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
+.TH Tcl_OpenTcpClient 3 8.7 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS
 '\" Note:  do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below!
 .SH NAME
-Tcl_OpenTcpClient, Tcl_MakeTcpClientChannel, Tcl_OpenTcpServer \- procedures to open channels using TCP sockets
+Tcl_OpenTcpClient, Tcl_MakeTcpClientChannel, Tcl_OpenTcpServer, Tcl_OpenTcpServerEx \- procedures to open channels using TCP sockets
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 \fB#include <tcl.h> \fR
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ Tcl_Channel
 Tcl_Channel
 \fBTcl_OpenTcpServer\fR(\fIinterp, port, myaddr, proc, clientData\fR)
 .sp
+Tcl_Channel
+\fBTcl_OpenTcpServerEx\fR(\fIinterp, service, myaddr, flags, proc, clientData\fR)
+.sp
 .SH ARGUMENTS
 .AS Tcl_TcpAcceptProc clientData
 .AP Tcl_Interp *interp in
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@ Tcl interpreter to use for error reporting.  If non-NULL and an
 error occurs, an error message is left in the interpreter's result.
 .AP int port in
 A port number to connect to as a client or to listen on as a server.
+.AP "const char" *service in
+A string specifying the port number to connect to as a client or to listen on as
+ a server.
 .AP "const char" *host in
 A string specifying a host name or address for the remote end of the connection.
 .AP int myport in
@@ -41,6 +47,9 @@ for the local end of the connection.  If NULL, a default interface is
 chosen.
 .AP int async in
 If nonzero, the client socket is connected asynchronously to the server.
+.AP "unsigned int" flags in
+ORed combination of \fBTCL_TCPSERVER\fR flags that specify additional
+informations about the socket being created.
 .AP ClientData sock in
 Platform-specific handle for client TCP socket.
 .AP Tcl_TcpAcceptProc *proc in
@@ -130,7 +139,7 @@ for the new channel, \fIhostName\fR points to a string containing
 the name of the client host making the connection, and \fIport\fR
 will contain the client's port number.
 The new channel
-is opened for both input and output. 
+is opened for both input and output.
 If \fIproc\fR raises an error, the connection is closed automatically.
 \fIProc\fR has no return value, but if it wishes to reject the
 connection it can close \fIchannel\fR.
@@ -158,6 +167,11 @@ register it, use \fBTcl_RegisterChannel\fR.
 If one of the standard channels, \fBstdin\fR, \fBstdout\fR or \fBstderr\fR was
 previously closed, the act of creating the new channel also assigns it as a
 replacement for the standard channel.
+.SS TCL_OPENTCPSERVEREX
+.PP
+\fBTcl_OpenTcpServerEx\fR behaviour is identical to \fBTcl_OpenTcpServer\fR but
+gives more flexibility to the user by providing a mean to further customize some
+aspects of the socket via the \fIflags\fR parameter.
 .SH "PLATFORM ISSUES"
 .PP
 On Unix platforms, the socket handle is a Unix file descriptor as

doc/Panic.3

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 .BS
 '\"  Note:  do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below!
 .SH NAME
-Tcl_Panic, Tcl_PanicVA, Tcl_SetPanicProc \- report fatal error and abort
+Tcl_Panic, Tcl_PanicVA, Tcl_SetPanicProc, Tcl_ConsolePanic \- report fatal error and abort
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 \fB#include <tcl.h>\fR
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ void
 void
 \fBTcl_SetPanicProc\fR(\fIpanicProc\fR)
 .sp
+void
+\fBTcl_ConsolePanic\fR(\fIformat\fR, \fIarg\fR, \fIarg\fR, \fI...\fR)
+.sp
 .SH ARGUMENTS
 .AS Tcl_PanicProc *panicProc
 .AP "const char*" format in
@@ -54,6 +57,14 @@ message is sent to the debugger in stead. If the windows executable
 does not have a stderr channel (e.g. \fBwish.exe\fR), then a
 system dialog box is used to display the panic message.
 .PP
+If your application doesn't use \fBTcl_Main\fR or \fBTk_Main\fR
+and you want to implicitly use the stderr channel of your
+application's C runtime (in stead of the stderr channel of the
+C runtime used by Tcl), you can call \fBTcl_SetPanicProc\fR
+with \fBTcl_ConsolePanic\fR as its argument. On platforms which
+only have one C runtime (almost all platforms except Windows)
+\fBTcl_ConsolePanic\fR is equivalent to NULL.
+.PP
 \fBTcl_SetPanicProc\fR may be used to modify the behavior of
 \fBTcl_Panic\fR.  The \fIpanicProc\fR argument should match the
 type \fBTcl_PanicProc\fR:

doc/ParseArgs.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_ParseArgsObjv 3 8.6 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/Preserve.3

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_Preserve 3 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/PrintDbl.3

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_PrintDouble 3 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/RecEvalObj.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_RecordAndEvalObj 3 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ the command at global level instead of the current stack level.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_RecordAndEvalObj\fR is invoked to record a command as an event
 on the history list and then execute it using \fBTcl_EvalObjEx\fR
-(or \fBTcl_GlobalEvalObj\fR if the \fBTCL_EVAL_GLOBAL\fR bit is set
-in \fIflags\fR).
 It returns a completion code such as \fBTCL_OK\fR just like \fBTcl_EvalObjEx\fR,
 as well as a result value containing additional information
 (a result value or error message)

doc/RecordEval.3

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_RecordAndEval 3 7.4 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/SetErrno.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_SetErrno 3 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/SetRecLmt.3

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_SetRecursionLimit 3 7.0 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/Signal.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_SignalId 3 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/Sleep.3

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_Sleep 3 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/SplitList.3

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_SplitList 3 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/SplitPath.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_SplitPath 3 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/StaticPkg.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_StaticPackage 3 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/StdChannels.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH "Standard Channels" 3 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/StrMatch.3

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_StringMatch 3 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/SubstObj.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH Tcl_SubstObj 3 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/TCL_MEM_DEBUG.3

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-'\" 
+'\"
 '\" Copyright (c) 1992-1999 Karl Lehenbauer and Mark Diekhans.
 '\" Copyright (c) 2000 by Scriptics Corporation.
 '\" All rights reserved.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH TCL_MEM_DEBUG 3 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/TclZlib.3

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH TclZlib 3 8.6 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/UniCharIsAlpha.3

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int
 .SH ARGUMENTS
 .AS int ch
 .AP int ch in
-The Tcl_UniChar to be examined.
+The Unicode character to be examined.
 .BE
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION

doc/break.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH break n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/case.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH case n 7.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/cd.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH cd n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/clock.n

@@ -89,10 +89,9 @@ have 59 or 61 seconds.
 .TP
 \fIunit\fR
 One of the words, \fBseconds\fR, \fBminutes\fR, \fBhours\fR,
-\fBdays\fR, \fBweeks\fR, \fBmonths\fR, or \fByears\fR, or
-any unique prefix of such a word. Used in conjunction with \fIcount\fR
-to identify an interval of time, for example, \fI3 seconds\fR or
-\fI1 year\fR.
+\fBdays\fR, \fBweekdays\fR, \fBweeks\fR, \fBmonths\fR, or \fByears\fR.
+Used in conjunction with \fIcount\fR to identify an interval of time,
+for example, \fI3 seconds\fR or \fI1 year\fR.
 .SS "OPTIONS"
 .TP
 \fB\-base\fR time
@@ -175,8 +174,7 @@ given as its first argument.  The remaining arguments (other than the
 possible \fB\-timezone\fR, \fB\-locale\fR and \fB\-gmt\fR options)
 are integers and keywords in alternation, where the keywords are chosen
 from \fBseconds\fR, \fBminutes\fR, \fBhours\fR,
-\fBdays\fR, \fBweeks\fR, \fBmonths\fR, or \fByears\fR, or
-any unique prefix of such a word.
+\fBdays\fR, \fBweekdays\fR, \fBweeks\fR, \fBmonths\fR, or \fByears\fR.
 .PP
 Addition of seconds, minutes and hours is fairly straightforward;
 the given time increment (times sixty for minutes, or 3600 for hours)
@@ -213,7 +211,8 @@ the given time to a calendar day and time of day in the appropriate
 time zone and locale.  The requisite number of days (weeks are converted
 to days by multiplying by seven) is added to the calendar day, and
 the date and time are then converted back to a count of seconds from
-the epoch time.
+the epoch time.  The \fBweekdays\fR keyword is similar to \fBdays\fR,
+with the only difference that weekends - Saturdays and Sundays - are skipped.
 .PP
 Adding and subtracting a given number of days across the point that
 the time changes at the start or end of summer time (Daylight Saving Time)

doc/close.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH close n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/concat.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH concat n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/continue.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH continue n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ exception to occur.
 The exception causes the current script to be aborted
 out to the innermost containing loop command, which then
 continues with the next iteration of the loop.
-Catch exceptions are also handled in a few other situations, such
+Continue exceptions are also handled in a few other situations, such
 as the \fBcatch\fR command and the outermost scripts of procedure
 bodies.
 .SH EXAMPLE

doc/copy.n

@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ as the empty string, a new name is chosen. Names, unless specified, are
 chosen with the same algorithm used by the \fBnew\fR method of
 \fBoo::class\fR.
 .VE TIP473
-The copied object will be of the same class as the source object, and will have 
-all its per-object methods copied. If it is a class, it will also have all the 
-class methods in the class copied, but it will not have any of its instances 
+The copied object will be of the same class as the source object, and will have
+all its per-object methods copied. If it is a class, it will also have all the
+class methods in the class copied, but it will not have any of its instances
 copied.
 .PP
 .VS

doc/coroutine.n

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH coroutine n 8.6 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/define.n

@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ be afterwards.
 \fBself\fI subcommand arg ...\fR
 .TP
 \fBself\fI script\fR
+.TP
+\fBself\fR
 .
 This command is equivalent to calling \fBoo::objdefine\fR on the class being
 defined (see \fBCONFIGURING OBJECTS\fR below for a description of the
@@ -151,6 +153,13 @@ and
 .QW "\fBoo::define \fIcls \fBself \fIsubcommand ...\fR"
 operates identically to
 .QW "\fBoo::objdefine \fIcls subcommand ...\fR" .
+.RS
+.PP
+.VS TIP470
+If no arguments at all are used, this gives the name of the class currently
+being configured.
+.VE TIP470
+.RE
 .TP
 \fBsuperclass\fR ?\fI\-slotOperation\fR? ?\fIclassName ...\fR?
 .VS
@@ -265,6 +274,12 @@ not previously refer to a method in that object. Does not affect the classes
 that the object is an instance of. Does not change the export status of the
 method; if it was exported before, it will be afterwards.
 .TP
+\fBself \fR
+.
+.VS TIP470
+This gives the name of the object currently being configured.
+.VE TIP470
+.TP
 \fBunexport\fI name \fR?\fIname ...\fR?
 .
 This arranges for each of the named methods, \fIname\fR, to be not exported

doc/eof.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH eof n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/eval.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH eval n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/exit.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH exit n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/expr.n

@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ expr \- Evaluate an expression
 .BE
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .PP
-Concatenates \fIarg\fRs (adding separator spaces between them),
-evaluates the result as a Tcl expression, and returns the value.
-The operators permitted in Tcl expressions include a subset of
+Concatenates \fIarg\fRs, separated by a space, into an expression, and evaluates
+that expression, returning its value.
+The operators permitted in an expression include a subset of
 the operators permitted in C expressions.  For those operators
 common to both Tcl and C, Tcl applies the same meaning and precedence
 as the corresponding C operators.
-Expressions almost always yield numeric results
-(integer or floating-point values).
+The value of an expression is often a numeric result, either an integer or a
+floating-point value, but may also be a non-numeric value.
 For example, the expression
 .PP
 .CS
@@ -32,78 +32,69 @@ For example, the expression
 .CE
 .PP
 evaluates to 14.2.
-Tcl expressions differ from C expressions in the way that
-operands are specified.  Also, Tcl expressions support
-non-numeric operands and string comparisons, as well as some
+Expressions differ from C expressions in the way that
+operands are specified.  Expressions also support
+non-numeric operands, string comparisons, and some
 additional operators not found in C.
+.PP
+When an expression evaluates to an integer, the value is the decimal form of
+the integer, and when an expression evaluates to a floating-point number, the
+value is the form produced by the \fB%g\fR format specifier of Tcl's
+\fBformat\fR command.
 .SS OPERANDS
 .PP
-A Tcl expression consists of a combination of operands, operators,
-parentheses and commas.
-White space may be used between the operands and operators and
-parentheses (or commas); it is ignored by the expression's instructions.
-Where possible, operands are interpreted as integer values.
-Integer values may be specified in decimal (the normal case), in binary
-(if the first two characters of the operand are \fB0b\fR), in octal
-(if the first two characters of the operand are \fB0o\fR), or in hexadecimal
-(if the first two characters of the operand are \fB0x\fR).  For
-compatibility with older Tcl releases, an octal integer value is also
-indicated simply when the first character of the operand is \fB0\fR,
-whether or not the second character is also \fBo\fR.
-If an operand does not have one of the integer formats given
-above, then it is treated as a floating-point number if that is
-possible.  Floating-point numbers may be specified in any of several
-common formats making use of the decimal digits, the decimal point \fB.\fR,
-the characters \fBe\fR or \fBE\fR indicating scientific notation, and
-the sign characters \fB+\fR or \fB\-\fR.  For example, all of the
-following are valid floating-point numbers:  2.1, 3., 6e4, 7.91e+16.
-Also recognized as floating point values are the strings \fBInf\fR
-and \fBNaN\fR making use of any case for each character.
-If no numeric interpretation is possible (note that all literal
-operands that are not numeric or boolean must be quoted with either
-braces or with double quotes), then an operand is left as a string
-(and only a limited set of operators may be applied to it).
+An expression consists of a combination of operands, operators, parentheses and
+commas, possibly with whitespace between any of these elements, which is
+ignored.
+An integer operand may be specified in decimal (the normal case, the optional
+first two characters are \fB0d\fR), binary
+(the first two characters are \fB0b\fR), octal
+(the first two characters are \fB0o\fR), or hexadecimal
+(the first two characters are \fB0x\fR) form.  For
+compatibility with older Tcl releases, an operand that begins with \fB0\fR is
+interpreted as an octal integer even if the second character is not \fBo\fR.
+A floating-point number may be specified in any of several
+common decimal formats, and may use the decimal point \fB.\fR,
+\fBe\fR or \fBE\fR for scientific notation, and
+the sign characters \fB+\fR and \fB\-\fR.  The
+following are all valid floating-point numbers:  2.1, 3., 6e4, 7.91e+16.
+The strings \fBInf\fR
+and \fBNaN\fR, in any combination of case, are also recognized as floating point
+values.  An operand that doesn't have a numeric interpretation must be quoted
+with either braces or with double quotes.
 .PP
-Operands may be specified in any of the following ways:
+An operand may be specified in any of the following ways:
 .IP [1]
 As a numeric value, either integer or floating-point.
 .IP [2]
 As a boolean value, using any form understood by \fBstring is\fR
 \fBboolean\fR.
 .IP [3]
-As a Tcl variable, using standard \fB$\fR notation.
-The variable's value will be used as the operand.
+As a variable, using standard \fB$\fR notation.
+The value of the variable is then the value of the operand.
 .IP [4]
 As a string enclosed in double-quotes.
-The expression parser will perform backslash, variable, and
-command substitutions on the information between the quotes,
-and use the resulting value as the operand
+Backslash, variable, and command substitution are performed as described in
+\fBTcl\fR.
 .IP [5]
 As a string enclosed in braces.
-The characters between the open brace and matching close brace
-will be used as the operand without any substitutions.
+The operand is treated as a braced value as described in \fBTcl\fR.
 .IP [6]
 As a Tcl command enclosed in brackets.
-The command will be executed and its result will be used as
-the operand.
+Command substitution is performed as described in \fBTcl\fR.
 .IP [7]
-As a mathematical function whose arguments have any of the above
-forms for operands, such as \fBsin($x)\fR.  See \fBMATH FUNCTIONS\fR below for
+As a mathematical function such as \fBsin($x)\fR, whose arguments have any of the above
+forms for operands.  See \fBMATH FUNCTIONS\fR below for
 a discussion of how mathematical functions are handled.
 .PP
-Where the above substitutions occur (e.g. inside quoted strings), they
-are performed by the expression's instructions.
-However, the command parser may already have performed one round of
-substitution before the expression processor was called.
-As discussed below, it is usually best to enclose expressions
-in braces to prevent the command parser from performing substitutions
-on the contents.
+Because \fBexpr\fR parses and performs substitutions on values that have
+already been parsed and substituted by \fBTcl\fR, it is usually best to enclose
+expressions in braces to avoid the first round of substitutions by
+\fBTcl\fR.
 .PP
-For some examples of simple expressions, suppose the variable
-\fBa\fR has the value 3 and
-the variable \fBb\fR has the value 6.
-Then the command on the left side of each of the lines below
-will produce the value on the right side of the line:
+Below are some examples of simple expressions where the value of \fBa\fR is 3
+and the value of \fBb\fR is 6.  The command on the left side of each line
+produces the value on the right side.
 .PP
 .CS
 .ta 6c
@@ -114,34 +105,41 @@ will produce the value on the right side of the line:
 .CE
 .SS OPERATORS
 .PP
-The valid operators (most of which are also available as commands in
-the \fBtcl::mathop\fR namespace; see the \fBmathop\fR(n) manual page
-for details) are listed below, grouped in decreasing order of precedence:
+For operators having both a numeric mode and a string mode, the numeric mode is
+chosen when all operands have a numeric interpretation.  The integer
+interpretation of an operand is preferred over the floating-point
+interpretation.  To ensure string operations on arbitrary values it is generally a
+good idea to use \fBeq\fR, \fBne\fR, or the \fBstring\fR command instead of
+more versatile operators such as \fB==\fR.
+.PP
+Unless otherwise specified, operators accept non-numeric operands.  The value
+of a boolean operation is 1 if true, 0 otherwise.  See also \fBstring is\fR
+\fBboolean\fR.  The valid operators, most of which are also available as
+commands in the \fBtcl::mathop\fR namespace (see \fBmathop\fR(n)), are listed
+below, grouped in decreasing order of precedence:
 .TP 20
 \fB\-\0\0+\0\0~\0\0!\fR
 .
-Unary minus, unary plus, bit-wise NOT, logical NOT.  None of these operators
-may be applied to string operands, and bit-wise NOT may be
-applied only to integers.
+Unary minus, unary plus, bit-wise NOT, logical NOT.  These operators
+may only be applied to numeric operands, and bit-wise NOT may only be
+applied to integers.
 .TP 20
 \fB**\fR
 .
-Exponentiation.  Valid for any numeric operands.
+Exponentiation.  Valid for numeric operands.
 .TP 20
 \fB*\0\0/\0\0%\fR
 .
-Multiply, divide, remainder.  None of these operators may be
-applied to string operands, and remainder may be applied only
-to integers.
-The remainder will always have the same sign as the divisor and
-an absolute value smaller than the absolute value of the divisor.
+Multiply and divide, which are valid for numeric operands, and remainder, which
+is valid for integers.  The remainder, an absolute value smaller than the
+absolute value of the divisor, has the same sign as the divisor.
 .RS
 .PP
-When applied to integers, the division and remainder operators can be
-considered to partition the number line into a sequence of equal-sized
-adjacent non-overlapping pieces where each piece is the size of the divisor;
-the division result identifies which piece the divisor lay within, and the
-remainder result identifies where within that piece the divisor lay. A
+When applied to integers, division and remainder can be
+considered to partition the number line into a sequence of
+adjacent non-overlapping pieces, where each piece is the size of the divisor;
+the quotient identifies which piece the dividend lies within, and the
+remainder identifies where within that piece the dividend lies. A
 consequence of this is that the result of
 .QW "-57 \fB/\fR 10"
 is always -6, and the result of
@@ -151,177 +149,157 @@ is always 3.
 .TP 20
 \fB+\0\0\-\fR
 .
-Add and subtract.  Valid for any numeric operands.
+Add and subtract.  Valid for numeric operands.
 .TP 20
 \fB<<\0\0>>\fR
 .
-Left and right shift.  Valid for integer operands only.
+Left and right shift.  Valid for integers.
 A right shift always propagates the sign bit.
 .TP 20
 \fB<\0\0>\0\0<=\0\0>=\fR
 .
-Boolean less, greater, less than or equal, and greater than or equal.
-Each operator produces 1 if the condition is true, 0 otherwise.
-These operators may be applied to strings as well as numeric operands,
-in which case string comparison is used.
+Boolean less than, greater than, less than or equal, and greater than or equal.
 .TP 20
 \fB==\0\0!=\fR
 .
-Boolean equal and not equal.  Each operator produces a zero/one result.
-Valid for all operand types.
+Boolean equal and not equal.
 .TP 20
 \fBeq\0\0ne\fR
 .
-Boolean string equal and string not equal.  Each operator produces a
-zero/one result.  The operand types are interpreted only as strings.
+Boolean string equal and string not equal.
 .TP 20
 \fBin\0\0ni\fR
 .
-List containment and negated list containment.  Each operator produces
-a zero/one result and treats its first argument as a string and its
-second argument as a Tcl list.  The \fBin\fR operator indicates
-whether the first argument is a member of the second argument list;
-the \fBni\fR operator inverts the sense of the result.
+List containment and negated list containment.  The first argument is
+interpreted as a string, the second as a list.  \fBin\fR tests for membership
+in the list, and \fBni\fR is the inverse.
 .TP 20
 \fB&\fR
 .
-Bit-wise AND.  Valid for integer operands only.
+Bit-wise AND.  Valid for integer operands.
 .TP 20
 \fB^\fR
 .
-Bit-wise exclusive OR.  Valid for integer operands only.
+Bit-wise exclusive OR.  Valid for integer operands.
 .TP 20
 \fB|\fR
 .
-Bit-wise OR.  Valid for integer operands only.
+Bit-wise OR.  Valid for integer operands.
 .TP 20
 \fB&&\fR
 .
-Logical AND.  Produces a 1 result if both operands are non-zero,
-0 otherwise.
-Valid for boolean and numeric (integers or floating-point) operands only.
+Logical AND.  If both operands are true, the result is 1, or 0 otherwise.
+
 .TP 20
 \fB||\fR
 .
-Logical OR.  Produces a 0 result if both operands are zero, 1 otherwise.
-Valid for boolean and numeric (integers or floating-point) operands only.
+Logical OR.  If both operands are false, the result is 0, or 1 otherwise.
 .TP 20
 \fIx\fB?\fIy\fB:\fIz\fR
 .
-If-then-else, as in C.  If \fIx\fR
-evaluates to non-zero, then the result is the value of \fIy\fR.
-Otherwise the result is the value of \fIz\fR.
-The \fIx\fR operand must have a boolean or numeric value.
+If-then-else, as in C.  If \fIx\fR is false , the result is the value of
+\fIy\fR.  Otherwise the result is the value of \fIz\fR.
 .PP
-See the C manual for more details on the results
-produced by each operator.
-The exponentiation operator promotes types like the multiply and
-divide operators, and produces a result that is the same as the output
-of the \fBpow\fR function (after any type conversions.)
-All of the binary operators but exponentiation group left-to-right
-within the same precedence level; exponentiation groups right-to-left.  For example, the command
+The exponentiation operator promotes types in the same way that the multiply
+and divide operators do, and the result is is the same as the result of
+\fBpow\fR.
+Exponentiation groups right-to-left within a precedence level. Other binary
+operators group left-to-right.  For example, the value of
 .PP
 .CS
 \fBexpr\fR {4*2 < 7}
 .CE
 .PP
-returns 0, while
+is 0, while the value of
 .PP
 .CS
 \fBexpr\fR {2**3**2}
 .CE
 .PP
-returns 512.
+is 512.
 .PP
-The \fB&&\fR, \fB||\fR, and \fB?:\fR operators have
+As in C, \fB&&\fR, \fB||\fR, and \fB?:\fR feature
 .QW "lazy evaluation" ,
-just as in C, which means that operands are not evaluated if they are
-not needed to determine the outcome.  For example, in the command
+which means that operands are not evaluated if they are
+not needed to determine the outcome.  For example, in
 .PP
 .CS
 \fBexpr\fR {$v ? [a] : [b]}
 .CE
 .PP
-only one of
-.QW \fB[a]\fR
-or
-.QW \fB[b]\fR
-will actually be evaluated,
-depending on the value of \fB$v\fR.  Note, however, that this is
-only true if the entire expression is enclosed in braces;  otherwise
-the Tcl parser will evaluate both
-.QW \fB[a]\fR
-and
-.QW \fB[b]\fR
-before invoking the \fBexpr\fR command.
+only one of \fB[a]\fR or \fB[b]\fR is evaluated,
+depending on the value of \fB$v\fR.  This is not true of the normal Tcl parser,
+so it is normally recommended to enclose the arguments to \fBexpr\fR in braces.
+Without braces, as in
+\fBexpr\fR $v ? [a] : [b]
+both \fB[a]\fR and \fB[b]\fR are evaluated before \fBexpr\fR is even called.
+.PP
+For more details on the results
+produced by each operator, see the documentation for C.
 .SS "MATH FUNCTIONS"
 .PP
-When the expression parser encounters a mathematical function
-such as \fBsin($x)\fR, it replaces it with a call to an ordinary
-Tcl function in the \fBtcl::mathfunc\fR namespace.  The processing
-of an expression such as:
+A mathematical function such as \fBsin($x)\fR is replaced with a call to an ordinary
+Tcl command in the \fBtcl::mathfunc\fR namespace.  The evaluation
+of an expression such as
 .PP
 .CS
 \fBexpr\fR {sin($x+$y)}
 .CE
 .PP
-is the same in every way as the processing of:
+is the same in every way as the evaluation of
 .PP
 .CS
 \fBexpr\fR {[tcl::mathfunc::sin [\fBexpr\fR {$x+$y}]]}
 .CE
 .PP
-which in turn is the same as the processing of:
+which in turn is the same as the evaluation of
 .PP
 .CS
 tcl::mathfunc::sin [\fBexpr\fR {$x+$y}]
 .CE
 .PP
-The executor will search for \fBtcl::mathfunc::sin\fR using the usual
-rules for resolving functions in namespaces. Either
-\fB::tcl::mathfunc::sin\fR or \fB[namespace
-current]::tcl::mathfunc::sin\fR will satisfy the request, and others
-may as well (depending on the current \fBnamespace path\fR setting).
+\fBtcl::mathfunc::sin\fR is resolved as described in
+\fBNAMESPACE RESOLUTION\fR in the \fBnamespace\fR(n) documentation.   Given the
+default value of \fBnamespace path\fR, \fB[namespace
+current]::tcl::mathfunc::sin\fR or \fB::tcl::mathfunc::sin\fR are the typical
+resolutions.
 .PP
-Some mathematical functions have several arguments, separated by commas like in C. Thus:
+As in C, a mathematical function may accept multiple arguments separated by commas. Thus,
 .PP
 .CS
 \fBexpr\fR {hypot($x,$y)}
 .CE
 .PP
-ends up as
+becomes
 .PP
 .CS
 tcl::mathfunc::hypot $x $y
 .CE
 .PP
-See the \fBmathfunc\fR(n) manual page for the math functions that are
+See the \fBmathfunc\fR(n) documentation for the math functions that are
 available by default.
 .SS "TYPES, OVERFLOW, AND PRECISION"
 .PP
-All internal computations involving integers are done calling on the
-LibTomMath multiple precision integer library as required so that all
-integer calculations are performed exactly.  Note that in Tcl releases
-prior to 8.5, integer calculations were performed with one of the C types
+When needed to guarantee exact performance, internal computations involving
+integers use the LibTomMath multiple precision integer library.  In Tcl releases
+prior to 8.5, integer calculations were performed using one of the C types
 \fIlong int\fR or \fITcl_WideInt\fR, causing implicit range truncation
 in those calculations where values overflowed the range of those types.
-Any code that relied on these implicit truncations will need to explicitly
-add \fBint()\fR or \fBwide()\fR function calls to expressions at the points
-where such truncation is required to take place.
+Any code that relied on these implicit truncations should instead call
+\fBint()\fR or \fBwide()\fR, which do truncate.
 .PP
-All internal computations involving floating-point are
-done with the C type \fIdouble\fR.
-When converting a string to floating-point, exponent overflow is
+Internal floating-point computations are
+performed using the \fIdouble\fR C type.
+When converting a string to floating-point value, exponent overflow is
 detected and results in the \fIdouble\fR value of \fBInf\fR or
 \fB\-Inf\fR as appropriate.  Floating-point overflow and underflow
 are detected to the degree supported by the hardware, which is generally
-pretty reliable.
+fairly reliable.
 .PP
-Conversion among internal representations for integer, floating-point,
-and string operands is done automatically as needed.
-For arithmetic computations, integers are used until some
-floating-point number is introduced, after which floating-point is used.
-For example,
+Conversion among internal representations for integer, floating-point, and
+string operands is done automatically as needed.  For arithmetic computations,
+integers are used until some floating-point number is introduced, after which
+floating-point values are used.  For example,
 .PP
 .CS
 \fBexpr\fR {5 / 4}
@@ -335,82 +313,62 @@ returns 1, while
 .CE
 .PP
 both return 1.25.
-Floating-point values are always returned with a
+A floating-point result can be distinguished from an integer result by the
+presence of either
 .QW \fB.\fR
-or an
+or
 .QW \fBe\fR
-so that they will not look like integer values.  For example,
+.PP
+. For example,
 .PP
 .CS
 \fBexpr\fR {20.0/5.0}
 .CE
 .PP
 returns \fB4.0\fR, not \fB4\fR.
-.SS "STRING OPERATIONS"
-.PP
-String values may be used as operands of the comparison operators,
-although the expression evaluator tries to do comparisons as integer
-or floating-point when it can,
-i.e., when all arguments to the operator allow numeric interpretations,
-except in the case of the \fBeq\fR and \fBne\fR operators.
-If one of the operands of a comparison is a string and the other
-has a numeric value, a canonical string representation of the numeric
-operand value is generated to compare with the string operand.
-Canonical string representation for integer values is a decimal string
-format.  Canonical string representation for floating-point values
-is that produced by the \fB%g\fR format specifier of Tcl's
-\fBformat\fR command.  For example, the commands
-.PP
-.CS
-\fBexpr\fR {"0x03" > "2"}
-\fBexpr\fR {"0y" > "0x12"}
-.CE
-.PP
-both return 1.  The first comparison is done using integer
-comparison, and the second is done using string comparison.
-Because of Tcl's tendency to treat values as numbers whenever
-possible, it is not generally a good idea to use operators like \fB==\fR
-when you really want string comparison and the values of the
-operands could be arbitrary;  it is better in these cases to use
-the \fBeq\fR or \fBne\fR operators, or the \fBstring\fR command instead.
 .SH "PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS"
 .PP
-Enclose expressions in braces for the best speed and the smallest
-storage requirements.
-This allows the Tcl bytecode compiler to generate the best code.
-.PP
-As mentioned above, expressions are substituted twice:
-once by the Tcl parser and once by the \fBexpr\fR command.
-For example, the commands
+Where an expression contains syntax that Tcl would otherwise perform
+substitutions on, enclosing an expression in braces or otherwise quoting it
+so that it's a static value allows the Tcl compiler to generate bytecode for
+the expression, resulting in better speed and smaller storage requirements.
+This also avoids issues that can arise if Tcl is allowed to perform
+substitution on the value before \fBexpr\fR is called.
 .PP
+In the following example, the value of the expression is 11 because the Tcl parser first
+substitutes \fB$b\fR and \fBexpr\fR then substitutes \fB$a\fR.  Enclosing the
+expression in braces would result in a syntax error.
 .CS
 set a 3
 set b {$a + 2}
 \fBexpr\fR $b*4
 .CE
 .PP
-return 11, not a multiple of 4.
-This is because the Tcl parser will first substitute \fB$a + 2\fR for
-the variable \fBb\fR,
-then the \fBexpr\fR command will evaluate the expression \fB$a + 2*4\fR.
-.PP
-Most expressions do not require a second round of substitutions.
-Either they are enclosed in braces or, if not,
-their variable and command substitutions yield numbers or strings
-that do not themselves require substitutions.
-However, because a few unbraced expressions
-need two rounds of substitutions,
-the bytecode compiler must emit
-additional instructions to handle this situation.
-The most expensive code is required for
-unbraced expressions that contain command substitutions.
-These expressions must be implemented by generating new code
-each time the expression is executed.
-When the expression is unbraced to allow the substitution of a function or
-operator, consider using the commands documented in the \fBmathfunc\fR(n) or
-\fBmathop\fR(n) manual pages directly instead.
+
+When an expression is generated at runtime, like the one above is, the bytcode
+compiler must ensure that new code is generated each time the expression
+is evaluated.  This is the most costly kind of expression from a performance
+perspective.  In such cases, consider directly using the commands described in
+the \fBmathfunc\fR(n) or \fBmathop\fR(n) documentation instead of \fBexpr\fR.
+
+Most expressions are not formed at runtime, but are literal strings or contain
+substitutions that don't introduce other substitutions.  To allow the bytecode
+compiler to work with an expression as a string literal at compilation time,
+ensure that it contains no substitutions or that it is enclosed in braces or
+otherwise quoted to prevent Tcl from performing substitutions, allowing
+\fBexpr\fR to perform them instead.
 .SH EXAMPLES
 .PP
+A numeric comparison whose result is 1:
+.CS
+\fBexpr\fR {"0x03" > "2"}
+.CE
+.PP
+A string comparison whose result is 1:
+.CS
+\fBexpr\fR {"0y" > "0x12"}
+.CE
+.PP
 Define a procedure that computes an
 .QW interesting
 mathematical function:
@@ -444,8 +402,8 @@ each other:
 puts "a and b are [\fBexpr\fR {$a eq $b ? {equal} : {different}}]"
 .CE
 .PP
-Set a variable to whether an environment variable is both defined at
-all and also set to a true boolean value:
+Set a variable indicating whether an environment variable is defined and has
+value of true:
 .PP
 .CS
 set isTrue [\fBexpr\fR {

doc/fblocked.n

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-'\" 
+'\"
 '\" Copyright (c) 1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution

doc/file.n

@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ that use the third component do not attempt to perform tilde
 substitution.
 .RE
 .TP
-\fBfile stat  \fIname varName\fR
+\fBfile stat \fIname varName\fR
 .
 Invokes the \fBstat\fR kernel call on \fIname\fR, and uses the variable
 given by \fIvarName\fR to hold information returned from the kernel call.

doc/flush.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH flush n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/foreach.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH foreach n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/format.n

@@ -83,12 +83,15 @@ Specifies that the number should be padded on the left with
 zeroes instead of spaces.
 .TP 10
 \fB#\fR
-Requests an alternate output form. For \fBo\fR
-conversions it guarantees that the first digit is always \fB0\fR.
-For \fBx\fR or \fBX\fR conversions, \fB0x\fR or \fB0X\fR (respectively)
+Requests an alternate output form. For \fBo\fR conversions,
+\fB0o\fR will be added to the beginning of the result unless
+it is zero. For \fBx\fR or \fBX\fR conversions, \fB0x\fR
 will be added to the beginning of the result unless it is zero.
 For \fBb\fR conversions, \fB0b\fR
 will be added to the beginning of the result unless it is zero.
+For \fBd\fR conversions, \fB0d\fR there is no effect unless
+the \fB0\fR specifier is used as well: In that case, \fB0d\fR
+will be added to the beginning.
 For all floating-point conversions (\fBe\fR, \fBE\fR, \fBf\fR,
 \fBg\fR, and \fBG\fR) it guarantees that the result always
 has a decimal point.
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ it must be a numeric string.
 .SS "OPTIONAL SIZE MODIFIER"
 .PP
 The fifth part of a conversion specifier is a size modifier,
-which must be \fBll\fR, \fBh\fR, or \fBl\fR.
+which must be \fBll\fR, \fBh\fR, \fBl\fR, or \fBL\fR.
 If it is \fBll\fR it specifies that an integer value is taken
 without truncation for conversion to a formatted substring.
 If it is \fBh\fR it specifies that an integer value is
@@ -138,7 +141,9 @@ truncated to a 16-bit range before converting.  This option is rarely useful.
 If it is \fBl\fR it specifies that the integer value is
 truncated to the same range as that produced by the \fBwide()\fR
 function of the \fBexpr\fR command (at least a 64-bit range).
-If neither \fBh\fR nor \fBl\fR are present, the integer value is
+If it is \fBL\fR it specifies that an integer or double value is taken
+without truncation for conversion to a formatted substring.
+If neither \fBh\fR nor \fBl\fR nor \fBL\fR are present, the integer value is
 truncated to the same range as that produced by the \fBint()\fR
 function of the \fBexpr\fR command (at least a 32-bit range, but
 determined by the value of the \fBwordSize\fR element of the
@@ -198,8 +203,19 @@ precision, then convert number as for \fB%e\fR or
 Otherwise convert as for \fB%f\fR.
 Trailing zeroes and a trailing decimal point are omitted.
 .TP 10
+\fBa\fR or \fBA\fR
+Convert double to hexadecimal notation in the form
+\fI0x1.yyy\fBp\(+-\fIzz\fR, where the number of \fIy\fR's is
+determined by the precision (default: 13).
+If the \fBA\fR form is used then the hex characters
+are printed in uppercase.
+.TP 10
 \fB%\fR
 No conversion: just insert \fB%\fR.
+.TP 10
+\fBp\fR
+Shorthand form for \fB0x%zx\fR, so it outputs the integer in
+hexadecimal form with \fB0x\fR prefix.
 .SH "DIFFERENCES FROM ANSI SPRINTF"
 .PP
 The behavior of the format command is the same as the
@@ -208,13 +224,12 @@ differences:
 .IP [1]
 Tcl guarantees that it will be working with UNICODE characters.
 .IP [2]
-\fB%p\fR and \fB%n\fR specifiers are not supported.
+\fB%n\fR specifier is not supported.
 .IP [3]
 For \fB%c\fR conversions the argument must be an integer value,
 which will then be converted to the corresponding character value.
 .IP [4]
 The size modifiers are ignored when formatting floating-point values.
-The \fBll\fR modifier has no \fBsprintf\fR counterpart.
 The \fBb\fR specifier has no \fBsprintf\fR counterpart.
 .SH EXAMPLES
 .PP

doc/gets.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH gets n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/history.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH history n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/if.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH if n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/incr.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH incr n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/info.n

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH info n 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS
@@ -297,10 +297,11 @@ scripts are stored.
 This is actually the value of the \fBtcl_library\fR
 variable and may be changed by setting \fBtcl_library\fR.
 .TP
-\fBinfo loaded \fR?\fIinterp\fR?
+\fBinfo loaded \fR?\fIinterp\fR? ?\fIpackage\fR?
 .
-Returns a list describing all of the packages that have been loaded into
-\fIinterp\fR with the \fBload\fR command.
+Returns the filename loaded as part of \fIpackage\fR. If \fIpackage\fR
+is not specified, returns a list describing all of the packages
+that have been loaded into \fIinterp\fR with the \fBload\fR command.
 Each list element is a sub-list with two elements consisting of the
 name of the file from which the package was loaded and the name of
 the package.

doc/interp.n

@@ -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.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH interp n 8.6 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/join.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH join n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/lappend.n

@@ -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.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH lappend n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/lassign.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH lassign n 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/list.n

@@ -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.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH list n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/load.n

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH load n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/lrepeat.n

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH lrepeat n 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/lreverse.n

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH lreverse n 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/lsearch.n

@@ -148,6 +148,19 @@ or \fB\-not\fR.
 These options are used to search lists of lists.  They may be used
 with any other options.
 .TP
+\fB\-stride\0\fIstrideLength\fR
+.
+If this option is specified, the list is treated as consisting of
+groups of \fIstrideLength\fR elements and the groups are searched by
+either their first element or, if the \fB\-index\fR option is used,
+by the element within each group given by the first index passed to
+\fB\-index\fR (which is then ignored by \fB\-index\fR). The resulting
+index always points to the first element in a group.
+.PP
+The list length must be an integer multiple of \fIstrideLength\fR, which
+in turn must be at least 1. A \fIstrideLength\fR of 1 is the default and
+indicates no grouping.
+.TP
 \fB\-index\fR\0\fIindexList\fR
 .
 This option is designed for use when searching within nested lists.
@@ -208,6 +221,13 @@ It is also possible to search inside elements:
 \fBlsearch\fR -index 1 -all -inline {{a abc} {b bcd} {c cde}} *bc*
       \fI\(-> {a abc} {b bcd}\fR
 .CE
+.PP
+The same thing for a flattened list:
+.PP
+.CS
+\fBlsearch\fR -stride 2 -index 1 -all -inline {a abc b bcd c cde} *bc*
+      \fI\(-> {a abc b bcd}\fR
+.CE
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 foreach(n), list(n), lappend(n), lindex(n), linsert(n), llength(n),
 lset(n), lsort(n), lrange(n), lreplace(n),

doc/msgcat.n

@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 .SH NAME
 msgcat \- Tcl message catalog
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-\fBpackage require Tcl 8.5\fR
+\fBpackage require Tcl 8.7\fR
 .sp
-\fBpackage require msgcat 1.6\fR
+\fBpackage require msgcat 1.7\fR
 .sp
 \fB::msgcat::mc \fIsrc-string\fR ?\fIarg arg ...\fR?
 .sp
@@ -23,9 +23,15 @@ msgcat \- Tcl message catalog
 \fB::msgcat::mcexists\fR ?\fB-exactnamespace\fR? ?\fB-exactlocale\fR? \fIsrc-string\fR
 .VE "TIP 412"
 .sp
+.VS "TIP 490"
+\fB::msgcat::mcpackagenamespaceget\fR
+.VE "TIP 490"
+.sp
 \fB::msgcat::mclocale \fR?\fInewLocale\fR?
 .sp
-\fB::msgcat::mcpreferences\fR
+.VS "TIP 499"
+\fB::msgcat::mcpreferences\fR ?\fIlocale preference\fR? ...
+.VE "TIP 499"
 .sp
 .VS "TIP 412"
 \fB::msgcat::mcloadedlocales subcommand\fR ?\fIlocale\fR?
@@ -50,6 +56,10 @@ msgcat \- Tcl message catalog
 .sp
 \fB::msgcat::mcforgetpackage\fR
 .VE "TIP 412"
+.sp
+.VS "TIP 499"
+\fB::msgcat::mcutil subcommand\fR ?\fIlocale\fR?
+.VS "TIP 499"
 .BE
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .PP
@@ -71,6 +81,11 @@ In \fBmsgcat\fR, there is a global locale initialized by the system locale of th
 Each package may decide to use the global locale or to use a package specific locale.
 .PP
 The global locale may be changed on demand, for example by a user initiated language change or within a multi user application like a web server.
+.PP
+.VS tip490
+Object oriented programming is supported by the use of a package namespace.
+.VE tip490
+.PP
 .SH COMMANDS
 .TP
 \fB::msgcat::mc \fIsrc-string\fR ?\fIarg arg ...\fR?
@@ -95,6 +110,17 @@ use the result.  If an application is written for a single language in
 this fashion, then it is easy to add support for additional languages
 later simply by defining new message catalog entries.
 .RE
+.VS "TIP 490"
+.TP
+\fB::msgcat::mcn \fInamespace\fR \fIsrc-string\fR ?\fIarg arg ...\fR?
+.
+Like \fB::msgcat::mc\fR, but with the message namespace specified as first argument.
+.PP
+.RS
+\fBmcn\fR may be used for cases where the package namespace is not the namespace of the caller.
+An example is shown within the description of the command \fB::msgcat::mcpackagenamespaceget\fR below.
+.RE
+.PP
 .TP
 \fB::msgcat::mcmax ?\fIsrc-string src-string ...\fR?
 .
@@ -103,28 +129,68 @@ of the longest translated string.  This is useful when designing
 localized GUIs, which may require that all buttons, for example, be a
 fixed width (which will be the width of the widest button).
 .TP
-\fB::msgcat::mcexists\fR ?\fB-exactnamespace\fR? ?\fB-exactlocale\fR? \fIsrc-string\fR
-.
 .VS "TIP 412"
+\fB::msgcat::mcexists\fR ?\fB-exactnamespace\fR? ?\fB-exactlocale\fR? ?\fB-namespace\fR \fInamespace\fR? \fIsrc-string\fR
+.
 Return true, if there is a translation for the given \fIsrc-string\fR.
 .PP
 .RS
 The search may be limited by the option \fB\-exactnamespace\fR to only check the current namespace and not any parent namespaces.
 .PP
 It may also be limited by the option \fB\-exactlocale\fR to only check the first prefered locale (e.g. first element returned by \fB::msgcat::mcpreferences\fR if global locale is used).
-.RE
+.PP
 .VE "TIP 412"
+.VS "TIP 490"
+An explicit package namespace may be specified by the option \fB-namespace\fR.
+The namespace of the caller is used if not explicitly specified.
+.RE
+.PP
+.VE "TIP 490"
+.VS "TIP 490"
+.TP
+\fB::msgcat::mcpackagenamespaceget\fR
+.
+Return the package namespace of the caller.
+This command handles all cases described in section \fBOBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING\fR.
+.PP
+.RS
+Example usage is a tooltip package, which saves the caller package namespace to update the translation each time the tooltip is shown:
+.CS
+proc ::tooltip::tooltip {widget message} {
+    ...
+    set messagenamespace [uplevel 1 {::msgcat::mcpackagenamespaceget}]
+    ...
+    bind $widget  [list ::tooltip::show $widget $messagenamespace $message]
+}
+
+proc ::tooltip::show {widget messagenamespace message} {
+    ...
+    set message [::msgcat::mcn $messagenamespace $message]
+    ...
+}
+.CE
+.RE
+.PP
+.VE "TIP 490"
 .TP
 \fB::msgcat::mclocale \fR?\fInewLocale\fR?
 .
-This function sets the locale to \fInewLocale\fR.  If \fInewLocale\fR
-is omitted, the current locale is returned, otherwise the current locale
-is set to \fInewLocale\fR.  msgcat stores and compares the locale in a
+If \fInewLocale\fR is omitted, the current locale is returned, otherwise the current locale
+is set to \fInewLocale\fR.
+.PP
+.RS
+If the new locale is set to \fInewLocale\fR, the corresponding preferences are calculated and set.
+For example, if the current locale is en_US_funky, then \fB::msgcat::mcpreferences\fR returns \fB{en_us_funky en_us en {}}\fR.
+.PP
+The same result may be acheved by \fB::msgcat::mcpreferences\fR {*}[\fB::msgcat::mcutil getpreferences\fR \fInewLocale\fR].
+.PP
+The current locale is always the first element of the list returned by \fBmcpreferences\fR.
+.PP
+msgcat stores and compares the locale in a
 case-insensitive manner, and returns locales in lowercase.
 The initial locale is determined by the locale specified in
 the user's environment.  See \fBLOCALE SPECIFICATION\fR
 below for a description of the locale string format.
-.RS
 .PP
 .VS "TIP 412"
 If the locale is set, the preference list of locales is evaluated.
@@ -132,16 +198,26 @@ Locales in this list are loaded now, if not jet loaded.
 .VE "TIP 412"
 .RE
 .TP
-\fB::msgcat::mcpreferences\fR
+\fB::msgcat::mcpreferences\fR ?\fIlocale preference\fR? ...
 .
-Returns an ordered list of the locales preferred by
-the user, based on the user's language specification.
-The list is ordered from most specific to least
-preference.  The list is derived from the current
-locale set in msgcat by \fB::msgcat::mclocale\fR, and
-cannot be set independently.  For example, if the
-current locale is en_US_funky, then \fB::msgcat::mcpreferences\fR
-returns \fB{en_us_funky en_us en {}}\fR.
+Without arguments, returns an ordered list of the locales preferred by
+the user.
+The list is ordered from most specific to least preference.
+.PP
+.VS "TIP 499"
+.RS
+A set of locale preferences may be given to set the list of locale preferences.
+The current locale is also set, which is the first element of the locale preferences list.
+.PP
+Locale preferences are loaded now, if not jet loaded.
+.PP
+As an example, the user may prefer French or English text. This may be configured by:
+.CS
+::msgcat::mcpreferences fr en {}
+.CE
+.RE
+.PP
+.VS "TIP 499"
 .TP
 \fB::msgcat:mcloadedlocales subcommand\fR ?\fIlocale\fR?
 .
@@ -232,6 +308,22 @@ Note that this routine is only called if the concerned package did not set a pac
 The calling package clears all its state within the \fBmsgcat\fR package including all settings and translations.
 .VE "TIP 412"
 .PP
+.VS "TIP 499"
+.TP
+\fB::msgcat::mcutil getpreferences\fR \fIlocale\fR
+.
+Return the preferences list of the given locale as described in section \fBLOCALE SPECIFICATION\fR.
+An example is the composition of a preference list for the bilingual region "Biel/Bienne" as a concatenation of swiss german and swiss french:
+.CS
+% concat [lrange [msgcat::mcutil getpreferences fr_CH] 0 end-1] [msgcat::mcutil getpreferences de_CH]
+fr_ch fr de_ch de {}
+.CE
+.TP
+\fB::msgcat::mcutil getsystemlocale\fR
+.
+The system locale is returned as described by the section \fBLOCALE SPECIFICATION\fR.
+.VE "TIP 499"
+.PP
 .SH "LOCALE SPECIFICATION"
 .PP
 The locale is specified to \fBmsgcat\fR by a locale string
@@ -437,7 +529,7 @@ formatting substitution is done directly.
 # human-oriented versions by \fBmsgcat::mcset\fR
 .CE
 .VS "TIP 412"
-.SH Package private locale
+.SH "PACKAGE PRIVATE LOCALE"
 .PP
 A package using \fBmsgcat\fR may choose to use its own package private
 locale and its own set of loaded locales, independent to the global
@@ -461,10 +553,22 @@ This command may cause the load of locales.
 .
 Return the package private locale or the global locale, if no package private locale is set.
 .TP
-\fB::msgcat::mcpackagelocale preferences\fR
+\fB::msgcat::mcpackagelocale preferences\fR ?\fIlocale preference\fR? ...
 .
-Return the package private preferences or the global preferences,
+With no parameters, return the package private preferences or the global preferences,
 if no package private locale is set.
+The package locale state (set or not) is not changed (in contrast to the command \fB::msgcat::mcpackagelocale set\fR).
+.PP
+.RS
+.VS "TIP 499"
+If a set of locale preferences is given, it is set as package locale preference list.
+The package locale is set to the first element of the preference list.
+A package locale is activated, if it was not set so far.
+.PP
+Locale preferences are loaded now for the package, if not jet loaded.
+.VE "TIP 499"
+.RE
+.PP
 .TP
 \fB::msgcat::mcpackagelocale loaded\fR
 .
@@ -488,7 +592,7 @@ Returns true, if the given locale is loaded for the package.
 .
 Clear any loaded locales of the package not present in the package preferences.
 .PP
-.SH Changing package options
+.SH "CHANGING PACKAGE OPTIONS"
 .PP
 Each package using msgcat has a set of options within \fBmsgcat\fR.
 The package options are described in the next sectionPackage options.
@@ -563,7 +667,7 @@ A generic unknown handler is used if set to the empty string. This consists in r
 See section \fBcallback invocation\fR below.
 The appended arguments are identical to \fB::msgcat::mcunknown\fR.
 .RE
-.SS Callback invocation
+.SH "Callback invocation"
 A package may decide to register one or multiple callbacks, as described above.
 .PP
 Callbacks are invoked, if:
@@ -577,7 +681,54 @@ Callbacks are invoked, if:
 If a called routine fails with an error, the \fBbgerror\fR routine for the interpreter is invoked after command completion.
 Only exception is the callback \fBunknowncmd\fR, where an error causes the invoking \fBmc\fR-command to fail with that error.
 .PP
-.SS Examples
+.VS tip490
+.SH "OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING"
+\fBmsgcat\fR supports packages implemented by object oriented programming.
+Objects and classes should be defined within a package namespace.
+.PP
+There are 3 supported cases where package namespace sensitive commands of msgcat (\fBmc\fR, \fBmcexists\fR, \fBmcpackagelocale\fR, \fBmcforgetpackage\fR, \fBmcpackagenamespaceget\fR, \fBmcpackageconfig\fR, \fBmcset\fR and \fBmcmset\fR) may be called:
+.PP
+.TP
+\fB1) In class definition script\fR
+.
+\fBmsgcat\fR command is called within a class definition script.
+.CS
+namespace eval ::N2 {
+    mcload $dir/msgs
+    oo::class create C1 {puts [mc Hi!]}
+}
+.CE
+.PP
+.TP
+\fB2) method defined in a class\fR
+.
+\fBmsgcat\fR command is called from a method in an object and the method is defined in a class.
+.CS
+namespace eval ::N3Class {
+    mcload $dir/msgs
+    oo::class create C1
+    oo::define C1 method m1 {
+        puts [mc Hi!]
+    }
+}
+.CE
+.PP
+.TP
+\fB3) method defined in a classless object\fR
+.
+\fBmsgcat\fR command is called from a method of a classless object.
+.CS
+namespace eval ::N4 {
+    mcload $dir/msgs
+    oo::object create O1
+    oo::objdefine O1 method m1 {} {
+        puts [mc Hi!]
+    }
+}
+.CE
+.PP
+.VE tip490
+.SH EXAMPLES
 Packages which display a GUI may update their widgets when the global locale changes.
 To register to a callback, use:
 .CS
@@ -643,9 +794,9 @@ proc ::tcl::clock::LocalizeFormat { locale format } {
 .PP
 The message catalog code was developed by Mark Harrison.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-format(n), scan(n), namespace(n), package(n)
+format(n), scan(n), namespace(n), package(n), oo::class(n), oo::object
 .SH KEYWORDS
-internationalization, i18n, localization, l10n, message, text, translation
+internationalization, i18n, localization, l10n, message, text, translation, class, object
 .\" Local Variables:
 .\" mode: nroff
 .\" End:

doc/namespace.n

@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ used for qualified namespace or variable names.
 Sets or returns the unknown command handler for the current namespace.
 The handler is invoked when a command called from within the namespace
 cannot be found in the current namespace, the namespace's path nor in
-the global namespace. 
+the global namespace.
 The \fIscript\fR argument, if given, should be a well
 formed list representing a command name and optional arguments. When
 the handler is invoked, the full invocation line will be appended to the

doc/next.n

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ before chaining from subclass, args = x 1 2 3 y
 in the superclass, args = a x 1 2 3 y b
 in the superclass, args = pureSynthesis
 after chaining from subclass
-before chaining from subclass, args = 
+before chaining from subclass, args =
 in the superclass, args = a b
 in the superclass, args = pureSynthesis
 after chaining from subclass

doc/package.n

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 package \- Facilities for package loading and version control
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
+\fBpackage files\fR \fIpackage\fR
 \fBpackage forget\fR ?\fIpackage package ...\fR?
 \fBpackage ifneeded \fIpackage version\fR ?\fIscript\fR?
 \fBpackage names\fR
@@ -43,6 +44,13 @@ primarily by system scripts that maintain the package database.
 The behavior of the \fBpackage\fR command is determined by its first argument.
 The following forms are permitted:
 .TP
+\fBpackage files\fR \fIpackage\fR
+.
+Lists all files forming part of \fIpackage\fR. Auto-loaded files are not
+included in this list, only files which were directly sourced during package
+initialization. The list order corresponds with the order in which the
+files were sourced.
+.TP
 \fBpackage forget\fR ?\fIpackage package ...\fR?
 .
 Removes all information about each specified package from this interpreter,
@@ -283,8 +291,8 @@ error.
 .PP
 When an interpreter is created, its initial selection mode value is set to
 .QW stable
-unless the environment variable \fBTCL_PKG_PREFER_LATEST\fR
-is set.  If that environment variable is defined (with any value) then
+unless the environment variable \fBTCL_PKG_PREFER_LATEST\fR is set
+(to any value) or the Tcl package itself is unstable. Otherwise
 the initial (and permanent) selection mode value is set to
 .QW latest .
 .RE

doc/packagens.n

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" Copyright (c) 1998-2000 by Scriptics Corporation.
 '\" All rights reserved.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH pkg::create n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/pid.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH pid n 7.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/platform.n

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH "platform" n 1.0.4 platform "Tcl Bundled Packages"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/platform_shell.n

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH "platform::shell" n 1.1.4 platform::shell "Tcl Bundled Packages"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/prefix.n

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH prefix n 8.6 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/puts.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH puts n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/pwd.n

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-'\" 
+'\"
 .TH pwd n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .so man.macros
 .BS

doc/re_syntax.n

@@ -293,12 +293,12 @@ treatment is as if the enclosing delimiters were
 .QW \fB[.\fR \&
 and
 .QW \fB.]\fR .)
-For example, if \fBo\fR and \fB\*(qo\fR are the members of an
+For example, if \fBo\fR and \fB\[^o]\fR are the members of an
 equivalence class, then
 .QW \fB[[=o=]]\fR ,
-.QW \fB[[=\*(qo=]]\fR ,
+.QW \fB[[=\[^o]=]]\fR ,
 and
-.QW \fB[o\*(qo]\fR \&
+.QW \fB[o\[^o]]\fR \&
 are all synonymous. An equivalence class may not be an endpoint of a range.
 .RS
 .PP

doc/refchan.n

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-'\" 
+'\"
 '\" Copyright (c) 2006 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution

doc/registry.n

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ nulls.
 .TP
 \fBsz\fR
 .
-The registry value contains a null-terminated string.  The data is 
+The registry value contains a null-terminated string.  The data is
 represented in Tcl as a string.
 .TP
 \fBexpand_sz\fR