Tcl_GetVersion

Tcl_GetVersion(3)           Tcl Library Procedures           Tcl_GetVersion(3)



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NAME
       Tcl_GetVersion - get the version of the library at runtime

SYNOPSIS
       #include <tcl.h>

       Tcl_GetVersion(major, minor, patchLevel, type)

ARGUMENTS
       int          *major             (out)     Major  version  number of the
                                                 Tcl library.

       int          *minor             (out)     Minor version number  of  the
                                                 Tcl library.

       int          *patchLevel        (out)     The  patch  level  of the Tcl
                                                 library  (or  alpha  or  beta
                                                 number).

       Tcl_ReleaseType                 *type(out)
                                                 The  type  of  release,  also
                                                 indicates the type  of  patch
                                                 level.    Can   be   one   of
                                                 TCL_ALPHA_RELEASE,
                                                 TCL_BETA_RELEASE,          or
                                                 TCL_FINAL_RELEASE.
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DESCRIPTION
       Tcl_GetVersion should be used to query the version number  of  the  Tcl
       library at runtime.  This is useful when using a dynamically loaded Tcl
       library or when writing a stubs-aware extension.  For instance, if  you
       write  an  extension  that  is linked against the Tcl stubs library, it
       could be loaded into a program linked to an older version of  Tcl  than
       you  expected.  Use Tcl_GetVersion to verify that fact, and possibly to
       change the behavior of your extension.

       If may pass a NULL for any of the arguments. For instance if you do not
       care  about  the  patchLevel of the library, pass a NULL for the patch-
       Level argument.


KEYWORDS
       version, patchlevel, major, minor, alpha, beta, release




Tcl                                   7.5                    Tcl_GetVersion(3)