Index: generic/tclMain.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/tcl/tcl/generic/tclMain.c,v
retrieving revision 1.32
diff -u -r1.32 tclMain.c
--- generic/tclMain.c	15 Sep 2005 16:40:02 -0000	1.32
+++ generic/tclMain.c	29 Sep 2005 14:47:28 -0000
@@ -339,17 +339,13 @@
 				 * procedure to call after most initialization
 				 * but before starting to execute commands. */
 {
-    Tcl_Obj *path;
-    Tcl_Obj *resultPtr;
-    Tcl_Obj *commandPtr = NULL;
+    Tcl_Obj *path, *resultPtr, *argvPtr, *commandPtr = NULL;
     CONST char *encodingName = NULL;
-    char *args;
     PromptType prompt = PROMPT_START;
-    int code, length, tty;
-    int exitCode = 0;
+    int code, length, tty, exitCode = 0;
     Tcl_Channel inChannel, outChannel, errChannel;
     Tcl_Interp *interp;
-    Tcl_DString argString;
+    Tcl_DString appName;
 
     Tcl_FindExecutable(argv[0]);
 
@@ -383,31 +379,31 @@
 	}
     }
 
-    /*
-     * The CONST casting is safe, and better we do it here than force all
-     * callers of Tcl_Main to do it. (Those callers are likely in a main()
-     * that can't easily change its signature.)
-     */
-
-    args = Tcl_Merge(argc-1, (CONST char **)argv+1);
-    Tcl_ExternalToUtfDString(NULL, args, -1, &argString);
-    Tcl_SetVar(interp, "argv", Tcl_DStringValue(&argString), TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY);
-    Tcl_DStringFree(&argString);
-    ckfree(args);
-
     path = Tcl_GetStartupScript(&encodingName);
     if (path == NULL) {
-	Tcl_ExternalToUtfDString(NULL, argv[0], -1, &argString);
+	Tcl_ExternalToUtfDString(NULL, argv[0], -1, &appName);
     } else {
 	CONST char *pathName = Tcl_GetStringFromObj(path, &length);
-	Tcl_ExternalToUtfDString(NULL, pathName, length, &argString);
-	path = Tcl_NewStringObj(Tcl_DStringValue(&argString), -1);
+	Tcl_ExternalToUtfDString(NULL, pathName, length, &appName);
+	path = Tcl_NewStringObj(Tcl_DStringValue(&appName), -1);
 	Tcl_SetStartupScript(path, encodingName);
     }
-
-    Tcl_SetVar2Ex(interp, "argc", NULL, Tcl_NewIntObj(argc-1),
-	    TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY);
-    Tcl_SetVar(interp, "argv0", Tcl_DStringValue(&argString), TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY);
+    Tcl_SetVar(interp, "argv0", Tcl_DStringValue(&appName), TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY);
+    Tcl_DStringFree(&appName);
+    argc--;
+    argv++;
+
+    Tcl_SetVar2Ex(interp, "argc", NULL, Tcl_NewIntObj(argc), TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY);
+
+    argvPtr = Tcl_NewListObj(0, NULL);
+    while (argc--) {
+	Tcl_DString ds;
+	Tcl_ExternalToUtfDString(NULL, *argv++, -1, &ds);
+	Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(NULL, argvPtr, Tcl_NewStringObj(
+		Tcl_DStringValue(&ds), Tcl_DStringLength(&ds)));
+	Tcl_DStringFree(&ds);
+    }
+    Tcl_SetVar2Ex(interp, "argv", NULL, argvPtr, TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY);
 
     /*
      * Set the "tcl_interactive" variable.
@@ -466,7 +462,6 @@
 	}
 	goto done;
     }
-    Tcl_DStringFree(&argString);
 
     /*
      * We're running interactively. Source a user-specific startup file if the
