TIP 598: export TclWinConvertError

Author:         Jan Nijtmans <[email protected]>
State:          Final
Type:           Project
Vote:           Done
Tcl-Version:    8.7
Tcl-Branch:     rfe-800716
Vote-Summary:	Accepted 3/0/5
Votes-For:	JN, KW, KK
Votes-Against:	none
Votes-Present:	AK, DP, FV, MC, SL

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Abstract

This TIP proposes to export the current win32-specific functions TclWinConvertError() and TclWinConvertWSAError() under the new name Tcl_WinConvertError().

Specification

Introduce a new win32-specific API:

• void Tcl_WinConvertError(unsigned errCode)

This function can handle both normal win32 errors and WSA errors, so it's a full replacement for both TclWinConvertError() and TclWinConvertWSAError()

See also rfe #800716

Implementation

Implementation is in Tcl branch rfe-800716

Compatibility

This is 100% upwards compatible with Tcl 8.6.

Copyright

This document has been placed in the public domain.