Re: [TCLCORE] TIP #330 and (void) Tcl_GetStringResult(interp) calls in the core.

[Donald G P. <dg...@ni...>]

Jan Nijtmans wrote:
> In 7 places in the core I find calls like:
>      (void) Tcl_GetStringResult(interp)
> but interp->result is not used afterwards. I'm
> refering to tclBasic.c (6) and tclHistory.c (1).
> 
> Shouldn't these calls have been removed as part
> of the TIP #330 implementation? 

No.  TIP 330 called for #define USE_INTERP_RESULT
to permit one last path of reprieve for direct access
to interp->result.  Such code needs to remain present
to make that mode work.

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