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2001-05-02  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* srfi-13-14.texi: Added @bullet to various @itemize lists.

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI Support): New file and chapter.

	* Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added repl-modules.texi and
	srfi-modules.texi.

	* guile.texi (Top): New menu entries for the new chapters.
	(Top): @includes for the new chapters.
	(Top): New menu entry for `SRFI Support', @include for
	`srfi-modules.texi'.

	* repl-modules.texi: New file.
	(Readline Support): New chapter for (ice-9 readline).
	(Value History): New chapter for (ice-9 history).

2001-05-02  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Libraries): Renamed from `Dynamic
	Linking from Marius''.
	(The Guile module system): Removed obsolete naming convention.
	(Loading Guile Modules, Creating Guile Modules),
	(More Module Procedures, Included Guile Modules): New nodes, split
	from `The Guile module system'.
	(The Guile module system): Changed references to (ice-9 slib) to
	(ice-9 popen), because note everybody has SLIB installed.
	(Included Guile Modules): Added a bunch of modules shipped with
	Guile.

	(Dynamic Libraries): (old version) Removed.

	* scheme-io.texi (Block Reading and Writing): Corrected
	capitalization, so it builds again.

2001-05-01  Gary Houston  <ghouston@arglist.com>

	* scheme-io.texi: Removed obsolete section Binary IO.  Added
	new section Block Reading and Writing.  Updated section
	Line/Delimited with module usage.

2001-04-29  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* deprecated.texi (Tags): Removed - deprecation expired.

	* scheme-io.texi (Random Access): Removed `fseek' - deprecation
	expired.

	* guile.texi (Top): Add menu entry for Manual Conventions node.
	
2001-04-28  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* THANKS: Move authorship bit into AUTHORS, simplify structure,
	add Dirk Herrmann.

	* AUTHORS, guile.texi, guile-tut.texi, goops.texi, Makefile.am:
	Consolidate authorship information in AUTHORS file, and @include
	AUTHORS from the top level source file for each manual.

2001-04-28  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@revel.glug.org>

	* preface.texi (Manual Conventions): New chapter.

2001-04-26  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* srfi-13-14.texi (Reverse/Append): Updated procedure names for
	string-concatenate-reverse[/shared].
	(Reverse/Append): Document the parameter `end' to
	string-concatenate-reverse.

2001-04-26  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* data-rep.texi (Defining New Types (Smobs)): Use non-deprecated
	smob interface.  Thanks to Masao Uebayashi for the patch!
	(Creating Instances): Don't need SCM_NIMP anymore.

2001-04-25  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* guile.1: New file, from Robert Merkel and Rob Browning.
	* Makefile.am (man_MANS, EXTRADIST): Added, but still commented
	out: install and distribute the manpage.  It is not yet installed
	or distributed since we don't have Robert's papers yet.

2001-04-24  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* guile-tut.texi: Include version-tutorial.texi rather than
	version.texi.

	* Makefile.am ($(srcdir)/version-tutorial.texi): New target, to
	avoid having two files both include version.texi.

2001-04-24  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added srfi-13-14.texi.

	* srfi-13-14.texi: New file documenting SRFI-13/14.

	* guile.texi (Top): Added the SRFI-13/14 menu entry and @include.

2001-04-22  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Automatic
	docstring updates for `socket' and `connect'.  (For IPV6 support.)

	* scheme-io.texi: Remove old docstring comments referring to
	r4rs.scm.

	* appendices.texi (The Basic Guile Package, Packages not shipped
	with Guile), env.texi (Switching to Environments), format.texi
	(Format Specification), gh.texi
	(Executing Scheme code, Calling Scheme procedures from C),
	guile-tut.texi (How to characterize Guile), scheme-data.texi
	(Symbols, Keywords, Keyword Read Syntax, Append/Reverse),
	scheme-evaluation.texi (Delayed Evaluation), scheme-modules.texi
	(Scheme and modules), scheme-io.texi (Soft Ports): Change R4RS
	references to R5RS.

	* r4rs.texi: Removed.

	* Makefile.am (info_TEXINFOS): Remove r4rs.

	* README: Note removal of r4rs, and provide a reference.

	* scheme-control.texi (Exceptions): Extended documentation.
	(Continuations): Correct "except" typo, and fix reference to
	Exceptions node.  Plus minor review changes.

2001-04-20  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-control.texi (Exceptions): Reorganized and extended
	existing documentation; more to come.

2001-04-20  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* scheme-evaluation.texi (Comments): Document normal comments and
	comment conventions.
	(Block Comments): Documented multiline comments.
	(Case Sensitivity): Documented R5RS and Guile behaviour and how to
	switch it off.

	* scheme-control.texi (Continuations): Added some documentation
	for call/cc.
	(Exceptions): Added xref to `Continuations'.

	* scheme-binding.texi (Binding Reflection): Typo fix.

2001-04-20  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* gh.texi (Executing Scheme code): gh_eval_file returns
	SCM_UNSPECIFIED.  Thanks to Dirk for the report!

	* data-rep.texi (Non-immediate Datatypes, Immediates vs
	Non-immediates): Emphasize current rather than pre-1.4 practice
	when talking about not needing to call SCM_NIMP.

	* recipe-guidelines.txt: New file: guidelines for contributions to
	the Guile Recipes manual.

2001-04-20  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* intro.texi (Using Guile Modules): Wrote intro to using modules.
	(Writing New Modules): New intro for writing modules.
	(Reporting Bugs): Added info about what is a bug and what to
	include in a bug report (taken and adapted from the Emacs
	Reference Manual).

2001-04-19  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* scheme-control.texi (while do): Added documentation for named
	let.

	* scheme-binding.texi (Internal Definitions): New explanation of
	`Internal Definitions'.
	(Top Level): Documented behaviour of top level definitions.
	(Binding Constructs): New introductory text.
	(Local Bindings): Explain concept of local bindings.  Document
	let, let* and letrec.

2001-04-18  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* scheme-modules.texi (Modules): Added menu descriptions.
	(Scheme and modules, The Guile module system): Some whitespace
	cleanup
	(The Guile module system): Layout fixes, docstring fix for
	`define-module'.

2001-04-17  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* scheme-control.texi (Multiple Values): Documented concept of
	multiple values, added docs for `receive'.
	(begin): Documented `begin'.
	(if cond case): Documented `if', `cond' and `case'.
	(and or): Documented `and' and `or'.
	(while do): Documented `do' and `while'.

	* scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Split the node,
	added introductory text, added menu for subsections.
	(let-optional Reference, let-keywords Reference),
	(lambda* Reference, define* Reference): Added syntax documentation
	for all exported procedures from (ice-9 optargs).

2001-04-17  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* scheme-utility.texi (General Conversion): New node, added
	`object->string'.
	(Equality): Added definition and explanation of `sameness'.

	* posix.texi (System Identification): Added `gethostname' and
	`sethostname'.
	(Processes): Added `setpriority' and `getpriority'.
	(User Information): Added `cuserid' and `getlogin'.
	(Ports and File Descriptors): Added `flock'.
	(Processes): Added `chroot'.
	(File System): Added `mkstemp!'.
	(Encryption): New node, added `crypt' and `getpass'.

	* new-docstrings.texi: Moved several docstrings over to the
	reference manual (see above which).

	* scheme-data.texi (Data Types), (Numerical Tower): Add explicit
	@bullet to @itemize to satisfy older `makeinfo'.

2001-04-16  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* data-rep.texi (Signalling Type Errors):  Update SCM_ASSERT doc
	for recent changes to disallow passing a string parameter as the
	`pos'.  Thanks to Dirk Herrmann for the patch!

2001-04-13  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* data-rep.texi (Unpacking the SCM type): New section, taken from
	Dirk Herrmann's description of SCM and scm_bits_t in api.txt.
	(Immediate Datatypes, Non-immediate Datatypes): Remove obsolete
	notes about needing to call SCM_NIMP.

2001-04-11  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-procedures.texi (Procedures with Setters):  Fix dvi
	building syntax error.  Thanks to Dale P. Smith for the report and
	patch.

2001-04-11  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* scheme-scheduling.texi (Arbiters): New explanatory text.
	(Asyncs): New explanations and documentation.
	(Scheduling): Added menu entry descriptions.
	(Fluids): New documentation.

2001-04-11  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* scheme-procedures.texi (Lambda): Documented the lambda form.
	(Procedure Properties): Concept and usage explanation added.
	(Procedures with Setters): Explain by example, introduce
	definitions.

	* scheme-data.texi (Symbols and Variables): Split and reorganized
	this section.
	(Symbols): New introductory text.
	(Characters): Added char-ci* procedures to rn index.

2001-04-10  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scm.texi (Handling Errors):  Improve Texinfo markup.  Thanks to
	Dale P. Smith for the patch!

	* api.txt (Accessing Cell Entries): Fix typo.

2001-04-09  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* deprecated.texi (Shared And Read Only Strings): New section for
	deprecated string stuff.  I've also updated the text a bit to
	reflect current usage of "read only" strings.

	* scheme-data.texi (Shared Substrings, Read Only Strings): Moved
	to deprecated.texi.

	* deprecated.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
	scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
	scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
	scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
	scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
	scheme-utility.texi: Remove `@c docstring' comments, since they
	aren't used any more by the docstring tracking utilities.

2001-04-09  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* scheme-data.texi (Pairs): New data type and procedure
	description.
	(Lists): Added new subsections for grouping the list procedures.
	(Hooks): Added new nodes for hook subsections.
	(String Syntax): New node, factoring out read syntax.
	(Strings): Some blurb about allowed characters, zero-termination
	etc.
	(Keywords): Added menu descriptions.

2001-04-08  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index): Print index `rn', not `r5'.

	* guile.texi: The index formerly known as `r5' is now called `rn'.

	* scheme-utility.texi, scheme-procedures.texi, scheme-io.texi,
	scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi:
	Changed all @r5index entries to @rnindex.

2001-04-06  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Added hook description and
	constraints.

2001-04-06  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@revel.glug.org>

	* scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread
	procedures): Replace some instances of `@var' with `@code'.

	* scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread
	procedures): Rewrite.

2001-04-04  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* scheme-data.texi (Alphabetic Case Mapping),
	(String Comparison): Rearranged function order.
	(Vectors): Reorganized, new introductory text, docs about read
	syntax.

2001-04-03  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
	scheme-modules.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-control.texi,
	scheme-utility.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
	scheme-data.texi: Removed a lot of ARGFIXME's after tweaking
	docstrings and C source.

	* new-docstrings.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-data.texi,
	posix.texi, scheme-control.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
	scheme-memory.texi, scheme-procedures.texi, scheme-modules.texi,
	scheme-scheduling.texi: Automated docstring merging.

2001-04-02  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* data-rep.texi (Immediates vs. Non-immediates): Update
	out-of-date documentation.  (Thanks to Dirk Herrmann for the
	report!)
	(Immediates vs Non-immediates): Renamed without the dot, since the
	dot causes `info' not to be able to display this node!

	* Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add in a few more source files
	that had got left out.

2001-03-30  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-reading.texi (Further Reading): Add bullets to further
	reading list.

	* gh.texi: Insert page break before chapter.  Remove page breaks
	within the chapter.

	* Makefile.am: Add script-getopt.texi.

	* guile.texi (Top): Include and link to new script-getopt.texi
	chapter.

	* script-getopt.texi: New chapter on command line handling.
	(Written and contributed by Martin Grabmueller, revised by me.)

	* intro.texi (Modules and Extensions): Fix typo.

2001-03-27  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* scheme-data.texi (Strings): Reorganized the whole `Strings'
	section and wrote introductory material for each new subsection.

2001-03-25  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* intro.texi (Modules and Extensions): Some short text about
	dynamic libraries and modules.

2001-03-23  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* intro.texi (Writing Extensions for Guile), scheme-data.texi
	(Lists): Fix typos.

	* guile-tut.texi, ChangeLog-guile-doc-tutorial: Added to CVS.  It
	seems that I somehow missed these out when I moved everything from
	guile-doc to guile-core.

	* posix.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
	scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi: Automatic docstring updates.

	* new-docstrings.texi: New file.  Holds snarfed docstrings that
	have not yet been incorporated into the reference manual.

2001-03-20  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* scheme-options.texi (Evaluator options): Added evaluator
	options, corrected docs for evaluator trap options.

	* scheme-evaluation.texi (Scheme Read): New docs for read-options,
	read-enable, read-disable and read-set! and cross references to
	option nodes.
	(Evaluator Options): New docs for eval-options, eval-enable,
	eval-disable and eval-set!, traps, trap-enable, trap-disable and
	trap-set! and cross references to option nodes.
	(Evaluator Behaviour): Renamed node from `Evaluator options' to
	avoid name clash.

	* scheme-io.texi (String Ports): Added docs for SRFI-6 procedures.
	(Void Ports): Corrected introductory comment.

2001-03-16  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Documented the arithmetic
	procedures.
	(Integer Operations): Added documentation.
	(Comparison): Added documentation.
	(Complex): Added documentation.
	(Symbols and Variables): Comment out `builtin-bindings', which is
	removed according to NEWS.
	(Pairs): Added documentation.

	* scheme-io.texi: Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS
	procedures.
	(File Ports): New docs for `call-with-input-file',
	`call-with-output-file', `with-input-from-file',
	`with-output-to-file', `with-error-to-file'.

	* scheme-control.texi, scheme-utility.texi,
	* scheme-procedures.texi: Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS
	procedures.

	* scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Added documentation for
	`apply'.  Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS procedures.

	* scheme-data.texi: Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS
	procedures.  Removed R5RS index entries for `ass{q,v,occ}-set!'.
	Removed explicit entries into the function entries.  They are
	automagic.
	(Vectors): Added documentation for `make-vector', `vector-ref' and
	`vector-set!'.

2001-03-12  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* intro.texi: Changed to reflect current practice better.  Added
	stuff about writing Guile Extensions (aka dynamically loaded
	shared libraries).

2001-03-09  Mikael Djurfeldt  <mdj@linnaeus.mit.edu>

	* goops.texi (VERSION): Bumped to version 0.3.

	* goops-tutorial.texi, goops.texi: Updated to reflect new
	define-method syntax.

2001-03-09  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* Makefile.am: Change HTML to HTMLDOC, now that we're part of a
	wider distribution.

	Moving documentation files from guile-doc and guile-doc into
	guile-core/doc:

	* env.texi, indices.texi, mbapi.texi, mltext.texi, scripts.texi,
	scsh.texi, tcltk.texi, hierarchy.txt, scheme-indices.texi,
	slib.texi, deprecated.texi, scheme-binding.texi, appendices.texi,
	scheme-intro.texi, goops.texi, extend.texi, gh.texi, intro.texi,
	preface.texi, scm.texi, goops-tutorial.texi, hierarchy.eps,
	r4rs.texi, r5rs.texi, texinfo.tex, scheme-reading.texi,
	data-rep.texi, scheme-utility.texi, posix.texi,
	scheme-control.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
	scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi,
	scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
	scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi, guile.texi,
	scheme-data.texi, scheme-ideas.texi, expect.texi,
	ChangeLog-guile-doc-ref, guile-tut.texi,
	ChangeLog-guile-doc-tutorial, AUTHORS, BUGS, NEWS, THANKS: New
	files.

	* .cvsignore, Makefile.am, README: Merged.

	* sources: New subdirectory.

	Both the following files are about to be replaced by files from
	guile-doc/ref.

	* texinfo.tex: Removed.

	* data-rep.texi: Removed.

2001-02-15  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* README: Explain retirement of `data-rep.texi'.

	* Makefile.am (info_TEXINFOS, data_rep_TEXINFOS): Removed.

	* data-rep.texi: Replace this copy of data-rep.texi with a notice
	indicating that it has been retired.  The master copy of
	data-rep.texi is at guile-doc/ref/data-rep.texi.

2001-02-04  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* data-rep.texi: Use SCM_SMOB_DATA instead of SCM_CDR.  Also
	things like SCM_SMOB_PREDICATE and SCM_NEWSMOB.  Thanks to Dale
	P. Smith!

2000-10-25  Mikael Djurfeldt  <mdj@linnaeus.mit.edu>

	* mop.text: Preliminary documentation of the GOOPS meta object
	protocol.

2000-07-28  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* data-rep.texi (Garbage Collection): Fix "accomodate" spelling
	mistake.

2000-06-30  Dirk Herrmann  <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>

	* data-rep.tex:  Removed documentation for SCM_OUTOFRANGE.

2000-06-20  Mikael Djurfeldt  <mdj@thalamus.nada.kth.se>

	* data-rep.texi: Center discussion around the standard interface
	for smob type creation (scm_make_smob_type) and warn about the
	ongoing discussion which may result in deprecating
	scm_make_smob_type_mfpe in next release of Guile.

2000-05-15  Dirk Herrmann  <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>

	* data-rep.texi:  Updated the macro names for operating on
	characters.

2000-03-22  Dirk Herrmann  <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>

	* api.txt:  Added a first attempt for a description of the newly
	designed low level API.

2000-01-31  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* Makefile.am (version.texi): Override automake's rule for
	version.texi so that it gets created even in non-maintainer-mode.

Thu Jan 20 13:00:18 2000  Greg J. Badros  <gjb@cs.washington.edu>

	* version.texi, stamp-vti: Removed -- these are auto-generated.

2000-01-12  Mikael Djurfeldt  <mdj@mdj.nada.kth.se>

	* Makefile.am (dist-hook): Updated to include oldfmt.c in
	distribution archive.

	* README: Updated with note about oldfmt.c.

	* oldfmt.c: New file: Used by application writers to adapt to
	new-style error format strings.

1999-12-06  Gary Houston  <ghouston@freewire.co.uk>

	* data-rep.texi: change dircategory to match change in guile-doc
	and scm.

1999-10-05  Jim Blandy  <jimb@savonarola.red-bean.com>

	* Makefile.in: Deleted from CVS repository.  Run the autogen.sh
	script to create generated files like this one.

1999-09-11  Jim Blandy  <jimb@savonarola.red-bean.com>

	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.

Fri Jun 25 22:21:43 1999  Greg Badros  <gjb@cs.washington.edu>

	* data-rep.texi: Updated SMOB docs to talk about
 	scm_make_smob_type_mfpe, SCM_RETURN_NEWSMOB, SCM_NEWSMOB function
 	and macros.

1999-04-17  Jim Blandy  <jimb@savonarola.red-bean.com>

	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.

1998-10-19  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>

	* COPYING: New file.
	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.

	* Makefile.am (EXAMPLE_SMOB_FILES): List example-smob/COPYING.
	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.

1998-10-16  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>

	* Makefile.in: Regenerated, after change to qthreads.m4.

1998-10-15  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>

	* stamp-vti: Regenerated.

	* hacks.el: Some handy helper functions for working on the manual.

	* data-rep.texi: Extended to accomodate a full running example,
	provided with the manual.
	* example-smob: A new subdirectory, containing example files for
	the manual chapter on smobs.
	* Makefile.am (EXAMPLE_SMOB_FILES, dist-hook): New variable and
	target, to get the example-smob directory into the distribution.
	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.

1998-10-08  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>

	* .cvsignore: New file, containing data-rep.info.  I'm not sure
 	whether we want to check this file into CVS, because it's
 	generated; if you find compelling reasons it should be, let me
	know.

1998-10-07  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>

	* New directory for documentation.
	* README: New file.
	* data-rep.texi: It's not a real manual, but it's better than
	nothing.
	* Makefile.am, Makefile.in, data-rep.info, data-rep.texi,
 	mdate-sh, stamp-vti, texinfo.tex, version.texi: The usual support
 	files.