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3 * posix.texi: Add index entries for many variables and functions,
4 either using @defvar/@deffn or @vindex/@pindex. (Patch supplied
5 by Kevin Ryde.)
6
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72003-04-30 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
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9 * posix.texi (scm_c_port_for_each): Added.
10
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112003-04-26 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
12
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13 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): Document scm_str2symbol
14 and scm_mem2symbol.
15
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16 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type): Clarify that
17 scm_make_smob_type_mfpe is deprecated. (Thanks to
18 tomas@fabula.de.)
19
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20 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Remove scm_sysmissing,
21 long since gone from libguile. (Thanks to Kevin Ryde.)
22
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232003-04-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
24
25 * preface.texi: Reflect change to LGPL.
26
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272003-03-27 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
28
29 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): clarify character ordering in port for
30 unread-string.
31
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322003-03-07 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
33
34 * guile.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we don't
35 choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
36
37 * preface.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we
38 don't choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
39
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402003-01-02 Mikael Djurfeldt <djurfeldt@nada.kth.se>
41
42 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Low level thread primitives): Fixed typo
43 in broadcast-condition-variable.
44
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452002-12-08 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
46
47 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): add effective-version docs.
48
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492002-11-17 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
50
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51 Applied patches from Stephen Compall as follows. (Thanks!)
52
53 2002-11-06 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
54
55 * posix.texi: Changed quotes to match Texinfo expectations.
56
57 Added references to the glibc manual.
58
59 Used proper Texinfo text marking for many keywords, such as @code,
60 @samp, @env, @var.
61
62 Fixed argument metasyntactic variable references in
63 file-manipulation section so the usage in the descriptions matches
64 the usage in the declarations.
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66 2002-10-26 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
67
68 * scheme-data.texi: Addition and change of many Texinfo tags,
69 particularly usage of @var and @samp, as well as reformatting of
70 some lists into tables and usage of @result.
71
72 Notes about some things I didn't understand, as well as a
73 missing section on non-control characters.
74
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752002-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
76
77 * scheme-modules.texi (Environments): only available when
78 (ice-9 r5rs) is used.
79 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): current url is www.scsh.net.
80
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812002-10-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
82
83 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Updated mutex and condition varable
84 functions.
85
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862002-10-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
87
88 * debugging.texi (Debugging Features): Rewritten.
89
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902002-10-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
91
92 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-io.texi,
93 scheme-scheduling.texi, posix.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
94
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952002-10-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
96
97 * intro.texi (Whirlwind Tour): Added pointer to examples
98 directory.
99
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1002002-10-10 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
101
102 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System Asyncs): Updated.
103
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1042002-10-07 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
105
106 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Asyncs): Updated.
107 * posix.texi (sigaction): Updated.
108
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1092002-10-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
110
111 * posix.texi (Processes), scheme-options.texi (Common Feature
112 Symbols): Refer to provided? rather than deprecated feature?.
113
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1142002-10-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
115
116 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Updated.
117 (Writing your own snarfing macros): New.
118
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1192002-09-25 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
120
121 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Make sections into nodes.
122 (Debugging Options): Node removed.
123
124 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): Brought forward before
125 sections on options.
126 (Runtime Options): New section, to group options-related nodes.
127
1282002-09-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
129
130 * scheme-options.texi (Options and Config): Chapter name changed,
131 and intro text improved.
132 (Install Config): Brought forward, and renamed Build
133 Configuration.
134
135 The following doc updates are from Ian Sheldon - thanks!
136
137 * scheme-data.texi (Appending Strings, Regexp Functions, Match
138 Structures): Add examples.
139 (Regular Expressions): Add instruction to use (ice-9 regex)
140 module.
141
142 * slib.texi (SLIB): Remove duplicate `the'.
143
1442002-09-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
145
146 * scheme-options.texi (General option interface): Mention
147 eval-options-interface and debug-options-interface.
148
149 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): New node describing source
150 properties.
151
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1522002-09-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
153
154 * scheme-utility.texi (Hook Reference): Improvements to hook docs.
155 Thanks to Thien-Thi Nguyen for the patches.
156
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1572002-09-16 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
158
159 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Props): It's "set-symbol-property!",
160 not "set-symbol-property". Thanks to Pieter Pareit!
161
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1622002-09-15 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
163
164 * scheme-data.texi: Tell them to use 'provided?' instead of
165 '*feaures*'.
166
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1672002-09-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
168
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169 * scheme-ideas.texi (Creating a Procedure): Fixed typo. Thanks to
170 Pieter Pareit!
171
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172 * intro.texi: Updated GNu ftp server name. Use "-lguile" instead
173 of "libguile.a". Some small fixes/improvements.
174
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175 * scheme-reading.texi: Added www.schemers.org. Removed foldoc,
176 it's too generic. Updated 'teach yourself ...' URL.
177
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1782002-08-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
179
af31a24f 180 * scheme-modules.texi: Markup fixes and removal of gh_ references.
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181 Thanks to Dale Smith!
182
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1832002-08-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
184
185 * scheme-evaluation.texi (eval-string): Updated.
186
187 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Fluids): Touched up a bit, added
188 with-fluids.
189
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1902002-08-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
191
192 * scheme-modules.texi (More Modules Procedures): Removed.
193 (Accessing Modules from C): New.
194
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1952002-08-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
196
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197 * scheme-procedures.texi: new section Primitive Procedures,
198 documentation for scm_c_make_gsubr and scm_c_define_gsubr.
199 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): replace
200 gh_new_procedure with scm_c_define_gsubr.
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203
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204 * gh.texi (Data types and constants defined by gh): Avoid
205 generating index entry for SCM.
206
207 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Remove duplicate doc for
208 setenv.
209
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210 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi: Merge
211 recent updates from stable branch.
212
213 * posix.texi (File System, Time, Pipes, Network Databases,
214 Internet Socket Examples): Add examples provided by Ian Sheldon.
215
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2162002-08-08 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
217
218 * scheme-binding.texi: Don't talk about 'bound?' which is gone.
219 Thanks to Christopher Cramer.
220
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2212002-08-06 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
222
223 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): add scm_calloc, scm_gc_calloc.
224 correct typos.
225
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2262002-08-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
227
228 * intro.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Added (use-modules (ice-9
229 rdelim)) to an example that uses read-line. Thanks to Ralf
230 Mattes!
231
232 * scheme-memory.texi: Added an introductory blurb about GC that I
233 had lying around.
234
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2352002-08-02 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
236
237 * scheme-modules.texi: split "Scheme and modules" into
238 "provide and require" and "Environments". Mention R5RS
239 environments.
240
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2412002-07-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
242
243 * scheme-options.texi (Debugger options): New subsection
244 describing stack overflow and what to do about it.
245
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2462002-07-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
247
248 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): Removed description
249 of scm_register_module_xxx, which no longer exists. A description
250 of current techniques is needed.
251
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2522002-05-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
253
254 * scheme-data.texi (Numbers): Added description of the new values
255 +inf.0, -inf.0 and +nan.0.
256
257 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Added entries for 'setenv' and
258 'unsetenv'.
259
2602002-04-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
261
262 * gh.texi, data-rep.texi: Moved `@deftyp {Data type} SCM' line
263 from gh.texi to data-rep.texi. Both files already had similar
264 descriptions for SCM. Given that gh.texi is deprecated, looking
265 up `SCM' in the index should take one to the primary location
266 rather than deprecated section. Hence this change. Added
267 `@deftp' for scm_t_bits data type so that a proper index entry is
268 added for this. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
269
270 * data-rep.texi (Subrs): Changed scm_make_gsubr to
271 scm_c_define_gsubr. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
272
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2732002-04-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
274
275 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): Updated docs of
276 string-tokenize.
277
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2782002-04-20 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
279
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280 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout), scm.texi (Reference Layout):
281 Node moved from a to b.
282
283 * guile.texi (Scheme Intro, Basic Ideas, Guile Scripting, Command
284 Line Handling, Debugging Features, Autoconf Support, Miscellaneous
285 Tools, Further Reading): Moved to new Part II.
286
287 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Part numbers updated accordingly.
288
289 * guile.texi (Top): Move API Overview node to beginning of Guile
290 API Reference part.
291 (Part II: Writing and Running Guile Scheme): New part; will
292 contain content from `Programming with Guile' that pertains to
293 writing and using Guile on the Scheme level.
294
295 * scm.texi (API Overview): Renamed from `Guile API'.
296
297 * guile.texi (Top), scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules):
298 Debugger User Interface node renamed Debugging Features.
299
300 * debugging.texi (Stacks and Frames): Node deleted; non-duplicated
301 material moved to scheme-debug.texi.
302 (Debugging Features): Renamed from `Debugger User Interface'.
303
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304 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Rename chapter `Debugging
305 Infrastructure' and reorganize its contents.
306
307 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-control.texi (Handling
308 Errors): Move display-error to error-focussed section.
309
310 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), debugging.texi (Backtrace): Move
311 backtrace to user-level debugging chapter.
312
313 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-procedures.texi (Procedure
314 Properties): Move procedure-name, procedure-source and
315 procedure-environment to procedures chapter.
316
317 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-memory.texi (Memory
318 Blocks): Move malloc-stats to memory management chapter.
319
320 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Remove mention of
321 use-modules for loading syncase; only use-syntax really works.
322 Thanks to Panagiotis Vossos for spotting this.
323
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324 * program.texi (Scheme vs C): New node, with existing material
325 taken from chapter intro.
326 (Programming Overview): New intro para to introduce example of
327 Guile integration:
328 (Extending Dia): New node.
329
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3302002-04-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
331
332 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Added guile.cps, guile.fns, guile.rns,
333 guile.tps, guile.vrs, guile.tmp.
334
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3352002-04-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
336
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337 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout): Remove reference to defunct
338 Guile Extensions index.
339
340 * guile.texi: Removed Guile Extensions index.
341
342 * scheme-indices.texi (Guile Extensions Index): Removed.
343
344 * guile.texi: Remove vgone, vdeprecated, vchanged and vnote
345 macros; they're not actually useful after all. Update copyright
346 years.
347
348 * scheme-compound.texi (Vectors): Make subsections into nodes.
349 (Vectors): Review, slightly reorg and clarify docs in this
350 section.
351
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352 * scheme-data.texi (Symbols): Reorganized node substructure and
353 added lots of explanatory text around the @deffn's.
354
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3552002-03-29 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
356
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357 * scheme-modules.texi (Variables): Mention obarrays.
358
359 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables, Symbol Props): Remove vgone
360 markers for deprecated symbol items.
361 (Symbol Props): Remove doc for obsolete 2 arg version of
362 symbol-interned?.
363 (String Miscellanea): Removed, since it only contained duplicate
364 doc for string-ci->symbol.
365 (Symbol Tables): Move doc for gensym to Symbol Primitives; rest of
366 section removed.
367
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368 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors), scheme-evaluation.texi
369 (Fly Evaluation): Remove vgone markers for close-all-ports-except,
370 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
371
372 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type), scheme-compound.texi
373 (Append/Reverse), scheme-procedures.texi (Internal Macros):
374 Trivial updates to sync with stable branch.
375
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3762002-03-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
377
378 * scheme-compound.texi (List Searching): Remove docs for
379 `scm_sloppy_mem*', which no longer exist.
380
3812002-03-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
382
383 * guile.texi (Top), intro.texi (What is Guile?, The Basic Guile
384 Package): Use @ifnottex instead of @ifinfo, so that HTML
385 generation works correctly.
386
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3872002-03-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
388
389 * tools.texi: Updated to reflect changes to the guile-snarf tool.
390
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3912002-03-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
392
393 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Further updates. New material on
394 GC hooks.
395
396 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Note disappearance of
397 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
398
399 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Remove docs about previously
400 deprecated items that have now been removed.
401
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403
404 * tools.texi (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): Remove this node.
405 (How guile-snarf works): Update usage and description to
406 no longer mention "--compat=1.4" and instead "-d" and "-D".
407 (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Add list of deprecated macros
408 and blurb. Add cindex for deprecated macros.
409
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4102002-03-15 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
411
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412 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Reviewed and updated.
413
414 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): New section.
415
416 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic, Primitive Numerics): Add
417 description of corresponding C functions.
418
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419 * scheme-utility.texi (Object Properties): Revamp documentation on
420 object properties.
421
422 * scheme-memory.texi (Weak References): Update reference to Object
423 Properties node.
424
425 * guile.texi: Add macros for describing version information.
426
427 * scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-io.texi,
428 scheme-procedures.texi: Automatic updates from snarfed libguile
429 docstrings.
430
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4312002-03-13 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
432
433 * Makefile.am (guile_toc.html): Look for guile.texi in $(srcdir).
434
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435 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Mention "--compat=1.4", and
436 new processing steps. Update usage example, makefile frag.
437
438 (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): New subsubsection under
439 "Init Snarfing with guile-snarf".
440
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4412002-03-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
442
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443 * scheme-compound.texi, scheme-data.texi, new-docstrings.texi:
444 Automatic updates from snarfed libguile docstrings.
445
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446 * data-rep.texi, guile.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
447 scheme-options.texi, scheme-translation.texi: Various minor
448 enhancements ported from the stable CVS branch.
449
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4502002-03-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
451
452 * tools.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): New node/chapter.
453 (Snarfing, Init Snarfing with guile-snarf, How guile-snarf works,
454 Macros guile-snarf recognizes, Doc Snarfing): New nodes/(sub)sections.
455 (Executable Modules): Now a section under "Miscellaneous Tools".
456
457 * guile.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): Add under "Part II".
458 Implement by including tools.texi.
459
460 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add tools.texi.
461
4622002-03-07 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
463
464 * tools.texi: New file.
465
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4662002-03-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
467
468 * autoconf.texi (Autoconf Background): Insert missing `of'.
469
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4702002-03-01 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
471
472 * api.txt, data-rep.texi: Renamed the struct scm_cell to
473 scm_t_cell.
474
475 * data-rep.texi: Renamed scm_alloc_cell to scm_cell and
476 scm_alloc_double_cell to scm_double_cell.
477
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4782002-03-01 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
479
480 * scheme-memory.texi (Upgrading from scm_must_malloc et al): New
481 section.
482
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484
485 * data-rep.texi: Use scm_gc_malloc and scm_gc_free instead of
486 scm_must_malloc and free in example code. Updated text for the
487 new memory management functions.
488
489 * scheme-debug.texi (malloc-stats): Refer to scm_gc_malloc instead
490 of to scm_must_malloc.
491
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493
494 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented some more
495 gh equivalents and removed appropriate FIXME's.
496
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4972002-02-26 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
498
499 * Makefile.am: Update path to pre-inst-guile automake frag.
500
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5012002-02-24 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
502
503 * .cvsignore: add autoconf-macros.texi.
504
505 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): add autoconf-macros.texi.
506
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5072002-02-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
508
509 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): New section.
510
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5112002-02-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
512
513 * Makefile.am: Include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am.
514
515 (GUILE): Delete var.
516 (autoconf-macros.texi): Use $(preinstguiletool).
517
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5182002-02-04 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
519
520 * autoconf.texi (Autofrisk, Using Autofrisk): New sections.
521 (Autoconf Support): Add new sections to menu.
522
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5232002-02-04 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
524
525 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Uninterned): Added node.
526
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5272002-01-29 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
528
529 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented gh equivalents
530 `scm_c_string2str', `scm_c_substring2str' and `scm_c_symbol2str'
531 and removed the appropriate FIXME's.
532
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534
535 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Also set GUILE_LOAD_PATH
536 when invoking the uninstalled guile executable.
537
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5382002-01-09 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
539
540 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Fix build bug:
541 Write this file to srcdir. Thanks to I. N. Golubev.
542
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544
545 * Makefile.am: attempt to use guile from $(top_builddir)/libguile
546 when building autoconf-macros.texi. There are still problems with
547 modules and running makeinfo when builddir != srcdir.
548
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5492002-01-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
550
551 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi, guile.texi, intro.texi,
552 misc-modules.texi, new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, program.texi,
553 repl-modules.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-compound.texi,
554 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
555 scheme-ideas.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
556 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
557 scheme-translation.texi, scheme-utility.texi, scm.texi, slib.texi,
558 srfi-modules.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
559
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561
562 * intro.texi (Linking Programs With Guile): Fix typo (superfluous
563 `do'). Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
564
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566
567 * intro.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
568
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570
571 * guile.texi (Part II): Add "Autoconf Support"; include
572 autoconf.texi.
573
574 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add autoconf.texi and
575 autoconf-macros.texi.
576 (autoconf.texi, autoconf-macros.texi): New rules.
577
578 * autoconf.texi: New file.
579
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581
582 * scheme-compound.texi (Alist Example): Changed "Bismarck" to
583 "Pierre". Thanks to Ron Peterson!
584
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5852001-12-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
586
587 * program.texi (Programming Overview): Chapter renamed from
588 `Programming Options'; some new material added.
589
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5902001-12-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
591
592 * scm.texi (Guile API): Renamed from `Scheme Primitives' and
593 broadened so that this chapter discusses the Guile API as a whole.
594
595 * program.texi (Available Functionality): Revise so that text
596 reads better.
597
598 * guile.texi (Programming Intro): New introductory text.
599
600 * scheme-ideas.texi (Definition): Reorder reference bullets in
601 ascending page number order.
602
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604
605 * scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Typo fix: wither ->
606 either.
607
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6082001-12-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
609
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610 * scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Moved into scheme-utility.texi.
611
612 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added scheme-compound.texi.
613
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614 * scheme-data.texi (Variables): Node moved to modules chapter.
615 (Symbol Read Syntax): New node, with syntax-related material taken
616 from old Symbols node.
617 (Symbol Primitives): Renamed from `Symbols'.
618 (Symbols and Variables): Renamed to `Symbols'.
619 (Symbol Props): Renamed from `Symbol Tables'.
620 (Symbols): General review, improvements and additional material
621 throughout this section.
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623 elsewhere. Also renamed node to `Other Types'.
624 (Data Types): Split into two: `Simple Data Types' and `Compound
625 Data Types'. Introductory blurbs rewritten accordingly.
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626
627 * guile.texi: Updated Notes comment.
628
629 * scheme-data.texi (Rx Interface): Node moved to Guile Modules
630 part, as the Rx interface is not core Guile.
631
6322001-11-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
633
634 * scheme-data.texi (String Miscellanea): Removed, moving doc for
635 string-ci->symbol into the node on Symbols.
636
637 * Makefile.am (ETAGS_ARGS): Added.
638
639 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables): Removed doc for gentemp,
640 intern-symbol, string->obarray-symbol, symbol-binding,
641 symbol-bound?, symbol-set!, unintern-symbol, symbol-interned?; all
642 of which no longer exist.
643
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645
646 * posix.texi: Fix spelling. Thanks to Chris Cramer.
647 Reword `getpass' intro blurb.
648
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6492001-11-23 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
650
651 * program.texi (Program Control): Remove spurious placeholder
652 text.
653
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6542001-11-20 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
655
656 * scheme-options.texi (Install Config):
657 Tweak `%load-path' verb to not imply it's a proc.
658 Add documentation for `%guile-build-info'.
659
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6602001-11-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
661
662 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables), new-docstrings.texi: Removed
663 doc for builtin-bindings (no longer exists).
664 (Variables): Expanded existing description of variables. Removed
665 doc for builtin-variable (no longer exists).
666
667 * scheme-binding.texi (Top Level): New docs for define, scm_define
668 and scm_c_define. Also clarified point about interchangeability
669 of define and set!.
670
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672
673 * scheme-data.texi (Vectors): Autoupdate docs for
674 vector-move-left! and vector-move-right!.
675
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6762001-11-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
677
678 * debugging.texi, deprecated.texi, intro.texi, misc-modules.texi,
679 new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
680 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
681 scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
682 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
683 scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
684 scheme-utility.texi, script-getopt.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Change
685 category for "primitive" and "procedure" @deffn's to {Scheme
686 Procedure}; add @deffnx lines for {C Function}s; automatic updates
687 from libguile docstring changes.
688
689 * scheme-memory.texi (Garbage Collection): Removed doc for removed
690 `unhash-name'.
691
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693
694 * scheme-procedures.texi: Spell "library" correctly.
695
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6962001-11-13 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
697
698 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-data.texi: Merge recent doc
699 improvements from stable branch.
700
701 * scheme-options.texi: Automatic updates from docstring changes in
702 libguile's C source code.
703
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7042001-11-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
705
706 * scheme-data.texi (Vtables, Structure Basics): Automatic doc
707 updates for struct? and struct-vtable?.
708 (String Searching): Add missing "for". Thanks to Scott Lenser.
709
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711
712 * guile.texi (Top): Added new chapter `Programming Options'.
713
714 * program.texi: New file.
715
716 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added program.texi.
717
7182001-11-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
719
720 * scheme-memory.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
721 scheme-data.texi, scheme-binding.texi, posix.texi,
722 new-docstrings.texi: Automatic updates from improved libguile
723 docstrings.
724
7252001-11-04 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
726
727 * preface.texi: Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
728 (Manual Layout): Updated to reflect reorg.
729
730 * guile.texi (MANUAL_EDITION): New variable, with value
731 incremented from 1.0 to 1.1 to reflect the reorg described here.
732 (Top): Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
733
734 * scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index, Guile Extensions Index): Use
735 @unnumbered rather than @chapter for these indices.
736
737 * guile.texi (Top): A little top-level reshuffling, with the aims
738 that: (1) the `Guile Scheme' (reference) part of the manual
739 becomes the `Guile API Reference', and covers both Scheme and C
740 interfaces; (2) non-API-reference material such as the `Basic
741 Ideas in Scheme' chapter is collected together to form a new part
742 `Programming with Guile'. This new part will contain general
743 documentation on using and programming Guile in both Scheme and C,
744 including - for example - awareness of GC when C programming, how
745 to use the snarf macros, how to debug ...
746 (Top): Move inclusion of scheme-indices.texi so that all indices
747 appear together in the printed manual.
748
749 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Removed appendices.texi, added
750 debugging.texi.
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753
754 * debugging.texi (Debugger User Interface): New file, same as the
755 material that used to be in appendices.texi, but now a chapter in
756 Part II rather than an appendix.
757
758 * appendices.texi (Obtaining and Installing Guile): Moved to
759 become a chapter in ...
760 * intro.texi: ... Part I: Introduction to Guile.
761
762 * scm.texi (I/O Extensions): Moved to become a section of ...
763 * scheme-io.texi (Input and Output): ... this chapter.
764
765 * scm.texi (Handling Errors): Moved to become a section of ...
766 * scheme-control.texi (Control Mechanisms): ... this chapter.
767
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769
770 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19, SRFI-19 Constants, SRFI-19 Current
771 time and clock resolution, SRFI-19 Time object and accessors,
772 SRFI-19 Time comparison procedures, SRFI-19 Time arithmetic
773 procedures, SRFI-19 Date object and accessors, SRFI-19
774 Time/Date/Julian Day/Modified Julian Day converters, SRFI-19 Date
775 to string/string to date converters): New nodes.
04bbd6ce 776 (SRFI Support): Add "SRFI-19" to menu.
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779
780 * scripts.texi: Document `--debug' and `--no-debug'.
781
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783
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784 * guile.texi, scsh.texi: removed obsolete guile-scsh material
785 and updated links (I don't know if it should remain in the
786 main menu. It's like slib I think.)
787
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788 * minor updates to the slib installation notes.
789
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791
792 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Removed documentation
793 for `read-and-eval!' and `eval2'. (Thanks to Alex Schroeder for
794 noticing that they'd disappeared!)
795
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797
798 * scheme-io.texi (Writing): Add entry for `display'.
799 Include in R5RS Index. Thanks to Alex Schroeder for suggestion.
800
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802
803 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13): Tyop fix.
804 (SRFI-13): Changed paragraph about bindings both in the code and
805 in SRFI-13.
806
807 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Tyop fix.
808 (Formatted Output): Document ~g properly.
809
810 Thanks to Alex Schroeder for pointing out the typos and sending
811 suggestions.
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814
815 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Add `cindex' directive.
816 Thanks to suggestion by Alex Schroeder.
817
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819
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820 * guile.texi (Top): Group all index nodes together so that
821 `Info-index' works more effectively in Info. Thanks to Eric
822 Hanchrow for the report and fix.
823
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824 * scheme-data.texi (Random, String Syntax, String Modification,
825 Regular Expressions), scheme-ideas.texi (Definition),
826 scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Linking and Compiled Code Modules),
827 scm.texi (Transforming Scheme name to C name, Port
828 Implementation): Various typo fixes and clarifications merged from
829 the stable CVS branch.
830
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832
833 * intro.texi: Merged wording fixes from stable CVS branch.
834
835 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Remove ../AUTHORS.
836
837 * guile.texi: Incorporate text previously in separate AUTHORS
838 file.
839
8402001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
841
842 The change log for files in this directory continues backwards
843 from 2001-08-27 in ../ChangeLog, as all the Guile documentation
844 prior to this date was contained in a single directory.