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3 * api-compound.texi (Uniform Vectors): Added c32 and c64 docs.
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52004-10-27 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
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7 * srfi-modules.texi, api-compound.texi: Moved SRFI-4 docs into
8 main part. Moved bit vectors out of array section to make them
9 more visible.
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112004-10-19 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
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13 * api-smobs.texi (smob mark function): List admissible functions
14 to call.
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162004-10-04 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
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18 * api-data.texi: Removed primitive keyword section, updated
19 keyword docs.
20
21 * api-undocumented.texi: Moved keyword dash-symbol docs here.
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232004-09-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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25 * api-data.texi (Conversion to/from C): Braces {} around char* return.
26 * api-evaluation.texi (Block Comments): More cindex entries.
27
28 * guile.texi, misc-modules.texi (Streams): New section.
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302004-09-25 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
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32 * libguile-smobs.texi, api-smobs.texi: More words abot what a free
33 function is allowed to do.
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352004-09-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
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37 * libguile-smobs.texi: Bugfix in example code, use SCM_NEWSMOB
38 correctly. Use scm_assert_smob_type instead of SCM_ASSERT
39 baroqueness.
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412004-09-23 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
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43 * api-i18n.texi: New file.
44 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added it.
45 * guile.texi: Include it.
46
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472004-09-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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49 * api-utility.texi (Equality): Revise for clarity.
50
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512004-09-08 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
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53 * api-data.texi (integer-expt): Updated from docstring.
54
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55 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES, MAINTAINERCLEANFILES): Moved
56 autoconf-macros.texi to MAINTAINERCLEANFILES. It is in the
57 tarball and we shouldn't clean it, then.
58
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592004-09-07 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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61 * api-procedures.texi (let-keywords Reference): Typo, should be
62 let-keywords* @defunx.
63
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64 * api-scheduling.texi (Parallel Forms): In parallel, letpar, par-map,
65 n-par-map and n-for-each-par-map, describe each form as being in its
66 own thread, not a new thread, since for instance the calling thread is
67 used when only one form. Plus typo in n-for-each-par-map example
68 equivalent for-each + n-par-map.
69
70 * posix.texi (Locales): Use @var for category arg.
71
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72 * posix.texi (System Identification): Remove software-type, it doesn't
73 exist in the guile core.
74
75 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-10): Revise and expand.
76
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772004-09-02 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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79 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Excess arguments are ignored.
80 In ~*, correction N parameter cannot be negative. In ~t, note
81 port-column used.
82
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832004-08-29 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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85 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-2): Note empty body is #t.
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872004-08-25 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
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89 * api-data.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Moved docs for SRFI-14 into
90 main API chapter. Updated docstrings from libguile/.
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922004-08-25 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
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94 * api-data.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Moved docs for SRFI-14 into
95 main API chapter. Updated docstrings from libguile/.
96
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972004-08-24 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
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99 Ran a (docstring-process-module "(guile)") and moved entries from
100 new-docstrings.texi to their appropriate place.
101
102 * api-undocumented.texi: New file.
103
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1042004-08-21 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
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106 From Richard Todd, Thanks!
107
108 * scheme-scripts.texi (Invoking Guile): documented new '-L'
109 switch.
110
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1112004-08-20 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
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113 * gh.texi: Updated transition section with new recommended things.
114
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1152004-08-19 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
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117 * api-data.texi (Strings): Document copy-on-write behavior and
118 mutation-sharing substrings.
119 (Symbols): Document scm_from_locale_symbol and
120 scm_from_locale_symboln.
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1222004-08-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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124 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Add SOCK_RDM and
125 SOCK_SEQPACKET.
126
127 * posix.texi (Internet Socket Examples): Correction to socket calls,
128 should be PF_INET not AF_INET (though generally the two are the same
129 value).
130
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1312004-08-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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133 * api-scheduling.texi (Mutexes): New datatype-centric section, adding
134 fair mutexes and collecting up material from ...
135 (Low level thread primitives, Higher level thread procedures, C level
136 thread interface): ... these nodes.
137
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138 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Predicates): Add string-any and
139 string-every support for char and charset predicates.
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1412004-08-11 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
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143 * api-data.texi (scm_c_round, scm_c_truncate): Docs for'em.
144
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1452004-08-10 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
146
147 * api-control.texi: Updated example to use scm_to_locale_string
148 instead of roll-your-own scm_to_string. Also showcase
149 scm_frame_free.
150
151 * api-data.texi: Docs for scm_is_string, scm_to_locale_string*,
152 and scm_from_locale_string*.
153
154 * api-memory.texi: Docs for scm_frame_free.
155
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1562004-08-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
157
158 * api-io.texi (File Ports): In open-file, describe the "b" binary flag.
159
160 * slib.texi (SLIB): Add notes on delete-file, provided? and open-file
161 overridden by ice-9 slib module.
162
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1632004-08-05 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
164
165 * api-scheduling.texi (Arbiters): Tweak wording for clarity, note any
166 thread can unlock not just the one which locked.
167
168 * posix.texi (Conventions): Describe system-error args, use @defun for
169 system-error-errno instead of just words.
170
171 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Predicates): Tweak wording for clarity.
172 For string-every, note return is #t when no characters. For
173 string-any and string-every, note last pred call is not currently a
174 tail call, contrary to SRFI-13 spec.
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1762004-08-03 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
177
178 * api-data.texi: Added scm_is_real, scm_is_rational,
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179 scm_to_double, scm_from_double, numerator, and denominator. Added
180 scm_is_complex, scm_is_number, scm_c_make_rectangular,
c5e45cba 181 scm_c_make_polar, scm_c_real_part, scm_c_imag_part,
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182 scm_c_magnitude, and scm_c_angle.
183
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1842004-08-02 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
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186 * gh.texi: Replaced references to scm_num2* with scm_to_* and
187 references to scm_*2num with scm_from_*.
188
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189 Renamed many file to make the structure of the manual more evident
190 in the names. Changed all references.
191
192 * scheme-binding.texi: Renamed to api-binding.texi.
193 * scheme-compound.texi: Renamed to api-compound.texi.
194 * scheme-control.texi: Renamed to api-control.texi.
195 * scheme-data.texi: Renamed to api-data.texi.
196 * scheme-debug.texi: Renamed to api-debug.texi.
197 * deprecated.texi: Renamed to api-deprecated.texi.
198 * scheme-evaluation.texi: Renamed to api-evaluation.texi.
199 * ref-init.texi: Renamed to api-init.texi.
200 * scheme-io.texi: Renamed to api-io.texi.
201 * scheme-memory.texi: Renamed to api-memory.texi.
202 * scheme-modules.texi: Renamed to api-modules.texi.
203 * scheme-options.texi: Renamed to api-options.texi.
204 * scm.texi: Renamed to api-overview.texi.
205 * scheme-procedures.texi: Renamed to api-procedures.texi.
206 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Renamed to api-scheduling.texi.
207 * scheme-scm.texi: Renamed to api-scm.texi.
208 * scheme-smobs.texi: Renamed to api-smobs.texi.
209 * scheme-snarf.texi: Renamed to api-snarf.texi.
210 * scheme-translation.texi: Renamed to api-translation.texi.
211 * scheme-utility.texi: Renamed to api-utility.texi.
212 * debugging.texi: Renamed to scheme-debugging.texi.
213 * scripts.texi: Renamed to scheme-scripts.texi.
214 * program.texi: Renamed to libguile-program.texi.
215
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216 * api-deprecated.texi: Removed.
217 * intro.texi (Discouraged and Deprecated): General information
218 about deprecation, etc.
219
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2202004-07-30 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
221
222 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Changed @w to @w{} in
223 itemize. The former doesn't work for some reason...
224
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2252004-07-28 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
226
227 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Rewrite, describing escapes
228 and parameters in detail.
229 * guile.texi (@le, @ge): New macros for ifnottex.
230
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2312004-07-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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233 * guile.texi (@nicode): Use @alias instead of @macro, for correct
234 handling of backslashes.
235
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236 * scheme-control.texi (Frames): Add @vindex for SCM_F_WIND_EXPLICITLY.
237
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238 * scheme-data.texi (String Syntax): Add all backslash forms accepted.
239 (Regexp Functions): Use @defvar for regexp/icase etc, to emphasise
240 that they're variables not symbols etc.
241
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242 * scheme-smobs.texi (Smobs): In SCM_SMOB_OBJECT_LOC,
243 SCM_SMOB_OBJECT_2_LOC, SCM_SMOB_OBJECT_3_LOC, use {} to avoid "*"
244 getting into the index as part of the macro name.
245
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246 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Revise for clarity, drop BNF in favour
247 of plain description, emphasise this is just for portable programs.
248
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2492004-07-10 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
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251 * scheme-data.texi (Integers): Talk more about inexact and exact
252 integers.
253
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2542004-07-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
255
256 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Add srfi-6 to the identifiers provided
257 by default.
258
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2592004-07-07 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
260
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261 * scheme-data.texi (Integers): Added docs for the new scm_is_,
262 scm_to_ and scm_from_ functions for integers.
263
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264 * data-rep.texi (How Guile does it): Mark as being in limbo. All
265 the real documentation will be in the nodes "Programming in C" and
266 "API Reference".
267 (Boolean Data): Just refer to node "Booleans".
268
269 * gh.texi: Replace references to SCM_NFALSEP, etc with
270 scm_is_true, etc.
271
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272 * scheme-data.texi (Booleans): Flag all function-like definitions
273 as "C Functions".
274
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2752004-07-06 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
276
277 * scheme-data.texi: Remove non-R5RS stuff from the 'rn' index.
278
279 * scheme-utility.texi: Added scm_is_eq, scm_eq_p, scm_eqv_p, and
280 scm_equal_p.
281
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2822004-07-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
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284 * scheme-data.texi (Booleans): Added reference entries for
285 scm_is_true, scm_is_false, scm_is_bool, scm_from_bool, and
286 scm_to_bool.
287
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2882004-06-28 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
289
290 * Makefile.am: Removed home-grown code for HTML generation.
291 Automake does it for us now.
292
293 * guile.texi, scheme-scm.texi: Do not use TeXinfo markup in
294 section or node names.
295
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2962004-06-20 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
297
298 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-31): add documentation for srfi-31.
299
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3002004-05-19 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
301
302 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Remove guile.cps guile.fns guile.rns
303 guile.tps guile.vrs guile.tmp, cleaned by automake these days.
304
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3052004-05-06 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
306
307 * scheme-smobs.texi: Updated for new SCM_SMOB_* macros.
308
309 * preface.texi: Moved around the sections so that the manual
310 overview comes first.
311
312 * libguile-smobs.texi: Updated for the new role of scm_t_bits.
313
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3142004-04-21 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
315
316 * Big reorganization of the whole manual to give it a simpler
317 structure.
318
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3192004-03-25 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
320
321 * slib.texi (SLIB): Amend `require' cross reference node name, is
322 called "Require" in slib 3a1.
323
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3242004-03-23 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
325
326 * scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Typo in `rationalize'.
327
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3282004-03-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
329
330 * posix.texi (Processes): Add setgroups.
331
332 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-26): New section.
333
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3342004-02-21 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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238f1919 336 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Add @findex entries for
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337 quote and quasiquote no longer using @deffn.
338
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3392004-02-20 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
340
341 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Turned syntax
342 description into a table, @deffn is not really up to the task.
343
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3442004-02-18 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
345
346 * guile.texi: Replaced list of authors with "The Guile
347 Developers".
348
349 * preface.texi (Contributors to the Manual): New section.
350
351 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Use an empty name
352 for the function call syntax definition. Otherwise, TeX complains
353 about unbalanced parenthesis.
354
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3552004-02-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
356
357 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Fill section with
358 function calling etc, and quote and quasiquote.
359
360 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-9): Revise for detail and clarity. Don't
361 use ":foo" for example type name, since that depends on the keyword
362 reading option.
363
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3642004-02-15 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@chunk.mit.edu>
365
366 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Wrote a new entry
367 for hash-for-each-handle.
368
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3692004-02-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
370
371 * scheme-compound.texi (Sloppy Alist Functions): Amend error messages
372 shown to match current guile output.
373
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3742004-02-15 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@chunk.mit.edu>
375
376 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Renamed hash-map
377 --> hash-map->list.
378
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3792004-02-15 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
380
381 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): In scm_hash_ref etc,
382 remove note that dflt must be given, it can be SCM_UNSPECIFIED.
383
384 * scheme-control.texi (while do): Expand and clarify `do', in
385 particular note iteration binds fresh locations, rather than values
386 "stored".
387
388 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-4): Revise for clarity, give each function
389 explicitly rather than showing TAG so Emacs info-look can find them,
390 merge "SRFI-4 - Read Syntax" and "SRFI-4 - Procedures" into just one
391 node.
392
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3932004-02-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
394
395 * scheme-compound.texi (Conventional Arrays): Revise for clarity.
396 In array-equal?, show multiple arguments allowed.
397 (Uniform Arrays): Remove duplicate array?.
398 * guile.texi (cross): New macro.
399
400 * scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Note 1/3 prototype for
401 doubles is now an exact fraction.
402
403 * slib.texi (SLIB): Index entry for replacement `system'.
404
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4052004-01-28 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@chunk.mit.edu>
406
407 * scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Added a FIXME warning
408 that the 1/3 prototype no longer works.
409
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4102004-01-23 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
411
412 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added fdl.texi.
413
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4142004-01-21 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
415
416 Added copyright notices to all TeXinfo files.
417
418 * fdl.texi: New.
419 * guile.texi: Include it as an appendix.
420 * preface.texi: State that the manual is FDL.
421
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4222004-01-20 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
423
424 * preface.texi (Guile License): Note readline is GPL and manual has
425 its own copying terms. Describe briefly what the licenses mean in
426 practice.
427
428 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread procedures): In monitor,
429 don't let "newly created" suggest a mutex created on every evaluation.
430 Note what "monitor" means.
431
432 * slib.texi (SLIB): Note `system' redefined by (ice-9 slib). Tweak
433 `require' example.
434
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4352004-01-11 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
436
437 * misc-modules.texi (Queues): New chapter.
438 * guile.texi (Top): Add it.
439
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4402004-01-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
441
442 * scheme-compound.texi (Bit Vectors): Revise for clarity, following
443 report by Rouben Rostamian. Remove #b() example, that syntax is not
444 accepted.
445
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4462004-01-07 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
447
448 * scheme-control.texi, scheme-io.tex, scheme-scheduling.texi:
449 Adapt to new 'frame' names. Document scm_c_with_fluid,
450 scm_c_with_fluids, and scm_frame_fluid.
451
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4522004-01-06 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
453
454 * scheme-control.texi: Document scm_on_unwind_with_scm and
455 scm_on_rewind_with_scm.
456
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4572004-01-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
458
459 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Document scm_with_[un]blocked_asyncs.
460
461 * scheme-io.texi: Document scm_with_current_<foo>_port.
462
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4632004-01-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
464
465 * scheme-control.texi: Document the frames stuff and other random
466 changes.
467
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4682004-01-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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470 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Threads): Note Guile uses POSIX threads, for
471 concurrency and preemption.
472 (C level thread interface): Note periodic libguile call required for C
473 code in threads, add commented out reminders for SCM_TICK and
474 guile-mode, for when those features are ready.
475
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476 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): For partition
477 and partition!, emphasise the multi-value return, note partition may
478 share a tail with the given list.
479
480 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching, SRFI-1 Deleting, SRFI-1
481 Association Lists): Note how member, delete, delete! and assoc extend
482 the corresponding core functions.
483
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4842003-11-25 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
485
486 * tools.texi (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Correction to GOOPS
487 cross reference.
488
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4892003-11-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
490
491 * scheme-data.texi: Include exact rationals.
492
493 From Stephen Compall. Thanks!
494
495 * intro.texi (What is Guile?): Add @acronym for POSIX, R5RS, GUI,
496 and HTTP. Conclude linking libguile. Say what one can find *for*.
497
498 * preface.texi (Manual Conventions): Double-quote some statements
499 formerly single-quoted. Remove some redundant quotes around code.
500 Clarify meaning of `iff' further for those that didn't get it the
501 first time 'round (like me). Make graphical indicators samples,
502 not code. Put results of evaluation on the same line as @result
503 symbols. Use @print example as example of total usage, and remind
504 readers not to forget the difference.
505
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5062003-11-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
507
508 * scheme-modules.texi: Document '@' and '@@'.
509
510 * scripts.texi: Mention that "-e (@ ...)" also works.
511
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5122003-11-15 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
513
514 * scheme-data.texi (Random): Add *random-state* variable, put note at
515 the top of the node about it being the default, rather than just in
516 the description of random.
517
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5182003-11-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
519
520 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Wrap POSIX, API, and SLIB in
521 @acronym. Change from paragraph format (somewhat clumsy-looking
522 on paper, at least) to @table format, with headers @strong. Made
523 example modules complete sentences. From Stephen Compall, thanks!
524
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5252003-11-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
526
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527 * misc-modules.texi (Pretty Printing): Add new keyword options, break
528 example to avoid long line.
529
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530 * scheme-data.texi (Random): In random, use @code for *random-state*.
531 Reported by Stephen Compall.
532
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533 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): Move filter
534 and filter! ...
535 * scheme-compound.texi (List Modification): ... to here, now that
536 they're implemented in the core.
537
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5382003-11-03 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
539
540 * misc-modules.texi (File Tree Walk): New chapter.
541 * guile.texi: Add it.
542
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544
545 * gh.texi (Calling Scheme procedures from C, scm transition summary):
546 Refer to scm_list_n, not the old name scm_listify.
547 (scm transition summary): For gh_apply, recommend scm_apply_0, which
548 is now documented.
549
550 * gh.texi (Defining new Scheme procedures in C): Don't use
551 @strong{Note:}, latest makeinfo will complain it looks like a cross
552 reference.
553
554 * posix.texi (Time): Correction to strftime glibc cross reference
555 node, now "Formatting Calendar Time".
556
557 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching): In break, note conflict with
558 binding established by `while'.
559
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561
562 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Decribe rehashing, note
563 no hashx-remove!, describe make-hash-table size parameter.
564
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566
567 * scheme-memory.texi: Added a short explanation of the GC and the
568 conservative stack scanning.
569 (scm_gc_protect_object, scm_gc_unprotect_object,
570 scm_permanent_object): New.
571
572 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi (scm_remember_upto_here_1,
573 scm_remember_upto_here_2): Moved from data-rep.texi to
574 scheme-memory.texi.
575
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5762003-10-02 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
577
578 * scheme-io.texi (String Ports): In call-with-output-string, note proc
579 should not close the port. In get-output-string, note string must be
580 gotten before closing the port.
581
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583
584 * posix.texi (File System): In access?, reword a bit, clarify real
585 versus effective ID handling, cross reference glibc on that, and
586 recommend against access tests in library functions.
587
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5882003-09-13 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
589
590 * posix.texi (File System): In stat:dev and stat:mode, clarify that
591 both are numbers.
592
593 * posix.texi (Network Address Conversion): Under IPv4, describe
594 numeric representation in Guile, add INADDR_LOOPBACK and
595 INADDR_BROADCAST, add commented-out INADDR_NONE.
596
597 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge reverse and reverse!,
598 describe newtail parameter for reverse!, remove confusing caveat about
599 head becoming tail for reverse!.
600
601 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In port-column, port-line,
602 set-port-column! and set-port-line!, port parameter must be given,
603 there's no default to current input.
604
605 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): Add scm_c_read.
606 (Writing): Add scm_c_write.
607
608 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): Add list-copy.
609
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610 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19): Rewrite, adding descriptions of all
611 functions, and a bit of an introduction.
612
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6132003-09-03 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
614
615 * scheme-data.texi (Keyword Primitives): Add examples to
616 make-keyword-from-dash-symbol and keyword-dash-symbol. Add
617 scm_c_make_keyword.
618
619 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): In gensym, cross reference
620 uninterned symbols, use @w{} on " g" prefix to avoid any chance of a
621 line break obscuring it.
622
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624
625 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Note
626 scm_remember_upto_here_1 applies only to C automatic variables.
627
628 * guile.texi: Move @contents to usual place after title page, and
629 after first menu since that looks nice in html.
630
631 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors): In pipe PIPE_BUF, use
632 @defvar, reword a bit for clarity, cross reference glibc.
633
634 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socket, use
635 @defvar for protocol variables, cross reference for getprotobyname,
636 note it's usually connect and accept that establishes communication.
637
638 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socketpair,
639 clarify the return is a pair with ports in car and cdr, note
640 connection is full duplex, refer to socket for parameters, refer to
641 PF_UNIX rather than AF_UNIX.
642
643 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge append and append!,
644 shown parameters as lst1 ... lstN, describe list argument for
645 scm_append and scm_append_x and note that it's unmodified.
646
647 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Add hashx- case
648 insensitive string example, add cross references to symbol-hash,
649 string-hash, string-hash-ci, and char-set-hash.
650
651 * scheme-control.texi (Multiple Values): In values, show args as "arg1
652 ... argN". In scm_values, note args is a list and returned object
653 shares structure with it.
654
655 * scheme-control.texi (Catch): Add scm_internal_catch.
656 (Lazy Catch): Add scm_internal_lazy_catch.
657
658 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Use a table for scheme to C libm
659 equivalences, add C99 trunc.
660
661 * scheme-procedures.texi (Lambda): Note ". rest" list argument is
662 always newly created.
663
664 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Association Lists): In alist-delete and
665 alist-delete!, note argument order for the equality calls per SRFI-1
666 spec.
667
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669
670 * scheme-data.texi (Scientific): Add two-argument atan.
671
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672 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Need @@ for texinfo in example.
673
6742003-08-17 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
675
676 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Collect up groups of
677 functions to avoid duplication. Revise notes on hashx functions and
678 on vector implementation. In make-hash-table, size is now optional.
679 Add hash-map and hash-for-each.
680
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6812003-08-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
682
683 * scheme-control.texi (while do): Update `while' for code rewrite, in
684 particular describe break and continue.
685
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6862003-08-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
687
688 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Add index entries for deprecated
689 scm_must_malloc and friends.
690
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692
693 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): Remove scm_cons_star,
694 since it's not very helpful.
695
696 * scheme-utility.texi (Property Primitives): In primitive-property-ref,
697 note parameters to not-found-proc, use hyphens rather than underscores
698 for that parameter name.
699 In primitive-property-set!, VAL is the value parameter not CODE.
700
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7012003-07-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
702
703 * scheme-control.texi (Dynamic Wind): Untabify.
704 (Multiple Values): Use @result.
705 Reported by Stephen Compall <s11@member.fsf.org>.
706
707 * scheme-control.texi (Continuations): Rewrite with more detail.
708
709 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System asyncs): Add index entries for C
710 functions.
711
712 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Parallel Forms): New section.
713
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7142003-07-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
715
716 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): In list, use "elem1
717 ... elemN". Add scm_list_1, scm_list_2, scm_list_3, scm_list_4,
718 scm_list_5, scm_list_n. Remove scm_list, since it's a no-op.
63708c3b 719 * guile.texi (nicode): New macro.
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721 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): In apply, reword for
722 clarity, drop the "append" example. Add scm_apply, scm_apply_0,
723 scm_apply_1, scm_apply_2, scm_apply_3.
724 Add scm_call_0, scm_call_1, scm_call_2, scm_call_3.
725 In apply:nconc2last, move down after "apply", reword for clarity, note
726 correspondence to apply params.
727
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728 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Add cond-expand index entry.
729 (SRFI-9): Add define-record-type index entry.
730
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732
733 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): In iota, reword a bit for
734 clarity and add a couple of examples.
735
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7362003-07-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
737
738 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Add scm_remember.
739
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7402003-06-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
741
742 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Refer to all "Guile
743 library functions" as provoking gc.
744
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7452003-06-19 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
746
747 * scheme-io.texi (File Ports): Describe call-with-input-file and
748 call-with-output-file together. Describe with-input-from-file,
749 with-output-to-file and with-error-to-file together, and add that they
750 use dynamic-wind on the current port setting and keep the port open in
751 support of captured continuations.
752 (Closing): Describe close-input-port and close-output-port together,
753 tweak the wording slightly.
754
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7552003-06-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
756
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757 * data-rep.texi (Vector Data): For SCM_VECTOR_BASE, SCM_STRING_CHARS
758 and SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS, cross reference "Remembering During Operations".
759
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760 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): round is to nearest even.
761
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763
764 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): New section.
765
766 * scheme-data.texi (Primitive Numerics): Add atan2, pow, asinh, acosh
767 and atanh to scheme<->C table. Note asinh, acosh and atanh are C99,
768 and scm_asinh, scm_acosh and scm_atanh are equivalents. Cross ref
769 glibc "Mathematics". Reword this end part for clarity.
770
771 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Use {} around types for
772 @deftypefn, for correct name in indexes.
773 * scheme-utility.texi (C Hooks): Ditto.
774 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): Ditto.
775
776 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): In gh_scm2newstr, lenp is size_t* not int*.
777 This changed in guile 1.6, the docs weren't updated.
778
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780
781 From Mike Gran <spikegran@earthlink.net>. Thanks!
782
783 * preface.texi: Minor punctuation mistakes. Hyphens should link
784 compound adjectives. Commas should be placed after a "therefore"
785 that begins a sentence. Commas should not be used to separate a
786 list of only 2 dependent clauses.
787
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7882003-06-07 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
789
790 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Cross reference glibc floor and ceil.
791
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7922003-06-05 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
793
794 * posix.texi (File System): stat:rdev and stat:blocks can return #f,
795 stat:blksize returns a sensible size if the field is not available.
796
797 * scheme-compound.texi (Array Mapping): Reword for clarity, and in
798 particular have the same parameter names in the text and prototypes.
799
800 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Delayed Evaluation): Add delay, reword
801 promise? and force a bit, describe recursive forcing of a promise by
802 its own code.
803
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804 * scheme-io.texi (Ports): Add notes on garbage collection, and on
805 explicitly closing file ports.
806 (File Ports): Cross reference Ports node on explicit closing.
807
808 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Cross reference
809 Ports node on explicit closing.
810
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811 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Futures): New section.
812
813 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): In string-replace, note
814 that start1 and end1 optional is a Guile extension.
815
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8162003-05-30 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
817
818 * deprecated.texi: Add substring-move-left! and substring-move-right!.
819
820 * scheme-io.texi (Default Ports): Remove duplicate descriptions of
821 set-current-output-port and set-current-error-port.
822
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824
825 * scheme-compound.texi: Clarified that vectors need to be quoted.
826
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8272003-05-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
828
829 * posix.texi (Locales): Clarify setlocale a bit, list all categories,
830 cross reference to libc.
831
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8322003-05-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
833
834 * scheme-procedures.texi: Add index entries lambda, optargs, syncase.
835
836 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): Add index entries.
837
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8382003-05-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
839
840 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-2): Rewrite and-let*, describing plain
841 expression clauses and improving the examples.
842
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844
845 * posix.texi (socket): Use PF_ instead of AF_ prefix.
846
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8472003-05-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
848
849 * guile.texi: Use @copying, show copyright and permissions at start of
850 info and html.
851
852 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Deleting): Rewrite delete and
853 delete-duplicates, adding behaviour details specified by srfi-1.
854
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8552003-05-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
856
857 * preface.texi (Guile License): Refer to COPYING.LIB.
858
859 * repl-modules.texi (Loading Readline Support, Readline Options):
860 Index entries for readline functions.
861
862 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Fix regexp error key, should
863 be `regular-expression-syntax'.
864
865 * scheme-data.texi (Complex): Show z argument in prototypes.
866
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8672003-05-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
868
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869 * scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Fix typo @result{#f}, and
870 put @result outside @code.
871
872 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Note negatives are treated as
873 infinite precision twos complement. Revise `ash' to emphasise this
874 for right shifts of negatives. Describe integer-length behaviour on
875 negatives. Add `...' to logand, logior, logxor since they take
876 multiple parameters.
056f9269 877 * guile.texi (m): New macro.
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879 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Revise C support section to
880 get index entries, and clarify parameters. Remove scm_regex_error, no
881 longer exists and wasn't available to applications.
882
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883 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Index entries for error keys.
884
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887 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Fix lognot to ones-complement.
888
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889 * slib.texi (JACAL): Fix @ref title.
890 Add index entries, use @file and @code variously.
891
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8922003-05-06 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
893
894 * scheme-scheduling.texi (C level thread interface): Use @deftypefn
895 not @deftypefun, to get function names (not types) indexed.
896
897 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): Add index entries for
898 %guile-build-info keys.
899
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9002003-05-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
901
902 * scheme-data.texi (Integer Operations): Describe how quotient,
903 remainder and modulo round their results.
904
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905 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In read-char and peek-char, fix typos "?"
906 in @rnindex. In port-column, use @: after i.e.
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907 (Writing): In get-print-state, two spaces after full stop. Add write,
908 revise display.
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910 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Length Append etc): Add count.
911 (SRFI-1 Fold and Map): In reduce, fix typo "... variant of fold", add
912 "f" to fold call shown. In reduce-right, use @code on "reduce".
913
914 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi: Add spaces after some @defun names.
915 * posix.texi (Processes): Fix typo "hhhh".
916
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918
919 * posix.texi: Add index entries for many variables and functions,
920 either using @defvar/@deffn or @vindex/@pindex. (Patch supplied
921 by Kevin Ryde.)
922
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924
925 * posix.texi (scm_c_port_for_each): Added.
926
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9272003-04-26 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
928
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929 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): Document scm_str2symbol
930 and scm_mem2symbol.
931
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932 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type): Clarify that
933 scm_make_smob_type_mfpe is deprecated. (Thanks to
934 tomas@fabula.de.)
935
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936 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Remove scm_sysmissing,
937 long since gone from libguile. (Thanks to Kevin Ryde.)
938
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940
941 * posix.texi (Processes): add documentation for system*.
942
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944
945 * preface.texi: Reflect change to LGPL.
946
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9472003-03-27 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
948
949 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): clarify character ordering in port for
950 unread-string.
951
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953
954 * guile.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we don't
955 choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
956
957 * preface.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we
958 don't choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
959
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9602003-01-02 Mikael Djurfeldt <djurfeldt@nada.kth.se>
961
962 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Low level thread primitives): Fixed typo
963 in broadcast-condition-variable.
964
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9652002-12-08 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
966
967 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): add effective-version docs.
968
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9692002-11-17 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
970
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971 Applied patches from Stephen Compall as follows. (Thanks!)
972
973 2002-11-06 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
974
975 * posix.texi: Changed quotes to match Texinfo expectations.
976
977 Added references to the glibc manual.
978
979 Used proper Texinfo text marking for many keywords, such as @code,
980 @samp, @env, @var.
981
982 Fixed argument metasyntactic variable references in
983 file-manipulation section so the usage in the descriptions matches
984 the usage in the declarations.
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986 2002-10-26 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
987
988 * scheme-data.texi: Addition and change of many Texinfo tags,
989 particularly usage of @var and @samp, as well as reformatting of
990 some lists into tables and usage of @result.
991
992 Notes about some things I didn't understand, as well as a
993 missing section on non-control characters.
994
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996
997 * scheme-modules.texi (Environments): only available when
998 (ice-9 r5rs) is used.
999 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): current url is www.scsh.net.
1000
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1002
1003 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Updated mutex and condition varable
1004 functions.
1005
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10062002-10-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1007
1008 * debugging.texi (Debugging Features): Rewritten.
1009
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10102002-10-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1011
1012 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-io.texi,
1013 scheme-scheduling.texi, posix.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
1014
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1016
1017 * intro.texi (Whirlwind Tour): Added pointer to examples
1018 directory.
1019
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1021
1022 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System Asyncs): Updated.
1023
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1025
1026 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Asyncs): Updated.
1027 * posix.texi (sigaction): Updated.
1028
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10292002-10-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1030
1031 * posix.texi (Processes), scheme-options.texi (Common Feature
1032 Symbols): Refer to provided? rather than deprecated feature?.
1033
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1035
1036 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Updated.
1037 (Writing your own snarfing macros): New.
1038
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10392002-09-25 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1040
1041 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Make sections into nodes.
1042 (Debugging Options): Node removed.
1043
1044 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): Brought forward before
1045 sections on options.
1046 (Runtime Options): New section, to group options-related nodes.
1047
10482002-09-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1049
1050 * scheme-options.texi (Options and Config): Chapter name changed,
1051 and intro text improved.
1052 (Install Config): Brought forward, and renamed Build
1053 Configuration.
1054
1055 The following doc updates are from Ian Sheldon - thanks!
1056
1057 * scheme-data.texi (Appending Strings, Regexp Functions, Match
1058 Structures): Add examples.
1059 (Regular Expressions): Add instruction to use (ice-9 regex)
1060 module.
1061
1062 * slib.texi (SLIB): Remove duplicate `the'.
1063
10642002-09-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1065
1066 * scheme-options.texi (General option interface): Mention
1067 eval-options-interface and debug-options-interface.
1068
1069 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): New node describing source
1070 properties.
1071
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10722002-09-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1073
1074 * scheme-utility.texi (Hook Reference): Improvements to hook docs.
1075 Thanks to Thien-Thi Nguyen for the patches.
1076
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10772002-09-16 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1078
1079 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Props): It's "set-symbol-property!",
1080 not "set-symbol-property". Thanks to Pieter Pareit!
1081
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10822002-09-15 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1083
1084 * scheme-data.texi: Tell them to use 'provided?' instead of
1085 '*feaures*'.
1086
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10872002-09-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1088
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1089 * scheme-ideas.texi (Creating a Procedure): Fixed typo. Thanks to
1090 Pieter Pareit!
1091
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1092 * intro.texi: Updated GNu ftp server name. Use "-lguile" instead
1093 of "libguile.a". Some small fixes/improvements.
1094
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1095 * scheme-reading.texi: Added www.schemers.org. Removed foldoc,
1096 it's too generic. Updated 'teach yourself ...' URL.
1097
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10982002-08-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1099
af31a24f 1100 * scheme-modules.texi: Markup fixes and removal of gh_ references.
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1101 Thanks to Dale Smith!
1102
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11032002-08-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1104
1105 * scheme-evaluation.texi (eval-string): Updated.
1106
1107 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Fluids): Touched up a bit, added
1108 with-fluids.
1109
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11102002-08-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1111
1112 * scheme-modules.texi (More Modules Procedures): Removed.
1113 (Accessing Modules from C): New.
1114
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11152002-08-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1116
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1117 * scheme-procedures.texi: new section Primitive Procedures,
1118 documentation for scm_c_make_gsubr and scm_c_define_gsubr.
1119 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): replace
1120 gh_new_procedure with scm_c_define_gsubr.
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11222002-08-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1123
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1124 * gh.texi (Data types and constants defined by gh): Avoid
1125 generating index entry for SCM.
1126
1127 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Remove duplicate doc for
1128 setenv.
1129
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1130 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi: Merge
1131 recent updates from stable branch.
1132
1133 * posix.texi (File System, Time, Pipes, Network Databases,
1134 Internet Socket Examples): Add examples provided by Ian Sheldon.
1135
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11362002-08-08 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1137
1138 * scheme-binding.texi: Don't talk about 'bound?' which is gone.
1139 Thanks to Christopher Cramer.
1140
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11412002-08-06 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
1142
1143 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): add scm_calloc, scm_gc_calloc.
1144 correct typos.
1145
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11462002-08-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1147
1148 * intro.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Added (use-modules (ice-9
1149 rdelim)) to an example that uses read-line. Thanks to Ralf
1150 Mattes!
1151
1152 * scheme-memory.texi: Added an introductory blurb about GC that I
1153 had lying around.
1154
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11552002-08-02 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1156
1157 * scheme-modules.texi: split "Scheme and modules" into
1158 "provide and require" and "Environments". Mention R5RS
1159 environments.
1160
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11612002-07-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1162
1163 * scheme-options.texi (Debugger options): New subsection
1164 describing stack overflow and what to do about it.
1165
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11662002-07-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1167
1168 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): Removed description
1169 of scm_register_module_xxx, which no longer exists. A description
1170 of current techniques is needed.
1171
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11722002-05-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1173
1174 * scheme-data.texi (Numbers): Added description of the new values
1175 +inf.0, -inf.0 and +nan.0.
1176
1177 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Added entries for 'setenv' and
1178 'unsetenv'.
1179
11802002-04-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1181
1182 * gh.texi, data-rep.texi: Moved `@deftyp {Data type} SCM' line
1183 from gh.texi to data-rep.texi. Both files already had similar
1184 descriptions for SCM. Given that gh.texi is deprecated, looking
1185 up `SCM' in the index should take one to the primary location
1186 rather than deprecated section. Hence this change. Added
1187 `@deftp' for scm_t_bits data type so that a proper index entry is
1188 added for this. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
1189
1190 * data-rep.texi (Subrs): Changed scm_make_gsubr to
1191 scm_c_define_gsubr. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
1192
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11932002-04-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1194
1195 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): Updated docs of
1196 string-tokenize.
1197
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11982002-04-20 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1199
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1200 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout), scm.texi (Reference Layout):
1201 Node moved from a to b.
1202
1203 * guile.texi (Scheme Intro, Basic Ideas, Guile Scripting, Command
1204 Line Handling, Debugging Features, Autoconf Support, Miscellaneous
1205 Tools, Further Reading): Moved to new Part II.
1206
1207 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Part numbers updated accordingly.
1208
1209 * guile.texi (Top): Move API Overview node to beginning of Guile
1210 API Reference part.
1211 (Part II: Writing and Running Guile Scheme): New part; will
1212 contain content from `Programming with Guile' that pertains to
1213 writing and using Guile on the Scheme level.
1214
1215 * scm.texi (API Overview): Renamed from `Guile API'.
1216
1217 * guile.texi (Top), scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules):
1218 Debugger User Interface node renamed Debugging Features.
1219
1220 * debugging.texi (Stacks and Frames): Node deleted; non-duplicated
1221 material moved to scheme-debug.texi.
1222 (Debugging Features): Renamed from `Debugger User Interface'.
1223
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1224 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Rename chapter `Debugging
1225 Infrastructure' and reorganize its contents.
1226
1227 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-control.texi (Handling
1228 Errors): Move display-error to error-focussed section.
1229
1230 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), debugging.texi (Backtrace): Move
1231 backtrace to user-level debugging chapter.
1232
1233 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-procedures.texi (Procedure
1234 Properties): Move procedure-name, procedure-source and
1235 procedure-environment to procedures chapter.
1236
1237 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-memory.texi (Memory
1238 Blocks): Move malloc-stats to memory management chapter.
1239
1240 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Remove mention of
1241 use-modules for loading syncase; only use-syntax really works.
1242 Thanks to Panagiotis Vossos for spotting this.
1243
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1244 * program.texi (Scheme vs C): New node, with existing material
1245 taken from chapter intro.
1246 (Programming Overview): New intro para to introduce example of
1247 Guile integration:
1248 (Extending Dia): New node.
1249
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12502002-04-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1251
1252 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Added guile.cps, guile.fns, guile.rns,
1253 guile.tps, guile.vrs, guile.tmp.
1254
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12552002-04-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1256
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1257 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout): Remove reference to defunct
1258 Guile Extensions index.
1259
1260 * guile.texi: Removed Guile Extensions index.
1261
1262 * scheme-indices.texi (Guile Extensions Index): Removed.
1263
1264 * guile.texi: Remove vgone, vdeprecated, vchanged and vnote
1265 macros; they're not actually useful after all. Update copyright
1266 years.
1267
1268 * scheme-compound.texi (Vectors): Make subsections into nodes.
1269 (Vectors): Review, slightly reorg and clarify docs in this
1270 section.
1271
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1272 * scheme-data.texi (Symbols): Reorganized node substructure and
1273 added lots of explanatory text around the @deffn's.
1274
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12752002-03-29 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1276
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1277 * scheme-modules.texi (Variables): Mention obarrays.
1278
1279 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables, Symbol Props): Remove vgone
1280 markers for deprecated symbol items.
1281 (Symbol Props): Remove doc for obsolete 2 arg version of
1282 symbol-interned?.
1283 (String Miscellanea): Removed, since it only contained duplicate
1284 doc for string-ci->symbol.
1285 (Symbol Tables): Move doc for gensym to Symbol Primitives; rest of
1286 section removed.
1287
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1288 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors), scheme-evaluation.texi
1289 (Fly Evaluation): Remove vgone markers for close-all-ports-except,
1290 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
1291
1292 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type), scheme-compound.texi
1293 (Append/Reverse), scheme-procedures.texi (Internal Macros):
1294 Trivial updates to sync with stable branch.
1295
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12962002-03-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1297
1298 * scheme-compound.texi (List Searching): Remove docs for
1299 `scm_sloppy_mem*', which no longer exist.
1300
13012002-03-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1302
1303 * guile.texi (Top), intro.texi (What is Guile?, The Basic Guile
1304 Package): Use @ifnottex instead of @ifinfo, so that HTML
1305 generation works correctly.
1306
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13072002-03-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1308
1309 * tools.texi: Updated to reflect changes to the guile-snarf tool.
1310
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13112002-03-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1312
1313 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Further updates. New material on
1314 GC hooks.
1315
1316 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Note disappearance of
1317 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
1318
1319 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Remove docs about previously
1320 deprecated items that have now been removed.
1321
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13222002-03-15 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1323
1324 * tools.texi (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): Remove this node.
1325 (How guile-snarf works): Update usage and description to
1326 no longer mention "--compat=1.4" and instead "-d" and "-D".
1327 (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Add list of deprecated macros
1328 and blurb. Add cindex for deprecated macros.
1329
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13302002-03-15 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1331
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1332 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Reviewed and updated.
1333
1334 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): New section.
1335
1336 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic, Primitive Numerics): Add
1337 description of corresponding C functions.
1338
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1339 * scheme-utility.texi (Object Properties): Revamp documentation on
1340 object properties.
1341
1342 * scheme-memory.texi (Weak References): Update reference to Object
1343 Properties node.
1344
1345 * guile.texi: Add macros for describing version information.
1346
1347 * scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-io.texi,
1348 scheme-procedures.texi: Automatic updates from snarfed libguile
1349 docstrings.
1350
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13512002-03-13 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1352
1353 * Makefile.am (guile_toc.html): Look for guile.texi in $(srcdir).
1354
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1355 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Mention "--compat=1.4", and
1356 new processing steps. Update usage example, makefile frag.
1357
1358 (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): New subsubsection under
1359 "Init Snarfing with guile-snarf".
1360
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13612002-03-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1362
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1363 * scheme-compound.texi, scheme-data.texi, new-docstrings.texi:
1364 Automatic updates from snarfed libguile docstrings.
1365
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1366 * data-rep.texi, guile.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
1367 scheme-options.texi, scheme-translation.texi: Various minor
1368 enhancements ported from the stable CVS branch.
1369
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13702002-03-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1371
1372 * tools.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): New node/chapter.
1373 (Snarfing, Init Snarfing with guile-snarf, How guile-snarf works,
1374 Macros guile-snarf recognizes, Doc Snarfing): New nodes/(sub)sections.
1375 (Executable Modules): Now a section under "Miscellaneous Tools".
1376
1377 * guile.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): Add under "Part II".
1378 Implement by including tools.texi.
1379
1380 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add tools.texi.
1381
13822002-03-07 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1383
1384 * tools.texi: New file.
1385
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13862002-03-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1387
1388 * autoconf.texi (Autoconf Background): Insert missing `of'.
1389
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13902002-03-01 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
1391
1392 * api.txt, data-rep.texi: Renamed the struct scm_cell to
1393 scm_t_cell.
1394
1395 * data-rep.texi: Renamed scm_alloc_cell to scm_cell and
1396 scm_alloc_double_cell to scm_double_cell.
1397
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13982002-03-01 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1399
1400 * scheme-memory.texi (Upgrading from scm_must_malloc et al): New
1401 section.
1402
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14032002-02-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1404
1405 * data-rep.texi: Use scm_gc_malloc and scm_gc_free instead of
1406 scm_must_malloc and free in example code. Updated text for the
1407 new memory management functions.
1408
1409 * scheme-debug.texi (malloc-stats): Refer to scm_gc_malloc instead
1410 of to scm_must_malloc.
1411
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14122002-02-27 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
1413
1414 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented some more
1415 gh equivalents and removed appropriate FIXME's.
1416
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14172002-02-26 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1418
1419 * Makefile.am: Update path to pre-inst-guile automake frag.
1420
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14212002-02-24 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
1422
1423 * .cvsignore: add autoconf-macros.texi.
1424
1425 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): add autoconf-macros.texi.
1426
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14272002-02-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1428
1429 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): New section.
1430
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14312002-02-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1432
1433 * Makefile.am: Include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am.
1434
1435 (GUILE): Delete var.
1436 (autoconf-macros.texi): Use $(preinstguiletool).
1437
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14382002-02-04 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1439
1440 * autoconf.texi (Autofrisk, Using Autofrisk): New sections.
1441 (Autoconf Support): Add new sections to menu.
1442
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14432002-02-04 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1444
1445 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Uninterned): Added node.
1446
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14472002-01-29 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
1448
1449 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented gh equivalents
1450 `scm_c_string2str', `scm_c_substring2str' and `scm_c_symbol2str'
1451 and removed the appropriate FIXME's.
1452
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14532002-01-14 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1454
1455 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Also set GUILE_LOAD_PATH
1456 when invoking the uninstalled guile executable.
1457
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14582002-01-09 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1459
1460 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Fix build bug:
1461 Write this file to srcdir. Thanks to I. N. Golubev.
1462
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14632002-01-08 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1464
1465 * Makefile.am: attempt to use guile from $(top_builddir)/libguile
1466 when building autoconf-macros.texi. There are still problems with
1467 modules and running makeinfo when builddir != srcdir.
1468
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14692002-01-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1470
1471 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi, guile.texi, intro.texi,
1472 misc-modules.texi, new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, program.texi,
1473 repl-modules.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-compound.texi,
1474 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1475 scheme-ideas.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1476 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1477 scheme-translation.texi, scheme-utility.texi, scm.texi, slib.texi,
1478 srfi-modules.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1479
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14802002-01-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1481
1482 * intro.texi (Linking Programs With Guile): Fix typo (superfluous
1483 `do'). Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1484
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14852002-01-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1486
1487 * intro.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1488
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14892002-01-02 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1490
1491 * guile.texi (Part II): Add "Autoconf Support"; include
1492 autoconf.texi.
1493
1494 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add autoconf.texi and
1495 autoconf-macros.texi.
1496 (autoconf.texi, autoconf-macros.texi): New rules.
1497
1498 * autoconf.texi: New file.
1499
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15002001-12-22 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1501
1502 * scheme-compound.texi (Alist Example): Changed "Bismarck" to
1503 "Pierre". Thanks to Ron Peterson!
1504
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15052001-12-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1506
1507 * program.texi (Programming Overview): Chapter renamed from
1508 `Programming Options'; some new material added.
1509
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15102001-12-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1511
1512 * scm.texi (Guile API): Renamed from `Scheme Primitives' and
1513 broadened so that this chapter discusses the Guile API as a whole.
1514
1515 * program.texi (Available Functionality): Revise so that text
1516 reads better.
1517
1518 * guile.texi (Programming Intro): New introductory text.
1519
1520 * scheme-ideas.texi (Definition): Reorder reference bullets in
1521 ascending page number order.
1522
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15232001-12-04 Martin Grabmueller <mg@glug.org>
1524
1525 * scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Typo fix: wither ->
1526 either.
1527
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15282001-12-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1529
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1530 * scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Moved into scheme-utility.texi.
1531
1532 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added scheme-compound.texi.
1533
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1534 * scheme-data.texi (Variables): Node moved to modules chapter.
1535 (Symbol Read Syntax): New node, with syntax-related material taken
1536 from old Symbols node.
1537 (Symbol Primitives): Renamed from `Symbols'.
1538 (Symbols and Variables): Renamed to `Symbols'.
1539 (Symbol Props): Renamed from `Symbol Tables'.
1540 (Symbols): General review, improvements and additional material
1541 throughout this section.
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1542 (Other Data Types): New material: links to object types documented
1543 elsewhere. Also renamed node to `Other Types'.
1544 (Data Types): Split into two: `Simple Data Types' and `Compound
1545 Data Types'. Introductory blurbs rewritten accordingly.
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1546
1547 * guile.texi: Updated Notes comment.
1548
1549 * scheme-data.texi (Rx Interface): Node moved to Guile Modules
1550 part, as the Rx interface is not core Guile.
1551
15522001-11-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1553
1554 * scheme-data.texi (String Miscellanea): Removed, moving doc for
1555 string-ci->symbol into the node on Symbols.
1556
1557 * Makefile.am (ETAGS_ARGS): Added.
1558
1559 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables): Removed doc for gentemp,
1560 intern-symbol, string->obarray-symbol, symbol-binding,
1561 symbol-bound?, symbol-set!, unintern-symbol, symbol-interned?; all
1562 of which no longer exist.
1563
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15642001-11-25 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1565
1566 * posix.texi: Fix spelling. Thanks to Chris Cramer.
1567 Reword `getpass' intro blurb.
1568
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15692001-11-23 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1570
1571 * program.texi (Program Control): Remove spurious placeholder
1572 text.
1573
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15742001-11-20 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1575
1576 * scheme-options.texi (Install Config):
1577 Tweak `%load-path' verb to not imply it's a proc.
1578 Add documentation for `%guile-build-info'.
1579
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15802001-11-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1581
1582 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables), new-docstrings.texi: Removed
1583 doc for builtin-bindings (no longer exists).
1584 (Variables): Expanded existing description of variables. Removed
1585 doc for builtin-variable (no longer exists).
1586
1587 * scheme-binding.texi (Top Level): New docs for define, scm_define
1588 and scm_c_define. Also clarified point about interchangeability
1589 of define and set!.
1590
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15912001-11-18 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1592
1593 * scheme-data.texi (Vectors): Autoupdate docs for
1594 vector-move-left! and vector-move-right!.
1595
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15962001-11-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1597
1598 * debugging.texi, deprecated.texi, intro.texi, misc-modules.texi,
1599 new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
1600 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1601 scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1602 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1603 scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
1604 scheme-utility.texi, script-getopt.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Change
1605 category for "primitive" and "procedure" @deffn's to {Scheme
1606 Procedure}; add @deffnx lines for {C Function}s; automatic updates
1607 from libguile docstring changes.
1608
1609 * scheme-memory.texi (Garbage Collection): Removed doc for removed
1610 `unhash-name'.
1611
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16122001-11-14 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1613
1614 * scheme-procedures.texi: Spell "library" correctly.
1615
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16162001-11-13 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1617
1618 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-data.texi: Merge recent doc
1619 improvements from stable branch.
1620
1621 * scheme-options.texi: Automatic updates from docstring changes in
1622 libguile's C source code.
1623
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16242001-11-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1625
1626 * scheme-data.texi (Vtables, Structure Basics): Automatic doc
1627 updates for struct? and struct-vtable?.
1628 (String Searching): Add missing "for". Thanks to Scott Lenser.
1629
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16302001-11-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1631
1632 * guile.texi (Top): Added new chapter `Programming Options'.
1633
1634 * program.texi: New file.
1635
1636 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added program.texi.
1637
16382001-11-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1639
1640 * scheme-memory.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1641 scheme-data.texi, scheme-binding.texi, posix.texi,
1642 new-docstrings.texi: Automatic updates from improved libguile
1643 docstrings.
1644
16452001-11-04 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1646
1647 * preface.texi: Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1648 (Manual Layout): Updated to reflect reorg.
1649
1650 * guile.texi (MANUAL_EDITION): New variable, with value
1651 incremented from 1.0 to 1.1 to reflect the reorg described here.
1652 (Top): Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1653
1654 * scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index, Guile Extensions Index): Use
1655 @unnumbered rather than @chapter for these indices.
1656
1657 * guile.texi (Top): A little top-level reshuffling, with the aims
1658 that: (1) the `Guile Scheme' (reference) part of the manual
1659 becomes the `Guile API Reference', and covers both Scheme and C
1660 interfaces; (2) non-API-reference material such as the `Basic
1661 Ideas in Scheme' chapter is collected together to form a new part
1662 `Programming with Guile'. This new part will contain general
1663 documentation on using and programming Guile in both Scheme and C,
1664 including - for example - awareness of GC when C programming, how
1665 to use the snarf macros, how to debug ...
1666 (Top): Move inclusion of scheme-indices.texi so that all indices
1667 appear together in the printed manual.
1668
1669 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Removed appendices.texi, added
1670 debugging.texi.
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1672 * appendices.texi: Removed.
1673
1674 * debugging.texi (Debugger User Interface): New file, same as the
1675 material that used to be in appendices.texi, but now a chapter in
1676 Part II rather than an appendix.
1677
1678 * appendices.texi (Obtaining and Installing Guile): Moved to
1679 become a chapter in ...
1680 * intro.texi: ... Part I: Introduction to Guile.
1681
1682 * scm.texi (I/O Extensions): Moved to become a section of ...
1683 * scheme-io.texi (Input and Output): ... this chapter.
1684
1685 * scm.texi (Handling Errors): Moved to become a section of ...
1686 * scheme-control.texi (Control Mechanisms): ... this chapter.
1687
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16882001-11-06 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1689
1690 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19, SRFI-19 Constants, SRFI-19 Current
1691 time and clock resolution, SRFI-19 Time object and accessors,
1692 SRFI-19 Time comparison procedures, SRFI-19 Time arithmetic
1693 procedures, SRFI-19 Date object and accessors, SRFI-19
1694 Time/Date/Julian Day/Modified Julian Day converters, SRFI-19 Date
1695 to string/string to date converters): New nodes.
04bbd6ce 1696 (SRFI Support): Add "SRFI-19" to menu.
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16982001-11-06 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1699
1700 * scripts.texi: Document `--debug' and `--no-debug'.
1701
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17022001-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1703
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1704 * guile.texi, scsh.texi: removed obsolete guile-scsh material
1705 and updated links (I don't know if it should remain in the
1706 main menu. It's like slib I think.)
1707
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1708 * minor updates to the slib installation notes.
1709
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17102001-10-05 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1711
1712 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Removed documentation
1713 for `read-and-eval!' and `eval2'. (Thanks to Alex Schroeder for
1714 noticing that they'd disappeared!)
1715
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17162001-10-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1717
1718 * scheme-io.texi (Writing): Add entry for `display'.
1719 Include in R5RS Index. Thanks to Alex Schroeder for suggestion.
1720
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17212001-09-26 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
1722
1723 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13): Tyop fix.
1724 (SRFI-13): Changed paragraph about bindings both in the code and
1725 in SRFI-13.
1726
1727 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Tyop fix.
1728 (Formatted Output): Document ~g properly.
1729
1730 Thanks to Alex Schroeder for pointing out the typos and sending
1731 suggestions.
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1734
1735 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Add `cindex' directive.
1736 Thanks to suggestion by Alex Schroeder.
1737
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17382001-08-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1739
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1740 * guile.texi (Top): Group all index nodes together so that
1741 `Info-index' works more effectively in Info. Thanks to Eric
1742 Hanchrow for the report and fix.
1743
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1744 * scheme-data.texi (Random, String Syntax, String Modification,
1745 Regular Expressions), scheme-ideas.texi (Definition),
1746 scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Linking and Compiled Code Modules),
1747 scm.texi (Transforming Scheme name to C name, Port
1748 Implementation): Various typo fixes and clarifications merged from
1749 the stable CVS branch.
1750
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17512001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1752
1753 * intro.texi: Merged wording fixes from stable CVS branch.
1754
1755 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Remove ../AUTHORS.
1756
1757 * guile.texi: Incorporate text previously in separate AUTHORS
1758 file.
1759
17602001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1761
1762 The change log for files in this directory continues backwards
1763 from 2001-08-27 in ../ChangeLog, as all the Guile documentation
1764 prior to this date was contained in a single directory.