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3 * preface.texi (Guile License): Note readline is GPL and manual has
4 its own copying terms. Describe briefly what the licenses mean in
5 practice.
6
7 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread procedures): In monitor,
8 don't let "newly created" suggest a mutex created on every evaluation.
9 Note what "monitor" means.
10
11 * slib.texi (SLIB): Note `system' redefined by (ice-9 slib). Tweak
12 `require' example.
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16 * misc-modules.texi (Queues): New chapter.
17 * guile.texi (Top): Add it.
18
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21 * scheme-compound.texi (Bit Vectors): Revise for clarity, following
22 report by Rouben Rostamian. Remove #b() example, that syntax is not
23 accepted.
24
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27 * scheme-control.texi, scheme-io.tex, scheme-scheduling.texi:
28 Adapt to new 'frame' names. Document scm_c_with_fluid,
29 scm_c_with_fluids, and scm_frame_fluid.
30
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33 * scheme-control.texi: Document scm_on_unwind_with_scm and
34 scm_on_rewind_with_scm.
35
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38 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Document scm_with_[un]blocked_asyncs.
39
40 * scheme-io.texi: Document scm_with_current_<foo>_port.
41
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44 * scheme-control.texi: Document the frames stuff and other random
45 changes.
46
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49 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Threads): Note Guile uses POSIX threads, for
50 concurrency and preemption.
51 (C level thread interface): Note periodic libguile call required for C
52 code in threads, add commented out reminders for SCM_TICK and
53 guile-mode, for when those features are ready.
54
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55 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): For partition
56 and partition!, emphasise the multi-value return, note partition may
57 share a tail with the given list.
58
59 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching, SRFI-1 Deleting, SRFI-1
60 Association Lists): Note how member, delete, delete! and assoc extend
61 the corresponding core functions.
62
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65 * tools.texi (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Correction to GOOPS
66 cross reference.
67
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682003-11-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
69
70 * scheme-data.texi: Include exact rationals.
71
72 From Stephen Compall. Thanks!
73
74 * intro.texi (What is Guile?): Add @acronym for POSIX, R5RS, GUI,
75 and HTTP. Conclude linking libguile. Say what one can find *for*.
76
77 * preface.texi (Manual Conventions): Double-quote some statements
78 formerly single-quoted. Remove some redundant quotes around code.
79 Clarify meaning of `iff' further for those that didn't get it the
80 first time 'round (like me). Make graphical indicators samples,
81 not code. Put results of evaluation on the same line as @result
82 symbols. Use @print example as example of total usage, and remind
83 readers not to forget the difference.
84
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852003-11-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
86
87 * scheme-modules.texi: Document '@' and '@@'.
88
89 * scripts.texi: Mention that "-e (@ ...)" also works.
90
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93 * scheme-data.texi (Random): Add *random-state* variable, put note at
94 the top of the node about it being the default, rather than just in
95 the description of random.
96
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972003-11-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
98
99 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Wrap POSIX, API, and SLIB in
100 @acronym. Change from paragraph format (somewhat clumsy-looking
101 on paper, at least) to @table format, with headers @strong. Made
102 example modules complete sentences. From Stephen Compall, thanks!
103
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1042003-11-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
105
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106 * misc-modules.texi (Pretty Printing): Add new keyword options, break
107 example to avoid long line.
108
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109 * scheme-data.texi (Random): In random, use @code for *random-state*.
110 Reported by Stephen Compall.
111
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112 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): Move filter
113 and filter! ...
114 * scheme-compound.texi (List Modification): ... to here, now that
115 they're implemented in the core.
116
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1172003-11-03 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
118
119 * misc-modules.texi (File Tree Walk): New chapter.
120 * guile.texi: Add it.
121
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123
124 * gh.texi (Calling Scheme procedures from C, scm transition summary):
125 Refer to scm_list_n, not the old name scm_listify.
126 (scm transition summary): For gh_apply, recommend scm_apply_0, which
127 is now documented.
128
129 * gh.texi (Defining new Scheme procedures in C): Don't use
130 @strong{Note:}, latest makeinfo will complain it looks like a cross
131 reference.
132
133 * posix.texi (Time): Correction to strftime glibc cross reference
134 node, now "Formatting Calendar Time".
135
136 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching): In break, note conflict with
137 binding established by `while'.
138
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140
141 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Decribe rehashing, note
142 no hashx-remove!, describe make-hash-table size parameter.
143
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1442003-10-06 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
145
146 * scheme-memory.texi: Added a short explanation of the GC and the
147 conservative stack scanning.
148 (scm_gc_protect_object, scm_gc_unprotect_object,
149 scm_permanent_object): New.
150
151 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi (scm_remember_upto_here_1,
152 scm_remember_upto_here_2): Moved from data-rep.texi to
153 scheme-memory.texi.
154
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1552003-10-02 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
156
157 * scheme-io.texi (String Ports): In call-with-output-string, note proc
158 should not close the port. In get-output-string, note string must be
159 gotten before closing the port.
160
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162
163 * posix.texi (File System): In access?, reword a bit, clarify real
164 versus effective ID handling, cross reference glibc on that, and
165 recommend against access tests in library functions.
166
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1672003-09-13 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
168
169 * posix.texi (File System): In stat:dev and stat:mode, clarify that
170 both are numbers.
171
172 * posix.texi (Network Address Conversion): Under IPv4, describe
173 numeric representation in Guile, add INADDR_LOOPBACK and
174 INADDR_BROADCAST, add commented-out INADDR_NONE.
175
176 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge reverse and reverse!,
177 describe newtail parameter for reverse!, remove confusing caveat about
178 head becoming tail for reverse!.
179
180 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In port-column, port-line,
181 set-port-column! and set-port-line!, port parameter must be given,
182 there's no default to current input.
183
184 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): Add scm_c_read.
185 (Writing): Add scm_c_write.
186
187 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): Add list-copy.
188
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189 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19): Rewrite, adding descriptions of all
190 functions, and a bit of an introduction.
191
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193
194 * scheme-data.texi (Keyword Primitives): Add examples to
195 make-keyword-from-dash-symbol and keyword-dash-symbol. Add
196 scm_c_make_keyword.
197
198 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): In gensym, cross reference
199 uninterned symbols, use @w{} on " g" prefix to avoid any chance of a
200 line break obscuring it.
201
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203
204 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Note
205 scm_remember_upto_here_1 applies only to C automatic variables.
206
207 * guile.texi: Move @contents to usual place after title page, and
208 after first menu since that looks nice in html.
209
210 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors): In pipe PIPE_BUF, use
211 @defvar, reword a bit for clarity, cross reference glibc.
212
213 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socket, use
214 @defvar for protocol variables, cross reference for getprotobyname,
215 note it's usually connect and accept that establishes communication.
216
217 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socketpair,
218 clarify the return is a pair with ports in car and cdr, note
219 connection is full duplex, refer to socket for parameters, refer to
220 PF_UNIX rather than AF_UNIX.
221
222 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge append and append!,
223 shown parameters as lst1 ... lstN, describe list argument for
224 scm_append and scm_append_x and note that it's unmodified.
225
226 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Add hashx- case
227 insensitive string example, add cross references to symbol-hash,
228 string-hash, string-hash-ci, and char-set-hash.
229
230 * scheme-control.texi (Multiple Values): In values, show args as "arg1
231 ... argN". In scm_values, note args is a list and returned object
232 shares structure with it.
233
234 * scheme-control.texi (Catch): Add scm_internal_catch.
235 (Lazy Catch): Add scm_internal_lazy_catch.
236
237 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Use a table for scheme to C libm
238 equivalences, add C99 trunc.
239
240 * scheme-procedures.texi (Lambda): Note ". rest" list argument is
241 always newly created.
242
243 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Association Lists): In alist-delete and
244 alist-delete!, note argument order for the equality calls per SRFI-1
245 spec.
246
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2472003-08-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
248
249 * scheme-data.texi (Scientific): Add two-argument atan.
250
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251 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Need @@ for texinfo in example.
252
2532003-08-17 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
254
255 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Collect up groups of
256 functions to avoid duplication. Revise notes on hashx functions and
257 on vector implementation. In make-hash-table, size is now optional.
258 Add hash-map and hash-for-each.
259
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2602003-08-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
261
262 * scheme-control.texi (while do): Update `while' for code rewrite, in
263 particular describe break and continue.
264
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2652003-08-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
266
267 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Add index entries for deprecated
268 scm_must_malloc and friends.
269
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2702003-07-29 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
271
272 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): Remove scm_cons_star,
273 since it's not very helpful.
274
275 * scheme-utility.texi (Property Primitives): In primitive-property-ref,
276 note parameters to not-found-proc, use hyphens rather than underscores
277 for that parameter name.
278 In primitive-property-set!, VAL is the value parameter not CODE.
279
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2802003-07-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
281
282 * scheme-control.texi (Dynamic Wind): Untabify.
283 (Multiple Values): Use @result.
284 Reported by Stephen Compall <s11@member.fsf.org>.
285
286 * scheme-control.texi (Continuations): Rewrite with more detail.
287
288 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System asyncs): Add index entries for C
289 functions.
290
291 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Parallel Forms): New section.
292
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294
295 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): In list, use "elem1
296 ... elemN". Add scm_list_1, scm_list_2, scm_list_3, scm_list_4,
297 scm_list_5, scm_list_n. Remove scm_list, since it's a no-op.
63708c3b 298 * guile.texi (nicode): New macro.
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300 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): In apply, reword for
301 clarity, drop the "append" example. Add scm_apply, scm_apply_0,
302 scm_apply_1, scm_apply_2, scm_apply_3.
303 Add scm_call_0, scm_call_1, scm_call_2, scm_call_3.
304 In apply:nconc2last, move down after "apply", reword for clarity, note
305 correspondence to apply params.
306
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307 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Add cond-expand index entry.
308 (SRFI-9): Add define-record-type index entry.
309
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3102003-07-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
311
312 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): In iota, reword a bit for
313 clarity and add a couple of examples.
314
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3152003-07-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
316
317 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Add scm_remember.
318
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3192003-06-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
320
321 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Refer to all "Guile
322 library functions" as provoking gc.
323
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3242003-06-19 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
325
326 * scheme-io.texi (File Ports): Describe call-with-input-file and
327 call-with-output-file together. Describe with-input-from-file,
328 with-output-to-file and with-error-to-file together, and add that they
329 use dynamic-wind on the current port setting and keep the port open in
330 support of captured continuations.
331 (Closing): Describe close-input-port and close-output-port together,
332 tweak the wording slightly.
333
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3342003-06-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
335
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336 * data-rep.texi (Vector Data): For SCM_VECTOR_BASE, SCM_STRING_CHARS
337 and SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS, cross reference "Remembering During Operations".
338
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339 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): round is to nearest even.
340
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342
343 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): New section.
344
345 * scheme-data.texi (Primitive Numerics): Add atan2, pow, asinh, acosh
346 and atanh to scheme<->C table. Note asinh, acosh and atanh are C99,
347 and scm_asinh, scm_acosh and scm_atanh are equivalents. Cross ref
348 glibc "Mathematics". Reword this end part for clarity.
349
350 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Use {} around types for
351 @deftypefn, for correct name in indexes.
352 * scheme-utility.texi (C Hooks): Ditto.
353 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): Ditto.
354
355 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): In gh_scm2newstr, lenp is size_t* not int*.
356 This changed in guile 1.6, the docs weren't updated.
357
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3582003-06-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
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360 From Mike Gran <spikegran@earthlink.net>. Thanks!
361
362 * preface.texi: Minor punctuation mistakes. Hyphens should link
363 compound adjectives. Commas should be placed after a "therefore"
364 that begins a sentence. Commas should not be used to separate a
365 list of only 2 dependent clauses.
366
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3672003-06-07 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
368
369 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Cross reference glibc floor and ceil.
370
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372
373 * posix.texi (File System): stat:rdev and stat:blocks can return #f,
374 stat:blksize returns a sensible size if the field is not available.
375
376 * scheme-compound.texi (Array Mapping): Reword for clarity, and in
377 particular have the same parameter names in the text and prototypes.
378
379 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Delayed Evaluation): Add delay, reword
380 promise? and force a bit, describe recursive forcing of a promise by
381 its own code.
382
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383 * scheme-io.texi (Ports): Add notes on garbage collection, and on
384 explicitly closing file ports.
385 (File Ports): Cross reference Ports node on explicit closing.
386
387 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Cross reference
388 Ports node on explicit closing.
389
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390 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Futures): New section.
391
392 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): In string-replace, note
393 that start1 and end1 optional is a Guile extension.
394
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3952003-05-30 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
396
397 * deprecated.texi: Add substring-move-left! and substring-move-right!.
398
399 * scheme-io.texi (Default Ports): Remove duplicate descriptions of
400 set-current-output-port and set-current-error-port.
401
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4022003-05-27 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
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404 * scheme-compound.texi: Clarified that vectors need to be quoted.
405
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4062003-05-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
407
408 * posix.texi (Locales): Clarify setlocale a bit, list all categories,
409 cross reference to libc.
410
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4112003-05-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
412
413 * scheme-procedures.texi: Add index entries lambda, optargs, syncase.
414
415 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): Add index entries.
416
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4172003-05-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
418
419 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-2): Rewrite and-let*, describing plain
420 expression clauses and improving the examples.
421
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4222003-05-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
423
424 * posix.texi (socket): Use PF_ instead of AF_ prefix.
425
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4262003-05-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
427
428 * guile.texi: Use @copying, show copyright and permissions at start of
429 info and html.
430
431 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Deleting): Rewrite delete and
432 delete-duplicates, adding behaviour details specified by srfi-1.
433
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4342003-05-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
435
436 * preface.texi (Guile License): Refer to COPYING.LIB.
437
438 * repl-modules.texi (Loading Readline Support, Readline Options):
439 Index entries for readline functions.
440
441 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Fix regexp error key, should
442 be `regular-expression-syntax'.
443
444 * scheme-data.texi (Complex): Show z argument in prototypes.
445
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4462003-05-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
447
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448 * scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Fix typo @result{#f}, and
449 put @result outside @code.
450
451 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Note negatives are treated as
452 infinite precision twos complement. Revise `ash' to emphasise this
453 for right shifts of negatives. Describe integer-length behaviour on
454 negatives. Add `...' to logand, logior, logxor since they take
455 multiple parameters.
056f9269 456 * guile.texi (m): New macro.
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458 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Revise C support section to
459 get index entries, and clarify parameters. Remove scm_regex_error, no
460 longer exists and wasn't available to applications.
461
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462 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Index entries for error keys.
463
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466 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Fix lognot to ones-complement.
467
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468 * slib.texi (JACAL): Fix @ref title.
469 Add index entries, use @file and @code variously.
470
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472
473 * scheme-scheduling.texi (C level thread interface): Use @deftypefn
474 not @deftypefun, to get function names (not types) indexed.
475
476 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): Add index entries for
477 %guile-build-info keys.
478
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4792003-05-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
480
481 * scheme-data.texi (Integer Operations): Describe how quotient,
482 remainder and modulo round their results.
483
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484 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In read-char and peek-char, fix typos "?"
485 in @rnindex. In port-column, use @: after i.e.
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486 (Writing): In get-print-state, two spaces after full stop. Add write,
487 revise display.
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489 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Length Append etc): Add count.
490 (SRFI-1 Fold and Map): In reduce, fix typo "... variant of fold", add
491 "f" to fold call shown. In reduce-right, use @code on "reduce".
492
493 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi: Add spaces after some @defun names.
494 * posix.texi (Processes): Fix typo "hhhh".
495
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4962003-05-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
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498 * posix.texi: Add index entries for many variables and functions,
499 either using @defvar/@deffn or @vindex/@pindex. (Patch supplied
500 by Kevin Ryde.)
501
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504 * posix.texi (scm_c_port_for_each): Added.
505
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5062003-04-26 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
507
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508 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): Document scm_str2symbol
509 and scm_mem2symbol.
510
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511 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type): Clarify that
512 scm_make_smob_type_mfpe is deprecated. (Thanks to
513 tomas@fabula.de.)
514
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515 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Remove scm_sysmissing,
516 long since gone from libguile. (Thanks to Kevin Ryde.)
517
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5182003-04-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
519
520 * preface.texi: Reflect change to LGPL.
521
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5222003-03-27 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
523
524 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): clarify character ordering in port for
525 unread-string.
526
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5272003-03-07 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
528
529 * guile.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we don't
530 choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
531
532 * preface.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we
533 don't choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
534
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5352003-01-02 Mikael Djurfeldt <djurfeldt@nada.kth.se>
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537 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Low level thread primitives): Fixed typo
538 in broadcast-condition-variable.
539
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5402002-12-08 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
541
542 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): add effective-version docs.
543
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5442002-11-17 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
545
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546 Applied patches from Stephen Compall as follows. (Thanks!)
547
548 2002-11-06 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
549
550 * posix.texi: Changed quotes to match Texinfo expectations.
551
552 Added references to the glibc manual.
553
554 Used proper Texinfo text marking for many keywords, such as @code,
555 @samp, @env, @var.
556
557 Fixed argument metasyntactic variable references in
558 file-manipulation section so the usage in the descriptions matches
559 the usage in the declarations.
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561 2002-10-26 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
562
563 * scheme-data.texi: Addition and change of many Texinfo tags,
564 particularly usage of @var and @samp, as well as reformatting of
565 some lists into tables and usage of @result.
566
567 Notes about some things I didn't understand, as well as a
568 missing section on non-control characters.
569
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5702002-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
571
572 * scheme-modules.texi (Environments): only available when
573 (ice-9 r5rs) is used.
574 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): current url is www.scsh.net.
575
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5762002-10-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
577
578 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Updated mutex and condition varable
579 functions.
580
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5812002-10-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
582
583 * debugging.texi (Debugging Features): Rewritten.
584
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5852002-10-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
586
587 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-io.texi,
588 scheme-scheduling.texi, posix.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
589
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5902002-10-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
591
592 * intro.texi (Whirlwind Tour): Added pointer to examples
593 directory.
594
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5952002-10-10 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
596
597 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System Asyncs): Updated.
598
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5992002-10-07 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
600
601 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Asyncs): Updated.
602 * posix.texi (sigaction): Updated.
603
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6042002-10-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
605
606 * posix.texi (Processes), scheme-options.texi (Common Feature
607 Symbols): Refer to provided? rather than deprecated feature?.
608
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6092002-10-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
610
611 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Updated.
612 (Writing your own snarfing macros): New.
613
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6142002-09-25 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
615
616 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Make sections into nodes.
617 (Debugging Options): Node removed.
618
619 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): Brought forward before
620 sections on options.
621 (Runtime Options): New section, to group options-related nodes.
622
6232002-09-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
624
625 * scheme-options.texi (Options and Config): Chapter name changed,
626 and intro text improved.
627 (Install Config): Brought forward, and renamed Build
628 Configuration.
629
630 The following doc updates are from Ian Sheldon - thanks!
631
632 * scheme-data.texi (Appending Strings, Regexp Functions, Match
633 Structures): Add examples.
634 (Regular Expressions): Add instruction to use (ice-9 regex)
635 module.
636
637 * slib.texi (SLIB): Remove duplicate `the'.
638
6392002-09-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
640
641 * scheme-options.texi (General option interface): Mention
642 eval-options-interface and debug-options-interface.
643
644 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): New node describing source
645 properties.
646
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6472002-09-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
648
649 * scheme-utility.texi (Hook Reference): Improvements to hook docs.
650 Thanks to Thien-Thi Nguyen for the patches.
651
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6522002-09-16 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
653
654 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Props): It's "set-symbol-property!",
655 not "set-symbol-property". Thanks to Pieter Pareit!
656
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6572002-09-15 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
658
659 * scheme-data.texi: Tell them to use 'provided?' instead of
660 '*feaures*'.
661
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663
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664 * scheme-ideas.texi (Creating a Procedure): Fixed typo. Thanks to
665 Pieter Pareit!
666
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667 * intro.texi: Updated GNu ftp server name. Use "-lguile" instead
668 of "libguile.a". Some small fixes/improvements.
669
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670 * scheme-reading.texi: Added www.schemers.org. Removed foldoc,
671 it's too generic. Updated 'teach yourself ...' URL.
672
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674
af31a24f 675 * scheme-modules.texi: Markup fixes and removal of gh_ references.
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676 Thanks to Dale Smith!
677
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6782002-08-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
679
680 * scheme-evaluation.texi (eval-string): Updated.
681
682 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Fluids): Touched up a bit, added
683 with-fluids.
684
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6852002-08-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
686
687 * scheme-modules.texi (More Modules Procedures): Removed.
688 (Accessing Modules from C): New.
689
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6902002-08-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
691
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692 * scheme-procedures.texi: new section Primitive Procedures,
693 documentation for scm_c_make_gsubr and scm_c_define_gsubr.
694 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): replace
695 gh_new_procedure with scm_c_define_gsubr.
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6972002-08-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
698
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699 * gh.texi (Data types and constants defined by gh): Avoid
700 generating index entry for SCM.
701
702 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Remove duplicate doc for
703 setenv.
704
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705 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi: Merge
706 recent updates from stable branch.
707
708 * posix.texi (File System, Time, Pipes, Network Databases,
709 Internet Socket Examples): Add examples provided by Ian Sheldon.
710
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712
713 * scheme-binding.texi: Don't talk about 'bound?' which is gone.
714 Thanks to Christopher Cramer.
715
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7162002-08-06 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
717
718 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): add scm_calloc, scm_gc_calloc.
719 correct typos.
720
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7212002-08-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
722
723 * intro.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Added (use-modules (ice-9
724 rdelim)) to an example that uses read-line. Thanks to Ralf
725 Mattes!
726
727 * scheme-memory.texi: Added an introductory blurb about GC that I
728 had lying around.
729
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7302002-08-02 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
731
732 * scheme-modules.texi: split "Scheme and modules" into
733 "provide and require" and "Environments". Mention R5RS
734 environments.
735
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7362002-07-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
737
738 * scheme-options.texi (Debugger options): New subsection
739 describing stack overflow and what to do about it.
740
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7412002-07-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
742
743 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): Removed description
744 of scm_register_module_xxx, which no longer exists. A description
745 of current techniques is needed.
746
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7472002-05-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
748
749 * scheme-data.texi (Numbers): Added description of the new values
750 +inf.0, -inf.0 and +nan.0.
751
752 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Added entries for 'setenv' and
753 'unsetenv'.
754
7552002-04-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
756
757 * gh.texi, data-rep.texi: Moved `@deftyp {Data type} SCM' line
758 from gh.texi to data-rep.texi. Both files already had similar
759 descriptions for SCM. Given that gh.texi is deprecated, looking
760 up `SCM' in the index should take one to the primary location
761 rather than deprecated section. Hence this change. Added
762 `@deftp' for scm_t_bits data type so that a proper index entry is
763 added for this. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
764
765 * data-rep.texi (Subrs): Changed scm_make_gsubr to
766 scm_c_define_gsubr. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
767
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7682002-04-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
769
770 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): Updated docs of
771 string-tokenize.
772
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7732002-04-20 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
774
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775 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout), scm.texi (Reference Layout):
776 Node moved from a to b.
777
778 * guile.texi (Scheme Intro, Basic Ideas, Guile Scripting, Command
779 Line Handling, Debugging Features, Autoconf Support, Miscellaneous
780 Tools, Further Reading): Moved to new Part II.
781
782 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Part numbers updated accordingly.
783
784 * guile.texi (Top): Move API Overview node to beginning of Guile
785 API Reference part.
786 (Part II: Writing and Running Guile Scheme): New part; will
787 contain content from `Programming with Guile' that pertains to
788 writing and using Guile on the Scheme level.
789
790 * scm.texi (API Overview): Renamed from `Guile API'.
791
792 * guile.texi (Top), scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules):
793 Debugger User Interface node renamed Debugging Features.
794
795 * debugging.texi (Stacks and Frames): Node deleted; non-duplicated
796 material moved to scheme-debug.texi.
797 (Debugging Features): Renamed from `Debugger User Interface'.
798
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799 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Rename chapter `Debugging
800 Infrastructure' and reorganize its contents.
801
802 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-control.texi (Handling
803 Errors): Move display-error to error-focussed section.
804
805 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), debugging.texi (Backtrace): Move
806 backtrace to user-level debugging chapter.
807
808 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-procedures.texi (Procedure
809 Properties): Move procedure-name, procedure-source and
810 procedure-environment to procedures chapter.
811
812 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-memory.texi (Memory
813 Blocks): Move malloc-stats to memory management chapter.
814
815 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Remove mention of
816 use-modules for loading syncase; only use-syntax really works.
817 Thanks to Panagiotis Vossos for spotting this.
818
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819 * program.texi (Scheme vs C): New node, with existing material
820 taken from chapter intro.
821 (Programming Overview): New intro para to introduce example of
822 Guile integration:
823 (Extending Dia): New node.
824
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8252002-04-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
826
827 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Added guile.cps, guile.fns, guile.rns,
828 guile.tps, guile.vrs, guile.tmp.
829
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8302002-04-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
831
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832 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout): Remove reference to defunct
833 Guile Extensions index.
834
835 * guile.texi: Removed Guile Extensions index.
836
837 * scheme-indices.texi (Guile Extensions Index): Removed.
838
839 * guile.texi: Remove vgone, vdeprecated, vchanged and vnote
840 macros; they're not actually useful after all. Update copyright
841 years.
842
843 * scheme-compound.texi (Vectors): Make subsections into nodes.
844 (Vectors): Review, slightly reorg and clarify docs in this
845 section.
846
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847 * scheme-data.texi (Symbols): Reorganized node substructure and
848 added lots of explanatory text around the @deffn's.
849
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8502002-03-29 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
851
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852 * scheme-modules.texi (Variables): Mention obarrays.
853
854 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables, Symbol Props): Remove vgone
855 markers for deprecated symbol items.
856 (Symbol Props): Remove doc for obsolete 2 arg version of
857 symbol-interned?.
858 (String Miscellanea): Removed, since it only contained duplicate
859 doc for string-ci->symbol.
860 (Symbol Tables): Move doc for gensym to Symbol Primitives; rest of
861 section removed.
862
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863 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors), scheme-evaluation.texi
864 (Fly Evaluation): Remove vgone markers for close-all-ports-except,
865 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
866
867 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type), scheme-compound.texi
868 (Append/Reverse), scheme-procedures.texi (Internal Macros):
869 Trivial updates to sync with stable branch.
870
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8712002-03-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
872
873 * scheme-compound.texi (List Searching): Remove docs for
874 `scm_sloppy_mem*', which no longer exist.
875
8762002-03-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
877
878 * guile.texi (Top), intro.texi (What is Guile?, The Basic Guile
879 Package): Use @ifnottex instead of @ifinfo, so that HTML
880 generation works correctly.
881
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8822002-03-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
883
884 * tools.texi: Updated to reflect changes to the guile-snarf tool.
885
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8862002-03-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
887
888 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Further updates. New material on
889 GC hooks.
890
891 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Note disappearance of
892 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
893
894 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Remove docs about previously
895 deprecated items that have now been removed.
896
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8972002-03-15 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
898
899 * tools.texi (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): Remove this node.
900 (How guile-snarf works): Update usage and description to
901 no longer mention "--compat=1.4" and instead "-d" and "-D".
902 (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Add list of deprecated macros
903 and blurb. Add cindex for deprecated macros.
904
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9052002-03-15 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
906
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907 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Reviewed and updated.
908
909 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): New section.
910
911 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic, Primitive Numerics): Add
912 description of corresponding C functions.
913
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914 * scheme-utility.texi (Object Properties): Revamp documentation on
915 object properties.
916
917 * scheme-memory.texi (Weak References): Update reference to Object
918 Properties node.
919
920 * guile.texi: Add macros for describing version information.
921
922 * scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-io.texi,
923 scheme-procedures.texi: Automatic updates from snarfed libguile
924 docstrings.
925
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927
928 * Makefile.am (guile_toc.html): Look for guile.texi in $(srcdir).
929
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930 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Mention "--compat=1.4", and
931 new processing steps. Update usage example, makefile frag.
932
933 (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): New subsubsection under
934 "Init Snarfing with guile-snarf".
935
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9362002-03-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
937
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938 * scheme-compound.texi, scheme-data.texi, new-docstrings.texi:
939 Automatic updates from snarfed libguile docstrings.
940
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941 * data-rep.texi, guile.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
942 scheme-options.texi, scheme-translation.texi: Various minor
943 enhancements ported from the stable CVS branch.
944
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9452002-03-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
946
947 * tools.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): New node/chapter.
948 (Snarfing, Init Snarfing with guile-snarf, How guile-snarf works,
949 Macros guile-snarf recognizes, Doc Snarfing): New nodes/(sub)sections.
950 (Executable Modules): Now a section under "Miscellaneous Tools".
951
952 * guile.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): Add under "Part II".
953 Implement by including tools.texi.
954
955 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add tools.texi.
956
9572002-03-07 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
958
959 * tools.texi: New file.
960
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9612002-03-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
962
963 * autoconf.texi (Autoconf Background): Insert missing `of'.
964
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9652002-03-01 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
966
967 * api.txt, data-rep.texi: Renamed the struct scm_cell to
968 scm_t_cell.
969
970 * data-rep.texi: Renamed scm_alloc_cell to scm_cell and
971 scm_alloc_double_cell to scm_double_cell.
972
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9732002-03-01 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
974
975 * scheme-memory.texi (Upgrading from scm_must_malloc et al): New
976 section.
977
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9782002-02-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
979
980 * data-rep.texi: Use scm_gc_malloc and scm_gc_free instead of
981 scm_must_malloc and free in example code. Updated text for the
982 new memory management functions.
983
984 * scheme-debug.texi (malloc-stats): Refer to scm_gc_malloc instead
985 of to scm_must_malloc.
986
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9872002-02-27 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
988
989 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented some more
990 gh equivalents and removed appropriate FIXME's.
991
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9922002-02-26 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
993
994 * Makefile.am: Update path to pre-inst-guile automake frag.
995
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9962002-02-24 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
997
998 * .cvsignore: add autoconf-macros.texi.
999
1000 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): add autoconf-macros.texi.
1001
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1003
1004 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): New section.
1005
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10062002-02-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1007
1008 * Makefile.am: Include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am.
1009
1010 (GUILE): Delete var.
1011 (autoconf-macros.texi): Use $(preinstguiletool).
1012
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1014
1015 * autoconf.texi (Autofrisk, Using Autofrisk): New sections.
1016 (Autoconf Support): Add new sections to menu.
1017
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1019
1020 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Uninterned): Added node.
1021
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10222002-01-29 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
1023
1024 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented gh equivalents
1025 `scm_c_string2str', `scm_c_substring2str' and `scm_c_symbol2str'
1026 and removed the appropriate FIXME's.
1027
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10282002-01-14 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1029
1030 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Also set GUILE_LOAD_PATH
1031 when invoking the uninstalled guile executable.
1032
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10332002-01-09 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1034
1035 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Fix build bug:
1036 Write this file to srcdir. Thanks to I. N. Golubev.
1037
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10382002-01-08 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1039
1040 * Makefile.am: attempt to use guile from $(top_builddir)/libguile
1041 when building autoconf-macros.texi. There are still problems with
1042 modules and running makeinfo when builddir != srcdir.
1043
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10442002-01-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1045
1046 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi, guile.texi, intro.texi,
1047 misc-modules.texi, new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, program.texi,
1048 repl-modules.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-compound.texi,
1049 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1050 scheme-ideas.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1051 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1052 scheme-translation.texi, scheme-utility.texi, scm.texi, slib.texi,
1053 srfi-modules.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1054
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1056
1057 * intro.texi (Linking Programs With Guile): Fix typo (superfluous
1058 `do'). Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1059
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10602002-01-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1061
1062 * intro.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1063
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10642002-01-02 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1065
1066 * guile.texi (Part II): Add "Autoconf Support"; include
1067 autoconf.texi.
1068
1069 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add autoconf.texi and
1070 autoconf-macros.texi.
1071 (autoconf.texi, autoconf-macros.texi): New rules.
1072
1073 * autoconf.texi: New file.
1074
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1076
1077 * scheme-compound.texi (Alist Example): Changed "Bismarck" to
1078 "Pierre". Thanks to Ron Peterson!
1079
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10802001-12-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1081
1082 * program.texi (Programming Overview): Chapter renamed from
1083 `Programming Options'; some new material added.
1084
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10852001-12-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1086
1087 * scm.texi (Guile API): Renamed from `Scheme Primitives' and
1088 broadened so that this chapter discusses the Guile API as a whole.
1089
1090 * program.texi (Available Functionality): Revise so that text
1091 reads better.
1092
1093 * guile.texi (Programming Intro): New introductory text.
1094
1095 * scheme-ideas.texi (Definition): Reorder reference bullets in
1096 ascending page number order.
1097
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10982001-12-04 Martin Grabmueller <mg@glug.org>
1099
1100 * scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Typo fix: wither ->
1101 either.
1102
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11032001-12-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1104
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1105 * scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Moved into scheme-utility.texi.
1106
1107 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added scheme-compound.texi.
1108
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1109 * scheme-data.texi (Variables): Node moved to modules chapter.
1110 (Symbol Read Syntax): New node, with syntax-related material taken
1111 from old Symbols node.
1112 (Symbol Primitives): Renamed from `Symbols'.
1113 (Symbols and Variables): Renamed to `Symbols'.
1114 (Symbol Props): Renamed from `Symbol Tables'.
1115 (Symbols): General review, improvements and additional material
1116 throughout this section.
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1117 (Other Data Types): New material: links to object types documented
1118 elsewhere. Also renamed node to `Other Types'.
1119 (Data Types): Split into two: `Simple Data Types' and `Compound
1120 Data Types'. Introductory blurbs rewritten accordingly.
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1121
1122 * guile.texi: Updated Notes comment.
1123
1124 * scheme-data.texi (Rx Interface): Node moved to Guile Modules
1125 part, as the Rx interface is not core Guile.
1126
11272001-11-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1128
1129 * scheme-data.texi (String Miscellanea): Removed, moving doc for
1130 string-ci->symbol into the node on Symbols.
1131
1132 * Makefile.am (ETAGS_ARGS): Added.
1133
1134 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables): Removed doc for gentemp,
1135 intern-symbol, string->obarray-symbol, symbol-binding,
1136 symbol-bound?, symbol-set!, unintern-symbol, symbol-interned?; all
1137 of which no longer exist.
1138
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1140
1141 * posix.texi: Fix spelling. Thanks to Chris Cramer.
1142 Reword `getpass' intro blurb.
1143
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11442001-11-23 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1145
1146 * program.texi (Program Control): Remove spurious placeholder
1147 text.
1148
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11492001-11-20 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1150
1151 * scheme-options.texi (Install Config):
1152 Tweak `%load-path' verb to not imply it's a proc.
1153 Add documentation for `%guile-build-info'.
1154
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11552001-11-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1156
1157 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables), new-docstrings.texi: Removed
1158 doc for builtin-bindings (no longer exists).
1159 (Variables): Expanded existing description of variables. Removed
1160 doc for builtin-variable (no longer exists).
1161
1162 * scheme-binding.texi (Top Level): New docs for define, scm_define
1163 and scm_c_define. Also clarified point about interchangeability
1164 of define and set!.
1165
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11662001-11-18 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1167
1168 * scheme-data.texi (Vectors): Autoupdate docs for
1169 vector-move-left! and vector-move-right!.
1170
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11712001-11-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1172
1173 * debugging.texi, deprecated.texi, intro.texi, misc-modules.texi,
1174 new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
1175 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1176 scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1177 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1178 scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
1179 scheme-utility.texi, script-getopt.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Change
1180 category for "primitive" and "procedure" @deffn's to {Scheme
1181 Procedure}; add @deffnx lines for {C Function}s; automatic updates
1182 from libguile docstring changes.
1183
1184 * scheme-memory.texi (Garbage Collection): Removed doc for removed
1185 `unhash-name'.
1186
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11872001-11-14 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1188
1189 * scheme-procedures.texi: Spell "library" correctly.
1190
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11912001-11-13 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1192
1193 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-data.texi: Merge recent doc
1194 improvements from stable branch.
1195
1196 * scheme-options.texi: Automatic updates from docstring changes in
1197 libguile's C source code.
1198
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11992001-11-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1200
1201 * scheme-data.texi (Vtables, Structure Basics): Automatic doc
1202 updates for struct? and struct-vtable?.
1203 (String Searching): Add missing "for". Thanks to Scott Lenser.
1204
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12052001-11-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1206
1207 * guile.texi (Top): Added new chapter `Programming Options'.
1208
1209 * program.texi: New file.
1210
1211 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added program.texi.
1212
12132001-11-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1214
1215 * scheme-memory.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1216 scheme-data.texi, scheme-binding.texi, posix.texi,
1217 new-docstrings.texi: Automatic updates from improved libguile
1218 docstrings.
1219
12202001-11-04 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1221
1222 * preface.texi: Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1223 (Manual Layout): Updated to reflect reorg.
1224
1225 * guile.texi (MANUAL_EDITION): New variable, with value
1226 incremented from 1.0 to 1.1 to reflect the reorg described here.
1227 (Top): Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1228
1229 * scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index, Guile Extensions Index): Use
1230 @unnumbered rather than @chapter for these indices.
1231
1232 * guile.texi (Top): A little top-level reshuffling, with the aims
1233 that: (1) the `Guile Scheme' (reference) part of the manual
1234 becomes the `Guile API Reference', and covers both Scheme and C
1235 interfaces; (2) non-API-reference material such as the `Basic
1236 Ideas in Scheme' chapter is collected together to form a new part
1237 `Programming with Guile'. This new part will contain general
1238 documentation on using and programming Guile in both Scheme and C,
1239 including - for example - awareness of GC when C programming, how
1240 to use the snarf macros, how to debug ...
1241 (Top): Move inclusion of scheme-indices.texi so that all indices
1242 appear together in the printed manual.
1243
1244 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Removed appendices.texi, added
1245 debugging.texi.
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1247 * appendices.texi: Removed.
1248
1249 * debugging.texi (Debugger User Interface): New file, same as the
1250 material that used to be in appendices.texi, but now a chapter in
1251 Part II rather than an appendix.
1252
1253 * appendices.texi (Obtaining and Installing Guile): Moved to
1254 become a chapter in ...
1255 * intro.texi: ... Part I: Introduction to Guile.
1256
1257 * scm.texi (I/O Extensions): Moved to become a section of ...
1258 * scheme-io.texi (Input and Output): ... this chapter.
1259
1260 * scm.texi (Handling Errors): Moved to become a section of ...
1261 * scheme-control.texi (Control Mechanisms): ... this chapter.
1262
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1264
1265 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19, SRFI-19 Constants, SRFI-19 Current
1266 time and clock resolution, SRFI-19 Time object and accessors,
1267 SRFI-19 Time comparison procedures, SRFI-19 Time arithmetic
1268 procedures, SRFI-19 Date object and accessors, SRFI-19
1269 Time/Date/Julian Day/Modified Julian Day converters, SRFI-19 Date
1270 to string/string to date converters): New nodes.
04bbd6ce 1271 (SRFI Support): Add "SRFI-19" to menu.
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12732001-11-06 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1274
1275 * scripts.texi: Document `--debug' and `--no-debug'.
1276
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12772001-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1278
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1279 * guile.texi, scsh.texi: removed obsolete guile-scsh material
1280 and updated links (I don't know if it should remain in the
1281 main menu. It's like slib I think.)
1282
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1283 * minor updates to the slib installation notes.
1284
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12852001-10-05 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1286
1287 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Removed documentation
1288 for `read-and-eval!' and `eval2'. (Thanks to Alex Schroeder for
1289 noticing that they'd disappeared!)
1290
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1292
1293 * scheme-io.texi (Writing): Add entry for `display'.
1294 Include in R5RS Index. Thanks to Alex Schroeder for suggestion.
1295
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12962001-09-26 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
1297
1298 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13): Tyop fix.
1299 (SRFI-13): Changed paragraph about bindings both in the code and
1300 in SRFI-13.
1301
1302 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Tyop fix.
1303 (Formatted Output): Document ~g properly.
1304
1305 Thanks to Alex Schroeder for pointing out the typos and sending
1306 suggestions.
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13082001-09-25 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1309
1310 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Add `cindex' directive.
1311 Thanks to suggestion by Alex Schroeder.
1312
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13132001-08-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1314
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1315 * guile.texi (Top): Group all index nodes together so that
1316 `Info-index' works more effectively in Info. Thanks to Eric
1317 Hanchrow for the report and fix.
1318
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1319 * scheme-data.texi (Random, String Syntax, String Modification,
1320 Regular Expressions), scheme-ideas.texi (Definition),
1321 scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Linking and Compiled Code Modules),
1322 scm.texi (Transforming Scheme name to C name, Port
1323 Implementation): Various typo fixes and clarifications merged from
1324 the stable CVS branch.
1325
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13262001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1327
1328 * intro.texi: Merged wording fixes from stable CVS branch.
1329
1330 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Remove ../AUTHORS.
1331
1332 * guile.texi: Incorporate text previously in separate AUTHORS
1333 file.
1334
13352001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1336
1337 The change log for files in this directory continues backwards
1338 from 2001-08-27 in ../ChangeLog, as all the Guile documentation
1339 prior to this date was contained in a single directory.