[bpt/guile.git] / doc / ChangeLog

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	* sources: New subdirectory.
	
	Both the following files are about to be replaced by files from
	guile-doc/ref.
	
	* texinfo.tex: Removed.

	* data-rep.texi: Removed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	* data-rep.texi (Garbage Collection): Fix "accomodate" spelling
	mistake.
	
2000-06-30  Dirk Herrmann  <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	* README: Updated with note about oldfmt.c.

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

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

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

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

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

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

	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.

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

	* data-rep.texi: Updated SMOB docs to talk about
 	scm_make_smob_type_mfpe, SCM_RETURN_NEWSMOB, SCM_NEWSMOB function
 	and macros.
	
1999-04-17  Jim Blandy  <jimb@savonarola.red-bean.com>

	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.

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

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

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

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

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

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

	* stamp-vti: Regenerated.

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

	* data-rep.texi: Extended to accomodate a full running example,
	provided with the manual.
	* example-smob: A new subdirectory, containing example files for
	the manual chapter on smobs.
	* Makefile.am (EXAMPLE_SMOB_FILES, dist-hook): New variable and
	target, to get the example-smob directory into the distribution.
	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.
	
1998-10-08  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>

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

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

	* New directory for documentation.
	* README: New file.
	* data-rep.texi: It's not a real manual, but it's better than
	nothing.
	* Makefile.am, Makefile.in, data-rep.info, data-rep.texi,
 	mdate-sh, stamp-vti, texinfo.tex, version.texi: The usual support
 	files.
Commit	Line	Data
780ee65e NJ	1	2001-03-23 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
780ee65e NJ	2
8d009ee4 NJ	3	* intro.texi (Writing Extensions for Guile), scheme-data.texi
	4	(Lists): Fix typos.
	5
028321d4 NJ	6	* guile-tut.texi, ChangeLog-guile-doc-tutorial: Added to CVS. It
	7	seems that I somehow missed these out when I moved everything from
	8	guile-doc to guile-core.
	9
780ee65e NJ	10	* posix.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
	11	scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
	12
	13	* new-docstrings.texi: New file. Holds snarfed docstrings that
	14	have not yet been incorporated into the reference manual.
	15
13c2013d MG	16	2001-03-20 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
	17
	18	* scheme-options.texi (Evaluator options): Added evaluator
	19	options, corrected docs for evaluator trap options.
	20
	21	* scheme-evaluation.texi (Scheme Read): New docs for read-options,
	22	read-enable, read-disable and read-set! and cross references to
	23	option nodes.
	24	(Evaluator Options): New docs for eval-options, eval-enable,
	25	eval-disable and eval-set!, traps, trap-enable, trap-disable and
	26	trap-set! and cross references to option nodes.
	27	(Evaluator Behaviour): Renamed node from `Evaluator options' to
	28	avoid name clash.
	29
	30	* scheme-io.texi (String Ports): Added docs for SRFI-6 procedures.
	31	(Void Ports): Corrected introductory comment.
	32
fcaedf99 MG	33	2001-03-16 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
	34
	35	* scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Documented the arithmetic
	36	procedures.
	37	(Integer Operations): Added documentation.
	38	(Comparison): Added documentation.
	39	(Complex): Added documentation.
	40	(Symbols and Variables): Comment out `builtin-bindings', which is
	41	removed according to NEWS.
	42	(Pairs): Added documentation.
	43
	44	* scheme-io.texi: Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS
	45	procedures.
	46	(File Ports): New docs for `call-with-input-file',
	47	`call-with-output-file', `with-input-from-file',
	48	`with-output-to-file', `with-error-to-file'.
	49
	50	* scheme-control.texi, scheme-utility.texi,
	51	* scheme-procedures.texi: Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS
	52	procedures.
	53
	54	* scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Added documentation for
	55	`apply'. Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS procedures.
	56
	57	* scheme-data.texi: Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS
	58	procedures. Removed R5RS index entries for `ass{q,v,occ}-set!'.
	59	Removed explicit entries into the function entries. They are
	60	automagic.
	61	(Vectors): Added documentation for `make-vector', `vector-ref' and
	62	`vector-set!'.
	63
c4f810a4 MV	64	2001-03-12 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
	65
	66	* intro.texi: Changed to reflect current practice better. Added
	67	stuff about writing Guile Extensions (aka dynamically loaded
	68	shared libraries).
	69
04426527 MD	70	2001-03-09 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@linnaeus.mit.edu>
	71
	72	* goops.texi (VERSION): Bumped to version 0.3.
	73
7d435120	74	* goops-tutorial.texi, goops.texi: Updated to reflect new
04426527 MD	75	define-method syntax.
04426527 MD	76
4bc59ee7 NJ	77	2001-03-09 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
4bc59ee7 NJ	78
fff043ab NJ	79	* Makefile.am: Change HTML to HTMLDOC, now that we're part of a
	80	wider distribution.
	81
c2dc2842 NJ	82	Moving documentation files from guile-doc and guile-doc into
c2dc2842 NJ	83	guile-core/doc:
4aa8647c NJ	84
	85	* env.texi, indices.texi, mbapi.texi, mltext.texi, scripts.texi,
	86	scsh.texi, tcltk.texi, hierarchy.txt, scheme-indices.texi,
	87	slib.texi, deprecated.texi, scheme-binding.texi, appendices.texi,
	88	scheme-intro.texi, goops.texi, extend.texi, gh.texi, intro.texi,
	89	preface.texi, scm.texi, goops-tutorial.texi, hierarchy.eps,
	90	r4rs.texi, r5rs.texi, texinfo.tex, scheme-reading.texi,
	91	data-rep.texi, scheme-utility.texi, posix.texi,
	92	scheme-control.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
	93	scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi,
	94	scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
	95	scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi, guile.texi,
9cca936f NJ	96	scheme-data.texi, scheme-ideas.texi, expect.texi,
9cca936f NJ	97	ChangeLog-guile-doc-ref, guile-tut.texi,
c2dc2842 NJ	98	ChangeLog-guile-doc-tutorial, AUTHORS, BUGS, NEWS, THANKS: New
c2dc2842 NJ	99	files.
9cca936f	100
c2dc2842	101	* .cvsignore, Makefile.am, README: Merged.
4aa8647c	102
c2dc2842 NJ	103	* sources: New subdirectory.
c2dc2842 NJ	104
da00aada NJ	105	Both the following files are about to be replaced by files from
	106	guile-doc/ref.
	107
	108	* texinfo.tex: Removed.
	109
4bc59ee7 NJ	110	* data-rep.texi: Removed.
4bc59ee7 NJ	111
07347b49 NJ	112	2001-02-15 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
07347b49 NJ	113
14dd0e27 NJ	114	* README: Explain retirement of `data-rep.texi'.
	115
	116	* Makefile.am (info_TEXINFOS, data_rep_TEXINFOS): Removed.
	117
07347b49 NJ	118	* data-rep.texi: Replace this copy of data-rep.texi with a notice
	119	indicating that it has been retired. The master copy of
	120	data-rep.texi is at guile-doc/ref/data-rep.texi.
	121
bd7d4f40 MV	122	2001-02-04 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
	123
	124	* data-rep.texi: Use SCM_SMOB_DATA instead of SCM_CDR. Also
	125	things like SCM_SMOB_PREDICATE and SCM_NEWSMOB. Thanks to Dale
	126	P. Smith!
	127
c6c2ea9f MD	128	2000-10-25 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@linnaeus.mit.edu>
	129
	130	* mop.text: Preliminary documentation of the GOOPS meta object
	131	protocol.
	132
6de50a52 NJ	133	2000-07-28 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
	134
	135	* data-rep.texi (Garbage Collection): Fix "accomodate" spelling
	136	mistake.
	137
685c0d71 DH	138	2000-06-30 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
	139
	140	* data-rep.tex: Removed documentation for SCM_OUTOFRANGE.
	141
31987551 MD	142	2000-06-20 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@thalamus.nada.kth.se>
	143
	144	* data-rep.texi: Center discussion around the standard interface
	145	for smob type creation (scm_make_smob_type) and warn about the
	146	ongoing discussion which may result in deprecating
	147	scm_make_smob_type_mfpe in next release of Guile.
	148
ae09e7ac DH	149	2000-05-15 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
	150
	151	* data-rep.texi: Updated the macro names for operating on
	152	characters.
	153
d87d3650 DH	154	2000-03-22 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
	155
	156	* api.txt: Added a first attempt for a description of the newly
	157	designed low level API.
	158
106428b3 MV	159	2000-01-31 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
	160
	161	* Makefile.am (version.texi): Override automake's rule for
	162	version.texi so that it gets created even in non-maintainer-mode.
	163
078e9092 GB	164	Thu Jan 20 13:00:18 2000 Greg J. Badros <gjb@cs.washington.edu>
	165
	166	* version.texi, stamp-vti: Removed -- these are auto-generated.
	167
899a7b3c MD	168	2000-01-12 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@mdj.nada.kth.se>
899a7b3c MD	169
fb4956c9 MD	170	* Makefile.am (dist-hook): Updated to include oldfmt.c in
	171	distribution archive.
	172
899a7b3c MD	173	* README: Updated with note about oldfmt.c.
	174
	175	* oldfmt.c: New file: Used by application writers to adapt to
	176	new-style error format strings.
	177
741d6079 GH	178	1999-12-06 Gary Houston <ghouston@freewire.co.uk>
	179
	180	* data-rep.texi: change dircategory to match change in guile-doc
	181	and scm.
	182
0c1221ab JB	183	1999-10-05 Jim Blandy <jimb@savonarola.red-bean.com>
	184
	185	* Makefile.in: Deleted from CVS repository. Run the autogen.sh
	186	script to create generated files like this one.
	187
e1f20ec6 JB	188	1999-09-11 Jim Blandy <jimb@savonarola.red-bean.com>
	189
	190	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.
	191
544b9232 MD	192	Fri Jun 25 22:21:43 1999 Greg Badros <gjb@cs.washington.edu>
	193
	194	* data-rep.texi: Updated SMOB docs to talk about
	195	scm_make_smob_type_mfpe, SCM_RETURN_NEWSMOB, SCM_NEWSMOB function
	196	and macros.
	197
cceae55d JB	198	1999-04-17 Jim Blandy <jimb@savonarola.red-bean.com>
	199
	200	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.
	201
33432c79 JB	202	1998-10-19 Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
	203
	204	* COPYING: New file.
	205	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.
	206
	207	* Makefile.am (EXAMPLE_SMOB_FILES): List example-smob/COPYING.
	208	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.
	209
3e66cf9f JB	210	1998-10-16 Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
	211
	212	* Makefile.in: Regenerated, after change to qthreads.m4.
	213
8ff90e04 JB	214	1998-10-15 Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
	215
	216	* stamp-vti: Regenerated.
	217
	218	* hacks.el: Some handy helper functions for working on the manual.
	219
	220	* data-rep.texi: Extended to accomodate a full running example,
	221	provided with the manual.
	222	* example-smob: A new subdirectory, containing example files for
	223	the manual chapter on smobs.
	224	* Makefile.am (EXAMPLE_SMOB_FILES, dist-hook): New variable and
	225	target, to get the example-smob directory into the distribution.
	226	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.
	227
59619fea JB	228	1998-10-08 Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
	229
	230	* .cvsignore: New file, containing data-rep.info. I'm not sure
	231	whether we want to check this file into CVS, because it's
	232	generated; if you find compelling reasons it should be, let me
	233	know.
	234
2f2cef71 JB	235	1998-10-07 Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
	236
	237	* New directory for documentation.
	238	* README: New file.
	239	* data-rep.texi: It's not a real manual, but it's better than
	240	nothing.
	241	* Makefile.am, Makefile.in, data-rep.info, data-rep.texi,
	242	mdate-sh, stamp-vti, texinfo.tex, version.texi: The usual support
	243	files.