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3 * scm.texi (Handling Errors): Improve Texinfo markup. Thanks to
4 Dale P. Smith for the patch!
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6 * api.txt (Accessing Cell Entries): Fix typo.
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82001-04-09 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
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10 * deprecated.texi (Shared And Read Only Strings): New section for
11 deprecated string stuff. I've also updated the text a bit to
12 reflect current usage of "read only" strings.
13
14 * scheme-data.texi (Shared Substrings, Read Only Strings): Moved
15 to deprecated.texi.
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17 * deprecated.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
18 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
19 scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
20 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
21 scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
22 scheme-utility.texi: Remove `@c docstring' comments, since they
23 aren't used any more by the docstring tracking utilities.
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252001-04-09 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
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27 * scheme-data.texi (Pairs): New data type and procedure
28 description.
29 (Lists): Added new subsections for grouping the list procedures.
30 (Hooks): Added new nodes for hook subsections.
31 (String Syntax): New node, factoring out read syntax.
32 (Strings): Some blurb about allowed characters, zero-termination
33 etc.
34 (Keywords): Added menu descriptions.
35
362001-04-08 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
37
38 * scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index): Print index `rn', not `r5'.
39
40 * guile.texi: The index formerly known as `r5' is now called `rn'.
41
42 * scheme-utility.texi, scheme-procedures.texi, scheme-io.texi,
43 scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi:
44 Changed all @r5index entries to @rnindex.
45
462001-04-06 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
47
48 * scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Added hook description and
49 constraints.
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512001-04-06 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@revel.glug.org>
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53 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread
54 procedures): Replace some instances of `@var' with `@code'.
55
56 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread
57 procedures): Rewrite.
58
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592001-04-04 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
60
61 * scheme-data.texi (Alphabetic Case Mapping),
62 (String Comparison): Rearranged function order.
63 (Vectors): Reorganized, new introductory text, docs about read
64 syntax.
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662001-04-03 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
67
68 * scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
69 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-control.texi,
70 scheme-utility.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
71 scheme-data.texi: Removed a lot of ARGFIXME's after tweaking
72 docstrings and C source.
73
74 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-data.texi,
75 posix.texi, scheme-control.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
76 scheme-memory.texi, scheme-procedures.texi, scheme-modules.texi,
77 scheme-scheduling.texi: Automated docstring merging.
78
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792001-04-02 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
80
81 * data-rep.texi (Immediates vs. Non-immediates): Update
82 out-of-date documentation. (Thanks to Dirk Herrmann for the
83 report!)
84 (Immediates vs Non-immediates): Renamed without the dot, since the
85 dot causes `info' not to be able to display this node!
86
87 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add in a few more source files
88 that had got left out.
89
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902001-03-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
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92 * scheme-reading.texi (Further Reading): Add bullets to further
93 reading list.
94
95 * gh.texi: Insert page break before chapter. Remove page breaks
96 within the chapter.
97
98 * Makefile.am: Add script-getopt.texi.
99
100 * guile.texi (Top): Include and link to new script-getopt.texi
101 chapter.
102
103 * script-getopt.texi: New chapter on command line handling.
104 (Written and contributed by Martin Grabmueller, revised by me.)
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106 * intro.texi (Modules and Extensions): Fix typo.
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1082001-03-27 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
109
110 * scheme-data.texi (Strings): Reorganized the whole `Strings'
111 section and wrote introductory material for each new subsection.
112
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1132001-03-25 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
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115 * intro.texi (Modules and Extensions): Some short text about
116 dynamic libraries and modules.
117
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1182001-03-23 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
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120 * intro.texi (Writing Extensions for Guile), scheme-data.texi
121 (Lists): Fix typos.
122
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123 * guile-tut.texi, ChangeLog-guile-doc-tutorial: Added to CVS. It
124 seems that I somehow missed these out when I moved everything from
125 guile-doc to guile-core.
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127 * posix.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
128 scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
129
130 * new-docstrings.texi: New file. Holds snarfed docstrings that
131 have not yet been incorporated into the reference manual.
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1332001-03-20 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
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135 * scheme-options.texi (Evaluator options): Added evaluator
136 options, corrected docs for evaluator trap options.
137
138 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Scheme Read): New docs for read-options,
139 read-enable, read-disable and read-set! and cross references to
140 option nodes.
141 (Evaluator Options): New docs for eval-options, eval-enable,
142 eval-disable and eval-set!, traps, trap-enable, trap-disable and
143 trap-set! and cross references to option nodes.
144 (Evaluator Behaviour): Renamed node from `Evaluator options' to
145 avoid name clash.
146
147 * scheme-io.texi (String Ports): Added docs for SRFI-6 procedures.
148 (Void Ports): Corrected introductory comment.
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1502001-03-16 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
151
152 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Documented the arithmetic
153 procedures.
154 (Integer Operations): Added documentation.
155 (Comparison): Added documentation.
156 (Complex): Added documentation.
157 (Symbols and Variables): Comment out `builtin-bindings', which is
158 removed according to NEWS.
159 (Pairs): Added documentation.
160
161 * scheme-io.texi: Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS
162 procedures.
163 (File Ports): New docs for `call-with-input-file',
164 `call-with-output-file', `with-input-from-file',
165 `with-output-to-file', `with-error-to-file'.
166
167 * scheme-control.texi, scheme-utility.texi,
168 * scheme-procedures.texi: Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS
169 procedures.
170
171 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Added documentation for
172 `apply'. Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS procedures.
173
174 * scheme-data.texi: Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS
175 procedures. Removed R5RS index entries for `ass{q,v,occ}-set!'.
176 Removed explicit entries into the function entries. They are
177 automagic.
178 (Vectors): Added documentation for `make-vector', `vector-ref' and
179 `vector-set!'.
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1812001-03-12 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
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183 * intro.texi: Changed to reflect current practice better. Added
184 stuff about writing Guile Extensions (aka dynamically loaded
185 shared libraries).
186
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1872001-03-09 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@linnaeus.mit.edu>
188
189 * goops.texi (VERSION): Bumped to version 0.3.
190
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192 define-method syntax.
193
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1942001-03-09 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
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196 * Makefile.am: Change HTML to HTMLDOC, now that we're part of a
197 wider distribution.
198
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199 Moving documentation files from guile-doc and guile-doc into
200 guile-core/doc:
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202 * env.texi, indices.texi, mbapi.texi, mltext.texi, scripts.texi,
203 scsh.texi, tcltk.texi, hierarchy.txt, scheme-indices.texi,
204 slib.texi, deprecated.texi, scheme-binding.texi, appendices.texi,
205 scheme-intro.texi, goops.texi, extend.texi, gh.texi, intro.texi,
206 preface.texi, scm.texi, goops-tutorial.texi, hierarchy.eps,
207 r4rs.texi, r5rs.texi, texinfo.tex, scheme-reading.texi,
208 data-rep.texi, scheme-utility.texi, posix.texi,
209 scheme-control.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
210 scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi,
211 scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
212 scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi, guile.texi,
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213 scheme-data.texi, scheme-ideas.texi, expect.texi,
214 ChangeLog-guile-doc-ref, guile-tut.texi,
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215 ChangeLog-guile-doc-tutorial, AUTHORS, BUGS, NEWS, THANKS: New
216 files.
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c2dc2842 218 * .cvsignore, Makefile.am, README: Merged.
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c2dc2842 220 * sources: New subdirectory.
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222 Both the following files are about to be replaced by files from
223 guile-doc/ref.
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225 * texinfo.tex: Removed.
226
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227 * data-rep.texi: Removed.
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2292001-02-15 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
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231 * README: Explain retirement of `data-rep.texi'.
232
233 * Makefile.am (info_TEXINFOS, data_rep_TEXINFOS): Removed.
234
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235 * data-rep.texi: Replace this copy of data-rep.texi with a notice
236 indicating that it has been retired. The master copy of
237 data-rep.texi is at guile-doc/ref/data-rep.texi.
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2392001-02-04 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
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241 * data-rep.texi: Use SCM_SMOB_DATA instead of SCM_CDR. Also
242 things like SCM_SMOB_PREDICATE and SCM_NEWSMOB. Thanks to Dale
243 P. Smith!
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2452000-10-25 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@linnaeus.mit.edu>
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247 * mop.text: Preliminary documentation of the GOOPS meta object
248 protocol.
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2502000-07-28 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
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252 * data-rep.texi (Garbage Collection): Fix "accomodate" spelling
253 mistake.
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2552000-06-30 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
256
257 * data-rep.tex: Removed documentation for SCM_OUTOFRANGE.
258
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2592000-06-20 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@thalamus.nada.kth.se>
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261 * data-rep.texi: Center discussion around the standard interface
262 for smob type creation (scm_make_smob_type) and warn about the
263 ongoing discussion which may result in deprecating
264 scm_make_smob_type_mfpe in next release of Guile.
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2662000-05-15 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
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268 * data-rep.texi: Updated the macro names for operating on
269 characters.
270
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2712000-03-22 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
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273 * api.txt: Added a first attempt for a description of the newly
274 designed low level API.
275
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2762000-01-31 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
277
278 * Makefile.am (version.texi): Override automake's rule for
279 version.texi so that it gets created even in non-maintainer-mode.
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281Thu Jan 20 13:00:18 2000 Greg J. Badros <gjb@cs.washington.edu>
282
283 * version.texi, stamp-vti: Removed -- these are auto-generated.
284
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2852000-01-12 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@mdj.nada.kth.se>
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287 * Makefile.am (dist-hook): Updated to include oldfmt.c in
288 distribution archive.
289
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290 * README: Updated with note about oldfmt.c.
291
292 * oldfmt.c: New file: Used by application writers to adapt to
293 new-style error format strings.
294
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2951999-12-06 Gary Houston <ghouston@freewire.co.uk>
296
297 * data-rep.texi: change dircategory to match change in guile-doc
298 and scm.
299
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3001999-10-05 Jim Blandy <jimb@savonarola.red-bean.com>
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302 * Makefile.in: Deleted from CVS repository. Run the autogen.sh
303 script to create generated files like this one.
304
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3051999-09-11 Jim Blandy <jimb@savonarola.red-bean.com>
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307 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
308
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309Fri Jun 25 22:21:43 1999 Greg Badros <gjb@cs.washington.edu>
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311 * data-rep.texi: Updated SMOB docs to talk about
312 scm_make_smob_type_mfpe, SCM_RETURN_NEWSMOB, SCM_NEWSMOB function
313 and macros.
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3151999-04-17 Jim Blandy <jimb@savonarola.red-bean.com>
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317 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
318
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3191998-10-19 Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
320
321 * COPYING: New file.
322 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
323
324 * Makefile.am (EXAMPLE_SMOB_FILES): List example-smob/COPYING.
325 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
326
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3271998-10-16 Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
328
329 * Makefile.in: Regenerated, after change to qthreads.m4.
330
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3311998-10-15 Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
332
333 * stamp-vti: Regenerated.
334
335 * hacks.el: Some handy helper functions for working on the manual.
336
337 * data-rep.texi: Extended to accomodate a full running example,
338 provided with the manual.
339 * example-smob: A new subdirectory, containing example files for
340 the manual chapter on smobs.
341 * Makefile.am (EXAMPLE_SMOB_FILES, dist-hook): New variable and
342 target, to get the example-smob directory into the distribution.
343 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
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3451998-10-08 Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
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347 * .cvsignore: New file, containing data-rep.info. I'm not sure
348 whether we want to check this file into CVS, because it's
349 generated; if you find compelling reasons it should be, let me
350 know.
351
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3521998-10-07 Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
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354 * New directory for documentation.
355 * README: New file.
356 * data-rep.texi: It's not a real manual, but it's better than
357 nothing.
358 * Makefile.am, Makefile.in, data-rep.info, data-rep.texi,
359 mdate-sh, stamp-vti, texinfo.tex, version.texi: The usual support
360 files.