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3 * expect.texi (Expect): Removed backslash escapes of regexp
4 operators ( and ) in code example for expect-strings.
5
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8 * api-data.texi (Regexp Functions): Revise regex-substitute and
9 regex-substitute/global for clarity, add some examples.
10
11 * api-procedures.texi (lambda* Reference): Revise for clarity, note
12 how #:rest works with #:key, note previous bindings available to
13 default expressions.
14
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152004-12-05 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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17 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Length Append etc): In concatenate, note
18 equivalence to "apply append".
19
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202004-11-09 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
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22 * api-compound.texi (Generalized Vectors): New.
23 (Bit Vectors): More docs.
24 (Uniform Vectors): Call them Uniform numeric vectors.
25
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262004-10-29 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
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28 * api-compound.texi (Uniform Vectors): Added c32 and c64 docs.
29
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302004-10-27 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
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32 * srfi-modules.texi, api-compound.texi: Moved SRFI-4 docs into
33 main part. Moved bit vectors out of array section to make them
34 more visible.
35
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362004-10-19 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
37
38 * api-smobs.texi (smob mark function): List admissible functions
39 to call.
40
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412004-10-04 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
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43 * api-data.texi: Removed primitive keyword section, updated
44 keyword docs.
45
46 * api-undocumented.texi: Moved keyword dash-symbol docs here.
47
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482004-09-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
49
50 * api-data.texi (Conversion to/from C): Braces {} around char* return.
51 * api-evaluation.texi (Block Comments): More cindex entries.
52
53 * guile.texi, misc-modules.texi (Streams): New section.
54
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552004-09-25 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
56
57 * libguile-smobs.texi, api-smobs.texi: More words abot what a free
58 function is allowed to do.
59
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602004-09-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
61
62 * libguile-smobs.texi: Bugfix in example code, use SCM_NEWSMOB
63 correctly. Use scm_assert_smob_type instead of SCM_ASSERT
64 baroqueness.
65
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662004-09-23 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
67
68 * api-i18n.texi: New file.
69 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added it.
70 * guile.texi: Include it.
71
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73
74 * api-utility.texi (Equality): Revise for clarity.
75
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762004-09-08 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
77
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78 * api-data.texi (integer-expt): Updated from docstring.
79
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80 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES, MAINTAINERCLEANFILES): Moved
81 autoconf-macros.texi to MAINTAINERCLEANFILES. It is in the
82 tarball and we shouldn't clean it, then.
83
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842004-09-07 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
85
86 * api-procedures.texi (let-keywords Reference): Typo, should be
87 let-keywords* @defunx.
88
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89 * api-scheduling.texi (Parallel Forms): In parallel, letpar, par-map,
90 n-par-map and n-for-each-par-map, describe each form as being in its
91 own thread, not a new thread, since for instance the calling thread is
92 used when only one form. Plus typo in n-for-each-par-map example
93 equivalent for-each + n-par-map.
94
95 * posix.texi (Locales): Use @var for category arg.
96
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97 * posix.texi (System Identification): Remove software-type, it doesn't
98 exist in the guile core.
99
100 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-10): Revise and expand.
101
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104 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Excess arguments are ignored.
105 In ~*, correction N parameter cannot be negative. In ~t, note
106 port-column used.
107
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1082004-08-29 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
109
110 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-2): Note empty body is #t.
111
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1122004-08-25 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
113
114 * api-data.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Moved docs for SRFI-14 into
115 main API chapter. Updated docstrings from libguile/.
116
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1172004-08-25 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
118
119 * api-data.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Moved docs for SRFI-14 into
120 main API chapter. Updated docstrings from libguile/.
121
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124 Ran a (docstring-process-module "(guile)") and moved entries from
125 new-docstrings.texi to their appropriate place.
126
127 * api-undocumented.texi: New file.
128
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1292004-08-21 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
130
131 From Richard Todd, Thanks!
132
133 * scheme-scripts.texi (Invoking Guile): documented new '-L'
134 switch.
135
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1362004-08-20 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
137
138 * gh.texi: Updated transition section with new recommended things.
139
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1402004-08-19 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
141
142 * api-data.texi (Strings): Document copy-on-write behavior and
143 mutation-sharing substrings.
144 (Symbols): Document scm_from_locale_symbol and
145 scm_from_locale_symboln.
146
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1472004-08-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
148
149 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Add SOCK_RDM and
150 SOCK_SEQPACKET.
151
152 * posix.texi (Internet Socket Examples): Correction to socket calls,
153 should be PF_INET not AF_INET (though generally the two are the same
154 value).
155
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1562004-08-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
157
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158 * api-scheduling.texi (Mutexes): New datatype-centric section, adding
159 fair mutexes and collecting up material from ...
160 (Low level thread primitives, Higher level thread procedures, C level
161 thread interface): ... these nodes.
162
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163 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Predicates): Add string-any and
164 string-every support for char and charset predicates.
165
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1662004-08-11 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
167
168 * api-data.texi (scm_c_round, scm_c_truncate): Docs for'em.
169
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1702004-08-10 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
171
172 * api-control.texi: Updated example to use scm_to_locale_string
173 instead of roll-your-own scm_to_string. Also showcase
174 scm_frame_free.
175
176 * api-data.texi: Docs for scm_is_string, scm_to_locale_string*,
177 and scm_from_locale_string*.
178
179 * api-memory.texi: Docs for scm_frame_free.
180
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182
183 * api-io.texi (File Ports): In open-file, describe the "b" binary flag.
184
185 * slib.texi (SLIB): Add notes on delete-file, provided? and open-file
186 overridden by ice-9 slib module.
187
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1882004-08-05 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
189
190 * api-scheduling.texi (Arbiters): Tweak wording for clarity, note any
191 thread can unlock not just the one which locked.
192
193 * posix.texi (Conventions): Describe system-error args, use @defun for
194 system-error-errno instead of just words.
195
196 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Predicates): Tweak wording for clarity.
197 For string-every, note return is #t when no characters. For
198 string-any and string-every, note last pred call is not currently a
199 tail call, contrary to SRFI-13 spec.
200
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2012004-08-03 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
202
203 * api-data.texi: Added scm_is_real, scm_is_rational,
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204 scm_to_double, scm_from_double, numerator, and denominator. Added
205 scm_is_complex, scm_is_number, scm_c_make_rectangular,
c5e45cba 206 scm_c_make_polar, scm_c_real_part, scm_c_imag_part,
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207 scm_c_magnitude, and scm_c_angle.
208
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2092004-08-02 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
210
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211 * gh.texi: Replaced references to scm_num2* with scm_to_* and
212 references to scm_*2num with scm_from_*.
213
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214 Renamed many file to make the structure of the manual more evident
215 in the names. Changed all references.
216
217 * scheme-binding.texi: Renamed to api-binding.texi.
218 * scheme-compound.texi: Renamed to api-compound.texi.
219 * scheme-control.texi: Renamed to api-control.texi.
220 * scheme-data.texi: Renamed to api-data.texi.
221 * scheme-debug.texi: Renamed to api-debug.texi.
222 * deprecated.texi: Renamed to api-deprecated.texi.
223 * scheme-evaluation.texi: Renamed to api-evaluation.texi.
224 * ref-init.texi: Renamed to api-init.texi.
225 * scheme-io.texi: Renamed to api-io.texi.
226 * scheme-memory.texi: Renamed to api-memory.texi.
227 * scheme-modules.texi: Renamed to api-modules.texi.
228 * scheme-options.texi: Renamed to api-options.texi.
229 * scm.texi: Renamed to api-overview.texi.
230 * scheme-procedures.texi: Renamed to api-procedures.texi.
231 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Renamed to api-scheduling.texi.
232 * scheme-scm.texi: Renamed to api-scm.texi.
233 * scheme-smobs.texi: Renamed to api-smobs.texi.
234 * scheme-snarf.texi: Renamed to api-snarf.texi.
235 * scheme-translation.texi: Renamed to api-translation.texi.
236 * scheme-utility.texi: Renamed to api-utility.texi.
237 * debugging.texi: Renamed to scheme-debugging.texi.
238 * scripts.texi: Renamed to scheme-scripts.texi.
239 * program.texi: Renamed to libguile-program.texi.
240
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241 * api-deprecated.texi: Removed.
242 * intro.texi (Discouraged and Deprecated): General information
243 about deprecation, etc.
244
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2452004-07-30 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
246
247 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Changed @w to @w{} in
248 itemize. The former doesn't work for some reason...
249
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2502004-07-28 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
251
252 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Rewrite, describing escapes
253 and parameters in detail.
254 * guile.texi (@le, @ge): New macros for ifnottex.
255
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2562004-07-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
257
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258 * guile.texi (@nicode): Use @alias instead of @macro, for correct
259 handling of backslashes.
260
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261 * scheme-control.texi (Frames): Add @vindex for SCM_F_WIND_EXPLICITLY.
262
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263 * scheme-data.texi (String Syntax): Add all backslash forms accepted.
264 (Regexp Functions): Use @defvar for regexp/icase etc, to emphasise
265 that they're variables not symbols etc.
266
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267 * scheme-smobs.texi (Smobs): In SCM_SMOB_OBJECT_LOC,
268 SCM_SMOB_OBJECT_2_LOC, SCM_SMOB_OBJECT_3_LOC, use {} to avoid "*"
269 getting into the index as part of the macro name.
270
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271 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Revise for clarity, drop BNF in favour
272 of plain description, emphasise this is just for portable programs.
273
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2742004-07-10 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
275
276 * scheme-data.texi (Integers): Talk more about inexact and exact
277 integers.
278
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2792004-07-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
280
281 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Add srfi-6 to the identifiers provided
282 by default.
283
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2842004-07-07 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
285
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286 * scheme-data.texi (Integers): Added docs for the new scm_is_,
287 scm_to_ and scm_from_ functions for integers.
288
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289 * data-rep.texi (How Guile does it): Mark as being in limbo. All
290 the real documentation will be in the nodes "Programming in C" and
291 "API Reference".
292 (Boolean Data): Just refer to node "Booleans".
293
294 * gh.texi: Replace references to SCM_NFALSEP, etc with
295 scm_is_true, etc.
296
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297 * scheme-data.texi (Booleans): Flag all function-like definitions
298 as "C Functions".
299
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3002004-07-06 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
301
302 * scheme-data.texi: Remove non-R5RS stuff from the 'rn' index.
303
304 * scheme-utility.texi: Added scm_is_eq, scm_eq_p, scm_eqv_p, and
305 scm_equal_p.
306
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3072004-07-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
308
309 * scheme-data.texi (Booleans): Added reference entries for
310 scm_is_true, scm_is_false, scm_is_bool, scm_from_bool, and
311 scm_to_bool.
312
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3132004-06-28 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
314
315 * Makefile.am: Removed home-grown code for HTML generation.
316 Automake does it for us now.
317
318 * guile.texi, scheme-scm.texi: Do not use TeXinfo markup in
319 section or node names.
320
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322
323 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-31): add documentation for srfi-31.
324
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3252004-05-19 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
326
327 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Remove guile.cps guile.fns guile.rns
328 guile.tps guile.vrs guile.tmp, cleaned by automake these days.
329
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3302004-05-06 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
331
332 * scheme-smobs.texi: Updated for new SCM_SMOB_* macros.
333
334 * preface.texi: Moved around the sections so that the manual
335 overview comes first.
336
337 * libguile-smobs.texi: Updated for the new role of scm_t_bits.
338
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3392004-04-21 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
340
341 * Big reorganization of the whole manual to give it a simpler
342 structure.
343
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3442004-03-25 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
345
346 * slib.texi (SLIB): Amend `require' cross reference node name, is
347 called "Require" in slib 3a1.
348
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3492004-03-23 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
350
351 * scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Typo in `rationalize'.
352
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3532004-03-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
354
355 * posix.texi (Processes): Add setgroups.
356
357 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-26): New section.
358
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3592004-02-21 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
360
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362 quote and quasiquote no longer using @deffn.
363
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3642004-02-20 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
365
366 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Turned syntax
367 description into a table, @deffn is not really up to the task.
368
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3692004-02-18 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
370
371 * guile.texi: Replaced list of authors with "The Guile
372 Developers".
373
374 * preface.texi (Contributors to the Manual): New section.
375
376 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Use an empty name
377 for the function call syntax definition. Otherwise, TeX complains
378 about unbalanced parenthesis.
379
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3802004-02-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
381
382 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Fill section with
383 function calling etc, and quote and quasiquote.
384
385 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-9): Revise for detail and clarity. Don't
386 use ":foo" for example type name, since that depends on the keyword
387 reading option.
388
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3892004-02-15 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@chunk.mit.edu>
390
391 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Wrote a new entry
392 for hash-for-each-handle.
393
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3942004-02-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
395
396 * scheme-compound.texi (Sloppy Alist Functions): Amend error messages
397 shown to match current guile output.
398
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400
401 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Renamed hash-map
402 --> hash-map->list.
403
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4042004-02-15 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
405
406 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): In scm_hash_ref etc,
407 remove note that dflt must be given, it can be SCM_UNSPECIFIED.
408
409 * scheme-control.texi (while do): Expand and clarify `do', in
410 particular note iteration binds fresh locations, rather than values
411 "stored".
412
413 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-4): Revise for clarity, give each function
414 explicitly rather than showing TAG so Emacs info-look can find them,
415 merge "SRFI-4 - Read Syntax" and "SRFI-4 - Procedures" into just one
416 node.
417
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4182004-02-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
419
420 * scheme-compound.texi (Conventional Arrays): Revise for clarity.
421 In array-equal?, show multiple arguments allowed.
422 (Uniform Arrays): Remove duplicate array?.
423 * guile.texi (cross): New macro.
424
425 * scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Note 1/3 prototype for
426 doubles is now an exact fraction.
427
428 * slib.texi (SLIB): Index entry for replacement `system'.
429
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4302004-01-28 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@chunk.mit.edu>
431
432 * scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Added a FIXME warning
433 that the 1/3 prototype no longer works.
434
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4352004-01-23 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
436
437 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added fdl.texi.
438
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4392004-01-21 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
440
441 Added copyright notices to all TeXinfo files.
442
443 * fdl.texi: New.
444 * guile.texi: Include it as an appendix.
445 * preface.texi: State that the manual is FDL.
446
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4472004-01-20 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
448
449 * preface.texi (Guile License): Note readline is GPL and manual has
450 its own copying terms. Describe briefly what the licenses mean in
451 practice.
452
453 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread procedures): In monitor,
454 don't let "newly created" suggest a mutex created on every evaluation.
455 Note what "monitor" means.
456
457 * slib.texi (SLIB): Note `system' redefined by (ice-9 slib). Tweak
458 `require' example.
459
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4602004-01-11 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
461
462 * misc-modules.texi (Queues): New chapter.
463 * guile.texi (Top): Add it.
464
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4652004-01-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
466
467 * scheme-compound.texi (Bit Vectors): Revise for clarity, following
468 report by Rouben Rostamian. Remove #b() example, that syntax is not
469 accepted.
470
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472
473 * scheme-control.texi, scheme-io.tex, scheme-scheduling.texi:
474 Adapt to new 'frame' names. Document scm_c_with_fluid,
475 scm_c_with_fluids, and scm_frame_fluid.
476
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4772004-01-06 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
478
479 * scheme-control.texi: Document scm_on_unwind_with_scm and
480 scm_on_rewind_with_scm.
481
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4822004-01-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
483
484 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Document scm_with_[un]blocked_asyncs.
485
486 * scheme-io.texi: Document scm_with_current_<foo>_port.
487
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4882004-01-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
489
490 * scheme-control.texi: Document the frames stuff and other random
491 changes.
492
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4932004-01-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
494
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495 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Threads): Note Guile uses POSIX threads, for
496 concurrency and preemption.
497 (C level thread interface): Note periodic libguile call required for C
498 code in threads, add commented out reminders for SCM_TICK and
499 guile-mode, for when those features are ready.
500
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501 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): For partition
502 and partition!, emphasise the multi-value return, note partition may
503 share a tail with the given list.
504
505 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching, SRFI-1 Deleting, SRFI-1
506 Association Lists): Note how member, delete, delete! and assoc extend
507 the corresponding core functions.
508
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5092003-11-25 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
510
511 * tools.texi (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Correction to GOOPS
512 cross reference.
513
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5142003-11-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
515
516 * scheme-data.texi: Include exact rationals.
517
518 From Stephen Compall. Thanks!
519
520 * intro.texi (What is Guile?): Add @acronym for POSIX, R5RS, GUI,
521 and HTTP. Conclude linking libguile. Say what one can find *for*.
522
523 * preface.texi (Manual Conventions): Double-quote some statements
524 formerly single-quoted. Remove some redundant quotes around code.
525 Clarify meaning of `iff' further for those that didn't get it the
526 first time 'round (like me). Make graphical indicators samples,
527 not code. Put results of evaluation on the same line as @result
528 symbols. Use @print example as example of total usage, and remind
529 readers not to forget the difference.
530
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532
533 * scheme-modules.texi: Document '@' and '@@'.
534
535 * scripts.texi: Mention that "-e (@ ...)" also works.
536
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538
539 * scheme-data.texi (Random): Add *random-state* variable, put note at
540 the top of the node about it being the default, rather than just in
541 the description of random.
542
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544
545 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Wrap POSIX, API, and SLIB in
546 @acronym. Change from paragraph format (somewhat clumsy-looking
547 on paper, at least) to @table format, with headers @strong. Made
548 example modules complete sentences. From Stephen Compall, thanks!
549
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5502003-11-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
551
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552 * misc-modules.texi (Pretty Printing): Add new keyword options, break
553 example to avoid long line.
554
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555 * scheme-data.texi (Random): In random, use @code for *random-state*.
556 Reported by Stephen Compall.
557
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558 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): Move filter
559 and filter! ...
560 * scheme-compound.texi (List Modification): ... to here, now that
561 they're implemented in the core.
562
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564
565 * misc-modules.texi (File Tree Walk): New chapter.
566 * guile.texi: Add it.
567
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5682003-10-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
569
570 * gh.texi (Calling Scheme procedures from C, scm transition summary):
571 Refer to scm_list_n, not the old name scm_listify.
572 (scm transition summary): For gh_apply, recommend scm_apply_0, which
573 is now documented.
574
575 * gh.texi (Defining new Scheme procedures in C): Don't use
576 @strong{Note:}, latest makeinfo will complain it looks like a cross
577 reference.
578
579 * posix.texi (Time): Correction to strftime glibc cross reference
580 node, now "Formatting Calendar Time".
581
582 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching): In break, note conflict with
583 binding established by `while'.
584
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5852003-10-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
586
587 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Decribe rehashing, note
588 no hashx-remove!, describe make-hash-table size parameter.
589
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591
592 * scheme-memory.texi: Added a short explanation of the GC and the
593 conservative stack scanning.
594 (scm_gc_protect_object, scm_gc_unprotect_object,
595 scm_permanent_object): New.
596
597 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi (scm_remember_upto_here_1,
598 scm_remember_upto_here_2): Moved from data-rep.texi to
599 scheme-memory.texi.
600
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6012003-10-02 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
602
603 * scheme-io.texi (String Ports): In call-with-output-string, note proc
604 should not close the port. In get-output-string, note string must be
605 gotten before closing the port.
606
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6072003-09-21 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
608
609 * posix.texi (File System): In access?, reword a bit, clarify real
610 versus effective ID handling, cross reference glibc on that, and
611 recommend against access tests in library functions.
612
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6132003-09-13 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
614
615 * posix.texi (File System): In stat:dev and stat:mode, clarify that
616 both are numbers.
617
618 * posix.texi (Network Address Conversion): Under IPv4, describe
619 numeric representation in Guile, add INADDR_LOOPBACK and
620 INADDR_BROADCAST, add commented-out INADDR_NONE.
621
622 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge reverse and reverse!,
623 describe newtail parameter for reverse!, remove confusing caveat about
624 head becoming tail for reverse!.
625
626 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In port-column, port-line,
627 set-port-column! and set-port-line!, port parameter must be given,
628 there's no default to current input.
629
630 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): Add scm_c_read.
631 (Writing): Add scm_c_write.
632
633 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): Add list-copy.
634
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635 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19): Rewrite, adding descriptions of all
636 functions, and a bit of an introduction.
637
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6382003-09-03 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
639
640 * scheme-data.texi (Keyword Primitives): Add examples to
641 make-keyword-from-dash-symbol and keyword-dash-symbol. Add
642 scm_c_make_keyword.
643
644 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): In gensym, cross reference
645 uninterned symbols, use @w{} on " g" prefix to avoid any chance of a
646 line break obscuring it.
647
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6482003-08-30 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
649
650 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Note
651 scm_remember_upto_here_1 applies only to C automatic variables.
652
653 * guile.texi: Move @contents to usual place after title page, and
654 after first menu since that looks nice in html.
655
656 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors): In pipe PIPE_BUF, use
657 @defvar, reword a bit for clarity, cross reference glibc.
658
659 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socket, use
660 @defvar for protocol variables, cross reference for getprotobyname,
661 note it's usually connect and accept that establishes communication.
662
663 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socketpair,
664 clarify the return is a pair with ports in car and cdr, note
665 connection is full duplex, refer to socket for parameters, refer to
666 PF_UNIX rather than AF_UNIX.
667
668 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge append and append!,
669 shown parameters as lst1 ... lstN, describe list argument for
670 scm_append and scm_append_x and note that it's unmodified.
671
672 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Add hashx- case
673 insensitive string example, add cross references to symbol-hash,
674 string-hash, string-hash-ci, and char-set-hash.
675
676 * scheme-control.texi (Multiple Values): In values, show args as "arg1
677 ... argN". In scm_values, note args is a list and returned object
678 shares structure with it.
679
680 * scheme-control.texi (Catch): Add scm_internal_catch.
681 (Lazy Catch): Add scm_internal_lazy_catch.
682
683 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Use a table for scheme to C libm
684 equivalences, add C99 trunc.
685
686 * scheme-procedures.texi (Lambda): Note ". rest" list argument is
687 always newly created.
688
689 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Association Lists): In alist-delete and
690 alist-delete!, note argument order for the equality calls per SRFI-1
691 spec.
692
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694
695 * scheme-data.texi (Scientific): Add two-argument atan.
696
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697 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Need @@ for texinfo in example.
698
6992003-08-17 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
700
701 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Collect up groups of
702 functions to avoid duplication. Revise notes on hashx functions and
703 on vector implementation. In make-hash-table, size is now optional.
704 Add hash-map and hash-for-each.
705
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7062003-08-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
707
708 * scheme-control.texi (while do): Update `while' for code rewrite, in
709 particular describe break and continue.
710
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712
713 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Add index entries for deprecated
714 scm_must_malloc and friends.
715
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7162003-07-29 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
717
718 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): Remove scm_cons_star,
719 since it's not very helpful.
720
721 * scheme-utility.texi (Property Primitives): In primitive-property-ref,
722 note parameters to not-found-proc, use hyphens rather than underscores
723 for that parameter name.
724 In primitive-property-set!, VAL is the value parameter not CODE.
725
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7262003-07-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
727
728 * scheme-control.texi (Dynamic Wind): Untabify.
729 (Multiple Values): Use @result.
730 Reported by Stephen Compall <s11@member.fsf.org>.
731
732 * scheme-control.texi (Continuations): Rewrite with more detail.
733
734 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System asyncs): Add index entries for C
735 functions.
736
737 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Parallel Forms): New section.
738
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740
741 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): In list, use "elem1
742 ... elemN". Add scm_list_1, scm_list_2, scm_list_3, scm_list_4,
743 scm_list_5, scm_list_n. Remove scm_list, since it's a no-op.
63708c3b 744 * guile.texi (nicode): New macro.
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746 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): In apply, reword for
747 clarity, drop the "append" example. Add scm_apply, scm_apply_0,
748 scm_apply_1, scm_apply_2, scm_apply_3.
749 Add scm_call_0, scm_call_1, scm_call_2, scm_call_3.
750 In apply:nconc2last, move down after "apply", reword for clarity, note
751 correspondence to apply params.
752
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753 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Add cond-expand index entry.
754 (SRFI-9): Add define-record-type index entry.
755
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7562003-07-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
757
758 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): In iota, reword a bit for
759 clarity and add a couple of examples.
760
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762
763 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Add scm_remember.
764
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7652003-06-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
766
767 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Refer to all "Guile
768 library functions" as provoking gc.
769
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7702003-06-19 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
771
772 * scheme-io.texi (File Ports): Describe call-with-input-file and
773 call-with-output-file together. Describe with-input-from-file,
774 with-output-to-file and with-error-to-file together, and add that they
775 use dynamic-wind on the current port setting and keep the port open in
776 support of captured continuations.
777 (Closing): Describe close-input-port and close-output-port together,
778 tweak the wording slightly.
779
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7802003-06-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
781
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782 * data-rep.texi (Vector Data): For SCM_VECTOR_BASE, SCM_STRING_CHARS
783 and SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS, cross reference "Remembering During Operations".
784
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785 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): round is to nearest even.
786
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7872003-06-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
788
789 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): New section.
790
791 * scheme-data.texi (Primitive Numerics): Add atan2, pow, asinh, acosh
792 and atanh to scheme<->C table. Note asinh, acosh and atanh are C99,
793 and scm_asinh, scm_acosh and scm_atanh are equivalents. Cross ref
794 glibc "Mathematics". Reword this end part for clarity.
795
796 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Use {} around types for
797 @deftypefn, for correct name in indexes.
798 * scheme-utility.texi (C Hooks): Ditto.
799 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): Ditto.
800
801 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): In gh_scm2newstr, lenp is size_t* not int*.
802 This changed in guile 1.6, the docs weren't updated.
803
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805
806 From Mike Gran <spikegran@earthlink.net>. Thanks!
807
808 * preface.texi: Minor punctuation mistakes. Hyphens should link
809 compound adjectives. Commas should be placed after a "therefore"
810 that begins a sentence. Commas should not be used to separate a
811 list of only 2 dependent clauses.
812
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814
815 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Cross reference glibc floor and ceil.
816
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8172003-06-05 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
818
819 * posix.texi (File System): stat:rdev and stat:blocks can return #f,
820 stat:blksize returns a sensible size if the field is not available.
821
822 * scheme-compound.texi (Array Mapping): Reword for clarity, and in
823 particular have the same parameter names in the text and prototypes.
824
825 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Delayed Evaluation): Add delay, reword
826 promise? and force a bit, describe recursive forcing of a promise by
827 its own code.
828
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829 * scheme-io.texi (Ports): Add notes on garbage collection, and on
830 explicitly closing file ports.
831 (File Ports): Cross reference Ports node on explicit closing.
832
833 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Cross reference
834 Ports node on explicit closing.
835
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836 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Futures): New section.
837
838 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): In string-replace, note
839 that start1 and end1 optional is a Guile extension.
840
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842
843 * deprecated.texi: Add substring-move-left! and substring-move-right!.
844
845 * scheme-io.texi (Default Ports): Remove duplicate descriptions of
846 set-current-output-port and set-current-error-port.
847
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8482003-05-27 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
849
850 * scheme-compound.texi: Clarified that vectors need to be quoted.
851
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853
854 * posix.texi (Locales): Clarify setlocale a bit, list all categories,
855 cross reference to libc.
856
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8572003-05-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
858
859 * scheme-procedures.texi: Add index entries lambda, optargs, syncase.
860
861 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): Add index entries.
862
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8632003-05-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
864
865 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-2): Rewrite and-let*, describing plain
866 expression clauses and improving the examples.
867
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8682003-05-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
869
870 * posix.texi (socket): Use PF_ instead of AF_ prefix.
871
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8722003-05-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
873
874 * guile.texi: Use @copying, show copyright and permissions at start of
875 info and html.
876
877 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Deleting): Rewrite delete and
878 delete-duplicates, adding behaviour details specified by srfi-1.
879
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8802003-05-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
881
882 * preface.texi (Guile License): Refer to COPYING.LIB.
883
884 * repl-modules.texi (Loading Readline Support, Readline Options):
885 Index entries for readline functions.
886
887 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Fix regexp error key, should
888 be `regular-expression-syntax'.
889
890 * scheme-data.texi (Complex): Show z argument in prototypes.
891
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8922003-05-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
893
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894 * scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Fix typo @result{#f}, and
895 put @result outside @code.
896
897 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Note negatives are treated as
898 infinite precision twos complement. Revise `ash' to emphasise this
899 for right shifts of negatives. Describe integer-length behaviour on
900 negatives. Add `...' to logand, logior, logxor since they take
901 multiple parameters.
056f9269 902 * guile.texi (m): New macro.
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904 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Revise C support section to
905 get index entries, and clarify parameters. Remove scm_regex_error, no
906 longer exists and wasn't available to applications.
907
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908 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Index entries for error keys.
909
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912 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Fix lognot to ones-complement.
913
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914 * slib.texi (JACAL): Fix @ref title.
915 Add index entries, use @file and @code variously.
916
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9172003-05-06 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
918
919 * scheme-scheduling.texi (C level thread interface): Use @deftypefn
920 not @deftypefun, to get function names (not types) indexed.
921
922 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): Add index entries for
923 %guile-build-info keys.
924
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926
927 * scheme-data.texi (Integer Operations): Describe how quotient,
928 remainder and modulo round their results.
929
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930 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In read-char and peek-char, fix typos "?"
931 in @rnindex. In port-column, use @: after i.e.
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932 (Writing): In get-print-state, two spaces after full stop. Add write,
933 revise display.
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935 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Length Append etc): Add count.
936 (SRFI-1 Fold and Map): In reduce, fix typo "... variant of fold", add
937 "f" to fold call shown. In reduce-right, use @code on "reduce".
938
939 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi: Add spaces after some @defun names.
940 * posix.texi (Processes): Fix typo "hhhh".
941
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943
944 * posix.texi: Add index entries for many variables and functions,
945 either using @defvar/@deffn or @vindex/@pindex. (Patch supplied
946 by Kevin Ryde.)
947
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9482003-04-30 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
949
950 * posix.texi (scm_c_port_for_each): Added.
951
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953
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954 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): Document scm_str2symbol
955 and scm_mem2symbol.
956
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957 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type): Clarify that
958 scm_make_smob_type_mfpe is deprecated. (Thanks to
959 tomas@fabula.de.)
960
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961 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Remove scm_sysmissing,
962 long since gone from libguile. (Thanks to Kevin Ryde.)
963
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9642003-04-23 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
965
966 * posix.texi (Processes): add documentation for system*.
967
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9682003-04-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
969
970 * preface.texi: Reflect change to LGPL.
971
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9722003-03-27 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
973
974 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): clarify character ordering in port for
975 unread-string.
976
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9772003-03-07 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
978
979 * guile.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we don't
980 choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
981
982 * preface.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we
983 don't choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
984
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9852003-01-02 Mikael Djurfeldt <djurfeldt@nada.kth.se>
986
987 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Low level thread primitives): Fixed typo
988 in broadcast-condition-variable.
989
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9902002-12-08 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
991
992 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): add effective-version docs.
993
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9942002-11-17 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
995
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996 Applied patches from Stephen Compall as follows. (Thanks!)
997
998 2002-11-06 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
999
1000 * posix.texi: Changed quotes to match Texinfo expectations.
1001
1002 Added references to the glibc manual.
1003
1004 Used proper Texinfo text marking for many keywords, such as @code,
1005 @samp, @env, @var.
1006
1007 Fixed argument metasyntactic variable references in
1008 file-manipulation section so the usage in the descriptions matches
1009 the usage in the declarations.
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1011 2002-10-26 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
1012
1013 * scheme-data.texi: Addition and change of many Texinfo tags,
1014 particularly usage of @var and @samp, as well as reformatting of
1015 some lists into tables and usage of @result.
1016
1017 Notes about some things I didn't understand, as well as a
1018 missing section on non-control characters.
1019
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1021
1022 * scheme-modules.texi (Environments): only available when
1023 (ice-9 r5rs) is used.
1024 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): current url is www.scsh.net.
1025
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1027
1028 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Updated mutex and condition varable
1029 functions.
1030
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1032
1033 * debugging.texi (Debugging Features): Rewritten.
1034
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10352002-10-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1036
1037 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-io.texi,
1038 scheme-scheduling.texi, posix.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
1039
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1041
1042 * intro.texi (Whirlwind Tour): Added pointer to examples
1043 directory.
1044
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1046
1047 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System Asyncs): Updated.
1048
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1050
1051 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Asyncs): Updated.
1052 * posix.texi (sigaction): Updated.
1053
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10542002-10-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1055
1056 * posix.texi (Processes), scheme-options.texi (Common Feature
1057 Symbols): Refer to provided? rather than deprecated feature?.
1058
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10592002-10-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1060
1061 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Updated.
1062 (Writing your own snarfing macros): New.
1063
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10642002-09-25 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1065
1066 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Make sections into nodes.
1067 (Debugging Options): Node removed.
1068
1069 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): Brought forward before
1070 sections on options.
1071 (Runtime Options): New section, to group options-related nodes.
1072
10732002-09-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1074
1075 * scheme-options.texi (Options and Config): Chapter name changed,
1076 and intro text improved.
1077 (Install Config): Brought forward, and renamed Build
1078 Configuration.
1079
1080 The following doc updates are from Ian Sheldon - thanks!
1081
1082 * scheme-data.texi (Appending Strings, Regexp Functions, Match
1083 Structures): Add examples.
1084 (Regular Expressions): Add instruction to use (ice-9 regex)
1085 module.
1086
1087 * slib.texi (SLIB): Remove duplicate `the'.
1088
10892002-09-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1090
1091 * scheme-options.texi (General option interface): Mention
1092 eval-options-interface and debug-options-interface.
1093
1094 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): New node describing source
1095 properties.
1096
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10972002-09-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1098
1099 * scheme-utility.texi (Hook Reference): Improvements to hook docs.
1100 Thanks to Thien-Thi Nguyen for the patches.
1101
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1103
1104 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Props): It's "set-symbol-property!",
1105 not "set-symbol-property". Thanks to Pieter Pareit!
1106
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11072002-09-15 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1108
1109 * scheme-data.texi: Tell them to use 'provided?' instead of
1110 '*feaures*'.
1111
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11122002-09-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1113
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1114 * scheme-ideas.texi (Creating a Procedure): Fixed typo. Thanks to
1115 Pieter Pareit!
1116
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1117 * intro.texi: Updated GNu ftp server name. Use "-lguile" instead
1118 of "libguile.a". Some small fixes/improvements.
1119
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1120 * scheme-reading.texi: Added www.schemers.org. Removed foldoc,
1121 it's too generic. Updated 'teach yourself ...' URL.
1122
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11232002-08-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1124
af31a24f 1125 * scheme-modules.texi: Markup fixes and removal of gh_ references.
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1126 Thanks to Dale Smith!
1127
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11282002-08-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1129
1130 * scheme-evaluation.texi (eval-string): Updated.
1131
1132 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Fluids): Touched up a bit, added
1133 with-fluids.
1134
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11352002-08-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1136
1137 * scheme-modules.texi (More Modules Procedures): Removed.
1138 (Accessing Modules from C): New.
1139
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11402002-08-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1141
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1142 * scheme-procedures.texi: new section Primitive Procedures,
1143 documentation for scm_c_make_gsubr and scm_c_define_gsubr.
1144 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): replace
1145 gh_new_procedure with scm_c_define_gsubr.
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11472002-08-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1148
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1149 * gh.texi (Data types and constants defined by gh): Avoid
1150 generating index entry for SCM.
1151
1152 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Remove duplicate doc for
1153 setenv.
1154
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1155 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi: Merge
1156 recent updates from stable branch.
1157
1158 * posix.texi (File System, Time, Pipes, Network Databases,
1159 Internet Socket Examples): Add examples provided by Ian Sheldon.
1160
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11612002-08-08 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1162
1163 * scheme-binding.texi: Don't talk about 'bound?' which is gone.
1164 Thanks to Christopher Cramer.
1165
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11662002-08-06 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
1167
1168 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): add scm_calloc, scm_gc_calloc.
1169 correct typos.
1170
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11712002-08-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1172
1173 * intro.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Added (use-modules (ice-9
1174 rdelim)) to an example that uses read-line. Thanks to Ralf
1175 Mattes!
1176
1177 * scheme-memory.texi: Added an introductory blurb about GC that I
1178 had lying around.
1179
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11802002-08-02 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1181
1182 * scheme-modules.texi: split "Scheme and modules" into
1183 "provide and require" and "Environments". Mention R5RS
1184 environments.
1185
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11862002-07-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1187
1188 * scheme-options.texi (Debugger options): New subsection
1189 describing stack overflow and what to do about it.
1190
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11912002-07-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1192
1193 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): Removed description
1194 of scm_register_module_xxx, which no longer exists. A description
1195 of current techniques is needed.
1196
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11972002-05-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1198
1199 * scheme-data.texi (Numbers): Added description of the new values
1200 +inf.0, -inf.0 and +nan.0.
1201
1202 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Added entries for 'setenv' and
1203 'unsetenv'.
1204
12052002-04-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1206
1207 * gh.texi, data-rep.texi: Moved `@deftyp {Data type} SCM' line
1208 from gh.texi to data-rep.texi. Both files already had similar
1209 descriptions for SCM. Given that gh.texi is deprecated, looking
1210 up `SCM' in the index should take one to the primary location
1211 rather than deprecated section. Hence this change. Added
1212 `@deftp' for scm_t_bits data type so that a proper index entry is
1213 added for this. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
1214
1215 * data-rep.texi (Subrs): Changed scm_make_gsubr to
1216 scm_c_define_gsubr. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
1217
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12182002-04-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1219
1220 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): Updated docs of
1221 string-tokenize.
1222
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12232002-04-20 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1224
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1225 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout), scm.texi (Reference Layout):
1226 Node moved from a to b.
1227
1228 * guile.texi (Scheme Intro, Basic Ideas, Guile Scripting, Command
1229 Line Handling, Debugging Features, Autoconf Support, Miscellaneous
1230 Tools, Further Reading): Moved to new Part II.
1231
1232 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Part numbers updated accordingly.
1233
1234 * guile.texi (Top): Move API Overview node to beginning of Guile
1235 API Reference part.
1236 (Part II: Writing and Running Guile Scheme): New part; will
1237 contain content from `Programming with Guile' that pertains to
1238 writing and using Guile on the Scheme level.
1239
1240 * scm.texi (API Overview): Renamed from `Guile API'.
1241
1242 * guile.texi (Top), scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules):
1243 Debugger User Interface node renamed Debugging Features.
1244
1245 * debugging.texi (Stacks and Frames): Node deleted; non-duplicated
1246 material moved to scheme-debug.texi.
1247 (Debugging Features): Renamed from `Debugger User Interface'.
1248
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1249 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Rename chapter `Debugging
1250 Infrastructure' and reorganize its contents.
1251
1252 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-control.texi (Handling
1253 Errors): Move display-error to error-focussed section.
1254
1255 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), debugging.texi (Backtrace): Move
1256 backtrace to user-level debugging chapter.
1257
1258 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-procedures.texi (Procedure
1259 Properties): Move procedure-name, procedure-source and
1260 procedure-environment to procedures chapter.
1261
1262 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-memory.texi (Memory
1263 Blocks): Move malloc-stats to memory management chapter.
1264
1265 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Remove mention of
1266 use-modules for loading syncase; only use-syntax really works.
1267 Thanks to Panagiotis Vossos for spotting this.
1268
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1269 * program.texi (Scheme vs C): New node, with existing material
1270 taken from chapter intro.
1271 (Programming Overview): New intro para to introduce example of
1272 Guile integration:
1273 (Extending Dia): New node.
1274
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12752002-04-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1276
1277 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Added guile.cps, guile.fns, guile.rns,
1278 guile.tps, guile.vrs, guile.tmp.
1279
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12802002-04-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1281
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1282 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout): Remove reference to defunct
1283 Guile Extensions index.
1284
1285 * guile.texi: Removed Guile Extensions index.
1286
1287 * scheme-indices.texi (Guile Extensions Index): Removed.
1288
1289 * guile.texi: Remove vgone, vdeprecated, vchanged and vnote
1290 macros; they're not actually useful after all. Update copyright
1291 years.
1292
1293 * scheme-compound.texi (Vectors): Make subsections into nodes.
1294 (Vectors): Review, slightly reorg and clarify docs in this
1295 section.
1296
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1297 * scheme-data.texi (Symbols): Reorganized node substructure and
1298 added lots of explanatory text around the @deffn's.
1299
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13002002-03-29 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1301
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1302 * scheme-modules.texi (Variables): Mention obarrays.
1303
1304 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables, Symbol Props): Remove vgone
1305 markers for deprecated symbol items.
1306 (Symbol Props): Remove doc for obsolete 2 arg version of
1307 symbol-interned?.
1308 (String Miscellanea): Removed, since it only contained duplicate
1309 doc for string-ci->symbol.
1310 (Symbol Tables): Move doc for gensym to Symbol Primitives; rest of
1311 section removed.
1312
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1313 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors), scheme-evaluation.texi
1314 (Fly Evaluation): Remove vgone markers for close-all-ports-except,
1315 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
1316
1317 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type), scheme-compound.texi
1318 (Append/Reverse), scheme-procedures.texi (Internal Macros):
1319 Trivial updates to sync with stable branch.
1320
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13212002-03-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1322
1323 * scheme-compound.texi (List Searching): Remove docs for
1324 `scm_sloppy_mem*', which no longer exist.
1325
13262002-03-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1327
1328 * guile.texi (Top), intro.texi (What is Guile?, The Basic Guile
1329 Package): Use @ifnottex instead of @ifinfo, so that HTML
1330 generation works correctly.
1331
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13322002-03-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1333
1334 * tools.texi: Updated to reflect changes to the guile-snarf tool.
1335
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13362002-03-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1337
1338 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Further updates. New material on
1339 GC hooks.
1340
1341 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Note disappearance of
1342 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
1343
1344 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Remove docs about previously
1345 deprecated items that have now been removed.
1346
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13472002-03-15 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1348
1349 * tools.texi (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): Remove this node.
1350 (How guile-snarf works): Update usage and description to
1351 no longer mention "--compat=1.4" and instead "-d" and "-D".
1352 (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Add list of deprecated macros
1353 and blurb. Add cindex for deprecated macros.
1354
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13552002-03-15 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1356
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1357 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Reviewed and updated.
1358
1359 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): New section.
1360
1361 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic, Primitive Numerics): Add
1362 description of corresponding C functions.
1363
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1364 * scheme-utility.texi (Object Properties): Revamp documentation on
1365 object properties.
1366
1367 * scheme-memory.texi (Weak References): Update reference to Object
1368 Properties node.
1369
1370 * guile.texi: Add macros for describing version information.
1371
1372 * scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-io.texi,
1373 scheme-procedures.texi: Automatic updates from snarfed libguile
1374 docstrings.
1375
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13762002-03-13 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1377
1378 * Makefile.am (guile_toc.html): Look for guile.texi in $(srcdir).
1379
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1380 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Mention "--compat=1.4", and
1381 new processing steps. Update usage example, makefile frag.
1382
1383 (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): New subsubsection under
1384 "Init Snarfing with guile-snarf".
1385
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13862002-03-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1387
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1388 * scheme-compound.texi, scheme-data.texi, new-docstrings.texi:
1389 Automatic updates from snarfed libguile docstrings.
1390
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1391 * data-rep.texi, guile.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
1392 scheme-options.texi, scheme-translation.texi: Various minor
1393 enhancements ported from the stable CVS branch.
1394
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13952002-03-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1396
1397 * tools.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): New node/chapter.
1398 (Snarfing, Init Snarfing with guile-snarf, How guile-snarf works,
1399 Macros guile-snarf recognizes, Doc Snarfing): New nodes/(sub)sections.
1400 (Executable Modules): Now a section under "Miscellaneous Tools".
1401
1402 * guile.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): Add under "Part II".
1403 Implement by including tools.texi.
1404
1405 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add tools.texi.
1406
14072002-03-07 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1408
1409 * tools.texi: New file.
1410
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14112002-03-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1412
1413 * autoconf.texi (Autoconf Background): Insert missing `of'.
1414
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14152002-03-01 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
1416
1417 * api.txt, data-rep.texi: Renamed the struct scm_cell to
1418 scm_t_cell.
1419
1420 * data-rep.texi: Renamed scm_alloc_cell to scm_cell and
1421 scm_alloc_double_cell to scm_double_cell.
1422
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14232002-03-01 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1424
1425 * scheme-memory.texi (Upgrading from scm_must_malloc et al): New
1426 section.
1427
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14282002-02-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1429
1430 * data-rep.texi: Use scm_gc_malloc and scm_gc_free instead of
1431 scm_must_malloc and free in example code. Updated text for the
1432 new memory management functions.
1433
1434 * scheme-debug.texi (malloc-stats): Refer to scm_gc_malloc instead
1435 of to scm_must_malloc.
1436
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14372002-02-27 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
1438
1439 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented some more
1440 gh equivalents and removed appropriate FIXME's.
1441
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14422002-02-26 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1443
1444 * Makefile.am: Update path to pre-inst-guile automake frag.
1445
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14462002-02-24 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
1447
1448 * .cvsignore: add autoconf-macros.texi.
1449
1450 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): add autoconf-macros.texi.
1451
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14522002-02-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1453
1454 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): New section.
1455
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14562002-02-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1457
1458 * Makefile.am: Include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am.
1459
1460 (GUILE): Delete var.
1461 (autoconf-macros.texi): Use $(preinstguiletool).
1462
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14632002-02-04 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1464
1465 * autoconf.texi (Autofrisk, Using Autofrisk): New sections.
1466 (Autoconf Support): Add new sections to menu.
1467
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14682002-02-04 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1469
1470 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Uninterned): Added node.
1471
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14722002-01-29 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
1473
1474 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented gh equivalents
1475 `scm_c_string2str', `scm_c_substring2str' and `scm_c_symbol2str'
1476 and removed the appropriate FIXME's.
1477
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14782002-01-14 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1479
1480 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Also set GUILE_LOAD_PATH
1481 when invoking the uninstalled guile executable.
1482
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14832002-01-09 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1484
1485 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Fix build bug:
1486 Write this file to srcdir. Thanks to I. N. Golubev.
1487
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14882002-01-08 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1489
1490 * Makefile.am: attempt to use guile from $(top_builddir)/libguile
1491 when building autoconf-macros.texi. There are still problems with
1492 modules and running makeinfo when builddir != srcdir.
1493
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14942002-01-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1495
1496 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi, guile.texi, intro.texi,
1497 misc-modules.texi, new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, program.texi,
1498 repl-modules.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-compound.texi,
1499 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1500 scheme-ideas.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1501 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1502 scheme-translation.texi, scheme-utility.texi, scm.texi, slib.texi,
1503 srfi-modules.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1504
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15052002-01-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1506
1507 * intro.texi (Linking Programs With Guile): Fix typo (superfluous
1508 `do'). Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1509
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15102002-01-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1511
1512 * intro.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1513
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15142002-01-02 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1515
1516 * guile.texi (Part II): Add "Autoconf Support"; include
1517 autoconf.texi.
1518
1519 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add autoconf.texi and
1520 autoconf-macros.texi.
1521 (autoconf.texi, autoconf-macros.texi): New rules.
1522
1523 * autoconf.texi: New file.
1524
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15252001-12-22 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1526
1527 * scheme-compound.texi (Alist Example): Changed "Bismarck" to
1528 "Pierre". Thanks to Ron Peterson!
1529
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15302001-12-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1531
1532 * program.texi (Programming Overview): Chapter renamed from
1533 `Programming Options'; some new material added.
1534
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15352001-12-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1536
1537 * scm.texi (Guile API): Renamed from `Scheme Primitives' and
1538 broadened so that this chapter discusses the Guile API as a whole.
1539
1540 * program.texi (Available Functionality): Revise so that text
1541 reads better.
1542
1543 * guile.texi (Programming Intro): New introductory text.
1544
1545 * scheme-ideas.texi (Definition): Reorder reference bullets in
1546 ascending page number order.
1547
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15482001-12-04 Martin Grabmueller <mg@glug.org>
1549
1550 * scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Typo fix: wither ->
1551 either.
1552
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15532001-12-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1554
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1555 * scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Moved into scheme-utility.texi.
1556
1557 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added scheme-compound.texi.
1558
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1559 * scheme-data.texi (Variables): Node moved to modules chapter.
1560 (Symbol Read Syntax): New node, with syntax-related material taken
1561 from old Symbols node.
1562 (Symbol Primitives): Renamed from `Symbols'.
1563 (Symbols and Variables): Renamed to `Symbols'.
1564 (Symbol Props): Renamed from `Symbol Tables'.
1565 (Symbols): General review, improvements and additional material
1566 throughout this section.
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1567 (Other Data Types): New material: links to object types documented
1568 elsewhere. Also renamed node to `Other Types'.
1569 (Data Types): Split into two: `Simple Data Types' and `Compound
1570 Data Types'. Introductory blurbs rewritten accordingly.
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1571
1572 * guile.texi: Updated Notes comment.
1573
1574 * scheme-data.texi (Rx Interface): Node moved to Guile Modules
1575 part, as the Rx interface is not core Guile.
1576
15772001-11-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1578
1579 * scheme-data.texi (String Miscellanea): Removed, moving doc for
1580 string-ci->symbol into the node on Symbols.
1581
1582 * Makefile.am (ETAGS_ARGS): Added.
1583
1584 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables): Removed doc for gentemp,
1585 intern-symbol, string->obarray-symbol, symbol-binding,
1586 symbol-bound?, symbol-set!, unintern-symbol, symbol-interned?; all
1587 of which no longer exist.
1588
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15892001-11-25 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1590
1591 * posix.texi: Fix spelling. Thanks to Chris Cramer.
1592 Reword `getpass' intro blurb.
1593
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15942001-11-23 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1595
1596 * program.texi (Program Control): Remove spurious placeholder
1597 text.
1598
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15992001-11-20 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1600
1601 * scheme-options.texi (Install Config):
1602 Tweak `%load-path' verb to not imply it's a proc.
1603 Add documentation for `%guile-build-info'.
1604
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16052001-11-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1606
1607 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables), new-docstrings.texi: Removed
1608 doc for builtin-bindings (no longer exists).
1609 (Variables): Expanded existing description of variables. Removed
1610 doc for builtin-variable (no longer exists).
1611
1612 * scheme-binding.texi (Top Level): New docs for define, scm_define
1613 and scm_c_define. Also clarified point about interchangeability
1614 of define and set!.
1615
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16162001-11-18 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1617
1618 * scheme-data.texi (Vectors): Autoupdate docs for
1619 vector-move-left! and vector-move-right!.
1620
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16212001-11-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1622
1623 * debugging.texi, deprecated.texi, intro.texi, misc-modules.texi,
1624 new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
1625 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1626 scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1627 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1628 scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
1629 scheme-utility.texi, script-getopt.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Change
1630 category for "primitive" and "procedure" @deffn's to {Scheme
1631 Procedure}; add @deffnx lines for {C Function}s; automatic updates
1632 from libguile docstring changes.
1633
1634 * scheme-memory.texi (Garbage Collection): Removed doc for removed
1635 `unhash-name'.
1636
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16372001-11-14 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1638
1639 * scheme-procedures.texi: Spell "library" correctly.
1640
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16412001-11-13 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1642
1643 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-data.texi: Merge recent doc
1644 improvements from stable branch.
1645
1646 * scheme-options.texi: Automatic updates from docstring changes in
1647 libguile's C source code.
1648
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16492001-11-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1650
1651 * scheme-data.texi (Vtables, Structure Basics): Automatic doc
1652 updates for struct? and struct-vtable?.
1653 (String Searching): Add missing "for". Thanks to Scott Lenser.
1654
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16552001-11-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1656
1657 * guile.texi (Top): Added new chapter `Programming Options'.
1658
1659 * program.texi: New file.
1660
1661 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added program.texi.
1662
16632001-11-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1664
1665 * scheme-memory.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1666 scheme-data.texi, scheme-binding.texi, posix.texi,
1667 new-docstrings.texi: Automatic updates from improved libguile
1668 docstrings.
1669
16702001-11-04 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1671
1672 * preface.texi: Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1673 (Manual Layout): Updated to reflect reorg.
1674
1675 * guile.texi (MANUAL_EDITION): New variable, with value
1676 incremented from 1.0 to 1.1 to reflect the reorg described here.
1677 (Top): Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1678
1679 * scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index, Guile Extensions Index): Use
1680 @unnumbered rather than @chapter for these indices.
1681
1682 * guile.texi (Top): A little top-level reshuffling, with the aims
1683 that: (1) the `Guile Scheme' (reference) part of the manual
1684 becomes the `Guile API Reference', and covers both Scheme and C
1685 interfaces; (2) non-API-reference material such as the `Basic
1686 Ideas in Scheme' chapter is collected together to form a new part
1687 `Programming with Guile'. This new part will contain general
1688 documentation on using and programming Guile in both Scheme and C,
1689 including - for example - awareness of GC when C programming, how
1690 to use the snarf macros, how to debug ...
1691 (Top): Move inclusion of scheme-indices.texi so that all indices
1692 appear together in the printed manual.
1693
1694 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Removed appendices.texi, added
1695 debugging.texi.
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1697 * appendices.texi: Removed.
1698
1699 * debugging.texi (Debugger User Interface): New file, same as the
1700 material that used to be in appendices.texi, but now a chapter in
1701 Part II rather than an appendix.
1702
1703 * appendices.texi (Obtaining and Installing Guile): Moved to
1704 become a chapter in ...
1705 * intro.texi: ... Part I: Introduction to Guile.
1706
1707 * scm.texi (I/O Extensions): Moved to become a section of ...
1708 * scheme-io.texi (Input and Output): ... this chapter.
1709
1710 * scm.texi (Handling Errors): Moved to become a section of ...
1711 * scheme-control.texi (Control Mechanisms): ... this chapter.
1712
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1714
1715 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19, SRFI-19 Constants, SRFI-19 Current
1716 time and clock resolution, SRFI-19 Time object and accessors,
1717 SRFI-19 Time comparison procedures, SRFI-19 Time arithmetic
1718 procedures, SRFI-19 Date object and accessors, SRFI-19
1719 Time/Date/Julian Day/Modified Julian Day converters, SRFI-19 Date
1720 to string/string to date converters): New nodes.
04bbd6ce 1721 (SRFI Support): Add "SRFI-19" to menu.
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17232001-11-06 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1724
1725 * scripts.texi: Document `--debug' and `--no-debug'.
1726
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17272001-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1728
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1729 * guile.texi, scsh.texi: removed obsolete guile-scsh material
1730 and updated links (I don't know if it should remain in the
1731 main menu. It's like slib I think.)
1732
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1733 * minor updates to the slib installation notes.
1734
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17352001-10-05 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1736
1737 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Removed documentation
1738 for `read-and-eval!' and `eval2'. (Thanks to Alex Schroeder for
1739 noticing that they'd disappeared!)
1740
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17412001-10-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1742
1743 * scheme-io.texi (Writing): Add entry for `display'.
1744 Include in R5RS Index. Thanks to Alex Schroeder for suggestion.
1745
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17462001-09-26 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
1747
1748 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13): Tyop fix.
1749 (SRFI-13): Changed paragraph about bindings both in the code and
1750 in SRFI-13.
1751
1752 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Tyop fix.
1753 (Formatted Output): Document ~g properly.
1754
1755 Thanks to Alex Schroeder for pointing out the typos and sending
1756 suggestions.
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17582001-09-25 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1759
1760 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Add `cindex' directive.
1761 Thanks to suggestion by Alex Schroeder.
1762
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17632001-08-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1764
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1765 * guile.texi (Top): Group all index nodes together so that
1766 `Info-index' works more effectively in Info. Thanks to Eric
1767 Hanchrow for the report and fix.
1768
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1769 * scheme-data.texi (Random, String Syntax, String Modification,
1770 Regular Expressions), scheme-ideas.texi (Definition),
1771 scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Linking and Compiled Code Modules),
1772 scm.texi (Transforming Scheme name to C name, Port
1773 Implementation): Various typo fixes and clarifications merged from
1774 the stable CVS branch.
1775
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17762001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1777
1778 * intro.texi: Merged wording fixes from stable CVS branch.
1779
1780 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Remove ../AUTHORS.
1781
1782 * guile.texi: Incorporate text previously in separate AUTHORS
1783 file.
1784
17852001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1786
1787 The change log for files in this directory continues backwards
1788 from 2001-08-27 in ../ChangeLog, as all the Guile documentation
1789 prior to this date was contained in a single directory.