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3 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Wrote a new entry
4 for hash-for-each-handle.
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8 * scheme-compound.texi (Sloppy Alist Functions): Amend error messages
9 shown to match current guile output.
10
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13 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Renamed hash-map
14 --> hash-map->list.
15
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18 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): In scm_hash_ref etc,
19 remove note that dflt must be given, it can be SCM_UNSPECIFIED.
20
21 * scheme-control.texi (while do): Expand and clarify `do', in
22 particular note iteration binds fresh locations, rather than values
23 "stored".
24
25 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-4): Revise for clarity, give each function
26 explicitly rather than showing TAG so Emacs info-look can find them,
27 merge "SRFI-4 - Read Syntax" and "SRFI-4 - Procedures" into just one
28 node.
29
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32 * scheme-compound.texi (Conventional Arrays): Revise for clarity.
33 In array-equal?, show multiple arguments allowed.
34 (Uniform Arrays): Remove duplicate array?.
35 * guile.texi (cross): New macro.
36
37 * scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Note 1/3 prototype for
38 doubles is now an exact fraction.
39
40 * slib.texi (SLIB): Index entry for replacement `system'.
41
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44 * scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Added a FIXME warning
45 that the 1/3 prototype no longer works.
46
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472004-01-23 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
48
49 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added fdl.texi.
50
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52
53 Added copyright notices to all TeXinfo files.
54
55 * fdl.texi: New.
56 * guile.texi: Include it as an appendix.
57 * preface.texi: State that the manual is FDL.
58
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60
61 * preface.texi (Guile License): Note readline is GPL and manual has
62 its own copying terms. Describe briefly what the licenses mean in
63 practice.
64
65 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread procedures): In monitor,
66 don't let "newly created" suggest a mutex created on every evaluation.
67 Note what "monitor" means.
68
69 * slib.texi (SLIB): Note `system' redefined by (ice-9 slib). Tweak
70 `require' example.
71
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73
74 * misc-modules.texi (Queues): New chapter.
75 * guile.texi (Top): Add it.
76
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772004-01-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
78
79 * scheme-compound.texi (Bit Vectors): Revise for clarity, following
80 report by Rouben Rostamian. Remove #b() example, that syntax is not
81 accepted.
82
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84
85 * scheme-control.texi, scheme-io.tex, scheme-scheduling.texi:
86 Adapt to new 'frame' names. Document scm_c_with_fluid,
87 scm_c_with_fluids, and scm_frame_fluid.
88
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892004-01-06 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
90
91 * scheme-control.texi: Document scm_on_unwind_with_scm and
92 scm_on_rewind_with_scm.
93
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942004-01-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
95
96 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Document scm_with_[un]blocked_asyncs.
97
98 * scheme-io.texi: Document scm_with_current_<foo>_port.
99
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1002004-01-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
101
102 * scheme-control.texi: Document the frames stuff and other random
103 changes.
104
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107 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Threads): Note Guile uses POSIX threads, for
108 concurrency and preemption.
109 (C level thread interface): Note periodic libguile call required for C
110 code in threads, add commented out reminders for SCM_TICK and
111 guile-mode, for when those features are ready.
112
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113 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): For partition
114 and partition!, emphasise the multi-value return, note partition may
115 share a tail with the given list.
116
117 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching, SRFI-1 Deleting, SRFI-1
118 Association Lists): Note how member, delete, delete! and assoc extend
119 the corresponding core functions.
120
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122
123 * tools.texi (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Correction to GOOPS
124 cross reference.
125
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127
128 * scheme-data.texi: Include exact rationals.
129
130 From Stephen Compall. Thanks!
131
132 * intro.texi (What is Guile?): Add @acronym for POSIX, R5RS, GUI,
133 and HTTP. Conclude linking libguile. Say what one can find *for*.
134
135 * preface.texi (Manual Conventions): Double-quote some statements
136 formerly single-quoted. Remove some redundant quotes around code.
137 Clarify meaning of `iff' further for those that didn't get it the
138 first time 'round (like me). Make graphical indicators samples,
139 not code. Put results of evaluation on the same line as @result
140 symbols. Use @print example as example of total usage, and remind
141 readers not to forget the difference.
142
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144
145 * scheme-modules.texi: Document '@' and '@@'.
146
147 * scripts.texi: Mention that "-e (@ ...)" also works.
148
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150
151 * scheme-data.texi (Random): Add *random-state* variable, put note at
152 the top of the node about it being the default, rather than just in
153 the description of random.
154
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1552003-11-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
156
157 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Wrap POSIX, API, and SLIB in
158 @acronym. Change from paragraph format (somewhat clumsy-looking
159 on paper, at least) to @table format, with headers @strong. Made
160 example modules complete sentences. From Stephen Compall, thanks!
161
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164 * misc-modules.texi (Pretty Printing): Add new keyword options, break
165 example to avoid long line.
166
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167 * scheme-data.texi (Random): In random, use @code for *random-state*.
168 Reported by Stephen Compall.
169
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170 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): Move filter
171 and filter! ...
172 * scheme-compound.texi (List Modification): ... to here, now that
173 they're implemented in the core.
174
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1752003-11-03 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
176
177 * misc-modules.texi (File Tree Walk): New chapter.
178 * guile.texi: Add it.
179
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1802003-10-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
181
182 * gh.texi (Calling Scheme procedures from C, scm transition summary):
183 Refer to scm_list_n, not the old name scm_listify.
184 (scm transition summary): For gh_apply, recommend scm_apply_0, which
185 is now documented.
186
187 * gh.texi (Defining new Scheme procedures in C): Don't use
188 @strong{Note:}, latest makeinfo will complain it looks like a cross
189 reference.
190
191 * posix.texi (Time): Correction to strftime glibc cross reference
192 node, now "Formatting Calendar Time".
193
194 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching): In break, note conflict with
195 binding established by `while'.
196
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1972003-10-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
198
199 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Decribe rehashing, note
200 no hashx-remove!, describe make-hash-table size parameter.
201
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203
204 * scheme-memory.texi: Added a short explanation of the GC and the
205 conservative stack scanning.
206 (scm_gc_protect_object, scm_gc_unprotect_object,
207 scm_permanent_object): New.
208
209 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi (scm_remember_upto_here_1,
210 scm_remember_upto_here_2): Moved from data-rep.texi to
211 scheme-memory.texi.
212
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2132003-10-02 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
214
215 * scheme-io.texi (String Ports): In call-with-output-string, note proc
216 should not close the port. In get-output-string, note string must be
217 gotten before closing the port.
218
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2192003-09-21 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
220
221 * posix.texi (File System): In access?, reword a bit, clarify real
222 versus effective ID handling, cross reference glibc on that, and
223 recommend against access tests in library functions.
224
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2252003-09-13 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
226
227 * posix.texi (File System): In stat:dev and stat:mode, clarify that
228 both are numbers.
229
230 * posix.texi (Network Address Conversion): Under IPv4, describe
231 numeric representation in Guile, add INADDR_LOOPBACK and
232 INADDR_BROADCAST, add commented-out INADDR_NONE.
233
234 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge reverse and reverse!,
235 describe newtail parameter for reverse!, remove confusing caveat about
236 head becoming tail for reverse!.
237
238 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In port-column, port-line,
239 set-port-column! and set-port-line!, port parameter must be given,
240 there's no default to current input.
241
242 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): Add scm_c_read.
243 (Writing): Add scm_c_write.
244
245 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): Add list-copy.
246
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247 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19): Rewrite, adding descriptions of all
248 functions, and a bit of an introduction.
249
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2502003-09-03 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
251
252 * scheme-data.texi (Keyword Primitives): Add examples to
253 make-keyword-from-dash-symbol and keyword-dash-symbol. Add
254 scm_c_make_keyword.
255
256 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): In gensym, cross reference
257 uninterned symbols, use @w{} on " g" prefix to avoid any chance of a
258 line break obscuring it.
259
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2602003-08-30 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
261
262 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Note
263 scm_remember_upto_here_1 applies only to C automatic variables.
264
265 * guile.texi: Move @contents to usual place after title page, and
266 after first menu since that looks nice in html.
267
268 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors): In pipe PIPE_BUF, use
269 @defvar, reword a bit for clarity, cross reference glibc.
270
271 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socket, use
272 @defvar for protocol variables, cross reference for getprotobyname,
273 note it's usually connect and accept that establishes communication.
274
275 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socketpair,
276 clarify the return is a pair with ports in car and cdr, note
277 connection is full duplex, refer to socket for parameters, refer to
278 PF_UNIX rather than AF_UNIX.
279
280 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge append and append!,
281 shown parameters as lst1 ... lstN, describe list argument for
282 scm_append and scm_append_x and note that it's unmodified.
283
284 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Add hashx- case
285 insensitive string example, add cross references to symbol-hash,
286 string-hash, string-hash-ci, and char-set-hash.
287
288 * scheme-control.texi (Multiple Values): In values, show args as "arg1
289 ... argN". In scm_values, note args is a list and returned object
290 shares structure with it.
291
292 * scheme-control.texi (Catch): Add scm_internal_catch.
293 (Lazy Catch): Add scm_internal_lazy_catch.
294
295 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Use a table for scheme to C libm
296 equivalences, add C99 trunc.
297
298 * scheme-procedures.texi (Lambda): Note ". rest" list argument is
299 always newly created.
300
301 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Association Lists): In alist-delete and
302 alist-delete!, note argument order for the equality calls per SRFI-1
303 spec.
304
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306
307 * scheme-data.texi (Scientific): Add two-argument atan.
308
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309 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Need @@ for texinfo in example.
310
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312
313 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Collect up groups of
314 functions to avoid duplication. Revise notes on hashx functions and
315 on vector implementation. In make-hash-table, size is now optional.
316 Add hash-map and hash-for-each.
317
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3182003-08-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
319
320 * scheme-control.texi (while do): Update `while' for code rewrite, in
321 particular describe break and continue.
322
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324
325 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Add index entries for deprecated
326 scm_must_malloc and friends.
327
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3282003-07-29 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
329
330 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): Remove scm_cons_star,
331 since it's not very helpful.
332
333 * scheme-utility.texi (Property Primitives): In primitive-property-ref,
334 note parameters to not-found-proc, use hyphens rather than underscores
335 for that parameter name.
336 In primitive-property-set!, VAL is the value parameter not CODE.
337
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3382003-07-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
339
340 * scheme-control.texi (Dynamic Wind): Untabify.
341 (Multiple Values): Use @result.
342 Reported by Stephen Compall <s11@member.fsf.org>.
343
344 * scheme-control.texi (Continuations): Rewrite with more detail.
345
346 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System asyncs): Add index entries for C
347 functions.
348
349 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Parallel Forms): New section.
350
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352
353 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): In list, use "elem1
354 ... elemN". Add scm_list_1, scm_list_2, scm_list_3, scm_list_4,
355 scm_list_5, scm_list_n. Remove scm_list, since it's a no-op.
63708c3b 356 * guile.texi (nicode): New macro.
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358 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): In apply, reword for
359 clarity, drop the "append" example. Add scm_apply, scm_apply_0,
360 scm_apply_1, scm_apply_2, scm_apply_3.
361 Add scm_call_0, scm_call_1, scm_call_2, scm_call_3.
362 In apply:nconc2last, move down after "apply", reword for clarity, note
363 correspondence to apply params.
364
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365 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Add cond-expand index entry.
366 (SRFI-9): Add define-record-type index entry.
367
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3682003-07-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
369
370 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): In iota, reword a bit for
371 clarity and add a couple of examples.
372
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374
375 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Add scm_remember.
376
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3772003-06-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
378
379 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Refer to all "Guile
380 library functions" as provoking gc.
381
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383
384 * scheme-io.texi (File Ports): Describe call-with-input-file and
385 call-with-output-file together. Describe with-input-from-file,
386 with-output-to-file and with-error-to-file together, and add that they
387 use dynamic-wind on the current port setting and keep the port open in
388 support of captured continuations.
389 (Closing): Describe close-input-port and close-output-port together,
390 tweak the wording slightly.
391
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394 * data-rep.texi (Vector Data): For SCM_VECTOR_BASE, SCM_STRING_CHARS
395 and SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS, cross reference "Remembering During Operations".
396
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397 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): round is to nearest even.
398
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3992003-06-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
400
401 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): New section.
402
403 * scheme-data.texi (Primitive Numerics): Add atan2, pow, asinh, acosh
404 and atanh to scheme<->C table. Note asinh, acosh and atanh are C99,
405 and scm_asinh, scm_acosh and scm_atanh are equivalents. Cross ref
406 glibc "Mathematics". Reword this end part for clarity.
407
408 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Use {} around types for
409 @deftypefn, for correct name in indexes.
410 * scheme-utility.texi (C Hooks): Ditto.
411 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): Ditto.
412
413 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): In gh_scm2newstr, lenp is size_t* not int*.
414 This changed in guile 1.6, the docs weren't updated.
415
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4162003-06-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
417
418 From Mike Gran <spikegran@earthlink.net>. Thanks!
419
420 * preface.texi: Minor punctuation mistakes. Hyphens should link
421 compound adjectives. Commas should be placed after a "therefore"
422 that begins a sentence. Commas should not be used to separate a
423 list of only 2 dependent clauses.
424
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427 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Cross reference glibc floor and ceil.
428
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4292003-06-05 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
430
431 * posix.texi (File System): stat:rdev and stat:blocks can return #f,
432 stat:blksize returns a sensible size if the field is not available.
433
434 * scheme-compound.texi (Array Mapping): Reword for clarity, and in
435 particular have the same parameter names in the text and prototypes.
436
437 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Delayed Evaluation): Add delay, reword
438 promise? and force a bit, describe recursive forcing of a promise by
439 its own code.
440
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441 * scheme-io.texi (Ports): Add notes on garbage collection, and on
442 explicitly closing file ports.
443 (File Ports): Cross reference Ports node on explicit closing.
444
445 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Cross reference
446 Ports node on explicit closing.
447
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448 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Futures): New section.
449
450 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): In string-replace, note
451 that start1 and end1 optional is a Guile extension.
452
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454
455 * deprecated.texi: Add substring-move-left! and substring-move-right!.
456
457 * scheme-io.texi (Default Ports): Remove duplicate descriptions of
458 set-current-output-port and set-current-error-port.
459
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4602003-05-27 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
461
462 * scheme-compound.texi: Clarified that vectors need to be quoted.
463
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4642003-05-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
465
466 * posix.texi (Locales): Clarify setlocale a bit, list all categories,
467 cross reference to libc.
468
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4692003-05-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
470
471 * scheme-procedures.texi: Add index entries lambda, optargs, syncase.
472
473 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): Add index entries.
474
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4752003-05-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
476
477 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-2): Rewrite and-let*, describing plain
478 expression clauses and improving the examples.
479
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4802003-05-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
481
482 * posix.texi (socket): Use PF_ instead of AF_ prefix.
483
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4842003-05-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
485
486 * guile.texi: Use @copying, show copyright and permissions at start of
487 info and html.
488
489 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Deleting): Rewrite delete and
490 delete-duplicates, adding behaviour details specified by srfi-1.
491
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493
494 * preface.texi (Guile License): Refer to COPYING.LIB.
495
496 * repl-modules.texi (Loading Readline Support, Readline Options):
497 Index entries for readline functions.
498
499 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Fix regexp error key, should
500 be `regular-expression-syntax'.
501
502 * scheme-data.texi (Complex): Show z argument in prototypes.
503
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5042003-05-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
505
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506 * scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Fix typo @result{#f}, and
507 put @result outside @code.
508
509 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Note negatives are treated as
510 infinite precision twos complement. Revise `ash' to emphasise this
511 for right shifts of negatives. Describe integer-length behaviour on
512 negatives. Add `...' to logand, logior, logxor since they take
513 multiple parameters.
056f9269 514 * guile.texi (m): New macro.
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516 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Revise C support section to
517 get index entries, and clarify parameters. Remove scm_regex_error, no
518 longer exists and wasn't available to applications.
519
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520 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Index entries for error keys.
521
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524 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Fix lognot to ones-complement.
525
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526 * slib.texi (JACAL): Fix @ref title.
527 Add index entries, use @file and @code variously.
528
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530
531 * scheme-scheduling.texi (C level thread interface): Use @deftypefn
532 not @deftypefun, to get function names (not types) indexed.
533
534 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): Add index entries for
535 %guile-build-info keys.
536
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538
539 * scheme-data.texi (Integer Operations): Describe how quotient,
540 remainder and modulo round their results.
541
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542 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In read-char and peek-char, fix typos "?"
543 in @rnindex. In port-column, use @: after i.e.
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544 (Writing): In get-print-state, two spaces after full stop. Add write,
545 revise display.
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547 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Length Append etc): Add count.
548 (SRFI-1 Fold and Map): In reduce, fix typo "... variant of fold", add
549 "f" to fold call shown. In reduce-right, use @code on "reduce".
550
551 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi: Add spaces after some @defun names.
552 * posix.texi (Processes): Fix typo "hhhh".
553
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5542003-05-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
555
556 * posix.texi: Add index entries for many variables and functions,
557 either using @defvar/@deffn or @vindex/@pindex. (Patch supplied
558 by Kevin Ryde.)
559
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5602003-04-30 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
561
562 * posix.texi (scm_c_port_for_each): Added.
563
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5642003-04-26 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
565
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566 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): Document scm_str2symbol
567 and scm_mem2symbol.
568
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569 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type): Clarify that
570 scm_make_smob_type_mfpe is deprecated. (Thanks to
571 tomas@fabula.de.)
572
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573 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Remove scm_sysmissing,
574 long since gone from libguile. (Thanks to Kevin Ryde.)
575
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5762003-04-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
577
578 * preface.texi: Reflect change to LGPL.
579
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5802003-03-27 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
581
582 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): clarify character ordering in port for
583 unread-string.
584
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5852003-03-07 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
586
587 * guile.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we don't
588 choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
589
590 * preface.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we
591 don't choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
592
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594
595 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Low level thread primitives): Fixed typo
596 in broadcast-condition-variable.
597
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5982002-12-08 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
599
600 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): add effective-version docs.
601
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6022002-11-17 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
603
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604 Applied patches from Stephen Compall as follows. (Thanks!)
605
606 2002-11-06 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
607
608 * posix.texi: Changed quotes to match Texinfo expectations.
609
610 Added references to the glibc manual.
611
612 Used proper Texinfo text marking for many keywords, such as @code,
613 @samp, @env, @var.
614
615 Fixed argument metasyntactic variable references in
616 file-manipulation section so the usage in the descriptions matches
617 the usage in the declarations.
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619 2002-10-26 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
620
621 * scheme-data.texi: Addition and change of many Texinfo tags,
622 particularly usage of @var and @samp, as well as reformatting of
623 some lists into tables and usage of @result.
624
625 Notes about some things I didn't understand, as well as a
626 missing section on non-control characters.
627
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6282002-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
629
630 * scheme-modules.texi (Environments): only available when
631 (ice-9 r5rs) is used.
632 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): current url is www.scsh.net.
633
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6342002-10-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
635
636 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Updated mutex and condition varable
637 functions.
638
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6392002-10-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
640
641 * debugging.texi (Debugging Features): Rewritten.
642
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6432002-10-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
644
645 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-io.texi,
646 scheme-scheduling.texi, posix.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
647
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6482002-10-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
649
650 * intro.texi (Whirlwind Tour): Added pointer to examples
651 directory.
652
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6532002-10-10 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
654
655 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System Asyncs): Updated.
656
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6572002-10-07 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
658
659 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Asyncs): Updated.
660 * posix.texi (sigaction): Updated.
661
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6622002-10-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
663
664 * posix.texi (Processes), scheme-options.texi (Common Feature
665 Symbols): Refer to provided? rather than deprecated feature?.
666
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6672002-10-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
668
669 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Updated.
670 (Writing your own snarfing macros): New.
671
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6722002-09-25 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
673
674 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Make sections into nodes.
675 (Debugging Options): Node removed.
676
677 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): Brought forward before
678 sections on options.
679 (Runtime Options): New section, to group options-related nodes.
680
6812002-09-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
682
683 * scheme-options.texi (Options and Config): Chapter name changed,
684 and intro text improved.
685 (Install Config): Brought forward, and renamed Build
686 Configuration.
687
688 The following doc updates are from Ian Sheldon - thanks!
689
690 * scheme-data.texi (Appending Strings, Regexp Functions, Match
691 Structures): Add examples.
692 (Regular Expressions): Add instruction to use (ice-9 regex)
693 module.
694
695 * slib.texi (SLIB): Remove duplicate `the'.
696
6972002-09-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
698
699 * scheme-options.texi (General option interface): Mention
700 eval-options-interface and debug-options-interface.
701
702 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): New node describing source
703 properties.
704
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7052002-09-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
706
707 * scheme-utility.texi (Hook Reference): Improvements to hook docs.
708 Thanks to Thien-Thi Nguyen for the patches.
709
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7102002-09-16 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
711
712 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Props): It's "set-symbol-property!",
713 not "set-symbol-property". Thanks to Pieter Pareit!
714
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7152002-09-15 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
716
717 * scheme-data.texi: Tell them to use 'provided?' instead of
718 '*feaures*'.
719
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7202002-09-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
721
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722 * scheme-ideas.texi (Creating a Procedure): Fixed typo. Thanks to
723 Pieter Pareit!
724
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725 * intro.texi: Updated GNu ftp server name. Use "-lguile" instead
726 of "libguile.a". Some small fixes/improvements.
727
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728 * scheme-reading.texi: Added www.schemers.org. Removed foldoc,
729 it's too generic. Updated 'teach yourself ...' URL.
730
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7312002-08-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
732
af31a24f 733 * scheme-modules.texi: Markup fixes and removal of gh_ references.
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734 Thanks to Dale Smith!
735
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7362002-08-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
737
738 * scheme-evaluation.texi (eval-string): Updated.
739
740 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Fluids): Touched up a bit, added
741 with-fluids.
742
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7432002-08-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
744
745 * scheme-modules.texi (More Modules Procedures): Removed.
746 (Accessing Modules from C): New.
747
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7482002-08-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
749
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750 * scheme-procedures.texi: new section Primitive Procedures,
751 documentation for scm_c_make_gsubr and scm_c_define_gsubr.
752 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): replace
753 gh_new_procedure with scm_c_define_gsubr.
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7552002-08-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
756
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757 * gh.texi (Data types and constants defined by gh): Avoid
758 generating index entry for SCM.
759
760 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Remove duplicate doc for
761 setenv.
762
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763 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi: Merge
764 recent updates from stable branch.
765
766 * posix.texi (File System, Time, Pipes, Network Databases,
767 Internet Socket Examples): Add examples provided by Ian Sheldon.
768
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7692002-08-08 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
770
771 * scheme-binding.texi: Don't talk about 'bound?' which is gone.
772 Thanks to Christopher Cramer.
773
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7742002-08-06 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
775
776 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): add scm_calloc, scm_gc_calloc.
777 correct typos.
778
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7792002-08-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
780
781 * intro.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Added (use-modules (ice-9
782 rdelim)) to an example that uses read-line. Thanks to Ralf
783 Mattes!
784
785 * scheme-memory.texi: Added an introductory blurb about GC that I
786 had lying around.
787
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7882002-08-02 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
789
790 * scheme-modules.texi: split "Scheme and modules" into
791 "provide and require" and "Environments". Mention R5RS
792 environments.
793
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7942002-07-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
795
796 * scheme-options.texi (Debugger options): New subsection
797 describing stack overflow and what to do about it.
798
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7992002-07-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
800
801 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): Removed description
802 of scm_register_module_xxx, which no longer exists. A description
803 of current techniques is needed.
804
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8052002-05-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
806
807 * scheme-data.texi (Numbers): Added description of the new values
808 +inf.0, -inf.0 and +nan.0.
809
810 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Added entries for 'setenv' and
811 'unsetenv'.
812
8132002-04-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
814
815 * gh.texi, data-rep.texi: Moved `@deftyp {Data type} SCM' line
816 from gh.texi to data-rep.texi. Both files already had similar
817 descriptions for SCM. Given that gh.texi is deprecated, looking
818 up `SCM' in the index should take one to the primary location
819 rather than deprecated section. Hence this change. Added
820 `@deftp' for scm_t_bits data type so that a proper index entry is
821 added for this. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
822
823 * data-rep.texi (Subrs): Changed scm_make_gsubr to
824 scm_c_define_gsubr. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
825
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8262002-04-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
827
828 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): Updated docs of
829 string-tokenize.
830
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832
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833 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout), scm.texi (Reference Layout):
834 Node moved from a to b.
835
836 * guile.texi (Scheme Intro, Basic Ideas, Guile Scripting, Command
837 Line Handling, Debugging Features, Autoconf Support, Miscellaneous
838 Tools, Further Reading): Moved to new Part II.
839
840 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Part numbers updated accordingly.
841
842 * guile.texi (Top): Move API Overview node to beginning of Guile
843 API Reference part.
844 (Part II: Writing and Running Guile Scheme): New part; will
845 contain content from `Programming with Guile' that pertains to
846 writing and using Guile on the Scheme level.
847
848 * scm.texi (API Overview): Renamed from `Guile API'.
849
850 * guile.texi (Top), scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules):
851 Debugger User Interface node renamed Debugging Features.
852
853 * debugging.texi (Stacks and Frames): Node deleted; non-duplicated
854 material moved to scheme-debug.texi.
855 (Debugging Features): Renamed from `Debugger User Interface'.
856
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857 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Rename chapter `Debugging
858 Infrastructure' and reorganize its contents.
859
860 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-control.texi (Handling
861 Errors): Move display-error to error-focussed section.
862
863 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), debugging.texi (Backtrace): Move
864 backtrace to user-level debugging chapter.
865
866 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-procedures.texi (Procedure
867 Properties): Move procedure-name, procedure-source and
868 procedure-environment to procedures chapter.
869
870 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-memory.texi (Memory
871 Blocks): Move malloc-stats to memory management chapter.
872
873 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Remove mention of
874 use-modules for loading syncase; only use-syntax really works.
875 Thanks to Panagiotis Vossos for spotting this.
876
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877 * program.texi (Scheme vs C): New node, with existing material
878 taken from chapter intro.
879 (Programming Overview): New intro para to introduce example of
880 Guile integration:
881 (Extending Dia): New node.
882
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884
885 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Added guile.cps, guile.fns, guile.rns,
886 guile.tps, guile.vrs, guile.tmp.
887
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8882002-04-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
889
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890 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout): Remove reference to defunct
891 Guile Extensions index.
892
893 * guile.texi: Removed Guile Extensions index.
894
895 * scheme-indices.texi (Guile Extensions Index): Removed.
896
897 * guile.texi: Remove vgone, vdeprecated, vchanged and vnote
898 macros; they're not actually useful after all. Update copyright
899 years.
900
901 * scheme-compound.texi (Vectors): Make subsections into nodes.
902 (Vectors): Review, slightly reorg and clarify docs in this
903 section.
904
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905 * scheme-data.texi (Symbols): Reorganized node substructure and
906 added lots of explanatory text around the @deffn's.
907
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9082002-03-29 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
909
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910 * scheme-modules.texi (Variables): Mention obarrays.
911
912 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables, Symbol Props): Remove vgone
913 markers for deprecated symbol items.
914 (Symbol Props): Remove doc for obsolete 2 arg version of
915 symbol-interned?.
916 (String Miscellanea): Removed, since it only contained duplicate
917 doc for string-ci->symbol.
918 (Symbol Tables): Move doc for gensym to Symbol Primitives; rest of
919 section removed.
920
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921 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors), scheme-evaluation.texi
922 (Fly Evaluation): Remove vgone markers for close-all-ports-except,
923 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
924
925 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type), scheme-compound.texi
926 (Append/Reverse), scheme-procedures.texi (Internal Macros):
927 Trivial updates to sync with stable branch.
928
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9292002-03-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
930
931 * scheme-compound.texi (List Searching): Remove docs for
932 `scm_sloppy_mem*', which no longer exist.
933
9342002-03-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
935
936 * guile.texi (Top), intro.texi (What is Guile?, The Basic Guile
937 Package): Use @ifnottex instead of @ifinfo, so that HTML
938 generation works correctly.
939
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9402002-03-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
941
942 * tools.texi: Updated to reflect changes to the guile-snarf tool.
943
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9442002-03-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
945
946 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Further updates. New material on
947 GC hooks.
948
949 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Note disappearance of
950 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
951
952 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Remove docs about previously
953 deprecated items that have now been removed.
954
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956
957 * tools.texi (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): Remove this node.
958 (How guile-snarf works): Update usage and description to
959 no longer mention "--compat=1.4" and instead "-d" and "-D".
960 (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Add list of deprecated macros
961 and blurb. Add cindex for deprecated macros.
962
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964
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965 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Reviewed and updated.
966
967 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): New section.
968
969 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic, Primitive Numerics): Add
970 description of corresponding C functions.
971
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972 * scheme-utility.texi (Object Properties): Revamp documentation on
973 object properties.
974
975 * scheme-memory.texi (Weak References): Update reference to Object
976 Properties node.
977
978 * guile.texi: Add macros for describing version information.
979
980 * scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-io.texi,
981 scheme-procedures.texi: Automatic updates from snarfed libguile
982 docstrings.
983
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985
986 * Makefile.am (guile_toc.html): Look for guile.texi in $(srcdir).
987
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988 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Mention "--compat=1.4", and
989 new processing steps. Update usage example, makefile frag.
990
991 (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): New subsubsection under
992 "Init Snarfing with guile-snarf".
993
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9942002-03-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
995
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996 * scheme-compound.texi, scheme-data.texi, new-docstrings.texi:
997 Automatic updates from snarfed libguile docstrings.
998
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999 * data-rep.texi, guile.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
1000 scheme-options.texi, scheme-translation.texi: Various minor
1001 enhancements ported from the stable CVS branch.
1002
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1004
1005 * tools.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): New node/chapter.
1006 (Snarfing, Init Snarfing with guile-snarf, How guile-snarf works,
1007 Macros guile-snarf recognizes, Doc Snarfing): New nodes/(sub)sections.
1008 (Executable Modules): Now a section under "Miscellaneous Tools".
1009
1010 * guile.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): Add under "Part II".
1011 Implement by including tools.texi.
1012
1013 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add tools.texi.
1014
10152002-03-07 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1016
1017 * tools.texi: New file.
1018
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10192002-03-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1020
1021 * autoconf.texi (Autoconf Background): Insert missing `of'.
1022
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10232002-03-01 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
1024
1025 * api.txt, data-rep.texi: Renamed the struct scm_cell to
1026 scm_t_cell.
1027
1028 * data-rep.texi: Renamed scm_alloc_cell to scm_cell and
1029 scm_alloc_double_cell to scm_double_cell.
1030
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1032
1033 * scheme-memory.texi (Upgrading from scm_must_malloc et al): New
1034 section.
1035
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10362002-02-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1037
1038 * data-rep.texi: Use scm_gc_malloc and scm_gc_free instead of
1039 scm_must_malloc and free in example code. Updated text for the
1040 new memory management functions.
1041
1042 * scheme-debug.texi (malloc-stats): Refer to scm_gc_malloc instead
1043 of to scm_must_malloc.
1044
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10452002-02-27 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
1046
1047 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented some more
1048 gh equivalents and removed appropriate FIXME's.
1049
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1051
1052 * Makefile.am: Update path to pre-inst-guile automake frag.
1053
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10542002-02-24 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
1055
1056 * .cvsignore: add autoconf-macros.texi.
1057
1058 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): add autoconf-macros.texi.
1059
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10602002-02-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1061
1062 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): New section.
1063
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10642002-02-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1065
1066 * Makefile.am: Include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am.
1067
1068 (GUILE): Delete var.
1069 (autoconf-macros.texi): Use $(preinstguiletool).
1070
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1072
1073 * autoconf.texi (Autofrisk, Using Autofrisk): New sections.
1074 (Autoconf Support): Add new sections to menu.
1075
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10762002-02-04 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1077
1078 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Uninterned): Added node.
1079
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10802002-01-29 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
1081
1082 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented gh equivalents
1083 `scm_c_string2str', `scm_c_substring2str' and `scm_c_symbol2str'
1084 and removed the appropriate FIXME's.
1085
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1087
1088 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Also set GUILE_LOAD_PATH
1089 when invoking the uninstalled guile executable.
1090
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1092
1093 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Fix build bug:
1094 Write this file to srcdir. Thanks to I. N. Golubev.
1095
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1097
1098 * Makefile.am: attempt to use guile from $(top_builddir)/libguile
1099 when building autoconf-macros.texi. There are still problems with
1100 modules and running makeinfo when builddir != srcdir.
1101
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1103
1104 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi, guile.texi, intro.texi,
1105 misc-modules.texi, new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, program.texi,
1106 repl-modules.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-compound.texi,
1107 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1108 scheme-ideas.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1109 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1110 scheme-translation.texi, scheme-utility.texi, scm.texi, slib.texi,
1111 srfi-modules.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1112
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1114
1115 * intro.texi (Linking Programs With Guile): Fix typo (superfluous
1116 `do'). Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1117
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11182002-01-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1119
1120 * intro.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1121
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1123
1124 * guile.texi (Part II): Add "Autoconf Support"; include
1125 autoconf.texi.
1126
1127 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add autoconf.texi and
1128 autoconf-macros.texi.
1129 (autoconf.texi, autoconf-macros.texi): New rules.
1130
1131 * autoconf.texi: New file.
1132
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1134
1135 * scheme-compound.texi (Alist Example): Changed "Bismarck" to
1136 "Pierre". Thanks to Ron Peterson!
1137
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11382001-12-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1139
1140 * program.texi (Programming Overview): Chapter renamed from
1141 `Programming Options'; some new material added.
1142
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1144
1145 * scm.texi (Guile API): Renamed from `Scheme Primitives' and
1146 broadened so that this chapter discusses the Guile API as a whole.
1147
1148 * program.texi (Available Functionality): Revise so that text
1149 reads better.
1150
1151 * guile.texi (Programming Intro): New introductory text.
1152
1153 * scheme-ideas.texi (Definition): Reorder reference bullets in
1154 ascending page number order.
1155
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11562001-12-04 Martin Grabmueller <mg@glug.org>
1157
1158 * scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Typo fix: wither ->
1159 either.
1160
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11612001-12-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1162
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1163 * scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Moved into scheme-utility.texi.
1164
1165 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added scheme-compound.texi.
1166
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1167 * scheme-data.texi (Variables): Node moved to modules chapter.
1168 (Symbol Read Syntax): New node, with syntax-related material taken
1169 from old Symbols node.
1170 (Symbol Primitives): Renamed from `Symbols'.
1171 (Symbols and Variables): Renamed to `Symbols'.
1172 (Symbol Props): Renamed from `Symbol Tables'.
1173 (Symbols): General review, improvements and additional material
1174 throughout this section.
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1175 (Other Data Types): New material: links to object types documented
1176 elsewhere. Also renamed node to `Other Types'.
1177 (Data Types): Split into two: `Simple Data Types' and `Compound
1178 Data Types'. Introductory blurbs rewritten accordingly.
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1179
1180 * guile.texi: Updated Notes comment.
1181
1182 * scheme-data.texi (Rx Interface): Node moved to Guile Modules
1183 part, as the Rx interface is not core Guile.
1184
11852001-11-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1186
1187 * scheme-data.texi (String Miscellanea): Removed, moving doc for
1188 string-ci->symbol into the node on Symbols.
1189
1190 * Makefile.am (ETAGS_ARGS): Added.
1191
1192 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables): Removed doc for gentemp,
1193 intern-symbol, string->obarray-symbol, symbol-binding,
1194 symbol-bound?, symbol-set!, unintern-symbol, symbol-interned?; all
1195 of which no longer exist.
1196
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1198
1199 * posix.texi: Fix spelling. Thanks to Chris Cramer.
1200 Reword `getpass' intro blurb.
1201
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12022001-11-23 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1203
1204 * program.texi (Program Control): Remove spurious placeholder
1205 text.
1206
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12072001-11-20 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1208
1209 * scheme-options.texi (Install Config):
1210 Tweak `%load-path' verb to not imply it's a proc.
1211 Add documentation for `%guile-build-info'.
1212
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12132001-11-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1214
1215 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables), new-docstrings.texi: Removed
1216 doc for builtin-bindings (no longer exists).
1217 (Variables): Expanded existing description of variables. Removed
1218 doc for builtin-variable (no longer exists).
1219
1220 * scheme-binding.texi (Top Level): New docs for define, scm_define
1221 and scm_c_define. Also clarified point about interchangeability
1222 of define and set!.
1223
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12242001-11-18 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1225
1226 * scheme-data.texi (Vectors): Autoupdate docs for
1227 vector-move-left! and vector-move-right!.
1228
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12292001-11-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1230
1231 * debugging.texi, deprecated.texi, intro.texi, misc-modules.texi,
1232 new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
1233 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1234 scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1235 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1236 scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
1237 scheme-utility.texi, script-getopt.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Change
1238 category for "primitive" and "procedure" @deffn's to {Scheme
1239 Procedure}; add @deffnx lines for {C Function}s; automatic updates
1240 from libguile docstring changes.
1241
1242 * scheme-memory.texi (Garbage Collection): Removed doc for removed
1243 `unhash-name'.
1244
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12452001-11-14 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1246
1247 * scheme-procedures.texi: Spell "library" correctly.
1248
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12492001-11-13 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1250
1251 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-data.texi: Merge recent doc
1252 improvements from stable branch.
1253
1254 * scheme-options.texi: Automatic updates from docstring changes in
1255 libguile's C source code.
1256
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12572001-11-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1258
1259 * scheme-data.texi (Vtables, Structure Basics): Automatic doc
1260 updates for struct? and struct-vtable?.
1261 (String Searching): Add missing "for". Thanks to Scott Lenser.
1262
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1264
1265 * guile.texi (Top): Added new chapter `Programming Options'.
1266
1267 * program.texi: New file.
1268
1269 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added program.texi.
1270
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1272
1273 * scheme-memory.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1274 scheme-data.texi, scheme-binding.texi, posix.texi,
1275 new-docstrings.texi: Automatic updates from improved libguile
1276 docstrings.
1277
12782001-11-04 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1279
1280 * preface.texi: Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1281 (Manual Layout): Updated to reflect reorg.
1282
1283 * guile.texi (MANUAL_EDITION): New variable, with value
1284 incremented from 1.0 to 1.1 to reflect the reorg described here.
1285 (Top): Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1286
1287 * scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index, Guile Extensions Index): Use
1288 @unnumbered rather than @chapter for these indices.
1289
1290 * guile.texi (Top): A little top-level reshuffling, with the aims
1291 that: (1) the `Guile Scheme' (reference) part of the manual
1292 becomes the `Guile API Reference', and covers both Scheme and C
1293 interfaces; (2) non-API-reference material such as the `Basic
1294 Ideas in Scheme' chapter is collected together to form a new part
1295 `Programming with Guile'. This new part will contain general
1296 documentation on using and programming Guile in both Scheme and C,
1297 including - for example - awareness of GC when C programming, how
1298 to use the snarf macros, how to debug ...
1299 (Top): Move inclusion of scheme-indices.texi so that all indices
1300 appear together in the printed manual.
1301
1302 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Removed appendices.texi, added
1303 debugging.texi.
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1305 * appendices.texi: Removed.
1306
1307 * debugging.texi (Debugger User Interface): New file, same as the
1308 material that used to be in appendices.texi, but now a chapter in
1309 Part II rather than an appendix.
1310
1311 * appendices.texi (Obtaining and Installing Guile): Moved to
1312 become a chapter in ...
1313 * intro.texi: ... Part I: Introduction to Guile.
1314
1315 * scm.texi (I/O Extensions): Moved to become a section of ...
1316 * scheme-io.texi (Input and Output): ... this chapter.
1317
1318 * scm.texi (Handling Errors): Moved to become a section of ...
1319 * scheme-control.texi (Control Mechanisms): ... this chapter.
1320
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1322
1323 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19, SRFI-19 Constants, SRFI-19 Current
1324 time and clock resolution, SRFI-19 Time object and accessors,
1325 SRFI-19 Time comparison procedures, SRFI-19 Time arithmetic
1326 procedures, SRFI-19 Date object and accessors, SRFI-19
1327 Time/Date/Julian Day/Modified Julian Day converters, SRFI-19 Date
1328 to string/string to date converters): New nodes.
04bbd6ce 1329 (SRFI Support): Add "SRFI-19" to menu.
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1332
1333 * scripts.texi: Document `--debug' and `--no-debug'.
1334
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13352001-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1336
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1337 * guile.texi, scsh.texi: removed obsolete guile-scsh material
1338 and updated links (I don't know if it should remain in the
1339 main menu. It's like slib I think.)
1340
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1341 * minor updates to the slib installation notes.
1342
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13432001-10-05 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1344
1345 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Removed documentation
1346 for `read-and-eval!' and `eval2'. (Thanks to Alex Schroeder for
1347 noticing that they'd disappeared!)
1348
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13492001-10-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1350
1351 * scheme-io.texi (Writing): Add entry for `display'.
1352 Include in R5RS Index. Thanks to Alex Schroeder for suggestion.
1353
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13542001-09-26 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
1355
1356 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13): Tyop fix.
1357 (SRFI-13): Changed paragraph about bindings both in the code and
1358 in SRFI-13.
1359
1360 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Tyop fix.
1361 (Formatted Output): Document ~g properly.
1362
1363 Thanks to Alex Schroeder for pointing out the typos and sending
1364 suggestions.
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13662001-09-25 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1367
1368 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Add `cindex' directive.
1369 Thanks to suggestion by Alex Schroeder.
1370
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1372
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1373 * guile.texi (Top): Group all index nodes together so that
1374 `Info-index' works more effectively in Info. Thanks to Eric
1375 Hanchrow for the report and fix.
1376
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1377 * scheme-data.texi (Random, String Syntax, String Modification,
1378 Regular Expressions), scheme-ideas.texi (Definition),
1379 scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Linking and Compiled Code Modules),
1380 scm.texi (Transforming Scheme name to C name, Port
1381 Implementation): Various typo fixes and clarifications merged from
1382 the stable CVS branch.
1383
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13842001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1385
1386 * intro.texi: Merged wording fixes from stable CVS branch.
1387
1388 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Remove ../AUTHORS.
1389
1390 * guile.texi: Incorporate text previously in separate AUTHORS
1391 file.
1392
13932001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1394
1395 The change log for files in this directory continues backwards
1396 from 2001-08-27 in ../ChangeLog, as all the Guile documentation
1397 prior to this date was contained in a single directory.