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3 From Mike Gran <spikegran@earthlink.net>. Thanks!
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5 * preface.texi: Minor punctuation mistakes. Hyphens should link
6 compound adjectives. Commas should be placed after a "therefore"
7 that begins a sentence. Commas should not be used to separate a
8 list of only 2 dependent clauses.
9
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102003-06-07 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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12 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Cross reference glibc floor and ceil.
13
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142003-06-05 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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16 * posix.texi (File System): stat:rdev and stat:blocks can return #f,
17 stat:blksize returns a sensible size if the field is not available.
18
19 * scheme-compound.texi (Array Mapping): Reword for clarity, and in
20 particular have the same parameter names in the text and prototypes.
21
22 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Delayed Evaluation): Add delay, reword
23 promise? and force a bit, describe recursive forcing of a promise by
24 its own code.
25
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26 * scheme-io.texi (Ports): Add notes on garbage collection, and on
27 explicitly closing file ports.
28 (File Ports): Cross reference Ports node on explicit closing.
29
30 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Cross reference
31 Ports node on explicit closing.
32
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33 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Futures): New section.
34
35 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): In string-replace, note
36 that start1 and end1 optional is a Guile extension.
37
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382003-05-30 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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40 * deprecated.texi: Add substring-move-left! and substring-move-right!.
41
42 * scheme-io.texi (Default Ports): Remove duplicate descriptions of
43 set-current-output-port and set-current-error-port.
44
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452003-05-27 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
46
47 * scheme-compound.texi: Clarified that vectors need to be quoted.
48
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492003-05-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
50
51 * posix.texi (Locales): Clarify setlocale a bit, list all categories,
52 cross reference to libc.
53
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542003-05-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
55
56 * scheme-procedures.texi: Add index entries lambda, optargs, syncase.
57
58 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): Add index entries.
59
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602003-05-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
61
62 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-2): Rewrite and-let*, describing plain
63 expression clauses and improving the examples.
64
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652003-05-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
66
67 * posix.texi (socket): Use PF_ instead of AF_ prefix.
68
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692003-05-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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71 * guile.texi: Use @copying, show copyright and permissions at start of
72 info and html.
73
74 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Deleting): Rewrite delete and
75 delete-duplicates, adding behaviour details specified by srfi-1.
76
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772003-05-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
78
79 * preface.texi (Guile License): Refer to COPYING.LIB.
80
81 * repl-modules.texi (Loading Readline Support, Readline Options):
82 Index entries for readline functions.
83
84 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Fix regexp error key, should
85 be `regular-expression-syntax'.
86
87 * scheme-data.texi (Complex): Show z argument in prototypes.
88
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892003-05-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
90
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91 * scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Fix typo @result{#f}, and
92 put @result outside @code.
93
94 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Note negatives are treated as
95 infinite precision twos complement. Revise `ash' to emphasise this
96 for right shifts of negatives. Describe integer-length behaviour on
97 negatives. Add `...' to logand, logior, logxor since they take
98 multiple parameters.
056f9269 99 * guile.texi (m): New macro.
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101 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Revise C support section to
102 get index entries, and clarify parameters. Remove scm_regex_error, no
103 longer exists and wasn't available to applications.
104
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105 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Index entries for error keys.
106
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109 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Fix lognot to ones-complement.
110
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111 * slib.texi (JACAL): Fix @ref title.
112 Add index entries, use @file and @code variously.
113
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1142003-05-06 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
115
116 * scheme-scheduling.texi (C level thread interface): Use @deftypefn
117 not @deftypefun, to get function names (not types) indexed.
118
119 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): Add index entries for
120 %guile-build-info keys.
121
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1222003-05-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
123
124 * scheme-data.texi (Integer Operations): Describe how quotient,
125 remainder and modulo round their results.
126
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127 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In read-char and peek-char, fix typos "?"
128 in @rnindex. In port-column, use @: after i.e.
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129 (Writing): In get-print-state, two spaces after full stop. Add write,
130 revise display.
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132 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Length Append etc): Add count.
133 (SRFI-1 Fold and Map): In reduce, fix typo "... variant of fold", add
134 "f" to fold call shown. In reduce-right, use @code on "reduce".
135
136 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi: Add spaces after some @defun names.
137 * posix.texi (Processes): Fix typo "hhhh".
138
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1392003-05-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
140
141 * posix.texi: Add index entries for many variables and functions,
142 either using @defvar/@deffn or @vindex/@pindex. (Patch supplied
143 by Kevin Ryde.)
144
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1452003-04-30 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
146
147 * posix.texi (scm_c_port_for_each): Added.
148
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1492003-04-26 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
150
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151 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): Document scm_str2symbol
152 and scm_mem2symbol.
153
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154 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type): Clarify that
155 scm_make_smob_type_mfpe is deprecated. (Thanks to
156 tomas@fabula.de.)
157
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158 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Remove scm_sysmissing,
159 long since gone from libguile. (Thanks to Kevin Ryde.)
160
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1612003-04-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
162
163 * preface.texi: Reflect change to LGPL.
164
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1652003-03-27 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
166
167 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): clarify character ordering in port for
168 unread-string.
169
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1702003-03-07 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
171
172 * guile.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we don't
173 choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
174
175 * preface.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we
176 don't choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
177
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1782003-01-02 Mikael Djurfeldt <djurfeldt@nada.kth.se>
179
180 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Low level thread primitives): Fixed typo
181 in broadcast-condition-variable.
182
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1832002-12-08 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
184
185 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): add effective-version docs.
186
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1872002-11-17 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
188
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189 Applied patches from Stephen Compall as follows. (Thanks!)
190
191 2002-11-06 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
192
193 * posix.texi: Changed quotes to match Texinfo expectations.
194
195 Added references to the glibc manual.
196
197 Used proper Texinfo text marking for many keywords, such as @code,
198 @samp, @env, @var.
199
200 Fixed argument metasyntactic variable references in
201 file-manipulation section so the usage in the descriptions matches
202 the usage in the declarations.
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204 2002-10-26 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
205
206 * scheme-data.texi: Addition and change of many Texinfo tags,
207 particularly usage of @var and @samp, as well as reformatting of
208 some lists into tables and usage of @result.
209
210 Notes about some things I didn't understand, as well as a
211 missing section on non-control characters.
212
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2132002-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
214
215 * scheme-modules.texi (Environments): only available when
216 (ice-9 r5rs) is used.
217 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): current url is www.scsh.net.
218
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2192002-10-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
220
221 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Updated mutex and condition varable
222 functions.
223
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2242002-10-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
225
226 * debugging.texi (Debugging Features): Rewritten.
227
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2282002-10-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
229
230 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-io.texi,
231 scheme-scheduling.texi, posix.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
232
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2332002-10-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
234
235 * intro.texi (Whirlwind Tour): Added pointer to examples
236 directory.
237
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2382002-10-10 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
239
240 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System Asyncs): Updated.
241
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2422002-10-07 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
243
244 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Asyncs): Updated.
245 * posix.texi (sigaction): Updated.
246
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2472002-10-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
248
249 * posix.texi (Processes), scheme-options.texi (Common Feature
250 Symbols): Refer to provided? rather than deprecated feature?.
251
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2522002-10-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
253
254 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Updated.
255 (Writing your own snarfing macros): New.
256
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2572002-09-25 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
258
259 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Make sections into nodes.
260 (Debugging Options): Node removed.
261
262 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): Brought forward before
263 sections on options.
264 (Runtime Options): New section, to group options-related nodes.
265
2662002-09-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
267
268 * scheme-options.texi (Options and Config): Chapter name changed,
269 and intro text improved.
270 (Install Config): Brought forward, and renamed Build
271 Configuration.
272
273 The following doc updates are from Ian Sheldon - thanks!
274
275 * scheme-data.texi (Appending Strings, Regexp Functions, Match
276 Structures): Add examples.
277 (Regular Expressions): Add instruction to use (ice-9 regex)
278 module.
279
280 * slib.texi (SLIB): Remove duplicate `the'.
281
2822002-09-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
283
284 * scheme-options.texi (General option interface): Mention
285 eval-options-interface and debug-options-interface.
286
287 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): New node describing source
288 properties.
289
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2902002-09-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
291
292 * scheme-utility.texi (Hook Reference): Improvements to hook docs.
293 Thanks to Thien-Thi Nguyen for the patches.
294
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2952002-09-16 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
296
297 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Props): It's "set-symbol-property!",
298 not "set-symbol-property". Thanks to Pieter Pareit!
299
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3002002-09-15 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
301
302 * scheme-data.texi: Tell them to use 'provided?' instead of
303 '*feaures*'.
304
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3052002-09-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
306
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307 * scheme-ideas.texi (Creating a Procedure): Fixed typo. Thanks to
308 Pieter Pareit!
309
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310 * intro.texi: Updated GNu ftp server name. Use "-lguile" instead
311 of "libguile.a". Some small fixes/improvements.
312
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313 * scheme-reading.texi: Added www.schemers.org. Removed foldoc,
314 it's too generic. Updated 'teach yourself ...' URL.
315
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3162002-08-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
317
af31a24f 318 * scheme-modules.texi: Markup fixes and removal of gh_ references.
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319 Thanks to Dale Smith!
320
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3212002-08-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
322
323 * scheme-evaluation.texi (eval-string): Updated.
324
325 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Fluids): Touched up a bit, added
326 with-fluids.
327
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3282002-08-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
329
330 * scheme-modules.texi (More Modules Procedures): Removed.
331 (Accessing Modules from C): New.
332
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334
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335 * scheme-procedures.texi: new section Primitive Procedures,
336 documentation for scm_c_make_gsubr and scm_c_define_gsubr.
337 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): replace
338 gh_new_procedure with scm_c_define_gsubr.
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3402002-08-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
341
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342 * gh.texi (Data types and constants defined by gh): Avoid
343 generating index entry for SCM.
344
345 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Remove duplicate doc for
346 setenv.
347
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348 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi: Merge
349 recent updates from stable branch.
350
351 * posix.texi (File System, Time, Pipes, Network Databases,
352 Internet Socket Examples): Add examples provided by Ian Sheldon.
353
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3542002-08-08 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
355
356 * scheme-binding.texi: Don't talk about 'bound?' which is gone.
357 Thanks to Christopher Cramer.
358
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3592002-08-06 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
360
361 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): add scm_calloc, scm_gc_calloc.
362 correct typos.
363
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3642002-08-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
365
366 * intro.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Added (use-modules (ice-9
367 rdelim)) to an example that uses read-line. Thanks to Ralf
368 Mattes!
369
370 * scheme-memory.texi: Added an introductory blurb about GC that I
371 had lying around.
372
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374
375 * scheme-modules.texi: split "Scheme and modules" into
376 "provide and require" and "Environments". Mention R5RS
377 environments.
378
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3792002-07-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
380
381 * scheme-options.texi (Debugger options): New subsection
382 describing stack overflow and what to do about it.
383
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3842002-07-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
385
386 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): Removed description
387 of scm_register_module_xxx, which no longer exists. A description
388 of current techniques is needed.
389
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3902002-05-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
391
392 * scheme-data.texi (Numbers): Added description of the new values
393 +inf.0, -inf.0 and +nan.0.
394
395 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Added entries for 'setenv' and
396 'unsetenv'.
397
3982002-04-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
399
400 * gh.texi, data-rep.texi: Moved `@deftyp {Data type} SCM' line
401 from gh.texi to data-rep.texi. Both files already had similar
402 descriptions for SCM. Given that gh.texi is deprecated, looking
403 up `SCM' in the index should take one to the primary location
404 rather than deprecated section. Hence this change. Added
405 `@deftp' for scm_t_bits data type so that a proper index entry is
406 added for this. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
407
408 * data-rep.texi (Subrs): Changed scm_make_gsubr to
409 scm_c_define_gsubr. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
410
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4112002-04-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
412
413 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): Updated docs of
414 string-tokenize.
415
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4162002-04-20 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
417
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418 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout), scm.texi (Reference Layout):
419 Node moved from a to b.
420
421 * guile.texi (Scheme Intro, Basic Ideas, Guile Scripting, Command
422 Line Handling, Debugging Features, Autoconf Support, Miscellaneous
423 Tools, Further Reading): Moved to new Part II.
424
425 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Part numbers updated accordingly.
426
427 * guile.texi (Top): Move API Overview node to beginning of Guile
428 API Reference part.
429 (Part II: Writing and Running Guile Scheme): New part; will
430 contain content from `Programming with Guile' that pertains to
431 writing and using Guile on the Scheme level.
432
433 * scm.texi (API Overview): Renamed from `Guile API'.
434
435 * guile.texi (Top), scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules):
436 Debugger User Interface node renamed Debugging Features.
437
438 * debugging.texi (Stacks and Frames): Node deleted; non-duplicated
439 material moved to scheme-debug.texi.
440 (Debugging Features): Renamed from `Debugger User Interface'.
441
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442 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Rename chapter `Debugging
443 Infrastructure' and reorganize its contents.
444
445 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-control.texi (Handling
446 Errors): Move display-error to error-focussed section.
447
448 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), debugging.texi (Backtrace): Move
449 backtrace to user-level debugging chapter.
450
451 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-procedures.texi (Procedure
452 Properties): Move procedure-name, procedure-source and
453 procedure-environment to procedures chapter.
454
455 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-memory.texi (Memory
456 Blocks): Move malloc-stats to memory management chapter.
457
458 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Remove mention of
459 use-modules for loading syncase; only use-syntax really works.
460 Thanks to Panagiotis Vossos for spotting this.
461
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462 * program.texi (Scheme vs C): New node, with existing material
463 taken from chapter intro.
464 (Programming Overview): New intro para to introduce example of
465 Guile integration:
466 (Extending Dia): New node.
467
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4682002-04-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
469
470 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Added guile.cps, guile.fns, guile.rns,
471 guile.tps, guile.vrs, guile.tmp.
472
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4732002-04-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
474
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475 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout): Remove reference to defunct
476 Guile Extensions index.
477
478 * guile.texi: Removed Guile Extensions index.
479
480 * scheme-indices.texi (Guile Extensions Index): Removed.
481
482 * guile.texi: Remove vgone, vdeprecated, vchanged and vnote
483 macros; they're not actually useful after all. Update copyright
484 years.
485
486 * scheme-compound.texi (Vectors): Make subsections into nodes.
487 (Vectors): Review, slightly reorg and clarify docs in this
488 section.
489
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490 * scheme-data.texi (Symbols): Reorganized node substructure and
491 added lots of explanatory text around the @deffn's.
492
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4932002-03-29 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
494
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495 * scheme-modules.texi (Variables): Mention obarrays.
496
497 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables, Symbol Props): Remove vgone
498 markers for deprecated symbol items.
499 (Symbol Props): Remove doc for obsolete 2 arg version of
500 symbol-interned?.
501 (String Miscellanea): Removed, since it only contained duplicate
502 doc for string-ci->symbol.
503 (Symbol Tables): Move doc for gensym to Symbol Primitives; rest of
504 section removed.
505
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506 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors), scheme-evaluation.texi
507 (Fly Evaluation): Remove vgone markers for close-all-ports-except,
508 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
509
510 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type), scheme-compound.texi
511 (Append/Reverse), scheme-procedures.texi (Internal Macros):
512 Trivial updates to sync with stable branch.
513
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5142002-03-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
515
516 * scheme-compound.texi (List Searching): Remove docs for
517 `scm_sloppy_mem*', which no longer exist.
518
5192002-03-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
520
521 * guile.texi (Top), intro.texi (What is Guile?, The Basic Guile
522 Package): Use @ifnottex instead of @ifinfo, so that HTML
523 generation works correctly.
524
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5252002-03-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
526
527 * tools.texi: Updated to reflect changes to the guile-snarf tool.
528
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5292002-03-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
530
531 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Further updates. New material on
532 GC hooks.
533
534 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Note disappearance of
535 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
536
537 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Remove docs about previously
538 deprecated items that have now been removed.
539
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5402002-03-15 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
541
542 * tools.texi (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): Remove this node.
543 (How guile-snarf works): Update usage and description to
544 no longer mention "--compat=1.4" and instead "-d" and "-D".
545 (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Add list of deprecated macros
546 and blurb. Add cindex for deprecated macros.
547
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5482002-03-15 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
549
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550 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Reviewed and updated.
551
552 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): New section.
553
554 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic, Primitive Numerics): Add
555 description of corresponding C functions.
556
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557 * scheme-utility.texi (Object Properties): Revamp documentation on
558 object properties.
559
560 * scheme-memory.texi (Weak References): Update reference to Object
561 Properties node.
562
563 * guile.texi: Add macros for describing version information.
564
565 * scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-io.texi,
566 scheme-procedures.texi: Automatic updates from snarfed libguile
567 docstrings.
568
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570
571 * Makefile.am (guile_toc.html): Look for guile.texi in $(srcdir).
572
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573 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Mention "--compat=1.4", and
574 new processing steps. Update usage example, makefile frag.
575
576 (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): New subsubsection under
577 "Init Snarfing with guile-snarf".
578
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580
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581 * scheme-compound.texi, scheme-data.texi, new-docstrings.texi:
582 Automatic updates from snarfed libguile docstrings.
583
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584 * data-rep.texi, guile.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
585 scheme-options.texi, scheme-translation.texi: Various minor
586 enhancements ported from the stable CVS branch.
587
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5882002-03-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
589
590 * tools.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): New node/chapter.
591 (Snarfing, Init Snarfing with guile-snarf, How guile-snarf works,
592 Macros guile-snarf recognizes, Doc Snarfing): New nodes/(sub)sections.
593 (Executable Modules): Now a section under "Miscellaneous Tools".
594
595 * guile.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): Add under "Part II".
596 Implement by including tools.texi.
597
598 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add tools.texi.
599
6002002-03-07 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
601
602 * tools.texi: New file.
603
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6042002-03-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
605
606 * autoconf.texi (Autoconf Background): Insert missing `of'.
607
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6082002-03-01 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
609
610 * api.txt, data-rep.texi: Renamed the struct scm_cell to
611 scm_t_cell.
612
613 * data-rep.texi: Renamed scm_alloc_cell to scm_cell and
614 scm_alloc_double_cell to scm_double_cell.
615
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6162002-03-01 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
617
618 * scheme-memory.texi (Upgrading from scm_must_malloc et al): New
619 section.
620
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622
623 * data-rep.texi: Use scm_gc_malloc and scm_gc_free instead of
624 scm_must_malloc and free in example code. Updated text for the
625 new memory management functions.
626
627 * scheme-debug.texi (malloc-stats): Refer to scm_gc_malloc instead
628 of to scm_must_malloc.
629
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6302002-02-27 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
631
632 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented some more
633 gh equivalents and removed appropriate FIXME's.
634
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6352002-02-26 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
636
637 * Makefile.am: Update path to pre-inst-guile automake frag.
638
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6392002-02-24 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
640
641 * .cvsignore: add autoconf-macros.texi.
642
643 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): add autoconf-macros.texi.
644
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6452002-02-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
646
647 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): New section.
648
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6492002-02-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
650
651 * Makefile.am: Include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am.
652
653 (GUILE): Delete var.
654 (autoconf-macros.texi): Use $(preinstguiletool).
655
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6562002-02-04 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
657
658 * autoconf.texi (Autofrisk, Using Autofrisk): New sections.
659 (Autoconf Support): Add new sections to menu.
660
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662
663 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Uninterned): Added node.
664
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6652002-01-29 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
666
667 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented gh equivalents
668 `scm_c_string2str', `scm_c_substring2str' and `scm_c_symbol2str'
669 and removed the appropriate FIXME's.
670
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6712002-01-14 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
672
673 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Also set GUILE_LOAD_PATH
674 when invoking the uninstalled guile executable.
675
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6762002-01-09 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
677
678 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Fix build bug:
679 Write this file to srcdir. Thanks to I. N. Golubev.
680
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682
683 * Makefile.am: attempt to use guile from $(top_builddir)/libguile
684 when building autoconf-macros.texi. There are still problems with
685 modules and running makeinfo when builddir != srcdir.
686
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6872002-01-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
688
689 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi, guile.texi, intro.texi,
690 misc-modules.texi, new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, program.texi,
691 repl-modules.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-compound.texi,
692 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
693 scheme-ideas.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
694 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
695 scheme-translation.texi, scheme-utility.texi, scm.texi, slib.texi,
696 srfi-modules.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
697
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6982002-01-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
699
700 * intro.texi (Linking Programs With Guile): Fix typo (superfluous
701 `do'). Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
702
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704
705 * intro.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
706
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7072002-01-02 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
708
709 * guile.texi (Part II): Add "Autoconf Support"; include
710 autoconf.texi.
711
712 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add autoconf.texi and
713 autoconf-macros.texi.
714 (autoconf.texi, autoconf-macros.texi): New rules.
715
716 * autoconf.texi: New file.
717
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719
720 * scheme-compound.texi (Alist Example): Changed "Bismarck" to
721 "Pierre". Thanks to Ron Peterson!
722
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724
725 * program.texi (Programming Overview): Chapter renamed from
726 `Programming Options'; some new material added.
727
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7282001-12-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
729
730 * scm.texi (Guile API): Renamed from `Scheme Primitives' and
731 broadened so that this chapter discusses the Guile API as a whole.
732
733 * program.texi (Available Functionality): Revise so that text
734 reads better.
735
736 * guile.texi (Programming Intro): New introductory text.
737
738 * scheme-ideas.texi (Definition): Reorder reference bullets in
739 ascending page number order.
740
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7412001-12-04 Martin Grabmueller <mg@glug.org>
742
743 * scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Typo fix: wither ->
744 either.
745
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7462001-12-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
747
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748 * scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Moved into scheme-utility.texi.
749
750 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added scheme-compound.texi.
751
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752 * scheme-data.texi (Variables): Node moved to modules chapter.
753 (Symbol Read Syntax): New node, with syntax-related material taken
754 from old Symbols node.
755 (Symbol Primitives): Renamed from `Symbols'.
756 (Symbols and Variables): Renamed to `Symbols'.
757 (Symbol Props): Renamed from `Symbol Tables'.
758 (Symbols): General review, improvements and additional material
759 throughout this section.
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760 (Other Data Types): New material: links to object types documented
761 elsewhere. Also renamed node to `Other Types'.
762 (Data Types): Split into two: `Simple Data Types' and `Compound
763 Data Types'. Introductory blurbs rewritten accordingly.
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764
765 * guile.texi: Updated Notes comment.
766
767 * scheme-data.texi (Rx Interface): Node moved to Guile Modules
768 part, as the Rx interface is not core Guile.
769
7702001-11-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
771
772 * scheme-data.texi (String Miscellanea): Removed, moving doc for
773 string-ci->symbol into the node on Symbols.
774
775 * Makefile.am (ETAGS_ARGS): Added.
776
777 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables): Removed doc for gentemp,
778 intern-symbol, string->obarray-symbol, symbol-binding,
779 symbol-bound?, symbol-set!, unintern-symbol, symbol-interned?; all
780 of which no longer exist.
781
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783
784 * posix.texi: Fix spelling. Thanks to Chris Cramer.
785 Reword `getpass' intro blurb.
786
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7872001-11-23 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
788
789 * program.texi (Program Control): Remove spurious placeholder
790 text.
791
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793
794 * scheme-options.texi (Install Config):
795 Tweak `%load-path' verb to not imply it's a proc.
796 Add documentation for `%guile-build-info'.
797
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7982001-11-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
799
800 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables), new-docstrings.texi: Removed
801 doc for builtin-bindings (no longer exists).
802 (Variables): Expanded existing description of variables. Removed
803 doc for builtin-variable (no longer exists).
804
805 * scheme-binding.texi (Top Level): New docs for define, scm_define
806 and scm_c_define. Also clarified point about interchangeability
807 of define and set!.
808
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8092001-11-18 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
810
811 * scheme-data.texi (Vectors): Autoupdate docs for
812 vector-move-left! and vector-move-right!.
813
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815
816 * debugging.texi, deprecated.texi, intro.texi, misc-modules.texi,
817 new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
818 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
819 scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
820 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
821 scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
822 scheme-utility.texi, script-getopt.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Change
823 category for "primitive" and "procedure" @deffn's to {Scheme
824 Procedure}; add @deffnx lines for {C Function}s; automatic updates
825 from libguile docstring changes.
826
827 * scheme-memory.texi (Garbage Collection): Removed doc for removed
828 `unhash-name'.
829
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831
832 * scheme-procedures.texi: Spell "library" correctly.
833
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8342001-11-13 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
835
836 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-data.texi: Merge recent doc
837 improvements from stable branch.
838
839 * scheme-options.texi: Automatic updates from docstring changes in
840 libguile's C source code.
841
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8422001-11-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
843
844 * scheme-data.texi (Vtables, Structure Basics): Automatic doc
845 updates for struct? and struct-vtable?.
846 (String Searching): Add missing "for". Thanks to Scott Lenser.
847
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849
850 * guile.texi (Top): Added new chapter `Programming Options'.
851
852 * program.texi: New file.
853
854 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added program.texi.
855
8562001-11-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
857
858 * scheme-memory.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
859 scheme-data.texi, scheme-binding.texi, posix.texi,
860 new-docstrings.texi: Automatic updates from improved libguile
861 docstrings.
862
8632001-11-04 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
864
865 * preface.texi: Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
866 (Manual Layout): Updated to reflect reorg.
867
868 * guile.texi (MANUAL_EDITION): New variable, with value
869 incremented from 1.0 to 1.1 to reflect the reorg described here.
870 (Top): Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
871
872 * scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index, Guile Extensions Index): Use
873 @unnumbered rather than @chapter for these indices.
874
875 * guile.texi (Top): A little top-level reshuffling, with the aims
876 that: (1) the `Guile Scheme' (reference) part of the manual
877 becomes the `Guile API Reference', and covers both Scheme and C
878 interfaces; (2) non-API-reference material such as the `Basic
879 Ideas in Scheme' chapter is collected together to form a new part
880 `Programming with Guile'. This new part will contain general
881 documentation on using and programming Guile in both Scheme and C,
882 including - for example - awareness of GC when C programming, how
883 to use the snarf macros, how to debug ...
884 (Top): Move inclusion of scheme-indices.texi so that all indices
885 appear together in the printed manual.
886
887 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Removed appendices.texi, added
888 debugging.texi.
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891
892 * debugging.texi (Debugger User Interface): New file, same as the
893 material that used to be in appendices.texi, but now a chapter in
894 Part II rather than an appendix.
895
896 * appendices.texi (Obtaining and Installing Guile): Moved to
897 become a chapter in ...
898 * intro.texi: ... Part I: Introduction to Guile.
899
900 * scm.texi (I/O Extensions): Moved to become a section of ...
901 * scheme-io.texi (Input and Output): ... this chapter.
902
903 * scm.texi (Handling Errors): Moved to become a section of ...
904 * scheme-control.texi (Control Mechanisms): ... this chapter.
905
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907
908 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19, SRFI-19 Constants, SRFI-19 Current
909 time and clock resolution, SRFI-19 Time object and accessors,
910 SRFI-19 Time comparison procedures, SRFI-19 Time arithmetic
911 procedures, SRFI-19 Date object and accessors, SRFI-19
912 Time/Date/Julian Day/Modified Julian Day converters, SRFI-19 Date
913 to string/string to date converters): New nodes.
04bbd6ce 914 (SRFI Support): Add "SRFI-19" to menu.
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917
918 * scripts.texi: Document `--debug' and `--no-debug'.
919
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921
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922 * guile.texi, scsh.texi: removed obsolete guile-scsh material
923 and updated links (I don't know if it should remain in the
924 main menu. It's like slib I think.)
925
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926 * minor updates to the slib installation notes.
927
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9282001-10-05 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
929
930 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Removed documentation
931 for `read-and-eval!' and `eval2'. (Thanks to Alex Schroeder for
932 noticing that they'd disappeared!)
933
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935
936 * scheme-io.texi (Writing): Add entry for `display'.
937 Include in R5RS Index. Thanks to Alex Schroeder for suggestion.
938
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9392001-09-26 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
940
941 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13): Tyop fix.
942 (SRFI-13): Changed paragraph about bindings both in the code and
943 in SRFI-13.
944
945 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Tyop fix.
946 (Formatted Output): Document ~g properly.
947
948 Thanks to Alex Schroeder for pointing out the typos and sending
949 suggestions.
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952
953 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Add `cindex' directive.
954 Thanks to suggestion by Alex Schroeder.
955
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957
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958 * guile.texi (Top): Group all index nodes together so that
959 `Info-index' works more effectively in Info. Thanks to Eric
960 Hanchrow for the report and fix.
961
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962 * scheme-data.texi (Random, String Syntax, String Modification,
963 Regular Expressions), scheme-ideas.texi (Definition),
964 scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Linking and Compiled Code Modules),
965 scm.texi (Transforming Scheme name to C name, Port
966 Implementation): Various typo fixes and clarifications merged from
967 the stable CVS branch.
968
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970
971 * intro.texi: Merged wording fixes from stable CVS branch.
972
973 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Remove ../AUTHORS.
974
975 * guile.texi: Incorporate text previously in separate AUTHORS
976 file.
977
9782001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
979
980 The change log for files in this directory continues backwards
981 from 2001-08-27 in ../ChangeLog, as all the Guile documentation
982 prior to this date was contained in a single directory.