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12003-05-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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3 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-2): Rewrite and-let*, describing plain
4 expression clauses and improving the examples.
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62003-05-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
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8 * posix.texi (socket): Use PF_ instead of AF_ prefix.
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102003-05-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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12 * guile.texi: Use @copying, show copyright and permissions at start of
13 info and html.
14
15 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Deleting): Rewrite delete and
16 delete-duplicates, adding behaviour details specified by srfi-1.
17
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182003-05-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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20 * preface.texi (Guile License): Refer to COPYING.LIB.
21
22 * repl-modules.texi (Loading Readline Support, Readline Options):
23 Index entries for readline functions.
24
25 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Fix regexp error key, should
26 be `regular-expression-syntax'.
27
28 * scheme-data.texi (Complex): Show z argument in prototypes.
29
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302003-05-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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32 * scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Fix typo @result{#f}, and
33 put @result outside @code.
34
35 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Note negatives are treated as
36 infinite precision twos complement. Revise `ash' to emphasise this
37 for right shifts of negatives. Describe integer-length behaviour on
38 negatives. Add `...' to logand, logior, logxor since they take
39 multiple parameters.
056f9269 40 * guile.texi (m): New macro.
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42 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Revise C support section to
43 get index entries, and clarify parameters. Remove scm_regex_error, no
44 longer exists and wasn't available to applications.
45
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46 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Index entries for error keys.
47
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50 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Fix lognot to ones-complement.
51
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52 * slib.texi (JACAL): Fix @ref title.
53 Add index entries, use @file and @code variously.
54
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552003-05-06 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
56
57 * scheme-scheduling.texi (C level thread interface): Use @deftypefn
58 not @deftypefun, to get function names (not types) indexed.
59
60 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): Add index entries for
61 %guile-build-info keys.
62
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632003-05-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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65 * scheme-data.texi (Integer Operations): Describe how quotient,
66 remainder and modulo round their results.
67
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68 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In read-char and peek-char, fix typos "?"
69 in @rnindex. In port-column, use @: after i.e.
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70 (Writing): In get-print-state, two spaces after full stop. Add write,
71 revise display.
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73 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Length Append etc): Add count.
74 (SRFI-1 Fold and Map): In reduce, fix typo "... variant of fold", add
75 "f" to fold call shown. In reduce-right, use @code on "reduce".
76
77 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi: Add spaces after some @defun names.
78 * posix.texi (Processes): Fix typo "hhhh".
79
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802003-05-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
81
82 * posix.texi: Add index entries for many variables and functions,
83 either using @defvar/@deffn or @vindex/@pindex. (Patch supplied
84 by Kevin Ryde.)
85
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862003-04-30 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
87
88 * posix.texi (scm_c_port_for_each): Added.
89
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902003-04-26 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
91
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92 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): Document scm_str2symbol
93 and scm_mem2symbol.
94
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95 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type): Clarify that
96 scm_make_smob_type_mfpe is deprecated. (Thanks to
97 tomas@fabula.de.)
98
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99 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Remove scm_sysmissing,
100 long since gone from libguile. (Thanks to Kevin Ryde.)
101
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1022003-04-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
103
104 * preface.texi: Reflect change to LGPL.
105
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1062003-03-27 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
107
108 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): clarify character ordering in port for
109 unread-string.
110
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1112003-03-07 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
112
113 * guile.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we don't
114 choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
115
116 * preface.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we
117 don't choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
118
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1192003-01-02 Mikael Djurfeldt <djurfeldt@nada.kth.se>
120
121 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Low level thread primitives): Fixed typo
122 in broadcast-condition-variable.
123
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1242002-12-08 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
125
126 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): add effective-version docs.
127
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1282002-11-17 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
129
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130 Applied patches from Stephen Compall as follows. (Thanks!)
131
132 2002-11-06 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
133
134 * posix.texi: Changed quotes to match Texinfo expectations.
135
136 Added references to the glibc manual.
137
138 Used proper Texinfo text marking for many keywords, such as @code,
139 @samp, @env, @var.
140
141 Fixed argument metasyntactic variable references in
142 file-manipulation section so the usage in the descriptions matches
143 the usage in the declarations.
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145 2002-10-26 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
146
147 * scheme-data.texi: Addition and change of many Texinfo tags,
148 particularly usage of @var and @samp, as well as reformatting of
149 some lists into tables and usage of @result.
150
151 Notes about some things I didn't understand, as well as a
152 missing section on non-control characters.
153
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1542002-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
155
156 * scheme-modules.texi (Environments): only available when
157 (ice-9 r5rs) is used.
158 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): current url is www.scsh.net.
159
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1602002-10-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
161
162 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Updated mutex and condition varable
163 functions.
164
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1652002-10-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
166
167 * debugging.texi (Debugging Features): Rewritten.
168
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1692002-10-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
170
171 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-io.texi,
172 scheme-scheduling.texi, posix.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
173
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1742002-10-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
175
176 * intro.texi (Whirlwind Tour): Added pointer to examples
177 directory.
178
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1792002-10-10 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
180
181 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System Asyncs): Updated.
182
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1832002-10-07 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
184
185 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Asyncs): Updated.
186 * posix.texi (sigaction): Updated.
187
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1882002-10-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
189
190 * posix.texi (Processes), scheme-options.texi (Common Feature
191 Symbols): Refer to provided? rather than deprecated feature?.
192
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1932002-10-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
194
195 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Updated.
196 (Writing your own snarfing macros): New.
197
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1982002-09-25 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
199
200 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Make sections into nodes.
201 (Debugging Options): Node removed.
202
203 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): Brought forward before
204 sections on options.
205 (Runtime Options): New section, to group options-related nodes.
206
2072002-09-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
208
209 * scheme-options.texi (Options and Config): Chapter name changed,
210 and intro text improved.
211 (Install Config): Brought forward, and renamed Build
212 Configuration.
213
214 The following doc updates are from Ian Sheldon - thanks!
215
216 * scheme-data.texi (Appending Strings, Regexp Functions, Match
217 Structures): Add examples.
218 (Regular Expressions): Add instruction to use (ice-9 regex)
219 module.
220
221 * slib.texi (SLIB): Remove duplicate `the'.
222
2232002-09-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
224
225 * scheme-options.texi (General option interface): Mention
226 eval-options-interface and debug-options-interface.
227
228 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): New node describing source
229 properties.
230
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2312002-09-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
232
233 * scheme-utility.texi (Hook Reference): Improvements to hook docs.
234 Thanks to Thien-Thi Nguyen for the patches.
235
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2362002-09-16 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
237
238 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Props): It's "set-symbol-property!",
239 not "set-symbol-property". Thanks to Pieter Pareit!
240
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2412002-09-15 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
242
243 * scheme-data.texi: Tell them to use 'provided?' instead of
244 '*feaures*'.
245
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2462002-09-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
247
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248 * scheme-ideas.texi (Creating a Procedure): Fixed typo. Thanks to
249 Pieter Pareit!
250
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251 * intro.texi: Updated GNu ftp server name. Use "-lguile" instead
252 of "libguile.a". Some small fixes/improvements.
253
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254 * scheme-reading.texi: Added www.schemers.org. Removed foldoc,
255 it's too generic. Updated 'teach yourself ...' URL.
256
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2572002-08-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
258
af31a24f 259 * scheme-modules.texi: Markup fixes and removal of gh_ references.
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260 Thanks to Dale Smith!
261
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2622002-08-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
263
264 * scheme-evaluation.texi (eval-string): Updated.
265
266 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Fluids): Touched up a bit, added
267 with-fluids.
268
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2692002-08-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
270
271 * scheme-modules.texi (More Modules Procedures): Removed.
272 (Accessing Modules from C): New.
273
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2742002-08-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
275
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276 * scheme-procedures.texi: new section Primitive Procedures,
277 documentation for scm_c_make_gsubr and scm_c_define_gsubr.
278 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): replace
279 gh_new_procedure with scm_c_define_gsubr.
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2812002-08-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
282
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283 * gh.texi (Data types and constants defined by gh): Avoid
284 generating index entry for SCM.
285
286 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Remove duplicate doc for
287 setenv.
288
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289 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi: Merge
290 recent updates from stable branch.
291
292 * posix.texi (File System, Time, Pipes, Network Databases,
293 Internet Socket Examples): Add examples provided by Ian Sheldon.
294
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2952002-08-08 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
296
297 * scheme-binding.texi: Don't talk about 'bound?' which is gone.
298 Thanks to Christopher Cramer.
299
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3002002-08-06 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
301
302 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): add scm_calloc, scm_gc_calloc.
303 correct typos.
304
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3052002-08-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
306
307 * intro.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Added (use-modules (ice-9
308 rdelim)) to an example that uses read-line. Thanks to Ralf
309 Mattes!
310
311 * scheme-memory.texi: Added an introductory blurb about GC that I
312 had lying around.
313
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3142002-08-02 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
315
316 * scheme-modules.texi: split "Scheme and modules" into
317 "provide and require" and "Environments". Mention R5RS
318 environments.
319
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3202002-07-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
321
322 * scheme-options.texi (Debugger options): New subsection
323 describing stack overflow and what to do about it.
324
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3252002-07-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
326
327 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): Removed description
328 of scm_register_module_xxx, which no longer exists. A description
329 of current techniques is needed.
330
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3312002-05-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
332
333 * scheme-data.texi (Numbers): Added description of the new values
334 +inf.0, -inf.0 and +nan.0.
335
336 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Added entries for 'setenv' and
337 'unsetenv'.
338
3392002-04-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
340
341 * gh.texi, data-rep.texi: Moved `@deftyp {Data type} SCM' line
342 from gh.texi to data-rep.texi. Both files already had similar
343 descriptions for SCM. Given that gh.texi is deprecated, looking
344 up `SCM' in the index should take one to the primary location
345 rather than deprecated section. Hence this change. Added
346 `@deftp' for scm_t_bits data type so that a proper index entry is
347 added for this. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
348
349 * data-rep.texi (Subrs): Changed scm_make_gsubr to
350 scm_c_define_gsubr. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
351
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3522002-04-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
353
354 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): Updated docs of
355 string-tokenize.
356
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3572002-04-20 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
358
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359 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout), scm.texi (Reference Layout):
360 Node moved from a to b.
361
362 * guile.texi (Scheme Intro, Basic Ideas, Guile Scripting, Command
363 Line Handling, Debugging Features, Autoconf Support, Miscellaneous
364 Tools, Further Reading): Moved to new Part II.
365
366 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Part numbers updated accordingly.
367
368 * guile.texi (Top): Move API Overview node to beginning of Guile
369 API Reference part.
370 (Part II: Writing and Running Guile Scheme): New part; will
371 contain content from `Programming with Guile' that pertains to
372 writing and using Guile on the Scheme level.
373
374 * scm.texi (API Overview): Renamed from `Guile API'.
375
376 * guile.texi (Top), scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules):
377 Debugger User Interface node renamed Debugging Features.
378
379 * debugging.texi (Stacks and Frames): Node deleted; non-duplicated
380 material moved to scheme-debug.texi.
381 (Debugging Features): Renamed from `Debugger User Interface'.
382
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383 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Rename chapter `Debugging
384 Infrastructure' and reorganize its contents.
385
386 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-control.texi (Handling
387 Errors): Move display-error to error-focussed section.
388
389 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), debugging.texi (Backtrace): Move
390 backtrace to user-level debugging chapter.
391
392 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-procedures.texi (Procedure
393 Properties): Move procedure-name, procedure-source and
394 procedure-environment to procedures chapter.
395
396 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-memory.texi (Memory
397 Blocks): Move malloc-stats to memory management chapter.
398
399 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Remove mention of
400 use-modules for loading syncase; only use-syntax really works.
401 Thanks to Panagiotis Vossos for spotting this.
402
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403 * program.texi (Scheme vs C): New node, with existing material
404 taken from chapter intro.
405 (Programming Overview): New intro para to introduce example of
406 Guile integration:
407 (Extending Dia): New node.
408
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4092002-04-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
410
411 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Added guile.cps, guile.fns, guile.rns,
412 guile.tps, guile.vrs, guile.tmp.
413
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4142002-04-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
415
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416 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout): Remove reference to defunct
417 Guile Extensions index.
418
419 * guile.texi: Removed Guile Extensions index.
420
421 * scheme-indices.texi (Guile Extensions Index): Removed.
422
423 * guile.texi: Remove vgone, vdeprecated, vchanged and vnote
424 macros; they're not actually useful after all. Update copyright
425 years.
426
427 * scheme-compound.texi (Vectors): Make subsections into nodes.
428 (Vectors): Review, slightly reorg and clarify docs in this
429 section.
430
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431 * scheme-data.texi (Symbols): Reorganized node substructure and
432 added lots of explanatory text around the @deffn's.
433
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4342002-03-29 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
435
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436 * scheme-modules.texi (Variables): Mention obarrays.
437
438 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables, Symbol Props): Remove vgone
439 markers for deprecated symbol items.
440 (Symbol Props): Remove doc for obsolete 2 arg version of
441 symbol-interned?.
442 (String Miscellanea): Removed, since it only contained duplicate
443 doc for string-ci->symbol.
444 (Symbol Tables): Move doc for gensym to Symbol Primitives; rest of
445 section removed.
446
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447 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors), scheme-evaluation.texi
448 (Fly Evaluation): Remove vgone markers for close-all-ports-except,
449 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
450
451 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type), scheme-compound.texi
452 (Append/Reverse), scheme-procedures.texi (Internal Macros):
453 Trivial updates to sync with stable branch.
454
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4552002-03-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
456
457 * scheme-compound.texi (List Searching): Remove docs for
458 `scm_sloppy_mem*', which no longer exist.
459
4602002-03-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
461
462 * guile.texi (Top), intro.texi (What is Guile?, The Basic Guile
463 Package): Use @ifnottex instead of @ifinfo, so that HTML
464 generation works correctly.
465
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4662002-03-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
467
468 * tools.texi: Updated to reflect changes to the guile-snarf tool.
469
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4702002-03-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
471
472 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Further updates. New material on
473 GC hooks.
474
475 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Note disappearance of
476 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
477
478 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Remove docs about previously
479 deprecated items that have now been removed.
480
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482
483 * tools.texi (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): Remove this node.
484 (How guile-snarf works): Update usage and description to
485 no longer mention "--compat=1.4" and instead "-d" and "-D".
486 (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Add list of deprecated macros
487 and blurb. Add cindex for deprecated macros.
488
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4892002-03-15 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
490
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491 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Reviewed and updated.
492
493 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): New section.
494
495 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic, Primitive Numerics): Add
496 description of corresponding C functions.
497
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498 * scheme-utility.texi (Object Properties): Revamp documentation on
499 object properties.
500
501 * scheme-memory.texi (Weak References): Update reference to Object
502 Properties node.
503
504 * guile.texi: Add macros for describing version information.
505
506 * scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-io.texi,
507 scheme-procedures.texi: Automatic updates from snarfed libguile
508 docstrings.
509
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5102002-03-13 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
511
512 * Makefile.am (guile_toc.html): Look for guile.texi in $(srcdir).
513
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514 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Mention "--compat=1.4", and
515 new processing steps. Update usage example, makefile frag.
516
517 (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): New subsubsection under
518 "Init Snarfing with guile-snarf".
519
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5202002-03-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
521
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522 * scheme-compound.texi, scheme-data.texi, new-docstrings.texi:
523 Automatic updates from snarfed libguile docstrings.
524
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525 * data-rep.texi, guile.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
526 scheme-options.texi, scheme-translation.texi: Various minor
527 enhancements ported from the stable CVS branch.
528
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5292002-03-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
530
531 * tools.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): New node/chapter.
532 (Snarfing, Init Snarfing with guile-snarf, How guile-snarf works,
533 Macros guile-snarf recognizes, Doc Snarfing): New nodes/(sub)sections.
534 (Executable Modules): Now a section under "Miscellaneous Tools".
535
536 * guile.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): Add under "Part II".
537 Implement by including tools.texi.
538
539 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add tools.texi.
540
5412002-03-07 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
542
543 * tools.texi: New file.
544
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5452002-03-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
546
547 * autoconf.texi (Autoconf Background): Insert missing `of'.
548
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5492002-03-01 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
550
551 * api.txt, data-rep.texi: Renamed the struct scm_cell to
552 scm_t_cell.
553
554 * data-rep.texi: Renamed scm_alloc_cell to scm_cell and
555 scm_alloc_double_cell to scm_double_cell.
556
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5572002-03-01 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
558
559 * scheme-memory.texi (Upgrading from scm_must_malloc et al): New
560 section.
561
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563
564 * data-rep.texi: Use scm_gc_malloc and scm_gc_free instead of
565 scm_must_malloc and free in example code. Updated text for the
566 new memory management functions.
567
568 * scheme-debug.texi (malloc-stats): Refer to scm_gc_malloc instead
569 of to scm_must_malloc.
570
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5712002-02-27 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
572
573 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented some more
574 gh equivalents and removed appropriate FIXME's.
575
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5762002-02-26 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
577
578 * Makefile.am: Update path to pre-inst-guile automake frag.
579
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5802002-02-24 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
581
582 * .cvsignore: add autoconf-macros.texi.
583
584 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): add autoconf-macros.texi.
585
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5862002-02-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
587
588 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): New section.
589
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5902002-02-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
591
592 * Makefile.am: Include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am.
593
594 (GUILE): Delete var.
595 (autoconf-macros.texi): Use $(preinstguiletool).
596
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5972002-02-04 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
598
599 * autoconf.texi (Autofrisk, Using Autofrisk): New sections.
600 (Autoconf Support): Add new sections to menu.
601
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6022002-02-04 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
603
604 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Uninterned): Added node.
605
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6062002-01-29 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
607
608 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented gh equivalents
609 `scm_c_string2str', `scm_c_substring2str' and `scm_c_symbol2str'
610 and removed the appropriate FIXME's.
611
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6122002-01-14 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
613
614 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Also set GUILE_LOAD_PATH
615 when invoking the uninstalled guile executable.
616
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6172002-01-09 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
618
619 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Fix build bug:
620 Write this file to srcdir. Thanks to I. N. Golubev.
621
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6222002-01-08 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
623
624 * Makefile.am: attempt to use guile from $(top_builddir)/libguile
625 when building autoconf-macros.texi. There are still problems with
626 modules and running makeinfo when builddir != srcdir.
627
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6282002-01-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
629
630 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi, guile.texi, intro.texi,
631 misc-modules.texi, new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, program.texi,
632 repl-modules.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-compound.texi,
633 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
634 scheme-ideas.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
635 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
636 scheme-translation.texi, scheme-utility.texi, scm.texi, slib.texi,
637 srfi-modules.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
638
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6392002-01-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
640
641 * intro.texi (Linking Programs With Guile): Fix typo (superfluous
642 `do'). Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
643
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6442002-01-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
645
646 * intro.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
647
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6482002-01-02 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
649
650 * guile.texi (Part II): Add "Autoconf Support"; include
651 autoconf.texi.
652
653 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add autoconf.texi and
654 autoconf-macros.texi.
655 (autoconf.texi, autoconf-macros.texi): New rules.
656
657 * autoconf.texi: New file.
658
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6592001-12-22 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
660
661 * scheme-compound.texi (Alist Example): Changed "Bismarck" to
662 "Pierre". Thanks to Ron Peterson!
663
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6642001-12-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
665
666 * program.texi (Programming Overview): Chapter renamed from
667 `Programming Options'; some new material added.
668
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6692001-12-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
670
671 * scm.texi (Guile API): Renamed from `Scheme Primitives' and
672 broadened so that this chapter discusses the Guile API as a whole.
673
674 * program.texi (Available Functionality): Revise so that text
675 reads better.
676
677 * guile.texi (Programming Intro): New introductory text.
678
679 * scheme-ideas.texi (Definition): Reorder reference bullets in
680 ascending page number order.
681
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683
684 * scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Typo fix: wither ->
685 either.
686
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6872001-12-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
688
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689 * scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Moved into scheme-utility.texi.
690
691 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added scheme-compound.texi.
692
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693 * scheme-data.texi (Variables): Node moved to modules chapter.
694 (Symbol Read Syntax): New node, with syntax-related material taken
695 from old Symbols node.
696 (Symbol Primitives): Renamed from `Symbols'.
697 (Symbols and Variables): Renamed to `Symbols'.
698 (Symbol Props): Renamed from `Symbol Tables'.
699 (Symbols): General review, improvements and additional material
700 throughout this section.
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701 (Other Data Types): New material: links to object types documented
702 elsewhere. Also renamed node to `Other Types'.
703 (Data Types): Split into two: `Simple Data Types' and `Compound
704 Data Types'. Introductory blurbs rewritten accordingly.
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705
706 * guile.texi: Updated Notes comment.
707
708 * scheme-data.texi (Rx Interface): Node moved to Guile Modules
709 part, as the Rx interface is not core Guile.
710
7112001-11-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
712
713 * scheme-data.texi (String Miscellanea): Removed, moving doc for
714 string-ci->symbol into the node on Symbols.
715
716 * Makefile.am (ETAGS_ARGS): Added.
717
718 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables): Removed doc for gentemp,
719 intern-symbol, string->obarray-symbol, symbol-binding,
720 symbol-bound?, symbol-set!, unintern-symbol, symbol-interned?; all
721 of which no longer exist.
722
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724
725 * posix.texi: Fix spelling. Thanks to Chris Cramer.
726 Reword `getpass' intro blurb.
727
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7282001-11-23 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
729
730 * program.texi (Program Control): Remove spurious placeholder
731 text.
732
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7332001-11-20 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
734
735 * scheme-options.texi (Install Config):
736 Tweak `%load-path' verb to not imply it's a proc.
737 Add documentation for `%guile-build-info'.
738
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7392001-11-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
740
741 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables), new-docstrings.texi: Removed
742 doc for builtin-bindings (no longer exists).
743 (Variables): Expanded existing description of variables. Removed
744 doc for builtin-variable (no longer exists).
745
746 * scheme-binding.texi (Top Level): New docs for define, scm_define
747 and scm_c_define. Also clarified point about interchangeability
748 of define and set!.
749
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7502001-11-18 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
751
752 * scheme-data.texi (Vectors): Autoupdate docs for
753 vector-move-left! and vector-move-right!.
754
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7552001-11-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
756
757 * debugging.texi, deprecated.texi, intro.texi, misc-modules.texi,
758 new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
759 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
760 scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
761 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
762 scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
763 scheme-utility.texi, script-getopt.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Change
764 category for "primitive" and "procedure" @deffn's to {Scheme
765 Procedure}; add @deffnx lines for {C Function}s; automatic updates
766 from libguile docstring changes.
767
768 * scheme-memory.texi (Garbage Collection): Removed doc for removed
769 `unhash-name'.
770
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7712001-11-14 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
772
773 * scheme-procedures.texi: Spell "library" correctly.
774
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7752001-11-13 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
776
777 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-data.texi: Merge recent doc
778 improvements from stable branch.
779
780 * scheme-options.texi: Automatic updates from docstring changes in
781 libguile's C source code.
782
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7832001-11-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
784
785 * scheme-data.texi (Vtables, Structure Basics): Automatic doc
786 updates for struct? and struct-vtable?.
787 (String Searching): Add missing "for". Thanks to Scott Lenser.
788
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7892001-11-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
790
791 * guile.texi (Top): Added new chapter `Programming Options'.
792
793 * program.texi: New file.
794
795 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added program.texi.
796
7972001-11-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
798
799 * scheme-memory.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
800 scheme-data.texi, scheme-binding.texi, posix.texi,
801 new-docstrings.texi: Automatic updates from improved libguile
802 docstrings.
803
8042001-11-04 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
805
806 * preface.texi: Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
807 (Manual Layout): Updated to reflect reorg.
808
809 * guile.texi (MANUAL_EDITION): New variable, with value
810 incremented from 1.0 to 1.1 to reflect the reorg described here.
811 (Top): Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
812
813 * scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index, Guile Extensions Index): Use
814 @unnumbered rather than @chapter for these indices.
815
816 * guile.texi (Top): A little top-level reshuffling, with the aims
817 that: (1) the `Guile Scheme' (reference) part of the manual
818 becomes the `Guile API Reference', and covers both Scheme and C
819 interfaces; (2) non-API-reference material such as the `Basic
820 Ideas in Scheme' chapter is collected together to form a new part
821 `Programming with Guile'. This new part will contain general
822 documentation on using and programming Guile in both Scheme and C,
823 including - for example - awareness of GC when C programming, how
824 to use the snarf macros, how to debug ...
825 (Top): Move inclusion of scheme-indices.texi so that all indices
826 appear together in the printed manual.
827
828 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Removed appendices.texi, added
829 debugging.texi.
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832
833 * debugging.texi (Debugger User Interface): New file, same as the
834 material that used to be in appendices.texi, but now a chapter in
835 Part II rather than an appendix.
836
837 * appendices.texi (Obtaining and Installing Guile): Moved to
838 become a chapter in ...
839 * intro.texi: ... Part I: Introduction to Guile.
840
841 * scm.texi (I/O Extensions): Moved to become a section of ...
842 * scheme-io.texi (Input and Output): ... this chapter.
843
844 * scm.texi (Handling Errors): Moved to become a section of ...
845 * scheme-control.texi (Control Mechanisms): ... this chapter.
846
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848
849 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19, SRFI-19 Constants, SRFI-19 Current
850 time and clock resolution, SRFI-19 Time object and accessors,
851 SRFI-19 Time comparison procedures, SRFI-19 Time arithmetic
852 procedures, SRFI-19 Date object and accessors, SRFI-19
853 Time/Date/Julian Day/Modified Julian Day converters, SRFI-19 Date
854 to string/string to date converters): New nodes.
04bbd6ce 855 (SRFI Support): Add "SRFI-19" to menu.
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8572001-11-06 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
858
859 * scripts.texi: Document `--debug' and `--no-debug'.
860
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862
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863 * guile.texi, scsh.texi: removed obsolete guile-scsh material
864 and updated links (I don't know if it should remain in the
865 main menu. It's like slib I think.)
866
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867 * minor updates to the slib installation notes.
868
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8692001-10-05 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
870
871 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Removed documentation
872 for `read-and-eval!' and `eval2'. (Thanks to Alex Schroeder for
873 noticing that they'd disappeared!)
874
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8752001-10-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
876
877 * scheme-io.texi (Writing): Add entry for `display'.
878 Include in R5RS Index. Thanks to Alex Schroeder for suggestion.
879
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8802001-09-26 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
881
882 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13): Tyop fix.
883 (SRFI-13): Changed paragraph about bindings both in the code and
884 in SRFI-13.
885
886 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Tyop fix.
887 (Formatted Output): Document ~g properly.
888
889 Thanks to Alex Schroeder for pointing out the typos and sending
890 suggestions.
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893
894 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Add `cindex' directive.
895 Thanks to suggestion by Alex Schroeder.
896
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898
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899 * guile.texi (Top): Group all index nodes together so that
900 `Info-index' works more effectively in Info. Thanks to Eric
901 Hanchrow for the report and fix.
902
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903 * scheme-data.texi (Random, String Syntax, String Modification,
904 Regular Expressions), scheme-ideas.texi (Definition),
905 scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Linking and Compiled Code Modules),
906 scm.texi (Transforming Scheme name to C name, Port
907 Implementation): Various typo fixes and clarifications merged from
908 the stable CVS branch.
909
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911
912 * intro.texi: Merged wording fixes from stable CVS branch.
913
914 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Remove ../AUTHORS.
915
916 * guile.texi: Incorporate text previously in separate AUTHORS
917 file.
918
9192001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
920
921 The change log for files in this directory continues backwards
922 from 2001-08-27 in ../ChangeLog, as all the Guile documentation
923 prior to this date was contained in a single directory.