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3 * scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Typo in `rationalize'.
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7 * posix.texi (Processes): Add setgroups.
8
9 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-26): New section.
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13 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Add findex entries for
14 quote and quasiquote no longer using @deffn.
15
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162004-02-20 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
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18 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Turned syntax
19 description into a table, @deffn is not really up to the task.
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23 * guile.texi: Replaced list of authors with "The Guile
24 Developers".
25
26 * preface.texi (Contributors to the Manual): New section.
27
28 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Use an empty name
29 for the function call syntax definition. Otherwise, TeX complains
30 about unbalanced parenthesis.
31
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322004-02-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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34 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Fill section with
35 function calling etc, and quote and quasiquote.
36
37 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-9): Revise for detail and clarity. Don't
38 use ":foo" for example type name, since that depends on the keyword
39 reading option.
40
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43 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Wrote a new entry
44 for hash-for-each-handle.
45
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462004-02-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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48 * scheme-compound.texi (Sloppy Alist Functions): Amend error messages
49 shown to match current guile output.
50
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53 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Renamed hash-map
54 --> hash-map->list.
55
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562004-02-15 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
57
58 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): In scm_hash_ref etc,
59 remove note that dflt must be given, it can be SCM_UNSPECIFIED.
60
61 * scheme-control.texi (while do): Expand and clarify `do', in
62 particular note iteration binds fresh locations, rather than values
63 "stored".
64
65 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-4): Revise for clarity, give each function
66 explicitly rather than showing TAG so Emacs info-look can find them,
67 merge "SRFI-4 - Read Syntax" and "SRFI-4 - Procedures" into just one
68 node.
69
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702004-02-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
71
72 * scheme-compound.texi (Conventional Arrays): Revise for clarity.
73 In array-equal?, show multiple arguments allowed.
74 (Uniform Arrays): Remove duplicate array?.
75 * guile.texi (cross): New macro.
76
77 * scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Note 1/3 prototype for
78 doubles is now an exact fraction.
79
80 * slib.texi (SLIB): Index entry for replacement `system'.
81
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84 * scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Added a FIXME warning
85 that the 1/3 prototype no longer works.
86
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872004-01-23 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
88
89 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added fdl.texi.
90
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912004-01-21 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
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93 Added copyright notices to all TeXinfo files.
94
95 * fdl.texi: New.
96 * guile.texi: Include it as an appendix.
97 * preface.texi: State that the manual is FDL.
98
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100
101 * preface.texi (Guile License): Note readline is GPL and manual has
102 its own copying terms. Describe briefly what the licenses mean in
103 practice.
104
105 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread procedures): In monitor,
106 don't let "newly created" suggest a mutex created on every evaluation.
107 Note what "monitor" means.
108
109 * slib.texi (SLIB): Note `system' redefined by (ice-9 slib). Tweak
110 `require' example.
111
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1122004-01-11 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
113
114 * misc-modules.texi (Queues): New chapter.
115 * guile.texi (Top): Add it.
116
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1172004-01-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
118
119 * scheme-compound.texi (Bit Vectors): Revise for clarity, following
120 report by Rouben Rostamian. Remove #b() example, that syntax is not
121 accepted.
122
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1232004-01-07 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
124
125 * scheme-control.texi, scheme-io.tex, scheme-scheduling.texi:
126 Adapt to new 'frame' names. Document scm_c_with_fluid,
127 scm_c_with_fluids, and scm_frame_fluid.
128
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1292004-01-06 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
130
131 * scheme-control.texi: Document scm_on_unwind_with_scm and
132 scm_on_rewind_with_scm.
133
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1342004-01-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
135
136 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Document scm_with_[un]blocked_asyncs.
137
138 * scheme-io.texi: Document scm_with_current_<foo>_port.
139
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1402004-01-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
141
142 * scheme-control.texi: Document the frames stuff and other random
143 changes.
144
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1452004-01-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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147 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Threads): Note Guile uses POSIX threads, for
148 concurrency and preemption.
149 (C level thread interface): Note periodic libguile call required for C
150 code in threads, add commented out reminders for SCM_TICK and
151 guile-mode, for when those features are ready.
152
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153 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): For partition
154 and partition!, emphasise the multi-value return, note partition may
155 share a tail with the given list.
156
157 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching, SRFI-1 Deleting, SRFI-1
158 Association Lists): Note how member, delete, delete! and assoc extend
159 the corresponding core functions.
160
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162
163 * tools.texi (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Correction to GOOPS
164 cross reference.
165
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1662003-11-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
167
168 * scheme-data.texi: Include exact rationals.
169
170 From Stephen Compall. Thanks!
171
172 * intro.texi (What is Guile?): Add @acronym for POSIX, R5RS, GUI,
173 and HTTP. Conclude linking libguile. Say what one can find *for*.
174
175 * preface.texi (Manual Conventions): Double-quote some statements
176 formerly single-quoted. Remove some redundant quotes around code.
177 Clarify meaning of `iff' further for those that didn't get it the
178 first time 'round (like me). Make graphical indicators samples,
179 not code. Put results of evaluation on the same line as @result
180 symbols. Use @print example as example of total usage, and remind
181 readers not to forget the difference.
182
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184
185 * scheme-modules.texi: Document '@' and '@@'.
186
187 * scripts.texi: Mention that "-e (@ ...)" also works.
188
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1892003-11-15 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
190
191 * scheme-data.texi (Random): Add *random-state* variable, put note at
192 the top of the node about it being the default, rather than just in
193 the description of random.
194
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1952003-11-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
196
197 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Wrap POSIX, API, and SLIB in
198 @acronym. Change from paragraph format (somewhat clumsy-looking
199 on paper, at least) to @table format, with headers @strong. Made
200 example modules complete sentences. From Stephen Compall, thanks!
201
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204 * misc-modules.texi (Pretty Printing): Add new keyword options, break
205 example to avoid long line.
206
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207 * scheme-data.texi (Random): In random, use @code for *random-state*.
208 Reported by Stephen Compall.
209
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210 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): Move filter
211 and filter! ...
212 * scheme-compound.texi (List Modification): ... to here, now that
213 they're implemented in the core.
214
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2152003-11-03 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
216
217 * misc-modules.texi (File Tree Walk): New chapter.
218 * guile.texi: Add it.
219
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2202003-10-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
221
222 * gh.texi (Calling Scheme procedures from C, scm transition summary):
223 Refer to scm_list_n, not the old name scm_listify.
224 (scm transition summary): For gh_apply, recommend scm_apply_0, which
225 is now documented.
226
227 * gh.texi (Defining new Scheme procedures in C): Don't use
228 @strong{Note:}, latest makeinfo will complain it looks like a cross
229 reference.
230
231 * posix.texi (Time): Correction to strftime glibc cross reference
232 node, now "Formatting Calendar Time".
233
234 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching): In break, note conflict with
235 binding established by `while'.
236
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2372003-10-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
238
239 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Decribe rehashing, note
240 no hashx-remove!, describe make-hash-table size parameter.
241
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243
244 * scheme-memory.texi: Added a short explanation of the GC and the
245 conservative stack scanning.
246 (scm_gc_protect_object, scm_gc_unprotect_object,
247 scm_permanent_object): New.
248
249 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi (scm_remember_upto_here_1,
250 scm_remember_upto_here_2): Moved from data-rep.texi to
251 scheme-memory.texi.
252
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2532003-10-02 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
254
255 * scheme-io.texi (String Ports): In call-with-output-string, note proc
256 should not close the port. In get-output-string, note string must be
257 gotten before closing the port.
258
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2592003-09-21 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
260
261 * posix.texi (File System): In access?, reword a bit, clarify real
262 versus effective ID handling, cross reference glibc on that, and
263 recommend against access tests in library functions.
264
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2652003-09-13 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
266
267 * posix.texi (File System): In stat:dev and stat:mode, clarify that
268 both are numbers.
269
270 * posix.texi (Network Address Conversion): Under IPv4, describe
271 numeric representation in Guile, add INADDR_LOOPBACK and
272 INADDR_BROADCAST, add commented-out INADDR_NONE.
273
274 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge reverse and reverse!,
275 describe newtail parameter for reverse!, remove confusing caveat about
276 head becoming tail for reverse!.
277
278 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In port-column, port-line,
279 set-port-column! and set-port-line!, port parameter must be given,
280 there's no default to current input.
281
282 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): Add scm_c_read.
283 (Writing): Add scm_c_write.
284
285 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): Add list-copy.
286
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287 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19): Rewrite, adding descriptions of all
288 functions, and a bit of an introduction.
289
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2902003-09-03 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
291
292 * scheme-data.texi (Keyword Primitives): Add examples to
293 make-keyword-from-dash-symbol and keyword-dash-symbol. Add
294 scm_c_make_keyword.
295
296 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): In gensym, cross reference
297 uninterned symbols, use @w{} on " g" prefix to avoid any chance of a
298 line break obscuring it.
299
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3002003-08-30 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
301
302 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Note
303 scm_remember_upto_here_1 applies only to C automatic variables.
304
305 * guile.texi: Move @contents to usual place after title page, and
306 after first menu since that looks nice in html.
307
308 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors): In pipe PIPE_BUF, use
309 @defvar, reword a bit for clarity, cross reference glibc.
310
311 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socket, use
312 @defvar for protocol variables, cross reference for getprotobyname,
313 note it's usually connect and accept that establishes communication.
314
315 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socketpair,
316 clarify the return is a pair with ports in car and cdr, note
317 connection is full duplex, refer to socket for parameters, refer to
318 PF_UNIX rather than AF_UNIX.
319
320 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge append and append!,
321 shown parameters as lst1 ... lstN, describe list argument for
322 scm_append and scm_append_x and note that it's unmodified.
323
324 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Add hashx- case
325 insensitive string example, add cross references to symbol-hash,
326 string-hash, string-hash-ci, and char-set-hash.
327
328 * scheme-control.texi (Multiple Values): In values, show args as "arg1
329 ... argN". In scm_values, note args is a list and returned object
330 shares structure with it.
331
332 * scheme-control.texi (Catch): Add scm_internal_catch.
333 (Lazy Catch): Add scm_internal_lazy_catch.
334
335 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Use a table for scheme to C libm
336 equivalences, add C99 trunc.
337
338 * scheme-procedures.texi (Lambda): Note ". rest" list argument is
339 always newly created.
340
341 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Association Lists): In alist-delete and
342 alist-delete!, note argument order for the equality calls per SRFI-1
343 spec.
344
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3452003-08-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
346
347 * scheme-data.texi (Scientific): Add two-argument atan.
348
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349 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Need @@ for texinfo in example.
350
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352
353 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Collect up groups of
354 functions to avoid duplication. Revise notes on hashx functions and
355 on vector implementation. In make-hash-table, size is now optional.
356 Add hash-map and hash-for-each.
357
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3582003-08-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
359
360 * scheme-control.texi (while do): Update `while' for code rewrite, in
361 particular describe break and continue.
362
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364
365 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Add index entries for deprecated
366 scm_must_malloc and friends.
367
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3682003-07-29 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
369
370 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): Remove scm_cons_star,
371 since it's not very helpful.
372
373 * scheme-utility.texi (Property Primitives): In primitive-property-ref,
374 note parameters to not-found-proc, use hyphens rather than underscores
375 for that parameter name.
376 In primitive-property-set!, VAL is the value parameter not CODE.
377
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3782003-07-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
379
380 * scheme-control.texi (Dynamic Wind): Untabify.
381 (Multiple Values): Use @result.
382 Reported by Stephen Compall <s11@member.fsf.org>.
383
384 * scheme-control.texi (Continuations): Rewrite with more detail.
385
386 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System asyncs): Add index entries for C
387 functions.
388
389 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Parallel Forms): New section.
390
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392
393 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): In list, use "elem1
394 ... elemN". Add scm_list_1, scm_list_2, scm_list_3, scm_list_4,
395 scm_list_5, scm_list_n. Remove scm_list, since it's a no-op.
63708c3b 396 * guile.texi (nicode): New macro.
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398 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): In apply, reword for
399 clarity, drop the "append" example. Add scm_apply, scm_apply_0,
400 scm_apply_1, scm_apply_2, scm_apply_3.
401 Add scm_call_0, scm_call_1, scm_call_2, scm_call_3.
402 In apply:nconc2last, move down after "apply", reword for clarity, note
403 correspondence to apply params.
404
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405 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Add cond-expand index entry.
406 (SRFI-9): Add define-record-type index entry.
407
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4082003-07-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
409
410 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): In iota, reword a bit for
411 clarity and add a couple of examples.
412
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4132003-07-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
414
415 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Add scm_remember.
416
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4172003-06-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
418
419 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Refer to all "Guile
420 library functions" as provoking gc.
421
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4222003-06-19 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
423
424 * scheme-io.texi (File Ports): Describe call-with-input-file and
425 call-with-output-file together. Describe with-input-from-file,
426 with-output-to-file and with-error-to-file together, and add that they
427 use dynamic-wind on the current port setting and keep the port open in
428 support of captured continuations.
429 (Closing): Describe close-input-port and close-output-port together,
430 tweak the wording slightly.
431
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4322003-06-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
433
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434 * data-rep.texi (Vector Data): For SCM_VECTOR_BASE, SCM_STRING_CHARS
435 and SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS, cross reference "Remembering During Operations".
436
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437 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): round is to nearest even.
438
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4392003-06-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
440
441 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): New section.
442
443 * scheme-data.texi (Primitive Numerics): Add atan2, pow, asinh, acosh
444 and atanh to scheme<->C table. Note asinh, acosh and atanh are C99,
445 and scm_asinh, scm_acosh and scm_atanh are equivalents. Cross ref
446 glibc "Mathematics". Reword this end part for clarity.
447
448 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Use {} around types for
449 @deftypefn, for correct name in indexes.
450 * scheme-utility.texi (C Hooks): Ditto.
451 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): Ditto.
452
453 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): In gh_scm2newstr, lenp is size_t* not int*.
454 This changed in guile 1.6, the docs weren't updated.
455
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4562003-06-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
457
458 From Mike Gran <spikegran@earthlink.net>. Thanks!
459
460 * preface.texi: Minor punctuation mistakes. Hyphens should link
461 compound adjectives. Commas should be placed after a "therefore"
462 that begins a sentence. Commas should not be used to separate a
463 list of only 2 dependent clauses.
464
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4652003-06-07 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
466
467 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Cross reference glibc floor and ceil.
468
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4692003-06-05 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
470
471 * posix.texi (File System): stat:rdev and stat:blocks can return #f,
472 stat:blksize returns a sensible size if the field is not available.
473
474 * scheme-compound.texi (Array Mapping): Reword for clarity, and in
475 particular have the same parameter names in the text and prototypes.
476
477 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Delayed Evaluation): Add delay, reword
478 promise? and force a bit, describe recursive forcing of a promise by
479 its own code.
480
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481 * scheme-io.texi (Ports): Add notes on garbage collection, and on
482 explicitly closing file ports.
483 (File Ports): Cross reference Ports node on explicit closing.
484
485 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Cross reference
486 Ports node on explicit closing.
487
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488 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Futures): New section.
489
490 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): In string-replace, note
491 that start1 and end1 optional is a Guile extension.
492
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494
495 * deprecated.texi: Add substring-move-left! and substring-move-right!.
496
497 * scheme-io.texi (Default Ports): Remove duplicate descriptions of
498 set-current-output-port and set-current-error-port.
499
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5002003-05-27 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
501
502 * scheme-compound.texi: Clarified that vectors need to be quoted.
503
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5042003-05-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
505
506 * posix.texi (Locales): Clarify setlocale a bit, list all categories,
507 cross reference to libc.
508
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5092003-05-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
510
511 * scheme-procedures.texi: Add index entries lambda, optargs, syncase.
512
513 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): Add index entries.
514
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5152003-05-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
516
517 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-2): Rewrite and-let*, describing plain
518 expression clauses and improving the examples.
519
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5202003-05-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
521
522 * posix.texi (socket): Use PF_ instead of AF_ prefix.
523
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5242003-05-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
525
526 * guile.texi: Use @copying, show copyright and permissions at start of
527 info and html.
528
529 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Deleting): Rewrite delete and
530 delete-duplicates, adding behaviour details specified by srfi-1.
531
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5322003-05-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
533
534 * preface.texi (Guile License): Refer to COPYING.LIB.
535
536 * repl-modules.texi (Loading Readline Support, Readline Options):
537 Index entries for readline functions.
538
539 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Fix regexp error key, should
540 be `regular-expression-syntax'.
541
542 * scheme-data.texi (Complex): Show z argument in prototypes.
543
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5442003-05-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
545
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546 * scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Fix typo @result{#f}, and
547 put @result outside @code.
548
549 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Note negatives are treated as
550 infinite precision twos complement. Revise `ash' to emphasise this
551 for right shifts of negatives. Describe integer-length behaviour on
552 negatives. Add `...' to logand, logior, logxor since they take
553 multiple parameters.
056f9269 554 * guile.texi (m): New macro.
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556 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Revise C support section to
557 get index entries, and clarify parameters. Remove scm_regex_error, no
558 longer exists and wasn't available to applications.
559
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560 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Index entries for error keys.
561
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564 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Fix lognot to ones-complement.
565
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566 * slib.texi (JACAL): Fix @ref title.
567 Add index entries, use @file and @code variously.
568
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5692003-05-06 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
570
571 * scheme-scheduling.texi (C level thread interface): Use @deftypefn
572 not @deftypefun, to get function names (not types) indexed.
573
574 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): Add index entries for
575 %guile-build-info keys.
576
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5772003-05-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
578
579 * scheme-data.texi (Integer Operations): Describe how quotient,
580 remainder and modulo round their results.
581
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582 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In read-char and peek-char, fix typos "?"
583 in @rnindex. In port-column, use @: after i.e.
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584 (Writing): In get-print-state, two spaces after full stop. Add write,
585 revise display.
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587 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Length Append etc): Add count.
588 (SRFI-1 Fold and Map): In reduce, fix typo "... variant of fold", add
589 "f" to fold call shown. In reduce-right, use @code on "reduce".
590
591 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi: Add spaces after some @defun names.
592 * posix.texi (Processes): Fix typo "hhhh".
593
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5942003-05-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
595
596 * posix.texi: Add index entries for many variables and functions,
597 either using @defvar/@deffn or @vindex/@pindex. (Patch supplied
598 by Kevin Ryde.)
599
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6002003-04-30 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
601
602 * posix.texi (scm_c_port_for_each): Added.
603
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6042003-04-26 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
605
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606 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): Document scm_str2symbol
607 and scm_mem2symbol.
608
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609 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type): Clarify that
610 scm_make_smob_type_mfpe is deprecated. (Thanks to
611 tomas@fabula.de.)
612
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613 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Remove scm_sysmissing,
614 long since gone from libguile. (Thanks to Kevin Ryde.)
615
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6162003-04-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
617
618 * preface.texi: Reflect change to LGPL.
619
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6202003-03-27 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
621
622 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): clarify character ordering in port for
623 unread-string.
624
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6252003-03-07 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
626
627 * guile.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we don't
628 choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
629
630 * preface.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we
631 don't choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
632
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634
635 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Low level thread primitives): Fixed typo
636 in broadcast-condition-variable.
637
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6382002-12-08 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
639
640 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): add effective-version docs.
641
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6422002-11-17 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
643
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644 Applied patches from Stephen Compall as follows. (Thanks!)
645
646 2002-11-06 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
647
648 * posix.texi: Changed quotes to match Texinfo expectations.
649
650 Added references to the glibc manual.
651
652 Used proper Texinfo text marking for many keywords, such as @code,
653 @samp, @env, @var.
654
655 Fixed argument metasyntactic variable references in
656 file-manipulation section so the usage in the descriptions matches
657 the usage in the declarations.
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659 2002-10-26 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
660
661 * scheme-data.texi: Addition and change of many Texinfo tags,
662 particularly usage of @var and @samp, as well as reformatting of
663 some lists into tables and usage of @result.
664
665 Notes about some things I didn't understand, as well as a
666 missing section on non-control characters.
667
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6682002-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
669
670 * scheme-modules.texi (Environments): only available when
671 (ice-9 r5rs) is used.
672 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): current url is www.scsh.net.
673
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6742002-10-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
675
676 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Updated mutex and condition varable
677 functions.
678
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6792002-10-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
680
681 * debugging.texi (Debugging Features): Rewritten.
682
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684
685 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-io.texi,
686 scheme-scheduling.texi, posix.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
687
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6882002-10-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
689
690 * intro.texi (Whirlwind Tour): Added pointer to examples
691 directory.
692
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694
695 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System Asyncs): Updated.
696
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6972002-10-07 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
698
699 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Asyncs): Updated.
700 * posix.texi (sigaction): Updated.
701
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7022002-10-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
703
704 * posix.texi (Processes), scheme-options.texi (Common Feature
705 Symbols): Refer to provided? rather than deprecated feature?.
706
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7072002-10-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
708
709 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Updated.
710 (Writing your own snarfing macros): New.
711
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7122002-09-25 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
713
714 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Make sections into nodes.
715 (Debugging Options): Node removed.
716
717 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): Brought forward before
718 sections on options.
719 (Runtime Options): New section, to group options-related nodes.
720
7212002-09-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
722
723 * scheme-options.texi (Options and Config): Chapter name changed,
724 and intro text improved.
725 (Install Config): Brought forward, and renamed Build
726 Configuration.
727
728 The following doc updates are from Ian Sheldon - thanks!
729
730 * scheme-data.texi (Appending Strings, Regexp Functions, Match
731 Structures): Add examples.
732 (Regular Expressions): Add instruction to use (ice-9 regex)
733 module.
734
735 * slib.texi (SLIB): Remove duplicate `the'.
736
7372002-09-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
738
739 * scheme-options.texi (General option interface): Mention
740 eval-options-interface and debug-options-interface.
741
742 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): New node describing source
743 properties.
744
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7452002-09-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
746
747 * scheme-utility.texi (Hook Reference): Improvements to hook docs.
748 Thanks to Thien-Thi Nguyen for the patches.
749
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7502002-09-16 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
751
752 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Props): It's "set-symbol-property!",
753 not "set-symbol-property". Thanks to Pieter Pareit!
754
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7552002-09-15 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
756
757 * scheme-data.texi: Tell them to use 'provided?' instead of
758 '*feaures*'.
759
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7602002-09-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
761
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762 * scheme-ideas.texi (Creating a Procedure): Fixed typo. Thanks to
763 Pieter Pareit!
764
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765 * intro.texi: Updated GNu ftp server name. Use "-lguile" instead
766 of "libguile.a". Some small fixes/improvements.
767
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768 * scheme-reading.texi: Added www.schemers.org. Removed foldoc,
769 it's too generic. Updated 'teach yourself ...' URL.
770
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772
af31a24f 773 * scheme-modules.texi: Markup fixes and removal of gh_ references.
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774 Thanks to Dale Smith!
775
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7762002-08-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
777
778 * scheme-evaluation.texi (eval-string): Updated.
779
780 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Fluids): Touched up a bit, added
781 with-fluids.
782
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784
785 * scheme-modules.texi (More Modules Procedures): Removed.
786 (Accessing Modules from C): New.
787
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7882002-08-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
789
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790 * scheme-procedures.texi: new section Primitive Procedures,
791 documentation for scm_c_make_gsubr and scm_c_define_gsubr.
792 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): replace
793 gh_new_procedure with scm_c_define_gsubr.
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7952002-08-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
796
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797 * gh.texi (Data types and constants defined by gh): Avoid
798 generating index entry for SCM.
799
800 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Remove duplicate doc for
801 setenv.
802
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803 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi: Merge
804 recent updates from stable branch.
805
806 * posix.texi (File System, Time, Pipes, Network Databases,
807 Internet Socket Examples): Add examples provided by Ian Sheldon.
808
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8092002-08-08 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
810
811 * scheme-binding.texi: Don't talk about 'bound?' which is gone.
812 Thanks to Christopher Cramer.
813
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8142002-08-06 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
815
816 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): add scm_calloc, scm_gc_calloc.
817 correct typos.
818
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8192002-08-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
820
821 * intro.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Added (use-modules (ice-9
822 rdelim)) to an example that uses read-line. Thanks to Ralf
823 Mattes!
824
825 * scheme-memory.texi: Added an introductory blurb about GC that I
826 had lying around.
827
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8282002-08-02 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
829
830 * scheme-modules.texi: split "Scheme and modules" into
831 "provide and require" and "Environments". Mention R5RS
832 environments.
833
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8342002-07-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
835
836 * scheme-options.texi (Debugger options): New subsection
837 describing stack overflow and what to do about it.
838
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8392002-07-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
840
841 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): Removed description
842 of scm_register_module_xxx, which no longer exists. A description
843 of current techniques is needed.
844
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8452002-05-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
846
847 * scheme-data.texi (Numbers): Added description of the new values
848 +inf.0, -inf.0 and +nan.0.
849
850 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Added entries for 'setenv' and
851 'unsetenv'.
852
8532002-04-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
854
855 * gh.texi, data-rep.texi: Moved `@deftyp {Data type} SCM' line
856 from gh.texi to data-rep.texi. Both files already had similar
857 descriptions for SCM. Given that gh.texi is deprecated, looking
858 up `SCM' in the index should take one to the primary location
859 rather than deprecated section. Hence this change. Added
860 `@deftp' for scm_t_bits data type so that a proper index entry is
861 added for this. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
862
863 * data-rep.texi (Subrs): Changed scm_make_gsubr to
864 scm_c_define_gsubr. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
865
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8662002-04-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
867
868 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): Updated docs of
869 string-tokenize.
870
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872
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873 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout), scm.texi (Reference Layout):
874 Node moved from a to b.
875
876 * guile.texi (Scheme Intro, Basic Ideas, Guile Scripting, Command
877 Line Handling, Debugging Features, Autoconf Support, Miscellaneous
878 Tools, Further Reading): Moved to new Part II.
879
880 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Part numbers updated accordingly.
881
882 * guile.texi (Top): Move API Overview node to beginning of Guile
883 API Reference part.
884 (Part II: Writing and Running Guile Scheme): New part; will
885 contain content from `Programming with Guile' that pertains to
886 writing and using Guile on the Scheme level.
887
888 * scm.texi (API Overview): Renamed from `Guile API'.
889
890 * guile.texi (Top), scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules):
891 Debugger User Interface node renamed Debugging Features.
892
893 * debugging.texi (Stacks and Frames): Node deleted; non-duplicated
894 material moved to scheme-debug.texi.
895 (Debugging Features): Renamed from `Debugger User Interface'.
896
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897 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Rename chapter `Debugging
898 Infrastructure' and reorganize its contents.
899
900 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-control.texi (Handling
901 Errors): Move display-error to error-focussed section.
902
903 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), debugging.texi (Backtrace): Move
904 backtrace to user-level debugging chapter.
905
906 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-procedures.texi (Procedure
907 Properties): Move procedure-name, procedure-source and
908 procedure-environment to procedures chapter.
909
910 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-memory.texi (Memory
911 Blocks): Move malloc-stats to memory management chapter.
912
913 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Remove mention of
914 use-modules for loading syncase; only use-syntax really works.
915 Thanks to Panagiotis Vossos for spotting this.
916
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917 * program.texi (Scheme vs C): New node, with existing material
918 taken from chapter intro.
919 (Programming Overview): New intro para to introduce example of
920 Guile integration:
921 (Extending Dia): New node.
922
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924
925 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Added guile.cps, guile.fns, guile.rns,
926 guile.tps, guile.vrs, guile.tmp.
927
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9282002-04-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
929
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930 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout): Remove reference to defunct
931 Guile Extensions index.
932
933 * guile.texi: Removed Guile Extensions index.
934
935 * scheme-indices.texi (Guile Extensions Index): Removed.
936
937 * guile.texi: Remove vgone, vdeprecated, vchanged and vnote
938 macros; they're not actually useful after all. Update copyright
939 years.
940
941 * scheme-compound.texi (Vectors): Make subsections into nodes.
942 (Vectors): Review, slightly reorg and clarify docs in this
943 section.
944
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945 * scheme-data.texi (Symbols): Reorganized node substructure and
946 added lots of explanatory text around the @deffn's.
947
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9482002-03-29 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
949
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950 * scheme-modules.texi (Variables): Mention obarrays.
951
952 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables, Symbol Props): Remove vgone
953 markers for deprecated symbol items.
954 (Symbol Props): Remove doc for obsolete 2 arg version of
955 symbol-interned?.
956 (String Miscellanea): Removed, since it only contained duplicate
957 doc for string-ci->symbol.
958 (Symbol Tables): Move doc for gensym to Symbol Primitives; rest of
959 section removed.
960
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961 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors), scheme-evaluation.texi
962 (Fly Evaluation): Remove vgone markers for close-all-ports-except,
963 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
964
965 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type), scheme-compound.texi
966 (Append/Reverse), scheme-procedures.texi (Internal Macros):
967 Trivial updates to sync with stable branch.
968
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9692002-03-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
970
971 * scheme-compound.texi (List Searching): Remove docs for
972 `scm_sloppy_mem*', which no longer exist.
973
9742002-03-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
975
976 * guile.texi (Top), intro.texi (What is Guile?, The Basic Guile
977 Package): Use @ifnottex instead of @ifinfo, so that HTML
978 generation works correctly.
979
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9802002-03-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
981
982 * tools.texi: Updated to reflect changes to the guile-snarf tool.
983
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9842002-03-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
985
986 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Further updates. New material on
987 GC hooks.
988
989 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Note disappearance of
990 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
991
992 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Remove docs about previously
993 deprecated items that have now been removed.
994
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9952002-03-15 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
996
997 * tools.texi (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): Remove this node.
998 (How guile-snarf works): Update usage and description to
999 no longer mention "--compat=1.4" and instead "-d" and "-D".
1000 (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Add list of deprecated macros
1001 and blurb. Add cindex for deprecated macros.
1002
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1004
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1005 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Reviewed and updated.
1006
1007 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): New section.
1008
1009 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic, Primitive Numerics): Add
1010 description of corresponding C functions.
1011
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1012 * scheme-utility.texi (Object Properties): Revamp documentation on
1013 object properties.
1014
1015 * scheme-memory.texi (Weak References): Update reference to Object
1016 Properties node.
1017
1018 * guile.texi: Add macros for describing version information.
1019
1020 * scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-io.texi,
1021 scheme-procedures.texi: Automatic updates from snarfed libguile
1022 docstrings.
1023
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1025
1026 * Makefile.am (guile_toc.html): Look for guile.texi in $(srcdir).
1027
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1028 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Mention "--compat=1.4", and
1029 new processing steps. Update usage example, makefile frag.
1030
1031 (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): New subsubsection under
1032 "Init Snarfing with guile-snarf".
1033
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10342002-03-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1035
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1036 * scheme-compound.texi, scheme-data.texi, new-docstrings.texi:
1037 Automatic updates from snarfed libguile docstrings.
1038
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1039 * data-rep.texi, guile.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
1040 scheme-options.texi, scheme-translation.texi: Various minor
1041 enhancements ported from the stable CVS branch.
1042
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1044
1045 * tools.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): New node/chapter.
1046 (Snarfing, Init Snarfing with guile-snarf, How guile-snarf works,
1047 Macros guile-snarf recognizes, Doc Snarfing): New nodes/(sub)sections.
1048 (Executable Modules): Now a section under "Miscellaneous Tools".
1049
1050 * guile.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): Add under "Part II".
1051 Implement by including tools.texi.
1052
1053 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add tools.texi.
1054
10552002-03-07 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1056
1057 * tools.texi: New file.
1058
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10592002-03-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1060
1061 * autoconf.texi (Autoconf Background): Insert missing `of'.
1062
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10632002-03-01 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
1064
1065 * api.txt, data-rep.texi: Renamed the struct scm_cell to
1066 scm_t_cell.
1067
1068 * data-rep.texi: Renamed scm_alloc_cell to scm_cell and
1069 scm_alloc_double_cell to scm_double_cell.
1070
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1072
1073 * scheme-memory.texi (Upgrading from scm_must_malloc et al): New
1074 section.
1075
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10762002-02-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1077
1078 * data-rep.texi: Use scm_gc_malloc and scm_gc_free instead of
1079 scm_must_malloc and free in example code. Updated text for the
1080 new memory management functions.
1081
1082 * scheme-debug.texi (malloc-stats): Refer to scm_gc_malloc instead
1083 of to scm_must_malloc.
1084
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10852002-02-27 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
1086
1087 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented some more
1088 gh equivalents and removed appropriate FIXME's.
1089
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10902002-02-26 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1091
1092 * Makefile.am: Update path to pre-inst-guile automake frag.
1093
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10942002-02-24 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
1095
1096 * .cvsignore: add autoconf-macros.texi.
1097
1098 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): add autoconf-macros.texi.
1099
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11002002-02-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1101
1102 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): New section.
1103
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11042002-02-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1105
1106 * Makefile.am: Include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am.
1107
1108 (GUILE): Delete var.
1109 (autoconf-macros.texi): Use $(preinstguiletool).
1110
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11112002-02-04 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1112
1113 * autoconf.texi (Autofrisk, Using Autofrisk): New sections.
1114 (Autoconf Support): Add new sections to menu.
1115
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11162002-02-04 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1117
1118 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Uninterned): Added node.
1119
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11202002-01-29 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
1121
1122 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented gh equivalents
1123 `scm_c_string2str', `scm_c_substring2str' and `scm_c_symbol2str'
1124 and removed the appropriate FIXME's.
1125
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11262002-01-14 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1127
1128 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Also set GUILE_LOAD_PATH
1129 when invoking the uninstalled guile executable.
1130
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11312002-01-09 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1132
1133 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Fix build bug:
1134 Write this file to srcdir. Thanks to I. N. Golubev.
1135
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11362002-01-08 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1137
1138 * Makefile.am: attempt to use guile from $(top_builddir)/libguile
1139 when building autoconf-macros.texi. There are still problems with
1140 modules and running makeinfo when builddir != srcdir.
1141
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11422002-01-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1143
1144 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi, guile.texi, intro.texi,
1145 misc-modules.texi, new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, program.texi,
1146 repl-modules.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-compound.texi,
1147 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1148 scheme-ideas.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1149 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1150 scheme-translation.texi, scheme-utility.texi, scm.texi, slib.texi,
1151 srfi-modules.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1152
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1154
1155 * intro.texi (Linking Programs With Guile): Fix typo (superfluous
1156 `do'). Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1157
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11582002-01-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1159
1160 * intro.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1161
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11622002-01-02 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1163
1164 * guile.texi (Part II): Add "Autoconf Support"; include
1165 autoconf.texi.
1166
1167 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add autoconf.texi and
1168 autoconf-macros.texi.
1169 (autoconf.texi, autoconf-macros.texi): New rules.
1170
1171 * autoconf.texi: New file.
1172
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11732001-12-22 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1174
1175 * scheme-compound.texi (Alist Example): Changed "Bismarck" to
1176 "Pierre". Thanks to Ron Peterson!
1177
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11782001-12-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1179
1180 * program.texi (Programming Overview): Chapter renamed from
1181 `Programming Options'; some new material added.
1182
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11832001-12-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1184
1185 * scm.texi (Guile API): Renamed from `Scheme Primitives' and
1186 broadened so that this chapter discusses the Guile API as a whole.
1187
1188 * program.texi (Available Functionality): Revise so that text
1189 reads better.
1190
1191 * guile.texi (Programming Intro): New introductory text.
1192
1193 * scheme-ideas.texi (Definition): Reorder reference bullets in
1194 ascending page number order.
1195
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11962001-12-04 Martin Grabmueller <mg@glug.org>
1197
1198 * scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Typo fix: wither ->
1199 either.
1200
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12012001-12-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1202
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1203 * scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Moved into scheme-utility.texi.
1204
1205 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added scheme-compound.texi.
1206
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1207 * scheme-data.texi (Variables): Node moved to modules chapter.
1208 (Symbol Read Syntax): New node, with syntax-related material taken
1209 from old Symbols node.
1210 (Symbol Primitives): Renamed from `Symbols'.
1211 (Symbols and Variables): Renamed to `Symbols'.
1212 (Symbol Props): Renamed from `Symbol Tables'.
1213 (Symbols): General review, improvements and additional material
1214 throughout this section.
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1215 (Other Data Types): New material: links to object types documented
1216 elsewhere. Also renamed node to `Other Types'.
1217 (Data Types): Split into two: `Simple Data Types' and `Compound
1218 Data Types'. Introductory blurbs rewritten accordingly.
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1219
1220 * guile.texi: Updated Notes comment.
1221
1222 * scheme-data.texi (Rx Interface): Node moved to Guile Modules
1223 part, as the Rx interface is not core Guile.
1224
12252001-11-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1226
1227 * scheme-data.texi (String Miscellanea): Removed, moving doc for
1228 string-ci->symbol into the node on Symbols.
1229
1230 * Makefile.am (ETAGS_ARGS): Added.
1231
1232 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables): Removed doc for gentemp,
1233 intern-symbol, string->obarray-symbol, symbol-binding,
1234 symbol-bound?, symbol-set!, unintern-symbol, symbol-interned?; all
1235 of which no longer exist.
1236
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12372001-11-25 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1238
1239 * posix.texi: Fix spelling. Thanks to Chris Cramer.
1240 Reword `getpass' intro blurb.
1241
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12422001-11-23 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1243
1244 * program.texi (Program Control): Remove spurious placeholder
1245 text.
1246
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12472001-11-20 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1248
1249 * scheme-options.texi (Install Config):
1250 Tweak `%load-path' verb to not imply it's a proc.
1251 Add documentation for `%guile-build-info'.
1252
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12532001-11-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1254
1255 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables), new-docstrings.texi: Removed
1256 doc for builtin-bindings (no longer exists).
1257 (Variables): Expanded existing description of variables. Removed
1258 doc for builtin-variable (no longer exists).
1259
1260 * scheme-binding.texi (Top Level): New docs for define, scm_define
1261 and scm_c_define. Also clarified point about interchangeability
1262 of define and set!.
1263
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12642001-11-18 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1265
1266 * scheme-data.texi (Vectors): Autoupdate docs for
1267 vector-move-left! and vector-move-right!.
1268
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12692001-11-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1270
1271 * debugging.texi, deprecated.texi, intro.texi, misc-modules.texi,
1272 new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
1273 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1274 scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1275 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1276 scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
1277 scheme-utility.texi, script-getopt.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Change
1278 category for "primitive" and "procedure" @deffn's to {Scheme
1279 Procedure}; add @deffnx lines for {C Function}s; automatic updates
1280 from libguile docstring changes.
1281
1282 * scheme-memory.texi (Garbage Collection): Removed doc for removed
1283 `unhash-name'.
1284
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12852001-11-14 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1286
1287 * scheme-procedures.texi: Spell "library" correctly.
1288
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12892001-11-13 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1290
1291 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-data.texi: Merge recent doc
1292 improvements from stable branch.
1293
1294 * scheme-options.texi: Automatic updates from docstring changes in
1295 libguile's C source code.
1296
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12972001-11-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1298
1299 * scheme-data.texi (Vtables, Structure Basics): Automatic doc
1300 updates for struct? and struct-vtable?.
1301 (String Searching): Add missing "for". Thanks to Scott Lenser.
1302
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13032001-11-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1304
1305 * guile.texi (Top): Added new chapter `Programming Options'.
1306
1307 * program.texi: New file.
1308
1309 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added program.texi.
1310
13112001-11-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1312
1313 * scheme-memory.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1314 scheme-data.texi, scheme-binding.texi, posix.texi,
1315 new-docstrings.texi: Automatic updates from improved libguile
1316 docstrings.
1317
13182001-11-04 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1319
1320 * preface.texi: Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1321 (Manual Layout): Updated to reflect reorg.
1322
1323 * guile.texi (MANUAL_EDITION): New variable, with value
1324 incremented from 1.0 to 1.1 to reflect the reorg described here.
1325 (Top): Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1326
1327 * scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index, Guile Extensions Index): Use
1328 @unnumbered rather than @chapter for these indices.
1329
1330 * guile.texi (Top): A little top-level reshuffling, with the aims
1331 that: (1) the `Guile Scheme' (reference) part of the manual
1332 becomes the `Guile API Reference', and covers both Scheme and C
1333 interfaces; (2) non-API-reference material such as the `Basic
1334 Ideas in Scheme' chapter is collected together to form a new part
1335 `Programming with Guile'. This new part will contain general
1336 documentation on using and programming Guile in both Scheme and C,
1337 including - for example - awareness of GC when C programming, how
1338 to use the snarf macros, how to debug ...
1339 (Top): Move inclusion of scheme-indices.texi so that all indices
1340 appear together in the printed manual.
1341
1342 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Removed appendices.texi, added
1343 debugging.texi.
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1345 * appendices.texi: Removed.
1346
1347 * debugging.texi (Debugger User Interface): New file, same as the
1348 material that used to be in appendices.texi, but now a chapter in
1349 Part II rather than an appendix.
1350
1351 * appendices.texi (Obtaining and Installing Guile): Moved to
1352 become a chapter in ...
1353 * intro.texi: ... Part I: Introduction to Guile.
1354
1355 * scm.texi (I/O Extensions): Moved to become a section of ...
1356 * scheme-io.texi (Input and Output): ... this chapter.
1357
1358 * scm.texi (Handling Errors): Moved to become a section of ...
1359 * scheme-control.texi (Control Mechanisms): ... this chapter.
1360
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1362
1363 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19, SRFI-19 Constants, SRFI-19 Current
1364 time and clock resolution, SRFI-19 Time object and accessors,
1365 SRFI-19 Time comparison procedures, SRFI-19 Time arithmetic
1366 procedures, SRFI-19 Date object and accessors, SRFI-19
1367 Time/Date/Julian Day/Modified Julian Day converters, SRFI-19 Date
1368 to string/string to date converters): New nodes.
04bbd6ce 1369 (SRFI Support): Add "SRFI-19" to menu.
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13712001-11-06 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1372
1373 * scripts.texi: Document `--debug' and `--no-debug'.
1374
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13752001-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1376
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1377 * guile.texi, scsh.texi: removed obsolete guile-scsh material
1378 and updated links (I don't know if it should remain in the
1379 main menu. It's like slib I think.)
1380
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1381 * minor updates to the slib installation notes.
1382
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13832001-10-05 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1384
1385 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Removed documentation
1386 for `read-and-eval!' and `eval2'. (Thanks to Alex Schroeder for
1387 noticing that they'd disappeared!)
1388
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13892001-10-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1390
1391 * scheme-io.texi (Writing): Add entry for `display'.
1392 Include in R5RS Index. Thanks to Alex Schroeder for suggestion.
1393
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13942001-09-26 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
1395
1396 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13): Tyop fix.
1397 (SRFI-13): Changed paragraph about bindings both in the code and
1398 in SRFI-13.
1399
1400 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Tyop fix.
1401 (Formatted Output): Document ~g properly.
1402
1403 Thanks to Alex Schroeder for pointing out the typos and sending
1404 suggestions.
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14062001-09-25 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1407
1408 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Add `cindex' directive.
1409 Thanks to suggestion by Alex Schroeder.
1410
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14112001-08-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1412
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1413 * guile.texi (Top): Group all index nodes together so that
1414 `Info-index' works more effectively in Info. Thanks to Eric
1415 Hanchrow for the report and fix.
1416
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1417 * scheme-data.texi (Random, String Syntax, String Modification,
1418 Regular Expressions), scheme-ideas.texi (Definition),
1419 scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Linking and Compiled Code Modules),
1420 scm.texi (Transforming Scheme name to C name, Port
1421 Implementation): Various typo fixes and clarifications merged from
1422 the stable CVS branch.
1423
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14242001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1425
1426 * intro.texi: Merged wording fixes from stable CVS branch.
1427
1428 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Remove ../AUTHORS.
1429
1430 * guile.texi: Incorporate text previously in separate AUTHORS
1431 file.
1432
14332001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1434
1435 The change log for files in this directory continues backwards
1436 from 2001-08-27 in ../ChangeLog, as all the Guile documentation
1437 prior to this date was contained in a single directory.