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3 * scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Fix typo @result{#f}, and
4 put @result outside @code.
5
6 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Note negatives are treated as
7 infinite precision twos complement. Revise `ash' to emphasise this
8 for right shifts of negatives. Describe integer-length behaviour on
9 negatives. Add `...' to logand, logior, logxor since they take
10 multiple parameters.
11
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12 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Revise C support section to
13 get index entries, and clarify parameters. Remove scm_regex_error, no
14 longer exists and wasn't available to applications.
15
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16 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Index entries for error keys.
17
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20 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Fix lognot to ones-complement.
21
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22 * slib.texi (JACAL): Fix @ref title.
23 Add index entries, use @file and @code variously.
24
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252003-05-06 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
26
27 * scheme-scheduling.texi (C level thread interface): Use @deftypefn
28 not @deftypefun, to get function names (not types) indexed.
29
30 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): Add index entries for
31 %guile-build-info keys.
32
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332003-05-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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35 * scheme-data.texi (Integer Operations): Describe how quotient,
36 remainder and modulo round their results.
37
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38 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In read-char and peek-char, fix typos "?"
39 in @rnindex. In port-column, use @: after i.e.
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40 (Writing): In get-print-state, two spaces after full stop. Add write,
41 revise display.
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43 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Length Append etc): Add count.
44 (SRFI-1 Fold and Map): In reduce, fix typo "... variant of fold", add
45 "f" to fold call shown. In reduce-right, use @code on "reduce".
46
47 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi: Add spaces after some @defun names.
48 * posix.texi (Processes): Fix typo "hhhh".
49
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502003-05-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
51
52 * posix.texi: Add index entries for many variables and functions,
53 either using @defvar/@deffn or @vindex/@pindex. (Patch supplied
54 by Kevin Ryde.)
55
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562003-04-30 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
57
58 * posix.texi (scm_c_port_for_each): Added.
59
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602003-04-26 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
61
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62 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): Document scm_str2symbol
63 and scm_mem2symbol.
64
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65 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type): Clarify that
66 scm_make_smob_type_mfpe is deprecated. (Thanks to
67 tomas@fabula.de.)
68
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69 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Remove scm_sysmissing,
70 long since gone from libguile. (Thanks to Kevin Ryde.)
71
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722003-04-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
73
74 * preface.texi: Reflect change to LGPL.
75
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762003-03-27 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
77
78 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): clarify character ordering in port for
79 unread-string.
80
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812003-03-07 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
82
83 * guile.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we don't
84 choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
85
86 * preface.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we
87 don't choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
88
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892003-01-02 Mikael Djurfeldt <djurfeldt@nada.kth.se>
90
91 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Low level thread primitives): Fixed typo
92 in broadcast-condition-variable.
93
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942002-12-08 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
95
96 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): add effective-version docs.
97
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982002-11-17 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
99
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100 Applied patches from Stephen Compall as follows. (Thanks!)
101
102 2002-11-06 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
103
104 * posix.texi: Changed quotes to match Texinfo expectations.
105
106 Added references to the glibc manual.
107
108 Used proper Texinfo text marking for many keywords, such as @code,
109 @samp, @env, @var.
110
111 Fixed argument metasyntactic variable references in
112 file-manipulation section so the usage in the descriptions matches
113 the usage in the declarations.
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115 2002-10-26 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
116
117 * scheme-data.texi: Addition and change of many Texinfo tags,
118 particularly usage of @var and @samp, as well as reformatting of
119 some lists into tables and usage of @result.
120
121 Notes about some things I didn't understand, as well as a
122 missing section on non-control characters.
123
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1242002-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
125
126 * scheme-modules.texi (Environments): only available when
127 (ice-9 r5rs) is used.
128 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): current url is www.scsh.net.
129
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1302002-10-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
131
132 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Updated mutex and condition varable
133 functions.
134
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1352002-10-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
136
137 * debugging.texi (Debugging Features): Rewritten.
138
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1392002-10-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
140
141 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-io.texi,
142 scheme-scheduling.texi, posix.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
143
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1442002-10-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
145
146 * intro.texi (Whirlwind Tour): Added pointer to examples
147 directory.
148
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1492002-10-10 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
150
151 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System Asyncs): Updated.
152
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1532002-10-07 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
154
155 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Asyncs): Updated.
156 * posix.texi (sigaction): Updated.
157
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1582002-10-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
159
160 * posix.texi (Processes), scheme-options.texi (Common Feature
161 Symbols): Refer to provided? rather than deprecated feature?.
162
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1632002-10-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
164
165 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Updated.
166 (Writing your own snarfing macros): New.
167
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1682002-09-25 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
169
170 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Make sections into nodes.
171 (Debugging Options): Node removed.
172
173 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): Brought forward before
174 sections on options.
175 (Runtime Options): New section, to group options-related nodes.
176
1772002-09-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
178
179 * scheme-options.texi (Options and Config): Chapter name changed,
180 and intro text improved.
181 (Install Config): Brought forward, and renamed Build
182 Configuration.
183
184 The following doc updates are from Ian Sheldon - thanks!
185
186 * scheme-data.texi (Appending Strings, Regexp Functions, Match
187 Structures): Add examples.
188 (Regular Expressions): Add instruction to use (ice-9 regex)
189 module.
190
191 * slib.texi (SLIB): Remove duplicate `the'.
192
1932002-09-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
194
195 * scheme-options.texi (General option interface): Mention
196 eval-options-interface and debug-options-interface.
197
198 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): New node describing source
199 properties.
200
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2012002-09-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
202
203 * scheme-utility.texi (Hook Reference): Improvements to hook docs.
204 Thanks to Thien-Thi Nguyen for the patches.
205
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2062002-09-16 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
207
208 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Props): It's "set-symbol-property!",
209 not "set-symbol-property". Thanks to Pieter Pareit!
210
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2112002-09-15 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
212
213 * scheme-data.texi: Tell them to use 'provided?' instead of
214 '*feaures*'.
215
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2162002-09-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
217
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218 * scheme-ideas.texi (Creating a Procedure): Fixed typo. Thanks to
219 Pieter Pareit!
220
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221 * intro.texi: Updated GNu ftp server name. Use "-lguile" instead
222 of "libguile.a". Some small fixes/improvements.
223
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224 * scheme-reading.texi: Added www.schemers.org. Removed foldoc,
225 it's too generic. Updated 'teach yourself ...' URL.
226
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2272002-08-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
228
af31a24f 229 * scheme-modules.texi: Markup fixes and removal of gh_ references.
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230 Thanks to Dale Smith!
231
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2322002-08-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
233
234 * scheme-evaluation.texi (eval-string): Updated.
235
236 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Fluids): Touched up a bit, added
237 with-fluids.
238
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2392002-08-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
240
241 * scheme-modules.texi (More Modules Procedures): Removed.
242 (Accessing Modules from C): New.
243
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2442002-08-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
245
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246 * scheme-procedures.texi: new section Primitive Procedures,
247 documentation for scm_c_make_gsubr and scm_c_define_gsubr.
248 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): replace
249 gh_new_procedure with scm_c_define_gsubr.
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2512002-08-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
252
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253 * gh.texi (Data types and constants defined by gh): Avoid
254 generating index entry for SCM.
255
256 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Remove duplicate doc for
257 setenv.
258
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259 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi: Merge
260 recent updates from stable branch.
261
262 * posix.texi (File System, Time, Pipes, Network Databases,
263 Internet Socket Examples): Add examples provided by Ian Sheldon.
264
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2652002-08-08 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
266
267 * scheme-binding.texi: Don't talk about 'bound?' which is gone.
268 Thanks to Christopher Cramer.
269
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2702002-08-06 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
271
272 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): add scm_calloc, scm_gc_calloc.
273 correct typos.
274
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2752002-08-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
276
277 * intro.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Added (use-modules (ice-9
278 rdelim)) to an example that uses read-line. Thanks to Ralf
279 Mattes!
280
281 * scheme-memory.texi: Added an introductory blurb about GC that I
282 had lying around.
283
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2842002-08-02 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
285
286 * scheme-modules.texi: split "Scheme and modules" into
287 "provide and require" and "Environments". Mention R5RS
288 environments.
289
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2902002-07-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
291
292 * scheme-options.texi (Debugger options): New subsection
293 describing stack overflow and what to do about it.
294
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2952002-07-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
296
297 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): Removed description
298 of scm_register_module_xxx, which no longer exists. A description
299 of current techniques is needed.
300
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3012002-05-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
302
303 * scheme-data.texi (Numbers): Added description of the new values
304 +inf.0, -inf.0 and +nan.0.
305
306 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Added entries for 'setenv' and
307 'unsetenv'.
308
3092002-04-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
310
311 * gh.texi, data-rep.texi: Moved `@deftyp {Data type} SCM' line
312 from gh.texi to data-rep.texi. Both files already had similar
313 descriptions for SCM. Given that gh.texi is deprecated, looking
314 up `SCM' in the index should take one to the primary location
315 rather than deprecated section. Hence this change. Added
316 `@deftp' for scm_t_bits data type so that a proper index entry is
317 added for this. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
318
319 * data-rep.texi (Subrs): Changed scm_make_gsubr to
320 scm_c_define_gsubr. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
321
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3222002-04-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
323
324 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): Updated docs of
325 string-tokenize.
326
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3272002-04-20 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
328
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329 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout), scm.texi (Reference Layout):
330 Node moved from a to b.
331
332 * guile.texi (Scheme Intro, Basic Ideas, Guile Scripting, Command
333 Line Handling, Debugging Features, Autoconf Support, Miscellaneous
334 Tools, Further Reading): Moved to new Part II.
335
336 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Part numbers updated accordingly.
337
338 * guile.texi (Top): Move API Overview node to beginning of Guile
339 API Reference part.
340 (Part II: Writing and Running Guile Scheme): New part; will
341 contain content from `Programming with Guile' that pertains to
342 writing and using Guile on the Scheme level.
343
344 * scm.texi (API Overview): Renamed from `Guile API'.
345
346 * guile.texi (Top), scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules):
347 Debugger User Interface node renamed Debugging Features.
348
349 * debugging.texi (Stacks and Frames): Node deleted; non-duplicated
350 material moved to scheme-debug.texi.
351 (Debugging Features): Renamed from `Debugger User Interface'.
352
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353 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Rename chapter `Debugging
354 Infrastructure' and reorganize its contents.
355
356 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-control.texi (Handling
357 Errors): Move display-error to error-focussed section.
358
359 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), debugging.texi (Backtrace): Move
360 backtrace to user-level debugging chapter.
361
362 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-procedures.texi (Procedure
363 Properties): Move procedure-name, procedure-source and
364 procedure-environment to procedures chapter.
365
366 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-memory.texi (Memory
367 Blocks): Move malloc-stats to memory management chapter.
368
369 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Remove mention of
370 use-modules for loading syncase; only use-syntax really works.
371 Thanks to Panagiotis Vossos for spotting this.
372
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373 * program.texi (Scheme vs C): New node, with existing material
374 taken from chapter intro.
375 (Programming Overview): New intro para to introduce example of
376 Guile integration:
377 (Extending Dia): New node.
378
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3792002-04-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
380
381 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Added guile.cps, guile.fns, guile.rns,
382 guile.tps, guile.vrs, guile.tmp.
383
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3842002-04-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
385
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386 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout): Remove reference to defunct
387 Guile Extensions index.
388
389 * guile.texi: Removed Guile Extensions index.
390
391 * scheme-indices.texi (Guile Extensions Index): Removed.
392
393 * guile.texi: Remove vgone, vdeprecated, vchanged and vnote
394 macros; they're not actually useful after all. Update copyright
395 years.
396
397 * scheme-compound.texi (Vectors): Make subsections into nodes.
398 (Vectors): Review, slightly reorg and clarify docs in this
399 section.
400
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401 * scheme-data.texi (Symbols): Reorganized node substructure and
402 added lots of explanatory text around the @deffn's.
403
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4042002-03-29 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
405
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406 * scheme-modules.texi (Variables): Mention obarrays.
407
408 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables, Symbol Props): Remove vgone
409 markers for deprecated symbol items.
410 (Symbol Props): Remove doc for obsolete 2 arg version of
411 symbol-interned?.
412 (String Miscellanea): Removed, since it only contained duplicate
413 doc for string-ci->symbol.
414 (Symbol Tables): Move doc for gensym to Symbol Primitives; rest of
415 section removed.
416
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417 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors), scheme-evaluation.texi
418 (Fly Evaluation): Remove vgone markers for close-all-ports-except,
419 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
420
421 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type), scheme-compound.texi
422 (Append/Reverse), scheme-procedures.texi (Internal Macros):
423 Trivial updates to sync with stable branch.
424
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4252002-03-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
426
427 * scheme-compound.texi (List Searching): Remove docs for
428 `scm_sloppy_mem*', which no longer exist.
429
4302002-03-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
431
432 * guile.texi (Top), intro.texi (What is Guile?, The Basic Guile
433 Package): Use @ifnottex instead of @ifinfo, so that HTML
434 generation works correctly.
435
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4362002-03-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
437
438 * tools.texi: Updated to reflect changes to the guile-snarf tool.
439
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4402002-03-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
441
442 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Further updates. New material on
443 GC hooks.
444
445 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Note disappearance of
446 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
447
448 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Remove docs about previously
449 deprecated items that have now been removed.
450
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4512002-03-15 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
452
453 * tools.texi (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): Remove this node.
454 (How guile-snarf works): Update usage and description to
455 no longer mention "--compat=1.4" and instead "-d" and "-D".
456 (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Add list of deprecated macros
457 and blurb. Add cindex for deprecated macros.
458
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4592002-03-15 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
460
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461 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Reviewed and updated.
462
463 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): New section.
464
465 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic, Primitive Numerics): Add
466 description of corresponding C functions.
467
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468 * scheme-utility.texi (Object Properties): Revamp documentation on
469 object properties.
470
471 * scheme-memory.texi (Weak References): Update reference to Object
472 Properties node.
473
474 * guile.texi: Add macros for describing version information.
475
476 * scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-io.texi,
477 scheme-procedures.texi: Automatic updates from snarfed libguile
478 docstrings.
479
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4802002-03-13 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
481
482 * Makefile.am (guile_toc.html): Look for guile.texi in $(srcdir).
483
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484 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Mention "--compat=1.4", and
485 new processing steps. Update usage example, makefile frag.
486
487 (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): New subsubsection under
488 "Init Snarfing with guile-snarf".
489
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4902002-03-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
491
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492 * scheme-compound.texi, scheme-data.texi, new-docstrings.texi:
493 Automatic updates from snarfed libguile docstrings.
494
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495 * data-rep.texi, guile.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
496 scheme-options.texi, scheme-translation.texi: Various minor
497 enhancements ported from the stable CVS branch.
498
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4992002-03-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
500
501 * tools.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): New node/chapter.
502 (Snarfing, Init Snarfing with guile-snarf, How guile-snarf works,
503 Macros guile-snarf recognizes, Doc Snarfing): New nodes/(sub)sections.
504 (Executable Modules): Now a section under "Miscellaneous Tools".
505
506 * guile.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): Add under "Part II".
507 Implement by including tools.texi.
508
509 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add tools.texi.
510
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512
513 * tools.texi: New file.
514
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5152002-03-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
516
517 * autoconf.texi (Autoconf Background): Insert missing `of'.
518
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5192002-03-01 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
520
521 * api.txt, data-rep.texi: Renamed the struct scm_cell to
522 scm_t_cell.
523
524 * data-rep.texi: Renamed scm_alloc_cell to scm_cell and
525 scm_alloc_double_cell to scm_double_cell.
526
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5272002-03-01 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
528
529 * scheme-memory.texi (Upgrading from scm_must_malloc et al): New
530 section.
531
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5322002-02-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
533
534 * data-rep.texi: Use scm_gc_malloc and scm_gc_free instead of
535 scm_must_malloc and free in example code. Updated text for the
536 new memory management functions.
537
538 * scheme-debug.texi (malloc-stats): Refer to scm_gc_malloc instead
539 of to scm_must_malloc.
540
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5412002-02-27 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
542
543 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented some more
544 gh equivalents and removed appropriate FIXME's.
545
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5462002-02-26 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
547
548 * Makefile.am: Update path to pre-inst-guile automake frag.
549
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5502002-02-24 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
551
552 * .cvsignore: add autoconf-macros.texi.
553
554 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): add autoconf-macros.texi.
555
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5562002-02-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
557
558 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): New section.
559
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5602002-02-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
561
562 * Makefile.am: Include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am.
563
564 (GUILE): Delete var.
565 (autoconf-macros.texi): Use $(preinstguiletool).
566
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5672002-02-04 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
568
569 * autoconf.texi (Autofrisk, Using Autofrisk): New sections.
570 (Autoconf Support): Add new sections to menu.
571
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5722002-02-04 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
573
574 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Uninterned): Added node.
575
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5762002-01-29 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
577
578 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented gh equivalents
579 `scm_c_string2str', `scm_c_substring2str' and `scm_c_symbol2str'
580 and removed the appropriate FIXME's.
581
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583
584 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Also set GUILE_LOAD_PATH
585 when invoking the uninstalled guile executable.
586
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5872002-01-09 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
588
589 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Fix build bug:
590 Write this file to srcdir. Thanks to I. N. Golubev.
591
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593
594 * Makefile.am: attempt to use guile from $(top_builddir)/libguile
595 when building autoconf-macros.texi. There are still problems with
596 modules and running makeinfo when builddir != srcdir.
597
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5982002-01-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
599
600 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi, guile.texi, intro.texi,
601 misc-modules.texi, new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, program.texi,
602 repl-modules.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-compound.texi,
603 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
604 scheme-ideas.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
605 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
606 scheme-translation.texi, scheme-utility.texi, scm.texi, slib.texi,
607 srfi-modules.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
608
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6092002-01-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
610
611 * intro.texi (Linking Programs With Guile): Fix typo (superfluous
612 `do'). Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
613
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6142002-01-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
615
616 * intro.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
617
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6182002-01-02 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
619
620 * guile.texi (Part II): Add "Autoconf Support"; include
621 autoconf.texi.
622
623 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add autoconf.texi and
624 autoconf-macros.texi.
625 (autoconf.texi, autoconf-macros.texi): New rules.
626
627 * autoconf.texi: New file.
628
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6292001-12-22 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
630
631 * scheme-compound.texi (Alist Example): Changed "Bismarck" to
632 "Pierre". Thanks to Ron Peterson!
633
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6342001-12-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
635
636 * program.texi (Programming Overview): Chapter renamed from
637 `Programming Options'; some new material added.
638
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6392001-12-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
640
641 * scm.texi (Guile API): Renamed from `Scheme Primitives' and
642 broadened so that this chapter discusses the Guile API as a whole.
643
644 * program.texi (Available Functionality): Revise so that text
645 reads better.
646
647 * guile.texi (Programming Intro): New introductory text.
648
649 * scheme-ideas.texi (Definition): Reorder reference bullets in
650 ascending page number order.
651
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653
654 * scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Typo fix: wither ->
655 either.
656
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6572001-12-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
658
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659 * scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Moved into scheme-utility.texi.
660
661 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added scheme-compound.texi.
662
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663 * scheme-data.texi (Variables): Node moved to modules chapter.
664 (Symbol Read Syntax): New node, with syntax-related material taken
665 from old Symbols node.
666 (Symbol Primitives): Renamed from `Symbols'.
667 (Symbols and Variables): Renamed to `Symbols'.
668 (Symbol Props): Renamed from `Symbol Tables'.
669 (Symbols): General review, improvements and additional material
670 throughout this section.
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671 (Other Data Types): New material: links to object types documented
672 elsewhere. Also renamed node to `Other Types'.
673 (Data Types): Split into two: `Simple Data Types' and `Compound
674 Data Types'. Introductory blurbs rewritten accordingly.
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675
676 * guile.texi: Updated Notes comment.
677
678 * scheme-data.texi (Rx Interface): Node moved to Guile Modules
679 part, as the Rx interface is not core Guile.
680
6812001-11-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
682
683 * scheme-data.texi (String Miscellanea): Removed, moving doc for
684 string-ci->symbol into the node on Symbols.
685
686 * Makefile.am (ETAGS_ARGS): Added.
687
688 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables): Removed doc for gentemp,
689 intern-symbol, string->obarray-symbol, symbol-binding,
690 symbol-bound?, symbol-set!, unintern-symbol, symbol-interned?; all
691 of which no longer exist.
692
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694
695 * posix.texi: Fix spelling. Thanks to Chris Cramer.
696 Reword `getpass' intro blurb.
697
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6982001-11-23 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
699
700 * program.texi (Program Control): Remove spurious placeholder
701 text.
702
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704
705 * scheme-options.texi (Install Config):
706 Tweak `%load-path' verb to not imply it's a proc.
707 Add documentation for `%guile-build-info'.
708
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7092001-11-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
710
711 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables), new-docstrings.texi: Removed
712 doc for builtin-bindings (no longer exists).
713 (Variables): Expanded existing description of variables. Removed
714 doc for builtin-variable (no longer exists).
715
716 * scheme-binding.texi (Top Level): New docs for define, scm_define
717 and scm_c_define. Also clarified point about interchangeability
718 of define and set!.
719
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7202001-11-18 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
721
722 * scheme-data.texi (Vectors): Autoupdate docs for
723 vector-move-left! and vector-move-right!.
724
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7252001-11-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
726
727 * debugging.texi, deprecated.texi, intro.texi, misc-modules.texi,
728 new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
729 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
730 scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
731 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
732 scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
733 scheme-utility.texi, script-getopt.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Change
734 category for "primitive" and "procedure" @deffn's to {Scheme
735 Procedure}; add @deffnx lines for {C Function}s; automatic updates
736 from libguile docstring changes.
737
738 * scheme-memory.texi (Garbage Collection): Removed doc for removed
739 `unhash-name'.
740
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742
743 * scheme-procedures.texi: Spell "library" correctly.
744
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7452001-11-13 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
746
747 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-data.texi: Merge recent doc
748 improvements from stable branch.
749
750 * scheme-options.texi: Automatic updates from docstring changes in
751 libguile's C source code.
752
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7532001-11-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
754
755 * scheme-data.texi (Vtables, Structure Basics): Automatic doc
756 updates for struct? and struct-vtable?.
757 (String Searching): Add missing "for". Thanks to Scott Lenser.
758
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7592001-11-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
760
761 * guile.texi (Top): Added new chapter `Programming Options'.
762
763 * program.texi: New file.
764
765 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added program.texi.
766
7672001-11-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
768
769 * scheme-memory.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
770 scheme-data.texi, scheme-binding.texi, posix.texi,
771 new-docstrings.texi: Automatic updates from improved libguile
772 docstrings.
773
7742001-11-04 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
775
776 * preface.texi: Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
777 (Manual Layout): Updated to reflect reorg.
778
779 * guile.texi (MANUAL_EDITION): New variable, with value
780 incremented from 1.0 to 1.1 to reflect the reorg described here.
781 (Top): Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
782
783 * scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index, Guile Extensions Index): Use
784 @unnumbered rather than @chapter for these indices.
785
786 * guile.texi (Top): A little top-level reshuffling, with the aims
787 that: (1) the `Guile Scheme' (reference) part of the manual
788 becomes the `Guile API Reference', and covers both Scheme and C
789 interfaces; (2) non-API-reference material such as the `Basic
790 Ideas in Scheme' chapter is collected together to form a new part
791 `Programming with Guile'. This new part will contain general
792 documentation on using and programming Guile in both Scheme and C,
793 including - for example - awareness of GC when C programming, how
794 to use the snarf macros, how to debug ...
795 (Top): Move inclusion of scheme-indices.texi so that all indices
796 appear together in the printed manual.
797
798 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Removed appendices.texi, added
799 debugging.texi.
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801 * appendices.texi: Removed.
802
803 * debugging.texi (Debugger User Interface): New file, same as the
804 material that used to be in appendices.texi, but now a chapter in
805 Part II rather than an appendix.
806
807 * appendices.texi (Obtaining and Installing Guile): Moved to
808 become a chapter in ...
809 * intro.texi: ... Part I: Introduction to Guile.
810
811 * scm.texi (I/O Extensions): Moved to become a section of ...
812 * scheme-io.texi (Input and Output): ... this chapter.
813
814 * scm.texi (Handling Errors): Moved to become a section of ...
815 * scheme-control.texi (Control Mechanisms): ... this chapter.
816
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818
819 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19, SRFI-19 Constants, SRFI-19 Current
820 time and clock resolution, SRFI-19 Time object and accessors,
821 SRFI-19 Time comparison procedures, SRFI-19 Time arithmetic
822 procedures, SRFI-19 Date object and accessors, SRFI-19
823 Time/Date/Julian Day/Modified Julian Day converters, SRFI-19 Date
824 to string/string to date converters): New nodes.
04bbd6ce 825 (SRFI Support): Add "SRFI-19" to menu.
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828
829 * scripts.texi: Document `--debug' and `--no-debug'.
830
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832
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833 * guile.texi, scsh.texi: removed obsolete guile-scsh material
834 and updated links (I don't know if it should remain in the
835 main menu. It's like slib I think.)
836
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837 * minor updates to the slib installation notes.
838
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8392001-10-05 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
840
841 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Removed documentation
842 for `read-and-eval!' and `eval2'. (Thanks to Alex Schroeder for
843 noticing that they'd disappeared!)
844
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846
847 * scheme-io.texi (Writing): Add entry for `display'.
848 Include in R5RS Index. Thanks to Alex Schroeder for suggestion.
849
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8502001-09-26 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
851
852 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13): Tyop fix.
853 (SRFI-13): Changed paragraph about bindings both in the code and
854 in SRFI-13.
855
856 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Tyop fix.
857 (Formatted Output): Document ~g properly.
858
859 Thanks to Alex Schroeder for pointing out the typos and sending
860 suggestions.
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863
864 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Add `cindex' directive.
865 Thanks to suggestion by Alex Schroeder.
866
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868
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869 * guile.texi (Top): Group all index nodes together so that
870 `Info-index' works more effectively in Info. Thanks to Eric
871 Hanchrow for the report and fix.
872
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873 * scheme-data.texi (Random, String Syntax, String Modification,
874 Regular Expressions), scheme-ideas.texi (Definition),
875 scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Linking and Compiled Code Modules),
876 scm.texi (Transforming Scheme name to C name, Port
877 Implementation): Various typo fixes and clarifications merged from
878 the stable CVS branch.
879
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8802001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
881
882 * intro.texi: Merged wording fixes from stable CVS branch.
883
884 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Remove ../AUTHORS.
885
886 * guile.texi: Incorporate text previously in separate AUTHORS
887 file.
888
8892001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
890
891 The change log for files in this directory continues backwards
892 from 2001-08-27 in ../ChangeLog, as all the Guile documentation
893 prior to this date was contained in a single directory.