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3 * slib.texi (JACAL): Fix @ref title.
4 Add index entries, use @file and @code variously.
5
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62003-05-06 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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8 * scheme-scheduling.texi (C level thread interface): Use @deftypefn
9 not @deftypefun, to get function names (not types) indexed.
10
11 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): Add index entries for
12 %guile-build-info keys.
13
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142003-05-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
15
16 * scheme-data.texi (Integer Operations): Describe how quotient,
17 remainder and modulo round their results.
18
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19 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In read-char and peek-char, fix typos "?"
20 in @rnindex. In port-column, use @: after i.e.
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21 (Writing): In get-print-state, two spaces after full stop. Add write,
22 revise display.
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24 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Length Append etc): Add count.
25 (SRFI-1 Fold and Map): In reduce, fix typo "... variant of fold", add
26 "f" to fold call shown. In reduce-right, use @code on "reduce".
27
28 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi: Add spaces after some @defun names.
29 * posix.texi (Processes): Fix typo "hhhh".
30
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312003-05-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
32
33 * posix.texi: Add index entries for many variables and functions,
34 either using @defvar/@deffn or @vindex/@pindex. (Patch supplied
35 by Kevin Ryde.)
36
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372003-04-30 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
38
39 * posix.texi (scm_c_port_for_each): Added.
40
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412003-04-26 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
42
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43 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): Document scm_str2symbol
44 and scm_mem2symbol.
45
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46 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type): Clarify that
47 scm_make_smob_type_mfpe is deprecated. (Thanks to
48 tomas@fabula.de.)
49
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50 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Remove scm_sysmissing,
51 long since gone from libguile. (Thanks to Kevin Ryde.)
52
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532003-04-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
54
55 * preface.texi: Reflect change to LGPL.
56
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572003-03-27 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
58
59 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): clarify character ordering in port for
60 unread-string.
61
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622003-03-07 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
63
64 * guile.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we don't
65 choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
66
67 * preface.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we
68 don't choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
69
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702003-01-02 Mikael Djurfeldt <djurfeldt@nada.kth.se>
71
72 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Low level thread primitives): Fixed typo
73 in broadcast-condition-variable.
74
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752002-12-08 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
76
77 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): add effective-version docs.
78
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792002-11-17 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
80
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81 Applied patches from Stephen Compall as follows. (Thanks!)
82
83 2002-11-06 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
84
85 * posix.texi: Changed quotes to match Texinfo expectations.
86
87 Added references to the glibc manual.
88
89 Used proper Texinfo text marking for many keywords, such as @code,
90 @samp, @env, @var.
91
92 Fixed argument metasyntactic variable references in
93 file-manipulation section so the usage in the descriptions matches
94 the usage in the declarations.
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96 2002-10-26 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
97
98 * scheme-data.texi: Addition and change of many Texinfo tags,
99 particularly usage of @var and @samp, as well as reformatting of
100 some lists into tables and usage of @result.
101
102 Notes about some things I didn't understand, as well as a
103 missing section on non-control characters.
104
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1052002-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
106
107 * scheme-modules.texi (Environments): only available when
108 (ice-9 r5rs) is used.
109 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): current url is www.scsh.net.
110
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1112002-10-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
112
113 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Updated mutex and condition varable
114 functions.
115
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1162002-10-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
117
118 * debugging.texi (Debugging Features): Rewritten.
119
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1202002-10-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
121
122 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-io.texi,
123 scheme-scheduling.texi, posix.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
124
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1252002-10-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
126
127 * intro.texi (Whirlwind Tour): Added pointer to examples
128 directory.
129
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1302002-10-10 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
131
132 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System Asyncs): Updated.
133
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1342002-10-07 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
135
136 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Asyncs): Updated.
137 * posix.texi (sigaction): Updated.
138
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1392002-10-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
140
141 * posix.texi (Processes), scheme-options.texi (Common Feature
142 Symbols): Refer to provided? rather than deprecated feature?.
143
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1442002-10-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
145
146 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Updated.
147 (Writing your own snarfing macros): New.
148
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1492002-09-25 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
150
151 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Make sections into nodes.
152 (Debugging Options): Node removed.
153
154 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): Brought forward before
155 sections on options.
156 (Runtime Options): New section, to group options-related nodes.
157
1582002-09-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
159
160 * scheme-options.texi (Options and Config): Chapter name changed,
161 and intro text improved.
162 (Install Config): Brought forward, and renamed Build
163 Configuration.
164
165 The following doc updates are from Ian Sheldon - thanks!
166
167 * scheme-data.texi (Appending Strings, Regexp Functions, Match
168 Structures): Add examples.
169 (Regular Expressions): Add instruction to use (ice-9 regex)
170 module.
171
172 * slib.texi (SLIB): Remove duplicate `the'.
173
1742002-09-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
175
176 * scheme-options.texi (General option interface): Mention
177 eval-options-interface and debug-options-interface.
178
179 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): New node describing source
180 properties.
181
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1822002-09-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
183
184 * scheme-utility.texi (Hook Reference): Improvements to hook docs.
185 Thanks to Thien-Thi Nguyen for the patches.
186
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1872002-09-16 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
188
189 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Props): It's "set-symbol-property!",
190 not "set-symbol-property". Thanks to Pieter Pareit!
191
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1922002-09-15 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
193
194 * scheme-data.texi: Tell them to use 'provided?' instead of
195 '*feaures*'.
196
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1972002-09-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
198
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199 * scheme-ideas.texi (Creating a Procedure): Fixed typo. Thanks to
200 Pieter Pareit!
201
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202 * intro.texi: Updated GNu ftp server name. Use "-lguile" instead
203 of "libguile.a". Some small fixes/improvements.
204
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205 * scheme-reading.texi: Added www.schemers.org. Removed foldoc,
206 it's too generic. Updated 'teach yourself ...' URL.
207
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2082002-08-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
209
af31a24f 210 * scheme-modules.texi: Markup fixes and removal of gh_ references.
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211 Thanks to Dale Smith!
212
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2132002-08-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
214
215 * scheme-evaluation.texi (eval-string): Updated.
216
217 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Fluids): Touched up a bit, added
218 with-fluids.
219
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2202002-08-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
221
222 * scheme-modules.texi (More Modules Procedures): Removed.
223 (Accessing Modules from C): New.
224
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2252002-08-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
226
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227 * scheme-procedures.texi: new section Primitive Procedures,
228 documentation for scm_c_make_gsubr and scm_c_define_gsubr.
229 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): replace
230 gh_new_procedure with scm_c_define_gsubr.
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2322002-08-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
233
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234 * gh.texi (Data types and constants defined by gh): Avoid
235 generating index entry for SCM.
236
237 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Remove duplicate doc for
238 setenv.
239
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240 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi: Merge
241 recent updates from stable branch.
242
243 * posix.texi (File System, Time, Pipes, Network Databases,
244 Internet Socket Examples): Add examples provided by Ian Sheldon.
245
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2462002-08-08 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
247
248 * scheme-binding.texi: Don't talk about 'bound?' which is gone.
249 Thanks to Christopher Cramer.
250
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2512002-08-06 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
252
253 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): add scm_calloc, scm_gc_calloc.
254 correct typos.
255
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2562002-08-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
257
258 * intro.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Added (use-modules (ice-9
259 rdelim)) to an example that uses read-line. Thanks to Ralf
260 Mattes!
261
262 * scheme-memory.texi: Added an introductory blurb about GC that I
263 had lying around.
264
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2652002-08-02 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
266
267 * scheme-modules.texi: split "Scheme and modules" into
268 "provide and require" and "Environments". Mention R5RS
269 environments.
270
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2712002-07-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
272
273 * scheme-options.texi (Debugger options): New subsection
274 describing stack overflow and what to do about it.
275
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2762002-07-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
277
278 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): Removed description
279 of scm_register_module_xxx, which no longer exists. A description
280 of current techniques is needed.
281
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2822002-05-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
283
284 * scheme-data.texi (Numbers): Added description of the new values
285 +inf.0, -inf.0 and +nan.0.
286
287 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Added entries for 'setenv' and
288 'unsetenv'.
289
2902002-04-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
291
292 * gh.texi, data-rep.texi: Moved `@deftyp {Data type} SCM' line
293 from gh.texi to data-rep.texi. Both files already had similar
294 descriptions for SCM. Given that gh.texi is deprecated, looking
295 up `SCM' in the index should take one to the primary location
296 rather than deprecated section. Hence this change. Added
297 `@deftp' for scm_t_bits data type so that a proper index entry is
298 added for this. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
299
300 * data-rep.texi (Subrs): Changed scm_make_gsubr to
301 scm_c_define_gsubr. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
302
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3032002-04-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
304
305 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): Updated docs of
306 string-tokenize.
307
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3082002-04-20 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
309
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310 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout), scm.texi (Reference Layout):
311 Node moved from a to b.
312
313 * guile.texi (Scheme Intro, Basic Ideas, Guile Scripting, Command
314 Line Handling, Debugging Features, Autoconf Support, Miscellaneous
315 Tools, Further Reading): Moved to new Part II.
316
317 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Part numbers updated accordingly.
318
319 * guile.texi (Top): Move API Overview node to beginning of Guile
320 API Reference part.
321 (Part II: Writing and Running Guile Scheme): New part; will
322 contain content from `Programming with Guile' that pertains to
323 writing and using Guile on the Scheme level.
324
325 * scm.texi (API Overview): Renamed from `Guile API'.
326
327 * guile.texi (Top), scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules):
328 Debugger User Interface node renamed Debugging Features.
329
330 * debugging.texi (Stacks and Frames): Node deleted; non-duplicated
331 material moved to scheme-debug.texi.
332 (Debugging Features): Renamed from `Debugger User Interface'.
333
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334 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Rename chapter `Debugging
335 Infrastructure' and reorganize its contents.
336
337 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-control.texi (Handling
338 Errors): Move display-error to error-focussed section.
339
340 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), debugging.texi (Backtrace): Move
341 backtrace to user-level debugging chapter.
342
343 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-procedures.texi (Procedure
344 Properties): Move procedure-name, procedure-source and
345 procedure-environment to procedures chapter.
346
347 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-memory.texi (Memory
348 Blocks): Move malloc-stats to memory management chapter.
349
350 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Remove mention of
351 use-modules for loading syncase; only use-syntax really works.
352 Thanks to Panagiotis Vossos for spotting this.
353
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354 * program.texi (Scheme vs C): New node, with existing material
355 taken from chapter intro.
356 (Programming Overview): New intro para to introduce example of
357 Guile integration:
358 (Extending Dia): New node.
359
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3602002-04-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
361
362 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Added guile.cps, guile.fns, guile.rns,
363 guile.tps, guile.vrs, guile.tmp.
364
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3652002-04-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
366
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367 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout): Remove reference to defunct
368 Guile Extensions index.
369
370 * guile.texi: Removed Guile Extensions index.
371
372 * scheme-indices.texi (Guile Extensions Index): Removed.
373
374 * guile.texi: Remove vgone, vdeprecated, vchanged and vnote
375 macros; they're not actually useful after all. Update copyright
376 years.
377
378 * scheme-compound.texi (Vectors): Make subsections into nodes.
379 (Vectors): Review, slightly reorg and clarify docs in this
380 section.
381
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382 * scheme-data.texi (Symbols): Reorganized node substructure and
383 added lots of explanatory text around the @deffn's.
384
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3852002-03-29 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
386
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387 * scheme-modules.texi (Variables): Mention obarrays.
388
389 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables, Symbol Props): Remove vgone
390 markers for deprecated symbol items.
391 (Symbol Props): Remove doc for obsolete 2 arg version of
392 symbol-interned?.
393 (String Miscellanea): Removed, since it only contained duplicate
394 doc for string-ci->symbol.
395 (Symbol Tables): Move doc for gensym to Symbol Primitives; rest of
396 section removed.
397
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398 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors), scheme-evaluation.texi
399 (Fly Evaluation): Remove vgone markers for close-all-ports-except,
400 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
401
402 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type), scheme-compound.texi
403 (Append/Reverse), scheme-procedures.texi (Internal Macros):
404 Trivial updates to sync with stable branch.
405
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4062002-03-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
407
408 * scheme-compound.texi (List Searching): Remove docs for
409 `scm_sloppy_mem*', which no longer exist.
410
4112002-03-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
412
413 * guile.texi (Top), intro.texi (What is Guile?, The Basic Guile
414 Package): Use @ifnottex instead of @ifinfo, so that HTML
415 generation works correctly.
416
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4172002-03-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
418
419 * tools.texi: Updated to reflect changes to the guile-snarf tool.
420
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4212002-03-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
422
423 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Further updates. New material on
424 GC hooks.
425
426 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Note disappearance of
427 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
428
429 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Remove docs about previously
430 deprecated items that have now been removed.
431
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4322002-03-15 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
433
434 * tools.texi (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): Remove this node.
435 (How guile-snarf works): Update usage and description to
436 no longer mention "--compat=1.4" and instead "-d" and "-D".
437 (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Add list of deprecated macros
438 and blurb. Add cindex for deprecated macros.
439
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4402002-03-15 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
441
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442 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Reviewed and updated.
443
444 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): New section.
445
446 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic, Primitive Numerics): Add
447 description of corresponding C functions.
448
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449 * scheme-utility.texi (Object Properties): Revamp documentation on
450 object properties.
451
452 * scheme-memory.texi (Weak References): Update reference to Object
453 Properties node.
454
455 * guile.texi: Add macros for describing version information.
456
457 * scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-io.texi,
458 scheme-procedures.texi: Automatic updates from snarfed libguile
459 docstrings.
460
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4612002-03-13 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
462
463 * Makefile.am (guile_toc.html): Look for guile.texi in $(srcdir).
464
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465 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Mention "--compat=1.4", and
466 new processing steps. Update usage example, makefile frag.
467
468 (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): New subsubsection under
469 "Init Snarfing with guile-snarf".
470
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4712002-03-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
472
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473 * scheme-compound.texi, scheme-data.texi, new-docstrings.texi:
474 Automatic updates from snarfed libguile docstrings.
475
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476 * data-rep.texi, guile.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
477 scheme-options.texi, scheme-translation.texi: Various minor
478 enhancements ported from the stable CVS branch.
479
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4802002-03-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
481
482 * tools.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): New node/chapter.
483 (Snarfing, Init Snarfing with guile-snarf, How guile-snarf works,
484 Macros guile-snarf recognizes, Doc Snarfing): New nodes/(sub)sections.
485 (Executable Modules): Now a section under "Miscellaneous Tools".
486
487 * guile.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): Add under "Part II".
488 Implement by including tools.texi.
489
490 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add tools.texi.
491
4922002-03-07 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
493
494 * tools.texi: New file.
495
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4962002-03-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
497
498 * autoconf.texi (Autoconf Background): Insert missing `of'.
499
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5002002-03-01 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
501
502 * api.txt, data-rep.texi: Renamed the struct scm_cell to
503 scm_t_cell.
504
505 * data-rep.texi: Renamed scm_alloc_cell to scm_cell and
506 scm_alloc_double_cell to scm_double_cell.
507
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5082002-03-01 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
509
510 * scheme-memory.texi (Upgrading from scm_must_malloc et al): New
511 section.
512
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5132002-02-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
514
515 * data-rep.texi: Use scm_gc_malloc and scm_gc_free instead of
516 scm_must_malloc and free in example code. Updated text for the
517 new memory management functions.
518
519 * scheme-debug.texi (malloc-stats): Refer to scm_gc_malloc instead
520 of to scm_must_malloc.
521
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5222002-02-27 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
523
524 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented some more
525 gh equivalents and removed appropriate FIXME's.
526
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5272002-02-26 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
528
529 * Makefile.am: Update path to pre-inst-guile automake frag.
530
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532
533 * .cvsignore: add autoconf-macros.texi.
534
535 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): add autoconf-macros.texi.
536
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5372002-02-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
538
539 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): New section.
540
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5412002-02-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
542
543 * Makefile.am: Include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am.
544
545 (GUILE): Delete var.
546 (autoconf-macros.texi): Use $(preinstguiletool).
547
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5482002-02-04 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
549
550 * autoconf.texi (Autofrisk, Using Autofrisk): New sections.
551 (Autoconf Support): Add new sections to menu.
552
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5532002-02-04 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
554
555 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Uninterned): Added node.
556
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5572002-01-29 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
558
559 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented gh equivalents
560 `scm_c_string2str', `scm_c_substring2str' and `scm_c_symbol2str'
561 and removed the appropriate FIXME's.
562
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564
565 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Also set GUILE_LOAD_PATH
566 when invoking the uninstalled guile executable.
567
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5682002-01-09 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
569
570 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Fix build bug:
571 Write this file to srcdir. Thanks to I. N. Golubev.
572
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574
575 * Makefile.am: attempt to use guile from $(top_builddir)/libguile
576 when building autoconf-macros.texi. There are still problems with
577 modules and running makeinfo when builddir != srcdir.
578
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5792002-01-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
580
581 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi, guile.texi, intro.texi,
582 misc-modules.texi, new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, program.texi,
583 repl-modules.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-compound.texi,
584 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
585 scheme-ideas.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
586 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
587 scheme-translation.texi, scheme-utility.texi, scm.texi, slib.texi,
588 srfi-modules.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
589
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5902002-01-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
591
592 * intro.texi (Linking Programs With Guile): Fix typo (superfluous
593 `do'). Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
594
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596
597 * intro.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
598
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5992002-01-02 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
600
601 * guile.texi (Part II): Add "Autoconf Support"; include
602 autoconf.texi.
603
604 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add autoconf.texi and
605 autoconf-macros.texi.
606 (autoconf.texi, autoconf-macros.texi): New rules.
607
608 * autoconf.texi: New file.
609
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6102001-12-22 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
611
612 * scheme-compound.texi (Alist Example): Changed "Bismarck" to
613 "Pierre". Thanks to Ron Peterson!
614
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6152001-12-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
616
617 * program.texi (Programming Overview): Chapter renamed from
618 `Programming Options'; some new material added.
619
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6202001-12-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
621
622 * scm.texi (Guile API): Renamed from `Scheme Primitives' and
623 broadened so that this chapter discusses the Guile API as a whole.
624
625 * program.texi (Available Functionality): Revise so that text
626 reads better.
627
628 * guile.texi (Programming Intro): New introductory text.
629
630 * scheme-ideas.texi (Definition): Reorder reference bullets in
631 ascending page number order.
632
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634
635 * scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Typo fix: wither ->
636 either.
637
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6382001-12-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
639
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640 * scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Moved into scheme-utility.texi.
641
642 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added scheme-compound.texi.
643
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644 * scheme-data.texi (Variables): Node moved to modules chapter.
645 (Symbol Read Syntax): New node, with syntax-related material taken
646 from old Symbols node.
647 (Symbol Primitives): Renamed from `Symbols'.
648 (Symbols and Variables): Renamed to `Symbols'.
649 (Symbol Props): Renamed from `Symbol Tables'.
650 (Symbols): General review, improvements and additional material
651 throughout this section.
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652 (Other Data Types): New material: links to object types documented
653 elsewhere. Also renamed node to `Other Types'.
654 (Data Types): Split into two: `Simple Data Types' and `Compound
655 Data Types'. Introductory blurbs rewritten accordingly.
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656
657 * guile.texi: Updated Notes comment.
658
659 * scheme-data.texi (Rx Interface): Node moved to Guile Modules
660 part, as the Rx interface is not core Guile.
661
6622001-11-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
663
664 * scheme-data.texi (String Miscellanea): Removed, moving doc for
665 string-ci->symbol into the node on Symbols.
666
667 * Makefile.am (ETAGS_ARGS): Added.
668
669 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables): Removed doc for gentemp,
670 intern-symbol, string->obarray-symbol, symbol-binding,
671 symbol-bound?, symbol-set!, unintern-symbol, symbol-interned?; all
672 of which no longer exist.
673
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675
676 * posix.texi: Fix spelling. Thanks to Chris Cramer.
677 Reword `getpass' intro blurb.
678
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6792001-11-23 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
680
681 * program.texi (Program Control): Remove spurious placeholder
682 text.
683
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6842001-11-20 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
685
686 * scheme-options.texi (Install Config):
687 Tweak `%load-path' verb to not imply it's a proc.
688 Add documentation for `%guile-build-info'.
689
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6902001-11-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
691
692 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables), new-docstrings.texi: Removed
693 doc for builtin-bindings (no longer exists).
694 (Variables): Expanded existing description of variables. Removed
695 doc for builtin-variable (no longer exists).
696
697 * scheme-binding.texi (Top Level): New docs for define, scm_define
698 and scm_c_define. Also clarified point about interchangeability
699 of define and set!.
700
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7012001-11-18 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
702
703 * scheme-data.texi (Vectors): Autoupdate docs for
704 vector-move-left! and vector-move-right!.
705
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7062001-11-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
707
708 * debugging.texi, deprecated.texi, intro.texi, misc-modules.texi,
709 new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
710 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
711 scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
712 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
713 scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
714 scheme-utility.texi, script-getopt.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Change
715 category for "primitive" and "procedure" @deffn's to {Scheme
716 Procedure}; add @deffnx lines for {C Function}s; automatic updates
717 from libguile docstring changes.
718
719 * scheme-memory.texi (Garbage Collection): Removed doc for removed
720 `unhash-name'.
721
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7222001-11-14 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
723
724 * scheme-procedures.texi: Spell "library" correctly.
725
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7262001-11-13 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
727
728 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-data.texi: Merge recent doc
729 improvements from stable branch.
730
731 * scheme-options.texi: Automatic updates from docstring changes in
732 libguile's C source code.
733
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7342001-11-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
735
736 * scheme-data.texi (Vtables, Structure Basics): Automatic doc
737 updates for struct? and struct-vtable?.
738 (String Searching): Add missing "for". Thanks to Scott Lenser.
739
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7402001-11-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
741
742 * guile.texi (Top): Added new chapter `Programming Options'.
743
744 * program.texi: New file.
745
746 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added program.texi.
747
7482001-11-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
749
750 * scheme-memory.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
751 scheme-data.texi, scheme-binding.texi, posix.texi,
752 new-docstrings.texi: Automatic updates from improved libguile
753 docstrings.
754
7552001-11-04 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
756
757 * preface.texi: Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
758 (Manual Layout): Updated to reflect reorg.
759
760 * guile.texi (MANUAL_EDITION): New variable, with value
761 incremented from 1.0 to 1.1 to reflect the reorg described here.
762 (Top): Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
763
764 * scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index, Guile Extensions Index): Use
765 @unnumbered rather than @chapter for these indices.
766
767 * guile.texi (Top): A little top-level reshuffling, with the aims
768 that: (1) the `Guile Scheme' (reference) part of the manual
769 becomes the `Guile API Reference', and covers both Scheme and C
770 interfaces; (2) non-API-reference material such as the `Basic
771 Ideas in Scheme' chapter is collected together to form a new part
772 `Programming with Guile'. This new part will contain general
773 documentation on using and programming Guile in both Scheme and C,
774 including - for example - awareness of GC when C programming, how
775 to use the snarf macros, how to debug ...
776 (Top): Move inclusion of scheme-indices.texi so that all indices
777 appear together in the printed manual.
778
779 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Removed appendices.texi, added
780 debugging.texi.
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782 * appendices.texi: Removed.
783
784 * debugging.texi (Debugger User Interface): New file, same as the
785 material that used to be in appendices.texi, but now a chapter in
786 Part II rather than an appendix.
787
788 * appendices.texi (Obtaining and Installing Guile): Moved to
789 become a chapter in ...
790 * intro.texi: ... Part I: Introduction to Guile.
791
792 * scm.texi (I/O Extensions): Moved to become a section of ...
793 * scheme-io.texi (Input and Output): ... this chapter.
794
795 * scm.texi (Handling Errors): Moved to become a section of ...
796 * scheme-control.texi (Control Mechanisms): ... this chapter.
797
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799
800 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19, SRFI-19 Constants, SRFI-19 Current
801 time and clock resolution, SRFI-19 Time object and accessors,
802 SRFI-19 Time comparison procedures, SRFI-19 Time arithmetic
803 procedures, SRFI-19 Date object and accessors, SRFI-19
804 Time/Date/Julian Day/Modified Julian Day converters, SRFI-19 Date
805 to string/string to date converters): New nodes.
04bbd6ce 806 (SRFI Support): Add "SRFI-19" to menu.
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809
810 * scripts.texi: Document `--debug' and `--no-debug'.
811
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8122001-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
813
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814 * guile.texi, scsh.texi: removed obsolete guile-scsh material
815 and updated links (I don't know if it should remain in the
816 main menu. It's like slib I think.)
817
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818 * minor updates to the slib installation notes.
819
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821
822 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Removed documentation
823 for `read-and-eval!' and `eval2'. (Thanks to Alex Schroeder for
824 noticing that they'd disappeared!)
825
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827
828 * scheme-io.texi (Writing): Add entry for `display'.
829 Include in R5RS Index. Thanks to Alex Schroeder for suggestion.
830
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832
833 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13): Tyop fix.
834 (SRFI-13): Changed paragraph about bindings both in the code and
835 in SRFI-13.
836
837 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Tyop fix.
838 (Formatted Output): Document ~g properly.
839
840 Thanks to Alex Schroeder for pointing out the typos and sending
841 suggestions.
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844
845 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Add `cindex' directive.
846 Thanks to suggestion by Alex Schroeder.
847
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849
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850 * guile.texi (Top): Group all index nodes together so that
851 `Info-index' works more effectively in Info. Thanks to Eric
852 Hanchrow for the report and fix.
853
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854 * scheme-data.texi (Random, String Syntax, String Modification,
855 Regular Expressions), scheme-ideas.texi (Definition),
856 scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Linking and Compiled Code Modules),
857 scm.texi (Transforming Scheme name to C name, Port
858 Implementation): Various typo fixes and clarifications merged from
859 the stable CVS branch.
860
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862
863 * intro.texi: Merged wording fixes from stable CVS branch.
864
865 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Remove ../AUTHORS.
866
867 * guile.texi: Incorporate text previously in separate AUTHORS
868 file.
869
8702001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
871
872 The change log for files in this directory continues backwards
873 from 2001-08-27 in ../ChangeLog, as all the Guile documentation
874 prior to this date was contained in a single directory.