[bpt/guile.git] / doc / ref / ChangeLog

2004-08-19  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* api-data.texi (Strings): Document copy-on-write behavior and
	mutation-sharing substrings.
	(Symbols): Document scm_from_locale_symbol and
	scm_from_locale_symboln.
	
2004-08-18  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Add SOCK_RDM and
	SOCK_SEQPACKET.

	* posix.texi (Internet Socket Examples): Correction to socket calls,
	should be PF_INET not AF_INET (though generally the two are the same
	value).

2004-08-14  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* api-scheduling.texi (Mutexes): New datatype-centric section, adding
	fair mutexes and collecting up material from ...
	(Low level thread primitives, Higher level thread procedures, C level
	thread interface): ... these nodes.

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Predicates): Add string-any and
	string-every support for char and charset predicates.

2004-08-11  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.de>

	* api-data.texi (scm_c_round, scm_c_truncate): Docs for'em.

2004-08-10  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* api-control.texi: Updated example to use scm_to_locale_string
	instead of roll-your-own scm_to_string.  Also showcase
	scm_frame_free.

	* api-data.texi: Docs for scm_is_string, scm_to_locale_string*,
	and scm_from_locale_string*.

	* api-memory.texi: Docs for scm_frame_free.

2004-08-09  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* api-io.texi (File Ports): In open-file, describe the "b" binary flag.

	* slib.texi (SLIB): Add notes on delete-file, provided? and open-file
	overridden by ice-9 slib module.

2004-08-05  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* api-scheduling.texi (Arbiters): Tweak wording for clarity, note any
	thread can unlock not just the one which locked.

	* posix.texi (Conventions): Describe system-error args, use @defun for
	system-error-errno instead of just words.

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Predicates): Tweak wording for clarity.
	For string-every, note return is #t when no characters.  For
	string-any and string-every, note last pred call is not currently a
	tail call, contrary to SRFI-13 spec.

2004-08-03  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* api-data.texi: Added scm_is_real, scm_is_rational,
	scm_to_double, scm_from_double, numerator, and denominator.  Added
	scm_is_complex, scm_is_number, scm_c_make_rectangular,
	scm_c_make_polar, scm_c_real_part, scm_c_imag_part,
	scm_c_magnitude, and scm_c_angle.
	
2004-08-02  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* gh.texi: Replaced references to scm_num2* with scm_to_* and
	references to scm_*2num with scm_from_*.

	Renamed many file to make the structure of the manual more evident
	in the names.  Changed all references.

	* scheme-binding.texi: Renamed to api-binding.texi.
	* scheme-compound.texi: Renamed to api-compound.texi.
	* scheme-control.texi: Renamed to api-control.texi.
	* scheme-data.texi: Renamed to api-data.texi.
	* scheme-debug.texi: Renamed to api-debug.texi.
	* deprecated.texi: Renamed to api-deprecated.texi.
	* scheme-evaluation.texi: Renamed to api-evaluation.texi.
	* ref-init.texi: Renamed to api-init.texi.
	* scheme-io.texi: Renamed to api-io.texi.
	* scheme-memory.texi: Renamed to api-memory.texi.
	* scheme-modules.texi: Renamed to api-modules.texi.
	* scheme-options.texi: Renamed to api-options.texi.
	* scm.texi: Renamed to api-overview.texi.
	* scheme-procedures.texi: Renamed to api-procedures.texi.
	* scheme-scheduling.texi: Renamed to api-scheduling.texi.
	* scheme-scm.texi: Renamed to api-scm.texi.
	* scheme-smobs.texi: Renamed to api-smobs.texi.
	* scheme-snarf.texi: Renamed to api-snarf.texi.
	* scheme-translation.texi: Renamed to api-translation.texi.
	* scheme-utility.texi: Renamed to api-utility.texi.
	* debugging.texi: Renamed to scheme-debugging.texi.
	* scripts.texi: Renamed to scheme-scripts.texi.
	* program.texi: Renamed to libguile-program.texi.

	* api-deprecated.texi: Removed.
	* intro.texi (Discouraged and Deprecated): General information
	about deprecation, etc.
	
2004-07-30  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Changed @w to @w{} in
	itemize.  The former doesn't work for some reason...

2004-07-28  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Rewrite, describing escapes
	and parameters in detail.
	* guile.texi (@le, @ge): New macros for ifnottex.

2004-07-24  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* guile.texi (@nicode): Use @alias instead of @macro, for correct
	handling of backslashes.

	* scheme-control.texi (Frames): Add @vindex for SCM_F_WIND_EXPLICITLY.

	* scheme-data.texi (String Syntax): Add all backslash forms accepted.
	(Regexp Functions): Use @defvar for regexp/icase etc, to emphasise
	that they're variables not symbols etc.

	* scheme-smobs.texi (Smobs): In SCM_SMOB_OBJECT_LOC,
	SCM_SMOB_OBJECT_2_LOC, SCM_SMOB_OBJECT_3_LOC, use {} to avoid "*"
	getting into the index as part of the macro name.

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Revise for clarity, drop BNF in favour
	of plain description, emphasise this is just for portable programs.

2004-07-10  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* scheme-data.texi (Integers): Talk more about inexact and exact
	integers.

2004-07-10  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Add srfi-6 to the identifiers provided
	by default.

2004-07-07  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* scheme-data.texi (Integers): Added docs for the new scm_is_,
	scm_to_ and scm_from_ functions for integers.

	* data-rep.texi (How Guile does it): Mark as being in limbo.  All
	the real documentation will be in the nodes "Programming in C" and
	"API Reference".
	(Boolean Data): Just refer to node "Booleans".

	* gh.texi: Replace references to SCM_NFALSEP, etc with
	scm_is_true, etc.

	* scheme-data.texi (Booleans): Flag all function-like definitions
	as "C Functions".

2004-07-06  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* scheme-data.texi: Remove non-R5RS stuff from the 'rn' index.

	* scheme-utility.texi: Added scm_is_eq, scm_eq_p, scm_eqv_p, and
	scm_equal_p.

2004-07-05  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* scheme-data.texi (Booleans): Added reference entries for
	scm_is_true, scm_is_false, scm_is_bool, scm_from_bool, and
	scm_to_bool.

2004-06-28  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* Makefile.am: Removed home-grown code for HTML generation.
	Automake does it for us now.

	* guile.texi, scheme-scm.texi: Do not use TeXinfo markup in
	section or node names.

2004-06-20  Rob Browning  <rlb@defaultvalue.org>

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-31): add documentation for srfi-31.

2004-05-19  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Remove guile.cps guile.fns guile.rns
	guile.tps guile.vrs guile.tmp, cleaned by automake these days.
 	
2004-05-06  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* scheme-smobs.texi: Updated for new SCM_SMOB_* macros.

	* preface.texi: Moved around the sections so that the manual
	overview comes first.

	* libguile-smobs.texi: Updated for the new role of scm_t_bits.

2004-04-21  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* Big reorganization of the whole manual to give it a simpler
	structure.

2004-03-25  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* slib.texi (SLIB): Amend `require' cross reference node name, is
	called "Require" in slib 3a1.

2004-03-23  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Typo in `rationalize'.

2004-03-04  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* posix.texi (Processes): Add setgroups.

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-26): New section.

2004-02-21  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Add @findex entries for
	quote and quasiquote no longer using @deffn.

2004-02-20  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Turned syntax
	description into a table, @deffn is not really up to the task.

2004-02-18  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.de>

	* guile.texi: Replaced list of authors with "The Guile
	Developers".

	* preface.texi (Contributors to the Manual): New section.

	* scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Use an empty name
	for the function call syntax definition.  Otherwise, TeX complains
	about unbalanced parenthesis.

2004-02-18  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Fill section with
	function calling etc, and quote and quasiquote.

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-9): Revise for detail and clarity.  Don't
	use ":foo" for example type name, since that depends on the keyword
	reading option.

2004-02-15  Mikael Djurfeldt  <mdj@chunk.mit.edu>

	* scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Wrote a new entry
	for hash-for-each-handle.

2004-02-16  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-compound.texi (Sloppy Alist Functions): Amend error messages
	shown to match current guile output.

2004-02-15  Mikael Djurfeldt  <mdj@chunk.mit.edu>

	* scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Renamed hash-map
	--> hash-map->list.

2004-02-15  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): In scm_hash_ref etc,
	remove note that dflt must be given, it can be SCM_UNSPECIFIED.

	* scheme-control.texi (while do): Expand and clarify `do', in
	particular note iteration binds fresh locations, rather than values
	"stored".
 
	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-4): Revise for clarity, give each function
	explicitly rather than showing TAG so Emacs info-look can find them,
	merge "SRFI-4 - Read Syntax" and "SRFI-4 - Procedures" into just one
	node.

2004-02-12  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-compound.texi (Conventional Arrays): Revise for clarity.
	In array-equal?, show multiple arguments allowed.
	(Uniform Arrays): Remove duplicate array?.
	* guile.texi (cross): New macro.

	* scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Note 1/3 prototype for
	doubles is now an exact fraction.

	* slib.texi (SLIB): Index entry for replacement `system'.

2004-01-28  Mikael Djurfeldt  <mdj@chunk.mit.edu>

	* scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Added a FIXME warning
	that the 1/3 prototype no longer works.

2004-01-23  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.de>

	* Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added fdl.texi.

2004-01-21  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.de>

	Added copyright notices to all TeXinfo files.
	
	* fdl.texi: New.
	* guile.texi: Include it as an appendix.
	* preface.texi: State that the manual is FDL.

2004-01-20  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* preface.texi (Guile License): Note readline is GPL and manual has
	its own copying terms.  Describe briefly what the licenses mean in
	practice.

	* scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread procedures): In monitor,
	don't let "newly created" suggest a mutex created on every evaluation.
	Note what "monitor" means.

	* slib.texi (SLIB): Note `system' redefined by (ice-9 slib).  Tweak
	`require' example.

2004-01-11  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* misc-modules.texi (Queues): New chapter.
	* guile.texi (Top): Add it.
	
2004-01-09  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-compound.texi (Bit Vectors): Revise for clarity, following
	report by Rouben Rostamian.  Remove #b() example, that syntax is not
	accepted.

2004-01-07  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* scheme-control.texi, scheme-io.tex, scheme-scheduling.texi:
	Adapt to new 'frame' names.  Document scm_c_with_fluid,
	scm_c_with_fluids, and scm_frame_fluid.

2004-01-06  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* scheme-control.texi: Document scm_on_unwind_with_scm and
	scm_on_rewind_with_scm.

2004-01-05  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.de>

	* scheme-scheduling.texi: Document scm_with_[un]blocked_asyncs.

	* scheme-io.texi: Document scm_with_current_<foo>_port.

2004-01-03  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.de>

	* scheme-control.texi: Document the frames stuff and other random
	changes.

2004-01-04  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-scheduling.texi (Threads): Note Guile uses POSIX threads, for
	concurrency and preemption.
	(C level thread interface): Note periodic libguile call required for C
	code in threads, add commented out reminders for SCM_TICK and
	guile-mode, for when those features are ready.

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): For partition
	and partition!, emphasise the multi-value return, note partition may
	share a tail with the given list.

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching, SRFI-1 Deleting, SRFI-1
	Association Lists): Note how member, delete, delete! and assoc extend
	the corresponding core functions.

2003-11-25  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* tools.texi (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Correction to GOOPS
	cross reference.

2003-11-19  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.de>

	* scheme-data.texi: Include exact rationals.

	From Stephen Compall.  Thanks!
	
        * intro.texi (What is Guile?): Add @acronym for POSIX, R5RS, GUI,
	and HTTP.  Conclude linking libguile.  Say what one can find *for*.

        * preface.texi (Manual Conventions): Double-quote some statements
	formerly single-quoted.  Remove some redundant quotes around code.
	Clarify meaning of `iff' further for those that didn't get it the
	first time 'round (like me).  Make graphical indicators samples,
	not code.  Put results of evaluation on the same line as @result
	symbols.  Use @print example as example of total usage, and remind
	readers not to forget the difference.

2003-11-17  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.de>

	* scheme-modules.texi: Document '@' and '@@'.

	* scripts.texi: Mention that "-e (@ ...)" also works.

2003-11-15  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-data.texi (Random): Add *random-state* variable, put note at
	the top of the node about it being the default, rather than just in
	the description of random.

2003-11-13  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.de>

	* preface.texi (Manual Layout): Wrap POSIX, API, and SLIB in
	@acronym.  Change from paragraph format (somewhat clumsy-looking
	on paper, at least) to @table format, with headers @strong.  Made
	example modules complete sentences.  From Stephen Compall, thanks!

2003-11-09  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* misc-modules.texi (Pretty Printing): Add new keyword options, break
	example to avoid long line.

	* scheme-data.texi (Random): In random, use @code for *random-state*.
	Reported by Stephen Compall.

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): Move filter
	and filter! ...
	* scheme-compound.texi (List Modification): ... to here, now that
	they're implemented in the core.

2003-11-03  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* misc-modules.texi (File Tree Walk): New chapter.
	* guile.texi: Add it.

2003-10-18  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* gh.texi (Calling Scheme procedures from C, scm transition summary):
	Refer to scm_list_n, not the old name scm_listify.
	(scm transition summary): For gh_apply, recommend scm_apply_0, which
	is now documented.

	* gh.texi (Defining new Scheme procedures in C): Don't use
	@strong{Note:}, latest makeinfo will complain it looks like a cross
	reference.

	* posix.texi (Time): Correction to strftime glibc cross reference
	node, now "Formatting Calendar Time".

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching): In break, note conflict with
	binding established by `while'.

2003-10-09  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Decribe rehashing, note
	no hashx-remove!, describe make-hash-table size parameter.

2003-10-06  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.de>

	* scheme-memory.texi: Added a short explanation of the GC and the
	conservative stack scanning.
	(scm_gc_protect_object, scm_gc_unprotect_object,
	scm_permanent_object): New.

	* data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi (scm_remember_upto_here_1,
	scm_remember_upto_here_2): Moved from data-rep.texi to
	scheme-memory.texi.
	
2003-10-02  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-io.texi (String Ports): In call-with-output-string, note proc
	should not close the port.  In get-output-string, note string must be
	gotten before closing the port.

2003-09-21  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* posix.texi (File System): In access?, reword a bit, clarify real
	versus effective ID handling, cross reference glibc on that, and
	recommend against access tests in library functions.

2003-09-13  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* posix.texi (File System): In stat:dev and stat:mode, clarify that
	both are numbers.

	* posix.texi (Network Address Conversion): Under IPv4, describe
	numeric representation in Guile, add INADDR_LOOPBACK and
	INADDR_BROADCAST, add commented-out INADDR_NONE.

	* scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge reverse and reverse!,
	describe newtail parameter for reverse!, remove confusing caveat about
	head becoming tail for reverse!.

	* scheme-io.texi (Reading): In port-column, port-line,
	set-port-column! and set-port-line!, port parameter must be given,
	there's no default to current input.

	* scheme-io.texi (Reading): Add scm_c_read.
	(Writing): Add scm_c_write.

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): Add list-copy.

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19): Rewrite, adding descriptions of all
	functions, and a bit of an introduction.

2003-09-03  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-data.texi (Keyword Primitives): Add examples to
	make-keyword-from-dash-symbol and keyword-dash-symbol.  Add
	scm_c_make_keyword.

	* scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): In gensym, cross reference
	uninterned symbols, use @w{} on " g" prefix to avoid any chance of a
	line break obscuring it.

2003-08-30  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Note
	scm_remember_upto_here_1 applies only to C automatic variables.

	* guile.texi: Move @contents to usual place after title page, and
	after first menu since that looks nice in html.

	* posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors): In pipe PIPE_BUF, use
	@defvar, reword a bit for clarity, cross reference glibc.

	* posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socket, use
	@defvar for protocol variables, cross reference for getprotobyname,
	note it's usually connect and accept that establishes communication.

	* posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socketpair,
	clarify the return is a pair with ports in car and cdr, note
	connection is full duplex, refer to socket for parameters, refer to
	PF_UNIX rather than AF_UNIX.

	* scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge append and append!,
	shown parameters as lst1 ... lstN, describe list argument for
	scm_append and scm_append_x and note that it's unmodified.

	* scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Add hashx- case
	insensitive string example, add cross references to symbol-hash,
	string-hash, string-hash-ci, and char-set-hash.

	* scheme-control.texi (Multiple Values): In values, show args as "arg1
	... argN".  In scm_values, note args is a list and returned object
	shares structure with it.

	* scheme-control.texi (Catch): Add scm_internal_catch.
	(Lazy Catch): Add scm_internal_lazy_catch.

	* scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Use a table for scheme to C libm
	equivalences, add C99 trunc.

	* scheme-procedures.texi (Lambda): Note ". rest" list argument is
	always newly created.

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Association Lists): In alist-delete and
	alist-delete!, note argument order for the equality calls per SRFI-1
	spec.

2003-08-26  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-data.texi (Scientific): Add two-argument atan.

	* tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Need @@ for texinfo in example.

2003-08-17  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Collect up groups of
	functions to avoid duplication.  Revise notes on hashx functions and
	on vector implementation.  In make-hash-table, size is now optional.
	Add hash-map and hash-for-each.

2003-08-14  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-control.texi (while do): Update `while' for code rewrite, in
	particular describe break and continue.

2003-08-09  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Add index entries for deprecated
	scm_must_malloc and friends.

2003-07-29  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): Remove scm_cons_star,
	since it's not very helpful.

	* scheme-utility.texi (Property Primitives): In primitive-property-ref,
	note parameters to not-found-proc, use hyphens rather than underscores
	for that parameter name.
	In primitive-property-set!, VAL is the value parameter not CODE.

2003-07-24  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-control.texi (Dynamic Wind): Untabify.
	(Multiple Values): Use @result.
	Reported by Stephen Compall <s11@member.fsf.org>.

	* scheme-control.texi (Continuations): Rewrite with more detail.

	* scheme-scheduling.texi (System asyncs): Add index entries for C
	functions.

	* scheme-scheduling.texi (Parallel Forms): New section.

2003-07-18  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): In list, use "elem1
	... elemN".  Add scm_list_1, scm_list_2, scm_list_3, scm_list_4,
	scm_list_5, scm_list_n.  Remove scm_list, since it's a no-op.
	* guile.texi (nicode): New macro.

        * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): In apply, reword for
        clarity, drop the "append" example.  Add scm_apply, scm_apply_0,
        scm_apply_1, scm_apply_2, scm_apply_3.
        Add scm_call_0, scm_call_1, scm_call_2, scm_call_3.
        In apply:nconc2last, move down after "apply", reword for clarity, note
        correspondence to apply params.

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Add cond-expand index entry.
	(SRFI-9): Add define-record-type index entry.

2003-07-12  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): In iota, reword a bit for
	clarity and add a couple of examples.

2003-07-10  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Add scm_remember.

2003-06-22  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Refer to all "Guile
	library functions" as provoking gc.

2003-06-19  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-io.texi (File Ports): Describe call-with-input-file and
	call-with-output-file together.  Describe with-input-from-file,
	with-output-to-file and with-error-to-file together, and add that they
	use dynamic-wind on the current port setting and keep the port open in
	support of captured continuations.
	(Closing): Describe close-input-port and close-output-port together,
	tweak the wording slightly.

2003-06-14  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* data-rep.texi (Vector Data): For SCM_VECTOR_BASE, SCM_STRING_CHARS
	and SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS, cross reference "Remembering During Operations".

	* scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): round is to nearest even.

2003-06-12  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): New section.

	* scheme-data.texi (Primitive Numerics): Add atan2, pow, asinh, acosh
	and atanh to scheme<->C table.  Note asinh, acosh and atanh are C99,
	and scm_asinh, scm_acosh and scm_atanh are equivalents.  Cross ref
	glibc "Mathematics".  Reword this end part for clarity.

	* scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Use {} around types for
	@deftypefn, for correct name in indexes.
	* scheme-utility.texi (C Hooks): Ditto.
	* gh.texi (Scheme to C): Ditto.

	* gh.texi (Scheme to C): In gh_scm2newstr, lenp is size_t* not int*.
	This changed in guile 1.6, the docs weren't updated.

2003-06-09  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.de>

	From Mike Gran <spikegran@earthlink.net>.  Thanks!

        * preface.texi: Minor punctuation mistakes.  Hyphens should link
	compound adjectives.  Commas should be placed after a "therefore"
	that begins a sentence.  Commas should not be used to separate a
	list of only 2 dependent clauses.

2003-06-07  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Cross reference glibc floor and ceil.

2003-06-05  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* posix.texi (File System): stat:rdev and stat:blocks can return #f,
	stat:blksize returns a sensible size if the field is not available.

	* scheme-compound.texi (Array Mapping): Reword for clarity, and in
	particular have the same parameter names in the text and prototypes.

	* scheme-evaluation.texi (Delayed Evaluation): Add delay, reword
	promise? and force a bit, describe recursive forcing of a promise by
	its own code.

	* scheme-io.texi (Ports): Add notes on garbage collection, and on
	explicitly closing file ports.
	(File Ports): Cross reference Ports node on explicit closing.

	* posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Cross reference
	Ports node on explicit closing.

	* scheme-scheduling.texi (Futures): New section.

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): In string-replace, note
	that start1 and end1 optional is a Guile extension.

2003-05-30  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* deprecated.texi: Add substring-move-left! and substring-move-right!.

	* scheme-io.texi (Default Ports): Remove duplicate descriptions of
	set-current-output-port and set-current-error-port.

2003-05-27  Dirk Herrmann  <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>

	* scheme-compound.texi: Clarified that vectors need to be quoted.

2003-05-26  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* posix.texi (Locales): Clarify setlocale a bit, list all categories,
	cross reference to libc.

2003-05-24  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-procedures.texi: Add index entries lambda, optargs, syncase.

	* scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): Add index entries.

2003-05-22  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-2): Rewrite and-let*, describing plain
	expression clauses and improving the examples.

2003-05-17  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.de>

	* posix.texi (socket): Use PF_ instead of AF_ prefix.

2003-05-16  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* guile.texi: Use @copying, show copyright and permissions at start of
	info and html.

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Deleting): Rewrite delete and
	delete-duplicates, adding behaviour details specified by srfi-1.

2003-05-12  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* preface.texi (Guile License): Refer to COPYING.LIB.

	* repl-modules.texi (Loading Readline Support, Readline Options):
	Index entries for readline functions.

	* scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Fix regexp error key, should
	be `regular-expression-syntax'.

	* scheme-data.texi (Complex): Show z argument in prototypes.

2003-05-10  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Fix typo @result{#f}, and
	put @result outside @code.

	* scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Note negatives are treated as
	infinite precision twos complement.  Revise `ash' to emphasise this
	for right shifts of negatives.  Describe integer-length behaviour on
	negatives.  Add `...' to logand, logior, logxor since they take
	multiple parameters.
	* guile.texi (m): New macro.

	* scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Revise C support section to
	get index entries, and clarify parameters.  Remove scm_regex_error, no
	longer exists and wasn't available to applications.

	* scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Index entries for error keys.

2003-05-08  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Fix lognot to ones-complement.

	* slib.texi (JACAL): Fix @ref title.
	Add index entries, use @file and @code variously.

2003-05-06  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-scheduling.texi (C level thread interface): Use @deftypefn
	not @deftypefun, to get function names (not types) indexed.

	* scheme-options.texi (Build Config): Add index entries for
	%guile-build-info keys.

2003-05-04  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>

	* scheme-data.texi (Integer Operations): Describe how quotient,
	remainder and modulo round their results.

	* scheme-io.texi (Reading): In read-char and peek-char, fix typos "?"
	in @rnindex.  In port-column, use @: after i.e.  
	(Writing): In get-print-state, two spaces after full stop.  Add write,
	revise display.

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Length Append etc): Add count.
	(SRFI-1 Fold and Map): In reduce, fix typo "... variant of fold", add
	"f" to fold call shown.  In reduce-right, use @code on "reduce".

	* data-rep.texi, gh.texi: Add spaces after some @defun names.
	* posix.texi (Processes): Fix typo "hhhh".

2003-05-01  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* posix.texi: Add index entries for many variables and functions,
	either using @defvar/@deffn or @vindex/@pindex.  (Patch supplied
	by Kevin Ryde.)

2003-04-30  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* posix.texi (scm_c_port_for_each): Added. 

2003-04-26  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): Document scm_str2symbol
	and scm_mem2symbol.

	* data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type): Clarify that
	scm_make_smob_type_mfpe is deprecated.  (Thanks to
	tomas@fabula.de.)

	* scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Remove scm_sysmissing,
	long since gone from libguile.  (Thanks to Kevin Ryde.)

2003-04-23  Rob Browning  <rlb@defaultvalue.org>

	* posix.texi (Processes): add documentation for system*.

2003-04-05  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.de>

	* preface.texi: Reflect change to LGPL.

2003-03-27  Rob Browning  <rlb@defaultvalue.org>

	* scheme-io.texi (Reading): clarify character ordering in port for
	unread-string.

2003-03-07  Rob Browning  <rlb@defaultvalue.org>

	* guile.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we don't
	choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).

	* preface.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we
	don't choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).

2003-01-02  Mikael Djurfeldt  <djurfeldt@nada.kth.se>

	* scheme-scheduling.texi (Low level thread primitives): Fixed typo
	in broadcast-condition-variable.

2002-12-08  Rob Browning  <rlb@defaultvalue.org>

	* scheme-options.texi (Build Config): add effective-version docs.

2002-11-17  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	Applied patches from Stephen Compall as follows.  (Thanks!)

	2002-11-06  Stephen Compall  <rushing@sigecom.net>

	* posix.texi: Changed quotes to match Texinfo expectations.

        Added references to the glibc manual.

        Used proper Texinfo text marking for many keywords, such as @code,
	@samp, @env, @var.

        Fixed argument metasyntactic variable references in
	file-manipulation section so the usage in the descriptions matches
	the usage in the declarations.

	2002-10-26  Stephen Compall  <rushing@sigecom.net>

	* scheme-data.texi: Addition and change of many Texinfo tags,
	particularly usage of @var and @samp, as well as reformatting of
	some lists into tables and usage of @result.

	Notes about some things I didn't understand, as well as a
	missing section on non-control characters.

2002-10-27  Gary Houston  <ghouston@arglist.com>

	* scheme-modules.texi (Environments): only available when
	(ice-9 r5rs) is used.
	* scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): current url is www.scsh.net.

2002-10-27  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* scheme-scheduling.texi: Updated mutex and condition varable
	functions.

2002-10-27  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* debugging.texi (Debugging Features): Rewritten.

2002-10-19  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* new-docstrings.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-io.texi,
	scheme-scheduling.texi, posix.texi: Automatic docstring updates.

2002-10-14  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* intro.texi (Whirlwind Tour): Added pointer to examples
	directory.

2002-10-10  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* scheme-scheduling.texi (System Asyncs): Updated.

2002-10-07  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* scheme-scheduling.texi (Asyncs): Updated.
	* posix.texi (sigaction): Updated.

2002-10-03  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* posix.texi (Processes), scheme-options.texi (Common Feature
	Symbols): Refer to provided?  rather than deprecated feature?.

2002-10-03  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Updated.
	(Writing your own snarfing macros): New.

2002-09-25  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Make sections into nodes.
	(Debugging Options): Node removed.

	* scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): Brought forward before
	sections on options.
	(Runtime Options): New section, to group options-related nodes.

2002-09-24  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-options.texi (Options and Config): Chapter name changed,
	and intro text improved.
	(Install Config): Brought forward, and renamed Build
	Configuration.

	The following doc updates are from Ian Sheldon - thanks!
	
	* scheme-data.texi (Appending Strings, Regexp Functions, Match
	Structures): Add examples.
	(Regular Expressions): Add instruction to use (ice-9 regex)
	module.

	* slib.texi (SLIB): Remove duplicate `the'.

2002-09-22  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-options.texi (General option interface): Mention
	eval-options-interface and debug-options-interface.

	* scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): New node describing source
	properties.

2002-09-19  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-utility.texi (Hook Reference): Improvements to hook docs.
	Thanks to Thien-Thi Nguyen for the patches.

2002-09-16  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* scheme-data.texi (Symbol Props): It's "set-symbol-property!",
	not "set-symbol-property".  Thanks to Pieter Pareit!

2002-09-15  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* scheme-data.texi: Tell them to use 'provided?' instead of
	'*feaures*'.

2002-09-09  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* scheme-ideas.texi (Creating a Procedure): Fixed typo.  Thanks to
	Pieter Pareit!

	* intro.texi: Updated GNu ftp server name.  Use "-lguile" instead
	of "libguile.a".  Some small fixes/improvements.
	
	* scheme-reading.texi: Added www.schemers.org.  Removed foldoc,
	it's too generic.  Updated 'teach yourself ...' URL.

2002-08-27  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* scheme-modules.texi: Markup fixes and removal of gh_ references.
	Thanks to Dale Smith!

2002-08-14  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* scheme-evaluation.texi (eval-string): Updated. 

	* scheme-scheduling.texi (Fluids): Touched up a bit, added
	with-fluids.

2002-08-13  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* scheme-modules.texi (More Modules Procedures): Removed.
	(Accessing Modules from C): New.

2002-08-10  Gary Houston  <ghouston@arglist.com>

	* scheme-procedures.texi: new section Primitive Procedures,
	documentation for scm_c_make_gsubr and scm_c_define_gsubr.
	* scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): replace
	gh_new_procedure with scm_c_define_gsubr.

2002-08-08  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* gh.texi (Data types and constants defined by gh): Avoid
	generating index entry for SCM.

	* posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Remove duplicate doc for
	setenv.

	* data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi: Merge
	recent updates from stable branch.

	* posix.texi (File System, Time, Pipes, Network Databases,
	Internet Socket Examples): Add examples provided by Ian Sheldon.

2002-08-08  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* scheme-binding.texi: Don't talk about 'bound?' which is gone.
	Thanks to Christopher Cramer.

2002-08-06  Han-Wen Nienhuys  <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>

	* scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): add scm_calloc, scm_gc_calloc.
	correct typos.
	
2002-08-05  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* intro.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Added (use-modules (ice-9
	rdelim)) to an example that uses read-line.  Thanks to Ralf
	Mattes!

	* scheme-memory.texi: Added an introductory blurb about GC that I
	had lying around.

2002-08-02  Gary Houston  <ghouston@arglist.com>

	* scheme-modules.texi: split "Scheme and modules" into
	"provide and require" and "Environments".  Mention R5RS
	environments.

2002-07-16  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-options.texi (Debugger options): New subsection
	describing stack overflow and what to do about it.

2002-07-10  Gary Houston  <ghouston@arglist.com>

	* scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): Removed description
	of scm_register_module_xxx, which no longer exists.  A description
	of current techniques is needed.

2002-05-09  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* scheme-data.texi (Numbers): Added description of the new values
	+inf.0, -inf.0 and +nan.0.

	* posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Added entries for 'setenv' and
	'unsetenv'.

2002-04-28  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* gh.texi, data-rep.texi: Moved `@deftyp {Data type} SCM' line
	from gh.texi to data-rep.texi.  Both files already had similar
	descriptions for SCM.  Given that gh.texi is deprecated, looking
	up `SCM' in the index should take one to the primary location
	rather than deprecated section.  Hence this change.  Added
	`@deftp' for scm_t_bits data type so that a proper index entry is
	added for this.  Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
	
	* data-rep.texi (Subrs): Changed scm_make_gsubr to
	scm_c_define_gsubr.  Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!

2002-04-24  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): Updated docs of
	string-tokenize.

2002-04-20  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout), scm.texi (Reference Layout):
	Node moved from a to b.

	* guile.texi (Scheme Intro, Basic Ideas, Guile Scripting, Command
	Line Handling, Debugging Features, Autoconf Support, Miscellaneous
	Tools, Further Reading): Moved to new Part II.

	* preface.texi (Manual Layout): Part numbers updated accordingly.

	* guile.texi (Top): Move API Overview node to beginning of Guile
	API Reference part.
	(Part II: Writing and Running Guile Scheme): New part; will
	contain content from `Programming with Guile' that pertains to
	writing and using Guile on the Scheme level.

	* scm.texi (API Overview): Renamed from `Guile API'.

	* guile.texi (Top), scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules):
	Debugger User Interface node renamed Debugging Features.

	* debugging.texi (Stacks and Frames): Node deleted; non-duplicated
	material moved to scheme-debug.texi.
	(Debugging Features): Renamed from `Debugger User Interface'.

	* scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Rename chapter `Debugging
	Infrastructure' and reorganize its contents.
	
	* scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-control.texi (Handling
	Errors): Move display-error to error-focussed section.

	* scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), debugging.texi (Backtrace): Move
	backtrace to user-level debugging chapter.
	
	* scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-procedures.texi (Procedure
	Properties): Move procedure-name, procedure-source and
	procedure-environment to procedures chapter.

	* scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-memory.texi (Memory
	Blocks): Move malloc-stats to memory management chapter.

	* scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Remove mention of
	use-modules for loading syncase; only use-syntax really works.
	Thanks to Panagiotis Vossos for spotting this.

	* program.texi (Scheme vs C): New node, with existing material
	taken from chapter intro.
	(Programming Overview): New intro para to introduce example of
	Guile integration:
	(Extending Dia): New node.

2002-04-17  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Added guile.cps, guile.fns, guile.rns,
	guile.tps, guile.vrs, guile.tmp.

2002-04-01  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout): Remove reference to defunct
	Guile Extensions index.

	* guile.texi: Removed Guile Extensions index.

	* scheme-indices.texi (Guile Extensions Index): Removed.

	* guile.texi: Remove vgone, vdeprecated, vchanged and vnote
	macros; they're not actually useful after all.  Update copyright
	years.

	* scheme-compound.texi (Vectors): Make subsections into nodes.
	(Vectors): Review, slightly reorg and clarify docs in this
	section.

	* scheme-data.texi (Symbols): Reorganized node substructure and
	added lots of explanatory text around the @deffn's.

2002-03-29  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-modules.texi (Variables): Mention obarrays.

	* scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables, Symbol Props): Remove vgone
	markers for deprecated symbol items.
	(Symbol Props): Remove doc for obsolete 2 arg version of
	symbol-interned?.
	(String Miscellanea): Removed, since it only contained duplicate
	doc for string-ci->symbol.
	(Symbol Tables): Move doc for gensym to Symbol Primitives; rest of
	section removed.

	* posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors), scheme-evaluation.texi
	(Fly Evaluation): Remove vgone markers for close-all-ports-except,
	eval2 and read-and-eval!.

	* data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type), scheme-compound.texi
	(Append/Reverse), scheme-procedures.texi (Internal Macros):
	Trivial updates to sync with stable branch.

2002-03-27  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-compound.texi (List Searching): Remove docs for
	`scm_sloppy_mem*', which no longer exist.

2002-03-24  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* guile.texi (Top), intro.texi (What is Guile?, The Basic Guile
	Package): Use @ifnottex instead of @ifinfo, so that HTML
	generation works correctly.

2002-03-24  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* tools.texi: Updated to reflect changes to the guile-snarf tool.

2002-03-16  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Further updates.  New material on
	GC hooks.
	
	* scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Note disappearance of
	eval2 and read-and-eval!.

	* deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Remove docs about previously
	deprecated items that have now been removed.

2002-03-15  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@giblet.glug.org>

	* tools.texi (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): Remove this node.
	(How guile-snarf works): Update usage and description to
	no longer mention "--compat=1.4" and instead "-d" and "-D".
	(Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Add list of deprecated macros
	and blurb.  Add cindex for deprecated macros.

2002-03-15  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Reviewed and updated.

	* scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): New section.

	* scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic, Primitive Numerics): Add
	description of corresponding C functions.

	* scheme-utility.texi (Object Properties): Revamp documentation on
	object properties.

	* scheme-memory.texi (Weak References): Update reference to Object
	Properties node.

	* guile.texi: Add macros for describing version information.

	* scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-io.texi,
	scheme-procedures.texi: Automatic updates from snarfed libguile
	docstrings.

2002-03-13  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@giblet.glug.org>

	* Makefile.am (guile_toc.html): Look for guile.texi in $(srcdir).

	* tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Mention "--compat=1.4", and
	new processing steps.  Update usage example, makefile frag.

	(guile-1.4 guile-snarf): New subsubsection under
	"Init Snarfing with guile-snarf".

2002-03-12  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-compound.texi, scheme-data.texi, new-docstrings.texi:
	Automatic updates from snarfed libguile docstrings.

	* data-rep.texi, guile.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
	scheme-options.texi, scheme-translation.texi: Various minor
	enhancements ported from the stable CVS branch.

2002-03-08  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@giblet.glug.org>

	* tools.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): New node/chapter.
	(Snarfing, Init Snarfing with guile-snarf, How guile-snarf works,
	Macros guile-snarf recognizes, Doc Snarfing): New nodes/(sub)sections.
	(Executable Modules): Now a section under "Miscellaneous Tools".

	* guile.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): Add under "Part II".
	Implement by including tools.texi.

	* Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add tools.texi.

2002-03-07  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@giblet.glug.org>

	* tools.texi: New file.

2002-03-03  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* autoconf.texi (Autoconf Background): Insert missing `of'.

2002-03-01  Dirk Herrmann  <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>

	* api.txt, data-rep.texi: Renamed the struct scm_cell to
	scm_t_cell.

	* data-rep.texi: Renamed scm_alloc_cell to scm_cell and
	scm_alloc_double_cell to scm_double_cell.

2002-03-01  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* scheme-memory.texi (Upgrading from scm_must_malloc et al): New
	section.

2002-02-28  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* data-rep.texi: Use scm_gc_malloc and scm_gc_free instead of
	scm_must_malloc and free in example code.  Updated text for the
	new memory management functions.

	* scheme-debug.texi (malloc-stats): Refer to scm_gc_malloc instead
	of to scm_must_malloc.

2002-02-27  Stefan Jahn  <stefan@lkcc.org>

	* gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented some more
	gh equivalents and removed appropriate FIXME's.

2002-02-26  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@giblet.glug.org>

	* Makefile.am: Update path to pre-inst-guile automake frag.

2002-02-24  Rob Browning  <rlb@defaultvalue.org>

	* .cvsignore: add autoconf-macros.texi.

	* Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): add autoconf-macros.texi.

2002-02-19  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): New section.

2002-02-05  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@giblet.glug.org>

	* Makefile.am: Include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am.

	(GUILE): Delete var.
	(autoconf-macros.texi): Use $(preinstguiletool).

2002-02-04  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@giblet.glug.org>

	* autoconf.texi (Autofrisk, Using Autofrisk): New sections.
	(Autoconf Support): Add new sections to menu.

2002-02-04  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* scheme-data.texi (Symbol Uninterned): Added node.

2002-01-29  Stefan Jahn  <stefan@lkcc.org>

	* gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented gh equivalents
	`scm_c_string2str', `scm_c_substring2str' and `scm_c_symbol2str'
	and removed the appropriate FIXME's.

2002-01-14  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>

	* Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi):  Also set GUILE_LOAD_PATH
	when invoking the uninstalled guile executable.

2002-01-09  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@giblet.glug.org>

	* Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Fix build bug:
	Write this file to srcdir.  Thanks to I. N. Golubev.

2002-01-08  Gary Houston  <ghouston@arglist.com>

	* Makefile.am: attempt to use guile from $(top_builddir)/libguile
	when building autoconf-macros.texi.  There are still problems with
	modules and running makeinfo when builddir != srcdir.

2002-01-08  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@giblet.glug.org>

	* data-rep.texi, gh.texi, guile.texi, intro.texi,
	misc-modules.texi, new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, program.texi,
	repl-modules.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-compound.texi,
	scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
	scheme-ideas.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
	scheme-modules.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
	scheme-translation.texi, scheme-utility.texi, scm.texi, slib.texi,
	srfi-modules.texi: Spell check.  Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.

2002-01-07  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* intro.texi (Linking Programs With Guile): Fix typo (superfluous
	`do').  Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.

2002-01-05  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@giblet.glug.org>

	* intro.texi: Spell check.  Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.

2002-01-02  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@giblet.glug.org>

	* guile.texi (Part II): Add "Autoconf Support"; include
	autoconf.texi.

	* Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add autoconf.texi and
	autoconf-macros.texi.
	(autoconf.texi, autoconf-macros.texi): New rules.

	* autoconf.texi: New file.

2001-12-22  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* scheme-compound.texi (Alist Example): Changed "Bismarck" to
	"Pierre".  Thanks to Ron Peterson!

2001-12-22  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* program.texi (Programming Overview): Chapter renamed from
	`Programming Options'; some new material added.

2001-12-07  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scm.texi (Guile API): Renamed from `Scheme Primitives' and
	broadened so that this chapter discusses the Guile API as a whole.

	* program.texi (Available Functionality): Revise so that text
	reads better.

	* guile.texi (Programming Intro): New introductory text.

	* scheme-ideas.texi (Definition): Reorder reference bullets in
	ascending page number order.

2001-12-04  Martin Grabmueller  <mg@glug.org>

	* scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Typo fix: wither ->
	either.

2001-12-01  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Moved into scheme-utility.texi.

	* Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added scheme-compound.texi.

	* scheme-data.texi (Variables): Node moved to modules chapter.
	(Symbol Read Syntax): New node, with syntax-related material taken
	from old Symbols node.
	(Symbol Primitives): Renamed from `Symbols'.
	(Symbols and Variables): Renamed to `Symbols'.
	(Symbol Props): Renamed from `Symbol Tables'.
	(Symbols): General review, improvements and additional material
	throughout this section.
	(Other Data Types): New material: links to object types documented
	elsewhere.  Also renamed node to `Other Types'.
	(Data Types): Split into two: `Simple Data Types' and `Compound
	Data Types'.  Introductory blurbs rewritten accordingly.

	* guile.texi: Updated Notes comment.

	* scheme-data.texi (Rx Interface): Node moved to Guile Modules
	part, as the Rx interface is not core Guile.

2001-11-30  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-data.texi (String Miscellanea): Removed, moving doc for
	string-ci->symbol into the node on Symbols.

	* Makefile.am (ETAGS_ARGS): Added.

	* scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables): Removed doc for gentemp,
	intern-symbol, string->obarray-symbol, symbol-binding,
	symbol-bound?, symbol-set!, unintern-symbol, symbol-interned?; all
	of which no longer exist.

2001-11-25  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@glug.org>

	* posix.texi: Fix spelling.  Thanks to Chris Cramer.
	Reword `getpass' intro blurb.

2001-11-23  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* program.texi (Program Control): Remove spurious placeholder
	text.

2001-11-20  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@glug.org>

	* scheme-options.texi (Install Config):
	Tweak `%load-path' verb to not imply it's a proc.
	Add documentation for `%guile-build-info'.

2001-11-19  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables), new-docstrings.texi: Removed
	doc for builtin-bindings (no longer exists).
	(Variables): Expanded existing description of variables.  Removed
	doc for builtin-variable (no longer exists).

	* scheme-binding.texi (Top Level): New docs for define, scm_define
	and scm_c_define.  Also clarified point about interchangeability
	of define and set!.

2001-11-18  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-data.texi (Vectors): Autoupdate docs for
	vector-move-left! and vector-move-right!.

2001-11-16  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* debugging.texi, deprecated.texi, intro.texi, misc-modules.texi,
	new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
	scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
	scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
	scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
	scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
	scheme-utility.texi, script-getopt.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Change
	category for "primitive" and "procedure" @deffn's to {Scheme
	Procedure}; add @deffnx lines for {C Function}s; automatic updates
	from libguile docstring changes.

	* scheme-memory.texi (Garbage Collection): Removed doc for removed
	`unhash-name'.

2001-11-14  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@glug.org>

	* scheme-procedures.texi: Spell "library" correctly.

2001-11-13  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* new-docstrings.texi, scheme-data.texi: Merge recent doc
	improvements from stable branch.

	* scheme-options.texi: Automatic updates from docstring changes in
	libguile's C source code.

2001-11-12  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-data.texi (Vtables, Structure Basics): Automatic doc
	updates for struct? and struct-vtable?.
	(String Searching): Add missing "for".  Thanks to Scott Lenser.

2001-11-08  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* guile.texi (Top): Added new chapter `Programming Options'.

	* program.texi: New file.

	* Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added program.texi.

2001-11-07  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-memory.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
	scheme-data.texi, scheme-binding.texi, posix.texi,
	new-docstrings.texi: Automatic updates from improved libguile
	docstrings.

2001-11-04  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* preface.texi: Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
	(Manual Layout): Updated to reflect reorg.

	* guile.texi (MANUAL_EDITION): New variable, with value
	incremented from 1.0 to 1.1 to reflect the reorg described here.
	(Top): Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.

	* scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index, Guile Extensions Index): Use
	@unnumbered rather than @chapter for these indices.

	* guile.texi (Top): A little top-level reshuffling, with the aims
	that: (1) the `Guile Scheme' (reference) part of the manual
	becomes the `Guile API Reference', and covers both Scheme and C
	interfaces; (2) non-API-reference material such as the `Basic
	Ideas in Scheme' chapter is collected together to form a new part
	`Programming with Guile'.  This new part will contain general
	documentation on using and programming Guile in both Scheme and C,
	including - for example - awareness of GC when C programming, how
	to use the snarf macros, how to debug ...
	(Top): Move inclusion of scheme-indices.texi so that all indices
	appear together in the printed manual.

	* Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Removed appendices.texi, added
	debugging.texi.

	* appendices.texi: Removed.

	* debugging.texi (Debugger User Interface): New file, same as the
	material that used to be in appendices.texi, but now a chapter in
	Part II rather than an appendix.

	* appendices.texi (Obtaining and Installing Guile): Moved to
	become a chapter in ...
	* intro.texi: ... Part I: Introduction to Guile.

	* scm.texi (I/O Extensions): Moved to become a section of ...
	* scheme-io.texi (Input and Output): ... this chapter.

	* scm.texi (Handling Errors): Moved to become a section of ...
	* scheme-control.texi (Control Mechanisms): ... this chapter.

2001-11-06  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@glug.org>

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19, SRFI-19 Constants, SRFI-19 Current
	time and clock resolution, SRFI-19 Time object and accessors,
	SRFI-19 Time comparison procedures, SRFI-19 Time arithmetic
	procedures, SRFI-19 Date object and accessors, SRFI-19
	Time/Date/Julian Day/Modified Julian Day converters, SRFI-19 Date
	to string/string to date converters): New nodes.
	(SRFI Support): Add "SRFI-19" to menu.

2001-11-06  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>

	* scripts.texi: Document `--debug' and `--no-debug'.

2001-10-27  Gary Houston  <ghouston@arglist.com>

	* guile.texi, scsh.texi: removed obsolete guile-scsh material
	and updated links (I don't know if it should remain in the
	main menu.  It's like slib I think.)

	* minor updates to the slib installation notes.

2001-10-05  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Removed documentation
	for `read-and-eval!' and `eval2'.  (Thanks to Alex Schroeder for
	noticing that they'd disappeared!)

2001-10-05  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@glug.org>

	* scheme-io.texi (Writing): Add entry for `display'.
	Include in R5RS Index.  Thanks to Alex Schroeder for suggestion.

2001-09-26  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>

	* srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13): Tyop fix.
	(SRFI-13): Changed paragraph about bindings both in the code and
	in SRFI-13.

	* misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Tyop fix.
	(Formatted Output): Document ~g properly.

	Thanks to Alex Schroeder for pointing out the typos and sending
	suggestions.

2001-09-25  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@glug.org>

	* scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Add `cindex' directive.
	Thanks to suggestion by Alex Schroeder.

2001-08-30  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* guile.texi (Top): Group all index nodes together so that
	`Info-index' works more effectively in Info.  Thanks to Eric
	Hanchrow for the report and fix.

	* scheme-data.texi (Random, String Syntax, String Modification,
	Regular Expressions), scheme-ideas.texi (Definition),
	scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Linking and Compiled Code Modules),
	scm.texi (Transforming Scheme name to C name, Port
	Implementation): Various typo fixes and clarifications merged from
	the stable CVS branch.

2001-08-27  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	* intro.texi: Merged wording fixes from stable CVS branch.

	* Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Remove ../AUTHORS.

	* guile.texi: Incorporate text previously in separate AUTHORS
	file.

2001-08-27  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>

	The change log for files in this directory continues backwards
	from 2001-08-27 in ../ChangeLog, as all the Guile documentation
	prior to this date was contained in a single directory.