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3 * scheme-compound.texi (Conventional Arrays): Revise for clarity.
4 In array-equal?, show multiple arguments allowed.
5 (Uniform Arrays): Remove duplicate array?.
6 * guile.texi (cross): New macro.
7
8 * scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Note 1/3 prototype for
9 doubles is now an exact fraction.
10
11 * slib.texi (SLIB): Index entry for replacement `system'.
12
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132004-01-28 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@chunk.mit.edu>
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15 * scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Added a FIXME warning
16 that the 1/3 prototype no longer works.
17
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182004-01-23 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
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20 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added fdl.texi.
21
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222004-01-21 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
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24 Added copyright notices to all TeXinfo files.
25
26 * fdl.texi: New.
27 * guile.texi: Include it as an appendix.
28 * preface.texi: State that the manual is FDL.
29
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302004-01-20 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
31
32 * preface.texi (Guile License): Note readline is GPL and manual has
33 its own copying terms. Describe briefly what the licenses mean in
34 practice.
35
36 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread procedures): In monitor,
37 don't let "newly created" suggest a mutex created on every evaluation.
38 Note what "monitor" means.
39
40 * slib.texi (SLIB): Note `system' redefined by (ice-9 slib). Tweak
41 `require' example.
42
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432004-01-11 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
44
45 * misc-modules.texi (Queues): New chapter.
46 * guile.texi (Top): Add it.
47
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482004-01-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
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50 * scheme-compound.texi (Bit Vectors): Revise for clarity, following
51 report by Rouben Rostamian. Remove #b() example, that syntax is not
52 accepted.
53
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542004-01-07 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
55
56 * scheme-control.texi, scheme-io.tex, scheme-scheduling.texi:
57 Adapt to new 'frame' names. Document scm_c_with_fluid,
58 scm_c_with_fluids, and scm_frame_fluid.
59
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602004-01-06 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
61
62 * scheme-control.texi: Document scm_on_unwind_with_scm and
63 scm_on_rewind_with_scm.
64
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652004-01-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
66
67 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Document scm_with_[un]blocked_asyncs.
68
69 * scheme-io.texi: Document scm_with_current_<foo>_port.
70
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712004-01-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
72
73 * scheme-control.texi: Document the frames stuff and other random
74 changes.
75
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762004-01-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
77
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78 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Threads): Note Guile uses POSIX threads, for
79 concurrency and preemption.
80 (C level thread interface): Note periodic libguile call required for C
81 code in threads, add commented out reminders for SCM_TICK and
82 guile-mode, for when those features are ready.
83
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84 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): For partition
85 and partition!, emphasise the multi-value return, note partition may
86 share a tail with the given list.
87
88 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching, SRFI-1 Deleting, SRFI-1
89 Association Lists): Note how member, delete, delete! and assoc extend
90 the corresponding core functions.
91
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922003-11-25 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
93
94 * tools.texi (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Correction to GOOPS
95 cross reference.
96
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972003-11-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
98
99 * scheme-data.texi: Include exact rationals.
100
101 From Stephen Compall. Thanks!
102
103 * intro.texi (What is Guile?): Add @acronym for POSIX, R5RS, GUI,
104 and HTTP. Conclude linking libguile. Say what one can find *for*.
105
106 * preface.texi (Manual Conventions): Double-quote some statements
107 formerly single-quoted. Remove some redundant quotes around code.
108 Clarify meaning of `iff' further for those that didn't get it the
109 first time 'round (like me). Make graphical indicators samples,
110 not code. Put results of evaluation on the same line as @result
111 symbols. Use @print example as example of total usage, and remind
112 readers not to forget the difference.
113
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1142003-11-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
115
116 * scheme-modules.texi: Document '@' and '@@'.
117
118 * scripts.texi: Mention that "-e (@ ...)" also works.
119
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1202003-11-15 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
121
122 * scheme-data.texi (Random): Add *random-state* variable, put note at
123 the top of the node about it being the default, rather than just in
124 the description of random.
125
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1262003-11-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
127
128 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Wrap POSIX, API, and SLIB in
129 @acronym. Change from paragraph format (somewhat clumsy-looking
130 on paper, at least) to @table format, with headers @strong. Made
131 example modules complete sentences. From Stephen Compall, thanks!
132
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134
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135 * misc-modules.texi (Pretty Printing): Add new keyword options, break
136 example to avoid long line.
137
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138 * scheme-data.texi (Random): In random, use @code for *random-state*.
139 Reported by Stephen Compall.
140
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141 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): Move filter
142 and filter! ...
143 * scheme-compound.texi (List Modification): ... to here, now that
144 they're implemented in the core.
145
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1462003-11-03 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
147
148 * misc-modules.texi (File Tree Walk): New chapter.
149 * guile.texi: Add it.
150
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152
153 * gh.texi (Calling Scheme procedures from C, scm transition summary):
154 Refer to scm_list_n, not the old name scm_listify.
155 (scm transition summary): For gh_apply, recommend scm_apply_0, which
156 is now documented.
157
158 * gh.texi (Defining new Scheme procedures in C): Don't use
159 @strong{Note:}, latest makeinfo will complain it looks like a cross
160 reference.
161
162 * posix.texi (Time): Correction to strftime glibc cross reference
163 node, now "Formatting Calendar Time".
164
165 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching): In break, note conflict with
166 binding established by `while'.
167
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1682003-10-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
169
170 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Decribe rehashing, note
171 no hashx-remove!, describe make-hash-table size parameter.
172
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1732003-10-06 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
174
175 * scheme-memory.texi: Added a short explanation of the GC and the
176 conservative stack scanning.
177 (scm_gc_protect_object, scm_gc_unprotect_object,
178 scm_permanent_object): New.
179
180 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi (scm_remember_upto_here_1,
181 scm_remember_upto_here_2): Moved from data-rep.texi to
182 scheme-memory.texi.
183
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1842003-10-02 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
185
186 * scheme-io.texi (String Ports): In call-with-output-string, note proc
187 should not close the port. In get-output-string, note string must be
188 gotten before closing the port.
189
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1902003-09-21 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
191
192 * posix.texi (File System): In access?, reword a bit, clarify real
193 versus effective ID handling, cross reference glibc on that, and
194 recommend against access tests in library functions.
195
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1962003-09-13 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
197
198 * posix.texi (File System): In stat:dev and stat:mode, clarify that
199 both are numbers.
200
201 * posix.texi (Network Address Conversion): Under IPv4, describe
202 numeric representation in Guile, add INADDR_LOOPBACK and
203 INADDR_BROADCAST, add commented-out INADDR_NONE.
204
205 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge reverse and reverse!,
206 describe newtail parameter for reverse!, remove confusing caveat about
207 head becoming tail for reverse!.
208
209 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In port-column, port-line,
210 set-port-column! and set-port-line!, port parameter must be given,
211 there's no default to current input.
212
213 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): Add scm_c_read.
214 (Writing): Add scm_c_write.
215
216 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): Add list-copy.
217
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218 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19): Rewrite, adding descriptions of all
219 functions, and a bit of an introduction.
220
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2212003-09-03 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
222
223 * scheme-data.texi (Keyword Primitives): Add examples to
224 make-keyword-from-dash-symbol and keyword-dash-symbol. Add
225 scm_c_make_keyword.
226
227 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): In gensym, cross reference
228 uninterned symbols, use @w{} on " g" prefix to avoid any chance of a
229 line break obscuring it.
230
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2312003-08-30 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
232
233 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Note
234 scm_remember_upto_here_1 applies only to C automatic variables.
235
236 * guile.texi: Move @contents to usual place after title page, and
237 after first menu since that looks nice in html.
238
239 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors): In pipe PIPE_BUF, use
240 @defvar, reword a bit for clarity, cross reference glibc.
241
242 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socket, use
243 @defvar for protocol variables, cross reference for getprotobyname,
244 note it's usually connect and accept that establishes communication.
245
246 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socketpair,
247 clarify the return is a pair with ports in car and cdr, note
248 connection is full duplex, refer to socket for parameters, refer to
249 PF_UNIX rather than AF_UNIX.
250
251 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge append and append!,
252 shown parameters as lst1 ... lstN, describe list argument for
253 scm_append and scm_append_x and note that it's unmodified.
254
255 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Add hashx- case
256 insensitive string example, add cross references to symbol-hash,
257 string-hash, string-hash-ci, and char-set-hash.
258
259 * scheme-control.texi (Multiple Values): In values, show args as "arg1
260 ... argN". In scm_values, note args is a list and returned object
261 shares structure with it.
262
263 * scheme-control.texi (Catch): Add scm_internal_catch.
264 (Lazy Catch): Add scm_internal_lazy_catch.
265
266 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Use a table for scheme to C libm
267 equivalences, add C99 trunc.
268
269 * scheme-procedures.texi (Lambda): Note ". rest" list argument is
270 always newly created.
271
272 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Association Lists): In alist-delete and
273 alist-delete!, note argument order for the equality calls per SRFI-1
274 spec.
275
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2762003-08-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
277
278 * scheme-data.texi (Scientific): Add two-argument atan.
279
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280 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Need @@ for texinfo in example.
281
2822003-08-17 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
283
284 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Collect up groups of
285 functions to avoid duplication. Revise notes on hashx functions and
286 on vector implementation. In make-hash-table, size is now optional.
287 Add hash-map and hash-for-each.
288
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2892003-08-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
290
291 * scheme-control.texi (while do): Update `while' for code rewrite, in
292 particular describe break and continue.
293
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2942003-08-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
295
296 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Add index entries for deprecated
297 scm_must_malloc and friends.
298
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2992003-07-29 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
300
301 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): Remove scm_cons_star,
302 since it's not very helpful.
303
304 * scheme-utility.texi (Property Primitives): In primitive-property-ref,
305 note parameters to not-found-proc, use hyphens rather than underscores
306 for that parameter name.
307 In primitive-property-set!, VAL is the value parameter not CODE.
308
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3092003-07-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
310
311 * scheme-control.texi (Dynamic Wind): Untabify.
312 (Multiple Values): Use @result.
313 Reported by Stephen Compall <s11@member.fsf.org>.
314
315 * scheme-control.texi (Continuations): Rewrite with more detail.
316
317 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System asyncs): Add index entries for C
318 functions.
319
320 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Parallel Forms): New section.
321
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3222003-07-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
323
324 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): In list, use "elem1
325 ... elemN". Add scm_list_1, scm_list_2, scm_list_3, scm_list_4,
326 scm_list_5, scm_list_n. Remove scm_list, since it's a no-op.
63708c3b 327 * guile.texi (nicode): New macro.
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329 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): In apply, reword for
330 clarity, drop the "append" example. Add scm_apply, scm_apply_0,
331 scm_apply_1, scm_apply_2, scm_apply_3.
332 Add scm_call_0, scm_call_1, scm_call_2, scm_call_3.
333 In apply:nconc2last, move down after "apply", reword for clarity, note
334 correspondence to apply params.
335
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336 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Add cond-expand index entry.
337 (SRFI-9): Add define-record-type index entry.
338
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3392003-07-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
340
341 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): In iota, reword a bit for
342 clarity and add a couple of examples.
343
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3442003-07-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
345
346 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Add scm_remember.
347
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3482003-06-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
349
350 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Refer to all "Guile
351 library functions" as provoking gc.
352
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3532003-06-19 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
354
355 * scheme-io.texi (File Ports): Describe call-with-input-file and
356 call-with-output-file together. Describe with-input-from-file,
357 with-output-to-file and with-error-to-file together, and add that they
358 use dynamic-wind on the current port setting and keep the port open in
359 support of captured continuations.
360 (Closing): Describe close-input-port and close-output-port together,
361 tweak the wording slightly.
362
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364
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365 * data-rep.texi (Vector Data): For SCM_VECTOR_BASE, SCM_STRING_CHARS
366 and SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS, cross reference "Remembering During Operations".
367
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368 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): round is to nearest even.
369
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3702003-06-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
371
372 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): New section.
373
374 * scheme-data.texi (Primitive Numerics): Add atan2, pow, asinh, acosh
375 and atanh to scheme<->C table. Note asinh, acosh and atanh are C99,
376 and scm_asinh, scm_acosh and scm_atanh are equivalents. Cross ref
377 glibc "Mathematics". Reword this end part for clarity.
378
379 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Use {} around types for
380 @deftypefn, for correct name in indexes.
381 * scheme-utility.texi (C Hooks): Ditto.
382 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): Ditto.
383
384 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): In gh_scm2newstr, lenp is size_t* not int*.
385 This changed in guile 1.6, the docs weren't updated.
386
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3872003-06-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
388
389 From Mike Gran <spikegran@earthlink.net>. Thanks!
390
391 * preface.texi: Minor punctuation mistakes. Hyphens should link
392 compound adjectives. Commas should be placed after a "therefore"
393 that begins a sentence. Commas should not be used to separate a
394 list of only 2 dependent clauses.
395
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3962003-06-07 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
397
398 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Cross reference glibc floor and ceil.
399
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4002003-06-05 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
401
402 * posix.texi (File System): stat:rdev and stat:blocks can return #f,
403 stat:blksize returns a sensible size if the field is not available.
404
405 * scheme-compound.texi (Array Mapping): Reword for clarity, and in
406 particular have the same parameter names in the text and prototypes.
407
408 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Delayed Evaluation): Add delay, reword
409 promise? and force a bit, describe recursive forcing of a promise by
410 its own code.
411
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412 * scheme-io.texi (Ports): Add notes on garbage collection, and on
413 explicitly closing file ports.
414 (File Ports): Cross reference Ports node on explicit closing.
415
416 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Cross reference
417 Ports node on explicit closing.
418
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419 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Futures): New section.
420
421 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): In string-replace, note
422 that start1 and end1 optional is a Guile extension.
423
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4242003-05-30 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
425
426 * deprecated.texi: Add substring-move-left! and substring-move-right!.
427
428 * scheme-io.texi (Default Ports): Remove duplicate descriptions of
429 set-current-output-port and set-current-error-port.
430
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4312003-05-27 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
432
433 * scheme-compound.texi: Clarified that vectors need to be quoted.
434
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4352003-05-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
436
437 * posix.texi (Locales): Clarify setlocale a bit, list all categories,
438 cross reference to libc.
439
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4402003-05-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
441
442 * scheme-procedures.texi: Add index entries lambda, optargs, syncase.
443
444 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): Add index entries.
445
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4462003-05-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
447
448 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-2): Rewrite and-let*, describing plain
449 expression clauses and improving the examples.
450
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452
453 * posix.texi (socket): Use PF_ instead of AF_ prefix.
454
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4552003-05-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
456
457 * guile.texi: Use @copying, show copyright and permissions at start of
458 info and html.
459
460 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Deleting): Rewrite delete and
461 delete-duplicates, adding behaviour details specified by srfi-1.
462
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464
465 * preface.texi (Guile License): Refer to COPYING.LIB.
466
467 * repl-modules.texi (Loading Readline Support, Readline Options):
468 Index entries for readline functions.
469
470 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Fix regexp error key, should
471 be `regular-expression-syntax'.
472
473 * scheme-data.texi (Complex): Show z argument in prototypes.
474
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4752003-05-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
476
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477 * scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Fix typo @result{#f}, and
478 put @result outside @code.
479
480 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Note negatives are treated as
481 infinite precision twos complement. Revise `ash' to emphasise this
482 for right shifts of negatives. Describe integer-length behaviour on
483 negatives. Add `...' to logand, logior, logxor since they take
484 multiple parameters.
056f9269 485 * guile.texi (m): New macro.
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487 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Revise C support section to
488 get index entries, and clarify parameters. Remove scm_regex_error, no
489 longer exists and wasn't available to applications.
490
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491 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Index entries for error keys.
492
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495 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Fix lognot to ones-complement.
496
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497 * slib.texi (JACAL): Fix @ref title.
498 Add index entries, use @file and @code variously.
499
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5002003-05-06 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
501
502 * scheme-scheduling.texi (C level thread interface): Use @deftypefn
503 not @deftypefun, to get function names (not types) indexed.
504
505 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): Add index entries for
506 %guile-build-info keys.
507
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5082003-05-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
509
510 * scheme-data.texi (Integer Operations): Describe how quotient,
511 remainder and modulo round their results.
512
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513 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In read-char and peek-char, fix typos "?"
514 in @rnindex. In port-column, use @: after i.e.
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515 (Writing): In get-print-state, two spaces after full stop. Add write,
516 revise display.
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518 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Length Append etc): Add count.
519 (SRFI-1 Fold and Map): In reduce, fix typo "... variant of fold", add
520 "f" to fold call shown. In reduce-right, use @code on "reduce".
521
522 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi: Add spaces after some @defun names.
523 * posix.texi (Processes): Fix typo "hhhh".
524
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5252003-05-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
526
527 * posix.texi: Add index entries for many variables and functions,
528 either using @defvar/@deffn or @vindex/@pindex. (Patch supplied
529 by Kevin Ryde.)
530
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532
533 * posix.texi (scm_c_port_for_each): Added.
534
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5352003-04-26 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
536
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537 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): Document scm_str2symbol
538 and scm_mem2symbol.
539
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540 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type): Clarify that
541 scm_make_smob_type_mfpe is deprecated. (Thanks to
542 tomas@fabula.de.)
543
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544 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Remove scm_sysmissing,
545 long since gone from libguile. (Thanks to Kevin Ryde.)
546
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5472003-04-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
548
549 * preface.texi: Reflect change to LGPL.
550
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5512003-03-27 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
552
553 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): clarify character ordering in port for
554 unread-string.
555
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5562003-03-07 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
557
558 * guile.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we don't
559 choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
560
561 * preface.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we
562 don't choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
563
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5642003-01-02 Mikael Djurfeldt <djurfeldt@nada.kth.se>
565
566 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Low level thread primitives): Fixed typo
567 in broadcast-condition-variable.
568
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5692002-12-08 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
570
571 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): add effective-version docs.
572
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5732002-11-17 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
574
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575 Applied patches from Stephen Compall as follows. (Thanks!)
576
577 2002-11-06 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
578
579 * posix.texi: Changed quotes to match Texinfo expectations.
580
581 Added references to the glibc manual.
582
583 Used proper Texinfo text marking for many keywords, such as @code,
584 @samp, @env, @var.
585
586 Fixed argument metasyntactic variable references in
587 file-manipulation section so the usage in the descriptions matches
588 the usage in the declarations.
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590 2002-10-26 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
591
592 * scheme-data.texi: Addition and change of many Texinfo tags,
593 particularly usage of @var and @samp, as well as reformatting of
594 some lists into tables and usage of @result.
595
596 Notes about some things I didn't understand, as well as a
597 missing section on non-control characters.
598
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5992002-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
600
601 * scheme-modules.texi (Environments): only available when
602 (ice-9 r5rs) is used.
603 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): current url is www.scsh.net.
604
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6052002-10-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
606
607 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Updated mutex and condition varable
608 functions.
609
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6102002-10-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
611
612 * debugging.texi (Debugging Features): Rewritten.
613
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6142002-10-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
615
616 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-io.texi,
617 scheme-scheduling.texi, posix.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
618
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620
621 * intro.texi (Whirlwind Tour): Added pointer to examples
622 directory.
623
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6242002-10-10 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
625
626 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System Asyncs): Updated.
627
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6282002-10-07 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
629
630 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Asyncs): Updated.
631 * posix.texi (sigaction): Updated.
632
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6332002-10-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
634
635 * posix.texi (Processes), scheme-options.texi (Common Feature
636 Symbols): Refer to provided? rather than deprecated feature?.
637
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6382002-10-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
639
640 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Updated.
641 (Writing your own snarfing macros): New.
642
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6432002-09-25 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
644
645 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Make sections into nodes.
646 (Debugging Options): Node removed.
647
648 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): Brought forward before
649 sections on options.
650 (Runtime Options): New section, to group options-related nodes.
651
6522002-09-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
653
654 * scheme-options.texi (Options and Config): Chapter name changed,
655 and intro text improved.
656 (Install Config): Brought forward, and renamed Build
657 Configuration.
658
659 The following doc updates are from Ian Sheldon - thanks!
660
661 * scheme-data.texi (Appending Strings, Regexp Functions, Match
662 Structures): Add examples.
663 (Regular Expressions): Add instruction to use (ice-9 regex)
664 module.
665
666 * slib.texi (SLIB): Remove duplicate `the'.
667
6682002-09-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
669
670 * scheme-options.texi (General option interface): Mention
671 eval-options-interface and debug-options-interface.
672
673 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): New node describing source
674 properties.
675
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6762002-09-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
677
678 * scheme-utility.texi (Hook Reference): Improvements to hook docs.
679 Thanks to Thien-Thi Nguyen for the patches.
680
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682
683 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Props): It's "set-symbol-property!",
684 not "set-symbol-property". Thanks to Pieter Pareit!
685
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6862002-09-15 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
687
688 * scheme-data.texi: Tell them to use 'provided?' instead of
689 '*feaures*'.
690
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6912002-09-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
692
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693 * scheme-ideas.texi (Creating a Procedure): Fixed typo. Thanks to
694 Pieter Pareit!
695
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696 * intro.texi: Updated GNu ftp server name. Use "-lguile" instead
697 of "libguile.a". Some small fixes/improvements.
698
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699 * scheme-reading.texi: Added www.schemers.org. Removed foldoc,
700 it's too generic. Updated 'teach yourself ...' URL.
701
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7022002-08-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
703
af31a24f 704 * scheme-modules.texi: Markup fixes and removal of gh_ references.
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705 Thanks to Dale Smith!
706
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7072002-08-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
708
709 * scheme-evaluation.texi (eval-string): Updated.
710
711 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Fluids): Touched up a bit, added
712 with-fluids.
713
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7142002-08-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
715
716 * scheme-modules.texi (More Modules Procedures): Removed.
717 (Accessing Modules from C): New.
718
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7192002-08-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
720
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721 * scheme-procedures.texi: new section Primitive Procedures,
722 documentation for scm_c_make_gsubr and scm_c_define_gsubr.
723 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): replace
724 gh_new_procedure with scm_c_define_gsubr.
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7262002-08-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
727
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728 * gh.texi (Data types and constants defined by gh): Avoid
729 generating index entry for SCM.
730
731 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Remove duplicate doc for
732 setenv.
733
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734 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi: Merge
735 recent updates from stable branch.
736
737 * posix.texi (File System, Time, Pipes, Network Databases,
738 Internet Socket Examples): Add examples provided by Ian Sheldon.
739
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7402002-08-08 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
741
742 * scheme-binding.texi: Don't talk about 'bound?' which is gone.
743 Thanks to Christopher Cramer.
744
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7452002-08-06 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
746
747 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): add scm_calloc, scm_gc_calloc.
748 correct typos.
749
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7502002-08-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
751
752 * intro.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Added (use-modules (ice-9
753 rdelim)) to an example that uses read-line. Thanks to Ralf
754 Mattes!
755
756 * scheme-memory.texi: Added an introductory blurb about GC that I
757 had lying around.
758
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7592002-08-02 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
760
761 * scheme-modules.texi: split "Scheme and modules" into
762 "provide and require" and "Environments". Mention R5RS
763 environments.
764
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7652002-07-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
766
767 * scheme-options.texi (Debugger options): New subsection
768 describing stack overflow and what to do about it.
769
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7702002-07-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
771
772 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): Removed description
773 of scm_register_module_xxx, which no longer exists. A description
774 of current techniques is needed.
775
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7762002-05-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
777
778 * scheme-data.texi (Numbers): Added description of the new values
779 +inf.0, -inf.0 and +nan.0.
780
781 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Added entries for 'setenv' and
782 'unsetenv'.
783
7842002-04-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
785
786 * gh.texi, data-rep.texi: Moved `@deftyp {Data type} SCM' line
787 from gh.texi to data-rep.texi. Both files already had similar
788 descriptions for SCM. Given that gh.texi is deprecated, looking
789 up `SCM' in the index should take one to the primary location
790 rather than deprecated section. Hence this change. Added
791 `@deftp' for scm_t_bits data type so that a proper index entry is
792 added for this. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
793
794 * data-rep.texi (Subrs): Changed scm_make_gsubr to
795 scm_c_define_gsubr. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
796
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7972002-04-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
798
799 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): Updated docs of
800 string-tokenize.
801
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803
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804 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout), scm.texi (Reference Layout):
805 Node moved from a to b.
806
807 * guile.texi (Scheme Intro, Basic Ideas, Guile Scripting, Command
808 Line Handling, Debugging Features, Autoconf Support, Miscellaneous
809 Tools, Further Reading): Moved to new Part II.
810
811 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Part numbers updated accordingly.
812
813 * guile.texi (Top): Move API Overview node to beginning of Guile
814 API Reference part.
815 (Part II: Writing and Running Guile Scheme): New part; will
816 contain content from `Programming with Guile' that pertains to
817 writing and using Guile on the Scheme level.
818
819 * scm.texi (API Overview): Renamed from `Guile API'.
820
821 * guile.texi (Top), scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules):
822 Debugger User Interface node renamed Debugging Features.
823
824 * debugging.texi (Stacks and Frames): Node deleted; non-duplicated
825 material moved to scheme-debug.texi.
826 (Debugging Features): Renamed from `Debugger User Interface'.
827
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828 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Rename chapter `Debugging
829 Infrastructure' and reorganize its contents.
830
831 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-control.texi (Handling
832 Errors): Move display-error to error-focussed section.
833
834 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), debugging.texi (Backtrace): Move
835 backtrace to user-level debugging chapter.
836
837 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-procedures.texi (Procedure
838 Properties): Move procedure-name, procedure-source and
839 procedure-environment to procedures chapter.
840
841 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-memory.texi (Memory
842 Blocks): Move malloc-stats to memory management chapter.
843
844 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Remove mention of
845 use-modules for loading syncase; only use-syntax really works.
846 Thanks to Panagiotis Vossos for spotting this.
847
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848 * program.texi (Scheme vs C): New node, with existing material
849 taken from chapter intro.
850 (Programming Overview): New intro para to introduce example of
851 Guile integration:
852 (Extending Dia): New node.
853
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8542002-04-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
855
856 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Added guile.cps, guile.fns, guile.rns,
857 guile.tps, guile.vrs, guile.tmp.
858
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8592002-04-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
860
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861 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout): Remove reference to defunct
862 Guile Extensions index.
863
864 * guile.texi: Removed Guile Extensions index.
865
866 * scheme-indices.texi (Guile Extensions Index): Removed.
867
868 * guile.texi: Remove vgone, vdeprecated, vchanged and vnote
869 macros; they're not actually useful after all. Update copyright
870 years.
871
872 * scheme-compound.texi (Vectors): Make subsections into nodes.
873 (Vectors): Review, slightly reorg and clarify docs in this
874 section.
875
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876 * scheme-data.texi (Symbols): Reorganized node substructure and
877 added lots of explanatory text around the @deffn's.
878
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8792002-03-29 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
880
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881 * scheme-modules.texi (Variables): Mention obarrays.
882
883 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables, Symbol Props): Remove vgone
884 markers for deprecated symbol items.
885 (Symbol Props): Remove doc for obsolete 2 arg version of
886 symbol-interned?.
887 (String Miscellanea): Removed, since it only contained duplicate
888 doc for string-ci->symbol.
889 (Symbol Tables): Move doc for gensym to Symbol Primitives; rest of
890 section removed.
891
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892 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors), scheme-evaluation.texi
893 (Fly Evaluation): Remove vgone markers for close-all-ports-except,
894 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
895
896 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type), scheme-compound.texi
897 (Append/Reverse), scheme-procedures.texi (Internal Macros):
898 Trivial updates to sync with stable branch.
899
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9002002-03-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
901
902 * scheme-compound.texi (List Searching): Remove docs for
903 `scm_sloppy_mem*', which no longer exist.
904
9052002-03-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
906
907 * guile.texi (Top), intro.texi (What is Guile?, The Basic Guile
908 Package): Use @ifnottex instead of @ifinfo, so that HTML
909 generation works correctly.
910
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912
913 * tools.texi: Updated to reflect changes to the guile-snarf tool.
914
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9152002-03-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
916
917 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Further updates. New material on
918 GC hooks.
919
920 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Note disappearance of
921 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
922
923 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Remove docs about previously
924 deprecated items that have now been removed.
925
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927
928 * tools.texi (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): Remove this node.
929 (How guile-snarf works): Update usage and description to
930 no longer mention "--compat=1.4" and instead "-d" and "-D".
931 (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Add list of deprecated macros
932 and blurb. Add cindex for deprecated macros.
933
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9342002-03-15 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
935
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936 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Reviewed and updated.
937
938 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): New section.
939
940 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic, Primitive Numerics): Add
941 description of corresponding C functions.
942
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943 * scheme-utility.texi (Object Properties): Revamp documentation on
944 object properties.
945
946 * scheme-memory.texi (Weak References): Update reference to Object
947 Properties node.
948
949 * guile.texi: Add macros for describing version information.
950
951 * scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-io.texi,
952 scheme-procedures.texi: Automatic updates from snarfed libguile
953 docstrings.
954
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9552002-03-13 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
956
957 * Makefile.am (guile_toc.html): Look for guile.texi in $(srcdir).
958
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959 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Mention "--compat=1.4", and
960 new processing steps. Update usage example, makefile frag.
961
962 (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): New subsubsection under
963 "Init Snarfing with guile-snarf".
964
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9652002-03-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
966
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967 * scheme-compound.texi, scheme-data.texi, new-docstrings.texi:
968 Automatic updates from snarfed libguile docstrings.
969
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970 * data-rep.texi, guile.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
971 scheme-options.texi, scheme-translation.texi: Various minor
972 enhancements ported from the stable CVS branch.
973
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9742002-03-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
975
976 * tools.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): New node/chapter.
977 (Snarfing, Init Snarfing with guile-snarf, How guile-snarf works,
978 Macros guile-snarf recognizes, Doc Snarfing): New nodes/(sub)sections.
979 (Executable Modules): Now a section under "Miscellaneous Tools".
980
981 * guile.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): Add under "Part II".
982 Implement by including tools.texi.
983
984 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add tools.texi.
985
9862002-03-07 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
987
988 * tools.texi: New file.
989
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9902002-03-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
991
992 * autoconf.texi (Autoconf Background): Insert missing `of'.
993
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9942002-03-01 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
995
996 * api.txt, data-rep.texi: Renamed the struct scm_cell to
997 scm_t_cell.
998
999 * data-rep.texi: Renamed scm_alloc_cell to scm_cell and
1000 scm_alloc_double_cell to scm_double_cell.
1001
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1003
1004 * scheme-memory.texi (Upgrading from scm_must_malloc et al): New
1005 section.
1006
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10072002-02-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1008
1009 * data-rep.texi: Use scm_gc_malloc and scm_gc_free instead of
1010 scm_must_malloc and free in example code. Updated text for the
1011 new memory management functions.
1012
1013 * scheme-debug.texi (malloc-stats): Refer to scm_gc_malloc instead
1014 of to scm_must_malloc.
1015
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10162002-02-27 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
1017
1018 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented some more
1019 gh equivalents and removed appropriate FIXME's.
1020
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1022
1023 * Makefile.am: Update path to pre-inst-guile automake frag.
1024
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1026
1027 * .cvsignore: add autoconf-macros.texi.
1028
1029 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): add autoconf-macros.texi.
1030
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1032
1033 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): New section.
1034
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10352002-02-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1036
1037 * Makefile.am: Include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am.
1038
1039 (GUILE): Delete var.
1040 (autoconf-macros.texi): Use $(preinstguiletool).
1041
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1043
1044 * autoconf.texi (Autofrisk, Using Autofrisk): New sections.
1045 (Autoconf Support): Add new sections to menu.
1046
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10472002-02-04 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1048
1049 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Uninterned): Added node.
1050
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10512002-01-29 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
1052
1053 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented gh equivalents
1054 `scm_c_string2str', `scm_c_substring2str' and `scm_c_symbol2str'
1055 and removed the appropriate FIXME's.
1056
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10572002-01-14 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1058
1059 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Also set GUILE_LOAD_PATH
1060 when invoking the uninstalled guile executable.
1061
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10622002-01-09 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1063
1064 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Fix build bug:
1065 Write this file to srcdir. Thanks to I. N. Golubev.
1066
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10672002-01-08 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1068
1069 * Makefile.am: attempt to use guile from $(top_builddir)/libguile
1070 when building autoconf-macros.texi. There are still problems with
1071 modules and running makeinfo when builddir != srcdir.
1072
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1074
1075 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi, guile.texi, intro.texi,
1076 misc-modules.texi, new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, program.texi,
1077 repl-modules.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-compound.texi,
1078 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1079 scheme-ideas.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1080 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1081 scheme-translation.texi, scheme-utility.texi, scm.texi, slib.texi,
1082 srfi-modules.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1083
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1085
1086 * intro.texi (Linking Programs With Guile): Fix typo (superfluous
1087 `do'). Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1088
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1090
1091 * intro.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1092
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1094
1095 * guile.texi (Part II): Add "Autoconf Support"; include
1096 autoconf.texi.
1097
1098 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add autoconf.texi and
1099 autoconf-macros.texi.
1100 (autoconf.texi, autoconf-macros.texi): New rules.
1101
1102 * autoconf.texi: New file.
1103
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1105
1106 * scheme-compound.texi (Alist Example): Changed "Bismarck" to
1107 "Pierre". Thanks to Ron Peterson!
1108
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1110
1111 * program.texi (Programming Overview): Chapter renamed from
1112 `Programming Options'; some new material added.
1113
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1115
1116 * scm.texi (Guile API): Renamed from `Scheme Primitives' and
1117 broadened so that this chapter discusses the Guile API as a whole.
1118
1119 * program.texi (Available Functionality): Revise so that text
1120 reads better.
1121
1122 * guile.texi (Programming Intro): New introductory text.
1123
1124 * scheme-ideas.texi (Definition): Reorder reference bullets in
1125 ascending page number order.
1126
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1128
1129 * scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Typo fix: wither ->
1130 either.
1131
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11322001-12-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1133
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1134 * scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Moved into scheme-utility.texi.
1135
1136 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added scheme-compound.texi.
1137
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1138 * scheme-data.texi (Variables): Node moved to modules chapter.
1139 (Symbol Read Syntax): New node, with syntax-related material taken
1140 from old Symbols node.
1141 (Symbol Primitives): Renamed from `Symbols'.
1142 (Symbols and Variables): Renamed to `Symbols'.
1143 (Symbol Props): Renamed from `Symbol Tables'.
1144 (Symbols): General review, improvements and additional material
1145 throughout this section.
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1146 (Other Data Types): New material: links to object types documented
1147 elsewhere. Also renamed node to `Other Types'.
1148 (Data Types): Split into two: `Simple Data Types' and `Compound
1149 Data Types'. Introductory blurbs rewritten accordingly.
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1150
1151 * guile.texi: Updated Notes comment.
1152
1153 * scheme-data.texi (Rx Interface): Node moved to Guile Modules
1154 part, as the Rx interface is not core Guile.
1155
11562001-11-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1157
1158 * scheme-data.texi (String Miscellanea): Removed, moving doc for
1159 string-ci->symbol into the node on Symbols.
1160
1161 * Makefile.am (ETAGS_ARGS): Added.
1162
1163 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables): Removed doc for gentemp,
1164 intern-symbol, string->obarray-symbol, symbol-binding,
1165 symbol-bound?, symbol-set!, unintern-symbol, symbol-interned?; all
1166 of which no longer exist.
1167
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1169
1170 * posix.texi: Fix spelling. Thanks to Chris Cramer.
1171 Reword `getpass' intro blurb.
1172
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11732001-11-23 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1174
1175 * program.texi (Program Control): Remove spurious placeholder
1176 text.
1177
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11782001-11-20 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1179
1180 * scheme-options.texi (Install Config):
1181 Tweak `%load-path' verb to not imply it's a proc.
1182 Add documentation for `%guile-build-info'.
1183
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11842001-11-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1185
1186 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables), new-docstrings.texi: Removed
1187 doc for builtin-bindings (no longer exists).
1188 (Variables): Expanded existing description of variables. Removed
1189 doc for builtin-variable (no longer exists).
1190
1191 * scheme-binding.texi (Top Level): New docs for define, scm_define
1192 and scm_c_define. Also clarified point about interchangeability
1193 of define and set!.
1194
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11952001-11-18 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1196
1197 * scheme-data.texi (Vectors): Autoupdate docs for
1198 vector-move-left! and vector-move-right!.
1199
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12002001-11-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1201
1202 * debugging.texi, deprecated.texi, intro.texi, misc-modules.texi,
1203 new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
1204 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1205 scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1206 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1207 scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
1208 scheme-utility.texi, script-getopt.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Change
1209 category for "primitive" and "procedure" @deffn's to {Scheme
1210 Procedure}; add @deffnx lines for {C Function}s; automatic updates
1211 from libguile docstring changes.
1212
1213 * scheme-memory.texi (Garbage Collection): Removed doc for removed
1214 `unhash-name'.
1215
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12162001-11-14 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1217
1218 * scheme-procedures.texi: Spell "library" correctly.
1219
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12202001-11-13 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1221
1222 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-data.texi: Merge recent doc
1223 improvements from stable branch.
1224
1225 * scheme-options.texi: Automatic updates from docstring changes in
1226 libguile's C source code.
1227
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12282001-11-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1229
1230 * scheme-data.texi (Vtables, Structure Basics): Automatic doc
1231 updates for struct? and struct-vtable?.
1232 (String Searching): Add missing "for". Thanks to Scott Lenser.
1233
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12342001-11-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1235
1236 * guile.texi (Top): Added new chapter `Programming Options'.
1237
1238 * program.texi: New file.
1239
1240 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added program.texi.
1241
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1243
1244 * scheme-memory.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1245 scheme-data.texi, scheme-binding.texi, posix.texi,
1246 new-docstrings.texi: Automatic updates from improved libguile
1247 docstrings.
1248
12492001-11-04 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1250
1251 * preface.texi: Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1252 (Manual Layout): Updated to reflect reorg.
1253
1254 * guile.texi (MANUAL_EDITION): New variable, with value
1255 incremented from 1.0 to 1.1 to reflect the reorg described here.
1256 (Top): Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1257
1258 * scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index, Guile Extensions Index): Use
1259 @unnumbered rather than @chapter for these indices.
1260
1261 * guile.texi (Top): A little top-level reshuffling, with the aims
1262 that: (1) the `Guile Scheme' (reference) part of the manual
1263 becomes the `Guile API Reference', and covers both Scheme and C
1264 interfaces; (2) non-API-reference material such as the `Basic
1265 Ideas in Scheme' chapter is collected together to form a new part
1266 `Programming with Guile'. This new part will contain general
1267 documentation on using and programming Guile in both Scheme and C,
1268 including - for example - awareness of GC when C programming, how
1269 to use the snarf macros, how to debug ...
1270 (Top): Move inclusion of scheme-indices.texi so that all indices
1271 appear together in the printed manual.
1272
1273 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Removed appendices.texi, added
1274 debugging.texi.
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1276 * appendices.texi: Removed.
1277
1278 * debugging.texi (Debugger User Interface): New file, same as the
1279 material that used to be in appendices.texi, but now a chapter in
1280 Part II rather than an appendix.
1281
1282 * appendices.texi (Obtaining and Installing Guile): Moved to
1283 become a chapter in ...
1284 * intro.texi: ... Part I: Introduction to Guile.
1285
1286 * scm.texi (I/O Extensions): Moved to become a section of ...
1287 * scheme-io.texi (Input and Output): ... this chapter.
1288
1289 * scm.texi (Handling Errors): Moved to become a section of ...
1290 * scheme-control.texi (Control Mechanisms): ... this chapter.
1291
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1293
1294 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19, SRFI-19 Constants, SRFI-19 Current
1295 time and clock resolution, SRFI-19 Time object and accessors,
1296 SRFI-19 Time comparison procedures, SRFI-19 Time arithmetic
1297 procedures, SRFI-19 Date object and accessors, SRFI-19
1298 Time/Date/Julian Day/Modified Julian Day converters, SRFI-19 Date
1299 to string/string to date converters): New nodes.
04bbd6ce 1300 (SRFI Support): Add "SRFI-19" to menu.
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1303
1304 * scripts.texi: Document `--debug' and `--no-debug'.
1305
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13062001-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1307
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1308 * guile.texi, scsh.texi: removed obsolete guile-scsh material
1309 and updated links (I don't know if it should remain in the
1310 main menu. It's like slib I think.)
1311
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1312 * minor updates to the slib installation notes.
1313
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13142001-10-05 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1315
1316 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Removed documentation
1317 for `read-and-eval!' and `eval2'. (Thanks to Alex Schroeder for
1318 noticing that they'd disappeared!)
1319
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1321
1322 * scheme-io.texi (Writing): Add entry for `display'.
1323 Include in R5RS Index. Thanks to Alex Schroeder for suggestion.
1324
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13252001-09-26 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
1326
1327 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13): Tyop fix.
1328 (SRFI-13): Changed paragraph about bindings both in the code and
1329 in SRFI-13.
1330
1331 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Tyop fix.
1332 (Formatted Output): Document ~g properly.
1333
1334 Thanks to Alex Schroeder for pointing out the typos and sending
1335 suggestions.
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1338
1339 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Add `cindex' directive.
1340 Thanks to suggestion by Alex Schroeder.
1341
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1343
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1344 * guile.texi (Top): Group all index nodes together so that
1345 `Info-index' works more effectively in Info. Thanks to Eric
1346 Hanchrow for the report and fix.
1347
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1348 * scheme-data.texi (Random, String Syntax, String Modification,
1349 Regular Expressions), scheme-ideas.texi (Definition),
1350 scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Linking and Compiled Code Modules),
1351 scm.texi (Transforming Scheme name to C name, Port
1352 Implementation): Various typo fixes and clarifications merged from
1353 the stable CVS branch.
1354
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13552001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1356
1357 * intro.texi: Merged wording fixes from stable CVS branch.
1358
1359 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Remove ../AUTHORS.
1360
1361 * guile.texi: Incorporate text previously in separate AUTHORS
1362 file.
1363
13642001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1365
1366 The change log for files in this directory continues backwards
1367 from 2001-08-27 in ../ChangeLog, as all the Guile documentation
1368 prior to this date was contained in a single directory.