1 2005-07-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
3 * api-data.texi (String Selection): In string-pad, don't say anything
4 about sharing strings, decided against doing that.
5 (Miscellaneous String Operations): Ditto in string-filter and
8 * api-data.texi (String Selection): Merge descriptions of string-trim,
9 string-trim-right and string-trim-both for brevity.
11 2005-06-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
13 * api-options.texi (Debugger options): Cross reference new Tail Calls
14 node rather than R5RS on tail recursion.
16 2005-06-23 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
18 * guile.texi, libguile-concepts.texi, libguile-extensions.texi,
19 libguile-linking.texi, libguile-smobs.texi: Spelling errors reported
22 * api-compound.texi (Pairs, List Syntax): Cross reference Expression
24 * api-control.texi (Lazy Catch): Cross ref for with-fluids.
25 * libguile-linking.texi (A Sample Guile Main Program): Cross reference
26 automake manual for aclocal.
27 * libguile-program.texi (Extending Dia): URL for Dia home page.
28 (Dia Primitives): Cross ref for scm_c_define_gsubr.
30 2005-06-12 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
32 * gh.texi: More stuff about transitioning away from GH.
34 2005-06-11 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
36 * api-data.texi (Miscellaneous String Operations): In string-filter
37 and string-delete, note result may share with input string (as allowed
40 2005-06-06 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
42 * api-compound.texi (Array Procedures): In array-in-bounds?,
43 correction to example result.
45 * api-init.texi (Initialization), api-scheduling.texi (Blocking):
46 {} groups around "void*" C return types.
48 2005-05-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
50 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Selectors): In drop-right, note always a
51 new list. In take-right, note result shares common tail. Per spec.
53 2005-05-03 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
55 * api-data.texi (String Constructors): Clarify string, list->string
56 and reverse-list->string a bit.
58 2005-04-30 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
60 * api-io.texi (Default Ports): Describe buffering on standard ports.
62 2005-04-23 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
64 * api-data.texi (Regexp Functions): Add list-matches and fold-matches.
66 * data-rep.texi (Subrs): Note that subr must not modify its rest list.
68 2005-04-19 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
70 * api-data.texi (Regexp Functions): Clarity flags parameter.
72 * misc-modules.texi, guile.texi (Rx Regexps): Remove this section, Rx
73 is not in the core and we don't want to confuse anyone with it and the
74 builtin posix regexps.
76 2005-04-04 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>
78 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Set Operations): use @cross iso. @times.
80 * guile.texi: add @cross for @tex
82 2005-04-02 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
84 * guile.texi (@times): New macro.
86 * repl-modules.texi (Readline Support): Cross ref readline manual.
87 (Loading Readline Support): Add GUILE_HISTORY and .inputrc Guile
90 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Association Lists): In alist-cons, clarify
91 a bit and cross reference core acons.
93 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Set Operations): Revise and expand.
94 (SRFI-1 Deleting): In delete, cross reference lset-difference.
96 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19): Note Gregorian leap year rules
97 incorrectly extended back prior to 1582.
99 2005-03-29 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
101 * api-compound.texi: Fixed some typos and added some docs. Talk
102 about concrete and abstract hash tables.
104 2005-03-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
106 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-55): New section.
107 (SRFI-60): New section.
109 2005-03-01 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
111 * api-compound.texi (Shared Arrays): New section. Rewrite
112 make-shared-array for clarity, adding examples.
114 * libguile-concepts.texi (Control Flow): Cross reference Tail Calls.
116 2005-02-17 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
118 * api-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Use tex for sqrt2 and pi.
119 (Complex Numbers): Add polar form read syntax.
121 2005-02-15 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
123 * posix.texi (File System): In tmpnam, clarify security and use of
124 O_EXCL. In mkstemp!, in fact posix doesn't specify permissions.
126 * scheme-ideas.texi (Tail Calls): New section.
128 2005-02-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
130 * api-data.texi (String Selection): In string-pad and
131 string-pad-right, clarify which end the padding goes on, and merge
134 * api-data.texi (Integer Operations): In gcd and lcm, show args.
135 (Arithmetic): In truncate, add missing arg.
137 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Fold and Map): Rewrite fold, pair-fold and
140 2005-02-05 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
142 * posix.texi (File System): In mkstemp!, in fact posix doesn't specify
143 the permissions mode. Add an example setting 666 less umask.
145 2005-02-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
147 * api-io.texi (File Ports): In port-filename, cannot use after close.
149 * posix.texi (Time): In mktime, clarify fields of sbd-time used, and
150 the handling of tm:isdst.
152 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Add srfi-4, srfi-13 and srfi-14 now in
155 2005-01-29 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
157 * posix.texi (Signals): In sigaction, add SA_NOCLDSTOP, make it
158 clearer SA_RESTART is a variable.
160 2005-01-28 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
162 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Predicates): Clarify proper-list?,
163 circular-list? and dotted-list?, note any object passes exactly one of
166 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19 Time/Date conversions): In default
167 tz-offset, note restrictions on a 32-bit system.
169 2005-01-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
171 * api-i18n.texi (Internationalization): Expand and revise a bit for
174 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching): In member, note `=' called arg
176 (SRFI-1 Set Operations): Remove lset-adjoin!, doesn't exist in the
177 code or the srfi spec.
179 2005-01-20 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
181 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors): In flock, for LOCK_NB note
182 logior for LOCK_NB and EWOULDBLOCK error, and note flock doesn't work
185 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching): In list-index, note 0 based
186 index and #f for not found.
188 2005-01-15 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
190 * api-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): In logtest and logbit?, describe
191 operations in words, not just equivalent expressions. In
192 integer-expt, clarify a bit and note negative k allowed and 0^0==1.
194 * api-data.texi (Random): In random:solid-sphere!, there is no return
197 * api-evaluation.texi (Loading): In %load-hook, need to use set!, and
200 2005-01-14 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
202 * scheme-scripts.texi: Describe new 1.4 compatability behavior of
205 2005-01-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
207 * api-data.texi (Mapping Folding and Unfolding): In
208 string-for-each-index, make it clear iteration is over indices.
210 * posix.texi (User Information): Note cuserid gone from POSIX.
211 Prompted by Roland Besserer.
213 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-39): New section.
215 2005-01-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
217 * srfi-modules.texi: Various index entries.
218 (SRFI-19 Introduction): Note MJD basis is 2400000.5.
219 (SRFI-19 Date): In date-second, clarify leap second usage. In
220 date-year, note negatives for B.C. and no zero. In current-date,
221 don't let it read like it's just UTC which is returned.
223 2005-01-08 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
225 * api-modules.texi (Creating Guile Modules): Expand define-modules
226 #:autoload, clarify that it's a list of symbols.
228 * api-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules): Add expect, format, ftw,
229 getop-long, history, popen, pretty-print, q, readline, receive, regex,
230 streams, syncase, srfi-16, srfi-19 and srfi-31. Remove ice-9 jacal,
233 * posix.texi (File System): In mkstemp!, note 0600 creation mode.
235 2005-01-06 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
237 * api-compound.texi: Finished(?) the new array API docs.
239 2005-01-02 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
241 * posix.texi (Pipes): Expand and clarify a bit. Describe port
242 inheritance. Caution against waitpid WAIT_ANY.
244 2004-12-29 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
246 * api-compound.texi (Arrays): Updated for the new 'typed' approach
249 2004-12-28 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
251 * api-data.texi (String Predicates): For string-any and string-every,
252 last chars are now tail calls per srfi, and reinstate char_pred can be
253 character or character set (somehow lost in cut and paste).
255 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching): In any and every, revise for
256 clarity, note last call in each is a tail call.
258 2004-12-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
260 * api-compound.texi (Vectors, Bit Vectors, Uniform Numeric
261 Vectors): Updated for the distinction between read-only and write
262 access to storage locations.
264 2004-12-22 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
266 * api-compound.texi (Arrays): Reorganized and 'modernized'.
268 2004-12-20 Mikael Djurfeldt <djurfeldt@nada.kth.se>
270 * expect.texi (Expect): Removed backslash escapes of regexp
271 operators ( and ) in code example for expect-strings.
273 2004-12-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
275 * api-data.texi (Regexp Functions): Revise regex-substitute and
276 regex-substitute/global for clarity, add some examples.
278 * api-procedures.texi (lambda* Reference): Revise for clarity, note
279 how #:rest works with #:key, note previous bindings available to
282 2004-12-05 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
284 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Length Append etc): In concatenate, note
285 equivalence to "apply append".
287 2004-11-09 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
289 * api-compound.texi (Generalized Vectors): New.
290 (Bit Vectors): More docs.
291 (Uniform Vectors): Call them Uniform numeric vectors.
293 2004-10-29 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
295 * api-compound.texi (Uniform Vectors): Added c32 and c64 docs.
297 2004-10-27 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
299 * srfi-modules.texi, api-compound.texi: Moved SRFI-4 docs into
300 main part. Moved bit vectors out of array section to make them
303 2004-10-19 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
305 * api-smobs.texi (smob mark function): List admissible functions
308 2004-10-04 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
310 * api-data.texi: Removed primitive keyword section, updated
313 * api-undocumented.texi: Moved keyword dash-symbol docs here.
315 2004-09-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
317 * api-data.texi (Conversion to/from C): Braces {} around char* return.
318 * api-evaluation.texi (Block Comments): More cindex entries.
320 * guile.texi, misc-modules.texi (Streams): New section.
322 2004-09-25 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
324 * libguile-smobs.texi, api-smobs.texi: More words abot what a free
325 function is allowed to do.
327 2004-09-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
329 * libguile-smobs.texi: Bugfix in example code, use SCM_NEWSMOB
330 correctly. Use scm_assert_smob_type instead of SCM_ASSERT
333 2004-09-23 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
335 * api-i18n.texi: New file.
336 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added it.
337 * guile.texi: Include it.
339 2004-09-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
341 * api-utility.texi (Equality): Revise for clarity.
343 2004-09-08 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
345 * api-data.texi (integer-expt): Updated from docstring.
347 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES, MAINTAINERCLEANFILES): Moved
348 autoconf-macros.texi to MAINTAINERCLEANFILES. It is in the
349 tarball and we shouldn't clean it, then.
351 2004-09-07 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
353 * api-procedures.texi (let-keywords Reference): Typo, should be
354 let-keywords* @defunx.
356 * api-scheduling.texi (Parallel Forms): In parallel, letpar, par-map,
357 n-par-map and n-for-each-par-map, describe each form as being in its
358 own thread, not a new thread, since for instance the calling thread is
359 used when only one form. Plus typo in n-for-each-par-map example
360 equivalent for-each + n-par-map.
362 * posix.texi (Locales): Use @var for category arg.
364 * posix.texi (System Identification): Remove software-type, it doesn't
365 exist in the guile core.
367 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-10): Revise and expand.
369 2004-09-02 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
371 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Excess arguments are ignored.
372 In ~*, correction N parameter cannot be negative. In ~t, note
375 2004-08-29 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
377 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-2): Note empty body is #t.
379 2004-08-25 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
381 * api-data.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Moved docs for SRFI-14 into
382 main API chapter. Updated docstrings from libguile/.
384 2004-08-25 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
386 * api-data.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Moved docs for SRFI-14 into
387 main API chapter. Updated docstrings from libguile/.
389 2004-08-24 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
391 Ran a (docstring-process-module "(guile)") and moved entries from
392 new-docstrings.texi to their appropriate place.
394 * api-undocumented.texi: New file.
396 2004-08-21 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
398 From Richard Todd, Thanks!
400 * scheme-scripts.texi (Invoking Guile): documented new '-L'
403 2004-08-20 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
405 * gh.texi: Updated transition section with new recommended things.
407 2004-08-19 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
409 * api-data.texi (Strings): Document copy-on-write behavior and
410 mutation-sharing substrings.
411 (Symbols): Document scm_from_locale_symbol and
412 scm_from_locale_symboln.
414 2004-08-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
416 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Add SOCK_RDM and
419 * posix.texi (Internet Socket Examples): Correction to socket calls,
420 should be PF_INET not AF_INET (though generally the two are the same
423 2004-08-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
425 * api-scheduling.texi (Mutexes): New datatype-centric section, adding
426 fair mutexes and collecting up material from ...
427 (Low level thread primitives, Higher level thread procedures, C level
428 thread interface): ... these nodes.
430 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Predicates): Add string-any and
431 string-every support for char and charset predicates.
433 2004-08-11 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
435 * api-data.texi (scm_c_round, scm_c_truncate): Docs for'em.
437 2004-08-10 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
439 * api-control.texi: Updated example to use scm_to_locale_string
440 instead of roll-your-own scm_to_string. Also showcase
443 * api-data.texi: Docs for scm_is_string, scm_to_locale_string*,
444 and scm_from_locale_string*.
446 * api-memory.texi: Docs for scm_frame_free.
448 2004-08-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
450 * api-io.texi (File Ports): In open-file, describe the "b" binary flag.
452 * slib.texi (SLIB): Add notes on delete-file, provided? and open-file
453 overridden by ice-9 slib module.
455 2004-08-05 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
457 * api-scheduling.texi (Arbiters): Tweak wording for clarity, note any
458 thread can unlock not just the one which locked.
460 * posix.texi (Conventions): Describe system-error args, use @defun for
461 system-error-errno instead of just words.
463 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Predicates): Tweak wording for clarity.
464 For string-every, note return is #t when no characters. For
465 string-any and string-every, note last pred call is not currently a
466 tail call, contrary to SRFI-13 spec.
468 2004-08-03 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
470 * api-data.texi: Added scm_is_real, scm_is_rational,
471 scm_to_double, scm_from_double, numerator, and denominator. Added
472 scm_is_complex, scm_is_number, scm_c_make_rectangular,
473 scm_c_make_polar, scm_c_real_part, scm_c_imag_part,
474 scm_c_magnitude, and scm_c_angle.
476 2004-08-02 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
478 * gh.texi: Replaced references to scm_num2* with scm_to_* and
479 references to scm_*2num with scm_from_*.
481 Renamed many file to make the structure of the manual more evident
482 in the names. Changed all references.
484 * scheme-binding.texi: Renamed to api-binding.texi.
485 * scheme-compound.texi: Renamed to api-compound.texi.
486 * scheme-control.texi: Renamed to api-control.texi.
487 * scheme-data.texi: Renamed to api-data.texi.
488 * scheme-debug.texi: Renamed to api-debug.texi.
489 * deprecated.texi: Renamed to api-deprecated.texi.
490 * scheme-evaluation.texi: Renamed to api-evaluation.texi.
491 * ref-init.texi: Renamed to api-init.texi.
492 * scheme-io.texi: Renamed to api-io.texi.
493 * scheme-memory.texi: Renamed to api-memory.texi.
494 * scheme-modules.texi: Renamed to api-modules.texi.
495 * scheme-options.texi: Renamed to api-options.texi.
496 * scm.texi: Renamed to api-overview.texi.
497 * scheme-procedures.texi: Renamed to api-procedures.texi.
498 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Renamed to api-scheduling.texi.
499 * scheme-scm.texi: Renamed to api-scm.texi.
500 * scheme-smobs.texi: Renamed to api-smobs.texi.
501 * scheme-snarf.texi: Renamed to api-snarf.texi.
502 * scheme-translation.texi: Renamed to api-translation.texi.
503 * scheme-utility.texi: Renamed to api-utility.texi.
504 * debugging.texi: Renamed to scheme-debugging.texi.
505 * scripts.texi: Renamed to scheme-scripts.texi.
506 * program.texi: Renamed to libguile-program.texi.
508 * api-deprecated.texi: Removed.
509 * intro.texi (Discouraged and Deprecated): General information
510 about deprecation, etc.
512 2004-07-30 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
514 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Changed @w to @w{} in
515 itemize. The former doesn't work for some reason...
517 2004-07-28 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
519 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Rewrite, describing escapes
520 and parameters in detail.
521 * guile.texi (@le, @ge): New macros for ifnottex.
523 2004-07-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
525 * guile.texi (@nicode): Use @alias instead of @macro, for correct
526 handling of backslashes.
528 * scheme-control.texi (Frames): Add @vindex for SCM_F_WIND_EXPLICITLY.
530 * scheme-data.texi (String Syntax): Add all backslash forms accepted.
531 (Regexp Functions): Use @defvar for regexp/icase etc, to emphasise
532 that they're variables not symbols etc.
534 * scheme-smobs.texi (Smobs): In SCM_SMOB_OBJECT_LOC,
535 SCM_SMOB_OBJECT_2_LOC, SCM_SMOB_OBJECT_3_LOC, use {} to avoid "*"
536 getting into the index as part of the macro name.
538 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Revise for clarity, drop BNF in favour
539 of plain description, emphasise this is just for portable programs.
541 2004-07-10 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
543 * scheme-data.texi (Integers): Talk more about inexact and exact
546 2004-07-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
548 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Add srfi-6 to the identifiers provided
551 2004-07-07 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
553 * scheme-data.texi (Integers): Added docs for the new scm_is_,
554 scm_to_ and scm_from_ functions for integers.
556 * data-rep.texi (How Guile does it): Mark as being in limbo. All
557 the real documentation will be in the nodes "Programming in C" and
559 (Boolean Data): Just refer to node "Booleans".
561 * gh.texi: Replace references to SCM_NFALSEP, etc with
564 * scheme-data.texi (Booleans): Flag all function-like definitions
567 2004-07-06 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
569 * scheme-data.texi: Remove non-R5RS stuff from the 'rn' index.
571 * scheme-utility.texi: Added scm_is_eq, scm_eq_p, scm_eqv_p, and
574 2004-07-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
576 * scheme-data.texi (Booleans): Added reference entries for
577 scm_is_true, scm_is_false, scm_is_bool, scm_from_bool, and
580 2004-06-28 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
582 * Makefile.am: Removed home-grown code for HTML generation.
583 Automake does it for us now.
585 * guile.texi, scheme-scm.texi: Do not use TeXinfo markup in
586 section or node names.
588 2004-06-20 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
590 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-31): add documentation for srfi-31.
592 2004-05-19 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
594 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Remove guile.cps guile.fns guile.rns
595 guile.tps guile.vrs guile.tmp, cleaned by automake these days.
597 2004-05-06 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
599 * scheme-smobs.texi: Updated for new SCM_SMOB_* macros.
601 * preface.texi: Moved around the sections so that the manual
602 overview comes first.
604 * libguile-smobs.texi: Updated for the new role of scm_t_bits.
606 2004-04-21 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
608 * Big reorganization of the whole manual to give it a simpler
611 2004-03-25 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
613 * slib.texi (SLIB): Amend `require' cross reference node name, is
614 called "Require" in slib 3a1.
616 2004-03-23 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
618 * scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Typo in `rationalize'.
620 2004-03-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
622 * posix.texi (Processes): Add setgroups.
624 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-26): New section.
626 2004-02-21 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
628 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Add @findex entries for
629 quote and quasiquote no longer using @deffn.
631 2004-02-20 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
633 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Turned syntax
634 description into a table, @deffn is not really up to the task.
636 2004-02-18 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
638 * guile.texi: Replaced list of authors with "The Guile
641 * preface.texi (Contributors to the Manual): New section.
643 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Use an empty name
644 for the function call syntax definition. Otherwise, TeX complains
645 about unbalanced parenthesis.
647 2004-02-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
649 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Fill section with
650 function calling etc, and quote and quasiquote.
652 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-9): Revise for detail and clarity. Don't
653 use ":foo" for example type name, since that depends on the keyword
656 2004-02-15 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@chunk.mit.edu>
658 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Wrote a new entry
659 for hash-for-each-handle.
661 2004-02-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
663 * scheme-compound.texi (Sloppy Alist Functions): Amend error messages
664 shown to match current guile output.
666 2004-02-15 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@chunk.mit.edu>
668 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Renamed hash-map
671 2004-02-15 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
673 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): In scm_hash_ref etc,
674 remove note that dflt must be given, it can be SCM_UNSPECIFIED.
676 * scheme-control.texi (while do): Expand and clarify `do', in
677 particular note iteration binds fresh locations, rather than values
680 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-4): Revise for clarity, give each function
681 explicitly rather than showing TAG so Emacs info-look can find them,
682 merge "SRFI-4 - Read Syntax" and "SRFI-4 - Procedures" into just one
685 2004-02-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
687 * scheme-compound.texi (Conventional Arrays): Revise for clarity.
688 In array-equal?, show multiple arguments allowed.
689 (Uniform Arrays): Remove duplicate array?.
690 * guile.texi (cross): New macro.
692 * scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Note 1/3 prototype for
693 doubles is now an exact fraction.
695 * slib.texi (SLIB): Index entry for replacement `system'.
697 2004-01-28 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@chunk.mit.edu>
699 * scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Added a FIXME warning
700 that the 1/3 prototype no longer works.
702 2004-01-23 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
704 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added fdl.texi.
706 2004-01-21 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
708 Added copyright notices to all TeXinfo files.
711 * guile.texi: Include it as an appendix.
712 * preface.texi: State that the manual is FDL.
714 2004-01-20 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
716 * preface.texi (Guile License): Note readline is GPL and manual has
717 its own copying terms. Describe briefly what the licenses mean in
720 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread procedures): In monitor,
721 don't let "newly created" suggest a mutex created on every evaluation.
722 Note what "monitor" means.
724 * slib.texi (SLIB): Note `system' redefined by (ice-9 slib). Tweak
727 2004-01-11 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
729 * misc-modules.texi (Queues): New chapter.
730 * guile.texi (Top): Add it.
732 2004-01-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
734 * scheme-compound.texi (Bit Vectors): Revise for clarity, following
735 report by Rouben Rostamian. Remove #b() example, that syntax is not
738 2004-01-07 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
740 * scheme-control.texi, scheme-io.tex, scheme-scheduling.texi:
741 Adapt to new 'frame' names. Document scm_c_with_fluid,
742 scm_c_with_fluids, and scm_frame_fluid.
744 2004-01-06 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
746 * scheme-control.texi: Document scm_on_unwind_with_scm and
747 scm_on_rewind_with_scm.
749 2004-01-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
751 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Document scm_with_[un]blocked_asyncs.
753 * scheme-io.texi: Document scm_with_current_<foo>_port.
755 2004-01-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
757 * scheme-control.texi: Document the frames stuff and other random
760 2004-01-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
762 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Threads): Note Guile uses POSIX threads, for
763 concurrency and preemption.
764 (C level thread interface): Note periodic libguile call required for C
765 code in threads, add commented out reminders for SCM_TICK and
766 guile-mode, for when those features are ready.
768 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): For partition
769 and partition!, emphasise the multi-value return, note partition may
770 share a tail with the given list.
772 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching, SRFI-1 Deleting, SRFI-1
773 Association Lists): Note how member, delete, delete! and assoc extend
774 the corresponding core functions.
776 2003-11-25 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
778 * tools.texi (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Correction to GOOPS
781 2003-11-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
783 * scheme-data.texi: Include exact rationals.
785 From Stephen Compall. Thanks!
787 * intro.texi (What is Guile?): Add @acronym for POSIX, R5RS, GUI,
788 and HTTP. Conclude linking libguile. Say what one can find *for*.
790 * preface.texi (Manual Conventions): Double-quote some statements
791 formerly single-quoted. Remove some redundant quotes around code.
792 Clarify meaning of `iff' further for those that didn't get it the
793 first time 'round (like me). Make graphical indicators samples,
794 not code. Put results of evaluation on the same line as @result
795 symbols. Use @print example as example of total usage, and remind
796 readers not to forget the difference.
798 2003-11-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
800 * scheme-modules.texi: Document '@' and '@@'.
802 * scripts.texi: Mention that "-e (@ ...)" also works.
804 2003-11-15 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
806 * scheme-data.texi (Random): Add *random-state* variable, put note at
807 the top of the node about it being the default, rather than just in
808 the description of random.
810 2003-11-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
812 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Wrap POSIX, API, and SLIB in
813 @acronym. Change from paragraph format (somewhat clumsy-looking
814 on paper, at least) to @table format, with headers @strong. Made
815 example modules complete sentences. From Stephen Compall, thanks!
817 2003-11-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
819 * misc-modules.texi (Pretty Printing): Add new keyword options, break
820 example to avoid long line.
822 * scheme-data.texi (Random): In random, use @code for *random-state*.
823 Reported by Stephen Compall.
825 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): Move filter
827 * scheme-compound.texi (List Modification): ... to here, now that
828 they're implemented in the core.
830 2003-11-03 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
832 * misc-modules.texi (File Tree Walk): New chapter.
833 * guile.texi: Add it.
835 2003-10-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
837 * gh.texi (Calling Scheme procedures from C, scm transition summary):
838 Refer to scm_list_n, not the old name scm_listify.
839 (scm transition summary): For gh_apply, recommend scm_apply_0, which
842 * gh.texi (Defining new Scheme procedures in C): Don't use
843 @strong{Note:}, latest makeinfo will complain it looks like a cross
846 * posix.texi (Time): Correction to strftime glibc cross reference
847 node, now "Formatting Calendar Time".
849 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching): In break, note conflict with
850 binding established by `while'.
852 2003-10-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
854 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Decribe rehashing, note
855 no hashx-remove!, describe make-hash-table size parameter.
857 2003-10-06 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
859 * scheme-memory.texi: Added a short explanation of the GC and the
860 conservative stack scanning.
861 (scm_gc_protect_object, scm_gc_unprotect_object,
862 scm_permanent_object): New.
864 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi (scm_remember_upto_here_1,
865 scm_remember_upto_here_2): Moved from data-rep.texi to
868 2003-10-02 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
870 * scheme-io.texi (String Ports): In call-with-output-string, note proc
871 should not close the port. In get-output-string, note string must be
872 gotten before closing the port.
874 2003-09-21 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
876 * posix.texi (File System): In access?, reword a bit, clarify real
877 versus effective ID handling, cross reference glibc on that, and
878 recommend against access tests in library functions.
880 2003-09-13 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
882 * posix.texi (File System): In stat:dev and stat:mode, clarify that
885 * posix.texi (Network Address Conversion): Under IPv4, describe
886 numeric representation in Guile, add INADDR_LOOPBACK and
887 INADDR_BROADCAST, add commented-out INADDR_NONE.
889 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge reverse and reverse!,
890 describe newtail parameter for reverse!, remove confusing caveat about
891 head becoming tail for reverse!.
893 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In port-column, port-line,
894 set-port-column! and set-port-line!, port parameter must be given,
895 there's no default to current input.
897 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): Add scm_c_read.
898 (Writing): Add scm_c_write.
900 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): Add list-copy.
902 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19): Rewrite, adding descriptions of all
903 functions, and a bit of an introduction.
905 2003-09-03 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
907 * scheme-data.texi (Keyword Primitives): Add examples to
908 make-keyword-from-dash-symbol and keyword-dash-symbol. Add
911 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): In gensym, cross reference
912 uninterned symbols, use @w{} on " g" prefix to avoid any chance of a
913 line break obscuring it.
915 2003-08-30 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
917 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Note
918 scm_remember_upto_here_1 applies only to C automatic variables.
920 * guile.texi: Move @contents to usual place after title page, and
921 after first menu since that looks nice in html.
923 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors): In pipe PIPE_BUF, use
924 @defvar, reword a bit for clarity, cross reference glibc.
926 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socket, use
927 @defvar for protocol variables, cross reference for getprotobyname,
928 note it's usually connect and accept that establishes communication.
930 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socketpair,
931 clarify the return is a pair with ports in car and cdr, note
932 connection is full duplex, refer to socket for parameters, refer to
933 PF_UNIX rather than AF_UNIX.
935 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge append and append!,
936 shown parameters as lst1 ... lstN, describe list argument for
937 scm_append and scm_append_x and note that it's unmodified.
939 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Add hashx- case
940 insensitive string example, add cross references to symbol-hash,
941 string-hash, string-hash-ci, and char-set-hash.
943 * scheme-control.texi (Multiple Values): In values, show args as "arg1
944 ... argN". In scm_values, note args is a list and returned object
945 shares structure with it.
947 * scheme-control.texi (Catch): Add scm_internal_catch.
948 (Lazy Catch): Add scm_internal_lazy_catch.
950 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Use a table for scheme to C libm
951 equivalences, add C99 trunc.
953 * scheme-procedures.texi (Lambda): Note ". rest" list argument is
954 always newly created.
956 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Association Lists): In alist-delete and
957 alist-delete!, note argument order for the equality calls per SRFI-1
960 2003-08-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
962 * scheme-data.texi (Scientific): Add two-argument atan.
964 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Need @@ for texinfo in example.
966 2003-08-17 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
968 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Collect up groups of
969 functions to avoid duplication. Revise notes on hashx functions and
970 on vector implementation. In make-hash-table, size is now optional.
971 Add hash-map and hash-for-each.
973 2003-08-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
975 * scheme-control.texi (while do): Update `while' for code rewrite, in
976 particular describe break and continue.
978 2003-08-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
980 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Add index entries for deprecated
981 scm_must_malloc and friends.
983 2003-07-29 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
985 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): Remove scm_cons_star,
986 since it's not very helpful.
988 * scheme-utility.texi (Property Primitives): In primitive-property-ref,
989 note parameters to not-found-proc, use hyphens rather than underscores
990 for that parameter name.
991 In primitive-property-set!, VAL is the value parameter not CODE.
993 2003-07-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
995 * scheme-control.texi (Dynamic Wind): Untabify.
996 (Multiple Values): Use @result.
997 Reported by Stephen Compall <s11@member.fsf.org>.
999 * scheme-control.texi (Continuations): Rewrite with more detail.
1001 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System asyncs): Add index entries for C
1004 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Parallel Forms): New section.
1006 2003-07-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1008 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): In list, use "elem1
1009 ... elemN". Add scm_list_1, scm_list_2, scm_list_3, scm_list_4,
1010 scm_list_5, scm_list_n. Remove scm_list, since it's a no-op.
1011 * guile.texi (nicode): New macro.
1013 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): In apply, reword for
1014 clarity, drop the "append" example. Add scm_apply, scm_apply_0,
1015 scm_apply_1, scm_apply_2, scm_apply_3.
1016 Add scm_call_0, scm_call_1, scm_call_2, scm_call_3.
1017 In apply:nconc2last, move down after "apply", reword for clarity, note
1018 correspondence to apply params.
1020 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Add cond-expand index entry.
1021 (SRFI-9): Add define-record-type index entry.
1023 2003-07-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1025 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): In iota, reword a bit for
1026 clarity and add a couple of examples.
1028 2003-07-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1030 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Add scm_remember.
1032 2003-06-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1034 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Refer to all "Guile
1035 library functions" as provoking gc.
1037 2003-06-19 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1039 * scheme-io.texi (File Ports): Describe call-with-input-file and
1040 call-with-output-file together. Describe with-input-from-file,
1041 with-output-to-file and with-error-to-file together, and add that they
1042 use dynamic-wind on the current port setting and keep the port open in
1043 support of captured continuations.
1044 (Closing): Describe close-input-port and close-output-port together,
1045 tweak the wording slightly.
1047 2003-06-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1049 * data-rep.texi (Vector Data): For SCM_VECTOR_BASE, SCM_STRING_CHARS
1050 and SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS, cross reference "Remembering During Operations".
1052 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): round is to nearest even.
1054 2003-06-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1056 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): New section.
1058 * scheme-data.texi (Primitive Numerics): Add atan2, pow, asinh, acosh
1059 and atanh to scheme<->C table. Note asinh, acosh and atanh are C99,
1060 and scm_asinh, scm_acosh and scm_atanh are equivalents. Cross ref
1061 glibc "Mathematics". Reword this end part for clarity.
1063 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Use {} around types for
1064 @deftypefn, for correct name in indexes.
1065 * scheme-utility.texi (C Hooks): Ditto.
1066 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): Ditto.
1068 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): In gh_scm2newstr, lenp is size_t* not int*.
1069 This changed in guile 1.6, the docs weren't updated.
1071 2003-06-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
1073 From Mike Gran <spikegran@earthlink.net>. Thanks!
1075 * preface.texi: Minor punctuation mistakes. Hyphens should link
1076 compound adjectives. Commas should be placed after a "therefore"
1077 that begins a sentence. Commas should not be used to separate a
1078 list of only 2 dependent clauses.
1080 2003-06-07 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1082 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Cross reference glibc floor and ceil.
1084 2003-06-05 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1086 * posix.texi (File System): stat:rdev and stat:blocks can return #f,
1087 stat:blksize returns a sensible size if the field is not available.
1089 * scheme-compound.texi (Array Mapping): Reword for clarity, and in
1090 particular have the same parameter names in the text and prototypes.
1092 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Delayed Evaluation): Add delay, reword
1093 promise? and force a bit, describe recursive forcing of a promise by
1096 * scheme-io.texi (Ports): Add notes on garbage collection, and on
1097 explicitly closing file ports.
1098 (File Ports): Cross reference Ports node on explicit closing.
1100 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Cross reference
1101 Ports node on explicit closing.
1103 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Futures): New section.
1105 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): In string-replace, note
1106 that start1 and end1 optional is a Guile extension.
1108 2003-05-30 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1110 * deprecated.texi: Add substring-move-left! and substring-move-right!.
1112 * scheme-io.texi (Default Ports): Remove duplicate descriptions of
1113 set-current-output-port and set-current-error-port.
1115 2003-05-27 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
1117 * scheme-compound.texi: Clarified that vectors need to be quoted.
1119 2003-05-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1121 * posix.texi (Locales): Clarify setlocale a bit, list all categories,
1122 cross reference to libc.
1124 2003-05-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1126 * scheme-procedures.texi: Add index entries lambda, optargs, syncase.
1128 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): Add index entries.
1130 2003-05-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1132 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-2): Rewrite and-let*, describing plain
1133 expression clauses and improving the examples.
1135 2003-05-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
1137 * posix.texi (socket): Use PF_ instead of AF_ prefix.
1139 2003-05-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1141 * guile.texi: Use @copying, show copyright and permissions at start of
1144 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Deleting): Rewrite delete and
1145 delete-duplicates, adding behaviour details specified by srfi-1.
1147 2003-05-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1149 * preface.texi (Guile License): Refer to COPYING.LIB.
1151 * repl-modules.texi (Loading Readline Support, Readline Options):
1152 Index entries for readline functions.
1154 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Fix regexp error key, should
1155 be `regular-expression-syntax'.
1157 * scheme-data.texi (Complex): Show z argument in prototypes.
1159 2003-05-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1161 * scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Fix typo @result{#f}, and
1162 put @result outside @code.
1164 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Note negatives are treated as
1165 infinite precision twos complement. Revise `ash' to emphasise this
1166 for right shifts of negatives. Describe integer-length behaviour on
1167 negatives. Add `...' to logand, logior, logxor since they take
1168 multiple parameters.
1169 * guile.texi (m): New macro.
1171 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Revise C support section to
1172 get index entries, and clarify parameters. Remove scm_regex_error, no
1173 longer exists and wasn't available to applications.
1175 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Index entries for error keys.
1177 2003-05-08 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1179 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Fix lognot to ones-complement.
1181 * slib.texi (JACAL): Fix @ref title.
1182 Add index entries, use @file and @code variously.
1184 2003-05-06 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1186 * scheme-scheduling.texi (C level thread interface): Use @deftypefn
1187 not @deftypefun, to get function names (not types) indexed.
1189 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): Add index entries for
1190 %guile-build-info keys.
1192 2003-05-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
1194 * scheme-data.texi (Integer Operations): Describe how quotient,
1195 remainder and modulo round their results.
1197 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In read-char and peek-char, fix typos "?"
1198 in @rnindex. In port-column, use @: after i.e.
1199 (Writing): In get-print-state, two spaces after full stop. Add write,
1202 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Length Append etc): Add count.
1203 (SRFI-1 Fold and Map): In reduce, fix typo "... variant of fold", add
1204 "f" to fold call shown. In reduce-right, use @code on "reduce".
1206 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi: Add spaces after some @defun names.
1207 * posix.texi (Processes): Fix typo "hhhh".
1209 2003-05-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1211 * posix.texi: Add index entries for many variables and functions,
1212 either using @defvar/@deffn or @vindex/@pindex. (Patch supplied
1215 2003-04-30 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1217 * posix.texi (scm_c_port_for_each): Added.
1219 2003-04-26 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1221 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): Document scm_str2symbol
1224 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type): Clarify that
1225 scm_make_smob_type_mfpe is deprecated. (Thanks to
1228 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Remove scm_sysmissing,
1229 long since gone from libguile. (Thanks to Kevin Ryde.)
1231 2003-04-23 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
1233 * posix.texi (Processes): add documentation for system*.
1235 2003-04-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
1237 * preface.texi: Reflect change to LGPL.
1239 2003-03-27 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
1241 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): clarify character ordering in port for
1244 2003-03-07 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
1246 * guile.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we don't
1247 choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
1249 * preface.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we
1250 don't choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
1252 2003-01-02 Mikael Djurfeldt <djurfeldt@nada.kth.se>
1254 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Low level thread primitives): Fixed typo
1255 in broadcast-condition-variable.
1257 2002-12-08 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
1259 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): add effective-version docs.
1261 2002-11-17 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1263 Applied patches from Stephen Compall as follows. (Thanks!)
1265 2002-11-06 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
1267 * posix.texi: Changed quotes to match Texinfo expectations.
1269 Added references to the glibc manual.
1271 Used proper Texinfo text marking for many keywords, such as @code,
1274 Fixed argument metasyntactic variable references in
1275 file-manipulation section so the usage in the descriptions matches
1276 the usage in the declarations.
1278 2002-10-26 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
1280 * scheme-data.texi: Addition and change of many Texinfo tags,
1281 particularly usage of @var and @samp, as well as reformatting of
1282 some lists into tables and usage of @result.
1284 Notes about some things I didn't understand, as well as a
1285 missing section on non-control characters.
1287 2002-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1289 * scheme-modules.texi (Environments): only available when
1290 (ice-9 r5rs) is used.
1291 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): current url is www.scsh.net.
1293 2002-10-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1295 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Updated mutex and condition varable
1298 2002-10-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1300 * debugging.texi (Debugging Features): Rewritten.
1302 2002-10-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1304 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-io.texi,
1305 scheme-scheduling.texi, posix.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
1307 2002-10-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1309 * intro.texi (Whirlwind Tour): Added pointer to examples
1312 2002-10-10 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1314 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System Asyncs): Updated.
1316 2002-10-07 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1318 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Asyncs): Updated.
1319 * posix.texi (sigaction): Updated.
1321 2002-10-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1323 * posix.texi (Processes), scheme-options.texi (Common Feature
1324 Symbols): Refer to provided? rather than deprecated feature?.
1326 2002-10-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1328 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Updated.
1329 (Writing your own snarfing macros): New.
1331 2002-09-25 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1333 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Make sections into nodes.
1334 (Debugging Options): Node removed.
1336 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): Brought forward before
1337 sections on options.
1338 (Runtime Options): New section, to group options-related nodes.
1340 2002-09-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1342 * scheme-options.texi (Options and Config): Chapter name changed,
1343 and intro text improved.
1344 (Install Config): Brought forward, and renamed Build
1347 The following doc updates are from Ian Sheldon - thanks!
1349 * scheme-data.texi (Appending Strings, Regexp Functions, Match
1350 Structures): Add examples.
1351 (Regular Expressions): Add instruction to use (ice-9 regex)
1354 * slib.texi (SLIB): Remove duplicate `the'.
1356 2002-09-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1358 * scheme-options.texi (General option interface): Mention
1359 eval-options-interface and debug-options-interface.
1361 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): New node describing source
1364 2002-09-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1366 * scheme-utility.texi (Hook Reference): Improvements to hook docs.
1367 Thanks to Thien-Thi Nguyen for the patches.
1369 2002-09-16 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1371 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Props): It's "set-symbol-property!",
1372 not "set-symbol-property". Thanks to Pieter Pareit!
1374 2002-09-15 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1376 * scheme-data.texi: Tell them to use 'provided?' instead of
1379 2002-09-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1381 * scheme-ideas.texi (Creating a Procedure): Fixed typo. Thanks to
1384 * intro.texi: Updated GNu ftp server name. Use "-lguile" instead
1385 of "libguile.a". Some small fixes/improvements.
1387 * scheme-reading.texi: Added www.schemers.org. Removed foldoc,
1388 it's too generic. Updated 'teach yourself ...' URL.
1390 2002-08-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1392 * scheme-modules.texi: Markup fixes and removal of gh_ references.
1393 Thanks to Dale Smith!
1395 2002-08-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1397 * scheme-evaluation.texi (eval-string): Updated.
1399 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Fluids): Touched up a bit, added
1402 2002-08-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1404 * scheme-modules.texi (More Modules Procedures): Removed.
1405 (Accessing Modules from C): New.
1407 2002-08-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1409 * scheme-procedures.texi: new section Primitive Procedures,
1410 documentation for scm_c_make_gsubr and scm_c_define_gsubr.
1411 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): replace
1412 gh_new_procedure with scm_c_define_gsubr.
1414 2002-08-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1416 * gh.texi (Data types and constants defined by gh): Avoid
1417 generating index entry for SCM.
1419 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Remove duplicate doc for
1422 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi: Merge
1423 recent updates from stable branch.
1425 * posix.texi (File System, Time, Pipes, Network Databases,
1426 Internet Socket Examples): Add examples provided by Ian Sheldon.
1428 2002-08-08 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1430 * scheme-binding.texi: Don't talk about 'bound?' which is gone.
1431 Thanks to Christopher Cramer.
1433 2002-08-06 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
1435 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): add scm_calloc, scm_gc_calloc.
1438 2002-08-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1440 * intro.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Added (use-modules (ice-9
1441 rdelim)) to an example that uses read-line. Thanks to Ralf
1444 * scheme-memory.texi: Added an introductory blurb about GC that I
1447 2002-08-02 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1449 * scheme-modules.texi: split "Scheme and modules" into
1450 "provide and require" and "Environments". Mention R5RS
1453 2002-07-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1455 * scheme-options.texi (Debugger options): New subsection
1456 describing stack overflow and what to do about it.
1458 2002-07-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1460 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): Removed description
1461 of scm_register_module_xxx, which no longer exists. A description
1462 of current techniques is needed.
1464 2002-05-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1466 * scheme-data.texi (Numbers): Added description of the new values
1467 +inf.0, -inf.0 and +nan.0.
1469 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Added entries for 'setenv' and
1472 2002-04-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1474 * gh.texi, data-rep.texi: Moved `@deftyp {Data type} SCM' line
1475 from gh.texi to data-rep.texi. Both files already had similar
1476 descriptions for SCM. Given that gh.texi is deprecated, looking
1477 up `SCM' in the index should take one to the primary location
1478 rather than deprecated section. Hence this change. Added
1479 `@deftp' for scm_t_bits data type so that a proper index entry is
1480 added for this. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
1482 * data-rep.texi (Subrs): Changed scm_make_gsubr to
1483 scm_c_define_gsubr. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
1485 2002-04-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1487 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): Updated docs of
1490 2002-04-20 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1492 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout), scm.texi (Reference Layout):
1493 Node moved from a to b.
1495 * guile.texi (Scheme Intro, Basic Ideas, Guile Scripting, Command
1496 Line Handling, Debugging Features, Autoconf Support, Miscellaneous
1497 Tools, Further Reading): Moved to new Part II.
1499 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Part numbers updated accordingly.
1501 * guile.texi (Top): Move API Overview node to beginning of Guile
1503 (Part II: Writing and Running Guile Scheme): New part; will
1504 contain content from `Programming with Guile' that pertains to
1505 writing and using Guile on the Scheme level.
1507 * scm.texi (API Overview): Renamed from `Guile API'.
1509 * guile.texi (Top), scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules):
1510 Debugger User Interface node renamed Debugging Features.
1512 * debugging.texi (Stacks and Frames): Node deleted; non-duplicated
1513 material moved to scheme-debug.texi.
1514 (Debugging Features): Renamed from `Debugger User Interface'.
1516 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Rename chapter `Debugging
1517 Infrastructure' and reorganize its contents.
1519 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-control.texi (Handling
1520 Errors): Move display-error to error-focussed section.
1522 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), debugging.texi (Backtrace): Move
1523 backtrace to user-level debugging chapter.
1525 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-procedures.texi (Procedure
1526 Properties): Move procedure-name, procedure-source and
1527 procedure-environment to procedures chapter.
1529 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-memory.texi (Memory
1530 Blocks): Move malloc-stats to memory management chapter.
1532 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Remove mention of
1533 use-modules for loading syncase; only use-syntax really works.
1534 Thanks to Panagiotis Vossos for spotting this.
1536 * program.texi (Scheme vs C): New node, with existing material
1537 taken from chapter intro.
1538 (Programming Overview): New intro para to introduce example of
1540 (Extending Dia): New node.
1542 2002-04-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1544 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Added guile.cps, guile.fns, guile.rns,
1545 guile.tps, guile.vrs, guile.tmp.
1547 2002-04-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1549 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout): Remove reference to defunct
1550 Guile Extensions index.
1552 * guile.texi: Removed Guile Extensions index.
1554 * scheme-indices.texi (Guile Extensions Index): Removed.
1556 * guile.texi: Remove vgone, vdeprecated, vchanged and vnote
1557 macros; they're not actually useful after all. Update copyright
1560 * scheme-compound.texi (Vectors): Make subsections into nodes.
1561 (Vectors): Review, slightly reorg and clarify docs in this
1564 * scheme-data.texi (Symbols): Reorganized node substructure and
1565 added lots of explanatory text around the @deffn's.
1567 2002-03-29 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1569 * scheme-modules.texi (Variables): Mention obarrays.
1571 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables, Symbol Props): Remove vgone
1572 markers for deprecated symbol items.
1573 (Symbol Props): Remove doc for obsolete 2 arg version of
1575 (String Miscellanea): Removed, since it only contained duplicate
1576 doc for string-ci->symbol.
1577 (Symbol Tables): Move doc for gensym to Symbol Primitives; rest of
1580 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors), scheme-evaluation.texi
1581 (Fly Evaluation): Remove vgone markers for close-all-ports-except,
1582 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
1584 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type), scheme-compound.texi
1585 (Append/Reverse), scheme-procedures.texi (Internal Macros):
1586 Trivial updates to sync with stable branch.
1588 2002-03-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1590 * scheme-compound.texi (List Searching): Remove docs for
1591 `scm_sloppy_mem*', which no longer exist.
1593 2002-03-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1595 * guile.texi (Top), intro.texi (What is Guile?, The Basic Guile
1596 Package): Use @ifnottex instead of @ifinfo, so that HTML
1597 generation works correctly.
1599 2002-03-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1601 * tools.texi: Updated to reflect changes to the guile-snarf tool.
1603 2002-03-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1605 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Further updates. New material on
1608 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Note disappearance of
1609 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
1611 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Remove docs about previously
1612 deprecated items that have now been removed.
1614 2002-03-15 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1616 * tools.texi (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): Remove this node.
1617 (How guile-snarf works): Update usage and description to
1618 no longer mention "--compat=1.4" and instead "-d" and "-D".
1619 (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Add list of deprecated macros
1620 and blurb. Add cindex for deprecated macros.
1622 2002-03-15 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1624 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Reviewed and updated.
1626 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): New section.
1628 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic, Primitive Numerics): Add
1629 description of corresponding C functions.
1631 * scheme-utility.texi (Object Properties): Revamp documentation on
1634 * scheme-memory.texi (Weak References): Update reference to Object
1637 * guile.texi: Add macros for describing version information.
1639 * scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-io.texi,
1640 scheme-procedures.texi: Automatic updates from snarfed libguile
1643 2002-03-13 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1645 * Makefile.am (guile_toc.html): Look for guile.texi in $(srcdir).
1647 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Mention "--compat=1.4", and
1648 new processing steps. Update usage example, makefile frag.
1650 (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): New subsubsection under
1651 "Init Snarfing with guile-snarf".
1653 2002-03-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1655 * scheme-compound.texi, scheme-data.texi, new-docstrings.texi:
1656 Automatic updates from snarfed libguile docstrings.
1658 * data-rep.texi, guile.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
1659 scheme-options.texi, scheme-translation.texi: Various minor
1660 enhancements ported from the stable CVS branch.
1662 2002-03-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1664 * tools.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): New node/chapter.
1665 (Snarfing, Init Snarfing with guile-snarf, How guile-snarf works,
1666 Macros guile-snarf recognizes, Doc Snarfing): New nodes/(sub)sections.
1667 (Executable Modules): Now a section under "Miscellaneous Tools".
1669 * guile.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): Add under "Part II".
1670 Implement by including tools.texi.
1672 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add tools.texi.
1674 2002-03-07 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1676 * tools.texi: New file.
1678 2002-03-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1680 * autoconf.texi (Autoconf Background): Insert missing `of'.
1682 2002-03-01 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
1684 * api.txt, data-rep.texi: Renamed the struct scm_cell to
1687 * data-rep.texi: Renamed scm_alloc_cell to scm_cell and
1688 scm_alloc_double_cell to scm_double_cell.
1690 2002-03-01 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1692 * scheme-memory.texi (Upgrading from scm_must_malloc et al): New
1695 2002-02-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1697 * data-rep.texi: Use scm_gc_malloc and scm_gc_free instead of
1698 scm_must_malloc and free in example code. Updated text for the
1699 new memory management functions.
1701 * scheme-debug.texi (malloc-stats): Refer to scm_gc_malloc instead
1702 of to scm_must_malloc.
1704 2002-02-27 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
1706 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented some more
1707 gh equivalents and removed appropriate FIXME's.
1709 2002-02-26 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1711 * Makefile.am: Update path to pre-inst-guile automake frag.
1713 2002-02-24 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
1715 * .cvsignore: add autoconf-macros.texi.
1717 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): add autoconf-macros.texi.
1719 2002-02-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1721 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): New section.
1723 2002-02-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1725 * Makefile.am: Include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am.
1727 (GUILE): Delete var.
1728 (autoconf-macros.texi): Use $(preinstguiletool).
1730 2002-02-04 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1732 * autoconf.texi (Autofrisk, Using Autofrisk): New sections.
1733 (Autoconf Support): Add new sections to menu.
1735 2002-02-04 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1737 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Uninterned): Added node.
1739 2002-01-29 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
1741 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented gh equivalents
1742 `scm_c_string2str', `scm_c_substring2str' and `scm_c_symbol2str'
1743 and removed the appropriate FIXME's.
1745 2002-01-14 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1747 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Also set GUILE_LOAD_PATH
1748 when invoking the uninstalled guile executable.
1750 2002-01-09 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1752 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Fix build bug:
1753 Write this file to srcdir. Thanks to I. N. Golubev.
1755 2002-01-08 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1757 * Makefile.am: attempt to use guile from $(top_builddir)/libguile
1758 when building autoconf-macros.texi. There are still problems with
1759 modules and running makeinfo when builddir != srcdir.
1761 2002-01-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1763 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi, guile.texi, intro.texi,
1764 misc-modules.texi, new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, program.texi,
1765 repl-modules.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-compound.texi,
1766 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1767 scheme-ideas.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1768 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1769 scheme-translation.texi, scheme-utility.texi, scm.texi, slib.texi,
1770 srfi-modules.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1772 2002-01-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1774 * intro.texi (Linking Programs With Guile): Fix typo (superfluous
1775 `do'). Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1777 2002-01-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1779 * intro.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1781 2002-01-02 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1783 * guile.texi (Part II): Add "Autoconf Support"; include
1786 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add autoconf.texi and
1787 autoconf-macros.texi.
1788 (autoconf.texi, autoconf-macros.texi): New rules.
1790 * autoconf.texi: New file.
1792 2001-12-22 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1794 * scheme-compound.texi (Alist Example): Changed "Bismarck" to
1795 "Pierre". Thanks to Ron Peterson!
1797 2001-12-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1799 * program.texi (Programming Overview): Chapter renamed from
1800 `Programming Options'; some new material added.
1802 2001-12-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1804 * scm.texi (Guile API): Renamed from `Scheme Primitives' and
1805 broadened so that this chapter discusses the Guile API as a whole.
1807 * program.texi (Available Functionality): Revise so that text
1810 * guile.texi (Programming Intro): New introductory text.
1812 * scheme-ideas.texi (Definition): Reorder reference bullets in
1813 ascending page number order.
1815 2001-12-04 Martin Grabmueller <mg@glug.org>
1817 * scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Typo fix: wither ->
1820 2001-12-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1822 * scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Moved into scheme-utility.texi.
1824 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added scheme-compound.texi.
1826 * scheme-data.texi (Variables): Node moved to modules chapter.
1827 (Symbol Read Syntax): New node, with syntax-related material taken
1828 from old Symbols node.
1829 (Symbol Primitives): Renamed from `Symbols'.
1830 (Symbols and Variables): Renamed to `Symbols'.
1831 (Symbol Props): Renamed from `Symbol Tables'.
1832 (Symbols): General review, improvements and additional material
1833 throughout this section.
1834 (Other Data Types): New material: links to object types documented
1835 elsewhere. Also renamed node to `Other Types'.
1836 (Data Types): Split into two: `Simple Data Types' and `Compound
1837 Data Types'. Introductory blurbs rewritten accordingly.
1839 * guile.texi: Updated Notes comment.
1841 * scheme-data.texi (Rx Interface): Node moved to Guile Modules
1842 part, as the Rx interface is not core Guile.
1844 2001-11-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1846 * scheme-data.texi (String Miscellanea): Removed, moving doc for
1847 string-ci->symbol into the node on Symbols.
1849 * Makefile.am (ETAGS_ARGS): Added.
1851 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables): Removed doc for gentemp,
1852 intern-symbol, string->obarray-symbol, symbol-binding,
1853 symbol-bound?, symbol-set!, unintern-symbol, symbol-interned?; all
1854 of which no longer exist.
1856 2001-11-25 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1858 * posix.texi: Fix spelling. Thanks to Chris Cramer.
1859 Reword `getpass' intro blurb.
1861 2001-11-23 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1863 * program.texi (Program Control): Remove spurious placeholder
1866 2001-11-20 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1868 * scheme-options.texi (Install Config):
1869 Tweak `%load-path' verb to not imply it's a proc.
1870 Add documentation for `%guile-build-info'.
1872 2001-11-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1874 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables), new-docstrings.texi: Removed
1875 doc for builtin-bindings (no longer exists).
1876 (Variables): Expanded existing description of variables. Removed
1877 doc for builtin-variable (no longer exists).
1879 * scheme-binding.texi (Top Level): New docs for define, scm_define
1880 and scm_c_define. Also clarified point about interchangeability
1883 2001-11-18 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1885 * scheme-data.texi (Vectors): Autoupdate docs for
1886 vector-move-left! and vector-move-right!.
1888 2001-11-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1890 * debugging.texi, deprecated.texi, intro.texi, misc-modules.texi,
1891 new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
1892 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1893 scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1894 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1895 scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
1896 scheme-utility.texi, script-getopt.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Change
1897 category for "primitive" and "procedure" @deffn's to {Scheme
1898 Procedure}; add @deffnx lines for {C Function}s; automatic updates
1899 from libguile docstring changes.
1901 * scheme-memory.texi (Garbage Collection): Removed doc for removed
1904 2001-11-14 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1906 * scheme-procedures.texi: Spell "library" correctly.
1908 2001-11-13 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1910 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-data.texi: Merge recent doc
1911 improvements from stable branch.
1913 * scheme-options.texi: Automatic updates from docstring changes in
1914 libguile's C source code.
1916 2001-11-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1918 * scheme-data.texi (Vtables, Structure Basics): Automatic doc
1919 updates for struct? and struct-vtable?.
1920 (String Searching): Add missing "for". Thanks to Scott Lenser.
1922 2001-11-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1924 * guile.texi (Top): Added new chapter `Programming Options'.
1926 * program.texi: New file.
1928 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added program.texi.
1930 2001-11-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1932 * scheme-memory.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1933 scheme-data.texi, scheme-binding.texi, posix.texi,
1934 new-docstrings.texi: Automatic updates from improved libguile
1937 2001-11-04 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1939 * preface.texi: Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1940 (Manual Layout): Updated to reflect reorg.
1942 * guile.texi (MANUAL_EDITION): New variable, with value
1943 incremented from 1.0 to 1.1 to reflect the reorg described here.
1944 (Top): Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1946 * scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index, Guile Extensions Index): Use
1947 @unnumbered rather than @chapter for these indices.
1949 * guile.texi (Top): A little top-level reshuffling, with the aims
1950 that: (1) the `Guile Scheme' (reference) part of the manual
1951 becomes the `Guile API Reference', and covers both Scheme and C
1952 interfaces; (2) non-API-reference material such as the `Basic
1953 Ideas in Scheme' chapter is collected together to form a new part
1954 `Programming with Guile'. This new part will contain general
1955 documentation on using and programming Guile in both Scheme and C,
1956 including - for example - awareness of GC when C programming, how
1957 to use the snarf macros, how to debug ...
1958 (Top): Move inclusion of scheme-indices.texi so that all indices
1959 appear together in the printed manual.
1961 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Removed appendices.texi, added
1964 * appendices.texi: Removed.
1966 * debugging.texi (Debugger User Interface): New file, same as the
1967 material that used to be in appendices.texi, but now a chapter in
1968 Part II rather than an appendix.
1970 * appendices.texi (Obtaining and Installing Guile): Moved to
1971 become a chapter in ...
1972 * intro.texi: ... Part I: Introduction to Guile.
1974 * scm.texi (I/O Extensions): Moved to become a section of ...
1975 * scheme-io.texi (Input and Output): ... this chapter.
1977 * scm.texi (Handling Errors): Moved to become a section of ...
1978 * scheme-control.texi (Control Mechanisms): ... this chapter.
1980 2001-11-06 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1982 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19, SRFI-19 Constants, SRFI-19 Current
1983 time and clock resolution, SRFI-19 Time object and accessors,
1984 SRFI-19 Time comparison procedures, SRFI-19 Time arithmetic
1985 procedures, SRFI-19 Date object and accessors, SRFI-19
1986 Time/Date/Julian Day/Modified Julian Day converters, SRFI-19 Date
1987 to string/string to date converters): New nodes.
1988 (SRFI Support): Add "SRFI-19" to menu.
1990 2001-11-06 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1992 * scripts.texi: Document `--debug' and `--no-debug'.
1994 2001-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1996 * guile.texi, scsh.texi: removed obsolete guile-scsh material
1997 and updated links (I don't know if it should remain in the
1998 main menu. It's like slib I think.)
2000 * minor updates to the slib installation notes.
2002 2001-10-05 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
2004 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Removed documentation
2005 for `read-and-eval!' and `eval2'. (Thanks to Alex Schroeder for
2006 noticing that they'd disappeared!)
2008 2001-10-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
2010 * scheme-io.texi (Writing): Add entry for `display'.
2011 Include in R5RS Index. Thanks to Alex Schroeder for suggestion.
2013 2001-09-26 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
2015 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13): Tyop fix.
2016 (SRFI-13): Changed paragraph about bindings both in the code and
2019 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Tyop fix.
2020 (Formatted Output): Document ~g properly.
2022 Thanks to Alex Schroeder for pointing out the typos and sending
2025 2001-09-25 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
2027 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Add `cindex' directive.
2028 Thanks to suggestion by Alex Schroeder.
2030 2001-08-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
2032 * guile.texi (Top): Group all index nodes together so that
2033 `Info-index' works more effectively in Info. Thanks to Eric
2034 Hanchrow for the report and fix.
2036 * scheme-data.texi (Random, String Syntax, String Modification,
2037 Regular Expressions), scheme-ideas.texi (Definition),
2038 scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Linking and Compiled Code Modules),
2039 scm.texi (Transforming Scheme name to C name, Port
2040 Implementation): Various typo fixes and clarifications merged from
2041 the stable CVS branch.
2043 2001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
2045 * intro.texi: Merged wording fixes from stable CVS branch.
2047 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Remove ../AUTHORS.
2049 * guile.texi: Incorporate text previously in separate AUTHORS
2052 2001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
2054 The change log for files in this directory continues backwards
2055 from 2001-08-27 in ../ChangeLog, as all the Guile documentation
2056 prior to this date was contained in a single directory.