doc/ChangeLog

   1 2001-06-26  Dirk Herrmann  <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
   2
   3         * oldfmt.c (scm_oldfmt):  Use scm_mem2string instead of
   4         scm_makfromstr.
   5
   6 2001-06-25  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
   7
   8         * gh.texi (GH deprecation): Remove paragraph about portability.
   9
  10         * extend.texi (Libguile Intro): Updated following Marius'
  11         suggestions.
  12
  13 2001-06-25  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
  14
  15         * Makefile.am (version.texi, version-tutorial.texi): Removed
  16         kluges to build them unconditionally.
  17
  18 2001-06-22  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
  19
  20         * gh.texi (scm transition summary): New node for summary of how to
  21         transition from GH to scm interface.
  22         (GH): Link to new node.
  23         (Calling Scheme procedures from C): Remove doc for gh_set_car and
  24         gh_set_cdr, which don't actually exist.
  25         (Data types and constants defined by gh): Correct
  26         SCM_UNSPECIFIED/SCM_UNDEFINED confusion.
  27         (Calling Scheme procedures from C): Correct SCM_EOL/SCM_UNDEFINED
  28         confusion.
  29
  30 2001-06-20  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
  31
  32         * guile.texi (Top): Move GH chapter to end of Part V.
  33
  34         * extend.texi (Libguile Intro), gh.texi (GH deprecation): Explain
  35         deprecation of GH and broad plan for documentation of scm
  36         interface.
  37
  38 2001-06-18  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
  39
  40         * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1): Completed procedure documentation.
  41
  42         * scheme-data.texi (List Constructors): Added make-list.
  43         Added type index entries for all data types.
  44
  45 2001-06-15  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
  46
  47         * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1): New section documenting the SRFI-1
  48         module.
  49
  50 2001-06-14  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
  51
  52         * scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules): Added reference to
  53         (srfi srfi-1) module.
  54
  55 2001-06-16  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
  56
  57         * posix.texi (Conventions): Use `system-error-errno' instead of
  58         explicit code
  59
  60 2001-06-04  Gary Houston  <ghouston@arglist.com>
  61
  62         * scheme-io.texi (Block Reading and Writing): added
  63         write-string/partial, updated read-string!/partial.
  64
  65 2001-05-30  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
  66
  67         * General: A lot of typo, texinfo markup and layout corrections.
  68
  69         * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Clarified docs for - and /.
  70         (String Modification): Removed docs for C functions
  71         (scm_substring_move_right_x etc.)
  72         (Keyword Procedures): New section documenting the keyword
  73         procedures from boot-9.scm.
  74         (Vectors): Moved the section before the non-standard data types.
  75
  76         * data-rep.texi (Defining New Types (Smobs)): Adapted description
  77         of smobs and proocedure creation to new terminology.
  78         (Describing a New Type): Removed mentioning of
  79         scm_make_smob_type_mfpe from smob function list and added
  80         deprecation notice for this function.
  81         (Creating Instances): Added description and macro docs for smobs
  82         with 2 or 3 data cells.
  83         (Garbage Collecting Smobs): Removed old docs for SCM_GCTYP16.
  84         (Garbage Collecting Simple Smobs): Added some clarification about
  85         usage and usefulness.
  86         (Non-immediate Datatypes): Changed R4RS reference to R5RS.
  87         (Vector Data): Document type-specific accessors.
  88
  89
  90 2001-05-23  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
  91
  92         * guile.texi: Commented out menu entry and inclusion of Tcl/Tk
  93         stuff.
  94
  95         * indices.texi: Users are advised to look under C and Scheme
  96         names, xref to transformation rules added.
  97
  98         * intro.texi, scheme-modules.texi, scheme-ideas.texi,
  99         scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-procedures.texi:
 100         Fixed most REFFIXMEs.
 101
 102         * srfi-modules.texi (About SRFI Usage): New node.
 103         (SRFI-0): Extended.
 104         Fixed all REFFIXMEs.
 105
 106 2001-05-19  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 107
 108         * posix.texi (Networking): Split existing material into new nodes
 109         `Network Address Conversion' and `Network Databases'.
 110
 111         * scheme-control.texi (Lazy Catch): Update doc for new constraint
 112         that lazy-catch handlers are not allowed to return.
 113
 114 2001-05-16  Rob Browning  <rlb@cs.utexas.edu>
 115
 116         * scheme-options.texi (Install Config): fixed minor-version docs
 117         and added micro-version docs.
 118
 119 2001-05-16  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 120
 121         * data-rep.texi, srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-14 Iterating Over
 122         Character Sets), scheme-io.texi (Block Reading and Writing),
 123         scheme-control.texi (Lazy Catch), scheme-procedures.texi (Internal
 124         Macros): Add @bullet to @itemize usages.  (Thanks for Masao
 125         Uebayashi for the bug report!)
 126
 127 2001-05-15  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 128
 129         * scripts.texi (Invoking Guile): Added docs for --use-srfi.
 130
 131         * expect.texi, repl-modules.texi: Start the chapters with a new
 132         page.
 133
 134         * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Added note about supported feature
 135         identifiers and an example.  Start the chapter with a new page.
 136
 137         * srfi-modules.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-control.texi,
 138         scheme-binding.texi, repl-modules.texi, posix.texi, intro.texi,
 139         scheme-utility.texi: Change `--' to `-' throughout.
 140
 141 2001-05-14  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 142
 143         * srfi-13-14.texi: Removed.
 144
 145         * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13): Merged SRFI-13 docs into SRFI
 146         chapter.
 147         (SRFI-14): Merged SRFI-14 too.
 148
 149         * guile.texi (Top): Remove inclusion of obsolete SRFI-13/14 file.
 150
 151         * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): New section.
 152         (SRFI-16): New section.
 153
 154         Change `--' to `-' throughout.
 155
 156 2001-05-13  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@revel.glug.org>
 157
 158         * intro.texi, scheme-modules.texi, scheme-procedures.texi:
 159         Fixup some module-related references.
 160
 161         * scheme-modules.texi (Modules): Remove "babbling" fixme.
 162         (The Guile module system): Rewrite intro.
 163         (General Information about Modules): Rewrite some parts.
 164         Move problems to "Module System Quirks".
 165         (Using Guile Modules): Renamed from "Loading Guile Modules".
 166         Rewrite most parts.
 167         Remove reivewme comment.
 168         (Creating Guile Modules): Review, touch up.
 169         Remove "Tkintr" comment.
 170         (Module System Quirks): New node/subsection.
 171
 172 2001-05-06  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@revel.glug.org>
 173
 174         * intro.texi (Using Guile Modules): Review; remove reviewme
 175         comment.  Expand `GUILE_LOAD_PATH' blurb; add small example.
 176         (Reporting Bugs): Review; remove reviewme comment.
 177         Reword some phrases; add texi markup.
 178         Add suggestion to include `guile-config info' output.
 179         Update gdb invocation; add fixme question.
 180
 181 2001-05-05  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 182
 183         * AUTHORS: Added Martin Grabmueller.
 184
 185         * scheme-procedures.texi (Macros, Syntax Rules, Internal Macros):
 186         New material.
 187         (Syntax Case): New node, but currently empty.
 188
 189         * scheme-data.texi (Booleans, Symbols): Supply cross-references.
 190
 191 2001-05-04  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 192
 193         * new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, scheme-control.texi,
 194         scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
 195         scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-procedures.texi:
 196         Automatic docstring updates (mostly argument name updates and
 197         blank lines).
 198
 199         * scheme-modules.texi: Change double hyphens to single.
 200
 201         * scheme-control.texi (Lazy Catch): Completed.
 202
 203         * posix.texi (Network Databases and Address Conversion): New
 204         subsubsection `IPv6 Address Conversion'.
 205
 206 2001-05-04  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@revel.glug.org>
 207
 208         * preface.texi (iff): Use proper texi markup.
 209         Thanks to Florian Weimer.
 210
 211 2001-05-04  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 212
 213         * scheme-io.texi (Block Reading and Writing): Moved the
 214         documentation for read-string!/partial from the node `Reading'.
 215
 216         * scheme-data.texi (List/String Conversion): Added docstring for
 217         `string-split'.
 218
 219 2001-05-02  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 220
 221         * srfi-13-14.texi: Added @bullet to various @itemize lists.
 222
 223         * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI Support): New file and chapter.
 224
 225         * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added repl-modules.texi and
 226         srfi-modules.texi.
 227
 228         * guile.texi (Top): New menu entries for the new chapters.
 229         (Top): @includes for the new chapters.
 230         (Top): New menu entry for `SRFI Support', @include for
 231         `srfi-modules.texi'.
 232
 233         * repl-modules.texi: New file.
 234         (Readline Support): New chapter for (ice-9 readline).
 235         (Value History): New chapter for (ice-9 history).
 236
 237 2001-05-02  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 238
 239         * scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Libraries): Renamed from `Dynamic
 240         Linking from Marius''.
 241         (The Guile module system): Removed obsolete naming convention.
 242         (Loading Guile Modules, Creating Guile Modules),
 243         (More Module Procedures, Included Guile Modules): New nodes, split
 244         from `The Guile module system'.
 245         (The Guile module system): Changed references to (ice-9 slib) to
 246         (ice-9 popen), because note everybody has SLIB installed.
 247         (Included Guile Modules): Added a bunch of modules shipped with
 248         Guile.
 249
 250         (Dynamic Libraries): (old version) Removed.
 251
 252         * scheme-io.texi (Block Reading and Writing): Corrected
 253         capitalization, so it builds again.
 254
 255 2001-05-01  Gary Houston  <ghouston@arglist.com>
 256
 257         * scheme-io.texi: Removed obsolete section Binary IO.  Added
 258         new section Block Reading and Writing.  Updated section
 259         Line/Delimited with module usage.
 260
 261 2001-04-29  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 262
 263         * deprecated.texi (Tags): Removed - deprecation expired.
 264
 265         * scheme-io.texi (Random Access): Removed `fseek' - deprecation
 266         expired.
 267
 268         * guile.texi (Top): Add menu entry for Manual Conventions node.
 269
 270 2001-04-28  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 271
 272         * THANKS: Move authorship bit into AUTHORS, simplify structure,
 273         add Dirk Herrmann.
 274
 275         * AUTHORS, guile.texi, guile-tut.texi, goops.texi, Makefile.am:
 276         Consolidate authorship information in AUTHORS file, and @include
 277         AUTHORS from the top level source file for each manual.
 278
 279 2001-04-28  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@revel.glug.org>
 280
 281         * preface.texi (Manual Conventions): New chapter.
 282
 283 2001-04-26  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 284
 285         * srfi-13-14.texi (Reverse/Append): Updated procedure names for
 286         string-concatenate-reverse[/shared].
 287         (Reverse/Append): Document the parameter `end' to
 288         string-concatenate-reverse.
 289
 290 2001-04-26  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 291
 292         * data-rep.texi (Defining New Types (Smobs)): Use non-deprecated
 293         smob interface.  Thanks to Masao Uebayashi for the patch!
 294         (Creating Instances): Don't need SCM_NIMP anymore.
 295
 296 2001-04-25  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
 297
 298         * guile.1: New file, from Robert Merkel and Rob Browning.
 299         * Makefile.am (man_MANS, EXTRADIST): Added, but still commented
 300         out: install and distribute the manpage.  It is not yet installed
 301         or distributed since we don't have Robert's papers yet.
 302
 303 2001-04-24  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 304
 305         * guile-tut.texi: Include version-tutorial.texi rather than
 306         version.texi.
 307
 308         * Makefile.am ($(srcdir)/version-tutorial.texi): New target, to
 309         avoid having two files both include version.texi.
 310
 311 2001-04-24  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 312
 313         * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added srfi-13-14.texi.
 314
 315         * srfi-13-14.texi: New file documenting SRFI-13/14.
 316
 317         * guile.texi (Top): Added the SRFI-13/14 menu entry and @include.
 318
 319 2001-04-22  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 320
 321         * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Automatic
 322         docstring updates for `socket' and `connect'.  (For IPV6 support.)
 323
 324         * scheme-io.texi: Remove old docstring comments referring to
 325         r4rs.scm.
 326
 327         * appendices.texi (The Basic Guile Package, Packages not shipped
 328         with Guile), env.texi (Switching to Environments), format.texi
 329         (Format Specification), gh.texi
 330         (Executing Scheme code, Calling Scheme procedures from C),
 331         guile-tut.texi (How to characterize Guile), scheme-data.texi
 332         (Symbols, Keywords, Keyword Read Syntax, Append/Reverse),
 333         scheme-evaluation.texi (Delayed Evaluation), scheme-modules.texi
 334         (Scheme and modules), scheme-io.texi (Soft Ports): Change R4RS
 335         references to R5RS.
 336
 337         * r4rs.texi: Removed.
 338
 339         * Makefile.am (info_TEXINFOS): Remove r4rs.
 340
 341         * README: Note removal of r4rs, and provide a reference.
 342
 343         * scheme-control.texi (Exceptions): Extended documentation.
 344         (Continuations): Correct "except" typo, and fix reference to
 345         Exceptions node.  Plus minor review changes.
 346
 347 2001-04-20  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 348
 349         * scheme-control.texi (Exceptions): Reorganized and extended
 350         existing documentation; more to come.
 351
 352 2001-04-20  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 353
 354         * scheme-evaluation.texi (Comments): Document normal comments and
 355         comment conventions.
 356         (Block Comments): Documented multiline comments.
 357         (Case Sensitivity): Documented R5RS and Guile behaviour and how to
 358         switch it off.
 359
 360         * scheme-control.texi (Continuations): Added some documentation
 361         for call/cc.
 362         (Exceptions): Added xref to `Continuations'.
 363
 364         * scheme-binding.texi (Binding Reflection): Typo fix.
 365
 366 2001-04-20  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 367
 368         * gh.texi (Executing Scheme code): gh_eval_file returns
 369         SCM_UNSPECIFIED.  Thanks to Dirk for the report!
 370
 371         * data-rep.texi (Non-immediate Datatypes, Immediates vs
 372         Non-immediates): Emphasize current rather than pre-1.4 practice
 373         when talking about not needing to call SCM_NIMP.
 374
 375         * recipe-guidelines.txt: New file: guidelines for contributions to
 376         the Guile Recipes manual.
 377
 378 2001-04-20  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 379
 380         * intro.texi (Using Guile Modules): Wrote intro to using modules.
 381         (Writing New Modules): New intro for writing modules.
 382         (Reporting Bugs): Added info about what is a bug and what to
 383         include in a bug report (taken and adapted from the Emacs
 384         Reference Manual).
 385
 386 2001-04-19  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 387
 388         * scheme-control.texi (while do): Added documentation for named
 389         let.
 390
 391         * scheme-binding.texi (Internal Definitions): New explanation of
 392         `Internal Definitions'.
 393         (Top Level): Documented behaviour of top level definitions.
 394         (Binding Constructs): New introductory text.
 395         (Local Bindings): Explain concept of local bindings.  Document
 396         let, let* and letrec.
 397
 398 2001-04-18  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 399
 400         * scheme-modules.texi (Modules): Added menu descriptions.
 401         (Scheme and modules, The Guile module system): Some whitespace
 402         cleanup
 403         (The Guile module system): Layout fixes, docstring fix for
 404         `define-module'.
 405
 406 2001-04-17  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 407
 408         * scheme-control.texi (Multiple Values): Documented concept of
 409         multiple values, added docs for `receive'.
 410         (begin): Documented `begin'.
 411         (if cond case): Documented `if', `cond' and `case'.
 412         (and or): Documented `and' and `or'.
 413         (while do): Documented `do' and `while'.
 414
 415         * scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Split the node,
 416         added introductory text, added menu for subsections.
 417         (let-optional Reference, let-keywords Reference),
 418         (lambda* Reference, define* Reference): Added syntax documentation
 419         for all exported procedures from (ice-9 optargs).
 420
 421 2001-04-17  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 422
 423         * scheme-utility.texi (General Conversion): New node, added
 424         `object->string'.
 425         (Equality): Added definition and explanation of `sameness'.
 426
 427         * posix.texi (System Identification): Added `gethostname' and
 428         `sethostname'.
 429         (Processes): Added `setpriority' and `getpriority'.
 430         (User Information): Added `cuserid' and `getlogin'.
 431         (Ports and File Descriptors): Added `flock'.
 432         (Processes): Added `chroot'.
 433         (File System): Added `mkstemp!'.
 434         (Encryption): New node, added `crypt' and `getpass'.
 435
 436         * new-docstrings.texi: Moved several docstrings over to the
 437         reference manual (see above which).
 438
 439         * scheme-data.texi (Data Types), (Numerical Tower): Add explicit
 440         @bullet to @itemize to satisfy older `makeinfo'.
 441
 442 2001-04-16  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 443
 444         * data-rep.texi (Signalling Type Errors):  Update SCM_ASSERT doc
 445         for recent changes to disallow passing a string parameter as the
 446         `pos'.  Thanks to Dirk Herrmann for the patch!
 447
 448 2001-04-13  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 449
 450         * data-rep.texi (Unpacking the SCM type): New section, taken from
 451         Dirk Herrmann's description of SCM and scm_bits_t in api.txt.
 452         (Immediate Datatypes, Non-immediate Datatypes): Remove obsolete
 453         notes about needing to call SCM_NIMP.
 454
 455 2001-04-11  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 456
 457         * scheme-procedures.texi (Procedures with Setters):  Fix dvi
 458         building syntax error.  Thanks to Dale P. Smith for the report and
 459         patch.
 460
 461 2001-04-11  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 462
 463         * scheme-scheduling.texi (Arbiters): New explanatory text.
 464         (Asyncs): New explanations and documentation.
 465         (Scheduling): Added menu entry descriptions.
 466         (Fluids): New documentation.
 467
 468 2001-04-11  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 469
 470         * scheme-procedures.texi (Lambda): Documented the lambda form.
 471         (Procedure Properties): Concept and usage explanation added.
 472         (Procedures with Setters): Explain by example, introduce
 473         definitions.
 474
 475         * scheme-data.texi (Symbols and Variables): Split and reorganized
 476         this section.
 477         (Symbols): New introductory text.
 478         (Characters): Added char-ci* procedures to rn index.
 479
 480 2001-04-10  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 481
 482         * scm.texi (Handling Errors):  Improve Texinfo markup.  Thanks to
 483         Dale P. Smith for the patch!
 484
 485         * api.txt (Accessing Cell Entries): Fix typo.
 486
 487 2001-04-09  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 488
 489         * deprecated.texi (Shared And Read Only Strings): New section for
 490         deprecated string stuff.  I've also updated the text a bit to
 491         reflect current usage of "read only" strings.
 492
 493         * scheme-data.texi (Shared Substrings, Read Only Strings): Moved
 494         to deprecated.texi.
 495
 496         * deprecated.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
 497         scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
 498         scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
 499         scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
 500         scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
 501         scheme-utility.texi: Remove `@c docstring' comments, since they
 502         aren't used any more by the docstring tracking utilities.
 503
 504 2001-04-09  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 505
 506         * scheme-data.texi (Pairs): New data type and procedure
 507         description.
 508         (Lists): Added new subsections for grouping the list procedures.
 509         (Hooks): Added new nodes for hook subsections.
 510         (String Syntax): New node, factoring out read syntax.
 511         (Strings): Some blurb about allowed characters, zero-termination
 512         etc.
 513         (Keywords): Added menu descriptions.
 514
 515 2001-04-08  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 516
 517         * scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index): Print index `rn', not `r5'.
 518
 519         * guile.texi: The index formerly known as `r5' is now called `rn'.
 520
 521         * scheme-utility.texi, scheme-procedures.texi, scheme-io.texi,
 522         scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi:
 523         Changed all @r5index entries to @rnindex.
 524
 525 2001-04-06  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 526
 527         * scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Added hook description and
 528         constraints.
 529
 530 2001-04-06  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@revel.glug.org>
 531
 532         * scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread
 533         procedures): Replace some instances of `@var' with `@code'.
 534
 535         * scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread
 536         procedures): Rewrite.
 537
 538 2001-04-04  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 539
 540         * scheme-data.texi (Alphabetic Case Mapping),
 541         (String Comparison): Rearranged function order.
 542         (Vectors): Reorganized, new introductory text, docs about read
 543         syntax.
 544
 545 2001-04-03  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 546
 547         * scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
 548         scheme-modules.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-control.texi,
 549         scheme-utility.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
 550         scheme-data.texi: Removed a lot of ARGFIXME's after tweaking
 551         docstrings and C source.
 552
 553         * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-data.texi,
 554         posix.texi, scheme-control.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
 555         scheme-memory.texi, scheme-procedures.texi, scheme-modules.texi,
 556         scheme-scheduling.texi: Automated docstring merging.
 557
 558 2001-04-02  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 559
 560         * data-rep.texi (Immediates vs. Non-immediates): Update
 561         out-of-date documentation.  (Thanks to Dirk Herrmann for the
 562         report!)
 563         (Immediates vs Non-immediates): Renamed without the dot, since the
 564         dot causes `info' not to be able to display this node!
 565
 566         * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add in a few more source files
 567         that had got left out.
 568
 569 2001-03-30  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 570
 571         * scheme-reading.texi (Further Reading): Add bullets to further
 572         reading list.
 573
 574         * gh.texi: Insert page break before chapter.  Remove page breaks
 575         within the chapter.
 576
 577         * Makefile.am: Add script-getopt.texi.
 578
 579         * guile.texi (Top): Include and link to new script-getopt.texi
 580         chapter.
 581
 582         * script-getopt.texi: New chapter on command line handling.
 583         (Written and contributed by Martin Grabmueller, revised by me.)
 584
 585         * intro.texi (Modules and Extensions): Fix typo.
 586
 587 2001-03-27  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 588
 589         * scheme-data.texi (Strings): Reorganized the whole `Strings'
 590         section and wrote introductory material for each new subsection.
 591
 592 2001-03-25  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
 593
 594         * intro.texi (Modules and Extensions): Some short text about
 595         dynamic libraries and modules.
 596
 597 2001-03-23  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 598
 599         * intro.texi (Writing Extensions for Guile), scheme-data.texi
 600         (Lists): Fix typos.
 601
 602         * guile-tut.texi, ChangeLog-guile-doc-tutorial: Added to CVS.  It
 603         seems that I somehow missed these out when I moved everything from
 604         guile-doc to guile-core.
 605
 606         * posix.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
 607         scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
 608
 609         * new-docstrings.texi: New file.  Holds snarfed docstrings that
 610         have not yet been incorporated into the reference manual.
 611
 612 2001-03-20  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 613
 614         * scheme-options.texi (Evaluator options): Added evaluator
 615         options, corrected docs for evaluator trap options.
 616
 617         * scheme-evaluation.texi (Scheme Read): New docs for read-options,
 618         read-enable, read-disable and read-set! and cross references to
 619         option nodes.
 620         (Evaluator Options): New docs for eval-options, eval-enable,
 621         eval-disable and eval-set!, traps, trap-enable, trap-disable and
 622         trap-set! and cross references to option nodes.
 623         (Evaluator Behaviour): Renamed node from `Evaluator options' to
 624         avoid name clash.
 625
 626         * scheme-io.texi (String Ports): Added docs for SRFI-6 procedures.
 627         (Void Ports): Corrected introductory comment.
 628
 629 2001-03-16  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 630
 631         * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Documented the arithmetic
 632         procedures.
 633         (Integer Operations): Added documentation.
 634         (Comparison): Added documentation.
 635         (Complex): Added documentation.
 636         (Symbols and Variables): Comment out `builtin-bindings', which is
 637         removed according to NEWS.
 638         (Pairs): Added documentation.
 639
 640         * scheme-io.texi: Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS
 641         procedures.
 642         (File Ports): New docs for `call-with-input-file',
 643         `call-with-output-file', `with-input-from-file',
 644         `with-output-to-file', `with-error-to-file'.
 645
 646         * scheme-control.texi, scheme-utility.texi,
 647         * scheme-procedures.texi: Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS
 648         procedures.
 649
 650         * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Added documentation for
 651         `apply'.  Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS procedures.
 652
 653         * scheme-data.texi: Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS
 654         procedures.  Removed R5RS index entries for `ass{q,v,occ}-set!'.
 655         Removed explicit entries into the function entries.  They are
 656         automagic.
 657         (Vectors): Added documentation for `make-vector', `vector-ref' and
 658         `vector-set!'.
 659
 660 2001-03-12  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
 661
 662         * intro.texi: Changed to reflect current practice better.  Added
 663         stuff about writing Guile Extensions (aka dynamically loaded
 664         shared libraries).
 665
 666 2001-03-09  Mikael Djurfeldt  <mdj@linnaeus.mit.edu>
 667
 668         * goops.texi (VERSION): Bumped to version 0.3.
 669
 670         * goops-tutorial.texi, goops.texi: Updated to reflect new
 671         define-method syntax.
 672
 673 2001-03-09  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 674
 675         * Makefile.am: Change HTML to HTMLDOC, now that we're part of a
 676         wider distribution.
 677
 678         Moving documentation files from guile-doc and guile-doc into
 679         guile-core/doc:
 680
 681         * env.texi, indices.texi, mbapi.texi, mltext.texi, scripts.texi,
 682         scsh.texi, tcltk.texi, hierarchy.txt, scheme-indices.texi,
 683         slib.texi, deprecated.texi, scheme-binding.texi, appendices.texi,
 684         scheme-intro.texi, goops.texi, extend.texi, gh.texi, intro.texi,
 685         preface.texi, scm.texi, goops-tutorial.texi, hierarchy.eps,
 686         r4rs.texi, r5rs.texi, texinfo.tex, scheme-reading.texi,
 687         data-rep.texi, scheme-utility.texi, posix.texi,
 688         scheme-control.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
 689         scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi,
 690         scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
 691         scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi, guile.texi,
 692         scheme-data.texi, scheme-ideas.texi, expect.texi,
 693         ChangeLog-guile-doc-ref, guile-tut.texi,
 694         ChangeLog-guile-doc-tutorial, AUTHORS, BUGS, NEWS, THANKS: New
 695         files.
 696
 697         * .cvsignore, Makefile.am, README: Merged.
 698
 699         * sources: New subdirectory.
 700
 701         Both the following files are about to be replaced by files from
 702         guile-doc/ref.
 703
 704         * texinfo.tex: Removed.
 705
 706         * data-rep.texi: Removed.
 707
 708 2001-02-15  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 709
 710         * README: Explain retirement of `data-rep.texi'.
 711
 712         * Makefile.am (info_TEXINFOS, data_rep_TEXINFOS): Removed.
 713
 714         * data-rep.texi: Replace this copy of data-rep.texi with a notice
 715         indicating that it has been retired.  The master copy of
 716         data-rep.texi is at guile-doc/ref/data-rep.texi.
 717
 718 2001-02-04  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
 719
 720         * data-rep.texi: Use SCM_SMOB_DATA instead of SCM_CDR.  Also
 721         things like SCM_SMOB_PREDICATE and SCM_NEWSMOB.  Thanks to Dale
 722         P. Smith!
 723
 724 2000-10-25  Mikael Djurfeldt  <mdj@linnaeus.mit.edu>
 725
 726         * mop.text: Preliminary documentation of the GOOPS meta object
 727         protocol.
 728
 729 2000-07-28  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 730
 731         * data-rep.texi (Garbage Collection): Fix "accomodate" spelling
 732         mistake.
 733
 734 2000-06-30  Dirk Herrmann  <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
 735
 736         * data-rep.tex:  Removed documentation for SCM_OUTOFRANGE.
 737
 738 2000-06-20  Mikael Djurfeldt  <mdj@thalamus.nada.kth.se>
 739
 740         * data-rep.texi: Center discussion around the standard interface
 741         for smob type creation (scm_make_smob_type) and warn about the
 742         ongoing discussion which may result in deprecating
 743         scm_make_smob_type_mfpe in next release of Guile.
 744
 745 2000-05-15  Dirk Herrmann  <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
 746
 747         * data-rep.texi:  Updated the macro names for operating on
 748         characters.
 749
 750 2000-03-22  Dirk Herrmann  <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
 751
 752         * api.txt:  Added a first attempt for a description of the newly
 753         designed low level API.
 754
 755 2000-01-31  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
 756
 757         * Makefile.am (version.texi): Override automake's rule for
 758         version.texi so that it gets created even in non-maintainer-mode.
 759
 760 Thu Jan 20 13:00:18 2000  Greg J. Badros  <gjb@cs.washington.edu>
 761
 762         * version.texi, stamp-vti: Removed -- these are auto-generated.
 763
 764 2000-01-12  Mikael Djurfeldt  <mdj@mdj.nada.kth.se>
 765
 766         * Makefile.am (dist-hook): Updated to include oldfmt.c in
 767         distribution archive.
 768
 769         * README: Updated with note about oldfmt.c.
 770
 771         * oldfmt.c: New file: Used by application writers to adapt to
 772         new-style error format strings.
 773
 774 1999-12-06  Gary Houston  <ghouston@freewire.co.uk>
 775
 776         * data-rep.texi: change dircategory to match change in guile-doc
 777         and scm.
 778
 779 1999-10-05  Jim Blandy  <jimb@savonarola.red-bean.com>
 780
 781         * Makefile.in: Deleted from CVS repository.  Run the autogen.sh
 782         script to create generated files like this one.
 783
 784 1999-09-11  Jim Blandy  <jimb@savonarola.red-bean.com>
 785
 786         * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
 787
 788 Fri Jun 25 22:21:43 1999  Greg Badros  <gjb@cs.washington.edu>
 789
 790         * data-rep.texi: Updated SMOB docs to talk about
 791         scm_make_smob_type_mfpe, SCM_RETURN_NEWSMOB, SCM_NEWSMOB function
 792         and macros.
 793
 794 1999-04-17  Jim Blandy  <jimb@savonarola.red-bean.com>
 795
 796         * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
 797
 798 1998-10-19  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
 799
 800         * COPYING: New file.
 801         * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
 802
 803         * Makefile.am (EXAMPLE_SMOB_FILES): List example-smob/COPYING.
 804         * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
 805
 806 1998-10-16  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
 807
 808         * Makefile.in: Regenerated, after change to qthreads.m4.
 809
 810 1998-10-15  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
 811
 812         * stamp-vti: Regenerated.
 813
 814         * hacks.el: Some handy helper functions for working on the manual.
 815
 816         * data-rep.texi: Extended to accomodate a full running example,
 817         provided with the manual.
 818         * example-smob: A new subdirectory, containing example files for
 819         the manual chapter on smobs.
 820         * Makefile.am (EXAMPLE_SMOB_FILES, dist-hook): New variable and
 821         target, to get the example-smob directory into the distribution.
 822         * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
 823
 824 1998-10-08  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
 825
 826         * .cvsignore: New file, containing data-rep.info.  I'm not sure
 827         whether we want to check this file into CVS, because it's
 828         generated; if you find compelling reasons it should be, let me
 829         know.
 830
 831 1998-10-07  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
 832
 833         * New directory for documentation.
 834         * README: New file.
 835         * data-rep.texi: It's not a real manual, but it's better than
 836         nothing.
 837         * Makefile.am, Makefile.in, data-rep.info, data-rep.texi,
 838         mdate-sh, stamp-vti, texinfo.tex, version.texi: The usual support
 839         files.