doc/ChangeLog

   1 2001-07-19  Rob Browning  <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
   2
   3         * posix.texi (Signals): add docs for setitimer and getitimer.
   4
   5 2001-07-11  Gary Houston  <ghouston@arglist.com>
   6
   7         * scheme-evaluation.texi: Added `load-from-path'.  Corrected `load':
   8         it doesn't use the load paths.
   9
  10 2001-07-04  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
  11
  12         * scheme-data.texi (Hook Reference): Removed documentation for
  13         `make-hook-with-name', which does note exist.  Added note about
  14         unspecified return values to all procedure documentation
  15
  16 2001-07-02  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
  17
  18         * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Fold and Map): Documented extended
  19         versions of `map' and `for-each'.
  20
  21 2001-06-30  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
  22
  23         * preface.texi (Manual Conventions): Added description of
  24         @result{} and @print{}.
  25
  26         * scheme-data.texi (Hash Table Examples): New subsubsection.
  27
  28 2001-06-30  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
  29
  30         * scheme-data.texi (Hash Tables): Added docs for
  31         `make-hash-table'.
  32
  33 2001-06-29  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
  34
  35         * misc-modules.texi: New file.
  36         (Pretty Printing): New chapter.
  37         (Formatted Output): New chapter.
  38
  39         * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added misc-modules.texi.
  40
  41         * guile.texi (Top): Added inclusion of misc-modules.texi.
  42
  43         * scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules): Added (srfi
  44         srfi-4) and (ice-9 rw) modules.
  45         (Module System Quirks): Removed note that `module-export!' must be
  46         called via gh_eval_str, now that we have scm_c_export.
  47
  48         * repl-modules.texi (Loading Readline Support, Readline Options):
  49         New nodes.
  50
  51 2001-06-27  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
  52
  53         * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Grammar fix -
  54         thanks to Christopher Cramer!
  55
  56 2001-06-27  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
  57
  58         * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-4): Added documentation for the new
  59         module (srfi srfi-4).
  60
  61 2001-06-26  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
  62
  63         * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Refer to scm_mem2string
  64         instead of scm_makfromstr.
  65
  66 2001-06-26  Dirk Herrmann  <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
  67
  68         * oldfmt.c (scm_oldfmt):  Use scm_mem2string instead of
  69         scm_makfromstr.
  70
  71 2001-06-25  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
  72
  73         * gh.texi (GH deprecation): Remove paragraph about portability.
  74
  75         * extend.texi (Libguile Intro): Updated following Marius'
  76         suggestions.
  77
  78 2001-06-25  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
  79
  80         * Makefile.am (version.texi, version-tutorial.texi): Removed
  81         kluges to build them unconditionally.
  82
  83 2001-06-22  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
  84
  85         * gh.texi (scm transition summary): New node for summary of how to
  86         transition from GH to scm interface.
  87         (GH): Link to new node.
  88         (Calling Scheme procedures from C): Remove doc for gh_set_car and
  89         gh_set_cdr, which don't actually exist.
  90         (Data types and constants defined by gh): Correct
  91         SCM_UNSPECIFIED/SCM_UNDEFINED confusion.
  92         (Calling Scheme procedures from C): Correct SCM_EOL/SCM_UNDEFINED
  93         confusion.
  94
  95 2001-06-20  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
  96
  97         * guile.texi (Top): Move GH chapter to end of Part V.
  98
  99         * extend.texi (Libguile Intro), gh.texi (GH deprecation): Explain
 100         deprecation of GH and broad plan for documentation of scm
 101         interface.
 102
 103 2001-06-18  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 104
 105         * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1): Completed procedure documentation.
 106
 107         * scheme-data.texi (List Constructors): Added make-list.
 108         Added type index entries for all data types.
 109
 110 2001-06-15  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 111
 112         * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1): New section documenting the SRFI-1
 113         module.
 114
 115 2001-06-14  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 116
 117         * scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules): Added reference to
 118         (srfi srfi-1) module.
 119
 120 2001-06-16  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
 121
 122         * posix.texi (Conventions): Use `system-error-errno' instead of
 123         explicit code
 124
 125 2001-06-04  Gary Houston  <ghouston@arglist.com>
 126
 127         * scheme-io.texi (Block Reading and Writing): added
 128         write-string/partial, updated read-string!/partial.
 129
 130 2001-05-30  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 131
 132         * General: A lot of typo, texinfo markup and layout corrections.
 133
 134         * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Clarified docs for - and /.
 135         (String Modification): Removed docs for C functions
 136         (scm_substring_move_right_x etc.)
 137         (Keyword Procedures): New section documenting the keyword
 138         procedures from boot-9.scm.
 139         (Vectors): Moved the section before the non-standard data types.
 140
 141         * data-rep.texi (Defining New Types (Smobs)): Adapted description
 142         of smobs and proocedure creation to new terminology.
 143         (Describing a New Type): Removed mentioning of
 144         scm_make_smob_type_mfpe from smob function list and added
 145         deprecation notice for this function.
 146         (Creating Instances): Added description and macro docs for smobs
 147         with 2 or 3 data cells.
 148         (Garbage Collecting Smobs): Removed old docs for SCM_GCTYP16.
 149         (Garbage Collecting Simple Smobs): Added some clarification about
 150         usage and usefulness.
 151         (Non-immediate Datatypes): Changed R4RS reference to R5RS.
 152         (Vector Data): Document type-specific accessors.
 153
 154
 155 2001-05-23  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 156
 157         * guile.texi: Commented out menu entry and inclusion of Tcl/Tk
 158         stuff.
 159
 160         * indices.texi: Users are advised to look under C and Scheme
 161         names, xref to transformation rules added.
 162
 163         * intro.texi, scheme-modules.texi, scheme-ideas.texi,
 164         scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-procedures.texi:
 165         Fixed most REFFIXMEs.
 166
 167         * srfi-modules.texi (About SRFI Usage): New node.
 168         (SRFI-0): Extended.
 169         Fixed all REFFIXMEs.
 170
 171 2001-05-19  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 172
 173         * posix.texi (Networking): Split existing material into new nodes
 174         `Network Address Conversion' and `Network Databases'.
 175
 176         * scheme-control.texi (Lazy Catch): Update doc for new constraint
 177         that lazy-catch handlers are not allowed to return.
 178
 179 2001-05-16  Rob Browning  <rlb@cs.utexas.edu>
 180
 181         * scheme-options.texi (Install Config): fixed minor-version docs
 182         and added micro-version docs.
 183
 184 2001-05-16  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 185
 186         * data-rep.texi, srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-14 Iterating Over
 187         Character Sets), scheme-io.texi (Block Reading and Writing),
 188         scheme-control.texi (Lazy Catch), scheme-procedures.texi (Internal
 189         Macros): Add @bullet to @itemize usages.  (Thanks for Masao
 190         Uebayashi for the bug report!)
 191
 192 2001-05-15  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 193
 194         * scripts.texi (Invoking Guile): Added docs for --use-srfi.
 195
 196         * expect.texi, repl-modules.texi: Start the chapters with a new
 197         page.
 198
 199         * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Added note about supported feature
 200         identifiers and an example.  Start the chapter with a new page.
 201
 202         * srfi-modules.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-control.texi,
 203         scheme-binding.texi, repl-modules.texi, posix.texi, intro.texi,
 204         scheme-utility.texi: Change `--' to `-' throughout.
 205
 206 2001-05-14  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 207
 208         * srfi-13-14.texi: Removed.
 209
 210         * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13): Merged SRFI-13 docs into SRFI
 211         chapter.
 212         (SRFI-14): Merged SRFI-14 too.
 213
 214         * guile.texi (Top): Remove inclusion of obsolete SRFI-13/14 file.
 215
 216         * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): New section.
 217         (SRFI-16): New section.
 218
 219         Change `--' to `-' throughout.
 220
 221 2001-05-13  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@revel.glug.org>
 222
 223         * intro.texi, scheme-modules.texi, scheme-procedures.texi:
 224         Fixup some module-related references.
 225
 226         * scheme-modules.texi (Modules): Remove "babbling" fixme.
 227         (The Guile module system): Rewrite intro.
 228         (General Information about Modules): Rewrite some parts.
 229         Move problems to "Module System Quirks".
 230         (Using Guile Modules): Renamed from "Loading Guile Modules".
 231         Rewrite most parts.
 232         Remove reivewme comment.
 233         (Creating Guile Modules): Review, touch up.
 234         Remove "Tkintr" comment.
 235         (Module System Quirks): New node/subsection.
 236
 237 2001-05-06  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@revel.glug.org>
 238
 239         * intro.texi (Using Guile Modules): Review; remove reviewme
 240         comment.  Expand `GUILE_LOAD_PATH' blurb; add small example.
 241         (Reporting Bugs): Review; remove reviewme comment.
 242         Reword some phrases; add texi markup.
 243         Add suggestion to include `guile-config info' output.
 244         Update gdb invocation; add fixme question.
 245
 246 2001-05-05  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 247
 248         * AUTHORS: Added Martin Grabmueller.
 249
 250         * scheme-procedures.texi (Macros, Syntax Rules, Internal Macros):
 251         New material.
 252         (Syntax Case): New node, but currently empty.
 253
 254         * scheme-data.texi (Booleans, Symbols): Supply cross-references.
 255
 256 2001-05-04  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 257
 258         * new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, scheme-control.texi,
 259         scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
 260         scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-procedures.texi:
 261         Automatic docstring updates (mostly argument name updates and
 262         blank lines).
 263
 264         * scheme-modules.texi: Change double hyphens to single.
 265
 266         * scheme-control.texi (Lazy Catch): Completed.
 267
 268         * posix.texi (Network Databases and Address Conversion): New
 269         subsubsection `IPv6 Address Conversion'.
 270
 271 2001-05-04  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@revel.glug.org>
 272
 273         * preface.texi (iff): Use proper texi markup.
 274         Thanks to Florian Weimer.
 275
 276 2001-05-04  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 277
 278         * scheme-io.texi (Block Reading and Writing): Moved the
 279         documentation for read-string!/partial from the node `Reading'.
 280
 281         * scheme-data.texi (List/String Conversion): Added docstring for
 282         `string-split'.
 283
 284 2001-05-02  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 285
 286         * srfi-13-14.texi: Added @bullet to various @itemize lists.
 287
 288         * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI Support): New file and chapter.
 289
 290         * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added repl-modules.texi and
 291         srfi-modules.texi.
 292
 293         * guile.texi (Top): New menu entries for the new chapters.
 294         (Top): @includes for the new chapters.
 295         (Top): New menu entry for `SRFI Support', @include for
 296         `srfi-modules.texi'.
 297
 298         * repl-modules.texi: New file.
 299         (Readline Support): New chapter for (ice-9 readline).
 300         (Value History): New chapter for (ice-9 history).
 301
 302 2001-05-02  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 303
 304         * scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Libraries): Renamed from `Dynamic
 305         Linking from Marius''.
 306         (The Guile module system): Removed obsolete naming convention.
 307         (Loading Guile Modules, Creating Guile Modules),
 308         (More Module Procedures, Included Guile Modules): New nodes, split
 309         from `The Guile module system'.
 310         (The Guile module system): Changed references to (ice-9 slib) to
 311         (ice-9 popen), because note everybody has SLIB installed.
 312         (Included Guile Modules): Added a bunch of modules shipped with
 313         Guile.
 314
 315         (Dynamic Libraries): (old version) Removed.
 316
 317         * scheme-io.texi (Block Reading and Writing): Corrected
 318         capitalization, so it builds again.
 319
 320 2001-05-01  Gary Houston  <ghouston@arglist.com>
 321
 322         * scheme-io.texi: Removed obsolete section Binary IO.  Added
 323         new section Block Reading and Writing.  Updated section
 324         Line/Delimited with module usage.
 325
 326 2001-04-29  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 327
 328         * deprecated.texi (Tags): Removed - deprecation expired.
 329
 330         * scheme-io.texi (Random Access): Removed `fseek' - deprecation
 331         expired.
 332
 333         * guile.texi (Top): Add menu entry for Manual Conventions node.
 334
 335 2001-04-28  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 336
 337         * THANKS: Move authorship bit into AUTHORS, simplify structure,
 338         add Dirk Herrmann.
 339
 340         * AUTHORS, guile.texi, guile-tut.texi, goops.texi, Makefile.am:
 341         Consolidate authorship information in AUTHORS file, and @include
 342         AUTHORS from the top level source file for each manual.
 343
 344 2001-04-28  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@revel.glug.org>
 345
 346         * preface.texi (Manual Conventions): New chapter.
 347
 348 2001-04-26  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 349
 350         * srfi-13-14.texi (Reverse/Append): Updated procedure names for
 351         string-concatenate-reverse[/shared].
 352         (Reverse/Append): Document the parameter `end' to
 353         string-concatenate-reverse.
 354
 355 2001-04-26  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 356
 357         * data-rep.texi (Defining New Types (Smobs)): Use non-deprecated
 358         smob interface.  Thanks to Masao Uebayashi for the patch!
 359         (Creating Instances): Don't need SCM_NIMP anymore.
 360
 361 2001-04-25  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
 362
 363         * guile.1: New file, from Robert Merkel and Rob Browning.
 364         * Makefile.am (man_MANS, EXTRADIST): Added, but still commented
 365         out: install and distribute the manpage.  It is not yet installed
 366         or distributed since we don't have Robert's papers yet.
 367
 368 2001-04-24  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 369
 370         * guile-tut.texi: Include version-tutorial.texi rather than
 371         version.texi.
 372
 373         * Makefile.am ($(srcdir)/version-tutorial.texi): New target, to
 374         avoid having two files both include version.texi.
 375
 376 2001-04-24  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 377
 378         * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added srfi-13-14.texi.
 379
 380         * srfi-13-14.texi: New file documenting SRFI-13/14.
 381
 382         * guile.texi (Top): Added the SRFI-13/14 menu entry and @include.
 383
 384 2001-04-22  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 385
 386         * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Automatic
 387         docstring updates for `socket' and `connect'.  (For IPV6 support.)
 388
 389         * scheme-io.texi: Remove old docstring comments referring to
 390         r4rs.scm.
 391
 392         * appendices.texi (The Basic Guile Package, Packages not shipped
 393         with Guile), env.texi (Switching to Environments), format.texi
 394         (Format Specification), gh.texi
 395         (Executing Scheme code, Calling Scheme procedures from C),
 396         guile-tut.texi (How to characterize Guile), scheme-data.texi
 397         (Symbols, Keywords, Keyword Read Syntax, Append/Reverse),
 398         scheme-evaluation.texi (Delayed Evaluation), scheme-modules.texi
 399         (Scheme and modules), scheme-io.texi (Soft Ports): Change R4RS
 400         references to R5RS.
 401
 402         * r4rs.texi: Removed.
 403
 404         * Makefile.am (info_TEXINFOS): Remove r4rs.
 405
 406         * README: Note removal of r4rs, and provide a reference.
 407
 408         * scheme-control.texi (Exceptions): Extended documentation.
 409         (Continuations): Correct "except" typo, and fix reference to
 410         Exceptions node.  Plus minor review changes.
 411
 412 2001-04-20  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 413
 414         * scheme-control.texi (Exceptions): Reorganized and extended
 415         existing documentation; more to come.
 416
 417 2001-04-20  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 418
 419         * scheme-evaluation.texi (Comments): Document normal comments and
 420         comment conventions.
 421         (Block Comments): Documented multiline comments.
 422         (Case Sensitivity): Documented R5RS and Guile behaviour and how to
 423         switch it off.
 424
 425         * scheme-control.texi (Continuations): Added some documentation
 426         for call/cc.
 427         (Exceptions): Added xref to `Continuations'.
 428
 429         * scheme-binding.texi (Binding Reflection): Typo fix.
 430
 431 2001-04-20  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 432
 433         * gh.texi (Executing Scheme code): gh_eval_file returns
 434         SCM_UNSPECIFIED.  Thanks to Dirk for the report!
 435
 436         * data-rep.texi (Non-immediate Datatypes, Immediates vs
 437         Non-immediates): Emphasize current rather than pre-1.4 practice
 438         when talking about not needing to call SCM_NIMP.
 439
 440         * recipe-guidelines.txt: New file: guidelines for contributions to
 441         the Guile Recipes manual.
 442
 443 2001-04-20  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 444
 445         * intro.texi (Using Guile Modules): Wrote intro to using modules.
 446         (Writing New Modules): New intro for writing modules.
 447         (Reporting Bugs): Added info about what is a bug and what to
 448         include in a bug report (taken and adapted from the Emacs
 449         Reference Manual).
 450
 451 2001-04-19  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 452
 453         * scheme-control.texi (while do): Added documentation for named
 454         let.
 455
 456         * scheme-binding.texi (Internal Definitions): New explanation of
 457         `Internal Definitions'.
 458         (Top Level): Documented behaviour of top level definitions.
 459         (Binding Constructs): New introductory text.
 460         (Local Bindings): Explain concept of local bindings.  Document
 461         let, let* and letrec.
 462
 463 2001-04-18  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 464
 465         * scheme-modules.texi (Modules): Added menu descriptions.
 466         (Scheme and modules, The Guile module system): Some whitespace
 467         cleanup
 468         (The Guile module system): Layout fixes, docstring fix for
 469         `define-module'.
 470
 471 2001-04-17  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 472
 473         * scheme-control.texi (Multiple Values): Documented concept of
 474         multiple values, added docs for `receive'.
 475         (begin): Documented `begin'.
 476         (if cond case): Documented `if', `cond' and `case'.
 477         (and or): Documented `and' and `or'.
 478         (while do): Documented `do' and `while'.
 479
 480         * scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Split the node,
 481         added introductory text, added menu for subsections.
 482         (let-optional Reference, let-keywords Reference),
 483         (lambda* Reference, define* Reference): Added syntax documentation
 484         for all exported procedures from (ice-9 optargs).
 485
 486 2001-04-17  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 487
 488         * scheme-utility.texi (General Conversion): New node, added
 489         `object->string'.
 490         (Equality): Added definition and explanation of `sameness'.
 491
 492         * posix.texi (System Identification): Added `gethostname' and
 493         `sethostname'.
 494         (Processes): Added `setpriority' and `getpriority'.
 495         (User Information): Added `cuserid' and `getlogin'.
 496         (Ports and File Descriptors): Added `flock'.
 497         (Processes): Added `chroot'.
 498         (File System): Added `mkstemp!'.
 499         (Encryption): New node, added `crypt' and `getpass'.
 500
 501         * new-docstrings.texi: Moved several docstrings over to the
 502         reference manual (see above which).
 503
 504         * scheme-data.texi (Data Types), (Numerical Tower): Add explicit
 505         @bullet to @itemize to satisfy older `makeinfo'.
 506
 507 2001-04-16  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 508
 509         * data-rep.texi (Signalling Type Errors):  Update SCM_ASSERT doc
 510         for recent changes to disallow passing a string parameter as the
 511         `pos'.  Thanks to Dirk Herrmann for the patch!
 512
 513 2001-04-13  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 514
 515         * data-rep.texi (Unpacking the SCM type): New section, taken from
 516         Dirk Herrmann's description of SCM and scm_bits_t in api.txt.
 517         (Immediate Datatypes, Non-immediate Datatypes): Remove obsolete
 518         notes about needing to call SCM_NIMP.
 519
 520 2001-04-11  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 521
 522         * scheme-procedures.texi (Procedures with Setters):  Fix dvi
 523         building syntax error.  Thanks to Dale P. Smith for the report and
 524         patch.
 525
 526 2001-04-11  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 527
 528         * scheme-scheduling.texi (Arbiters): New explanatory text.
 529         (Asyncs): New explanations and documentation.
 530         (Scheduling): Added menu entry descriptions.
 531         (Fluids): New documentation.
 532
 533 2001-04-11  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 534
 535         * scheme-procedures.texi (Lambda): Documented the lambda form.
 536         (Procedure Properties): Concept and usage explanation added.
 537         (Procedures with Setters): Explain by example, introduce
 538         definitions.
 539
 540         * scheme-data.texi (Symbols and Variables): Split and reorganized
 541         this section.
 542         (Symbols): New introductory text.
 543         (Characters): Added char-ci* procedures to rn index.
 544
 545 2001-04-10  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 546
 547         * scm.texi (Handling Errors):  Improve Texinfo markup.  Thanks to
 548         Dale P. Smith for the patch!
 549
 550         * api.txt (Accessing Cell Entries): Fix typo.
 551
 552 2001-04-09  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 553
 554         * deprecated.texi (Shared And Read Only Strings): New section for
 555         deprecated string stuff.  I've also updated the text a bit to
 556         reflect current usage of "read only" strings.
 557
 558         * scheme-data.texi (Shared Substrings, Read Only Strings): Moved
 559         to deprecated.texi.
 560
 561         * deprecated.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
 562         scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
 563         scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
 564         scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
 565         scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
 566         scheme-utility.texi: Remove `@c docstring' comments, since they
 567         aren't used any more by the docstring tracking utilities.
 568
 569 2001-04-09  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 570
 571         * scheme-data.texi (Pairs): New data type and procedure
 572         description.
 573         (Lists): Added new subsections for grouping the list procedures.
 574         (Hooks): Added new nodes for hook subsections.
 575         (String Syntax): New node, factoring out read syntax.
 576         (Strings): Some blurb about allowed characters, zero-termination
 577         etc.
 578         (Keywords): Added menu descriptions.
 579
 580 2001-04-08  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 581
 582         * scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index): Print index `rn', not `r5'.
 583
 584         * guile.texi: The index formerly known as `r5' is now called `rn'.
 585
 586         * scheme-utility.texi, scheme-procedures.texi, scheme-io.texi,
 587         scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi:
 588         Changed all @r5index entries to @rnindex.
 589
 590 2001-04-06  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 591
 592         * scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Added hook description and
 593         constraints.
 594
 595 2001-04-06  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <ttn@revel.glug.org>
 596
 597         * scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread
 598         procedures): Replace some instances of `@var' with `@code'.
 599
 600         * scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread
 601         procedures): Rewrite.
 602
 603 2001-04-04  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 604
 605         * scheme-data.texi (Alphabetic Case Mapping),
 606         (String Comparison): Rearranged function order.
 607         (Vectors): Reorganized, new introductory text, docs about read
 608         syntax.
 609
 610 2001-04-03  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 611
 612         * scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
 613         scheme-modules.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-control.texi,
 614         scheme-utility.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
 615         scheme-data.texi: Removed a lot of ARGFIXME's after tweaking
 616         docstrings and C source.
 617
 618         * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-data.texi,
 619         posix.texi, scheme-control.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
 620         scheme-memory.texi, scheme-procedures.texi, scheme-modules.texi,
 621         scheme-scheduling.texi: Automated docstring merging.
 622
 623 2001-04-02  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 624
 625         * data-rep.texi (Immediates vs. Non-immediates): Update
 626         out-of-date documentation.  (Thanks to Dirk Herrmann for the
 627         report!)
 628         (Immediates vs Non-immediates): Renamed without the dot, since the
 629         dot causes `info' not to be able to display this node!
 630
 631         * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add in a few more source files
 632         that had got left out.
 633
 634 2001-03-30  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 635
 636         * scheme-reading.texi (Further Reading): Add bullets to further
 637         reading list.
 638
 639         * gh.texi: Insert page break before chapter.  Remove page breaks
 640         within the chapter.
 641
 642         * Makefile.am: Add script-getopt.texi.
 643
 644         * guile.texi (Top): Include and link to new script-getopt.texi
 645         chapter.
 646
 647         * script-getopt.texi: New chapter on command line handling.
 648         (Written and contributed by Martin Grabmueller, revised by me.)
 649
 650         * intro.texi (Modules and Extensions): Fix typo.
 651
 652 2001-03-27  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 653
 654         * scheme-data.texi (Strings): Reorganized the whole `Strings'
 655         section and wrote introductory material for each new subsection.
 656
 657 2001-03-25  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
 658
 659         * intro.texi (Modules and Extensions): Some short text about
 660         dynamic libraries and modules.
 661
 662 2001-03-23  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 663
 664         * intro.texi (Writing Extensions for Guile), scheme-data.texi
 665         (Lists): Fix typos.
 666
 667         * guile-tut.texi, ChangeLog-guile-doc-tutorial: Added to CVS.  It
 668         seems that I somehow missed these out when I moved everything from
 669         guile-doc to guile-core.
 670
 671         * posix.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
 672         scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
 673
 674         * new-docstrings.texi: New file.  Holds snarfed docstrings that
 675         have not yet been incorporated into the reference manual.
 676
 677 2001-03-20  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 678
 679         * scheme-options.texi (Evaluator options): Added evaluator
 680         options, corrected docs for evaluator trap options.
 681
 682         * scheme-evaluation.texi (Scheme Read): New docs for read-options,
 683         read-enable, read-disable and read-set! and cross references to
 684         option nodes.
 685         (Evaluator Options): New docs for eval-options, eval-enable,
 686         eval-disable and eval-set!, traps, trap-enable, trap-disable and
 687         trap-set! and cross references to option nodes.
 688         (Evaluator Behaviour): Renamed node from `Evaluator options' to
 689         avoid name clash.
 690
 691         * scheme-io.texi (String Ports): Added docs for SRFI-6 procedures.
 692         (Void Ports): Corrected introductory comment.
 693
 694 2001-03-16  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 695
 696         * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Documented the arithmetic
 697         procedures.
 698         (Integer Operations): Added documentation.
 699         (Comparison): Added documentation.
 700         (Complex): Added documentation.
 701         (Symbols and Variables): Comment out `builtin-bindings', which is
 702         removed according to NEWS.
 703         (Pairs): Added documentation.
 704
 705         * scheme-io.texi: Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS
 706         procedures.
 707         (File Ports): New docs for `call-with-input-file',
 708         `call-with-output-file', `with-input-from-file',
 709         `with-output-to-file', `with-error-to-file'.
 710
 711         * scheme-control.texi, scheme-utility.texi,
 712         * scheme-procedures.texi: Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS
 713         procedures.
 714
 715         * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Added documentation for
 716         `apply'.  Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS procedures.
 717
 718         * scheme-data.texi: Added R5RS index entries for all R5RS
 719         procedures.  Removed R5RS index entries for `ass{q,v,occ}-set!'.
 720         Removed explicit entries into the function entries.  They are
 721         automagic.
 722         (Vectors): Added documentation for `make-vector', `vector-ref' and
 723         `vector-set!'.
 724
 725 2001-03-12  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
 726
 727         * intro.texi: Changed to reflect current practice better.  Added
 728         stuff about writing Guile Extensions (aka dynamically loaded
 729         shared libraries).
 730
 731 2001-03-09  Mikael Djurfeldt  <mdj@linnaeus.mit.edu>
 732
 733         * goops.texi (VERSION): Bumped to version 0.3.
 734
 735         * goops-tutorial.texi, goops.texi: Updated to reflect new
 736         define-method syntax.
 737
 738 2001-03-09  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 739
 740         * Makefile.am: Change HTML to HTMLDOC, now that we're part of a
 741         wider distribution.
 742
 743         Moving documentation files from guile-doc and guile-doc into
 744         guile-core/doc:
 745
 746         * env.texi, indices.texi, mbapi.texi, mltext.texi, scripts.texi,
 747         scsh.texi, tcltk.texi, hierarchy.txt, scheme-indices.texi,
 748         slib.texi, deprecated.texi, scheme-binding.texi, appendices.texi,
 749         scheme-intro.texi, goops.texi, extend.texi, gh.texi, intro.texi,
 750         preface.texi, scm.texi, goops-tutorial.texi, hierarchy.eps,
 751         r4rs.texi, r5rs.texi, texinfo.tex, scheme-reading.texi,
 752         data-rep.texi, scheme-utility.texi, posix.texi,
 753         scheme-control.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
 754         scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi,
 755         scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
 756         scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi, guile.texi,
 757         scheme-data.texi, scheme-ideas.texi, expect.texi,
 758         ChangeLog-guile-doc-ref, guile-tut.texi,
 759         ChangeLog-guile-doc-tutorial, AUTHORS, BUGS, NEWS, THANKS: New
 760         files.
 761
 762         * .cvsignore, Makefile.am, README: Merged.
 763
 764         * sources: New subdirectory.
 765
 766         Both the following files are about to be replaced by files from
 767         guile-doc/ref.
 768
 769         * texinfo.tex: Removed.
 770
 771         * data-rep.texi: Removed.
 772
 773 2001-02-15  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 774
 775         * README: Explain retirement of `data-rep.texi'.
 776
 777         * Makefile.am (info_TEXINFOS, data_rep_TEXINFOS): Removed.
 778
 779         * data-rep.texi: Replace this copy of data-rep.texi with a notice
 780         indicating that it has been retired.  The master copy of
 781         data-rep.texi is at guile-doc/ref/data-rep.texi.
 782
 783 2001-02-04  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
 784
 785         * data-rep.texi: Use SCM_SMOB_DATA instead of SCM_CDR.  Also
 786         things like SCM_SMOB_PREDICATE and SCM_NEWSMOB.  Thanks to Dale
 787         P. Smith!
 788
 789 2000-10-25  Mikael Djurfeldt  <mdj@linnaeus.mit.edu>
 790
 791         * mop.text: Preliminary documentation of the GOOPS meta object
 792         protocol.
 793
 794 2000-07-28  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 795
 796         * data-rep.texi (Garbage Collection): Fix "accomodate" spelling
 797         mistake.
 798
 799 2000-06-30  Dirk Herrmann  <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
 800
 801         * data-rep.tex:  Removed documentation for SCM_OUTOFRANGE.
 802
 803 2000-06-20  Mikael Djurfeldt  <mdj@thalamus.nada.kth.se>
 804
 805         * data-rep.texi: Center discussion around the standard interface
 806         for smob type creation (scm_make_smob_type) and warn about the
 807         ongoing discussion which may result in deprecating
 808         scm_make_smob_type_mfpe in next release of Guile.
 809
 810 2000-05-15  Dirk Herrmann  <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
 811
 812         * data-rep.texi:  Updated the macro names for operating on
 813         characters.
 814
 815 2000-03-22  Dirk Herrmann  <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
 816
 817         * api.txt:  Added a first attempt for a description of the newly
 818         designed low level API.
 819
 820 2000-01-31  Marius Vollmer  <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
 821
 822         * Makefile.am (version.texi): Override automake's rule for
 823         version.texi so that it gets created even in non-maintainer-mode.
 824
 825 Thu Jan 20 13:00:18 2000  Greg J. Badros  <gjb@cs.washington.edu>
 826
 827         * version.texi, stamp-vti: Removed -- these are auto-generated.
 828
 829 2000-01-12  Mikael Djurfeldt  <mdj@mdj.nada.kth.se>
 830
 831         * Makefile.am (dist-hook): Updated to include oldfmt.c in
 832         distribution archive.
 833
 834         * README: Updated with note about oldfmt.c.
 835
 836         * oldfmt.c: New file: Used by application writers to adapt to
 837         new-style error format strings.
 838
 839 1999-12-06  Gary Houston  <ghouston@freewire.co.uk>
 840
 841         * data-rep.texi: change dircategory to match change in guile-doc
 842         and scm.
 843
 844 1999-10-05  Jim Blandy  <jimb@savonarola.red-bean.com>
 845
 846         * Makefile.in: Deleted from CVS repository.  Run the autogen.sh
 847         script to create generated files like this one.
 848
 849 1999-09-11  Jim Blandy  <jimb@savonarola.red-bean.com>
 850
 851         * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
 852
 853 Fri Jun 25 22:21:43 1999  Greg Badros  <gjb@cs.washington.edu>
 854
 855         * data-rep.texi: Updated SMOB docs to talk about
 856         scm_make_smob_type_mfpe, SCM_RETURN_NEWSMOB, SCM_NEWSMOB function
 857         and macros.
 858
 859 1999-04-17  Jim Blandy  <jimb@savonarola.red-bean.com>
 860
 861         * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
 862
 863 1998-10-19  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
 864
 865         * COPYING: New file.
 866         * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
 867
 868         * Makefile.am (EXAMPLE_SMOB_FILES): List example-smob/COPYING.
 869         * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
 870
 871 1998-10-16  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
 872
 873         * Makefile.in: Regenerated, after change to qthreads.m4.
 874
 875 1998-10-15  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
 876
 877         * stamp-vti: Regenerated.
 878
 879         * hacks.el: Some handy helper functions for working on the manual.
 880
 881         * data-rep.texi: Extended to accomodate a full running example,
 882         provided with the manual.
 883         * example-smob: A new subdirectory, containing example files for
 884         the manual chapter on smobs.
 885         * Makefile.am (EXAMPLE_SMOB_FILES, dist-hook): New variable and
 886         target, to get the example-smob directory into the distribution.
 887         * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
 888
 889 1998-10-08  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
 890
 891         * .cvsignore: New file, containing data-rep.info.  I'm not sure
 892         whether we want to check this file into CVS, because it's
 893         generated; if you find compelling reasons it should be, let me
 894         know.
 895
 896 1998-10-07  Jim Blandy  <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
 897
 898         * New directory for documentation.
 899         * README: New file.
 900         * data-rep.texi: It's not a real manual, but it's better than
 901         nothing.
 902         * Makefile.am, Makefile.in, data-rep.info, data-rep.texi,
 903         mdate-sh, stamp-vti, texinfo.tex, version.texi: The usual support
 904         files.