1 2004-08-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
3 * api-io.texi (File Ports): In open-file, describe the "b" binary flag.
5 * slib.texi (SLIB): Add notes on delete-file, provided? and open-file
6 overridden by ice-9 slib module.
8 2004-08-05 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
10 * api-scheduling.texi (Arbiters): Tweak wording for clarity, note any
11 thread can unlock not just the one which locked.
13 * posix.texi (Conventions): Describe system-error args, use @defun for
14 system-error-errno instead of just words.
16 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Predicates): Tweak wording for clarity.
17 For string-every, note return is #t when no characters. For
18 string-any and string-every, note last pred call is not currently a
19 tail call, contrary to SRFI-13 spec.
21 2004-08-03 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
23 * api-data.texi: Added scm_is_real, scm_is_rational,
24 scm_to_double, scm_from_double, numerator, and denominator. Added
25 scm_is_complex, scm_is_number, scm_c_make_rectangular,
26 scm_c_make_polar, scm_c_real_part, scm_c_imag_part,
27 scm_c_magnitude, and scm_c_angle.
29 2004-08-02 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
31 * gh.texi: Replaced references to scm_num2* with scm_to_* and
32 references to scm_*2num with scm_from_*.
34 Renamed many file to make the structure of the manual more evident
35 in the names. Changed all references.
37 * scheme-binding.texi: Renamed to api-binding.texi.
38 * scheme-compound.texi: Renamed to api-compound.texi.
39 * scheme-control.texi: Renamed to api-control.texi.
40 * scheme-data.texi: Renamed to api-data.texi.
41 * scheme-debug.texi: Renamed to api-debug.texi.
42 * deprecated.texi: Renamed to api-deprecated.texi.
43 * scheme-evaluation.texi: Renamed to api-evaluation.texi.
44 * ref-init.texi: Renamed to api-init.texi.
45 * scheme-io.texi: Renamed to api-io.texi.
46 * scheme-memory.texi: Renamed to api-memory.texi.
47 * scheme-modules.texi: Renamed to api-modules.texi.
48 * scheme-options.texi: Renamed to api-options.texi.
49 * scm.texi: Renamed to api-overview.texi.
50 * scheme-procedures.texi: Renamed to api-procedures.texi.
51 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Renamed to api-scheduling.texi.
52 * scheme-scm.texi: Renamed to api-scm.texi.
53 * scheme-smobs.texi: Renamed to api-smobs.texi.
54 * scheme-snarf.texi: Renamed to api-snarf.texi.
55 * scheme-translation.texi: Renamed to api-translation.texi.
56 * scheme-utility.texi: Renamed to api-utility.texi.
57 * debugging.texi: Renamed to scheme-debugging.texi.
58 * scripts.texi: Renamed to scheme-scripts.texi.
59 * program.texi: Renamed to libguile-program.texi.
61 * api-deprecated.texi: Removed.
62 * intro.texi (Discouraged and Deprecated): General information
63 about deprecation, etc.
65 2004-07-30 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
67 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Changed @w to @w{} in
68 itemize. The former doesn't work for some reason...
70 2004-07-28 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
72 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Rewrite, describing escapes
73 and parameters in detail.
74 * guile.texi (@le, @ge): New macros for ifnottex.
76 2004-07-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
78 * guile.texi (@nicode): Use @alias instead of @macro, for correct
79 handling of backslashes.
81 * scheme-control.texi (Frames): Add @vindex for SCM_F_WIND_EXPLICITLY.
83 * scheme-data.texi (String Syntax): Add all backslash forms accepted.
84 (Regexp Functions): Use @defvar for regexp/icase etc, to emphasise
85 that they're variables not symbols etc.
87 * scheme-smobs.texi (Smobs): In SCM_SMOB_OBJECT_LOC,
88 SCM_SMOB_OBJECT_2_LOC, SCM_SMOB_OBJECT_3_LOC, use {} to avoid "*"
89 getting into the index as part of the macro name.
91 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Revise for clarity, drop BNF in favour
92 of plain description, emphasise this is just for portable programs.
94 2004-07-10 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
96 * scheme-data.texi (Integers): Talk more about inexact and exact
99 2004-07-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
101 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Add srfi-6 to the identifiers provided
104 2004-07-07 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
106 * scheme-data.texi (Integers): Added docs for the new scm_is_,
107 scm_to_ and scm_from_ functions for integers.
109 * data-rep.texi (How Guile does it): Mark as being in limbo. All
110 the real documentation will be in the nodes "Programming in C" and
112 (Boolean Data): Just refer to node "Booleans".
114 * gh.texi: Replace references to SCM_NFALSEP, etc with
117 * scheme-data.texi (Booleans): Flag all function-like definitions
120 2004-07-06 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
122 * scheme-data.texi: Remove non-R5RS stuff from the 'rn' index.
124 * scheme-utility.texi: Added scm_is_eq, scm_eq_p, scm_eqv_p, and
127 2004-07-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
129 * scheme-data.texi (Booleans): Added reference entries for
130 scm_is_true, scm_is_false, scm_is_bool, scm_from_bool, and
133 2004-06-28 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
135 * Makefile.am: Removed home-grown code for HTML generation.
136 Automake does it for us now.
138 * guile.texi, scheme-scm.texi: Do not use TeXinfo markup in
139 section or node names.
141 2004-06-20 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
143 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-31): add documentation for srfi-31.
145 2004-05-19 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
147 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Remove guile.cps guile.fns guile.rns
148 guile.tps guile.vrs guile.tmp, cleaned by automake these days.
150 2004-05-06 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
152 * scheme-smobs.texi: Updated for new SCM_SMOB_* macros.
154 * preface.texi: Moved around the sections so that the manual
155 overview comes first.
157 * libguile-smobs.texi: Updated for the new role of scm_t_bits.
159 2004-04-21 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
161 * Big reorganization of the whole manual to give it a simpler
164 2004-03-25 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
166 * slib.texi (SLIB): Amend `require' cross reference node name, is
167 called "Require" in slib 3a1.
169 2004-03-23 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
171 * scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Typo in `rationalize'.
173 2004-03-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
175 * posix.texi (Processes): Add setgroups.
177 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-26): New section.
179 2004-02-21 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
181 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Add @findex entries for
182 quote and quasiquote no longer using @deffn.
184 2004-02-20 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
186 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Turned syntax
187 description into a table, @deffn is not really up to the task.
189 2004-02-18 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
191 * guile.texi: Replaced list of authors with "The Guile
194 * preface.texi (Contributors to the Manual): New section.
196 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Use an empty name
197 for the function call syntax definition. Otherwise, TeX complains
198 about unbalanced parenthesis.
200 2004-02-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
202 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Expression Syntax): Fill section with
203 function calling etc, and quote and quasiquote.
205 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-9): Revise for detail and clarity. Don't
206 use ":foo" for example type name, since that depends on the keyword
209 2004-02-15 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@chunk.mit.edu>
211 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Wrote a new entry
212 for hash-for-each-handle.
214 2004-02-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
216 * scheme-compound.texi (Sloppy Alist Functions): Amend error messages
217 shown to match current guile output.
219 2004-02-15 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@chunk.mit.edu>
221 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Renamed hash-map
224 2004-02-15 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
226 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): In scm_hash_ref etc,
227 remove note that dflt must be given, it can be SCM_UNSPECIFIED.
229 * scheme-control.texi (while do): Expand and clarify `do', in
230 particular note iteration binds fresh locations, rather than values
233 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-4): Revise for clarity, give each function
234 explicitly rather than showing TAG so Emacs info-look can find them,
235 merge "SRFI-4 - Read Syntax" and "SRFI-4 - Procedures" into just one
238 2004-02-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
240 * scheme-compound.texi (Conventional Arrays): Revise for clarity.
241 In array-equal?, show multiple arguments allowed.
242 (Uniform Arrays): Remove duplicate array?.
243 * guile.texi (cross): New macro.
245 * scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Note 1/3 prototype for
246 doubles is now an exact fraction.
248 * slib.texi (SLIB): Index entry for replacement `system'.
250 2004-01-28 Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@chunk.mit.edu>
252 * scheme-compound.texi (Uniform Arrays): Added a FIXME warning
253 that the 1/3 prototype no longer works.
255 2004-01-23 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
257 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added fdl.texi.
259 2004-01-21 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
261 Added copyright notices to all TeXinfo files.
264 * guile.texi: Include it as an appendix.
265 * preface.texi: State that the manual is FDL.
267 2004-01-20 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
269 * preface.texi (Guile License): Note readline is GPL and manual has
270 its own copying terms. Describe briefly what the licenses mean in
273 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Higher level thread procedures): In monitor,
274 don't let "newly created" suggest a mutex created on every evaluation.
275 Note what "monitor" means.
277 * slib.texi (SLIB): Note `system' redefined by (ice-9 slib). Tweak
280 2004-01-11 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
282 * misc-modules.texi (Queues): New chapter.
283 * guile.texi (Top): Add it.
285 2004-01-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
287 * scheme-compound.texi (Bit Vectors): Revise for clarity, following
288 report by Rouben Rostamian. Remove #b() example, that syntax is not
291 2004-01-07 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
293 * scheme-control.texi, scheme-io.tex, scheme-scheduling.texi:
294 Adapt to new 'frame' names. Document scm_c_with_fluid,
295 scm_c_with_fluids, and scm_frame_fluid.
297 2004-01-06 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
299 * scheme-control.texi: Document scm_on_unwind_with_scm and
300 scm_on_rewind_with_scm.
302 2004-01-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
304 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Document scm_with_[un]blocked_asyncs.
306 * scheme-io.texi: Document scm_with_current_<foo>_port.
308 2004-01-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
310 * scheme-control.texi: Document the frames stuff and other random
313 2004-01-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
315 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Threads): Note Guile uses POSIX threads, for
316 concurrency and preemption.
317 (C level thread interface): Note periodic libguile call required for C
318 code in threads, add commented out reminders for SCM_TICK and
319 guile-mode, for when those features are ready.
321 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): For partition
322 and partition!, emphasise the multi-value return, note partition may
323 share a tail with the given list.
325 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching, SRFI-1 Deleting, SRFI-1
326 Association Lists): Note how member, delete, delete! and assoc extend
327 the corresponding core functions.
329 2003-11-25 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
331 * tools.texi (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Correction to GOOPS
334 2003-11-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
336 * scheme-data.texi: Include exact rationals.
338 From Stephen Compall. Thanks!
340 * intro.texi (What is Guile?): Add @acronym for POSIX, R5RS, GUI,
341 and HTTP. Conclude linking libguile. Say what one can find *for*.
343 * preface.texi (Manual Conventions): Double-quote some statements
344 formerly single-quoted. Remove some redundant quotes around code.
345 Clarify meaning of `iff' further for those that didn't get it the
346 first time 'round (like me). Make graphical indicators samples,
347 not code. Put results of evaluation on the same line as @result
348 symbols. Use @print example as example of total usage, and remind
349 readers not to forget the difference.
351 2003-11-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
353 * scheme-modules.texi: Document '@' and '@@'.
355 * scripts.texi: Mention that "-e (@ ...)" also works.
357 2003-11-15 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
359 * scheme-data.texi (Random): Add *random-state* variable, put note at
360 the top of the node about it being the default, rather than just in
361 the description of random.
363 2003-11-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
365 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Wrap POSIX, API, and SLIB in
366 @acronym. Change from paragraph format (somewhat clumsy-looking
367 on paper, at least) to @table format, with headers @strong. Made
368 example modules complete sentences. From Stephen Compall, thanks!
370 2003-11-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
372 * misc-modules.texi (Pretty Printing): Add new keyword options, break
373 example to avoid long line.
375 * scheme-data.texi (Random): In random, use @code for *random-state*.
376 Reported by Stephen Compall.
378 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Filtering and Partitioning): Move filter
380 * scheme-compound.texi (List Modification): ... to here, now that
381 they're implemented in the core.
383 2003-11-03 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
385 * misc-modules.texi (File Tree Walk): New chapter.
386 * guile.texi: Add it.
388 2003-10-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
390 * gh.texi (Calling Scheme procedures from C, scm transition summary):
391 Refer to scm_list_n, not the old name scm_listify.
392 (scm transition summary): For gh_apply, recommend scm_apply_0, which
395 * gh.texi (Defining new Scheme procedures in C): Don't use
396 @strong{Note:}, latest makeinfo will complain it looks like a cross
399 * posix.texi (Time): Correction to strftime glibc cross reference
400 node, now "Formatting Calendar Time".
402 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Searching): In break, note conflict with
403 binding established by `while'.
405 2003-10-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
407 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Decribe rehashing, note
408 no hashx-remove!, describe make-hash-table size parameter.
410 2003-10-06 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
412 * scheme-memory.texi: Added a short explanation of the GC and the
413 conservative stack scanning.
414 (scm_gc_protect_object, scm_gc_unprotect_object,
415 scm_permanent_object): New.
417 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi (scm_remember_upto_here_1,
418 scm_remember_upto_here_2): Moved from data-rep.texi to
421 2003-10-02 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
423 * scheme-io.texi (String Ports): In call-with-output-string, note proc
424 should not close the port. In get-output-string, note string must be
425 gotten before closing the port.
427 2003-09-21 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
429 * posix.texi (File System): In access?, reword a bit, clarify real
430 versus effective ID handling, cross reference glibc on that, and
431 recommend against access tests in library functions.
433 2003-09-13 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
435 * posix.texi (File System): In stat:dev and stat:mode, clarify that
438 * posix.texi (Network Address Conversion): Under IPv4, describe
439 numeric representation in Guile, add INADDR_LOOPBACK and
440 INADDR_BROADCAST, add commented-out INADDR_NONE.
442 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge reverse and reverse!,
443 describe newtail parameter for reverse!, remove confusing caveat about
444 head becoming tail for reverse!.
446 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In port-column, port-line,
447 set-port-column! and set-port-line!, port parameter must be given,
448 there's no default to current input.
450 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): Add scm_c_read.
451 (Writing): Add scm_c_write.
453 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): Add list-copy.
455 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19): Rewrite, adding descriptions of all
456 functions, and a bit of an introduction.
458 2003-09-03 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
460 * scheme-data.texi (Keyword Primitives): Add examples to
461 make-keyword-from-dash-symbol and keyword-dash-symbol. Add
464 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): In gensym, cross reference
465 uninterned symbols, use @w{} on " g" prefix to avoid any chance of a
466 line break obscuring it.
468 2003-08-30 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
470 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Note
471 scm_remember_upto_here_1 applies only to C automatic variables.
473 * guile.texi: Move @contents to usual place after title page, and
474 after first menu since that looks nice in html.
476 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors): In pipe PIPE_BUF, use
477 @defvar, reword a bit for clarity, cross reference glibc.
479 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socket, use
480 @defvar for protocol variables, cross reference for getprotobyname,
481 note it's usually connect and accept that establishes communication.
483 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): In socketpair,
484 clarify the return is a pair with ports in car and cdr, note
485 connection is full duplex, refer to socket for parameters, refer to
486 PF_UNIX rather than AF_UNIX.
488 * scheme-compound.texi (Append/Reverse): Merge append and append!,
489 shown parameters as lst1 ... lstN, describe list argument for
490 scm_append and scm_append_x and note that it's unmodified.
492 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Add hashx- case
493 insensitive string example, add cross references to symbol-hash,
494 string-hash, string-hash-ci, and char-set-hash.
496 * scheme-control.texi (Multiple Values): In values, show args as "arg1
497 ... argN". In scm_values, note args is a list and returned object
498 shares structure with it.
500 * scheme-control.texi (Catch): Add scm_internal_catch.
501 (Lazy Catch): Add scm_internal_lazy_catch.
503 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Use a table for scheme to C libm
504 equivalences, add C99 trunc.
506 * scheme-procedures.texi (Lambda): Note ". rest" list argument is
507 always newly created.
509 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Association Lists): In alist-delete and
510 alist-delete!, note argument order for the equality calls per SRFI-1
513 2003-08-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
515 * scheme-data.texi (Scientific): Add two-argument atan.
517 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Need @@ for texinfo in example.
519 2003-08-17 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
521 * scheme-compound.texi (Hash Table Reference): Collect up groups of
522 functions to avoid duplication. Revise notes on hashx functions and
523 on vector implementation. In make-hash-table, size is now optional.
524 Add hash-map and hash-for-each.
526 2003-08-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
528 * scheme-control.texi (while do): Update `while' for code rewrite, in
529 particular describe break and continue.
531 2003-08-09 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
533 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Add index entries for deprecated
534 scm_must_malloc and friends.
536 2003-07-29 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
538 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): Remove scm_cons_star,
539 since it's not very helpful.
541 * scheme-utility.texi (Property Primitives): In primitive-property-ref,
542 note parameters to not-found-proc, use hyphens rather than underscores
543 for that parameter name.
544 In primitive-property-set!, VAL is the value parameter not CODE.
546 2003-07-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
548 * scheme-control.texi (Dynamic Wind): Untabify.
549 (Multiple Values): Use @result.
550 Reported by Stephen Compall <s11@member.fsf.org>.
552 * scheme-control.texi (Continuations): Rewrite with more detail.
554 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System asyncs): Add index entries for C
557 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Parallel Forms): New section.
559 2003-07-18 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
561 * scheme-compound.texi (List Constructors): In list, use "elem1
562 ... elemN". Add scm_list_1, scm_list_2, scm_list_3, scm_list_4,
563 scm_list_5, scm_list_n. Remove scm_list, since it's a no-op.
564 * guile.texi (nicode): New macro.
566 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): In apply, reword for
567 clarity, drop the "append" example. Add scm_apply, scm_apply_0,
568 scm_apply_1, scm_apply_2, scm_apply_3.
569 Add scm_call_0, scm_call_1, scm_call_2, scm_call_3.
570 In apply:nconc2last, move down after "apply", reword for clarity, note
571 correspondence to apply params.
573 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-0): Add cond-expand index entry.
574 (SRFI-9): Add define-record-type index entry.
576 2003-07-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
578 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Constructors): In iota, reword a bit for
579 clarity and add a couple of examples.
581 2003-07-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
583 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Add scm_remember.
585 2003-06-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
587 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): Refer to all "Guile
588 library functions" as provoking gc.
590 2003-06-19 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
592 * scheme-io.texi (File Ports): Describe call-with-input-file and
593 call-with-output-file together. Describe with-input-from-file,
594 with-output-to-file and with-error-to-file together, and add that they
595 use dynamic-wind on the current port setting and keep the port open in
596 support of captured continuations.
597 (Closing): Describe close-input-port and close-output-port together,
598 tweak the wording slightly.
600 2003-06-14 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
602 * data-rep.texi (Vector Data): For SCM_VECTOR_BASE, SCM_STRING_CHARS
603 and SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS, cross reference "Remembering During Operations".
605 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): round is to nearest even.
607 2003-06-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
609 * data-rep.texi (Remembering During Operations): New section.
611 * scheme-data.texi (Primitive Numerics): Add atan2, pow, asinh, acosh
612 and atanh to scheme<->C table. Note asinh, acosh and atanh are C99,
613 and scm_asinh, scm_acosh and scm_atanh are equivalents. Cross ref
614 glibc "Mathematics". Reword this end part for clarity.
616 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): Use {} around types for
617 @deftypefn, for correct name in indexes.
618 * scheme-utility.texi (C Hooks): Ditto.
619 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): Ditto.
621 * gh.texi (Scheme to C): In gh_scm2newstr, lenp is size_t* not int*.
622 This changed in guile 1.6, the docs weren't updated.
624 2003-06-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
626 From Mike Gran <spikegran@earthlink.net>. Thanks!
628 * preface.texi: Minor punctuation mistakes. Hyphens should link
629 compound adjectives. Commas should be placed after a "therefore"
630 that begins a sentence. Commas should not be used to separate a
631 list of only 2 dependent clauses.
633 2003-06-07 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
635 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic): Cross reference glibc floor and ceil.
637 2003-06-05 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
639 * posix.texi (File System): stat:rdev and stat:blocks can return #f,
640 stat:blksize returns a sensible size if the field is not available.
642 * scheme-compound.texi (Array Mapping): Reword for clarity, and in
643 particular have the same parameter names in the text and prototypes.
645 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Delayed Evaluation): Add delay, reword
646 promise? and force a bit, describe recursive forcing of a promise by
649 * scheme-io.texi (Ports): Add notes on garbage collection, and on
650 explicitly closing file ports.
651 (File Ports): Cross reference Ports node on explicit closing.
653 * posix.texi (Network Sockets and Communication): Cross reference
654 Ports node on explicit closing.
656 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Futures): New section.
658 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): In string-replace, note
659 that start1 and end1 optional is a Guile extension.
661 2003-05-30 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
663 * deprecated.texi: Add substring-move-left! and substring-move-right!.
665 * scheme-io.texi (Default Ports): Remove duplicate descriptions of
666 set-current-output-port and set-current-error-port.
668 2003-05-27 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
670 * scheme-compound.texi: Clarified that vectors need to be quoted.
672 2003-05-26 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
674 * posix.texi (Locales): Clarify setlocale a bit, list all categories,
675 cross reference to libc.
677 2003-05-24 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
679 * scheme-procedures.texi: Add index entries lambda, optargs, syncase.
681 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): Add index entries.
683 2003-05-22 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
685 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-2): Rewrite and-let*, describing plain
686 expression clauses and improving the examples.
688 2003-05-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
690 * posix.texi (socket): Use PF_ instead of AF_ prefix.
692 2003-05-16 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
694 * guile.texi: Use @copying, show copyright and permissions at start of
697 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Deleting): Rewrite delete and
698 delete-duplicates, adding behaviour details specified by srfi-1.
700 2003-05-12 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
702 * preface.texi (Guile License): Refer to COPYING.LIB.
704 * repl-modules.texi (Loading Readline Support, Readline Options):
705 Index entries for readline functions.
707 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Fix regexp error key, should
708 be `regular-expression-syntax'.
710 * scheme-data.texi (Complex): Show z argument in prototypes.
712 2003-05-10 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
714 * scheme-data.texi (Reals and Rationals): Fix typo @result{#f}, and
715 put @result outside @code.
717 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Note negatives are treated as
718 infinite precision twos complement. Revise `ash' to emphasise this
719 for right shifts of negatives. Describe integer-length behaviour on
720 negatives. Add `...' to logand, logior, logxor since they take
722 * guile.texi (m): New macro.
724 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Revise C support section to
725 get index entries, and clarify parameters. Remove scm_regex_error, no
726 longer exists and wasn't available to applications.
728 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Index entries for error keys.
730 2003-05-08 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
732 * scheme-data.texi (Bitwise Operations): Fix lognot to ones-complement.
734 * slib.texi (JACAL): Fix @ref title.
735 Add index entries, use @file and @code variously.
737 2003-05-06 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
739 * scheme-scheduling.texi (C level thread interface): Use @deftypefn
740 not @deftypefun, to get function names (not types) indexed.
742 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): Add index entries for
743 %guile-build-info keys.
745 2003-05-04 Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
747 * scheme-data.texi (Integer Operations): Describe how quotient,
748 remainder and modulo round their results.
750 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): In read-char and peek-char, fix typos "?"
751 in @rnindex. In port-column, use @: after i.e.
752 (Writing): In get-print-state, two spaces after full stop. Add write,
755 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-1 Length Append etc): Add count.
756 (SRFI-1 Fold and Map): In reduce, fix typo "... variant of fold", add
757 "f" to fold call shown. In reduce-right, use @code on "reduce".
759 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi: Add spaces after some @defun names.
760 * posix.texi (Processes): Fix typo "hhhh".
762 2003-05-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
764 * posix.texi: Add index entries for many variables and functions,
765 either using @defvar/@deffn or @vindex/@pindex. (Patch supplied
768 2003-04-30 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
770 * posix.texi (scm_c_port_for_each): Added.
772 2003-04-26 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
774 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Primitives): Document scm_str2symbol
777 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type): Clarify that
778 scm_make_smob_type_mfpe is deprecated. (Thanks to
781 * scheme-control.texi (Handling Errors): Remove scm_sysmissing,
782 long since gone from libguile. (Thanks to Kevin Ryde.)
784 2003-04-23 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
786 * posix.texi (Processes): add documentation for system*.
788 2003-04-05 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de>
790 * preface.texi: Reflect change to LGPL.
792 2003-03-27 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
794 * scheme-io.texi (Reading): clarify character ordering in port for
797 2003-03-07 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
799 * guile.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we don't
800 choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
802 * preface.texi: change MANUAL_EDITION to MANUAL-EDITION so we
803 don't choke TeX (thanks to Dale P. Smith).
805 2003-01-02 Mikael Djurfeldt <djurfeldt@nada.kth.se>
807 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Low level thread primitives): Fixed typo
808 in broadcast-condition-variable.
810 2002-12-08 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
812 * scheme-options.texi (Build Config): add effective-version docs.
814 2002-11-17 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
816 Applied patches from Stephen Compall as follows. (Thanks!)
818 2002-11-06 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
820 * posix.texi: Changed quotes to match Texinfo expectations.
822 Added references to the glibc manual.
824 Used proper Texinfo text marking for many keywords, such as @code,
827 Fixed argument metasyntactic variable references in
828 file-manipulation section so the usage in the descriptions matches
829 the usage in the declarations.
831 2002-10-26 Stephen Compall <rushing@sigecom.net>
833 * scheme-data.texi: Addition and change of many Texinfo tags,
834 particularly usage of @var and @samp, as well as reformatting of
835 some lists into tables and usage of @result.
837 Notes about some things I didn't understand, as well as a
838 missing section on non-control characters.
840 2002-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
842 * scheme-modules.texi (Environments): only available when
843 (ice-9 r5rs) is used.
844 * scsh.texi (The Scheme shell (scsh)): current url is www.scsh.net.
846 2002-10-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
848 * scheme-scheduling.texi: Updated mutex and condition varable
851 2002-10-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
853 * debugging.texi (Debugging Features): Rewritten.
855 2002-10-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
857 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-io.texi,
858 scheme-scheduling.texi, posix.texi: Automatic docstring updates.
860 2002-10-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
862 * intro.texi (Whirlwind Tour): Added pointer to examples
865 2002-10-10 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
867 * scheme-scheduling.texi (System Asyncs): Updated.
869 2002-10-07 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
871 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Asyncs): Updated.
872 * posix.texi (sigaction): Updated.
874 2002-10-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
876 * posix.texi (Processes), scheme-options.texi (Common Feature
877 Symbols): Refer to provided? rather than deprecated feature?.
879 2002-10-03 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
881 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Updated.
882 (Writing your own snarfing macros): New.
884 2002-09-25 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
886 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Make sections into nodes.
887 (Debugging Options): Node removed.
889 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): Brought forward before
891 (Runtime Options): New section, to group options-related nodes.
893 2002-09-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
895 * scheme-options.texi (Options and Config): Chapter name changed,
896 and intro text improved.
897 (Install Config): Brought forward, and renamed Build
900 The following doc updates are from Ian Sheldon - thanks!
902 * scheme-data.texi (Appending Strings, Regexp Functions, Match
903 Structures): Add examples.
904 (Regular Expressions): Add instruction to use (ice-9 regex)
907 * slib.texi (SLIB): Remove duplicate `the'.
909 2002-09-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
911 * scheme-options.texi (General option interface): Mention
912 eval-options-interface and debug-options-interface.
914 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): New node describing source
917 2002-09-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
919 * scheme-utility.texi (Hook Reference): Improvements to hook docs.
920 Thanks to Thien-Thi Nguyen for the patches.
922 2002-09-16 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
924 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Props): It's "set-symbol-property!",
925 not "set-symbol-property". Thanks to Pieter Pareit!
927 2002-09-15 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
929 * scheme-data.texi: Tell them to use 'provided?' instead of
932 2002-09-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
934 * scheme-ideas.texi (Creating a Procedure): Fixed typo. Thanks to
937 * intro.texi: Updated GNu ftp server name. Use "-lguile" instead
938 of "libguile.a". Some small fixes/improvements.
940 * scheme-reading.texi: Added www.schemers.org. Removed foldoc,
941 it's too generic. Updated 'teach yourself ...' URL.
943 2002-08-27 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
945 * scheme-modules.texi: Markup fixes and removal of gh_ references.
946 Thanks to Dale Smith!
948 2002-08-14 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
950 * scheme-evaluation.texi (eval-string): Updated.
952 * scheme-scheduling.texi (Fluids): Touched up a bit, added
955 2002-08-13 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
957 * scheme-modules.texi (More Modules Procedures): Removed.
958 (Accessing Modules from C): New.
960 2002-08-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
962 * scheme-procedures.texi: new section Primitive Procedures,
963 documentation for scm_c_make_gsubr and scm_c_define_gsubr.
964 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): replace
965 gh_new_procedure with scm_c_define_gsubr.
967 2002-08-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
969 * gh.texi (Data types and constants defined by gh): Avoid
970 generating index entry for SCM.
972 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Remove duplicate doc for
975 * data-rep.texi, scheme-memory.texi, scheme-modules.texi: Merge
976 recent updates from stable branch.
978 * posix.texi (File System, Time, Pipes, Network Databases,
979 Internet Socket Examples): Add examples provided by Ian Sheldon.
981 2002-08-08 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
983 * scheme-binding.texi: Don't talk about 'bound?' which is gone.
984 Thanks to Christopher Cramer.
986 2002-08-06 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
988 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): add scm_calloc, scm_gc_calloc.
991 2002-08-05 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
993 * intro.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Added (use-modules (ice-9
994 rdelim)) to an example that uses read-line. Thanks to Ralf
997 * scheme-memory.texi: Added an introductory blurb about GC that I
1000 2002-08-02 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1002 * scheme-modules.texi: split "Scheme and modules" into
1003 "provide and require" and "Environments". Mention R5RS
1006 2002-07-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1008 * scheme-options.texi (Debugger options): New subsection
1009 describing stack overflow and what to do about it.
1011 2002-07-10 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1013 * scheme-modules.texi (Compiled Code Modules): Removed description
1014 of scm_register_module_xxx, which no longer exists. A description
1015 of current techniques is needed.
1017 2002-05-09 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1019 * scheme-data.texi (Numbers): Added description of the new values
1020 +inf.0, -inf.0 and +nan.0.
1022 * posix.texi (Runtime Environment): Added entries for 'setenv' and
1025 2002-04-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1027 * gh.texi, data-rep.texi: Moved `@deftyp {Data type} SCM' line
1028 from gh.texi to data-rep.texi. Both files already had similar
1029 descriptions for SCM. Given that gh.texi is deprecated, looking
1030 up `SCM' in the index should take one to the primary location
1031 rather than deprecated section. Hence this change. Added
1032 `@deftp' for scm_t_bits data type so that a proper index entry is
1033 added for this. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
1035 * data-rep.texi (Subrs): Changed scm_make_gsubr to
1036 scm_c_define_gsubr. Thanks to Richard Y. Kim!
1038 2002-04-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1040 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13 Miscellaneous): Updated docs of
1043 2002-04-20 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1045 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout), scm.texi (Reference Layout):
1046 Node moved from a to b.
1048 * guile.texi (Scheme Intro, Basic Ideas, Guile Scripting, Command
1049 Line Handling, Debugging Features, Autoconf Support, Miscellaneous
1050 Tools, Further Reading): Moved to new Part II.
1052 * preface.texi (Manual Layout): Part numbers updated accordingly.
1054 * guile.texi (Top): Move API Overview node to beginning of Guile
1056 (Part II: Writing and Running Guile Scheme): New part; will
1057 contain content from `Programming with Guile' that pertains to
1058 writing and using Guile on the Scheme level.
1060 * scm.texi (API Overview): Renamed from `Guile API'.
1062 * guile.texi (Top), scheme-modules.texi (Included Guile Modules):
1063 Debugger User Interface node renamed Debugging Features.
1065 * debugging.texi (Stacks and Frames): Node deleted; non-duplicated
1066 material moved to scheme-debug.texi.
1067 (Debugging Features): Renamed from `Debugger User Interface'.
1069 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging): Rename chapter `Debugging
1070 Infrastructure' and reorganize its contents.
1072 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-control.texi (Handling
1073 Errors): Move display-error to error-focussed section.
1075 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), debugging.texi (Backtrace): Move
1076 backtrace to user-level debugging chapter.
1078 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-procedures.texi (Procedure
1079 Properties): Move procedure-name, procedure-source and
1080 procedure-environment to procedures chapter.
1082 * scheme-debug.texi (Debugging), scheme-memory.texi (Memory
1083 Blocks): Move malloc-stats to memory management chapter.
1085 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Remove mention of
1086 use-modules for loading syncase; only use-syntax really works.
1087 Thanks to Panagiotis Vossos for spotting this.
1089 * program.texi (Scheme vs C): New node, with existing material
1090 taken from chapter intro.
1091 (Programming Overview): New intro para to introduce example of
1093 (Extending Dia): New node.
1095 2002-04-17 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1097 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): Added guile.cps, guile.fns, guile.rns,
1098 guile.tps, guile.vrs, guile.tmp.
1100 2002-04-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1102 * scheme-intro.texi (Scheme Layout): Remove reference to defunct
1103 Guile Extensions index.
1105 * guile.texi: Removed Guile Extensions index.
1107 * scheme-indices.texi (Guile Extensions Index): Removed.
1109 * guile.texi: Remove vgone, vdeprecated, vchanged and vnote
1110 macros; they're not actually useful after all. Update copyright
1113 * scheme-compound.texi (Vectors): Make subsections into nodes.
1114 (Vectors): Review, slightly reorg and clarify docs in this
1117 * scheme-data.texi (Symbols): Reorganized node substructure and
1118 added lots of explanatory text around the @deffn's.
1120 2002-03-29 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1122 * scheme-modules.texi (Variables): Mention obarrays.
1124 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables, Symbol Props): Remove vgone
1125 markers for deprecated symbol items.
1126 (Symbol Props): Remove doc for obsolete 2 arg version of
1128 (String Miscellanea): Removed, since it only contained duplicate
1129 doc for string-ci->symbol.
1130 (Symbol Tables): Move doc for gensym to Symbol Primitives; rest of
1133 * posix.texi (Ports and File Descriptors), scheme-evaluation.texi
1134 (Fly Evaluation): Remove vgone markers for close-all-ports-except,
1135 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
1137 * data-rep.texi (Describing a New Type), scheme-compound.texi
1138 (Append/Reverse), scheme-procedures.texi (Internal Macros):
1139 Trivial updates to sync with stable branch.
1141 2002-03-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1143 * scheme-compound.texi (List Searching): Remove docs for
1144 `scm_sloppy_mem*', which no longer exist.
1146 2002-03-24 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1148 * guile.texi (Top), intro.texi (What is Guile?, The Basic Guile
1149 Package): Use @ifnottex instead of @ifinfo, so that HTML
1150 generation works correctly.
1152 2002-03-24 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1154 * tools.texi: Updated to reflect changes to the guile-snarf tool.
1156 2002-03-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1158 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Further updates. New material on
1161 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Note disappearance of
1162 eval2 and read-and-eval!.
1164 * deprecated.texi (Deprecated): Remove docs about previously
1165 deprecated items that have now been removed.
1167 2002-03-15 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1169 * tools.texi (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): Remove this node.
1170 (How guile-snarf works): Update usage and description to
1171 no longer mention "--compat=1.4" and instead "-d" and "-D".
1172 (Macros guile-snarf recognizes): Add list of deprecated macros
1173 and blurb. Add cindex for deprecated macros.
1175 2002-03-15 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1177 * scheme-utility.texi (Hooks): Reviewed and updated.
1179 * scheme-options.texi (Feature Tracking): New section.
1181 * scheme-data.texi (Arithmetic, Primitive Numerics): Add
1182 description of corresponding C functions.
1184 * scheme-utility.texi (Object Properties): Revamp documentation on
1187 * scheme-memory.texi (Weak References): Update reference to Object
1190 * guile.texi: Add macros for describing version information.
1192 * scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi, scheme-io.texi,
1193 scheme-procedures.texi: Automatic updates from snarfed libguile
1196 2002-03-13 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1198 * Makefile.am (guile_toc.html): Look for guile.texi in $(srcdir).
1200 * tools.texi (How guile-snarf works): Mention "--compat=1.4", and
1201 new processing steps. Update usage example, makefile frag.
1203 (guile-1.4 guile-snarf): New subsubsection under
1204 "Init Snarfing with guile-snarf".
1206 2002-03-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1208 * scheme-compound.texi, scheme-data.texi, new-docstrings.texi:
1209 Automatic updates from snarfed libguile docstrings.
1211 * data-rep.texi, guile.texi, scheme-evaluation.texi,
1212 scheme-options.texi, scheme-translation.texi: Various minor
1213 enhancements ported from the stable CVS branch.
1215 2002-03-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1217 * tools.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): New node/chapter.
1218 (Snarfing, Init Snarfing with guile-snarf, How guile-snarf works,
1219 Macros guile-snarf recognizes, Doc Snarfing): New nodes/(sub)sections.
1220 (Executable Modules): Now a section under "Miscellaneous Tools".
1222 * guile.texi (Miscellaneous Tools): Add under "Part II".
1223 Implement by including tools.texi.
1225 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add tools.texi.
1227 2002-03-07 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1229 * tools.texi: New file.
1231 2002-03-03 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1233 * autoconf.texi (Autoconf Background): Insert missing `of'.
1235 2002-03-01 Dirk Herrmann <D.Herrmann@tu-bs.de>
1237 * api.txt, data-rep.texi: Renamed the struct scm_cell to
1240 * data-rep.texi: Renamed scm_alloc_cell to scm_cell and
1241 scm_alloc_double_cell to scm_double_cell.
1243 2002-03-01 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1245 * scheme-memory.texi (Upgrading from scm_must_malloc et al): New
1248 2002-02-28 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1250 * data-rep.texi: Use scm_gc_malloc and scm_gc_free instead of
1251 scm_must_malloc and free in example code. Updated text for the
1252 new memory management functions.
1254 * scheme-debug.texi (malloc-stats): Refer to scm_gc_malloc instead
1255 of to scm_must_malloc.
1257 2002-02-27 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
1259 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented some more
1260 gh equivalents and removed appropriate FIXME's.
1262 2002-02-26 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1264 * Makefile.am: Update path to pre-inst-guile automake frag.
1266 2002-02-24 Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
1268 * .cvsignore: add autoconf-macros.texi.
1270 * Makefile.am (CLEANFILES): add autoconf-macros.texi.
1272 2002-02-19 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1274 * scheme-memory.texi (Memory Blocks): New section.
1276 2002-02-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1278 * Makefile.am: Include $(top_srcdir)/pre-inst-guile.am.
1280 (GUILE): Delete var.
1281 (autoconf-macros.texi): Use $(preinstguiletool).
1283 2002-02-04 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1285 * autoconf.texi (Autofrisk, Using Autofrisk): New sections.
1286 (Autoconf Support): Add new sections to menu.
1288 2002-02-04 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1290 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Uninterned): Added node.
1292 2002-01-29 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
1294 * gh.texi (scm transition summary): Documented gh equivalents
1295 `scm_c_string2str', `scm_c_substring2str' and `scm_c_symbol2str'
1296 and removed the appropriate FIXME's.
1298 2002-01-14 Marius Vollmer <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
1300 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Also set GUILE_LOAD_PATH
1301 when invoking the uninstalled guile executable.
1303 2002-01-09 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1305 * Makefile.am (autoconf-macros.texi): Fix build bug:
1306 Write this file to srcdir. Thanks to I. N. Golubev.
1308 2002-01-08 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1310 * Makefile.am: attempt to use guile from $(top_builddir)/libguile
1311 when building autoconf-macros.texi. There are still problems with
1312 modules and running makeinfo when builddir != srcdir.
1314 2002-01-08 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1316 * data-rep.texi, gh.texi, guile.texi, intro.texi,
1317 misc-modules.texi, new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, program.texi,
1318 repl-modules.texi, scheme-binding.texi, scheme-compound.texi,
1319 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1320 scheme-ideas.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1321 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1322 scheme-translation.texi, scheme-utility.texi, scm.texi, slib.texi,
1323 srfi-modules.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1325 2002-01-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1327 * intro.texi (Linking Programs With Guile): Fix typo (superfluous
1328 `do'). Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1330 2002-01-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1332 * intro.texi: Spell check. Thanks to Fabrice Bauzac.
1334 2002-01-02 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@giblet.glug.org>
1336 * guile.texi (Part II): Add "Autoconf Support"; include
1339 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Add autoconf.texi and
1340 autoconf-macros.texi.
1341 (autoconf.texi, autoconf-macros.texi): New rules.
1343 * autoconf.texi: New file.
1345 2001-12-22 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1347 * scheme-compound.texi (Alist Example): Changed "Bismarck" to
1348 "Pierre". Thanks to Ron Peterson!
1350 2001-12-22 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1352 * program.texi (Programming Overview): Chapter renamed from
1353 `Programming Options'; some new material added.
1355 2001-12-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1357 * scm.texi (Guile API): Renamed from `Scheme Primitives' and
1358 broadened so that this chapter discusses the Guile API as a whole.
1360 * program.texi (Available Functionality): Revise so that text
1363 * guile.texi (Programming Intro): New introductory text.
1365 * scheme-ideas.texi (Definition): Reorder reference bullets in
1366 ascending page number order.
1368 2001-12-04 Martin Grabmueller <mg@glug.org>
1370 * scheme-procedures.texi (Optional Arguments): Typo fix: wither ->
1373 2001-12-01 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1375 * scheme-data.texi (Hooks): Moved into scheme-utility.texi.
1377 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added scheme-compound.texi.
1379 * scheme-data.texi (Variables): Node moved to modules chapter.
1380 (Symbol Read Syntax): New node, with syntax-related material taken
1381 from old Symbols node.
1382 (Symbol Primitives): Renamed from `Symbols'.
1383 (Symbols and Variables): Renamed to `Symbols'.
1384 (Symbol Props): Renamed from `Symbol Tables'.
1385 (Symbols): General review, improvements and additional material
1386 throughout this section.
1387 (Other Data Types): New material: links to object types documented
1388 elsewhere. Also renamed node to `Other Types'.
1389 (Data Types): Split into two: `Simple Data Types' and `Compound
1390 Data Types'. Introductory blurbs rewritten accordingly.
1392 * guile.texi: Updated Notes comment.
1394 * scheme-data.texi (Rx Interface): Node moved to Guile Modules
1395 part, as the Rx interface is not core Guile.
1397 2001-11-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1399 * scheme-data.texi (String Miscellanea): Removed, moving doc for
1400 string-ci->symbol into the node on Symbols.
1402 * Makefile.am (ETAGS_ARGS): Added.
1404 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables): Removed doc for gentemp,
1405 intern-symbol, string->obarray-symbol, symbol-binding,
1406 symbol-bound?, symbol-set!, unintern-symbol, symbol-interned?; all
1407 of which no longer exist.
1409 2001-11-25 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1411 * posix.texi: Fix spelling. Thanks to Chris Cramer.
1412 Reword `getpass' intro blurb.
1414 2001-11-23 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1416 * program.texi (Program Control): Remove spurious placeholder
1419 2001-11-20 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1421 * scheme-options.texi (Install Config):
1422 Tweak `%load-path' verb to not imply it's a proc.
1423 Add documentation for `%guile-build-info'.
1425 2001-11-19 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1427 * scheme-data.texi (Symbol Tables), new-docstrings.texi: Removed
1428 doc for builtin-bindings (no longer exists).
1429 (Variables): Expanded existing description of variables. Removed
1430 doc for builtin-variable (no longer exists).
1432 * scheme-binding.texi (Top Level): New docs for define, scm_define
1433 and scm_c_define. Also clarified point about interchangeability
1436 2001-11-18 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1438 * scheme-data.texi (Vectors): Autoupdate docs for
1439 vector-move-left! and vector-move-right!.
1441 2001-11-16 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1443 * debugging.texi, deprecated.texi, intro.texi, misc-modules.texi,
1444 new-docstrings.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
1445 scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1446 scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
1447 scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
1448 scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
1449 scheme-utility.texi, script-getopt.texi, srfi-modules.texi: Change
1450 category for "primitive" and "procedure" @deffn's to {Scheme
1451 Procedure}; add @deffnx lines for {C Function}s; automatic updates
1452 from libguile docstring changes.
1454 * scheme-memory.texi (Garbage Collection): Removed doc for removed
1457 2001-11-14 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1459 * scheme-procedures.texi: Spell "library" correctly.
1461 2001-11-13 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1463 * new-docstrings.texi, scheme-data.texi: Merge recent doc
1464 improvements from stable branch.
1466 * scheme-options.texi: Automatic updates from docstring changes in
1467 libguile's C source code.
1469 2001-11-12 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1471 * scheme-data.texi (Vtables, Structure Basics): Automatic doc
1472 updates for struct? and struct-vtable?.
1473 (String Searching): Add missing "for". Thanks to Scott Lenser.
1475 2001-11-08 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1477 * guile.texi (Top): Added new chapter `Programming Options'.
1479 * program.texi: New file.
1481 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Added program.texi.
1483 2001-11-07 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1485 * scheme-memory.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
1486 scheme-data.texi, scheme-binding.texi, posix.texi,
1487 new-docstrings.texi: Automatic updates from improved libguile
1490 2001-11-04 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1492 * preface.texi: Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1493 (Manual Layout): Updated to reflect reorg.
1495 * guile.texi (MANUAL_EDITION): New variable, with value
1496 incremented from 1.0 to 1.1 to reflect the reorg described here.
1497 (Top): Use MANUAL_EDITION variable.
1499 * scheme-indices.texi (R5RS Index, Guile Extensions Index): Use
1500 @unnumbered rather than @chapter for these indices.
1502 * guile.texi (Top): A little top-level reshuffling, with the aims
1503 that: (1) the `Guile Scheme' (reference) part of the manual
1504 becomes the `Guile API Reference', and covers both Scheme and C
1505 interfaces; (2) non-API-reference material such as the `Basic
1506 Ideas in Scheme' chapter is collected together to form a new part
1507 `Programming with Guile'. This new part will contain general
1508 documentation on using and programming Guile in both Scheme and C,
1509 including - for example - awareness of GC when C programming, how
1510 to use the snarf macros, how to debug ...
1511 (Top): Move inclusion of scheme-indices.texi so that all indices
1512 appear together in the printed manual.
1514 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Removed appendices.texi, added
1517 * appendices.texi: Removed.
1519 * debugging.texi (Debugger User Interface): New file, same as the
1520 material that used to be in appendices.texi, but now a chapter in
1521 Part II rather than an appendix.
1523 * appendices.texi (Obtaining and Installing Guile): Moved to
1524 become a chapter in ...
1525 * intro.texi: ... Part I: Introduction to Guile.
1527 * scm.texi (I/O Extensions): Moved to become a section of ...
1528 * scheme-io.texi (Input and Output): ... this chapter.
1530 * scm.texi (Handling Errors): Moved to become a section of ...
1531 * scheme-control.texi (Control Mechanisms): ... this chapter.
1533 2001-11-06 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1535 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-19, SRFI-19 Constants, SRFI-19 Current
1536 time and clock resolution, SRFI-19 Time object and accessors,
1537 SRFI-19 Time comparison procedures, SRFI-19 Time arithmetic
1538 procedures, SRFI-19 Date object and accessors, SRFI-19
1539 Time/Date/Julian Day/Modified Julian Day converters, SRFI-19 Date
1540 to string/string to date converters): New nodes.
1541 (SRFI Support): Add "SRFI-19" to menu.
1543 2001-11-06 Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
1545 * scripts.texi: Document `--debug' and `--no-debug'.
1547 2001-10-27 Gary Houston <ghouston@arglist.com>
1549 * guile.texi, scsh.texi: removed obsolete guile-scsh material
1550 and updated links (I don't know if it should remain in the
1551 main menu. It's like slib I think.)
1553 * minor updates to the slib installation notes.
1555 2001-10-05 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1557 * scheme-evaluation.texi (Fly Evaluation): Removed documentation
1558 for `read-and-eval!' and `eval2'. (Thanks to Alex Schroeder for
1559 noticing that they'd disappeared!)
1561 2001-10-05 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1563 * scheme-io.texi (Writing): Add entry for `display'.
1564 Include in R5RS Index. Thanks to Alex Schroeder for suggestion.
1566 2001-09-26 Martin Grabmueller <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
1568 * srfi-modules.texi (SRFI-13): Tyop fix.
1569 (SRFI-13): Changed paragraph about bindings both in the code and
1572 * misc-modules.texi (Formatted Output): Tyop fix.
1573 (Formatted Output): Document ~g properly.
1575 Thanks to Alex Schroeder for pointing out the typos and sending
1578 2001-09-25 Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@glug.org>
1580 * scheme-procedures.texi (Syntax Rules): Add `cindex' directive.
1581 Thanks to suggestion by Alex Schroeder.
1583 2001-08-30 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1585 * guile.texi (Top): Group all index nodes together so that
1586 `Info-index' works more effectively in Info. Thanks to Eric
1587 Hanchrow for the report and fix.
1589 * scheme-data.texi (Random, String Syntax, String Modification,
1590 Regular Expressions), scheme-ideas.texi (Definition),
1591 scheme-modules.texi (Dynamic Linking and Compiled Code Modules),
1592 scm.texi (Transforming Scheme name to C name, Port
1593 Implementation): Various typo fixes and clarifications merged from
1594 the stable CVS branch.
1596 2001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1598 * intro.texi: Merged wording fixes from stable CVS branch.
1600 * Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Remove ../AUTHORS.
1602 * guile.texi: Incorporate text previously in separate AUTHORS
1605 2001-08-27 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
1607 The change log for files in this directory continues backwards
1608 from 2001-08-27 in ../ChangeLog, as all the Guile documentation
1609 prior to this date was contained in a single directory.
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