doc/ChangeLog

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