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* scheme-options.texi (Build Config): add effective-version docs.

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@ -39,18 +39,26 @@ The following procedures and variables provide information about how
Guile was configured, built and installed on your system.
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} version
@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} effective-version
@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} major-version
@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} minor-version
@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} micro-version
@deffnx {C Function} scm_version ()
@deffnx {C Function} scm_effective_version ()
@deffnx {C Function} scm_major_version ()
@deffnx {C Function} scm_minor_version ()
@deffnx {C Function} scm_micro_version ()
Return a string describing Guile's version number, or its major, minor
or micro version number, respectively.
Return a string describing Guile's full version number, effective
version number, major, minor or micro version number, respectively.
The @code{effective-version} function returns the version name that
should remain unchanged during a stable series. Currently that means
that it omits the micro version. The effective version should be used
for items like the versioned share directory name
i.e. @file{/usr/share/guile/1.6/}
@lisp
(version) @result{} "1.6.0"
(effective-version) @result{} "1.6"
(major-version) @result{} "1"
(minor-version) @result{} "6"
(micro-version) @result{} "0"
@ -69,9 +77,9 @@ general are stored. On Unix-like systems, this is usually
Return the name of the directory where the Guile Scheme files that
belong to the core Guile installation (as opposed to files from a 3rd
party package) are installed. On Unix-like systems, this is usually
@file{/usr/local/share/guile/<VERSION>} or
@file{/usr/share/guile/<VERSION>}, for example:
@file{/usr/local/share/guile/1.6.0}.
@file{/usr/local/share/guile/<GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION>} or
@file{/usr/share/guile/<GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION>}, for example:
@file{/usr/local/share/guile/1.6}.
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} %site-dir