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 2001-04-09  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 	* deprecated.texi, posix.texi, scheme-binding.texi,
 	scheme-control.texi, scheme-data.texi, scheme-debug.texi,
 	scheme-evaluation.texi, scheme-io.texi, scheme-memory.texi,
 	scheme-modules.texi, scheme-options.texi, scheme-procedures.texi,
 	scheme-scheduling.texi, scheme-translation.texi,
 	scheme-utility.texi: Remove `@c docstring' comments, since they
 	aren't used any more by the docstring tracking utilities.
 2001-04-09  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 	* scheme-data.texi (Pairs): New data type and procedure
--- a/doc/deprecated.texi
+++ b/doc/deprecated.texi
@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
@node Deprecated
@chapter Deprecated
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "tag")
@deffn primitive tag x
 Return an integer corresponding to the type of X.  Deprecated.
@end deffn
--- a/doc/posix.texi
+++ b/doc/posix.texi
@ -150,18 +150,15 @@ one, so that dropping references to one of these ports will not result
 in its garbage collection: it could be retrieved with fdopen or
 fdes->ports.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "port-revealed")
@deffn primitive port-revealed port
 Return the revealed count for @var{port}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "set-port-revealed!")
@deffn primitive set-port-revealed! port rcount
 Sets the revealed count for a port to a given value.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "fileno")
@deffn primitive fileno port
 Return the integer file descriptor underlying @var{port}.  Does
 not change its revealed count.
@ -172,7 +169,6 @@ Returns the integer file descriptor underlying @var{port}.  As a
 side effect the revealed count of @var{port} is incremented.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "fdopen")
@deffn primitive fdopen fdes modes
 Return a new port based on the file descriptor @var{fdes}.
 Modes are given by the string @var{modes}.  The revealed count
@ -180,7 +176,6 @@ of the port is initialized to zero.  The modes string is the
 same as that accepted by @ref{File Ports, open-file}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "fdes->ports")
@deffn primitive fdes->ports fd
 Return a list of existing ports which have @var{fdes} as an
 underlying file descriptor, without changing their revealed
@ -199,7 +194,6 @@ descriptor, if one exists, and increments its revealed count.
 Otherwise, returns a new output port with a revealed count of 1.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "primitive-move->fdes")
@deffn primitive primitive-move->fdes port fd
 Moves the underlying file descriptor for @var{port} to the integer
 value @var{fdes} without changing the revealed count of @var{port}.
@ -221,7 +215,6 @@ The return value is unspecified.
 Decrements the revealed count for a port.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "fsync")
@deffn primitive fsync object
 Copies any unwritten data for the specified output file descriptor to disk.
 If @var{port/fd} is a port, its buffer is flushed before the underlying
@ -229,7 +222,6 @@ file descriptor is fsync'd.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "open")
@deffn primitive open path flags [mode]
 Open the file named by @var{path} for reading and/or writing.
@var{flags} is an integer specifying how the file should be opened.
@ -260,13 +252,11 @@ See the Unix documentation of the @code{open} system call
 for additional flags.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "open-fdes")
@deffn primitive open-fdes path flags [mode]
 Similar to @code{open} but return a file descriptor instead of
 a port.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "close")
@deffn primitive close fd_or_port
 Similar to close-port (@pxref{Closing, close-port}), but also works on
 file descriptors.  A side effect of closing a file descriptor is that
@ -274,7 +264,6 @@ any ports using that file descriptor are moved to a different file
 descriptor and have their revealed counts set to zero.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "close-fdes")
@deffn primitive close-fdes fd
 A simple wrapper for the @code{close} system call.
 Close file descriptor @var{fd}, which must be an integer.
@ -283,7 +272,6 @@ the file descriptor will be closed even if a port is using it.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "unread-char")
@deffn primitive unread-char char [port]
 Place @var{char} in @var{port} so that it will be read by the
 next read operation.  If called multiple times, the unread characters
@ -291,7 +279,6 @@ will be read again in last-in first-out order.  If @var{port} is
 not supplied, the current input port is used.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "unread-string")
@deffn primitive unread-string str port
 Place the string @var{str} in @var{port} so that its characters will be
 read in subsequent read operations.  If called multiple times, the
@ -299,7 +286,6 @@ unread characters will be read again in last-in first-out order.  If
@var{port} is not supplied, the current-input-port is used.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "pipe")
@deffn primitive pipe
 Return a newly created pipe: a pair of ports which are linked
 together on the local machine.  The @emph{car} is the input
@ -325,7 +311,6 @@ All procedures also have the side effect when performing @code{dup2} that any
 ports using @var{newfd} are moved to a different file descriptor and have
 their revealed counts set to zero.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "dup->fdes")
@deffn primitive dup->fdes fd_or_port [fd]
 Return a new integer file descriptor referring to the open file
 designated by @var{fd_or_port}, which must be either an open
@ -364,7 +349,6 @@ port.
 This procedure is equivalent to @code{(dup->port @var{port} @var{modes})}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "redirect-port")
@deffn primitive redirect-port old new
 This procedure takes two ports and duplicates the underlying file
 descriptor from @var{old-port} into @var{new-port}.  The
@ -381,7 +365,6 @@ This procedure does not have any side effects on other ports or
 revealed counts.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "dup2")
@deffn primitive dup2 oldfd newfd
 A simple wrapper for the @code{dup2} system call.
 Copies the file descriptor @var{oldfd} to descriptor
@ -393,7 +376,6 @@ is made to move away ports which are using @var{newfd}.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "port-mode")
@deffn primitive port-mode port
 Return the port modes associated with the open port @var{port}.
 These will not necessarily be identical to the modes used when
@ -401,7 +383,6 @@ the port was opened, since modes such as "append" which are
 used only during port creation are not retained.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "close-all-ports-except")
@deffn primitive close-all-ports-except . ports
 [DEPRECATED] Close all open file ports used by the interpreter
 except for those supplied as arguments.  This procedure
@ -411,7 +392,6 @@ undesirable side-effect of flushing buffes, so it's deprecated.
 Use port-for-each instead.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "port-for-each")
@deffn primitive port-for-each proc
 Apply @var{proc} to each port in the Guile port table
 in turn.  The return value is unspecified.  More specifically,
@ -421,7 +401,6 @@ Changes to the port table while @var{port-for-each} is running
 have no effect as far as @var{port-for-each} is concerned.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "setvbuf")
@deffn primitive setvbuf port mode [size]
 Set the buffering mode for @var{port}.  @var{mode} can be:
@table @code
@ -435,7 +414,6 @@ If @var{size} is omitted, a default size will be used.
@end table
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "fcntl")
@deffn primitive fcntl object cmd [value]
 Apply @var{command} to the specified file descriptor or the underlying
 file descriptor of the specified port.  @var{value} is an optional
@ -464,7 +442,6 @@ The value used to indicate the "close on exec" flag with @code{F_GETFL} or
@end table
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "select")
@deffn primitive select reads writes excepts [secs [usecs]]
 This procedure has a variety of uses: waiting for the ability
 to provide input, accept output, or the existance of
@ -506,7 +483,6 @@ permissions, sizes and types of files); deleting, copying, renaming and
 linking files; creating and removing directories and querying their
 contents; syncing the file system and creating special files.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "access?")
@deffn primitive access? path how
 Return @code{#t} if @var{path} corresponds to an existing file
 and the current process has the type of access specified by
@ -532,7 +508,6 @@ test for existence of the file.
@end deffn
@findex fstat
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "stat")
@deffn primitive stat object
 Return an object containing various information about the file
 determined by @var{obj}.  @var{obj} can be a string containing
@ -588,14 +563,12 @@ An integer representing the access permission bits.
@end table
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "lstat")
@deffn primitive lstat str
 Similar to @code{stat}, but does not follow symbolic links, i.e.,
 it will return information about a symbolic link itself, not the
 file it points to.  @var{path} must be a string.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "readlink")
@deffn primitive readlink path
 Return the value of the symbolic link named by @var{path} (a
 string), i.e., the file that the link points to.
@ -603,7 +576,6 @@ string), i.e., the file that the link points to.
@findex fchown
@findex lchown
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "chown")
@deffn primitive chown object owner group
 Change the ownership and group of the file referred to by @var{object} to
 the integer values @var{owner} and @var{group}.  @var{object} can be
@ -620,7 +592,6 @@ as @code{-1}, then that ID is not changed.
@end deffn
@findex fchmod
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "chmod")
@deffn primitive chmod object mode
 Changes the permissions of the file referred to by @var{obj}.
@var{obj} can be a string containing a file name or a port or integer file
@ -631,7 +602,6 @@ the new permissions as a decimal number, e.g., @code{(chmod "foo" #o755)}.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "utime")
@deffn primitive utime pathname [actime [modtime]]
@code{utime} sets the access and modification times for the
 file named by @var{path}.  If @var{actime} or @var{modtime} is
@ -646,25 +616,21 @@ modification time to the current time.
@end deffn
@findex unlink
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "delete-file")
@deffn primitive delete-file str
 Deletes (or "unlinks") the file specified by @var{path}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "copy-file")
@deffn primitive copy-file oldfile newfile
 Copy the file specified by @var{path-from} to @var{path-to}.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@findex rename
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "rename-file")
@deffn primitive rename-file oldname newname
 Renames the file specified by @var{oldname} to @var{newname}.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "link")
@deffn primitive link oldpath newpath
 Creates a new name @var{newpath} in the file system for the
 file named by @var{oldpath}.  If @var{oldpath} is a symbolic
@ -672,13 +638,11 @@ link, the link may or may not be followed depending on the
 system.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "symlink")
@deffn primitive symlink oldpath newpath
 Create a symbolic link named @var{path-to} with the value (i.e., pointing to)
@var{path-from}.  The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "mkdir")
@deffn primitive mkdir path [mode]
 Create a new directory named by @var{path}.  If @var{mode} is omitted
 then the permissions of the directory file are set using the current
@ -686,50 +650,42 @@ umask.  Otherwise they are set to the decimal value specified with
@var{mode}.  The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "rmdir")
@deffn primitive rmdir path
 Remove the existing directory named by @var{path}.  The directory must
 be empty for this to succeed.  The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "opendir")
@deffn primitive opendir dirname
 Open the directory specified by @var{path} and return a directory
 stream.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "directory-stream?")
@deffn primitive directory-stream? obj
 Return a boolean indicating whether @var{object} is a directory
 stream as returned by @code{opendir}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "readdir")
@deffn primitive readdir port
 Return (as a string) the next directory entry from the directory stream
@var{stream}.  If there is no remaining entry to be read then the
 end of file object is returned.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "rewinddir")
@deffn primitive rewinddir port
 Reset the directory port @var{stream} so that the next call to
@code{readdir} will return the first directory entry.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "closedir")
@deffn primitive closedir port
 Close the directory stream @var{stream}.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "sync")
@deffn primitive sync
 Flush the operating system disk buffers.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "mknod")
@deffn primitive mknod path type perms dev
 Creates a new special file, such as a file corresponding to a device.
@var{path} specifies the name of the file.  @var{type} should
@ -748,7 +704,6 @@ E.g.,
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "tmpnam")
@deffn primitive tmpnam
 Return a name in the file system that does not match any
 existing file.  However there is no guarantee that another
@ -757,14 +712,12 @@ Care should be taken if opening the file, e.g., use the
@code{O_EXCL} open flag or use @code{mkstemp!} instead.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "dirname")
@deffn primitive dirname filename
 Return the directory name component of the file name
@var{filename}. If @var{filename} does not contain a directory
 component, @code{.} is returned.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "basename")
@deffn primitive basename filename [suffix]
 Return the base name of the file name @var{filename}. The
 base name is the file name without any directory components.
@ -823,14 +776,12 @@ Return the next entry in the user database, using the stream set by
 Closes the stream used by @code{getpwent}.  The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "setpw")
@deffn primitive setpw [arg]
 If called with a true argument, initialize or reset the password data
 stream.  Otherwise, close the stream.  The @code{setpwent} and
@code{endpwent} procedures are implemented on top of this.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "getpw")
@deffn primitive getpw [user]
 Look up an entry in the user database.  @var{obj} can be an integer,
 a string, or omitted, giving the behaviour of getpwuid, getpwnam
@ -875,14 +826,12 @@ Closes the stream used by @code{getgrent}.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "setgr")
@deffn primitive setgr [arg]
 If called with a true argument, initialize or reset the group data
 stream.  Otherwise, close the stream.  The @code{setgrent} and
@code{endgrent} procedures are implemented on top of this.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "getgr")
@deffn primitive getgr [name]
 Look up an entry in the group database.  @var{obj} can be an integer,
 a string, or omitted, giving the behaviour of getgrgid, getgrnam
@ -892,13 +841,11 @@ or getgrent respectively.
@node Time
@section Time
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "current-time")
@deffn primitive current-time
 Return the number of seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC,
 excluding leap seconds.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "gettimeofday")
@deffn primitive gettimeofday
 Return a pair containing the number of seconds and microseconds
 since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC, excluding leap seconds.  Note:
@ -937,7 +884,6 @@ Time zone offset in seconds west of UTC (-46800 to 43200).
 Time zone label (a string), not necessarily unique.
@end table
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "localtime")
@deffn primitive localtime time [zone]
 Return an object representing the broken down components of
@var{time}, an integer like the one returned by
@ -946,14 +892,12 @@ optionally specified by @var{zone} (a string), otherwise the
@code{TZ} environment variable or the system default is used.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "gmtime")
@deffn primitive gmtime time
 Return an object representing the broken down components of
@var{time}, an integer like the one returned by
@code{current-time}.  The values are calculated for UTC.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "mktime")
@deffn primitive mktime sbd_time [zone]
@var{bd-time} is an object representing broken down time and @code{zone}
 is an optional time zone specifier (otherwise the TZ environment variable
@ -965,7 +909,6 @@ by @code{current-time}; the cdr is a broken down time object, similar to
 as @var{bd-time} but with normalized values.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "tzset")
@deffn primitive tzset
 Initialize the timezone from the TZ environment variable
 or the system default.  It's not usually necessary to call this procedure
@ -973,7 +916,6 @@ since it's done automatically by other procedures that depend on the
 timezone.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "strftime")
@deffn primitive strftime format stime
 Formats a time specification @var{time} using @var{template}.  @var{time}
 is an object with time components in the form returned by @code{localtime}
@ -984,7 +926,6 @@ is the formatted string.
@xref{Formatting Date and Time, , , libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}.)
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "strptime")
@deffn primitive strptime format string
 Performs the reverse action to @code{strftime}, parsing
@var{string} according to the specification supplied in
@ -1003,7 +944,6 @@ The value of this variable is the number of time units per second
 reported by the following procedures.
@end defvar
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "times")
@deffn primitive times
 Return an object with information about real and processor
 time.  The following procedures accept such an object as an
@ -1027,13 +967,11 @@ terminated child processes.
@end table
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "get-internal-real-time")
@deffn primitive get-internal-real-time
 Return the number of time units since the interpreter was
 started.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "get-internal-run-time")
@deffn primitive get-internal-run-time
 Return the number of time units of processor time used by the
 interpreter.  Both @emph{system} and @emph{user} time are
@ -1043,7 +981,6 @@ included but subprocesses are not.
@node Runtime Environment
@section Runtime Environment
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "program-arguments")
@deffn primitive program-arguments
@deffnx procedure command-line
 Return the list of command line arguments passed to Guile, as a list of
@ -1052,7 +989,6 @@ strings.  The list includes the invoked program name, which is usually
 options like @code{-e} and @code{-l}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "getenv")
@deffn primitive getenv nam
 Looks up the string @var{name} in the current environment.  The return
 value is @code{#f} unless a string of the form @code{NAME=VALUE} is
@ -1072,7 +1008,6 @@ to the environment, replacing any existing string with name matching
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "environ")
@deffn primitive environ [env]
 If @var{env} is omitted, return the current environment (in the
 Unix sense) as a list of strings.  Otherwise set the current
@ -1083,7 +1018,6 @@ processes, to the supplied list of strings.  Each member of
 then the return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "putenv")
@deffn primitive putenv str
 Modifies the environment of the current process, which is
 also the default environment inherited by child processes.
@ -1103,19 +1037,16 @@ The return value is unspecified.
@section Processes
@findex cd
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "chdir")
@deffn primitive chdir str
 Change the current working directory to @var{path}.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@findex pwd
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "getcwd")
@deffn primitive getcwd
 Return the name of the current working directory.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "umask")
@deffn primitive umask [mode]
 If @var{mode} is omitted, retuns a decimal number representing the current
 file creation mask.  Otherwise the file creation mask is set to
@ -1124,34 +1055,28 @@ file creation mask.  Otherwise the file creation mask is set to
 E.g., @code{(umask #o022)} sets the mask to octal 22, decimal 18.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "getpid")
@deffn primitive getpid
 Return an integer representing the current process ID.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "getgroups")
@deffn primitive getgroups
 Return a vector of integers representing the current
 supplimentary group IDs.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "getppid")
@deffn primitive getppid
 Return an integer representing the process ID of the parent
 process.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "getuid")
@deffn primitive getuid
 Return an integer representing the current real user ID.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "getgid")
@deffn primitive getgid
 Return an integer representing the current real group ID.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "geteuid")
@deffn primitive geteuid
 Return an integer representing the current effective user ID.
 If the system does not support effective IDs, then the real ID
@ -1159,7 +1084,6 @@ is returned.  @code{(feature? 'EIDs)} reports whether the
 system supports effective IDs.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "getegid")
@deffn primitive getegid
 Return an integer representing the current effective group ID.
 If the system does not support effective IDs, then the real ID
@ -1167,21 +1091,18 @@ is returned.  @code{(feature? 'EIDs)} reports whether the
 system supports effective IDs.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "setuid")
@deffn primitive setuid id
 Sets both the real and effective user IDs to the integer @var{id}, provided
 the process has appropriate privileges.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "setgid")
@deffn primitive setgid id
 Sets both the real and effective group IDs to the integer @var{id}, provided
 the process has appropriate privileges.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "seteuid")
@deffn primitive seteuid id
 Sets the effective user ID to the integer @var{id}, provided the process
 has appropriate privileges.  If effective IDs are not supported, the
@ -1190,7 +1111,6 @@ system supports effective IDs.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "setegid")
@deffn primitive setegid id
 Sets the effective group ID to the integer @var{id}, provided the process
 has appropriate privileges.  If effective IDs are not supported, the
@ -1199,13 +1119,11 @@ system supports effective IDs.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "getpgrp")
@deffn primitive getpgrp
 Return an integer representing the current process group ID.
 This is the POSIX definition, not BSD.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "setpgid")
@deffn primitive setpgid pid pgid
 Move the process @var{pid} into the process group @var{pgid}.  @var{pid} or
@var{pgid} must be integers: they can be zero to indicate the ID of the
@ -1214,7 +1132,6 @@ Fails on systems that do not support job control.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "setsid")
@deffn primitive setsid
 Creates a new session.  The current process becomes the session leader
 and is put in a new process group.  The process will be detached
@ -1222,7 +1139,6 @@ from its controlling terminal if it has one.
 The return value is an integer representing the new process group ID.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "waitpid")
@deffn primitive waitpid pid [options]
 This procedure collects status information from a child process which
 has terminated or (optionally) stopped.  Normally it will
@ -1271,26 +1187,22 @@ The following three
 functions can be used to decode the process status code returned
 by @code{waitpid}.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "status:exit-val")
@deffn primitive status:exit-val status
 Return the exit status value, as would be set if a process
 ended normally through a call to @code{exit} or @code{_exit},
 if any, otherwise @code{#f}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "status:term-sig")
@deffn primitive status:term-sig status
 Return the signal number which terminated the process, if any,
 otherwise @code{#f}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "status:stop-sig")
@deffn primitive status:stop-sig status
 Return the signal number which stopped the process, if any,
 otherwise @code{#f}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "system")
@deffn primitive system [cmd]
 Execute @var{cmd} using the operating system's "command
 processor".  Under Unix this is usually the default shell
@ -1301,14 +1213,12 @@ If @code{system} is called without arguments, return a boolean
 indicating whether the command processor is available.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "primitive-exit")
@deffn primitive primitive-exit [status]
 Terminate the current process without unwinding the Scheme stack.
 This is would typically be useful after a fork.  The exit status
 is @var{status} if supplied, otherwise zero.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "execl")
@deffn primitive execl filename . args
 Executes the file named by @var{path} as a new process image.
 The remaining arguments are supplied to the process; from a C program
@ -1323,7 +1233,6 @@ This procedure is currently implemented using the @code{execv} system
 call, but we call it @code{execl} because of its Scheme calling interface.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "execlp")
@deffn primitive execlp filename . args
 Similar to @code{execl}, however if
@var{filename} does not contain a slash
@ -1334,7 +1243,6 @@ This procedure is currently implemented using the @code{execvp} system
 call, but we call it @code{execlp} because of its Scheme calling interface.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "execle")
@deffn primitive execle filename env . args
 Similar to @code{execl}, but the environment of the new process is
 specified by @var{env}, which must be a list of strings as returned by the
@ -1344,7 +1252,6 @@ This procedure is currently implemented using the @code{execve} system
 call, but we call it @code{execle} because of its Scheme calling interface.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "primitive-fork")
@deffn primitive primitive-fork
 Creates a new "child" process by duplicating the current "parent" process.
 In the child the return value is 0.  In the parent the return value is
@ -1354,7 +1261,6 @@ This procedure has been renamed from @code{fork} to avoid a naming conflict
 with the scsh fork.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "nice")
@deffn primitive nice incr
 Increment the priority of the current process by @var{incr}.  A higher
 priority value means that the process runs less often.
@ -1366,7 +1272,6 @@ The return value is unspecified.
 Procedures to raise, handle and wait for signals.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "kill")
@deffn primitive kill pid sig
 Sends a signal to the specified process or group of processes.
@ -1397,13 +1302,11 @@ Interrupt signal.
@end defvar
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "raise")
@deffn primitive raise sig
 Sends a specified signal @var{sig} to the current process, where
@var{sig} is as described for the kill procedure.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "sigaction")
@deffn primitive sigaction signum [handler [flags]]
 Install or report the signal handler for a specified signal.
@ -1433,13 +1336,11 @@ provide solutions to the problem of consistent access to data
 structures.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "restore-signals")
@deffn primitive restore-signals
 Return all signal handlers to the values they had before any call to
@code{sigaction} was made.  The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "alarm")
@deffn primitive alarm i
 Set a timer to raise a @code{SIGALRM} signal after the specified
 number of seconds (an integer).  It's advisable to install a signal
@ -1452,21 +1353,18 @@ if any.  The new value replaces the previous alarm.  If there was
 no previous alarm, the return value is zero.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "pause")
@deffn primitive pause
 Pause the current process (thread?) until a signal arrives whose
 action is to either terminate the current process or invoke a
 handler procedure.  The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "sleep")
@deffn primitive sleep i
 Wait for the given number of seconds (an integer) or until a signal
 arrives.  The return value is zero if the time elapses or the number
 of seconds remaining otherwise.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "usleep")
@deffn primitive usleep i
 Sleep for I microseconds.  @code{usleep} is not available on
 all platforms.
@ -1475,25 +1373,21 @@ all platforms.
@node Terminals and Ptys
@section Terminals and Ptys
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "isatty?")
@deffn primitive isatty? port
 Return @code{#t} if @var{port} is using a serial non--file
 device, otherwise @code{#f}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "ttyname")
@deffn primitive ttyname port
 Return a string with the name of the serial terminal device
 underlying @var{port}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "ctermid")
@deffn primitive ctermid
 Return a string containing the file name of the controlling
 terminal for the current process.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "tcgetpgrp")
@deffn primitive tcgetpgrp port
 Return the process group ID of the foreground process group
 associated with the terminal open on the file descriptor
@ -1506,7 +1400,6 @@ terminated, and no other job has yet been moved into the
 foreground.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "tcsetpgrp")
@deffn primitive tcsetpgrp port pgid
 Set the foreground process group ID for the terminal used by the file
 descriptor underlying @var{port} to the integer @var{pgid}.
@ -1569,7 +1462,6 @@ the database routines since they are not reentrant.
@subsubsection Address Conversion
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "inet-aton")
@deffn primitive inet-aton address
 Converts a string containing an Internet host address in the
 traditional dotted decimal notation into an integer.
@ -1578,7 +1470,6 @@ traditional dotted decimal notation into an integer.
@end lisp
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "inet-ntoa")
@deffn primitive inet-ntoa inetid
 Converts an integer Internet host address into a string with
 the traditional dotted decimal representation.
@ -1587,7 +1478,6 @@ the traditional dotted decimal representation.
@end lisp
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "inet-netof")
@deffn primitive inet-netof address
 Return the network number part of the given integer Internet
 address.
@ -1596,7 +1486,6 @@ address.
@end lisp
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "inet-lnaof")
@deffn primitive inet-lnaof address
 Return the local-address-with-network part of the given
 Internet address.
@ -1605,7 +1494,6 @@ Internet address.
@end lisp
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "inet-makeaddr")
@deffn primitive inet-makeaddr net lna
 Makes an Internet host address by combining the network number
@var{net} with the local-address-within-network number
@ -1643,7 +1531,6 @@ The list of network addresses associated with @var{host}.
 The following procedures are used to search the host database:
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "gethost")
@deffn primitive gethost [host]
@deffnx procedure gethostbyname hostname
@deffnx procedure gethostbyaddr address
@ -1680,7 +1567,6 @@ This procedure may not be used before @code{sethostent} has been called.
 Close the stream used by @code{gethostent}.  The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "sethost")
@deffn primitive sethost [stayopen]
 If @var{stayopen} is omitted, this is equivalent to @code{endhostent}.
 Otherwise it is equivalent to @code{sethostent stayopen}.
@ -1706,7 +1592,6 @@ The network number.
 The following procedures are used to search the network database:
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "getnet")
@deffn primitive getnet [net]
@deffnx procedure getnetbyname net-name
@deffnx procedure getnetbyaddr net-number
@ -1737,7 +1622,6 @@ Return the next entry from the network database.
 Close the stream used by @code{getnetent}.  The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "setnet")
@deffn primitive setnet [stayopen]
 If @var{stayopen} is omitted, this is equivalent to @code{endnetent}.
 Otherwise it is equivalent to @code{setnetent stayopen}.
@ -1760,7 +1644,6 @@ The protocol number.
 The following procedures are used to search the protocol database:
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "getproto")
@deffn primitive getproto [protocol]
@deffnx procedure getprotobyname name
@deffnx procedure getprotobynumber number
@ -1790,7 +1673,6 @@ Return the next entry from the protocol database.
 Close the stream used by @code{getprotoent}.  The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "setproto")
@deffn primitive setproto [stayopen]
 If @var{stayopen} is omitted, this is equivalent to @code{endprotoent}.
 Otherwise it is equivalent to @code{setprotoent stayopen}.
@ -1817,7 +1699,6 @@ in the database under different protocol names.
 The following procedures are used to search the service database:
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "getserv")
@deffn primitive getserv [name [protocol]]
@deffnx procedure getservbyname name protocol
@deffnx procedure getservbyport port protocol
@ -1851,7 +1732,6 @@ Return the next entry from the services database.
 Close the stream used by @code{getservent}.  The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "setserv")
@deffn primitive setserv [stayopen]
 If @var{stayopen} is omitted, this is equivalent to @code{endservent}.
 Otherwise it is equivalent to @code{setservent stayopen}.
@ -1871,7 +1751,6 @@ are always held in host order at the Scheme level.  The procedures in
 this section automatically convert between host and network order when
 required.  The arguments and return values are thus in host order.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "socket")
@deffn primitive socket family style proto
 Return a new socket port of the type specified by @var{family},
@var{style} and @var{protocol}.  All three parameters are
@ -1886,7 +1765,6 @@ A single socket port cannot by used for communication until it
 has been connected to another socket.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "socketpair")
@deffn primitive socketpair family style proto
 Return a pair of connected (but unnamed) socket ports of the
 type specified by @var{family}, @var{style} and @var{protocol}.
@ -1895,7 +1773,6 @@ family.  Zero is likely to be the only meaningful value for
@var{protocol}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "getsockopt")
@deffn primitive getsockopt sock level optname
 Return the value of a particular socket option for the socket
 port @var{socket}.  @var{level} is an integer code for type of
@ -1907,7 +1784,6 @@ The returned value is typically an integer but @code{SO_LINGER}
 returns a pair of integers.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "setsockopt")
@deffn primitive setsockopt sock level optname value
 Sets the value of a particular socket option for the socket
 port @var{socket}.  @var{level} is an integer code for type of option
@ -1922,7 +1798,6 @@ be a pair.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "shutdown")
@deffn primitive shutdown sock how
 Sockets can be closed simply by using @code{close-port}. The
@code{shutdown} procedure allows reception or tranmission on a
@ -1943,7 +1818,6 @@ Stop both reception and transmission.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "connect")
@deffn primitive connect sock fam address . args
 Initiates a connection from @var{socket} to the address
 specified by @var{address} and possibly @var{arg @dots{}}.  The format
@ -1961,7 +1835,6 @@ must be a single integer port number.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "bind")
@deffn primitive bind sock fam address . args
 Assigns an address to the socket port @var{socket}.
 Generally this only needs to be done for server sockets,
@ -2001,7 +1874,6 @@ No address.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "listen")
@deffn primitive listen sock backlog
 This procedure enables @var{socket} to accept connection
 requests.  @var{backlog} is an integer specifying
@ -2012,7 +1884,6 @@ server calls @code{accept} to accept a connection from the queue.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "accept")
@deffn primitive accept sock
 Accepts a connection on a bound, listening socket @var{socket}.  If there
 are no pending connections in the queue, it waits until
@ -2048,14 +1919,12 @@ If the socket family is @code{AF_INET}, returns the Internet port
 number.
@end table
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "getsockname")
@deffn primitive getsockname sock
 Return the address of @var{socket}, in the same form as the
 object returned by @code{accept}.  On many systems the address
 of a socket in the @code{AF_FILE} namespace cannot be read.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "getpeername")
@deffn primitive getpeername sock
 Return the address of the socket that the socket @var{socket}
 is connected to, in the same form as the object returned by
@ -2063,7 +1932,6 @@ is connected to, in the same form as the object returned by
@code{AF_FILE} namespace cannot be read.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "recv!")
@deffn primitive recv! sock buf [flags]
 Receives data from the socket port @var{socket}.  @var{socket} must already
 be bound to the address from which data is to be received.
@ -2082,7 +1950,6 @@ Note that the data is read directly from the socket file descriptor:
 any unread buffered port data is ignored.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "send")
@deffn primitive send sock message [flags]
 Transmits the string @var{message} on the socket port @var{socket}.
@var{socket} must already be bound to a destination address.  The
@ -2095,7 +1962,6 @@ Note that the data is written directly to the socket file descriptor:
 any unflushed buffered port data is ignored.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "recvfrom!")
@deffn primitive recvfrom! sock str [flags [start [end]]]
 Return data from the socket port @var{socket} and also
 information about where the data was received from.
@ -2116,7 +1982,6 @@ Note that the data is read directly from the socket file
 descriptor: any unread buffered port data is ignored.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "sendto")
@deffn primitive sendto sock message fam address . args_and_flags
 Transmits the string @var{message} on the socket port @var{socket}.  The
 destination address is specified using the @var{family}, @var{address} and
@ -2136,28 +2001,24 @@ between "host" and "network" order.  Although the procedures above do
 this automatically for addresses, the conversion will still need to
 be done when sending or receiving encoded integer data from the network.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "htons")
@deffn primitive htons in
 Return a new integer from @var{value} by converting from host
 to network order. @var{value} must be within the range of a C
 unsigned short integer.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "ntohs")
@deffn primitive ntohs in
 Return a new integer from @var{value} by converting from
 network to host order.  @var{value} must be within the range of
 a C unsigned short integer.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "htonl")
@deffn primitive htonl in
 Return a new integer from @var{value} by converting from host
 to network order. @var{value} must be within the range of a C
 unsigned long integer.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "ntohl")
@deffn primitive ntohl in
 Return a new integer from @var{value} by converting from
 network to host order. @var{value} must be within the range of
@ -2183,7 +2044,6 @@ These procedures are inconvenient to use at present, but consider:
@node System Identification
@section System Identification
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "uname")
@deffn primitive uname
 Return an object with some information about the computer
 system the program is running on.
@ -2221,7 +2081,6 @@ no other easy or unambiguous way of detecting such features.
@node Locales
@section Locales
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "setlocale")
@deffn primitive setlocale category [locale]
 If @var{locale} is omitted, return the current value of the
 specified locale category as a system-dependent string.
--- a/doc/scheme-binding.texi
+++ b/doc/scheme-binding.texi
@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
@section Querying variable bindings
@c NJFIXME explain [env]
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "defined?")
@deffn primitive defined? sym [env]
 Return @code{#t} if @var{sym} is defined in the top-level environment.
@end deffn
--- a/doc/scheme-control.texi
+++ b/doc/scheme-control.texi
@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ Instead of using @code{call-with-current-continuation}, the exception
 primitives documented here are implemented as built-ins that take
 advantage of the @emph{upward only} nature of exceptions.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "catch")
@deffn primitive catch key thunk handler
 Invoke @var{thunk} in the dynamic context of @var{handler} for
 exceptions matching @var{key}.  If thunk throws to the symbol
@ -106,7 +105,6 @@ If the key is @code{#t}, then a throw to @emph{any} symbol will
 match this call to @code{catch}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "throw")
@deffn primitive throw key . args
 Invoke the catch form matching @var{key}, passing @var{args} to the
@var{handler}.
@ -117,7 +115,6 @@ Invoke the catch form matching @var{key}, passing @var{args} to the
 If there is no handler at all, an error is signaled.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "lazy-catch")
@deffn primitive lazy-catch key thunk handler
 This behaves exactly like @code{catch}, except that it does
 not unwind the stack (this is the major difference), and if
@ -139,7 +136,6 @@ displaying @var{msg} and writing @var{args}.
@end deffn
@c end
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "scm-error")
@deffn primitive scm-error key subr message args data
 Raise an error with key @var{key}.  @var{subr} can be a string
 naming the procedure associated with the error, or @code{#f}.
@ -156,7 +152,6 @@ should be a list containing the Unix signal number; otherwise
 it will usually be @code{#f}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "strerror")
@deffn primitive strerror err
 Return the Unix error message corresponding to @var{err}, which
 must be an integer value.
@ -177,7 +172,6 @@ if an exception occurs then @code{#f} is returned instead.
 be reviewed]
@rnindex dynamic-wind
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "dynamic-wind")
@deffn primitive dynamic-wind in_guard thunk out_guard
 All three arguments must be 0-argument procedures.
@var{in_guard} is called, then @var{thunk}, then
--- a/doc/scheme-data.texi
+++ b/doc/scheme-data.texi
--- a/doc/scheme-debug.texi
+++ b/doc/scheme-debug.texi
@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
    from the appendix describing the debugger UI.  The intro
    should have a pointer to the UI appendix.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "display-error")
@deffn primitive display-error stack port subr message args rest
 Display an error message to the output port @var{port}.
@var{stack} is the saved stack for the error, @var{subr} is
@ -17,14 +16,12 @@ the list @var{args} accordingly.  @var{rest} is currently
 ignored.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "display-application")
@deffn primitive display-application frame [port [indent]]
 Display a procedure application @var{frame} to the output port
@var{port}. @var{indent} specifies the indentation of the
 output.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "display-backtrace")
@deffn primitive display-backtrace stack port [first [depth]]
 Display a backtrace to the output port @var{port}. @var{stack}
 is the stack to take the backtrace from, @var{first} specifies
@ -33,13 +30,11 @@ to display. Both @var{first} and @var{depth} can be @code{#f},
 which means that default values will be used.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "backtrace")
@deffn primitive backtrace
 Display a backtrace of the stack saved by the last error
 to the current output port.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "malloc-stats")
@deffn primitive malloc-stats
 Return an alist ((@var{what} . @var{n}) ...) describing number
 of malloced objects.
@ -48,119 +43,97 @@ of malloced objects.
 allocated.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "debug-options-interface")
@deffn primitive debug-options-interface [setting]
 Option interface for the debug options. Instead of using
 this procedure directly, use the procedures @code{debug-enable},
@code{debug-disable}, @code{debug-set!} and @var{debug-options}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "with-traps")
@deffn primitive with-traps thunk
 Call @var{thunk} with traps enabled.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "memoized?")
@deffn primitive memoized? obj
 Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is memoized.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "unmemoize")
@deffn primitive unmemoize m
 Unmemoize the memoized expression @var{m},
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "memoized-environment")
@deffn primitive memoized-environment m
 Return the environment of the memoized expression @var{m}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "procedure-name")
@deffn primitive procedure-name proc
 Return the name of the procedure @var{proc}
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "procedure-source")
@deffn primitive procedure-source proc
 Return the source of the procedure @var{proc}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "procedure-environment")
@deffn primitive procedure-environment proc
 Return the environment of the procedure @var{proc}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "debug-object?")
@deffn primitive debug-object? obj
 Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a debug object.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "frame-arguments")
@deffn primitive frame-arguments frame
 Return the arguments of @var{frame}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "frame-evaluating-args?")
@deffn primitive frame-evaluating-args? frame
 Return @code{#t} if @var{frame} contains evaluated arguments.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "frame-next")
@deffn primitive frame-next frame
 Return the next frame of @var{frame}, or @code{#f} if
@var{frame} is the last frame in its stack.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "frame-number")
@deffn primitive frame-number frame
 Return the frame number of @var{frame}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "frame-overflow?")
@deffn primitive frame-overflow? frame
 Return @code{#t} if @var{frame} is an overflow frame.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "frame-previous")
@deffn primitive frame-previous frame
 Return the previous frame of @var{frame}, or @code{#f} if
@var{frame} is the first frame in its stack.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "frame-procedure")
@deffn primitive frame-procedure frame
 Return the procedure for @var{frame}, or @code{#f} if no
 procedure is associated with @var{frame}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "frame-procedure?")
@deffn primitive frame-procedure? frame
 Return @code{#t} if a procedure is associated with @var{frame}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "frame-real?")
@deffn primitive frame-real? frame
 Return @code{#t} if @var{frame} is a real frame.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "frame-source")
@deffn primitive frame-source frame
 Return the source of @var{frame}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "frame?")
@deffn primitive frame? obj
 Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a stack frame.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "last-stack-frame")
@deffn primitive last-stack-frame obj
 Return a stack which consists of a single frame, which is the
 last stack frame for @var{obj}. @var{obj} must be either a
 debug object or a continuation.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "make-stack")
@deffn primitive make-stack obj . args
 Create a new stack. If @var{obj} is @code{#t}, the current
 evaluation stack is used for creating the stack frames,
@ -170,22 +143,18 @@ either a debug object or a continuation).
 resulting stack will be narrowed.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "stack-id")
@deffn primitive stack-id stack
 Return the identifier given to @var{stack} by @code{start-stack}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "stack-length")
@deffn primitive stack-length stack
 Return the length of @var{stack}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "stack-ref")
@deffn primitive stack-ref stack i
 Return the @var{i}'th frame from @var{stack}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "stack?")
@deffn primitive stack? obj
 Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a calling stack.
@end deffn
--- a/doc/scheme-evaluation.texi
+++ b/doc/scheme-evaluation.texi
@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ loading and evaluating Scheme code at run time.
@node Reader Extensions
@subsection Reader Extensions
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "read-hash-extend")
@deffn primitive read-hash-extend chr proc
 Install the procedure @var{proc} for reading expressions
 starting with the character sequence @code{#} and @var{chr}.
@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ returned will be the return value of @code{read}.
@section Reading Scheme Code
@rnindex read
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "read")
@deffn primitive read [port]
 Read an s-expression from the input port @var{port}, or from
 the current input port if @var{port} is not specified.
@ -101,7 +99,6 @@ options and switches them on, @code{read-disable} switches them off.
@code{read-set!} can be used to set an option to a specific value.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "read-options-interface")
@deffn primitive read-options-interface [setting]
 Option interface for the read options. Instead of using
 this procedure directly, use the procedures @code{read-enable},
@ -114,14 +111,12 @@ this procedure directly, use the procedures @code{read-enable},
@rnindex eval
@c ARGFIXME environment/environment specifier
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "eval")
@deffn primitive eval exp environment
 Evaluate @var{exp}, a list representing a Scheme expression, in the
 environment given by @var{environment specifier}.
@end deffn
@rnindex interaction-environment
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "interaction-environment")
@deffn primitive interaction-environment
 Return a specifier for the environment that contains
 implementation--defined bindings, typically a superset of those
@ -130,7 +125,6 @@ return the environment in which the implementation would
 evaluate expressions dynamically typed by the user.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "eval-string")
@deffn primitive eval-string string
 Evaluate @var{string} as the text representation of a Scheme
 form or forms, and return whatever value they produce.
@ -138,7 +132,6 @@ Evaluation takes place in the environment returned by the
 procedure @code{interaction-environment}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "apply:nconc2last")
@deffn primitive apply:nconc2last lst
 Given a list (@var{arg1} @dots{} @var{args}), this function
 conses the @var{arg1} @dots{} arguments onto the front of
@ -189,7 +182,6 @@ any code is loaded.  See documentation for @code{%load-hook} later in
 this section.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "primitive-load")
@deffn primitive primitive-load filename
 Load the file named @var{filename} and evaluate its contents in
 the top-level environment. The load paths are not searched;
@ -200,7 +192,6 @@ that will be called before any code is loaded.  See the
 documentation for @code{%load-hook} later in this section.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "primitive-load-path")
@deffn primitive primitive-load-path filename
 Search @var{%load-path} for the file named @var{filename} and
 load it into the top-level environment.  If @var{filename} is a
@ -208,7 +199,6 @@ relative pathname and is not found in the list of search paths,
 an error is signalled.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "%search-load-path")
@deffn primitive %search-load-path filename
 Search @var{%load-path} for the file named @var{filename},
 which must be readable by the current user.  If @var{filename}
@ -235,7 +225,6 @@ was passed to @code{primitive-load}.
@end defvar
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "current-load-port")
@deffn primitive current-load-port
 Return the current-load-port.
 The load port is used internally by @code{primitive-load}.
@ -254,14 +243,12 @@ list @code{("" ".scm")}.
 [delay]
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "promise?")
@deffn primitive promise? obj
 Return true if @var{obj} is a promise, i.e. a delayed computation
 (@pxref{Delayed evaluation,,,r4rs.info,The Revised^4 Report on Scheme}).
@end deffn
@rnindex force
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "force")
@deffn primitive force x
 If the promise @var{x} has not been computed yet, compute and
 return @var{x}, otherwise just return the previously computed
@ -274,7 +261,6 @@ value.
 [the-environment]
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "local-eval")
@deffn primitive local-eval exp [env]
 Evaluate @var{exp} in its environment.  If @var{env} is supplied,
 it is the environment in which to evaluate @var{exp}.  Otherwise,
@ -318,7 +304,6 @@ options and switches them on, @code{eval-disable} switches them off.
@code{eval-set!} can be used to set an option to a specific value.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "eval-options-interface")
@deffn primitive eval-options-interface [setting]
 Option interface for the evaluation options. Instead of using
 this procedure directly, use the procedures @code{eval-enable},
@ -349,7 +334,6 @@ options and switches them on, @code{trap-disable} switches them off.
@code{trap-set!} can be used to set an option to a specific value.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "evaluator-traps-interface")
@deffn primitive evaluator-traps-interface [setting]
 Option interface for the evaluator trap options.
@end deffn
--- a/doc/scheme-io.texi
+++ b/doc/scheme-io.texi
@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ that simulate ports in software.  @dfn{Soft ports} and @dfn{string
 ports} are two interesting and powerful examples of this technique.
@rnindex input-port?
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "input-port?")
@deffn primitive input-port? x
 Return @code{#t} if @var{x} is an input port, otherwise return
@code{#f}.  Any object satisfying this predicate also satisfies
@ -41,14 +40,12 @@ Return @code{#t} if @var{x} is an input port, otherwise return
@end deffn
@rnindex output-port?
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "output-port?")
@deffn primitive output-port? x
 Return @code{#t} if @var{x} is an output port, otherwise return
@code{#f}.  Any object satisfying this predicate also satisfies
@code{port?}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "port?")
@deffn primitive port? x
 Return a boolean indicating whether @var{x} is a port.
 Equivalent to @code{(or (input-port? @var{x}) (output-port?
@ -62,14 +59,12 @@ Equivalent to @code{(or (input-port? @var{x}) (output-port?
 [Generic procedures for reading from ports.]
@rnindex eof-object?
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "eof-object?")
@deffn primitive eof-object? x
 Return @code{#t} if @var{x} is an end-of-file object; otherwise
 return @code{#f}.
@end deffn
@rnindex char-ready?
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "char-ready?")
@deffn primitive char-ready? [port]
 Return @code{#t} if a character is ready on input @var{port}
 and return @code{#f} otherwise.  If @code{char-ready?} returns
@ -87,7 +82,6 @@ interactive port that has no ready characters.}
@end deffn
@rnindex read-char?
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "read-char")
@deffn primitive read-char [port]
 Return the next character available from @var{port}, updating
@var{port} to point to the following character.  If no more
@ -95,7 +89,6 @@ characters are available, the end-of-file object is returned.
@end deffn
@rnindex peek-char?
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "peek-char")
@deffn primitive peek-char [port]
 Return the next character available from @var{port},
@emph{without} updating @var{port} to point to the following
@ -111,7 +104,6 @@ an interactive port will hang waiting for input whenever a call
 to @code{read-char} would have hung.}
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "unread-char")
@deffn primitive unread-char cobj port
 Place @var{char} in @var{port} so that it will be read by the
 next read operation.  If called multiple times, the unread characters
@ -119,7 +111,6 @@ will be read again in last-in first-out order.  If @var{port} is
 not supplied, the current input port is used.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "unread-string")
@deffn primitive unread-string str port
 Place the string @var{str} in @var{port} so that its characters will be
 read in subsequent read operations.  If called multiple times, the
@ -127,14 +118,11 @@ unread characters will be read again in last-in first-out order.  If
@var{port} is not supplied, the current-input-port is used.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "drain-input")
@deffn primitive drain-input port
 Drain @var{port}'s read buffers (including any pushed-back
 characters) and return the content as a single string.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "port-column")
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "port-line")
@deffn primitive port-column port
@deffnx primitive port-line port
 Return the current column number or line number of @var{port},
@ -147,8 +135,6 @@ because lines and column numbers traditionally start with 1, and that is
 what non-programmers will find most natural.)
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "set-port-column!")
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "set-port-line!")
@deffn primitive set-port-column! port column
@deffnx primitive set-port-line! port line
 Set the current column or line number of @var{port}, using the
@ -195,25 +181,21 @@ end-of-file check
 [Generic procedures for writing to ports.]
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "get-print-state")
@deffn primitive get-print-state port
 Return the print state of the port @var{port}. If @var{port}
 has no associated print state, @code{#f} is returned.
@end deffn
@rnindex newline
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "newline")
@deffn primitive newline [port]
 Send a newline to @var{port}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "port-with-print-state")
@deffn primitive port-with-print-state port pstate
 Create a new port which behaves like @var{port}, but with an
 included print state @var{pstate}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "print-options-interface")
@deffn primitive print-options-interface [setting]
 Option interface for the print options. Instead of using
 this procedure directly, use the procedures
@ -221,7 +203,6 @@ this procedure directly, use the procedures
 and @code{print-options}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "simple-format")
@deffn primitive simple-format destination message . args
 Write @var{message} to @var{destination}, defaulting to
 the current output port.
@ -237,13 +218,11 @@ containing the formatted text. Does not add a trailing newline.
@end deffn
@rnindex write-char
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "write-char")
@deffn primitive write-char chr [port]
 Send character @var{chr} to @var{port}.
@end deffn
@findex fflush
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "force-output")
@deffn primitive force-output [port]
 Flush the specified output port, or the current output port if @var{port}
 is omitted.  The current output buffer contents are passed to the
@ -254,7 +233,6 @@ It has no effect on an unbuffered port.
 The return value is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "flush-all-ports")
@deffn primitive flush-all-ports
 Equivalent to calling @code{force-output} on
 all open output ports.  The return value is unspecified.
@ -264,7 +242,6 @@ all open output ports.  The return value is unspecified.
@node Closing
@section Closing
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "close-port")
@deffn primitive close-port port
 Close the specified port object.  Return @code{#t} if it
 successfully closes a port or @code{#f} if it was already
@ -275,7 +252,6 @@ descriptors.
@end deffn
@rnindex close-input-port
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "close-input-port")
@deffn primitive close-input-port port
 Close the specified input port object.  The routine has no effect if
 the file has already been closed.  An exception may be raised if an
@ -286,7 +262,6 @@ which can close file descriptors.
@end deffn
@rnindex close-output-port
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "close-output-port")
@deffn primitive close-output-port port
 Close the specified output port object.  The routine has no effect if
 the file has already been closed.  An exception may be raised if an
@ -296,7 +271,6 @@ See also @ref{Ports and File Descriptors, close}, for a procedure
 which can close file descriptors.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "port-closed?")
@deffn primitive port-closed? port
 Return @code{#t} if @var{port} is closed or @code{#f} if it is
 open.
@ -306,7 +280,6 @@ open.
@node Random Access
@section Random Access
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "seek")
@deffn primitive seek fd_port offset whence
 Sets the current position of @var{fd/port} to the integer
@var{offset}, which is interpreted according to the value of
@ -331,13 +304,11 @@ that the current position of a port can be obtained using:
@end lisp
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "fseek")
@deffn primitive fseek fd_port offset whence
 Obsolete.  Almost the same as @code{seek}, but the return value
 is unspecified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "ftell")
@deffn primitive ftell fd_port
 Return an integer representing the current position of
@var{fd/port}, measured from the beginning.  Equivalent to:
@ -348,7 +319,6 @@ Return an integer representing the current position of
@findex truncate
@findex ftruncate
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "truncate-file")
@deffn primitive truncate-file object [length]
 Truncates the object referred to by @var{object} to at most
@var{length} bytes.  @var{object} can be a string containing a
@ -435,7 +405,6 @@ NOTE: if the scsh module is loaded then @var{delims} must be an scsh
 char-set, not a string.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "write-line")
@deffn primitive write-line obj [port]
 Display @var{obj} and a newline character to @var{port}.  If
@var{port} is not specified, @code{(current-output-port)} is
@ -450,7 +419,6 @@ Some of the abovementioned I/O functions rely on the following C
 primitives.  These will mainly be of interest to people hacking Guile
 internals.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "%read-delimited!")
@deffn primitive %read-delimited! delims str gobble [port [start [end]]]
 Read characters from @var{port} into @var{str} until one of the
 characters in the @var{delims} string is encountered.  If
@ -468,7 +436,6 @@ at the end of file, the delimiter returned is the
 a delimiter, this value is @code{#f}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "%read-line")
@deffn primitive %read-line [port]
 Read a newline-terminated line from @var{port}, allocating storage as
 necessary.  The newline terminator (if any) is removed from the string,
@ -496,7 +463,6 @@ If omitted, @var{port} defaults to the current output port.
@section Default Ports for Input, Output and Errors
@rnindex current-input-port
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "current-input-port")
@deffn primitive current-input-port
 Return the current input port.  This is the default port used
 by many input procedures.  Initially, @code{current-input-port}
@ -504,7 +470,6 @@ returns the @dfn{standard input} in Unix and C terminology.
@end deffn
@rnindex current-output-port
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "current-output-port")
@deffn primitive current-output-port
 Return the current output port.  This is the default port used
 by many output procedures.  Initially,
@ -512,13 +477,11 @@ by many output procedures.  Initially,
 Unix and C terminology.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "current-error-port")
@deffn primitive current-error-port
 Return the port to which errors and warnings should be sent (the
@dfn{standard error} in Unix and C terminology).
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "set-current-input-port")
@deffn primitive set-current-input-port port
@deffnx primitive set-current-output-port port
@deffnx primitive set-current-error-port port
@ -527,12 +490,10 @@ Change the ports returned by @code{current-input-port},
 so that they use the supplied @var{port} for input or output.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "set-current-output-port")
@deffn primitive set-current-output-port port
 Set the current default output port to PORT.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "set-current-error-port")
@deffn primitive set-current-error-port port
 Set the current default error port to PORT.
@end deffn
@ -558,7 +519,6 @@ The following procedures are used to open file ports.
 See also @ref{Ports and File Descriptors, open}, for an interface
 to the Unix @code{open} system call.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "open-file")
@deffn primitive open-file filename mode
 Open the file whose name is @var{filename}, and return a port
 representing that file.  The attributes of the port are
@ -686,7 +646,6 @@ from the continuation of these procedures, their behavior is
 implementation dependent.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "port-mode")
@deffn primitive port-mode port
 Returns the port modes associated with the open port @var{port}.  These
 will not necessarily be identical to the modes used when the port was
@ -694,14 +653,12 @@ opened, since modes such as "append" which are used only during
 port creation are not retained.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "port-filename")
@deffn primitive port-filename port
 Return the filename associated with @var{port}.  This function returns
 the strings "standard input", "standard output" and "standard error"
 when called on the current input, output and error ports respectively.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "set-port-filename!")
@deffn primitive set-port-filename! port filename
 Change the filename associated with @var{port}, using the current input
 port if none is specified.  Note that this does not change the port's
@ -720,14 +677,12 @@ Determine whether @var{obj} is a port that is related to a file.
 The following allow string ports to be opened by analogy to R4R*
 file port facilities:
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "call-with-output-string")
@deffn primitive call-with-output-string proc
 Calls the one-argument procedure @var{proc} with a newly created output
 port.  When the function returns, the string composed of the characters
 written into the port is returned.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "call-with-input-string")
@deffn primitive call-with-input-string string proc
 Calls the one-argument procedure @var{proc} with a newly
 created input port from which @var{string}'s contents may be
@ -748,7 +703,6 @@ port set temporarily to a string port opened on the specified
@var{string}.  The value yielded by @var{thunk} is returned.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "open-input-string")
@deffn primitive open-input-string str
 Take a string and return an input port that delivers characters
 from the string. The port can be closed by
@ -756,7 +710,6 @@ from the string. The port can be closed by
 by the garbage collector if it becomes inaccessible.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "open-output-string")
@deffn primitive open-output-string
 Return an output port that will accumulate characters for
 retrieval by @code{get-output-string}. The port can be closed
@ -765,7 +718,6 @@ will be reclaimed by the garbage collector if it becomes
 inaccessible.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "get-output-string")
@deffn primitive get-output-string port
 Given an output port created by @code{open-output-string},
 return a string consisting of the characters that have been
@ -784,7 +736,6 @@ but trying to extract the file descriptor number will fail.
 A @dfn{soft-port} is a port based on a vector of procedures capable of
 accepting or delivering characters.  It allows emulation of I/O ports.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "make-soft-port")
@deffn primitive make-soft-port pv modes
 Return a port capable of receiving or delivering characters as
 specified by the @var{modes} string (@pxref{File Ports,
@ -831,7 +782,6 @@ For example:
 This kind of port causes any data to be discarded when written to, and
 always returns the end-of-file object when read from.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "%make-void-port")
@deffn primitive %make-void-port mode
 Create and return a new void port.  A void port acts like
 /dev/null.  The @var{mode} argument
--- a/doc/scheme-memory.texi
+++ b/doc/scheme-memory.texi
@ -15,25 +15,21 @@
 [FIXME: this is pasted in from Tom Lord's original guile.texi and should
 be reviewed]
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "gc")
@deffn primitive gc
 Scans all of SCM objects and reclaims for further use those that are
 no longer accessible.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "gc-stats")
@deffn primitive gc-stats
 Return an association list of statistics about Guile's current
 use of storage.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "object-address")
@deffn primitive object-address obj
 Return an integer that for the lifetime of @var{obj} is uniquely
 returned by this function for @var{obj}
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "unhash-name")
@deffn primitive unhash-name name
 Flushes the glocs for @var{name}, or all glocs if @var{name}
 is @code{#t}.
@ -88,7 +84,6 @@ they constitute a doubly-weak table has to be used.
@node Weak key hashes
@subsection Weak key hashes
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "make-weak-key-hash-table")
@deffn primitive make-weak-key-hash-table size
@deffnx primitive make-weak-value-hash-table size
@deffnx primitive make-doubly-weak-hash-table size
@ -99,7 +94,6 @@ You can modify weak hash tables in exactly the same way you
 would modify regular hash tables. (@pxref{Hash Tables})
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "weak-key-hash-table?")
@deffn primitive weak-key-hash-table? obj
@deffnx primitive weak-value-hash-table? obj
@deffnx primitive doubly-weak-hash-table? obj
@ -108,19 +102,15 @@ table. Note that a doubly weak hash table is neither a weak key
 nor a weak value hash table.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "make-weak-value-hash-table")
@deffn primitive make-weak-value-hash-table k
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "weak-value-hash-table?")
@deffn primitive weak-value-hash-table? x
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "make-doubly-weak-hash-table")
@deffn primitive make-doubly-weak-hash-table k
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "doubly-weak-hash-table?")
@deffn primitive doubly-weak-hash-table? x
@end deffn
@ -131,7 +121,6 @@ nor a weak value hash table.
 Weak vectors are mainly useful in Guile's implementation of weak hash
 tables.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "make-weak-vector")
@deffn primitive make-weak-vector size [fill]
 Return a weak vector with @var{size} elements. If the optional
 argument @var{fill} is given, all entries in the vector will be
@ -139,8 +128,6 @@ set to @var{fill}. The default value for @var{fill} is the
 empty list.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "weak-vector")
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "list->weak-vector")
@deffn primitive weak-vector . l
@deffnx primitive list->weak-vector l
 Construct a weak vector from a list: @code{weak-vector} uses
@ -149,7 +136,6 @@ its only argument @var{l} (a list) to construct a weak vector
 the same way @code{list->vector} would.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "weak-vector?")
@deffn primitive weak-vector? obj
 Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a weak vector. Note that all
 weak hashes are also weak vectors.
@ -159,7 +145,6 @@ weak hashes are also weak vectors.
@node Guardians
@section Guardians
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "make-guardian")
@deffn primitive make-guardian [greedy?]
 Create a new guardian.
 A guardian protects a set of objects from garbage collection,
@ -207,29 +192,24 @@ Return @code{#t} if @var{guardian} has been destroyed, otherwise @code{#f}.
@node Objects
@chapter Objects
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "entity?")
@deffn primitive entity? obj
 Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is an entity.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "operator?")
@deffn primitive operator? obj
 Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is an operator.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "set-object-procedure!")
@deffn primitive set-object-procedure! obj proc
 Return the object procedure of @var{obj} to @var{proc}.
@var{obj} must be either an entity or an operator.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "make-class-object")
@deffn primitive make-class-object metaclass layout
 Create a new class object of class @var{metaclass}, with the
 slot layout specified by @var{layout}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "make-subclass-object")
@deffn primitive make-subclass-object class layout
 Create a subclass object of @var{class}, with the slot layout
 specified by @var{layout}.
--- a/doc/scheme-modules.texi
+++ b/doc/scheme-modules.texi
@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ space use, and demonstrate how one would do Python's "from Tkinter
 import *" versus "import Tkinter".  Must also add something about paths
 and standards for contributed modules.]
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "standard-eval-closure")
@deffn primitive standard-eval-closure module
 Return an eval closure for the module @var{module}.
@end deffn
@ -182,7 +181,6 @@ written properly.
 Guile's dynamic linking functions make it relatively easy to write a
 module that incorporates code from third-party object code libraries.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "dynamic-link")
@deffn primitive dynamic-link filename
 Open the dynamic library called @var{filename}.  A library
 handle representing the opened library is returned; this handle
@ -190,13 +188,11 @@ should be used as the @var{dobj} argument to the following
 functions.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "dynamic-object?")
@deffn primitive dynamic-object? obj
 Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a dynamic library handle, or @code{#f}
 otherwise.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "dynamic-unlink")
@deffn primitive dynamic-unlink dobj
 Unlink the indicated object file from the application.  The
 argument @var{dobj} must have been obtained by a call to
@ -204,7 +200,6 @@ argument @var{dobj} must have been obtained by a call to
 called on @var{dobj}, its content is no longer accessible.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "dynamic-func")
@deffn primitive dynamic-func name dobj
 Search the dynamic object @var{dobj} for the C function
 indicated by the string @var{name} and return some Scheme
@ -217,7 +212,6 @@ underscore in @var{function}.  Guile knows whether the underscore is
 needed or not and will add it when necessary.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "dynamic-call")
@deffn primitive dynamic-call func dobj
 Call the C function indicated by @var{func} and @var{dobj}.
 The function is passed no arguments and its return value is
@ -233,7 +227,6 @@ Interrupts are deferred while the C function is executing (with
@code{SCM_DEFER_INTS}/@code{SCM_ALLOW_INTS}).
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "dynamic-args-call")
@deffn primitive dynamic-args-call func dobj args
 Call the C function indicated by @var{func} and @var{dobj},
 just like @code{dynamic-call}, but pass it some arguments and
@ -250,7 +243,6 @@ converted to a Scheme number and returned from the call to
@code{dynamic-args-call}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "c-registered-modules")
@deffn primitive c-registered-modules
 Return a list of the object code modules that have been imported into
 the current Guile process.  Each element of the list is a pair whose
@ -259,7 +251,6 @@ for that module's initializer function.  The name is the string that
 has been passed to scm_register_module_xxx.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "c-clear-registered-modules")
@deffn primitive c-clear-registered-modules
 Destroy the list of modules registered with the current Guile process.
 The return value is unspecified.  @strong{Warning:} this function does
--- a/doc/scheme-options.texi
+++ b/doc/scheme-options.texi
@ -275,9 +275,6 @@ It is often useful to have site-specific information about the current
 Guile installation.  This chapter describes how to find out about
 Guile's configuration at run time.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "version")
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "major-version")
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "minor-version")
@deffn primitive version
@deffnx primitive major-version
@deffnx primitive minor-version
@ -299,26 +296,22 @@ interpreter and the ice-9 runtime have grown out of date with one
 another.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "%package-data-dir")
@deffn primitive %package-data-dir
 Return the name of the directory where Scheme packages, modules and
 libraries are kept.  On most Unix systems, this will be
@samp{/usr/local/share/guile}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "%library-dir")
@deffn primitive %library-dir
 Return the directory where the Guile Scheme library files are installed.
 E.g., may return "/usr/share/guile/1.3.5".
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "%site-dir")
@deffn primitive %site-dir
 Return the directory where the Guile site files are installed.
 E.g., may return "/usr/share/guile/site".
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "parse-path")
@deffn primitive parse-path path [tail]
 Parse @var{path}, which is expected to be a colon-separated
 string, into a list and return the resulting list with
@ -326,7 +319,6 @@ string, into a list and return the resulting list with
 is returned.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "search-path")
@deffn primitive search-path path filename [extensions]
 Search @var{path} for a directory containing a file named
@var{filename}. The file must be readable, and not a directory.
--- a/doc/scheme-procedures.texi
+++ b/doc/scheme-procedures.texi
@ -22,28 +22,23 @@
@node Procedure Properties
@section Procedure Properties and Metainformation
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "procedure-properties")
@deffn primitive procedure-properties proc
 Return @var{obj}'s property list.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "procedure-property")
@deffn primitive procedure-property p k
 Return the property of @var{obj} with name @var{key}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "set-procedure-properties!")
@deffn primitive set-procedure-properties! proc new_val
 Set @var{obj}'s property list to @var{alist}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "set-procedure-property!")
@deffn primitive set-procedure-property! p k v
 In @var{obj}'s property list, set the property named @var{key} to
@var{value}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "procedure-documentation")
@deffn primitive procedure-documentation proc
 Return the documentation string associated with @code{proc}.  By
 convention, if a procedure contains more than one expression and the
@ -51,40 +46,33 @@ first expression is a string constant, that string is assumed to contain
 documentation for that procedure.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "closure?")
@deffn primitive closure? obj
 Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a closure.
@end deffn
@rnindex procedure?
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "procedure?")
@deffn primitive procedure? obj
 Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a procedure.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "thunk?")
@deffn primitive thunk? obj
 Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a thunk.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "set-source-properties!")
@deffn primitive set-source-properties! obj plist
 Install the association list @var{plist} as the source property
 list for @var{obj}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "set-source-property!")
@deffn primitive set-source-property! obj key datum
 Set the source property of object @var{obj}, which is specified by
@var{key} to @var{datum}.  Normally, the key will be a symbol.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "source-properties")
@deffn primitive source-properties obj
 Return the source property association list of @var{obj}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "source-property")
@deffn primitive source-property obj key
 Return the source property specified by @var{key} from
@ -95,25 +83,21 @@ Return the source property specified by @var{key} from
@node Procedures with Setters
@section Procedures with Setters
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "make-procedure-with-setter")
@deffn primitive make-procedure-with-setter procedure setter
 Create a new procedure which behaves like @var{procedure}, but
 with the associated setter @var{setter}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "procedure-with-setter?")
@deffn primitive procedure-with-setter? obj
 Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a procedure with an
 associated setter procedure.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "procedure")
@deffn primitive procedure proc
 Return the procedure of @var{proc}, which must be either a
 procedure with setter, or an operator struct.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "setter")
@deffn primitive setter proc
@end deffn
@ -126,7 +110,6 @@ macros and memoizing macros.  Also, any definitions listed here should
 be double-checked by someone who knows what's going on.  Ask Mikael, Jim
 or Aubrey for help. -twp]
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "procedure->syntax")
@deffn primitive procedure->syntax code
 Return a @dfn{macro} which, when a symbol defined to this value
 appears as the first symbol in an expression, returns the
@ -134,7 +117,6 @@ result of applying @var{code} to the expression and the
 environment.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "procedure->macro")
@deffn primitive procedure->macro code
 Return a @dfn{macro} which, when a symbol defined to this value
 appears as the first symbol in an expression, evaluates the
@ -151,7 +133,6 @@ passed to @var{code}.  For example:
@end lisp
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "procedure->memoizing-macro")
@deffn primitive procedure->memoizing-macro code
 Return a @dfn{macro} which, when a symbol defined to this value
 appears as the first symbol in an expression, evaluates the
@ -168,13 +149,11 @@ passed to @var{proc}.  For example:
@end lisp
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "macro?")
@deffn primitive macro? obj
 Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a regular macro, a memoizing macro or a
 syntax transformer.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "macro-type")
@deffn primitive macro-type m
 Return one of the symbols @code{syntax}, @code{macro} or
@code{macro!}, depending on whether @var{m} is a syntax
@ -183,17 +162,14 @@ respectively.  If @var{m} is not a macro, @code{#f} is
 returned.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "macro-name")
@deffn primitive macro-name m
 Return the name of the macro @var{m}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "macro-transformer")
@deffn primitive macro-transformer m
 Return the transformer of the macro @var{m}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "cons-source")
@deffn primitive cons-source xorig x y
 Create and return a new pair whose car and cdr are @var{x} and @var{y}.
 Any source properties associated with @var{xorig} are also associated
--- a/doc/scheme-scheduling.texi
+++ b/doc/scheme-scheduling.texi
@ -18,20 +18,17 @@ reviewed and largely reorganized.]
@node Arbiters
@section Arbiters
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "make-arbiter")
@deffn primitive make-arbiter name
 Return an object of type arbiter and name @var{name}. Its
 state is initially unlocked.  Arbiters are a way to achieve
 process synchronization.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "try-arbiter")
@deffn primitive try-arbiter arb
 Return @code{#t} and lock the arbiter @var{arb} if the arbiter
 was unlocked. Otherwise, return @code{#f}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "release-arbiter")
@deffn primitive release-arbiter arb
 Return @code{#t} and unlock the arbiter @var{arb} if the
 arbiter was locked. Otherwise, return @code{#f}.
@ -41,44 +38,36 @@ arbiter was locked. Otherwise, return @code{#f}.
@node Asyncs
@section Asyncs
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "async")
@deffn primitive async thunk
 Create a new async for the procedure @var{thunk}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "system-async")
@deffn primitive system-async thunk
 Create a new async for the procedure @var{thunk}.  Also
 add it to the system's list of active async objects.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "async-mark")
@deffn primitive async-mark a
 Mark the async @var{a} for future execution.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "system-async-mark")
@deffn primitive system-async-mark a
 Mark the async @var{a} for future execution.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "run-asyncs")
@deffn primitive run-asyncs list_of_a
 Execute all thunks from the asyncs of the list @var{list_of_a}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "noop")
@deffn primitive noop . args
 Do nothing.  When called without arguments, return @code{#f},
 otherwise return the first argument.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "unmask-signals")
@deffn primitive unmask-signals
 Unmask signals. The returned value is not specified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "mask-signals")
@deffn primitive mask-signals
 Mask signals. The returned value is not specified.
@end deffn
@ -104,7 +93,6 @@ dynamic root.  For example, if you want to apply a procedure, but to
 not allow that procedure to capture the current continuation, calling
 the procedure under a new dynamic root will do the job.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "call-with-dynamic-root")
@deffn primitive call-with-dynamic-root thunk handler
 Evaluate @code{(thunk)} in a new dynamic context, returning its value.
@ -151,7 +139,6 @@ be under a new dynamic root.)
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "dynamic-root")
@deffn primitive dynamic-root
 Return an object representing the current dynamic root.
@ -293,7 +280,6 @@ Higher level thread procedures are available by loading the
@code{(ice-9 threads)} module.  These provide standardized
 thread creation and mutex interaction.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "%thread-handler")
@deffn primitive %thread-handler tag args@dots{}
 This procedure is specified as the standard error-handler for
@ -308,27 +294,23 @@ and signals are unmasked with @code{unmask-signals}.
 [FIXME: Why distinguish based on number of args?!  Cue voodoo music here.]
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "make-thread")
@deffn macro make-thread proc [args@dots{}]
 Apply @var{proc} to @var{args} in a new thread formed by
@code{call-with-new-thread} using @code{%thread-handler} as the error
 handler.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "begin-thread")
@deffn macro begin-thread first [rest@dots{}]
 Evaluate forms @var{first} and @var{rest} in a new thread formed by
@code{call-with-new-thread} using @code{%thread-handler} as the error
 handler.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "with-mutex")
@deffn macro with-mutex m [body@dots{}]
 Lock mutex @var{m}, evaluate @var{body}, and then unlock @var{m}.
 These sub-operations form the branches of a @code{dynamic-wind}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "monitor")
@deffn macro monitor first [rest@dots{}]
 Evaluate forms @var{first} and @var{rest} under a newly created
 anonymous mutex, using @code{with-mutex}.
@ -340,7 +322,6 @@ anonymous mutex, using @code{with-mutex}.
@node Fluids
@section Fluids
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "make-fluid")
@deffn primitive make-fluid
 Return a newly created fluid.
 Fluids are objects of a certain type (a smob) that can hold one SCM
@ -351,25 +332,21 @@ inherits the values from its parent.  Because each thread executes
 in its own dynamic root, you can use fluids for thread local storage.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "fluid?")
@deffn primitive fluid? obj
 Return @code{#t} iff @var{obj} is a fluid; otherwise, return
@code{#f}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "fluid-ref")
@deffn primitive fluid-ref fluid
 Return the value associated with @var{fluid} in the current
 dynamic root.  If @var{fluid} has not been set, then return
@code{#f}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "fluid-set!")
@deffn primitive fluid-set! fluid value
 Set the value associated with @var{fluid} in the current dynamic root.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "with-fluids*")
@deffn primitive with-fluids* fluids values thunk
 Set @var{fluids} to @var{values} temporary, and call @var{thunk}.
@var{fluids} must be a list of fluids and @var{values} must be the same
--- a/doc/scheme-translation.texi
+++ b/doc/scheme-translation.texi
@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
@page
@node Translation
@chapter Support for Translating Other Languages
 [Describe translation framework.]
@menu
 * Emacs Lisp Support::          Helper primitives for Emacs Lisp.
@end menu
@node Emacs Lisp Support
@section Emacs Lisp Support
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "nil-car")
@deffn primitive nil-car x
 Return the car of @var{x}, but convert it to LISP nil if it
 is Scheme's end-of-list.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "nil-cdr")
@deffn primitive nil-cdr x
 Return the cdr of @var{x}, but convert it to LISP nil if it
 is Scheme's end-of-list.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "nil-cons")
@deffn primitive nil-cons x y
 Create a new cons cell with @var{x} as the car and @var{y} as
 the cdr, but convert @var{y} to Scheme's end-of-list if it is
 a LISP nil.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "nil-eq")
@deffn primitive nil-eq x y
 Compare @var{x} and @var{y} and return LISP's t if they are
@code{eq?}, return LISP's nil otherwise.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "null")
@deffn primitive null x
 Return LISP's @code{t} if @var{x} is nil in the LISP sense,
 return LISP's nil otherwise.
@end deffn
@c Local Variables:
@c TeX-master: "guile.texi"
@c End:
--- a/doc/scheme-utility.texi
+++ b/doc/scheme-utility.texi
@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
@section Equality
@rnindex eq?
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "eq?")
@deffn primitive eq? x y
 Return @code{#t} iff @var{x} references the same object as @var{y}.
@code{eq?} is similar to @code{eqv?} except that in some cases it is
@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ capable of discerning distinctions finer than those detectable by
@end deffn
@rnindex eqv?
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "eqv?")
@deffn primitive eqv? x y
 The @code{eqv?} procedure defines a useful equivalence relation on objects.
 Briefly, it returns @code{#t} if @var{x} and @var{y} should normally be
@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ and inexact numbers.
@end deffn
@rnindex equal?
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "equal?")
@deffn primitive equal? x y
 Return @code{#t} iff @var{x} and @var{y} are recursively @code{eqv?} equivalent.
@code{equal?} recursively compares the contents of pairs,
@ -60,25 +57,21 @@ closures than for other kinds of objects.  Therefore, when manipulating
 a property list associated with a procedure object, use the
@code{procedure} functions; otherwise, use the @code{object} functions.
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "object-properties")
@deffn primitive object-properties obj
@deffnx primitive procedure-properties obj
 Return @var{obj}'s property list.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "set-object-properties!")
@deffn primitive set-object-properties! obj alist
@deffnx primitive set-procedure-properties! obj alist
 Set @var{obj}'s property list to @var{alist}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "object-property")
@deffn primitive object-property obj key
@deffnx primitive procedure-property obj key
 Return the property of @var{obj} with name @var{key}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "set-object-property!")
@deffn primitive set-object-property! obj key value
@deffnx primitive set-procedure-property! obj key value
 In @var{obj}'s property list, set the property named @var{key}
@ -92,7 +85,6 @@ the user provides a "property table" that is possibly private.]
@node Primitive Properties
@section Primitive Properties
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "primitive-make-property")
@deffn primitive primitive-make-property not_found_proc
 Create a @dfn{property token} that can be used with
@code{primitive-property-ref} and @code{primitive-property-set!}.
@ -100,7 +92,6 @@ See @code{primitive-property-ref} for the significance of
@var{not_found_proc}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "primitive-property-ref")
@deffn primitive primitive-property-ref prop obj
 Return the property @var{prop} of @var{obj}.  When no value
 has yet been associated with @var{prop} and @var{obj}, call
@ -111,12 +102,10 @@ and use its return value.  That value is also associated with
 default value of @var{prop}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "primitive-property-set!")
@deffn primitive primitive-property-set! prop obj val
 Associate @var{code} with @var{prop} and @var{obj}.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "primitive-property-del!")
@deffn primitive primitive-property-del! prop obj
 Remove any value associated with @var{prop} and @var{obj}.
@end deffn
@ -125,7 +114,6 @@ Remove any value associated with @var{prop} and @var{obj}.
@node Sorting
@section Sorting
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "merge!")
@deffn primitive merge! alist blist less
 Takes two lists @var{alist} and @var{blist} such that
@code{(sorted? alist less?)} and @code{(sorted? blist less?)} and
@ -136,11 +124,9 @@ This is the destructive variant of @code{merge}
 Note:  this does _not_ accept vectors.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "merge")
@deffn primitive merge alist blist less
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "restricted-vector-sort!")
@deffn primitive restricted-vector-sort! vec less startpos endpos
 Sort the vector @var{vec}, using @var{less} for comparing
 the vector elements.  @var{startpos} and @var{endpos} delimit
@ -148,7 +134,6 @@ the range of the vector which gets sorted.  The return value
 is not specified.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "sort!")
@deffn primitive sort! items less
 Sort the sequence @var{items}, which may be a list or a
 vector.  @var{less} is used for comparing the sequence
@ -157,14 +142,12 @@ input sequence is modified to produce the sorted result.
 This is not a stable sort.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "sort")
@deffn primitive sort items less
 Sort the sequence @var{items}, which may be a list or a
 vector.  @var{less} is used for comparing the sequence
 elements.  This is not a stable sort.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "sort-list!")
@deffn primitive sort-list! items less
 Sort the list @var{items}, using @var{less} for comparing the
 list elements. The sorting is destructive, that means that the
@ -172,20 +155,17 @@ input list is modified to produce the sorted result.
 This is a stable sort.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "sort-list")
@deffn primitive sort-list items less
 Sort the list @var{items}, using @var{less} for comparing the
 list elements. This is a stable sort.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "sorted?")
@deffn primitive sorted? items less
 Return @code{#t} iff @var{items} is a list or a vector such that
 for all 1 <= i <= m, the predicate @var{less} returns true when
 applied to all elements i - 1 and i
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "stable-sort!")
@deffn primitive stable-sort! items less
 Sort the sequence @var{items}, which may be a list or a
 vector. @var{less} is used for comparing the sequence elements.
@ -194,7 +174,6 @@ is modified to produce the sorted result.
 This is a stable sort.
@end deffn
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "stable-sort")
@deffn primitive stable-sort items less
 Sort the sequence @var{items}, which may be a list or a
 vector. @var{less} is used for comparing the sequence elements.
@ -205,7 +184,6 @@ This is a stable sort.
@node Copying
@section Copying Deep Structures
@c docstring begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "copy-tree")
@deffn primitive copy-tree obj
 Recursively copy the data tree that is bound to @var{obj}, and return a
 pointer to the new data structure.  @code{copy-tree} recurses down the