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

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Rob Browning 2002-12-08 20:42:11 +00:00
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@ -43,20 +43,40 @@ Guile was configured, built and installed on your system.
@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} minor-version
@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} micro-version
@deffnx {C Function} scm_version ()
@deffnx {C Function} scm_effective_version ()
@deffnx {C Function} scm_major_version ()
@deffnx {C Function} scm_minor_version ()
@deffnx {C Function} scm_micro_version ()
Return a string describing Guile's version number, or its major, minor
or micro version number, respectively.
or micro version number, respectively. The @code{effective-version}
function returns the version name that should remain unchanged during
a stable series. Currently that means that it omits the micro
version. It should be used for things like the versioned share
directory name i.e. @file{/usr/share/guile/1.6/}
@lisp
(version) @result{} "1.6.0"
(effective-version) @result{} "1.6"
(major-version) @result{} "1"
(minor-version) @result{} "6"
(micro-version) @result{} "0"
@end lisp
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} effective-version
@deffnx {C Function} scm_effective_version ()
Return a string describing Guile's ``effective'' version number, one
that should remain unchanged during a stable series. Currently that
means that it is the same as the result of @code{version} but without
the micro version. It should be used for things like the versioned
share directory name i.e. @file{/usr/share/guile/1.6/}.
@lisp
(version) @result{} "1.6.0"
(effective-version) @result{} "1.6"
@end lisp
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} %package-data-dir
@deffnx {C Function} scm_sys_package_data_dir ()
Return the name of the directory under which Guile Scheme files in
@ -71,7 +91,7 @@ belong to the core Guile installation (as opposed to files from a 3rd
party package) are installed. On Unix-like systems, this is usually
@file{/usr/local/share/guile/<VERSION>} or
@file{/usr/share/guile/<VERSION>}, for example:
@file{/usr/local/share/guile/1.6.0}.
@file{/usr/local/share/guile/1.6}.
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} %site-dir