From dfbd9fdf9ad535af95896e6cb805d831920316c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thien-Thi Nguyen Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 05:20:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Fix bug: Move `help' changes from 1.4 to 1.6 section. --- NEWS | 15 +++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 6247523a7..0cb8279e4 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -241,6 +241,19 @@ Previously, scripts executed via the `-s' option would run in the Now every user action takes place in the `(guile-user)' module by default. +** The `help' facility now handles quoted symbols and lists of symbols. + +Here is the updated usage info: + +Usage: (help NAME) gives documentation about objects named NAME (a symbol) + (help REGEXP) ditto for objects with names matching REGEXP (a string) + *(help 'NAME) gives documentation for NAME, even if it is not an object + (help ,EXPR) gives documentation for object returned by EXPR + *(help (my module)) gives module commentary for `(my module)' + (help) gives this text + +The starred items are new. + * Changes to Scheme functions and syntax ** Previously deprecated Scheme functions have been removed: @@ -1185,9 +1198,7 @@ This is useful when debugging your .guile init file or scripts. Usage: (help NAME) gives documentation about objects named NAME (a symbol) (help REGEXP) ditto for objects with names matching REGEXP (a string) - (help 'NAME) gives documentation for NAME, even if it is not an object (help ,EXPR) gives documentation for object returned by EXPR - (help (my module)) gives module commentary for `(my module)' (help) gives this text `help' searches among bindings exported from loaded modules, while