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Fix bug: Move `help' changes from 1.4 to 1.6 section.

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Thien-Thi Nguyen 2001-07-18 05:20:26 +00:00
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@ -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 Now every user action takes place in the `(guile-user)' module by
default. 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 * Changes to Scheme functions and syntax
** Previously deprecated Scheme functions have been removed: ** 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) Usage: (help NAME) gives documentation about objects named NAME (a symbol)
(help REGEXP) ditto for objects with names matching REGEXP (a string) (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 ,EXPR) gives documentation for object returned by EXPR
(help (my module)) gives module commentary for `(my module)'
(help) gives this text (help) gives this text
`help' searches among bindings exported from loaded modules, while `help' searches among bindings exported from loaded modules, while