* doc/ref/api-memory.texi (Garbage Collection Functions):
* doc/ref/libguile-concepts.texi (Garbage Collection): Attempt to be
clear that scanning is a thing that happens in the mark phase. Fixes
#20907 I think.
For a long time the API failed to reach consensus among maintainers.
See <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guile-devel/2015-11/msg00005.html>
and <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guile-devel/2014-04/msg00069.html>.
This revert intends to break the deadlock and help further discussion to
take place with less pressure.
* libguile/foreign-object.c, libguile/foreign-object.h: Remove.
* libguile/Makefile.am (libguile_@GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION@_la_SOURCES)
(modinclude_HEADERS): Adjust accordingly.
* libguile/init.c (scm_i_init_guile): Remove call to
'scm_register_foreign_object'.
* libguile.h: Remove inclusion of "libguile/foreign-object.h".
* module/system/foreign-object.scm: Remove.
* module/Makefile.am (SYSTEM_SOURCES): Adjust accordingly.
* test-suite/standalone/test-foreign-object-c.c,
test-suite/standalone/test-foreign-object-scm: Remove.
* test-suite/standalone/Makefile.am (check_SCRIPTS, check_PROGRAMS)
(TESTS): Adjust accordingly.
(test_foreign_object_c_SOURCES, test_foreign_object_c_CFLAGS)
(test_foreign_object_c_LDADD): Remove.
* doc/ref/libguile-foreign-objects.texi: Remove.
* doc/ref/api-foreign-objects.texi: Remove.
* doc/ref/libguile-smobs.texi: New file.
* doc/ref/Makefile.am (guile_TEXINFOS): Adjust accordingly.
* doc/ref/api-control.texi, doc/ref/api-smobs.texi,
doc/ref/api-utility.texi, doc/ref/guile.texi,
doc/ref/libguile-concepts.texi, doc/ref/libguile-program.texi:
Revert d9a4a1cd and 6e4630e0.
* doc/ref/libguile-smobs.texi: Remove; this tutorial is superseded by
libguile-foreign-objects.
* doc/ref/libguile-foreign-objects.texi: Proofreading.
* doc/ref/libguile-program.texi: Update Dia examples to refer to foreign
objects.
* doc/ref/libguile-concepts.texi (Garbage Collection): Update to
accurately describe the BDW-GC, and to avoid reference to mark
functions.
* doc/ref/guile.texi: Remove libguile-smobs, and reword API menu.
* doc/ref/api-utility.texi (Equality): Mention GOOPS instead of SMOBs.
* doc/ref/api-smobs.texi (Smobs): Describe as a legacy interface.
Exhort readers against the writing of mark functions.
* doc/ref/api-foreign-objects.texi (Foreign Objects): Proofreading.
* doc/ref/api-control.texi (Catch): Fix ref to point to foreign
objects.
* doc/ref/Makefile.am: Remove libguile-smobs.texi.
* doc/ref/libguile-concepts.texi (Multi-Threading): Use functions in the
example instead of macros. Performance is really not a concern with
this interface, especially now that scm_car and scm_cdr are inline
functions.
Conflicts:
doc/ref/api-procedures.texi
doc/ref/misc-modules.texi
(Caused by me removing `@page' from a couple of sections that have been modified
by others.)
* doc/ref/api-control.texi (Handling Errors): Move the "Signalling Type
Errors" section here.
* doc/ref/data-rep.texi (Data Representation): Refactor, lopping and
cropping and stitching.
* doc/ref/libguile-concepts.texi (Dynamic Types):
* doc/ref/libguile-smobs.texi (Describing a New Type, Double Smobs):
* doc/ref/guile.texi (Guile Implementation, Programming in C): Adapt to
refactorings.
* doc/ref/history.texi (A Scheme of Many Maintainers):
(A Timeline of Selected Guile Releases, Status): Update.
* doc/ref/compiler.texi: A new empty section on the compiler.
* doc/ref/data-rep.texi: Made to be a section of a chapter instead of an
appendix. The beginnings of some revision, but not there yet.
* doc/ref/guile.texi: Put the "Data Representation" essay into the new
"History and Implementation Details" chapter.
* doc/ref/history.texi: New empty section on Guile history.
* doc/ref/libguile-concepts.texi:
* doc/ref/libguile-smobs.texi: Fix up some xrefs.
* doc/ref/vm.texi: New section documenting the VM. Not done yet.
