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* doc/ref/libguile-smobs.texi: Remove; this tutorial is superseded by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.
* libguile/finalizers.h:
* libguile/finalizers.c (run_finalizers_async_thunk): Call the new
scm_run_finalizers helper.
(scm_set_automatic_finalization_enabled, scm_run_finalizers): New
functions.
(scm_init_finalizers): Only set a finalizer notifier if automatic
finalization is enabled.
* doc/ref/libguile-smobs.texi (Garbage Collecting Smobs): Add discussion
of concurrency.
* doc/ref/api-smobs.texi (Smobs): Document new functions.
* doc/ref/libguile-smobs.texi (Describing a New Type): Only list 'print'
and 'equalp' as compulsory. Explain why 'mark' and 'free' are
optional.
(Creating Smob Instances): Remove paragraphs about allocations that
might fail etc. Use 'scm_gc_malloc_pointerless' for the pixel
buffer.
(Garbage Collecting Smobs): Explain when the 'mark' and 'free'
functions are needed.
(Garbage Collecting Simple Smobs): Remove.
* doc/ref/api-smobs.texi (Smobs): Document scm_new_smob and
scm_new_double_smob instead of the SCM_NEWSMOB / SCM_RETURN_NEWSMOB
family of macros.
* doc/ref/libguile-smobs.texi (Creating Smob Instances): Use
scm_new_smob.
* doc/ref/api-options.texi (Build Config):
* doc/ref/libguile-linking.texi (Linking Programs With Guile):
(A Sample Guile Main Program):
* doc/ref/libguile-smobs.texi (The Complete Example): Use pkg-config in
the examples instead of guile-config.
* 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.
