* libguile/struct.h (SCM_VTABLE_BASE_LAYOUT): Layout is a "pr" field.
* module/ice-9/boot-9.scm (record-type-vtable): Record vtable fields are
writable.
(<parameter>): "pw" fields.
* module/oop/goops.scm (<class>, %compute-layout): <read-only> fields
are "pw" underneath.
* module/rnrs/records/procedural.scm (record-type-vtable)
(record-constructor-vtable, make-record-type-descriptor): Use "pw"
fields in vtables.
* module/srfi/srfi-35.scm (%condition-type-vtable)
(struct-layout-for-condition): "pw" fields in vtables.
* test-suite/tests/goops.test:
* test-suite/tests/structs.test: Use "pw" fields only.
* benchmark-suite/benchmarks/structs.bm: Update for make-struct/no-tail,
to use pw fields, and also to remove useless tests that the compiler
would optimize away.
* doc/ref/api-data.texi (Vtables): Add a note about the now-vestigial
permissions character and update documentation.
(Structure Basics, Meta-Vtables): Update examples.
* libguile/hash.c (scm_i_struct_hash): Remove code that would handle
opaque/self fields.
* libguile/print.h (SCM_PRINT_STATE_LAYOUT): Use "pw" fields.
* libguile/struct.c (scm_struct_init): Simplify check for hidden
fields.
* libguile/values.c (scm_init_values): Field is "pw".
* libguile/struct.c: Replace uses of scm_make_struct with
scm_make_struct_no_tail or scm_c_make_struct.
(scm_make_struct_no_tail): Move this function to C instead of Scheme
to be able to deprecate scm_make_struct.
* libguile/struct.h (scm_make_struct_no_tail): New public declaration.
* libguile/deprecated.h:
* libguile/deprecated.c (scm_make_struct): Deprecate.
* libguile/print.c:
* libguile/procs.c:
* libguile/stacks.c: Replace uses of scm_make_struct with
scm_make_struct_no_tail.
* test-suite/tests/coverage.test:
* test-suite/tests/structs.test: Use make-struct/no-tail instead of
make-struct.
* NEWS: Add entry.
* libguile/hash.c (scm_hasher): Call `scm_i_struct_hash' upon
`scm_tcs_struct'.
* libguile/struct.c (scm_i_struct_hash): New function.
* libguile/struct.h (scm_i_struct_hash): New declaration.
* test-suite/tests/structs.test ("hash"): New test prefix.
* test-suite/tests/goops.test ("classes for built-in types"): Use a
vtable instead of a vtable-vtable.
* test-suite/tests/structs.test (ball-root)
("low-level struct procedures", "make-struct"): Rework to use normal
vtables instead of making new vtable-vtable.
* libguile/struct.c (set_vtable_layout_flags): New function.
(scm_i_struct_inherit_vtable_magic): Use it.
(scm_struct_init): Optimize the case where HANDLE's vtable has the
`SCM_VTABLE_FLAG_SIMPLE' flag.
(scm_struct_ref): Likewise.
(scm_struct_ref): Likewise, when `SCM_VTABLE_FLAG_SIMPLE_RW' is also set.
* libguile/struct.h (SCM_VTABLE_BASE_LAYOUT): Update comment for the
next-to-last hidden field.
(scm_vtable_index_reserved_6): Rename to...
(scm_vtable_index_size): ... this.
(SCM_VTABLE_FLAG_RESERVED_0): Rename to...
(SCM_VTABLE_FLAG_SIMPLE): ... this.
(SCM_VTABLE_FLAG_RESERVED_1): Rename to...
(SCM_VTABLE_FLAG_SIMPLE_RW): ... this.
* test-suite/tests/structs.test ("low-level struct
procedures")["struct-ref", "struct-set!", "struct-ref out-of-range",
"struct-set! out-of-range"]: New tests.
