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* srfi-13-14.texi: New file documenting SRFI-13/14. * guile.texi (Top): Added the SRFI-13/14 menu entry and @include.
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@c -*-texinfo-*-
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@c %**start of header
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@setfilename guile.info
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@settitle Guile Reference Manual
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@c %**end of header
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@c Neil's notes:
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@c This file started life as a copy of guile-ref.texi, which I then
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@c modified to reflect the organization described in
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@c sources/jimb-org.texi.
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@c Jim's notes:
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@c Remember to use "subr" whereever appropriate.
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@c Actually, use "primitive", not "subr." Why coin a new term?
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@c FIXME: gotta change existing "subr" uses to "Primitive".
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@c In my text for the Guile snarfer, I've used the term "subr" to denote
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@c a C function made available to the Scheme world as a function. This
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@c terminology is weird, but consistent with the function names and also
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@c with Emacs Lisp, which I assume takes Maclisp's lead.
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@c Tim's notes:
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@c When adding a new function to the Guile manual, please document
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@c it with @deffn as one of `primitive', `procedure', or `syntax'.
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@c
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@c The following Guile primitives are not documented. We have a lot
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@c of work to do.
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@c
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@c arbiters.c: make-arbiter, try-arbiter, release-arbiter
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@c async.c: async, async-mark, system-async, system-async-mark,
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@c run-asyncs, noop, set-tick-rate, set-switch-rate,
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@c unmask-signals, mask-signals
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@c backtrace.c: backtrace, display-error, display-application,
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@c display-backtrace
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@c chars.c: char-is-both?
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@c debug.c: single-step, memoized?, unmemoize, memoized-environment,
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@c procedure-name, procedure-source, procedure-environment,
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@c local-eval, debug-object?, debug-hang
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@c dynl.c: c-registered-modules, c-clear-registered-modules,
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@c dynamic-link, dynamic-object?, dynamic-unlink, dynamic-func,
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@c dynamic-call, dynamic-args-call
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@c eval.c: procedure->syntax, procedure->macro, procedure->memoizing-macro,
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@c macro-name, macro-transformer
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@c fluids.c: make-fluid, fluid?, fluid-ref, fluid-set, with-fluids*
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@c gc.c: map-free-list, unhash-name
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@c kw.c: make-keyword-from-dash-symbol
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@c net_db.c: sethost, setnet, setproto, setserv
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@c print.c: current-pstate
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@c procs.c: make-cclo, closure?, thunk?
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@c read.c: read-hash-extend
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@c readline.c: readline, add-history
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@c srcprop.c: source-properties, set-source-properties!,
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@c source-property, set-source-property!
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@c stacks.c: make-stack, stack-ref, stack-length,
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@c frame?, last-stack-frame, frame-number, frame-source,
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@c frame-procedure, frame-arguments, frame-previous, frame-next,
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@c frame-real?, frame-procedure?, frame-evaluating-args?,
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@c frame-overflow
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@c struct.c: struct-vtable-tag
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@c symbols.c: builtin-weak-bindings
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@c tag.c: tag
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@c threads.c: single-active-thread?, yield, call-with-new-thread,
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@c make-condition-variable, wait-condition-variable,
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@c signal-condition-variable
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@c throw.c: lazy-catch, vector-set-length!
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@c unif.c: uniform-vector-ref, uniform-array-set1!
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@c variable.c: make-variable, make-undefined-variable, variable?,
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@c variable-ref, variable-set!, builtin-variable, variable-bound?
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@c weaks.c: make-weak-vector, weak-vector, list->weak-vector,
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@c weak-vector? make-weak-key-hash-table,
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@c make-weak-value-hash-table, make-doubly-weak-hash-table,
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@c weak-key-hash-table?, weak-value-hash-table?,
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@c doubly-weak-hash-table?
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@c
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@c If you have worked with some of these concepts, implemented them,
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@c or just happen to know what they do, please write up a little
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@c explanation -- it would be a big help. Alternatively, if you
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@c know of a great reason why some of these should *not* go in the
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@c manual, please let me know.
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@c
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@c The following functions are currently left undocumented for various reasons.
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@c * should be documented in a section on debugging or Guile internals:
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@c ports.c: pt-size, pt-member
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@c eval.c: apply:nconc2last
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@c
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@c Thanks. -twp
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@c Define indices that are used in the Guile Scheme part of the
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@c reference manual to group stuff according to whether it is R5RS or a
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@c Guile extension.
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@defcodeindex rn
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@defcodeindex ge
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@include version.texi
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@c @iftex
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@c @cropmarks
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@c @end iftex
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@dircategory The Algorithmic Language Scheme
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@direntry
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* Guile Reference: (guile). The Guile reference manual.
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@end direntry
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@setchapternewpage off
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@ifinfo
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Guile Reference Manual
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Copyright (C) 1996 Free Software Foundation @*
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Copyright (C) 1997 Free Software Foundation @*
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Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation @*
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Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation
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Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
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this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
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are preserved on all copies.
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@ignore
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Permission is granted to process this file through TeX and print the
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results, provided the printed document carries copying permission
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notice identical to this one except for the removal of this paragraph
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(this paragraph not being relevant to the printed manual).
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@end ignore
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Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
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manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the entire
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resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a permission
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notice identical to this one.
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Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
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into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
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except that this permission notice may be stated in a translation approved
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by the Free Software Foundation.
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@end ifinfo
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@titlepage
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@sp 10
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@comment The title is printed in a large font.
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@title Guile Reference Manual
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@subtitle $Id: guile.texi,v 1.5 2001-04-24 19:41:48 mgrabmue Exp $
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@subtitle For use with Guile @value{VERSION}
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@author Mark Galassi
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@author Cygnus Solution and Los Alamos National Laboratory
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@author @email{rosalia@@cygnus.com}
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@author
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@author Jim Blandy
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@author Free Software Foundation and MIT AI Lab
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@author @email{jimb@@red-bean.com}
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@author
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@author Gary Houston
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@author @email{ghouston@@actrix.gen.nz}
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@author
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@author Tim Pierce
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@author @email{twp@@skepsis.com}
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@author
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@author Neil Jerram
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@author @email{neil@@ossau.uklinux.net}
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@c The following two commands start the copyright page.
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@page
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@vskip 0pt plus 1filll
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@vskip 0pt plus 1filll
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Copyright @copyright{} 1996 Free Software Foundation
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Copyright @copyright{} 1997 Free Software Foundation
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Copyright @copyright{} 2000 Free Software Foundation
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Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
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this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
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are preserved on all copies.
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Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
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manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the entire
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resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a permission
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notice identical to this one.
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Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
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into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
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except that this permission notice may be stated in a translation approved
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by Free Software Foundation.
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@end titlepage
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@c @smallbook
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@finalout
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@headings double
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@c Where to find Guile examples.
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@set example-dir doc/examples
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@ifinfo
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@node Top, Guile License, (dir), (dir)
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@top The Guile Reference Manual
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This reference manual documents Guile, GNU's Ubiquitous Intelligent
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Language for Extensions. It describes how to use Guile in many useful
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and interesting ways.
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This Info file contains edition 1.0 of the reference manual,
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corresponding to Guile version @value{VERSION}.
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@end ifinfo
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@menu
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Preface
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* Guile License:: Conditions for copying and using Guile.
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* Manual Layout:: How to read the rest of this manual.
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Part I: Introduction to Guile
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* What is Guile?:: And what does it do?
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* Whirlwind Tour:: An introductory whirlwind tour.
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* Reporting Bugs:: Reporting bugs in Guile or this manual.
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Part II: Guile Scheme
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* Scheme Intro:: Introduction to Guile Scheme.
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* Basic Ideas:: Basic ideas in Scheme.
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* Data Types:: Data types for generic use.
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* Procedures and Macros:: Procedures and macros.
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* Utility Functions:: General utility functions.
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* Binding Constructs:: Definitions and variable bindings.
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* Control Mechanisms:: Controlling the flow of program execution.
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* Input and Output:: Ports, reading and writing.
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* Read/Load/Eval:: Reading and evaluating Scheme code.
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* Memory Management:: Memory management and garbage collection.
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* Objects:: Low level object orientation support.
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* Modules:: Designing reusable code libraries.
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* Scheduling:: Threads, mutexes, asyncs and dynamic roots.
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* Options and Config:: Runtime options and configuration.
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* Translation:: Support for translating other languages.
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* Debugging:: Internal debugging interface.
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* Deprecated:: Features that are planned to disappear.
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* Further Reading:: Where to find out more about Scheme programming.
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* R5RS Index::
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* Guile Extensions Index::
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Part III: Guile Modules
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* SLIB:: Using the SLIB Scheme library.
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* POSIX:: POSIX system calls and networking.
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* SRFI-13/14:: String library and character set library.
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* Expect:: Controlling interactive programs with Guile.
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* The Scheme shell (scsh)::
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The SCSH compatibility module has been made an
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add-on, so maybe it shouldn't be documented here
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(though it is nice to have a link from here to the
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Guile-scsh manual, if one exists).
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* Tcl/Tk Interface::
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Part IV: Guile Scripting
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* Guile Scripting:: How to write Guile scripts.
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* Command Line Handling:: Command line options and arguments.
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Part V: Extending Applications Using Guile
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* Libguile Intro:: Using Guile as an extension language.
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* GH:: GH: a portable C to Scheme interface.
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* Data Representation:: Data representation in Guile.
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* Scheme Primitives:: Writing Scheme primitives in C.
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* I/O Extensions:: Using and extending ports in C.
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* Handling Errors:: How to handle errors in C code.
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Appendices
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* Obtaining and Installing Guile::
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* Debugger User Interface::
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Indices
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* Concept Index::
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* Procedure Index::
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* Variable Index::
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* Type Index::
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@end menu
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@include preface.texi
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@c preliminary
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@iftex
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@page
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@unnumbered{Part I: Introduction to Guile}
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@end iftex
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@include intro.texi
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@c programming in Scheme
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@iftex
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@page
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@unnumbered{Part II: Guile Scheme}
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@end iftex
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@include scheme-intro.texi
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@include scheme-ideas.texi
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@include scheme-data.texi
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@include scheme-procedures.texi
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@include scheme-utility.texi
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@include scheme-binding.texi
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@include scheme-control.texi
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@include scheme-io.texi
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@include scheme-evaluation.texi
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@include scheme-memory.texi
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@include scheme-modules.texi
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@include scheme-scheduling.texi
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@c object orientation support here
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@include scheme-options.texi
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@include scheme-translation.texi
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@include scheme-debug.texi
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@include deprecated.texi
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@include scheme-reading.texi
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@include scheme-indices.texi
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@c Unix system interface
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@iftex
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@page
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@unnumbered{Part III: Guile Modules}
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@end iftex
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@include slib.texi
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@include posix.texi
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@include srfi-13-14.texi
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@include expect.texi
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@include scsh.texi
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@include tcltk.texi
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@c Guile as an scripting language
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@iftex
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@page
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@unnumbered{Part IV: Guile Scripting}
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@end iftex
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@include scripts.texi
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@include script-getopt.texi
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@c Guile as an extension language
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@iftex
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@page
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@unnumbered{Part V: Extending Applications Using Guile}
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@end iftex
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@include extend.texi
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@include gh.texi
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@include data-rep.texi
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@include scm.texi
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@c Appendices
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@iftex
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@page
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@unnumbered{Appendices}
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@end iftex
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@include appendices.texi
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@c Indices
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@iftex
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@page
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@unnumbered{Indices}
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@end iftex
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@include indices.texi
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@contents
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@bye
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