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Re: Documentation


Kharitonov Mark <mark@CS.bgu.ac.il> writes:

> Hello.
> I am new to guile and somewhat confused.
> I have downloaded the latest version (1.2) and it lacks documentation
> (as explained because it is outdated).
> Can anyone tell me if there are some up-to-date docs ?

The documentation at ftp://ftp.red-bean.com/pub/guile/snapshots/
is closer to being up to date, AFAIK.

> I have looked at the tutorial at the guile doc page
> (http://totoro.red-bean.com/guile/docs/index.html)
> but it seems to be old and incomplete (which the page boldly admits).

I would recommend reading the existing documentation, then you
can send questions to the list.

> I am writing quite a large program for NLG and must incorporate a scheme
> interpreter in it.Guile seems a perfect choice, but with no docs I cannot
> use it.

I have managed OK with the current docs and the mailing list archive.
Perhaps a FAQ would be useful too, if anyone is feeling ambitious.

-russ


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