guile/guile-core NEWS

[Marius Vollmer]

CVSROOT:        /cvs
Module name:    guile
Changes by:     Marius Vollmer <address@hidden> 01/05/15 08:00:31

Modified files:
        guile-core     : NEWS 

Log message:
        

CVSWeb URLs:
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/guile/guile-core/NEWS.diff?cvsroot=OldCVS&tr1=1.286&tr2=1.287&r1=text&r2=text

Patches:
Index: guile/guile-core/NEWS
diff -u guile/guile-core/NEWS:1.286 guile/guile-core/NEWS:1.287
--- guile/guile-core/NEWS:1.286 Mon May 14 12:12:42 2001
+++ guile/guile-core/NEWS       Tue May 15 08:00:31 2001
@@ -660,6 +660,12 @@
 
   (use-modules (oop goops old-define-method) (oop goops))
 
+** Deprecated function: builtin-variable
+   Removed function: builtin-bindings
+
+There is no longer a distinction between builtin or other variables.
+Use module system operations for all variables.
+
 * Changes to the gh_ interface
 
 * Changes to the scm_ interface
@@ -879,6 +885,26 @@
 
 Use scm_wrong_type_arg, or another appropriate error signalling function
 instead.
+
+** Explicit support for obarrays has been deprecated.
+
+Use `scm_str2symbol' and the generic hashtable functions instead.
+
+** The concept of `vcells' has been deprecated.
+
+The data type `variable' is now used exclusively.  `Vcells' have been
+a low-level concept so you are likely not affected by this change.
+
+*** Deprecated functions: scm_sym2vcell, scm_sysintern,
+    scm_sysintern0, scm_symbol_value0, scm_intern, scm_intern0.
+
+Use scm_c_define or scm_c_lookup instead, as appropriate.
+
+*** New functions: scm_c_module_lookup, scm_c_lookup,
+    scm_c_module_define, scm_c_define, scm_module_lookup, scm_lookup,
+    scm_module_define, scm_define.
+
+These functions work with variables instead of with vcells.
 
 
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