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authorNeil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>2009-12-27 23:24:09 +0000
committerNeil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>2009-12-27 23:24:09 +0000
commit3323ec063ccc87b210e6da04c57c625af270b230 (patch)
treef8b094a0912be935620c12dc3e94925f4758dced
parent211a5b04251424f17f659257718329af7a3cdc0c (diff)
downloadguile-3323ec063ccc87b210e6da04c57c625af270b230.tar.gz
Automatic manual updates following libguile docstring changes
Affecting the following procedures: * doc/ref/api-compound.texi (Uniform Numeric Vectors): uniform-array-read! * doc/ref/api-data.texi (Complex): make-rectangular, string=?, string<?, string<=?, string>?, string>=?, string-ci=?, string-ci<?, string-ci<=?, string-ci>?, string-ci>=?, string-append/shared * doc/ref/api-evaluation.texi (Reader Extensions): read-hash-extend * doc/ref/api-procedures.texi (Procedures with Setters): procedure, macro?, macro-type * doc/ref/api-undocumented.texi: module-import-interface, %method-more-specific? * doc/ref/new-docstrings.texi: uniform-array->bytevector, %start-stack, guardian-destroyed?, guardian-greedy?, destroy-guardian!, gc-dump, gc-disable, gc-enable, make-generalized-vector, set-primitive-generic!, nl-langinfo, %warn-autocompilation-enabled, make-syncase-macro, make-extended-syncase-macro, syncase-macro-type, syncase-macro-binding, memoize-expression, unmemoize-expression, memoized-expression-typecode, memoized-expression-data, memoized-typecode, memoize-variable-access!, module-local-variable, module-variable, eval-closure-module, module-transformer, module-public-interface, define!, module-reverse-lookup, cddr, make-promise, %get-stack-size, %string-dump, %symbol-dump, string-bytes-per-char, uniform-vector-element-type, uniform-vector-element-size, canonicalize-path, getrlimit, setrlimit * doc/maint/guile.texi: Corresponding tracking updates.
-rw-r--r--doc/maint/guile.texi107
-rw-r--r--doc/ref/api-compound.texi35
-rwxr-xr-xdoc/ref/api-data.texi46
-rw-r--r--doc/ref/api-evaluation.texi4
-rw-r--r--doc/ref/api-procedures.texi18
-rw-r--r--doc/ref/api-undocumented.texi4
-rw-r--r--doc/ref/new-docstrings.texi271
7 files changed, 383 insertions, 102 deletions
diff --git a/doc/maint/guile.texi b/doc/maint/guile.texi
index 127f0bbc9..d521f980b 100644
--- a/doc/maint/guile.texi
+++ b/doc/maint/guile.texi
@@ -2130,7 +2130,7 @@ all necessary initialization information.
@c snarfed from goops.c:2318
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} %method-more-specific? m1 m2 targs
@deffnx {C Function} scm_sys_method_more_specific_p (m1, m2, targs)
-
+Return true if method @var{m1} is more specific than @var{m2} given the argument types (classes) listed in @var{targs}.
@end deffn
%goops-loaded
@@ -3220,19 +3220,19 @@ environment. For example:
@c snarfed from macros.c:165
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} macro? obj
@deffnx {C Function} scm_macro_p (obj)
-Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a regular macro, a memoizing macro or a
-syntax transformer.
+Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a regular macro, a memoizing macro, a
+syntax transformer, or a syntax-case macro.
@end deffn
macro-type
@c snarfed from macros.c:186
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} macro-type m
@deffnx {C Function} scm_macro_type (m)
-Return one of the symbols @code{syntax}, @code{macro} or
-@code{macro!}, depending on whether @var{m} is a syntax
-transformer, a regular macro, or a memoizing macro,
-respectively. If @var{m} is not a macro, @code{#f} is
-returned.
+Return one of the symbols @code{syntax}, @code{macro},
+@code{macro!}, or @code{syntax-case}, depending on whether
+@var{m} is a syntax transformer, a regular macro, a memoizing
+macro, or a syntax-case macro, respectively. If @var{m} is
+not a macro, @code{#f} is returned.
@end deffn
macro-name
@@ -3300,7 +3300,7 @@ Return a interface eval closure for the module @var{module}. Such a closure does
@c snarfed from modules.c:399
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} module-import-interface module sym
@deffnx {C Function} scm_module_import_interface (module, sym)
-
+Return the module or interface from which @var{sym} is imported in @var{module}. If @var{sym} is not imported (i.e., it is not defined in @var{module} or it is a module-local binding instead of an imported one), then @code{#f} is returned.
@end deffn
%get-pre-modules-obarray
@@ -3689,10 +3689,9 @@ procedure does not accept complex arguments.
make-rectangular
@c snarfed from numbers.c:5286
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} make-rectangular real imaginary
-@deffnx {C Function} scm_make_rectangular (real, imaginary)
-Return a complex number constructed of the given @var{real} and
-@var{imaginary} parts.
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} make-rectangular real_part imaginary_part
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_make_rectangular (real_part, imaginary_part)
+Return a complex number constructed of the given @var{real-part} and @var{imaginary-part} parts.
@end deffn
make-polar
@@ -4361,8 +4360,8 @@ with the associated setter @var{setter}.
@c snarfed from procs.c:308
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} procedure proc
@deffnx {C Function} scm_procedure (proc)
-Return the procedure of @var{proc}, which must be either a
-procedure with setter, or an operator struct.
+Return the procedure of @var{proc}, which must be an
+applicable struct.
@end deffn
primitive-make-property
@@ -4566,7 +4565,9 @@ Install the procedure @var{proc} for reading expressions
starting with the character sequence @code{#} and @var{chr}.
@var{proc} will be called with two arguments: the character
@var{chr} and the port to read further data from. The object
-returned will be the return value of @code{read}.
+returned will be the return value of @code{read}.
+Passing @code{#f} for @var{proc} will remove a previous setting.
+
@end deffn
call-with-dynamic-root
@@ -5438,30 +5439,23 @@ Return the number of elements in the uniform vector @var{v}.
uniform-vector-read!
@c snarfed from srfi-4.c:845
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} uniform-vector-read! uvec [port_or_fd [start [end]]]
-@deffnx {C Function} scm_uniform_vector_read_x (uvec, port_or_fd, start, end)
-Fill the elements of @var{uvec} by reading
-raw bytes from @var{port-or-fdes}, using host byte order.
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} uniform-array-read! ura [port_or_fd [start [end]]]
+@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} uniform-vector-read! uve [port-or-fdes] [start] [end]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_uniform_array_read_x (ura, port_or_fd, start, end)
+Attempt to read all elements of @var{ura}, in lexicographic order, as
+binary objects from @var{port-or-fdes}.
+If an end of file is encountered,
+the objects up to that point are put into @var{ura}
+(starting at the beginning) and the remainder of the array is
+unchanged.
-The optional arguments @var{start} (inclusive) and @var{end}
-(exclusive) allow a specified region to be read,
+The optional arguments @var{start} and @var{end} allow
+a specified region of a vector (or linearized array) to be read,
leaving the remainder of the vector unchanged.
-When @var{port-or-fdes} is a port, all specified elements
-of @var{uvec} are attempted to be read, potentially blocking
-while waiting formore input or end-of-file.
-When @var{port-or-fd} is an integer, a single call to
-read(2) is made.
-
-An error is signalled when the last element has only
-been partially filled before reaching end-of-file or in
-the single call to read(2).
-
-@code{uniform-vector-read!} returns the number of elements
-read.
-
-@var{port-or-fdes} may be omitted, in which case it defaults
-to the value returned by @code{(current-input-port)}.
+@code{uniform-array-read!} returns the number of objects read.
+@var{port-or-fdes} may be omitted, in which case it defaults to the value
+returned by @code{(current-input-port)}.
@end deffn
uniform-vector-write
@@ -6671,8 +6665,9 @@ mismatch index, depending upon whether @var{s1} is less than,
equal to, or greater than @var{s2}. The mismatch index is the
largest index @var{i} such that for every 0 <= @var{j} <
@var{i}, @var{s1}[@var{j}] = @var{s2}[@var{j}] -- that is,
-@var{i} is the first position that does not match. The
-character comparison is done case-insensitively.
+@var{i} is the first position where the lowercased letters
+do not match.
+
@end deffn
string=
@@ -7090,8 +7085,8 @@ operate on. The return value is unspecified.
string-append/shared
@c snarfed from srfi-13.c:2635
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-append/shared . ls
-@deffnx {C Function} scm_string_append_shared (ls)
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-append/shared . rest
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_string_append_shared (rest)
Like @code{string-append}, but the result may share memory
with the argument strings.
@end deffn
@@ -7749,7 +7744,8 @@ character sets.
string=?
@c snarfed from strorder.c:50
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string=? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string=? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_equal_p (s1, s2, rest)
Lexicographic equality predicate; return @code{#t} if the two
strings are the same length and contain the same characters in
the same positions, otherwise return @code{#f}.
@@ -7762,7 +7758,8 @@ characters.
string-ci=?
@c snarfed from strorder.c:62
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci=? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci=? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_ci_equal_p (s1, s2, rest)
Case-insensitive string equality predicate; return @code{#t} if
the two strings are the same length and their component
characters match (ignoring case) at each position; otherwise
@@ -7771,35 +7768,40 @@ return @code{#f}.
string<?
@c snarfed from strorder.c:72
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string<? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string<? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_less_p (s1, s2, rest)
Lexicographic ordering predicate; return @code{#t} if @var{s1}
is lexicographically less than @var{s2}.
@end deffn
string<=?
@c snarfed from strorder.c:82
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string<=? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string<=? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_leq_p (s1, s2, rest)
Lexicographic ordering predicate; return @code{#t} if @var{s1}
is lexicographically less than or equal to @var{s2}.
@end deffn
string>?
@c snarfed from strorder.c:92
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string>? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string>? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_gr_p (s1, s2, rest)
Lexicographic ordering predicate; return @code{#t} if @var{s1}
is lexicographically greater than @var{s2}.
@end deffn
string>=?
@c snarfed from strorder.c:102
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string>=? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string>=? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_geq_p (s1, s2, rest)
Lexicographic ordering predicate; return @code{#t} if @var{s1}
is lexicographically greater than or equal to @var{s2}.
@end deffn
string-ci<?
@c snarfed from strorder.c:113
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci<? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci<? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_ci_less_p (s1, s2, rest)
Case insensitive lexicographic ordering predicate; return
@code{#t} if @var{s1} is lexicographically less than @var{s2}
regardless of case.
@@ -7807,7 +7809,8 @@ regardless of case.
string-ci<=?
@c snarfed from strorder.c:124
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci<=? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci<=? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_ci_leq_p (s1, s2, rest)
Case insensitive lexicographic ordering predicate; return
@code{#t} if @var{s1} is lexicographically less than or equal
to @var{s2} regardless of case.
@@ -7815,7 +7818,8 @@ to @var{s2} regardless of case.
string-ci>?
@c snarfed from strorder.c:135
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci>? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci>? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_ci_gr_p (s1, s2, rest)
Case insensitive lexicographic ordering predicate; return
@code{#t} if @var{s1} is lexicographically greater than
@var{s2} regardless of case.
@@ -7823,7 +7827,8 @@ Case insensitive lexicographic ordering predicate; return
string-ci>=?
@c snarfed from strorder.c:146
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci>=? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci>=? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_ci_geq_p (s1, s2, rest)
Case insensitive lexicographic ordering predicate; return
@code{#t} if @var{s1} is lexicographically greater than or
equal to @var{s2} regardless of case.
diff --git a/doc/ref/api-compound.texi b/doc/ref/api-compound.texi
index 5c1bd888b..33ccdfeae 100644
--- a/doc/ref/api-compound.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/api-compound.texi
@@ -1411,30 +1411,23 @@ be more convenient for binary input/output since they provide more
flexibility in the interpretation of raw byte sequences
(@pxref{Bytevectors}).
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} uniform-vector-read! uvec [port_or_fd [start [end]]]
-@deffnx {C Function} scm_uniform_vector_read_x (uvec, port_or_fd, start, end)
-Fill the elements of @var{uvec} by reading
-raw bytes from @var{port-or-fdes}, using host byte order.
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} uniform-array-read! ura [port_or_fd [start [end]]]
+@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} uniform-vector-read! uve [port-or-fdes] [start] [end]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_uniform_array_read_x (ura, port_or_fd, start, end)
+Attempt to read all elements of @var{ura}, in lexicographic order, as
+binary objects from @var{port-or-fdes}.
+If an end of file is encountered,
+the objects up to that point are put into @var{ura}
+(starting at the beginning) and the remainder of the array is
+unchanged.
-The optional arguments @var{start} (inclusive) and @var{end}
-(exclusive) allow a specified region to be read,
+The optional arguments @var{start} and @var{end} allow
+a specified region of a vector (or linearized array) to be read,
leaving the remainder of the vector unchanged.
-When @var{port-or-fdes} is a port, all specified elements
-of @var{uvec} are attempted to be read, potentially blocking
-while waiting formore input or end-of-file.
-When @var{port-or-fd} is an integer, a single call to
-read(2) is made.
-
-An error is signalled when the last element has only
-been partially filled before reaching end-of-file or in
-the single call to read(2).
-
-@code{uniform-vector-read!} returns the number of elements
-read.
-
-@var{port-or-fdes} may be omitted, in which case it defaults
-to the value returned by @code{(current-input-port)}.
+@code{uniform-array-read!} returns the number of objects read.
+@var{port-or-fdes} may be omitted, in which case it defaults to the value
+returned by @code{(current-input-port)}.
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} uniform-vector-write uvec [port_or_fd [start [end]]]
diff --git a/doc/ref/api-data.texi b/doc/ref/api-data.texi
index b959ab97d..61f941aee 100755
--- a/doc/ref/api-data.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/api-data.texi
@@ -1054,10 +1054,9 @@ locale-dependent parsing).
@rnindex magnitude
@rnindex angle
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} make-rectangular real imaginary
-@deffnx {C Function} scm_make_rectangular (real, imaginary)
-Return a complex number constructed of the given @var{real} and
-@var{imaginary} parts.
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} make-rectangular real_part imaginary_part
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_make_rectangular (real_part, imaginary_part)
+Return a complex number constructed of the given @var{real-part} and @var{imaginary-part} parts.
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} make-polar x y
@@ -3072,7 +3071,8 @@ comparison. See @xref{Text Collation, the @code{(ice-9
i18n)} module}, for locale-dependent string comparison.
@rnindex string=?
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string=? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string=? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_equal_p (s1, s2, rest)
Lexicographic equality predicate; return @code{#t} if the two
strings are the same length and contain the same characters in
the same positions, otherwise return @code{#f}.
@@ -3084,31 +3084,36 @@ characters.
@end deffn
@rnindex string<?
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string<? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string<? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_less_p (s1, s2, rest)
Lexicographic ordering predicate; return @code{#t} if @var{s1}
is lexicographically less than @var{s2}.
@end deffn
@rnindex string<=?
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string<=? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string<=? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_leq_p (s1, s2, rest)
Lexicographic ordering predicate; return @code{#t} if @var{s1}
is lexicographically less than or equal to @var{s2}.
@end deffn
@rnindex string>?
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string>? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string>? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_gr_p (s1, s2, rest)
Lexicographic ordering predicate; return @code{#t} if @var{s1}
is lexicographically greater than @var{s2}.
@end deffn
@rnindex string>=?
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string>=? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string>=? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_geq_p (s1, s2, rest)
Lexicographic ordering predicate; return @code{#t} if @var{s1}
is lexicographically greater than or equal to @var{s2}.
@end deffn
@rnindex string-ci=?
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci=? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci=? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_ci_equal_p (s1, s2, rest)
Case-insensitive string equality predicate; return @code{#t} if
the two strings are the same length and their component
characters match (ignoring case) at each position; otherwise
@@ -3116,28 +3121,32 @@ return @code{#f}.
@end deffn
@rnindex string-ci<?
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci<? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci<? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_ci_less_p (s1, s2, rest)
Case insensitive lexicographic ordering predicate; return
@code{#t} if @var{s1} is lexicographically less than @var{s2}
regardless of case.
@end deffn
@rnindex string<=?
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci<=? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci<=? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_ci_leq_p (s1, s2, rest)
Case insensitive lexicographic ordering predicate; return
@code{#t} if @var{s1} is lexicographically less than or equal
to @var{s2} regardless of case.
@end deffn
@rnindex string-ci>?
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci>? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci>? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_ci_gr_p (s1, s2, rest)
Case insensitive lexicographic ordering predicate; return
@code{#t} if @var{s1} is lexicographically greater than
@var{s2} regardless of case.
@end deffn
@rnindex string-ci>=?
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci>=? s1 s2
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-ci>=? [s1 [s2 . rest]]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_i_string_ci_geq_p (s1, s2, rest)
Case insensitive lexicographic ordering predicate; return
@code{#t} if @var{s1} is lexicographically greater than or
equal to @var{s2} regardless of case.
@@ -3160,8 +3169,9 @@ mismatch index, depending upon whether @var{s1} is less than,
equal to, or greater than @var{s2}. The mismatch index is the
largest index @var{i} such that for every 0 <= @var{j} <
@var{i}, @var{s1}[@var{j}] = @var{s2}[@var{j}] -- that is,
-@var{i} is the first position that does not match. The
-character comparison is done case-insensitively.
+@var{i} is the first position where the lowercased letters
+do not match.
+
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string= s1 s2 [start1 [end1 [start2 [end2]]]]
@@ -3526,8 +3536,8 @@ concatenation of the given strings, @var{args}.
@end example
@end deffn
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-append/shared . ls
-@deffnx {C Function} scm_string_append_shared (ls)
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-append/shared . rest
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_string_append_shared (rest)
Like @code{string-append}, but the result may share memory
with the argument strings.
@end deffn
diff --git a/doc/ref/api-evaluation.texi b/doc/ref/api-evaluation.texi
index fda029127..f1aeaceb4 100644
--- a/doc/ref/api-evaluation.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/api-evaluation.texi
@@ -292,7 +292,9 @@ Install the procedure @var{proc} for reading expressions
starting with the character sequence @code{#} and @var{chr}.
@var{proc} will be called with two arguments: the character
@var{chr} and the port to read further data from. The object
-returned will be the return value of @code{read}.
+returned will be the return value of @code{read}.
+Passing @code{#f} for @var{proc} will remove a previous setting.
+
@end deffn
diff --git a/doc/ref/api-procedures.texi b/doc/ref/api-procedures.texi
index 0f89612a9..4639881b5 100644
--- a/doc/ref/api-procedures.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/api-procedures.texi
@@ -768,8 +768,8 @@ associated setter procedure.
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} procedure proc
@deffnx {C Function} scm_procedure (proc)
-Return the procedure of @var{proc}, which must be either a
-procedure with setter, or an operator struct.
+Return the procedure of @var{proc}, which must be an
+applicable struct.
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} setter proc
@@ -1031,17 +1031,17 @@ as @dfn{syntax transformers}.
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} macro? obj
@deffnx {C Function} scm_macro_p (obj)
-Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a regular macro, a memoizing macro or a
-syntax transformer.
+Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a regular macro, a memoizing macro, a
+syntax transformer, or a syntax-case macro.
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} macro-type m
@deffnx {C Function} scm_macro_type (m)
-Return one of the symbols @code{syntax}, @code{macro} or
-@code{macro!}, depending on whether @var{m} is a syntax
-transformer, a regular macro, or a memoizing macro,
-respectively. If @var{m} is not a macro, @code{#f} is
-returned.
+Return one of the symbols @code{syntax}, @code{macro},
+@code{macro!}, or @code{syntax-case}, depending on whether
+@var{m} is a syntax transformer, a regular macro, a memoizing
+macro, or a syntax-case macro, respectively. If @var{m} is
+not a macro, @code{#f} is returned.
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} macro-name m
diff --git a/doc/ref/api-undocumented.texi b/doc/ref/api-undocumented.texi
index ef1df19c5..cae96bc06 100644
--- a/doc/ref/api-undocumented.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/api-undocumented.texi
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ has been passed to scm_register_module_xxx.
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} module-import-interface module sym
@deffnx {C Function} scm_module_import_interface (module, sym)
-
+Return the module or interface from which @var{sym} is imported in @var{module}. If @var{sym} is not imported (i.e., it is not defined in @var{module} or it is a module-local binding instead of an imported one), then @code{#f} is returned.
@end deffn
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ on the C level which depends on the loaded GOOPS modules.
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} %method-more-specific? m1 m2 targs
@deffnx {C Function} scm_sys_method_more_specific_p (m1, m2, targs)
-
+Return true if method @var{m1} is more specific than @var{m2} given the argument types (classes) listed in @var{targs}.
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} find-method . l
diff --git a/doc/ref/new-docstrings.texi b/doc/ref/new-docstrings.texi
index c8f16a3ee..65dda6e4f 100644
--- a/doc/ref/new-docstrings.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/new-docstrings.texi
@@ -1,3 +1,274 @@
@c module-for-docstring (guile)
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} uniform-array->bytevector array
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_uniform_array_to_bytevector (array)
+Return a newly allocated bytevector whose contents
+will be copied from the uniform array @var{array}.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} %start-stack id thunk
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_sys_start_stack (id, thunk)
+Call @var{thunk} on an evaluator stack tagged with @var{id}.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} guardian-destroyed? guardian
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_guardian_destroyed_p (guardian)
+Return @code{#t} if @var{guardian} has been destroyed, otherwise @code{#f}.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} guardian-greedy? guardian
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_guardian_greedy_p (guardian)
+Return @code{#t} if @var{guardian} is a greedy guardian, otherwise @code{#f}.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} destroy-guardian! guardian
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_destroy_guardian_x (guardian)
+Destroys @var{guardian}, by making it impossible to put any more
+objects in it or get any objects from it. It also unguards any
+objects guarded by @var{guardian}.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} gc-dump
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_gc_dump ()
+Dump information about the garbage collector's internal data structures and memory usage to the standard output.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} gc-disable
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_gc_disable ()
+Disables the garbage collector. Nested calls are permitted. GC is re-enabled once @code{gc-enable} has been called the same number of times @code{gc-disable} was called.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} gc-enable
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_gc_enable ()
+Enables the garbage collector.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} make-generalized-vector type len [fill]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_make_generalized_vector (type, len, fill)
+Make a generalized vector
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} set-primitive-generic! subr generic
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_set_primitive_generic_x (subr, generic)
+
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} nl-langinfo item [locale]
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_nl_langinfo (item, locale)
+Return a string denoting locale information for @var{item} in the current locale or that specified by @var{locale}. The semantics and arguments are the same as those of the X/Open @code{nl_langinfo} function (@pxref{The Elegant and Fast Way, @code{nl_langinfo},, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}).
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} %warn-autocompilation-enabled
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_sys_warn_autocompilation_enabled ()
+
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} make-syncase-macro type binding
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_make_syncase_macro (type, binding)
+Return a @dfn{macro} that requires expansion by syntax-case.
+While users should not call this function, it is useful to know
+that syntax-case macros are represented as Guile primitive macros.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} make-extended-syncase-macro m type binding
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_make_extended_syncase_macro (m, type, binding)
+Extend a core macro @var{m} with a syntax-case binding.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} syncase-macro-type m
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_syncase_macro_type (m)
+Return the type of the macro @var{m}.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} syncase-macro-binding m
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_syncase_macro_binding (m)
+Return the binding of the macro @var{m}.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} memoize-expression exp
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_memoize_expression (exp)
+Memoize the expression @var{exp}.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} unmemoize-expression m
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_unmemoize_expression (m)
+Unmemoize the memoized expression @var{m}.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} memoized-expression-typecode m
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_memoized_expression_typecode (m)
+Return the typecode from the memoized expression @var{m}.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} memoized-expression-data m
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_memoized_expression_data (m)
+Return the data from the memoized expression @var{m}.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} memoized-typecode sym
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_memoized_typecode (sym)
+Return the memoized typecode corresponding to the symbol @var{sym}.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} memoize-variable-access! m mod
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_memoize_variable_access_x (m, mod)
+Look up and cache the variable that @var{m} will access, returning the variable.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} module-local-variable module sym
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_module_local_variable (module, sym)
+Return the variable bound to @var{sym} in @var{module}. Return @code{#f} is @var{sym} is not bound locally in @var{module}.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} module-variable module sym
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_module_variable (module, sym)
+Return the variable bound to @var{sym} in @var{module}. This may be both a local variable or an imported variable. Return @code{#f} is @var{sym} is not bound in @var{module}.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} eval-closure-module eval_closure
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_eval_closure_module (eval_closure)
+Return the module associated with this eval closure.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} module-transformer module
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_module_transformer (module)
+Returns the syntax expander for the given module.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} module-public-interface module
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_module_public_interface (module)
+Return the public interface of @var{module}.
+
+If @var{module} has no public interface, @code{#f} is returned.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} define! sym value
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_define (sym, value)
+Define @var{sym} to be @var{value} in the current module.Returns the variable itself. Note that this is a procedure, not a macro.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} module-reverse-lookup module variable
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_module_reverse_lookup (module, variable)
+Return the symbol under which @var{variable} is bound in @var{module} or @var{#f} if @var{variable} is not visible from @var{module}. If @var{module} is @code{#f}, then the pre-module obarray is used.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} cddr x
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_cddr (x)
+
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} make-promise thunk
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_make_promise (thunk)
+Create a new promise object.
+
+@code{make-promise} is a procedural form of @code{delay}.
+These two expressions are equivalent:
+@lisp
+(delay @var{exp})
+(make-promise (lambda () @var{exp}))
+@end lisp
+
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} %get-stack-size
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_sys_get_stack_size ()
+Return the current thread's C stack size (in Scheme objects).
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} %string-dump str
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_sys_string_dump (str)
+Returns an association list containing debugging information
+for @var{str}. The association list has the following entries.@table @code
+@item string
+The string itself.
+@item start
+The start index of the string into its stringbuf
+@item length
+The length of the string
+@item shared
+If this string is a substring, it returns its parent string.
+Otherwise, it returns @code{#f}
+@item read-only
+@code{#t} if the string is read-only
+@item stringbuf-chars
+A new string containing this string's stringbuf's characters
+@item stringbuf-length
+The number of characters in this stringbuf
+@item stringbuf-shared
+@code{#t} if this stringbuf is shared
+@item stringbuf-wide
+@code{#t} if this stringbuf's characters are stored in a
+32-bit buffer, or @code{#f} if they are stored in an 8-bit
+buffer
+@end table
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} %symbol-dump sym
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_sys_symbol_dump (sym)
+Returns an association list containing debugging information
+for @var{sym}. The association list has the following entries.@table @code
+@item symbol
+The symbol itself
+@item hash
+Its hash value
+@item interned
+@code{#t} if it is an interned symbol
+@item stringbuf-chars
+A new string containing this symbols's stringbuf's characters
+@item stringbuf-length
+The number of characters in this stringbuf
+@item stringbuf-shared
+@code{#t} if this stringbuf is shared
+@item stringbuf-wide
+@code{#t} if this stringbuf's characters are stored in a
+32-bit buffer, or @code{#f} if they are stored in an 8-bit
+buffer
+@end table
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} string-bytes-per-char string
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_string_bytes_per_char (string)
+Return the bytes used to represent a character in @var{string}.This will return 1 or 4.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} uniform-vector-element-type v
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_uniform_vector_element_type (v)
+Return the type of the elements in the uniform vector, @var{v}.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} uniform-vector-element-size v
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_uniform_vector_element_size (v)
+Return the number of bytes allocated to each element in the
+uniform vector, @var{v}.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} canonicalize-path path
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_canonicalize_path (path)
+Return the canonical path of @var{path}. A canonical path has
+no @code{.} or @code{..} components, nor any repeated path
+separators (@code{/}) nor symlinks.
+
+Raises an error if any component of @var{path} does not exist.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} getrlimit resource
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_getrlimit (resource)
+Get a resource limit for this process. @var{resource} identifies the resource,
+either as an integer or as a symbol. For example, @code{(getrlimit 'stack)}
+gets the limits associated with @code{RLIMIT_STACK}.
+
+@code{getrlimit} returns two values, the soft and the hard limit. If no
+limit is set for the resource in question, the returned limit will be @code{#f}.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} setrlimit resource soft hard
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_setrlimit (resource, soft, hard)
+Set a resource limit for this process. @var{resource} identifies the resource,
+either as an integer or as a symbol. @var{soft} and @var{hard} should be integers,
+or @code{#f} to indicate no limit (i.e., @code{RLIM_INFINITY}).
+
+For example, @code{(setrlimit 'stack 150000 300000)} sets the @code{RLIMIT_STACK}
+limit to 150 kilobytes, with a hard limit of 300 kB.
+@end deffn