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authorNeil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>2009-12-18 01:11:40 +0000
committerNeil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>2009-12-18 01:21:55 +0000
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Update and simplify statement about RnRS support
* doc/ref/scheme-intro.texi (Guile Scheme): Mention R6RS as well as R5RS. Simplify text.
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@@ -15,14 +15,11 @@ series of reports known as @dfn{RnRS}. @dfn{RnRS} is shorthand for the
@ifnottex
@dfn{Revised^n Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme}.
@end ifnottex
-The current latest revision of RnRS is version 5 (@pxref{Top,
-,Introduction,r5rs,R5RS}), and Guile 1.4 is fully compliant with the
-Scheme specification in this revision.
-
-But Guile, like most Scheme implementations, also goes beyond R5RS in
-many ways, because R5RS does not give specifications (or even
-recommendations) regarding many issues that are important in practical
-programming. Some of the areas where Guile extends R5RS are:
+Guile complies fully with R5RS (@pxref{Top,
+,Introduction,r5rs,R5RS}), and implements some aspects of R6RS.
+
+Guile also has many extensions that go beyond these reports. Some of
+the areas where Guile extends R5RS are:
@itemize @bullet
@item