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author | Alex Sassmannshausen <alex@komputilo.eu> | 2020-05-24 23:18:32 +0200 |
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committer | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2020-05-27 22:14:56 +0200 |
commit | f55740f0cd31e125dfd267a5be36373b14365793 (patch) | |
tree | a1d726900e0a601e64032836b203cfbb2e40f8d9 /doc/ref/scheme-using.texi | |
parent | db4af31e0922e00921f43ac25cbaeef71f8f51f3 (diff) | |
download | guile-f55740f0cd31e125dfd267a5be36373b14365793.tar.gz |
doc: Add reference to Guile Hall in the manual.
* doc/ref/scheme-using.texi (Distributing Guile Code): New node.
Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
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diff --git a/doc/ref/scheme-using.texi b/doc/ref/scheme-using.texi index ac265fcca..9022eb953 100644 --- a/doc/ref/scheme-using.texi +++ b/doc/ref/scheme-using.texi @@ -804,6 +804,32 @@ installed on your system in @code{/usr/}, then the extensions dir will be @code{/usr/lib/guile/@value{EFFECTIVE-VERSION}/extensions}. +@node Distributing Guile Code +@section Distributing Guile Code + +@cindex distribution, of Guile projects +There's a tool that doesn't come bundled with Guile and yet can be very +useful in your day to day experience with it. This tool is +@uref{https://gitlab.com/a-sassmannshausen/guile-hall, Hall}. + +Hall helps you create, manage, and package your Guile projects through a +simple command-line interface. When you start a new project, Hall +creates a folder containing a scaffold of your new project. It contains +a directory for your tests, for your libraries, for your scripts and for +your documentation. This means you immediately know where to put the +files you are hacking on. + +@cindex build system, for Guile code +In addition, the scaffold will include your basic ``Autotools'' setup, +so you don't have to take care of that yourself (@pxref{The GNU Build +System,,, autoconf, Autoconf: Creating Automatic Configuration Scripts}, +for more information on the GNU ``Autotools''). Having Autotools set up +with your project means you can immediately start hacking on your +project without worrying about whether your code will work on other +people's computers. Hall can also generate package definitions for the +GNU@tie{}Guix package manager, making it easy for Guix users to install +it. + @c Local Variables: @c TeX-master: "guile.texi" @c End: |