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diff --git a/doc/ref/scsh.texi b/doc/ref/scsh.texi index 073bb7fe0..b4ddcba3c 100644 --- a/doc/ref/scsh.texi +++ b/doc/ref/scsh.texi @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ @c -*-texinfo-*- @c This is part of the GNU Guile Reference Manual. -@c Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 +@c Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010 @c Free Software Foundation, Inc. @c See the file guile.texi for copying conditions. @@ -9,17 +9,16 @@ @cindex SCSH @cindex Scheme Shell -An incomplete port of the Scheme shell (scsh) is available for Guile -as a separate package. The current status of guile-scsh can be found at -@url{http://arglist.com/guile/}. +An incomplete port of the Scheme shell (scsh) was once available for +Guile as a separate package. However this code has bitrotten +somewhat. The pieces are available in Guile's legacy CVS repository, +which may be browsed at +@url{http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/guile/guile-scsh/?root=guile}. For information about scsh see @url{http://www.scsh.net/}. -The closest emulation of scsh can be obtained by running: - -@lisp -(load-from-path "scsh/init") -@end lisp - -See the USAGE file supplied with guile-scsh for more details. +This bitrotting is a bit of a shame, as there is a good deal of +well-written Scheme code in scsh. Adopting this code and porting it to +current Guile should be an educational experience, in addition to +providing something of value to Guile folks. |