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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ The humble `error' SRFI now has an entry in the manual.
* New modules
** `(ice-9 binary-ports)': XXX, in the manual
+** `(ice-9 binary-ports)': "R6RS I/O Ports", in the manual
** `(ice-9 eval-string)': "Fly Evaluation", in the manual
* Bugs fixed
diff --git a/doc/ref/api-io.texi b/doc/ref/api-io.texi
index 4786d79a4..e7e91edae 100644
--- a/doc/ref/api-io.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/api-io.texi
@@ -1164,6 +1164,10 @@ presented above (@pxref{Input and Output}).
* R6RS Binary Output:: Binary output.
@end menu
+A subset of the @code{(rnrs io ports)} module is provided by the
+@code{(ice-9 binary-ports)} module. It contains binary input/output
+procedures and does not rely on R6RS support.
+
@node R6RS End-of-File
@subsubsection The End-of-File Object