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diff --git a/doc/ref/api-compound.texi b/doc/ref/api-compound.texi index f3fe9584a..2811ee4f2 100644 --- a/doc/ref/api-compound.texi +++ b/doc/ref/api-compound.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, 2005, 2006, 2007 +@c Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 @c Free Software Foundation, Inc. @c See the file guile.texi for copying conditions. @@ -1405,6 +1405,12 @@ C}), but returns a pointer to the elements of a uniform numeric vector of the indicated kind. @end deftypefn +Uniform numeric vectors can be written to and read from input/output +ports using the procedures listed below. However, bytevectors may often +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 |