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@@ -838,14 +838,16 @@ The procedure in the previous section look for Scheme code in the file
system at specific location. Guile also has some procedures to search
the load path for code.
-@cindex @env{GUILE_LOAD_PATH}
@defvar %load-path
List of directories which should be searched for Scheme modules and
-libraries. @code{%load-path} is initialized when Guile starts up to
-@code{(list (%site-dir) (%library-dir) (%package-data-dir))}, prepended
-with the contents of the @env{GUILE_LOAD_PATH} environment variable, if
-it is set. @xref{Build Config}, for more on @code{%site-dir} and
-related procedures.
+libraries. When Guile starts up, @code{%load-path} is initialized to
+the default load path @code{(list (%library-dir) (%site-dir)
+(%global-site-dir) (%package-data-dir))}. The @env{GUILE_LOAD_PATH}
+environment variable can be used to prepend or append additional
+directories (@pxref{Environment Variables}).
+
+@xref{Build Config}, for more on @code{%site-dir} and related
+procedures.
@end defvar
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} load-from-path filename
@@ -913,7 +915,9 @@ using @code{load-compiled}.
@defvar %load-compiled-path
Like @code{%load-path}, but for compiled files. By default, this path
has two entries: one for compiled files from Guile itself, and one for
-site packages.
+site packages. The @env{GUILE_LOAD_COMPILED_PATH} environment variable
+can be used to prepend or append additional directories
+(@pxref{Environment Variables}).
@end defvar
When @code{primitive-load-path} searches the @code{%load-compiled-path}
@@ -943,6 +947,15 @@ a list and return the resulting list with @var{tail} appended. If
@var{path} is @code{#f}, @var{tail} is returned.
@end deffn
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} parse-path-with-ellipsis path base
+@deffnx {C Function} scm_parse_path_with_ellipsis (path, base)
+Parse @var{path}, which is expected to be a colon-separated string, into
+a list and return the resulting list with @var{base} (a list) spliced in
+place of the @code{...} path component, if present, or else @var{base}
+is added to the end. If @var{path} is @code{#f}, @var{base} is
+returned.
+@end deffn
+
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} search-path path filename [extensions [require-exts?]]
@deffnx {C Function} scm_search_path (path, filename, rest)
Search @var{path} for a directory containing a file named