--- README.~1.92.~ 2003-05-19 07:57:57.000000000 +1000 +++ README 2003-06-05 11:19:42.000000000 +1000 @@ -294,21 +294,20 @@ Guile Documentation ================================================== -The doc directory contains a few articles on specific topics and some -examples, including data-rep.texi which describes the internal -representation of data types in Guile. The example-smob directory -contains example source code for the "Defining New Types (Smobs)" chapter. - -The incomplete Guile reference manual is available at - - ftp://ftp.red-bean.com/pub/guile/snapshots/guile-doc-snap.tar.gz - -Neil Jerram is working on the new reference manual, which will be -distributed with guile-core. The new manual will be synchronized with -the docstrings in the sources. Until then, please be aware that the -docstrings are likely to be more up-to-date than the old reference -manual (use `(help)' or see libguile/guile-procedures.txt which is -generated by the build process). +If you've never used Scheme before, then the Guile Tutorial +(guile-tut.info) is a good starting point. The Guile Reference Manual +(guile.info) is the primary documentation for Guile. The Goops object +system is documented separately (goops.info). A copy of the R5RS +Scheme specification is included too (r5rs.info). + +Info format versions of this documentation are installed as part of +the normal build process. The texinfo sources are under the doc +directory, and other formats like Postscript, PDF, DVI or HTML can be +generated from them with the Tex and Texinfo tools. + +The doc directory also includes an example-smob subdirectory which has +the example code from the "Defining New Types (Smobs)" chapter of the +reference manual. The Guile WWW page is at