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diff --git a/SCM/ANNOUNCE b/SCM/ANNOUNCE new file mode 100644 index 0000000..422222e --- /dev/null +++ b/SCM/ANNOUNCE @@ -0,0 +1,194 @@ +This message announces the availability of Scheme release scm-5e5. + +SCM conforms to Revised^5 Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme +and the IEEE P1178 specification. SCM is written in C and runs under +Amiga, Atari-ST, MacOS, MS-DOS, OS/2, NOS/VE, Unicos, VMS, Windows, +Unix, and similar systems. + +SCM is free software and part of the GNU project. It is released +under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). + +Documentation and distributions in several formats are linked from +SCM's home page: + + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/~jaffer/SCM + +Links to distributions of SCM and related softwares are at the end of +this message. + + -=-=- +scm-5e5 news: + +* SCM is now a GNU package. +* SCM license is now LGPLv3. +* Documentation changed to GNU Free Documentation License. +* scm-discuss email group + http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/scm-discuss + + From Radey Shouman + + * repl.c (isymnames): Add name for IM_EVAL_VALUES. + Fix igc prototype, avert warning. + + * eval.c (scm_eval_values, ceval_1): Catch VALUES arity errors + in top-level repl evaluations. Eg (list (values 1 2)) now + throws an error even when typed to repl. + + * scm.h (IM_EVAL_VALUES): Add isym for use by scm_eval_values. + + From Bob Schumaker + + * macos-config.h, unexmacosx.c, lastfile.c: + Added from Emacs for MacOS (darwin). + + * build.scm (C-libraries): Added dump and dlll darwin entries. + (make-dll-archive, compile-dll-c-files): Added Darwin tagets. + (manifest): Added entries for "macos-config.h" and "lastfile.c". + + * Makefile (all): Make x.so only if /usr/X11R6/lib exists. + (install, installlib): test -d is not needed with mkdir -p. + + From Aubrey Jaffer + + * build, Makefile, scm.spec: Put "-" between "scm" and version. + + * unexelf.c, unexmacosx.c, unexsgi.c, unexsunos4.c, gmalloc.c, + lastfile.c, macos-config.h, r4rstest.scm, syntest2.scm, + unexalpha.c, unexec.c, !#.c, build, build.scm, ecrt0.c, + findexec.c, bench.scm: + Changed license to GPL version 3. + + * Transcen.scm, Tscript.scm, unif.c, unix.c, x.c, xgen.scm, + subr.c, sys.c, time.c, scm.texi, script.c, setjump.h, socket.c, + split.scm, scm.c, scm.h, scmfig.h, scmhob.h, scmhob.scm, + scmmain.c, repl.c, rgx.c, rope.c, sc2.c, scl.c, Macro.scm, + Makefile, mkimpcat.scm, pi.c, pi.scm, posix.c, ramap.c, + record.c, Iedline.scm, Init5e4.scm, Link.scm, Macexp.scm, + inc2scm, ioext.c, Idiffer.scm, gsubr.c, hobbit.scm, .gdbinit, + differ.c, disarm.scm, dynl.c, edline.c, eval.c, + get-contoffset-ia64.c, byte.c, bytenumb.c, compile.scm, + continue-ia64.S, continue.c, continue.h, crs.c, debug.c: + Changed license to LGPL version 3. + + * Tscript.scm: Handle EOF. + + * byte.c (bytes-append, bytes->string, string->bytes): Added. + + * scm.nsi: Create shortcuts at installation; removed SCM.lnk. + (MUI_ICON): Set to "SCM.ico". + + * scm.nsi (Uninstall): Delete tmp1, tmp2, and tmp3, + scmlit.exe, implcat, and slibcat when uninstalling. + + * Makefile ($(htmldir)Xlibscm_toc.html) + ($(htmldir)hobbit_toc.html): Add SCM.ico. + (all): Make differ.so. + (libscm.a, db.so, bytenumb.so, differ.so, myturtle, x.so): Depend + on scm.h and scmfig.h. + + * scm.h, repl.c: Made ints_disabled VOLATILE. + + * ANNOUNCE: Culled and reorganized URLs. + + * ioext.c (directory-for-each): Require 'filename, not 'glob. + + * Init5e4.scm (slib:features): Added srfi-96. + + * scm.c (init_scm): The streams when the program was dumped need + to be reset at initialization. + + * Makefile (Checklit, Check): Added case-sensitive checks. + + * repl.c (scm_lreadr): Made case-insensitive for character names. + + * keysymdef.scm, x11.scm: X Window System Version 7.1.1 + Release Date: 12 May 2006 + X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.1.1 + + -=-=- + +SCM source is available from: + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/scm-5e5.zip + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/scm-5e5.zip + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/scm-5e5-1.src.rpm + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/scm-5e5-1.src.rpm +Also available as i386 binary RPM: + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/scm-5e5-1.i386.rpm + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/scm-5e5-1.i386.rpm +Also available as i386 MS-Windows installer: + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/slib-3b1-1.exe + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/slib-3b1-1.exe + +SLIB is a portable Scheme library which SCM uses: + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/slib-3b1.zip + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/slib-3b1.zip +Also available as RPM: + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/slib-3b1-1.noarch.rpm + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/slib-3b1-1.noarch.rpm +Also available as MS-Windows installer: + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/slib-3b1-1.exe + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/slib-3b1-1.exe + +JACAL is a symbolic math system written in Scheme: + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/jacal-1b9.zip + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/jacal-1b9.zip +Also available as RPM: + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/jacal-1b9-1.noarch.rpm + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/jacal-1b9-1.noarch.rpm +Also available as MS-Windows installer: + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/jacal-1b9-1.exe + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/jacal-1b9-1.exe + +WB is a disk based, sorted associative array (B-tree) library for SCM. +Using WB, large databases can be created and managed from SCM. + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/wb-2a2.zip + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/wb-2a2.zip + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/wb-2a2-1.src.rpm + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/wb-2a2-1.src.rpm +Also available as i386 binary RPM: + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/wb-2a2-1.i386.rpm + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/wb-2a2-1.i386.rpm + +FreeSnell is a program to compute optical properties of multilayer +thin-film coatings: + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/FreeSnell-1b7.zip + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/FreeSnell-1b7.zip +Also available as MS-Windows installer: + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/FreeSnell-1b7-1.exe + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/FreeSnell-1b7-1.exe + +SIMSYNCH is a digital logic simulation system written in SCM. + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/synch-1c3.zip + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/synch-1c3.zip + +XSCM is a X windows interface package which works with SCM: + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/xscm-2.01.tar.gz + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/xscm-2.01.tar.gz + +TURTLSCM is a turtle graphics package which works with SCM on MS-DOS +or X11 machines: + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/turtlegr.tar.gz + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/turtlegr.tar.gz + +#! implements "#!" (POSIX) shell-scripts for MS-DOS batch files. + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/sharpbang.zip + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/sharpbang.zip + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/#!.zip + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/#!.zip + +SLIB-PSD is a portable debugger for Scheme (requires emacs editor): + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/slib-psd1-3.tar.gz + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/slib-psd1-3.tar.gz + +SMG-SCM is an SMG interface package which works with SCM on VMS. + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/smg-scm2a1.zip + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/smg-scm2a1.zip + +MacSCM is a Macintosh applications building package which works with +SCM (similar to XSCM). + http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/macscm.tar.Z + swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/macscm.tar.Z + +Programs for printing and viewing TexInfo documentation (which SCM +has) come with GNU Emacs or can be obtained via ftp from: + ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/texinfo/texinfo-4.8.tar.gz |