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authorjao <jao@gnu.org>2021-04-04 02:41:05 +0100
committerjao <jao@gnu.org>2021-04-04 02:41:05 +0100
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user manual and web pages updates
-rw-r--r--doc/geiser.texi6
-rw-r--r--doc/install.texi127
-rw-r--r--doc/macros.texi41
-rw-r--r--doc/parens.texi2
-rw-r--r--doc/thanks.texi8
-rw-r--r--doc/web.texi5
6 files changed, 60 insertions, 129 deletions
diff --git a/doc/geiser.texi b/doc/geiser.texi
index afd8882..74525be 100644
--- a/doc/geiser.texi
+++ b/doc/geiser.texi
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
@copying
This manual documents Geiser, an Emacs environment to hack in Scheme.
-Copyright @copyright{} 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020 Jose Antonio Ortega Ruiz
+Copyright @copyright{} 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021 Jose Antonio Ortega Ruiz
@quotation
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
@@ -68,10 +68,8 @@ Introduction
Installation
* Must needs::
-* The easy and quick way::
+* The quick and easy way::
* From the source's mouth::
-* Chicken installation::
-* Gambit installation::
* Friends::
The REPL
diff --git a/doc/install.texi b/doc/install.texi
index 4d38578..8e4249e 100644
--- a/doc/install.texi
+++ b/doc/install.texi
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
@menu
* Must needs::
-* The easy and quick way::
+* The quick and easy way::
* From the source's mouth::
* Friends::
@end menu
-@node Must needs, The easy and quick way, Installation, Installation
+@node Must needs, The quick and easy way, Installation, Installation
@section Must needs
@cindex supported versions
@@ -18,37 +18,36 @@ GNU Emacs @value{EMACS_VERSION} (or better: i regularly use it with a
recent Emacs snapshot) and at least one of the supported Schemes,
namely:
-@itemize @bullet
-@item
-@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/guile, Guile} @value{GUILE_VERSION} or
-better
-@item
-@uref{http://call-cc.org, Chicken} @value{CHICKEN_VERSION} or better
-@item
-@uref{https://www.gnu.org/software/mit-scheme/, MIT/GNU Scheme}
-@value{MIT_VERSION} or better
-@item
-@uref{http://synthcode.com/scheme/chibi/, Chibi Scheme}
-@value{CHIBI_VERSION} or better
-@item
-@uref{http://www.scheme.com, Chez Scheme} @value{CHEZ_VERSION} or better
-@item
-@uref{http://gambitscheme.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page, Gambit}
-@value{GAMBIT_VERSION} or better
+@set GITLAB https://gitlab.com/emacs-geiser/
+
+@macro supimpl{NAME,URL,VERS,NM}
@item
-@uref{http://www.racket-lang.org, Racket} @value{RACKET_VERSION} or better
+@uref{\VERS\, \NAME\} \VERS\ or better, via @uref{@value{GITLAB}\NM\, geiser-\NM\}
+@end macro
+
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@supimpl{Chez, http://www.scheme.com, 9.4,chez}
+@supimpl{Chibi, http://synthcode.com/scheme/chibi, 0.7.3,chez}
+@supimpl{Chicken, http://call-cc.org, 4.8.0, chicken}
+@supimpl{Gambit, http://gambitscheme.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page, 4.9.3, gambit}
+@supimpl{Gauche, http://practical-scheme.net/gauche/, 0.9.6, gauche}
+@supimpl{Guile, http://www.gnu.org/software/guile, 2.2, guile}
+@supimpl{GNU Kawa, http://www.gnu.org/software/kawa/index.html, 3.1, kawa}
+@supimpl{MIT/GNU Scheme, https://www.gnu.org/software/mit-scheme, 9.0, mit}
+@supimpl{Racket, http://www.racket-lang.org, 7.0, racket}
+@supimpl{Stklos, https://stklos.net/, 1.50, stklos}
@end itemize
Since Geiser supports multiple REPLs, having all of them will just add
to the fun.
-You'll also need Geiser itself. The quickest installation is via its
-ELPA package, as described in the next section. If you prefer to use
-the source code directly, it's not that difficult either: just keep on
-reading.
+You'll also need Geiser itself. The quickest installation is via your
+favourite implementation's ELPA packages (as of this writing, they're
+all available in MELPA).
-@node The easy and quick way, Chicken installation, Must needs, Installation
-@section The easy and quick way
+@node The quick and easy way, From the source's mouth, Must needs, Installation
+@section The quick and easy way
@cindex quick install
@cindex ELPA
@@ -78,16 +77,20 @@ repo). To tell Emacs that an ELPA repo exists, you add it to
(package-initialize)
@end example
-And then installing Geiser is as easy as:
+And then installing your favourite Geiser is as easy as (if, say, you're
+a MIT aficionado):
@example
-M-x package-install RET geiser RET
+M-x package-install RET geiser-mit RET
@end example
-Unless you are using Gambit or Chicken, with that, you are pretty much
-all set up. See @ref{The REPL} to start using Geiser. If you plan to
-use Chicken or Gambit, just keep reading below for a few additional
-instructions to set up your environment.
+Rinse and repeat for each of the scheme implementations that you would
+like to use. Some of them (e.g. Gambit or Chicken) have a bit of
+additional setup, specific to them, so make sure you also check their
+respective package documentation.
+
+With that, you are pretty much all set up. See @ref{The REPL} to start
+using Geiser.
@ifnotinfo
And, by the way, if you prefer to keep reading this manual within Emacs,
@@ -95,59 +98,28 @@ And, by the way, if you prefer to keep reading this manual within Emacs,
you just installed!
@end ifnotinfo
-@node From the source's mouth, Friends, Gambit installation, Installation
+@node From the source's mouth, Friends, The quick and easy way, Installation
@section Installing from source
-@subsubheading Downloading Geiser
-
-@cindex use the source, Luke
-The latest release tarballs can be found @releasesref{here}.
-
-If you feel like living on the bleeding edge, just grab Geiser from its
-Git repository @uref{http://git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/geiser.git/, over
-at Savannah}, either with the following incantation:
-
-@example
-git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/geiser.git
-@end example
-
-@noindent or, if you happen to live behind a firewall, with the alternative:
+All Geiser packages are ready to be used out of the box without much
+more ado. For the sake of concreteness, let's assume you put its source
+in the directory @file{~/lisp/geiser}. All you need to do is to add the
+following line to your Emacs initialisation file (be it @file{~/.emacs},
+@file{~/.emacs.d/init.el} or any of its moral equivalents):
@example
-git clone http://git.sv.gnu.org/r/geiser.git
+(add-to-list 'load-path "~/lisp/geiser/elisp")
@end example
-@noindent
-You can also follow Geiser's development in
-@uref{https://gitlab.com/jaor/geiser, one}
-@uref{http://repo.or.cz/w/geiser.git, or}
-@uref{http://gitorious.org/geiser, three} mirrors that are kept
-synchronized with the one at Savannah.
-
-Either way, you'll now be in possession of a copy of Geiser's libre
-code. I'll follow you into its directory and the next section.
-
-@subsubheading Setting it up
-
-Geiser is ready to be used out of the box without much more ado. For the
-sake of concreteness, let's assume you put its source in the directory
-@file{~/lisp/geiser}. All you need to do is to add the following
-line to your Emacs initialisation file (be it @file{~/.emacs},
-@file{~/.emacs.d/init.el} or any of its moral equivalents):
+and, if your, say, @code{geiser-gambit} checkout lives in
+@file{~/lisp/geiser-mit} add to that:
@example
-(load-file "~/lisp/geiser/elisp/geiser.el")
+(add-to-list 'load-path "~/lisp/geiser-gambit")
@end example
-@noindent
-or simply evaluate that form inside Emacs (you wouldn't kill a friend
-just to start using Geiser, would you?). That's it: you're ready to
-@ifhtml
-@ref{quick-start,,go}.
-@end ifhtml
-@ifnothtml
-go (@pxref{The REPL}).
-@end ifnothtml
+The autoloads defined in those packages should be enough to start
+scheming.
@node Friends, , From the source's mouth, Installation
@section Friends
@@ -159,7 +131,7 @@ by) the following Emacs packages:
@cindex autocomplete
@cindex paredit
@cindex company
-@cindex quack
+@cindex macrostep
@itemize @bullet
@item @uref{http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/ParEdit, Paredit}.
@anchor{paredit}
@@ -170,6 +142,9 @@ editing mode.
Nikolaj Schumacher's and Dmitry Gutov's @code{company-mode} provides a
generic front-end for completion engines (such as Geiser's), with pretty
and automatic completion lists.
+@item @uref{https://github.com/nbfalcon/macrostep-geiser, macrostep-geiser}
+provides support for in-buffer macro expansion, using the
+@uref{https://github.com/joddie/macrostep, macrostep} package.
@item @uref{https://github.com/xiaohanyu/ac-geiser/, ac-geiser}
If you prefer @code{auto-complete-mode} to @code{company-mode}, Xiao
Hanyu's @code{ac-geiser}, which provides a Geiser plugin for the
diff --git a/doc/macros.texi b/doc/macros.texi
index 256075a..974bce9 100644
--- a/doc/macros.texi
+++ b/doc/macros.texi
@@ -1,42 +1,7 @@
-@set VERSION 0.12
+@set VERSION 0.13
@set VERSION_NICK
-@set RELEASE_DATE February 2020
-@set GUILE_VERSION 2.2
-@set RACKET_VERSION 6.0
-@set CHICKEN_VERSION 4.8.0
-@set MIT_VERSION 9.1
-@set CHIBI_VERSION 0.7
-@set CHEZ_VERSION 9.4
-@set GAMBIT_VERSION 4.9
-@set EMACS_VERSION 24
-@set RELEASES https://gitlab.com/jaor/geiser/-/releases
-@set DOWN_BASE http://download-mirror.savannah.gnu.org/@/releases/@/geiser
-@set PACKAGE_REPO @value{DOWN_BASE}/@/packages
-@set PACKAGE @value{PACKAGE_REPO}/@/geiser-@value{VERSION}.tar
-@set TARBALL geiser-@value{VERSION}.tar.gz
-
-@macro downfile{FILE, CAPT}
-@uref{@value{DOWN_BASE}/@/@value{VERSION}/@/\FILE\, \CAPT\}
-@end macro
-
-
-@macro releasesref{CAPT}
-@uref{@value{RELEASES}, \CAPT\}
-@end macro
-
-@macro vblurb{}
-@html
-<div class="version" align="right">
-@end html
-@uref{@value{RELEASES}, Version @value{VERSION} @value{VERSION_NICK}
-(@value{RELEASE_DATE}) for Guile @value{GUILE_VERSION} Chicken
-@value{CHICKEN_VERSION} GNU/MIT @value{MIT_VERSION} Chez
-@value{CHEZ_VERSION} Chibi @value{CHIBI_VERSION} Gambit
-@value{GAMBIT_VERSION} and Racket @value{RACKET_VERSION}}
-@html
-</div>
-@end html
-@end macro
+@set RELEASE_DATE April 2021
+@set EMACS_VERSION 24.4
@macro altr{LINK, TXT, TLINK, TRAIL}
@ifhtml
diff --git a/doc/parens.texi b/doc/parens.texi
index 1207761..ee4f0a8 100644
--- a/doc/parens.texi
+++ b/doc/parens.texi
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ process giving you the REPL, make those Scheme buffers come to life.
@cindex geiser-mode
@img{geiser-mode, right}
With Geiser installed following any of the
-procedures described in @ref{The easy and quick way} or @ref{From the
+procedures described in @ref{The quick and easy way} or @ref{From the
source's mouth}, Emacs will automatically activate @i{geiser-mode} when
opening a Scheme buffer. Geiser also instructs Emacs to consider files
with the extension @file{rkt} part of the family, so that, in principle,
diff --git a/doc/thanks.texi b/doc/thanks.texi
index d262a41..9a1da64 100644
--- a/doc/thanks.texi
+++ b/doc/thanks.texi
@@ -70,15 +70,9 @@ gmane.lisp.scheme.geiser}.
@item
@cindex bug tracker
You can submit bug reports either to the mailing list or to
-@uref{https://gitlab.com/@/jaor/geiser/issues, our bug tracker} over at
+@uref{https://gitlab.com/groups/emacs-geiser/-/issues, our bug tracker} over at
Gitlab.
@item
-@cindex news feed
-If you only need to hear about Geiser on new releases,
-@uref{http://savannah.nongnu.org/@/news/?group=geiser, the News page} and
-its @uref{https://savannah.nongnu.org/@/news/atom.php?group=geiser, Atom
-feed} are probably what you're looking for.
-@item
@cindex IRC channel
The Freenode IRC channel @i{#geiser} is the Geiserati's meeting point in
cyberspace.
diff --git a/doc/web.texi b/doc/web.texi
index 5ec902e..6761db5 100644
--- a/doc/web.texi
+++ b/doc/web.texi
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
@node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
@include top.texi
-@vblurb{}
@menu
* Introduction::
@@ -22,8 +21,8 @@
@html
<br/>
<div class="navigation" align="right">
-<a class="navlink" href="https://gitlab.com/jaor/geiser/issues">Bugs</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
-<a class="navlink" href="https://gitlab.com/jaor/geiser.git">Source</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
+<a class="navlink" href="https://gitlab.com/groups/emacs-geiser/-/issues">Bugs</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
+<a class="navlink" href="https://gitlab.com/emacs-geiser">Source</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a class="navlink" href="http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/geiser-users">Mailing list</a>&nbsp;
</div>
@end html