~ chicken-core (chicken-5) a248d8ac3877c387d49433cab29e17726cf1bcdb


commit a248d8ac3877c387d49433cab29e17726cf1bcdb
Author:     Peter Bex <peter@more-magic.net>
AuthorDate: Thu Nov 18 07:29:55 2021 +0100
Commit:     Peter Bex <peter@more-magic.net>
CommitDate: Thu Nov 18 07:29:55 2021 +0100

    Sync manual from wiki

diff --git a/manual/Deviations from the standard b/manual/Deviations from the standard
index 6001b5cf..7dc45ec3 100644
--- a/manual/Deviations from the standard	
+++ b/manual/Deviations from the standard	
@@ -30,6 +30,21 @@ following syntactic forms: {{import}}, {{require-extension}},
 {{require-library}}, {{begin-for-syntax}}, {{export}}, {{module}},
 {{cond-expand}}, {{syntax}}, {{reexport}}, {{import-for-syntax}}.
 
+=== Assignment to unbound variables
+
+{{set!}} may assign values to unbound variables; this creates a new
+top-level binding for the variable, as if {{define}} had been used
+instead. This extension must be used with care, as typos might cause
+unexpected results:
+
+<enscript highlight="scheme">
+> (let ((frob 5))
+    (set! frov (+ frob 1))  ; oops!
+    frob)
+> 5
+> frov
+> 6
+</enscript>
 
 == Unconfirmed deviations
 
diff --git a/manual/Extensions to the standard b/manual/Extensions to the standard
index 66ef6c64..58786f5e 100644
--- a/manual/Extensions to the standard	
+++ b/manual/Extensions to the standard	
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ Predefined feature-identifiers are "situation" specific:
 
 ; eval : {{csi}}, {{chicken}}, {{extras}}, {{srfi-0}}, {{srfi-2}}, {{srfi-6}}, {{srfi-8}}, {{srfi-9}}, {{srfi-10}}, {{srfi-11}}, {{srfi-12}}, {{srfi-15}}, {{srfi-16}}, {{srfi-17}}, {{srfi-23}}, {{srfi-26}}, {{srfi-28}}, {{srfi-30}}, {{srfi-31}}, {{srfi-39}}, {{srfi-55}}, {{srfi-61}}, {{srfi-62}}. {{library}} is implicit.
 
-The following feature-identifier classes are available in all situations: {{(machine-byte-order)}}, {{(machine-type)}}, {{(software-type)}}, {{(software-version)}}, where the actual feature-identifier is platform dependent.
+The symbols returned by the following procedures from [[Module (chicken platform)|(chicken platform)]] are also available as feature-identifiers in all situations: {{(machine-byte-order)}}, {{(machine-type)}}, {{(software-type)}}, {{(software-version)}}. For example, the {{machine-type}} class of feature-identifiers include {{arm}},
+{{alpha}}, {{mips}}, etc.
 
 In addition the following feature-identifiers may exist: {{cross-chicken}}, {{dload}}, {{manyargs}}, {{ptables}}.
 
diff --git a/manual/Module (chicken keyword) b/manual/Module (chicken keyword)
index 0d05ed0f..8599d02a 100644
--- a/manual/Module (chicken keyword)	
+++ b/manual/Module (chicken keyword)	
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ procedure {{THUNK}} is invoked and the result value is returned. If
 (increase 123 #:amount 10)                          ==> 133
 </enscript>
 
-Note: the {{KEYWORD}} may actually be any kind of object.
-
-
 ==== keyword?
 
 <procedure>(keyword? X)</procedure>
Trap