From a14ca543c39364ddf233bdd1d75cc14663fc9127 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mhb Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:37:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Removed mention of bchscheme, --compiler and --edwin. Mention --help and --version. Removed ancient default values and emphasized --option-summary. --- v7/doc/scheme.1 | 56 ++++++++++--------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-) diff --git a/v7/doc/scheme.1 b/v7/doc/scheme.1 index 2671dcbf6..8ed2abbaa 100644 --- a/v7/doc/scheme.1 +++ b/v7/doc/scheme.1 @@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ MIT/GNU Scheme \- Scheme development environment .B scheme .RI [ OPTIONS ] .br -.B bchscheme -.RI [ OPTIONS ] -.br .SH "DESCRIPTION" .LP MIT/GNU Scheme is an implementation of the Scheme programming @@ -17,40 +14,25 @@ language, providing an interpreter, compiler, source\-code debugger, integrated Emacs\-like editor, and a large runtime library. MIT/GNU Scheme is best suited to programming large applications with a rapid development cycle. -.LP -There are two executable programs. The programs are functionally -identical, but use different garbage collectors. -The -.B scheme -program uses a standard two\-space copying garbage collector. This -optimizes performance but uses a lot of memory. The -.B bchscheme -program uses a special two\-space copying garbage collector with one -heap in memory and the other on the disk. This makes garbage -collection slower but uses less memory. .SH "OPTIONS" .LP These are some of the more common command\-line options. For full information about available options, see the Texinfo documentation. +Additional options may also be supported by the band. Use the +\-\-help option (last) to see descriptions of all available +command\-line options. .TP -\-\-compiler -.br -Load the native\-code compiler. -.TP -\-\-edwin +.RI \-\-version .br -Load the Emacs\-like text editor. +Report various version numbers, then exit. .TP .RI \-\-heap " NBLOCKS" .br Specify the size of the heap in 1024\-word blocks. -The default heap size is 1000 blocks if either \-\-compiler or \-\-edwin -is specified, and 250 blocks otherwise. .TP .RI \-\-stack " NBLOCKS" .br Specify the size of the stack in 1024\-word blocks. -The default stack size is 100 blocks. .TP .RI \-\-library " PATH" .br @@ -58,14 +40,17 @@ Specify where to look for Scheme's binary files. .I PATH should be a colon\-separated list of directory names. .TP +\-\-option\-summary +.br +Print the actual values of the machine parameters (like those above). +.TP \-\-no\-init\-file .br -Don't load the user's init file. +Don't load the user's init file (~/.scheme.init or scheme.ini). .TP \-\-edit .br -Start the text editor automatically. Meaningful only when combined -with the \-\-edwin option. +Start the text editor after starting Scheme. .TP .RI \-\-eval " EXPRESSION" ... .br @@ -74,10 +59,6 @@ Evaluate the specified expressions after starting Scheme. .RI \-\-load " FILENAME" ... .br Load the specified files after starting Scheme. -.TP -\-\-option\-summary -.br -Print a summary of the command\-line options, including default values. .SH "FILES" .LP \fI/usr/local/lib/mit\-scheme\fP @@ -85,21 +66,6 @@ Print a summary of the command\-line options, including default values. .LP MIT/GNU Scheme refers to a large number of environment variables. See the Texinfo documentation for details. -.SH "EXAMPLES" -.LP -To use the interpreter without any frills, type: -.LP -.B scheme -.LP -To also load the compiler, type: -.LP -.B scheme -\-\-compiler -.LP -To load the compiler and editor, type: -.LP -.B scheme -\-\-compiler \-\-edwin \-\-edit .SH "AUTHORS" .LP MIT/GNU Scheme Team -- 2.25.1