Mercurial > gnulib
changeset 37156:adf4fef8b7c4
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author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> |
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date | Fri, 16 Aug 2013 06:32:22 -0700 |
parents | a2c5f4b5c47c |
children | 96b94361f6d5 |
files | doc/standards.texi |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/doc/standards.texi Mon Aug 12 23:39:29 2013 -0400 +++ b/doc/standards.texi Fri Aug 16 06:32:22 2013 -0700 @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ @setfilename standards.info @settitle GNU Coding Standards @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file: -@set lastupdate July 20, 2013 +@set lastupdate August 15, 2013 @c %**end of header @dircategory GNU organization @@ -295,9 +295,13 @@ make heavy use of templates. So is Java, if you compile it. When highest efficiency is not required, other languages commonly used -in the free software community, such as Python and Ruby, are ok too. -We encourage use of Lisp and Scheme as well. Please implement the GNU -configure and make interface no matter which language you use. +in the free software community, such as Scheme, Python, Ruby, and +Java, are OK too. Scheme, as implemented by GNU@tie{}Guile, plays a +particular role in the GNU System: it is the preferred language to +extend programs written in C/C++, and also a fine language for a wide +range of applications. The more GNU components use Guile and Scheme, +the more users are able to extend and combine them (@pxref{The Emacs +Thesis,,, guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual}). Many programs are designed to be extensible: they include an interpreter for a language that is higher level than C. Often much of the program @@ -3236,8 +3240,9 @@ @section Mmap @findex mmap -Don't assume that @code{mmap} either works on all files or fails -for all files. It may work on some files and fail on others. +If you use @code{mmap} to read or write files, don't assume it either +works on all files or fails for all files. It may work on some files +and fail on others. The proper way to use @code{mmap} is to try it on the specific file for which you want to use it---and if @code{mmap} doesn't work, fall back on