[PATCH] added brief introduction about SLIB

[PATCH] added brief introduction about SLIB

[Brian Gough]

This patch adds a short introduction to the SLIB section of the manual
with a link to the SLIB homepage.

-- 
Brian Gough

Network Theory Ltd,
Publishing Free Software Manuals --- http://www.network-theory.co.uk/



From 60548b6e039bf57694b7841996cfda011cb8a4bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brian Gough <bjg@gnu.org>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:49:27 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] added brief introduction about SLIB

---
 doc/ref/slib.texi |   11 +++++++++--
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/ref/slib.texi b/doc/ref/slib.texi
index d3357c9..5fe382d 100644
--- a/doc/ref/slib.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/slib.texi
@@ -8,14 +8,21 @@
 @section SLIB
 @cindex SLIB
 
-Before the SLIB facilities can be used, the following Scheme expression
-must be executed:
+SLIB is a portable library of Scheme packages which can be used with
+Guile and other Scheme implementations.  SLIB is not included in the
+Guile distribution, but can be installed separately (@pxref{SLIB
+installation}).  It is available from
+@url{http://people.csail.mit.edu/jaffer/SLIB.html}.
+
+After SLIB is installed, the following Scheme expression must be
+executed before the SLIB facilities can be used:
 
 @lisp
 (use-modules (ice-9 slib))
 @end lisp
 
 @findex require
+@noindent
 @code{require} can then be used in the usual way (@pxref{Require,,,
 slib, The SLIB Manual}).  For example,
 
-- 
1.5.4.3

Re: [PATCH] added brief introduction about SLIB

[Neil Jerram]

Brian Gough <bjg@network-theory.co.uk> writes:

> This patch adds a short introduction to the SLIB section of the manual
> with a link to the SLIB homepage.

Thanks, this is nice; will commit shortly.

        Neil