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74  @chapter Layout of this Manual  @chapter Layout of this Manual
75  @end ifnottex  @end ifnottex
76    
77  The manual is divided into three parts.  The manual is divided into five parts.
78    
79  @strong{Part I: Introduction to Guile} provides an overview of what  @strong{Part I: Introduction to Guile} provides an overview of what
80  Guile is and how you can use it.  A whirlwind tour shows how Guile can  Guile is and how you can use it.  A whirlwind tour shows how Guile can
# Line 85  documented again and in full by the late Line 85  documented again and in full by the late
85  part also explains how to obtain and install new versions of Guile, and  part also explains how to obtain and install new versions of Guile, and
86  how to report bugs effectively.  how to report bugs effectively.
87    
88  @strong{Part II: Programming with Guile} documents all aspects of  @strong{Part II: Writing and Running Guile Scheme} and @strong{Part III:
89  practical programming using Guile.  This covers both the Scheme level  Programming with Guile} document all aspects of practical programming
90  --- where we provide an introduction to the key ideas of the Scheme  using Guile.  This covers both the Scheme level --- where we provide an
91  language --- and use of Guile's @code{scm} interface to write new  introduction to the key ideas of the Scheme language --- and use of
92  primitives and objects in C, and to incorporate Guile into a C  Guile's @code{scm} interface to write new primitives and objects in C,
93  application.  It also covers the use of Guile as a POSIX compliant  and to incorporate Guile into a C application.  It also covers the use
94  script interpreter, and how to use the Guile debugger.  of Guile as a POSIX compliant script interpreter, and how to use the
95    Guile debugger.
96    
97  @c @strong{Part V: Extending Applications Using Guile} explains the options  @c @strong{Part V: Extending Applications Using Guile} explains the options
98  @c available for using Guile as a application extension language.  At the  @c available for using Guile as a application extension language.  At the
# Line 106  script interpreter, and how to use the G Line 107  script interpreter, and how to use the G
107  @c This part of the manual covers the complete range of application  @c This part of the manual covers the complete range of application
108  @c extension options.  @c extension options.
109    
110  @strong{Part III: Guile API Reference} documents Guile's core API.  Most  @strong{Part IV: Guile API Reference} documents Guile's core API.  Most
111  of the variables and procedures in Guile's core programming interface  of the variables and procedures in Guile's core programming interface
112  are available in both Scheme and C, and are related systematically such  are available in both Scheme and C, and are related systematically such
113  that the C interface can be inferred from the Scheme interface and vice  that the C interface can be inferred from the Scheme interface and vice
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128  @c all documented from scratch, and organized by functionality rather than  @c all documented from scratch, and organized by functionality rather than
129  @c by the defining standards.  @c by the defining standards.
130    
131  @strong{Part IV: Guile Modules} describes some important modules,  @strong{Part V: Guile Modules} describes some important modules,
132  distributed as part of the Guile distribution, that extend the  distributed as part of the Guile distribution, that extend the
133  functionality provided by the Guile Scheme core.  Two important examples  functionality provided by the Guile Scheme core.  Two important examples
134  are:  are:

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