Import Upstream version 3b1upstream/3b1

1 files changed, 30 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/byte.txi b/byte.txi
index 6ffab1c..20bc8e0 100644
--- a/byte.txi
+++ b/byte.txi
@@ -48,17 +48,17 @@ nonnegative arguments.
 @end defun
 
 
-@defun bytes->list bytes
+@defun list->bytes bytes
 
-@code{bytes->list} returns a newly allocated list of the bytes that make up the
-given byte-array.
+@code{list->bytes} returns a newly allocated byte-array formed from the small
+nonnegative integers in the list @var{bytes}.
 @end defun
 
 
-@defun list->bytes bytes
+@defun bytes->list bytes
 
-@code{list->bytes} returns a newly allocated byte-array formed from the small
-nonnegative integers in the list @var{bytes}.
+@code{bytes->list} returns a newly allocated list of the bytes that make up the
+given byte-array.
 @end defun
 
 @noindent
@@ -67,6 +67,22 @@ nonnegative integers in the list @var{bytes}.
 @findex equal?
 
 
+@defun bytes->string bytes
+
+Returns a new string formed from applying @code{integer->char} to
+each byte in @code{bytes->string}.  Note that this may signal an error for bytes
+having values between 128 and 255.
+@end defun
+
+
+@defun string->bytes string
+
+Returns a new byte-array formed from applying @code{char->integer}
+to each character in @code{string->bytes}.  Note that this may signal an error if an
+integer is larger than 255.
+@end defun
+
+
 @defun bytes-copy bytes
 
 Returns a newly allocated copy of the given @var{bytes}.
@@ -153,7 +169,7 @@ multi-byte sequences produced and used by number conversion routines
 @code{(abs @var{n})} bytes read from @var{port}.  If @var{n} is positive, then
 the first byte read is stored at index 0; otherwise the last byte
 read is stored at index 0.  Note that the length of the returned
-string will be less than @code{(abs @var{n})} if @var{port} reaches
+byte-array will be less than @code{(abs @var{n})} if @var{port} reaches
 end-of-file.
 
 @var{port} may be omitted, in which case it defaults to the value returned
@@ -181,12 +197,12 @@ relative size of @var{start} and @var{end} determines the order of
 writing.
 
 
-@deffn {Procedure} subbytes-read! string start end port
+@deffn {Procedure} subbytes-read! bts start end port
 
 
-@deffnx {Procedure} subbytes-read! string start end
-Fills @var{string} with up to @code{(abs (- @var{start} @var{end}))} bytes
-read from @var{port}.  The first byte read is stored at index @var{string}.
+@deffnx {Procedure} subbytes-read! bts start end
+Fills @var{bts} with up to @code{(abs (- @var{start} @var{end}))} bytes
+read from @var{port}.  The first byte read is stored at index @var{bts}.
 @code{subbytes-read!} returns the number of bytes read.
 
 @var{port} may be omitted, in which case it defaults to the value returned
@@ -194,12 +210,12 @@ by @code{current-input-port}.
 @end deffn
 
 
-@defun subbytes-write string start end port
+@defun subbytes-write bts start end port
 
 
-@defunx subbytes-write string start end
+@defunx subbytes-write bts start end
 @code{subbytes-write} writes @code{(abs (- @var{start} @var{end}))} bytes to
-output-port @var{port}.  The first byte written is index @var{start} of @var{string}.  @code{subbytes-write}
+output-port @var{port}.  The first byte written is index @var{start} of @var{bts}.  @code{subbytes-write}
 returns the number of bytes written.
 
 @var{port} may be omitted, in which case it defaults to the value returned