[Chicken-janitors] #292: clarify use if import libraries when compiling modules

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#292: clarify use if import libraries when compiling modules
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 Reporter:  felix                  |       Owner:       
     Type:  defect                 |      Status:  new  
 Priority:  minor                  |   Milestone:  4.6.0
Component:  documentation          |     Version:  4.5.x
 Keywords:  documentation modules  |  
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 Martin DeMello suggested:

 {{{
 > To compile "test.scm", the compiler needs something to figure out
 > what "(import foo)" means. This ting is called the "import library"
 > and is produced by passing "-j <modulename>" or "-J" when compiling
 > the module:
 >
 >  csc -sJ outer.scm
 >
 > I'll check whether that can be documented in a clearer manner.

 Thanks! Some places it could be documented:

 1. expand faq section 8.5 ("Can I load compiled code at runtime?")

 2. have another section just after
 http://chicken.wiki.br/man/4/Modules%20and%20macros#examples-of-using-
 modules

 3. the definition of an import library
 (http://chicken.wiki.br/man/4/Modules%20and%20macros) makes it sound
 like an optional tool that enables more esoteric use cases (even now
 that you've explained what it is for, i still can't get that out of
 the manual)
 }}}

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