1.0.8.46: attempt to answer the "executables" FAQ in the manual

* The information was there, but hidden in the second part of a
  somewhat-related paragraph in a generic section.

* Including "Executables" in the first page of the table of contents
  should make the function easier to find, one hopes...

diff --git a/doc/manual/intro.texinfo b/doc/manual/intro.texinfo
index 822bba4..0f8fc41 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/manual/intro.texinfo
+++ b/doc/manual/intro.texinfo
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ of SMP on multiprocessor machines. @xref{Threading}.
 
 @item Network Interface
 @code{sb-bsd-sockets} is a low-level networking interface, providing
-both TCP and UDP sockets. x@ref{Networking}.
+both TCP and UDP sockets. @xref{Networking}.
 
 @item Introspective Facilities
 @code{sb-introspect} module offers numerous introspective extensions,
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ case, but still isn't as of SBCL 0.7.6.)
 @menu
 * Editor Integration::          
 * Language Reference::          
+* Generating Executables::      
 @end menu
 
 @node Editor Integration
@@ -297,12 +298,21 @@ SLIME can be downloaded from
 @subsection Language Reference
 
 @dfn{CLHS} (Common Lisp Hyperspec) is a hypertext version of the ANSI
-standard, made freely available by @emph{Xanalyst} -- an invaluable
+standard, made freely available by @emph{LispWorks} -- an invaluable
 reference.
 
 See: @uref{http://www.lispworks.com/reference/HyperSpec/index.html}
 
-
+@node Generating Executables
+@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
+@subsection Generating Executables
+
+SBCL can generate stand-alone executables.  The generated executables
+include the SBCL runtime itself, so no restrictions are placed on
+program functionality.  For example, a deployed program can call
+@code{compile} and @code{load}, which requires the compiler to be present
+in the executable.  For further information, @xref{Function
+sb-ext:save-lisp-and-die}.
 
 
 @node More SBCL Information

diff --git a/version.lisp-expr b/version.lisp-expr
index f49acd8..e163593 100644 (file)
--- a/version.lisp-expr
+++ b/version.lisp-expr
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 ;;; checkins which aren't released. (And occasionally for internal
 ;;; versions, especially for internal versions off the main CVS
 ;;; branch, it gets hairier, e.g. "0.pre7.14.flaky4.13".)
-"1.0.8.45"
+"1.0.8.46"