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Release notes said we don't do sighandlers. Fixed.

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@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ as a macro that can be embedded inside general Scheme code.
** Scsh as a systems-programming language ** Scsh as a systems-programming language
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Scsh additionally provides the low-level access to the operating system Scsh additionally provides the low-level access to the operating system
normally associated with C. With the exception of signal handlers, the current normally associated with C. The current release provides full access to Posix,
release provides full access to Posix, plus important non-Posix extensions, plus important non-Posix extensions, such as complete sockets
such as complete sockets support. "Complete Posix" means: fork, exec & wait, support. "Complete Posix" means: fork, exec & wait, sockets, full read, write,
sockets, full read, write, open & close, seek & tell, complete file-system open & close, seek & tell, complete file-system access, including stat,
access, including stat, chmod/chgrp/chown, symlink, FIFO & directory access, chmod/chgrp/chown, symlink, FIFO & directory access, tty & pty support, file
tty & pty support, file locking, pipes, select, file-name pattern-matching, locking, pipes, select, file-name pattern-matching, time & date, environment
time & date, environment variables, and more. variables, signal handlers, and more.
In brief, you can now write Unix systems programs in Scheme instead of C. In brief, you can now write Unix systems programs in Scheme instead of C.
For example, we have implemented an extensible HTTP server at MIT entirely For example, we have implemented an extensible HTTP server at MIT entirely