## The CHICKEN User's Manual

This is the manual for CHICKEN Scheme, version 4.13.0

Getting started
  What is CHICKEN and how do I use it?
Basic mode of operation
  Compiling Scheme files.
Using the compiler
  Explains how to use CHICKEN to compile programs and execute them.
Using the interpreter
  Invocation and usage of `csi`, the CHICKEN interpreter.
Supported language
  The language implemented by CHICKEN (deviations from the standard and extensions).
Debugging
  Using "Feathers", the CHICKEN debugger.
Interface to external functions and variables
  Accessing C and C++ code and data.
Extensions
  Packaging and installing extension libraries.
Deployment
  Deploying programs developed with CHICKEN.
Cross development
  Building software for a different architecture.
Data representation
  How Scheme data is internally represented.
Bugs and limitations
  Things that do not work yet.
FAQ
  A list of Frequently Asked Questions about CHICKEN (and their answers).
Acknowledgements
  A list of some of the people that have contributed to make CHICKEN what it is.
Bibliography
  Links to documents that may be of interest.