Deprecate the read() and write() methods.
Don't refer to them from the fromfile() and tofile() methods.
diff --git a/Doc/libarray.tex b/Doc/libarray.tex
index 2bcfb5d..0380bd6 100644
--- a/Doc/libarray.tex
+++ b/Doc/libarray.tex
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@
available are still inserted into the array. \var{f} must be a real
built-in file object; something else with a \code{read()} method won't
do.
-
-Also available as the \method{read()} method.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{fromlist}{list}
@@ -106,14 +104,14 @@
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{read}{f\, n}
+\deprecated {1.5.1}
+ {Use the \method{fromfile()} method.}
Read \var{n} items (as machine values) from the file object \var{f}
and append them to the end of the array. If less than \var{n} items
are available, \exception{EOFError} is raised, but the items that were
available are still inserted into the array. \var{f} must be a real
built-in file object; something else with a \method{read()} method won't
do.
-
-Also available as the \method{fromfile()} method.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{reverse}{}
@@ -122,8 +120,6 @@
\begin{funcdesc}{tofile}{f}
Write all items (as machine values) to the file object \var{f}.
-
-Also available as the \function{write()} function.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{tolist}{}
@@ -137,9 +133,9 @@
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{write}{f}
+\deprecated {1.5.1}
+ {Use the \method{tofile()} method.}
Write all items (as machine values) to the file object \var{f}.
-
-Also available as the \function{write()} function.
\end{funcdesc}
When an array object is printed or converted to a string, it is