The manual section 6.17.5, (info "(guile) Compilation"), doesn't say
in which module the functions it mentions reside. Here is a patch for
doc/ref/api-evaluation.texi:
diff --git a/doc/ref/api-evaluation.texi b/doc/ref/api-evaluation.texi
index 63b1d60..afde42d 100644
--- a/doc/ref/api-evaluation.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/api-evaluation.texi
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ coding declaration as recognized by @code{file-encoding}
@end deffn
The compiler can also be invoked directly by Scheme code using the procedures
-below:
+below, which are found in the module (system base compile):
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} compile exp [#:env=#f] @
[#:from=(current-language)] @