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diff --git a/doc/haddock.xml b/doc/haddock.xml index ca49bf38..41e0cb9b 100644 --- a/doc/haddock.xml +++ b/doc/haddock.xml @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ <holder>Simon Marlow</holder> </copyright> <abstract> - <para>This document describes Haddock version 0.6, a Haskell + <para>This document describes Haddock version 0.8, a Haskell documentation tool.</para> </abstract> </bookinfo> @@ -467,34 +467,136 @@ <varlistentry> <term> - <indexterm><primary><option>-s</option></primary></indexterm> - <option>-s</option> <replaceable>URL</replaceable> + <indexterm><primary><option>--source-base</option></primary></indexterm> + <option>--source-base</option>=<replaceable>URL</replaceable> </term> <term> - <indexterm><primary><option>--source</option></primary></indexterm> - <option>--source</option>=<replaceable>URL</replaceable> + <indexterm><primary><option>--source-module</option></primary></indexterm> + <option>--source-module</option>=<replaceable>URL</replaceable> + </term> + <term> + <indexterm><primary><option>--source-entity</option></primary></indexterm> + <option>--source-entity</option>=<replaceable>URL</replaceable> </term> <listitem> <para>Include links to the source files in the generated - documentation, where <replaceable>URL</replaceable> is the - base URL where the source files can be found. The following - substitutions are made within the string - <replaceable>URL</replaceable>:</para> + documentation. Use the <option>--source-base</option> option to add a + source code link in the header bar of the contents and index pages. + Use the <option>--source-module</option> to add a source code link in + the header bar of each module page. Use the + <option>--source-entity</option> option to add a source code link + next to the documentation for every value and type in each module. + </para> + + <para>In each case <replaceable>URL</replaceable> is the base URL + where the source files can be found. For the per-module and + per-entity URLs, the following substitutions are made within the + string <replaceable>URL</replaceable>:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para>The string <literal>%M</literal> is replaced by the module name - (with ‘.’ replaced by ‘/’).</para> + <para>The string <literal>%M</literal> or <literal>%{MODULE}</literal> + is replaced by the module name. Note that for the per-entity URLs + this is the name of the <emphasis>exporting</emphasis> module.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>The string <literal>%F</literal> is replaced by the - source file name.</para> + <para>The string <literal>%F</literal> or <literal>%{FILE}</literal> + is replaced by the original source file name. Note that for the + per-entity URLs this is the name of the <emphasis>defining</emphasis> + module.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The string <literal>%N</literal> or <literal>%{NAME}</literal> + is replaced by the name of the exported value or type. This is + only valid for the <option>--source-entity</option> option.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The string <literal>%K</literal> or <literal>%{KIND}</literal> + is replaced by a flag indicating whether the exported name is a value + '<literal>v</literal>' or a type '<literal>t</literal>'. This is + only valid for the <option>--source-entity</option> option.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para>For example, if your sources are online in a single directory, - you would say <literal>haddock -s - <replaceable>url</replaceable>/%F</literal>.</para> + <para>For example, if your sources are online under some directory, + you would say + <literal>haddock --source-base=<replaceable>url</replaceable>/ + --source-module=<replaceable>url</replaceable>/%F</literal></para> + + <para>If you have html versions of your sources online with anchors + for each type and function name, you would say + <literal>haddock --source-base=<replaceable>url</replaceable>/ + --source-module=<replaceable>url</replaceable>/%M.html</literal> + --source-entity=<replaceable>url</replaceable>/%M.html#%N</literal></para> + + <para>For the <literal>%{MODULE}</literal> substitution you may want to + replace the '<literal>.</literal>' character in the module names with + some other character (some web servers are known to get confused by + multiple '<literal>.</literal>' characters in a file name). To + replace it with a character <replaceable>c</replaceable> use + <literal>%{MODULE/./<replaceable>c</replaceable>}</literal>.</para> + + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <indexterm><primary><option>-s</option></primary></indexterm> + <option>-s</option> <replaceable>URL</replaceable> + </term> + <term> + <indexterm><primary><option>--source</option></primary></indexterm> + <option>--source</option>=<replaceable>URL</replaceable> + </term> + <listitem> + <para>Deprecated aliases for <option>--source-module</option></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <indexterm><primary><option>--comments-base</option></primary></indexterm> + <option>--comments-base</option>=<replaceable>URL</replaceable> + </term> + <term> + <indexterm><primary><option>--comments-module</option></primary></indexterm> + <option>--comments-module</option>=<replaceable>URL</replaceable> + </term> + <term> + <indexterm><primary><option>--comments-entity</option></primary></indexterm> + <option>--comments-entity</option>=<replaceable>URL</replaceable> + </term> + <listitem> + <para>Include links to pages where readers may comment on the + documentation. This feature would typically be used in conjunction + with a Wiki system.</para> + + <para>Use the <option>--comments-base</option> option to add a + user comments link in the header bar of the contents and index pages. + Use the <option>--comments-module</option> to add a user comments + link in the header bar of each module page. Use the + <option>--comments-entity</option> option to add a comments link + next to the documentation for every value and type in each module. + </para> + + <para>In each case <replaceable>URL</replaceable> is the base URL + where the corresponding comments page can be found. For the + per-module and per-entity URLs the same substitutions are made as + with the <option>--source-module</option> and + <option>--source-entity</option> options above. + + <para>For example, if you want to link the contents page to a wiki + page, and every module to subpages, you would say + <literal>haddock --comments-base=<replaceable>url</replaceable> + --comments-module=<replaceable>url</replaceable>/%M</literal></para> + + <para>If your Wiki system doesn't like the '<literal>.</literal>' + character in Haskell module names, you can replace it with a + different character. For example to replace the + '<literal>.</literal>' characters with '<literal>_</literal>' use + <literal>haddock --comments-base=<replaceable>url</replaceable> + --comments-module=<replaceable>url</replaceable>/%{MODULE/./_}</literal> + </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |