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| 2fbc1934 | 1 | ;;; help-fns.el --- Complex help functions -*- lexical-binding: t -*- |
| 1113ff44 | 2 | |
| 6da8d069 | 3 | ;; Copyright (C) 1985-1986, 1993-1994, 1998-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
| 1113ff44 | 4 | |
| 34dc21db | 5 | ;; Maintainer: emacs-devel@gnu.org |
| 1113ff44 | 6 | ;; Keywords: help, internal |
| bd78fa1d | 7 | ;; Package: emacs |
| 1113ff44 MR |
8 | |
| 9 | ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs. | |
| 10 | ||
| 11 | ;; GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify | |
| 12 | ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by | |
| 13 | ;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or | |
| 14 | ;; (at your option) any later version. | |
| 15 | ||
| 16 | ;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, | |
| 17 | ;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of | |
| 18 | ;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the | |
| 19 | ;; GNU General Public License for more details. | |
| 20 | ||
| 21 | ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License | |
| 22 | ;; along with GNU Emacs. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. | |
| 23 | ||
| 24 | ;;; Commentary: | |
| 25 | ||
| 26 | ;; This file contains those help commands which are complicated, and | |
| 27 | ;; which may not be used in every session. For example | |
| 28 | ;; `describe-function' will probably be heavily used when doing elisp | |
| 29 | ;; programming, but not if just editing C files. Simpler help commands | |
| 30 | ;; are in help.el | |
| 31 | ||
| 32 | ;;; Code: | |
| 33 | ||
| abb82152 DE |
34 | (defvar help-fns-describe-function-functions nil |
| 35 | "List of functions to run in help buffer in `describe-function'. | |
| 36 | Those functions will be run after the header line and argument | |
| 37 | list was inserted, and before the documentation will be inserted. | |
| 38 | The functions will receive the function name as argument.") | |
| 39 | ||
| 1113ff44 MR |
40 | ;; Functions |
| 41 | ||
| 42 | ;;;###autoload | |
| 43 | (defun describe-function (function) | |
| 44 | "Display the full documentation of FUNCTION (a symbol)." | |
| 45 | (interactive | |
| 46 | (let ((fn (function-called-at-point)) | |
| 47 | (enable-recursive-minibuffers t) | |
| 48 | val) | |
| 49 | (setq val (completing-read (if fn | |
| 50 | (format "Describe function (default %s): " fn) | |
| 51 | "Describe function: ") | |
| 52 | obarray 'fboundp t nil nil | |
| 53 | (and fn (symbol-name fn)))) | |
| 54 | (list (if (equal val "") | |
| 55 | fn (intern val))))) | |
| 56 | (if (null function) | |
| 57 | (message "You didn't specify a function") | |
| 32226619 JB |
58 | (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-function function) |
| 59 | (called-interactively-p 'interactive)) | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
60 | (save-excursion |
| 61 | (with-help-window (help-buffer) | |
| 62 | (prin1 function) | |
| 63 | ;; Use " is " instead of a colon so that | |
| 64 | ;; it is easier to get out the function name using forward-sexp. | |
| 65 | (princ " is ") | |
| 66 | (describe-function-1 function) | |
| 67 | (with-current-buffer standard-output | |
| 68 | ;; Return the text we displayed. | |
| 69 | (buffer-string)))))) | |
| 70 | ||
| 1113ff44 MR |
71 | |
| 72 | ;; Could be this, if we make symbol-file do the work below. | |
| 73 | ;; (defun help-C-file-name (subr-or-var kind) | |
| 74 | ;; "Return the name of the C file where SUBR-OR-VAR is defined. | |
| 75 | ;; KIND should be `var' for a variable or `subr' for a subroutine." | |
| 76 | ;; (symbol-file (if (symbolp subr-or-var) subr-or-var | |
| 77 | ;; (subr-name subr-or-var)) | |
| 78 | ;; (if (eq kind 'var) 'defvar 'defun))) | |
| 79 | ;;;###autoload | |
| 80 | (defun help-C-file-name (subr-or-var kind) | |
| 81 | "Return the name of the C file where SUBR-OR-VAR is defined. | |
| 82 | KIND should be `var' for a variable or `subr' for a subroutine." | |
| 83 | (let ((docbuf (get-buffer-create " *DOC*")) | |
| 84 | (name (if (eq 'var kind) | |
| 85 | (concat "V" (symbol-name subr-or-var)) | |
| 70e5a261 | 86 | (concat "F" (subr-name (advice--cd*r subr-or-var)))))) |
| 1113ff44 MR |
87 | (with-current-buffer docbuf |
| 88 | (goto-char (point-min)) | |
| 89 | (if (eobp) | |
| 90 | (insert-file-contents-literally | |
| 91 | (expand-file-name internal-doc-file-name doc-directory))) | |
| 92 | (let ((file (catch 'loop | |
| 93 | (while t | |
| 94 | (let ((pnt (search-forward (concat "\1f" name "\n")))) | |
| 95 | (re-search-backward "\1fS\\(.*\\)") | |
| 96 | (let ((file (match-string 1))) | |
| 97 | (if (member file build-files) | |
| 98 | (throw 'loop file) | |
| 99 | (goto-char pnt)))))))) | |
| 100 | (if (string-match "^ns.*\\(\\.o\\|obj\\)\\'" file) | |
| 101 | (setq file (replace-match ".m" t t file 1)) | |
| 102 | (if (string-match "\\.\\(o\\|obj\\)\\'" file) | |
| 103 | (setq file (replace-match ".c" t t file)))) | |
| 104 | (if (string-match "\\.\\(c\\|m\\)\\'" file) | |
| 105 | (concat "src/" file) | |
| 106 | file))))) | |
| 107 | ||
| 1659ada0 JB |
108 | (defcustom help-downcase-arguments nil |
| 109 | "If non-nil, argument names in *Help* buffers are downcased." | |
| 110 | :type 'boolean | |
| 111 | :group 'help | |
| 112 | :version "23.2") | |
| 113 | ||
| 114 | (defun help-highlight-arg (arg) | |
| 115 | "Highlight ARG as an argument name for a *Help* buffer. | |
| 116 | Return ARG in face `help-argument-name'; ARG is also downcased | |
| 117 | if the variable `help-downcase-arguments' is non-nil." | |
| 118 | (propertize (if help-downcase-arguments (downcase arg) arg) | |
| 119 | 'face 'help-argument-name)) | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
120 | |
| 121 | (defun help-do-arg-highlight (doc args) | |
| 122 | (with-syntax-table (make-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table) | |
| 123 | (modify-syntax-entry ?\- "w") | |
| 2462470b | 124 | (dolist (arg args) |
| 1113ff44 MR |
125 | (setq doc (replace-regexp-in-string |
| 126 | ;; This is heuristic, but covers all common cases | |
| 127 | ;; except ARG1-ARG2 | |
| 128 | (concat "\\<" ; beginning of word | |
| 129 | "\\(?:[a-z-]*-\\)?" ; for xxx-ARG | |
| 130 | "\\(" | |
| 131 | (regexp-quote arg) | |
| 132 | "\\)" | |
| 133 | "\\(?:es\\|s\\|th\\)?" ; for ARGth, ARGs | |
| 134 | "\\(?:-[a-z0-9-]+\\)?" ; for ARG-xxx, ARG-n | |
| 135 | "\\(?:-[{([<`\"].*?\\)?"; for ARG-{x}, (x), <x>, [x], `x' | |
| 136 | "\\>") ; end of word | |
| 1659ada0 | 137 | (help-highlight-arg arg) |
| 2462470b SM |
138 | doc t t 1))) |
| 139 | doc)) | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
140 | |
| 141 | (defun help-highlight-arguments (usage doc &rest args) | |
| b9598260 | 142 | (when (and usage (string-match "^(" usage)) |
| 1113ff44 MR |
143 | (with-temp-buffer |
| 144 | (insert usage) | |
| 145 | (goto-char (point-min)) | |
| 146 | (let ((case-fold-search nil) | |
| 147 | (next (not (or args (looking-at "\\[")))) | |
| 148 | (opt nil)) | |
| 149 | ;; Make a list of all arguments | |
| 150 | (skip-chars-forward "^ ") | |
| 151 | (while next | |
| 152 | (or opt (not (looking-at " &")) (setq opt t)) | |
| 153 | (if (not (re-search-forward " \\([\\[(]*\\)\\([^] &)\.]+\\)" nil t)) | |
| 154 | (setq next nil) | |
| 155 | (setq args (cons (match-string 2) args)) | |
| 156 | (when (and opt (string= (match-string 1) "(")) | |
| 157 | ;; A pesky CL-style optional argument with default value, | |
| 158 | ;; so let's skip over it | |
| 159 | (search-backward "(") | |
| 160 | (goto-char (scan-sexps (point) 1))))) | |
| 91af3942 | 161 | ;; Highlight arguments in the USAGE string |
| 1113ff44 MR |
162 | (setq usage (help-do-arg-highlight (buffer-string) args)) |
| 163 | ;; Highlight arguments in the DOC string | |
| 164 | (setq doc (and doc (help-do-arg-highlight doc args)))))) | |
| 165 | ;; Return value is like the one from help-split-fundoc, but highlighted | |
| 166 | (cons usage doc)) | |
| 167 | ||
| 168 | ;; The following function was compiled from the former functions | |
| 169 | ;; `describe-simplify-lib-file-name' and `find-source-lisp-file' with | |
| 170 | ;; some excerpts from `describe-function-1' and `describe-variable'. | |
| 171 | ;; The only additional twists provided are (1) locate the defining file | |
| 172 | ;; for autoloaded functions, and (2) give preference to files in the | |
| 173 | ;; "install directory" (directories found via `load-path') rather than | |
| 174 | ;; to files in the "compile directory" (directories found by searching | |
| 175 | ;; the loaddefs.el file). We autoload it because it's also used by | |
| 176 | ;; `describe-face' (instead of `describe-simplify-lib-file-name'). | |
| 177 | ||
| 178 | ;;;###autoload | |
| 179 | (defun find-lisp-object-file-name (object type) | |
| 180 | "Guess the file that defined the Lisp object OBJECT, of type TYPE. | |
| 181 | OBJECT should be a symbol associated with a function, variable, or face; | |
| 182 | alternatively, it can be a function definition. | |
| fe4be04c JB |
183 | If TYPE is `defvar', search for a variable definition. |
| 184 | If TYPE is `defface', search for a face definition. | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
185 | If TYPE is the value returned by `symbol-function' for a function symbol, |
| 186 | search for a function definition. | |
| 187 | ||
| 188 | The return value is the absolute name of a readable file where OBJECT is | |
| 189 | defined. If several such files exist, preference is given to a file | |
| 190 | found via `load-path'. The return value can also be `C-source', which | |
| 191 | means that OBJECT is a function or variable defined in C. If no | |
| 192 | suitable file is found, return nil." | |
| 7abaf5cc | 193 | (let* ((autoloaded (autoloadp type)) |
| 1113ff44 MR |
194 | (file-name (or (and autoloaded (nth 1 type)) |
| 195 | (symbol-file | |
| 196 | object (if (memq type (list 'defvar 'defface)) | |
| 197 | type | |
| 198 | 'defun))))) | |
| 199 | (cond | |
| 200 | (autoloaded | |
| 201 | ;; An autoloaded function: Locate the file since `symbol-function' | |
| 202 | ;; has only returned a bare string here. | |
| 203 | (setq file-name | |
| 204 | (locate-file file-name load-path '(".el" ".elc") 'readable))) | |
| 205 | ((and (stringp file-name) | |
| 206 | (string-match "[.]*loaddefs.el\\'" file-name)) | |
| 207 | ;; An autoloaded variable or face. Visit loaddefs.el in a buffer | |
| 208 | ;; and try to extract the defining file. The following form is | |
| 209 | ;; from `describe-function-1' and `describe-variable'. | |
| 210 | (let ((location | |
| 211 | (condition-case nil | |
| 212 | (find-function-search-for-symbol object nil file-name) | |
| 213 | (error nil)))) | |
| 6565b5ab | 214 | (when (cdr location) |
| 1113ff44 MR |
215 | (with-current-buffer (car location) |
| 216 | (goto-char (cdr location)) | |
| 217 | (when (re-search-backward | |
| 218 | "^;;; Generated autoloads from \\(.*\\)" nil t) | |
| 219 | (setq file-name | |
| 220 | (locate-file | |
| 273cefaa GM |
221 | (file-name-sans-extension |
| 222 | (match-string-no-properties 1)) | |
| 223 | load-path '(".el" ".elc") 'readable)))))))) | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
224 | |
| 225 | (cond | |
| 226 | ((and (not file-name) (subrp type)) | |
| 227 | ;; A built-in function. The form is from `describe-function-1'. | |
| 228 | (if (get-buffer " *DOC*") | |
| 229 | (help-C-file-name type 'subr) | |
| 230 | 'C-source)) | |
| 231 | ((and (not file-name) (symbolp object) | |
| 232 | (integerp (get object 'variable-documentation))) | |
| 233 | ;; A variable defined in C. The form is from `describe-variable'. | |
| 234 | (if (get-buffer " *DOC*") | |
| 235 | (help-C-file-name object 'var) | |
| 236 | 'C-source)) | |
| 237 | ((not (stringp file-name)) | |
| 238 | ;; If we don't have a file-name string by now, we lost. | |
| 239 | nil) | |
| d78cdcf7 | 240 | ;; Now, `file-name' should have become an absolute file name. |
| 6a378d89 GM |
241 | ;; For files loaded from ~/.foo.elc, try ~/.foo. |
| 242 | ;; This applies to config files like ~/.emacs, | |
| 243 | ;; which people sometimes compile. | |
| d78cdcf7 | 244 | ((let (fn) |
| 6a378d89 GM |
245 | (and (string-match "\\`\\..*\\.elc\\'" |
| 246 | (file-name-nondirectory file-name)) | |
| 247 | (string-equal (file-name-directory file-name) | |
| 248 | (file-name-as-directory (expand-file-name "~"))) | |
| 249 | (file-readable-p (setq fn (file-name-sans-extension file-name))) | |
| d78cdcf7 CY |
250 | fn))) |
| 251 | ;; When the Elisp source file can be found in the install | |
| 252 | ;; directory, return the name of that file. | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
253 | ((let ((lib-name |
| 254 | (if (string-match "[.]elc\\'" file-name) | |
| 255 | (substring-no-properties file-name 0 -1) | |
| 256 | file-name))) | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
257 | (or (and (file-readable-p lib-name) lib-name) |
| 258 | ;; The library might be compressed. | |
| 259 | (and (file-readable-p (concat lib-name ".gz")) lib-name)))) | |
| 260 | ((let* ((lib-name (file-name-nondirectory file-name)) | |
| 261 | ;; The next form is from `describe-simplify-lib-file-name'. | |
| 262 | (file-name | |
| 263 | ;; Try converting the absolute file name to a library | |
| 264 | ;; name, convert that back to a file name and see if we | |
| 265 | ;; get the original one. If so, they are equivalent. | |
| 266 | (if (equal file-name (locate-file lib-name load-path '(""))) | |
| 267 | (if (string-match "[.]elc\\'" lib-name) | |
| 268 | (substring-no-properties lib-name 0 -1) | |
| 269 | lib-name) | |
| 270 | file-name)) | |
| 271 | ;; The next three forms are from `find-source-lisp-file'. | |
| 272 | (elc-file (locate-file | |
| 273 | (concat file-name | |
| 274 | (if (string-match "\\.el\\'" file-name) | |
| 275 | "c" | |
| 276 | ".elc")) | |
| 277 | load-path nil 'readable)) | |
| 278 | (str (when elc-file | |
| 279 | (with-temp-buffer | |
| 280 | (insert-file-contents-literally elc-file nil 0 256) | |
| 281 | (buffer-string)))) | |
| 282 | (src-file (and str | |
| 283 | (string-match ";;; from file \\(.*\\.el\\)" str) | |
| 284 | (match-string 1 str)))) | |
| 285 | (and src-file (file-readable-p src-file) src-file)))))) | |
| 286 | ||
| f91b35be SM |
287 | (defun help-fns--key-bindings (function) |
| 288 | (when (commandp function) | |
| 289 | (let ((pt2 (with-current-buffer standard-output (point))) | |
| 290 | (remapped (command-remapping function))) | |
| 291 | (unless (memq remapped '(ignore undefined)) | |
| 292 | (let ((keys (where-is-internal | |
| 293 | (or remapped function) overriding-local-map nil nil)) | |
| 294 | non-modified-keys) | |
| 295 | (if (and (eq function 'self-insert-command) | |
| 296 | (vectorp (car-safe keys)) | |
| 297 | (consp (aref (car keys) 0))) | |
| 298 | (princ "It is bound to many ordinary text characters.\n") | |
| 299 | ;; Which non-control non-meta keys run this command? | |
| 300 | (dolist (key keys) | |
| 301 | (if (member (event-modifiers (aref key 0)) '(nil (shift))) | |
| 302 | (push key non-modified-keys))) | |
| 303 | (when remapped | |
| 80a51fa0 CS |
304 | (princ "Its keys are remapped to ") |
| 305 | (princ (if (symbolp remapped) | |
| 306 | (concat "`" (symbol-name remapped) "'") | |
| 307 | "an anonymous command")) | |
| 308 | (princ ".\n")) | |
| f91b35be SM |
309 | |
| 310 | (when keys | |
| 311 | (princ (if remapped | |
| 312 | "Without this remapping, it would be bound to " | |
| 313 | "It is bound to ")) | |
| 314 | ;; If lots of ordinary text characters run this command, | |
| 315 | ;; don't mention them one by one. | |
| 316 | (if (< (length non-modified-keys) 10) | |
| 317 | (princ (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", ")) | |
| 318 | (dolist (key non-modified-keys) | |
| 319 | (setq keys (delq key keys))) | |
| 320 | (if keys | |
| 321 | (progn | |
| 322 | (princ (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", ")) | |
| 323 | (princ ", and many ordinary text characters")) | |
| 324 | (princ "many ordinary text characters")))) | |
| 325 | (when (or remapped keys non-modified-keys) | |
| 326 | (princ ".") | |
| 327 | (terpri))))) | |
| 328 | ||
| 329 | (with-current-buffer standard-output | |
| 330 | (fill-region-as-paragraph pt2 (point)) | |
| 331 | (unless (looking-back "\n\n") | |
| 332 | (terpri)))))) | |
| 333 | ||
| 71adb94b | 334 | (defun help-fns--compiler-macro (function) |
| f91b35be | 335 | (let ((handler (function-get function 'compiler-macro))) |
| 71adb94b | 336 | (when handler |
| f91b35be | 337 | (insert "\nThis function has a compiler macro") |
| cf4e5178 SM |
338 | (if (symbolp handler) |
| 339 | (progn | |
| 340 | (insert (format " `%s'" handler)) | |
| 341 | (save-excursion | |
| 342 | (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t) | |
| 343 | (help-xref-button 1 'help-function handler))) | |
| 344 | ;; FIXME: Obsolete since 24.4. | |
| 345 | (let ((lib (get function 'compiler-macro-file))) | |
| 346 | (when (stringp lib) | |
| 347 | (insert (format " in `%s'" lib)) | |
| 348 | (save-excursion | |
| 349 | (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t) | |
| 350 | (help-xref-button 1 'help-function-cmacro function lib))))) | |
| f91b35be SM |
351 | (insert ".\n")))) |
| 352 | ||
| 353 | (defun help-fns--signature (function doc real-def real-function) | |
| 354 | (unless (keymapp function) ; If definition is a keymap, skip arglist note. | |
| 355 | (let* ((advertised (gethash real-def advertised-signature-table t)) | |
| 356 | (arglist (if (listp advertised) | |
| 357 | advertised (help-function-arglist real-def))) | |
| 358 | (usage (help-split-fundoc doc function))) | |
| 359 | (if usage (setq doc (cdr usage))) | |
| 360 | (let* ((use (cond | |
| 361 | ((and usage (not (listp advertised))) (car usage)) | |
| 362 | ((listp arglist) | |
| 363 | (format "%S" (help-make-usage function arglist))) | |
| 364 | ((stringp arglist) arglist) | |
| 365 | ;; Maybe the arglist is in the docstring of a symbol | |
| 366 | ;; this one is aliased to. | |
| 367 | ((let ((fun real-function)) | |
| 368 | (while (and (symbolp fun) | |
| 369 | (setq fun (symbol-function fun)) | |
| 370 | (not (setq usage (help-split-fundoc | |
| 371 | (documentation fun) | |
| 372 | function))))) | |
| 373 | usage) | |
| 374 | (car usage)) | |
| 375 | ((or (stringp real-def) | |
| 376 | (vectorp real-def)) | |
| 377 | (format "\nMacro: %s" (format-kbd-macro real-def))) | |
| 378 | (t "[Missing arglist. Please make a bug report.]"))) | |
| 379 | (high (help-highlight-arguments use doc))) | |
| 380 | (let ((fill-begin (point))) | |
| 381 | (insert (car high) "\n") | |
| 382 | (fill-region fill-begin (point))) | |
| 383 | (cdr high))))) | |
| 384 | ||
| 385 | (defun help-fns--parent-mode (function) | |
| 386 | ;; If this is a derived mode, link to the parent. | |
| 387 | (let ((parent-mode (and (symbolp function) | |
| 388 | (get function | |
| 389 | 'derived-mode-parent)))) | |
| 390 | (when parent-mode | |
| 391 | (insert "\nParent mode: `") | |
| 392 | (let ((beg (point))) | |
| 393 | (insert (format "%s" parent-mode)) | |
| 394 | (make-text-button beg (point) | |
| 395 | 'type 'help-function | |
| 396 | 'help-args (list parent-mode))) | |
| 397 | (insert "'.\n")))) | |
| 398 | ||
| 399 | (defun help-fns--obsolete (function) | |
| 863666eb CY |
400 | ;; Ignore lambda constructs, keyboard macros, etc. |
| 401 | (let* ((obsolete (and (symbolp function) | |
| 402 | (get function 'byte-obsolete-info))) | |
| f91b35be SM |
403 | (use (car obsolete))) |
| 404 | (when obsolete | |
| 863666eb | 405 | (insert "\nThis " |
| c4c0c2df | 406 | (if (eq (car-safe (symbol-function function)) 'macro) |
| 863666eb CY |
407 | "macro" |
| 408 | "function") | |
| 409 | " is obsolete") | |
| f91b35be SM |
410 | (when (nth 2 obsolete) |
| 411 | (insert (format " since %s" (nth 2 obsolete)))) | |
| 412 | (insert (cond ((stringp use) (concat ";\n" use)) | |
| 413 | (use (format ";\nuse `%s' instead." use)) | |
| 414 | (t ".")) | |
| 415 | "\n")))) | |
| 71adb94b | 416 | |
| c89926a5 CY |
417 | ;; We could use `symbol-file' but this is a wee bit more efficient. |
| 418 | (defun help-fns--autoloaded-p (function file) | |
| 419 | "Return non-nil if FUNCTION has previously been autoloaded. | |
| 420 | FILE is the file where FUNCTION was probably defined." | |
| 421 | (let* ((file (file-name-sans-extension (file-truename file))) | |
| 422 | (load-hist load-history) | |
| 423 | (target (cons t function)) | |
| 424 | found) | |
| 425 | (while (and load-hist (not found)) | |
| 426 | (and (caar load-hist) | |
| 427 | (equal (file-name-sans-extension (caar load-hist)) file) | |
| 428 | (setq found (member target (cdar load-hist)))) | |
| 429 | (setq load-hist (cdr load-hist))) | |
| 430 | found)) | |
| 431 | ||
| 1113ff44 MR |
432 | ;;;###autoload |
| 433 | (defun describe-function-1 (function) | |
| faec28d9 TH |
434 | (let* ((advised (and (symbolp function) |
| 435 | (featurep 'nadvice) | |
| 436 | (advice--p (advice--symbol-function function)))) | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
437 | ;; If the function is advised, use the symbol that has the |
| 438 | ;; real definition, if that symbol is already set up. | |
| 439 | (real-function | |
| 440 | (or (and advised | |
| 70e5a261 | 441 | (advice--cd*r (advice--symbol-function function))) |
| 1113ff44 MR |
442 | function)) |
| 443 | ;; Get the real definition. | |
| 444 | (def (if (symbolp real-function) | |
| 445 | (symbol-function real-function) | |
| faec28d9 TH |
446 | real-function)) |
| 447 | (aliased (or (symbolp def) | |
| 448 | ;; Advised & aliased function. | |
| 449 | (and advised (symbolp real-function)))) | |
| 450 | (real-def (cond | |
| 451 | (aliased (let ((f real-function)) | |
| 452 | (while (and (fboundp f) | |
| 453 | (symbolp (symbol-function f))) | |
| 454 | (setq f (symbol-function f))) | |
| 455 | f)) | |
| 456 | ((subrp def) (intern (subr-name def))) | |
| 457 | (t def))) | |
| c89926a5 | 458 | (file-name (find-lisp-object-file-name function def)) |
| 1113ff44 | 459 | (pt1 (with-current-buffer (help-buffer) (point))) |
| c89926a5 CY |
460 | (beg (if (and (or (byte-code-function-p def) |
| 461 | (keymapp def) | |
| 462 | (memq (car-safe def) '(macro lambda closure))) | |
| 50f29081 | 463 | (stringp file-name) |
| c89926a5 CY |
464 | (help-fns--autoloaded-p function file-name)) |
| 465 | (if (commandp def) | |
| 466 | "an interactive autoloaded " | |
| 467 | "an autoloaded ") | |
| 468 | (if (commandp def) "an interactive " "a ")))) | |
| 469 | ||
| 470 | ;; Print what kind of function-like object FUNCTION is. | |
| 471 | (princ (cond ((or (stringp def) (vectorp def)) | |
| 472 | "a keyboard macro") | |
| 473 | ((subrp def) | |
| 474 | (if (eq 'unevalled (cdr (subr-arity def))) | |
| 475 | (concat beg "special form") | |
| 476 | (concat beg "built-in function"))) | |
| faec28d9 TH |
477 | ;; Aliases are Lisp functions, so we need to check |
| 478 | ;; aliases before functions. | |
| c89926a5 CY |
479 | (aliased |
| 480 | (format "an alias for `%s'" real-def)) | |
| 6da8d069 GM |
481 | ((autoloadp def) |
| 482 | (format "%s autoloaded %s" | |
| 483 | (if (commandp def) "an interactive" "an") | |
| 484 | (if (eq (nth 4 def) 'keymap) "keymap" | |
| 485 | (if (nth 4 def) "Lisp macro" "Lisp function")))) | |
| faec28d9 TH |
486 | ((or (eq (car-safe def) 'macro) |
| 487 | ;; For advised macros, def is a lambda | |
| 488 | ;; expression or a byte-code-function-p, so we | |
| 489 | ;; need to check macros before functions. | |
| 490 | (macrop function)) | |
| 491 | (concat beg "Lisp macro")) | |
| 492 | ((byte-code-function-p def) | |
| 493 | (concat beg "compiled Lisp function")) | |
| c89926a5 CY |
494 | ((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda) |
| 495 | (concat beg "Lisp function")) | |
| c89926a5 CY |
496 | ((eq (car-safe def) 'closure) |
| 497 | (concat beg "Lisp closure")) | |
| c89926a5 CY |
498 | ((keymapp def) |
| 499 | (let ((is-full nil) | |
| 500 | (elts (cdr-safe def))) | |
| 501 | (while elts | |
| 502 | (if (char-table-p (car-safe elts)) | |
| 503 | (setq is-full t | |
| 504 | elts nil)) | |
| 505 | (setq elts (cdr-safe elts))) | |
| 506 | (concat beg (if is-full "keymap" "sparse keymap")))) | |
| 507 | (t ""))) | |
| 508 | ||
| 509 | (if (and aliased (not (fboundp real-def))) | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
510 | (princ ",\nwhich is not defined. Please make a bug report.") |
| 511 | (with-current-buffer standard-output | |
| 512 | (save-excursion | |
| 513 | (save-match-data | |
| 514 | (when (re-search-backward "alias for `\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t) | |
| c89926a5 | 515 | (help-xref-button 1 'help-function real-def))))) |
| 1113ff44 | 516 | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
517 | (when file-name |
| 518 | (princ " in `") | |
| 519 | ;; We used to add .el to the file name, | |
| 520 | ;; but that's completely wrong when the user used load-file. | |
| e8e8dbf9 MR |
521 | (princ (if (eq file-name 'C-source) |
| 522 | "C source code" | |
| 523 | (file-name-nondirectory file-name))) | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
524 | (princ "'") |
| 525 | ;; Make a hyperlink to the library. | |
| 526 | (with-current-buffer standard-output | |
| 527 | (save-excursion | |
| 528 | (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t) | |
| cebabb67 | 529 | (help-xref-button 1 'help-function-def function file-name)))) |
| 1113ff44 MR |
530 | (princ ".") |
| 531 | (with-current-buffer (help-buffer) | |
| 532 | (fill-region-as-paragraph (save-excursion (goto-char pt1) (forward-line 0) (point)) | |
| 533 | (point))) | |
| 534 | (terpri)(terpri) | |
| 863666eb | 535 | |
| 06485aa8 | 536 | (let* ((doc-raw (documentation function t)) |
| c89926a5 CY |
537 | ;; If the function is autoloaded, and its docstring has |
| 538 | ;; key substitution constructs, load the library. | |
| 539 | (doc (progn | |
| d8cc4c00 | 540 | (and (autoloadp real-def) doc-raw |
| c89926a5 CY |
541 | help-enable-auto-load |
| 542 | (string-match "\\([^\\]=\\|[^=]\\|\\`\\)\\\\[[{<]" | |
| 543 | doc-raw) | |
| 544 | (load (cadr real-def) t)) | |
| f91b35be SM |
545 | (substitute-command-keys doc-raw)))) |
| 546 | ||
| 547 | (help-fns--key-bindings function) | |
| 548 | (with-current-buffer standard-output | |
| 549 | (setq doc (help-fns--signature function doc real-def real-function)) | |
| abb82152 | 550 | (run-hook-with-args 'help-fns-describe-function-functions function) |
| f91b35be SM |
551 | (insert "\n" |
| 552 | (or doc "Not documented."))))))) | |
| 1113ff44 | 553 | |
| abb82152 | 554 | ;; Add defaults to `help-fns-describe-function-functions'. |
| 70e5a261 SM |
555 | (add-hook 'help-fns-describe-function-functions #'help-fns--obsolete) |
| 556 | (add-hook 'help-fns-describe-function-functions #'help-fns--parent-mode) | |
| 557 | (add-hook 'help-fns-describe-function-functions #'help-fns--compiler-macro) | |
| abb82152 | 558 | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
559 | \f |
| 560 | ;; Variables | |
| 561 | ||
| 562 | ;;;###autoload | |
| 563 | (defun variable-at-point (&optional any-symbol) | |
| 564 | "Return the bound variable symbol found at or before point. | |
| 565 | Return 0 if there is no such symbol. | |
| 566 | If ANY-SYMBOL is non-nil, don't insist the symbol be bound." | |
| 567 | (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table | |
| 568 | (or (condition-case () | |
| 569 | (save-excursion | |
| 047b2bb9 | 570 | (skip-chars-forward "'") |
| 1113ff44 MR |
571 | (or (not (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "_w"))) |
| 572 | (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w) | |
| 573 | (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?_) | |
| 574 | (forward-sexp -1)) | |
| 575 | (skip-chars-forward "'") | |
| 576 | (let ((obj (read (current-buffer)))) | |
| 577 | (and (symbolp obj) (boundp obj) obj))) | |
| 578 | (error nil)) | |
| 579 | (let* ((str (find-tag-default)) | |
| 580 | (sym (if str (intern-soft str)))) | |
| 581 | (if (and sym (or any-symbol (boundp sym))) | |
| 582 | sym | |
| 583 | (save-match-data | |
| 584 | (when (and str (string-match "\\`\\W*\\(.*?\\)\\W*\\'" str)) | |
| 585 | (setq sym (intern-soft (match-string 1 str))) | |
| 586 | (and (or any-symbol (boundp sym)) sym))))) | |
| 587 | 0))) | |
| 588 | ||
| 589 | (defun describe-variable-custom-version-info (variable) | |
| 590 | (let ((custom-version (get variable 'custom-version)) | |
| 591 | (cpv (get variable 'custom-package-version)) | |
| 592 | (output nil)) | |
| 593 | (if custom-version | |
| 594 | (setq output | |
| 595 | (format "This variable was introduced, or its default value was changed, in\nversion %s of Emacs.\n" | |
| 596 | custom-version)) | |
| 597 | (when cpv | |
| 598 | (let* ((package (car-safe cpv)) | |
| 599 | (version (if (listp (cdr-safe cpv)) | |
| 600 | (car (cdr-safe cpv)) | |
| 601 | (cdr-safe cpv))) | |
| 602 | (pkg-versions (assq package customize-package-emacs-version-alist)) | |
| 603 | (emacsv (cdr (assoc version pkg-versions)))) | |
| 604 | (if (and package version) | |
| 605 | (setq output | |
| 606 | (format (concat "This variable was introduced, or its default value was changed, in\nversion %s of the %s package" | |
| 607 | (if emacsv | |
| 608 | (format " that is part of Emacs %s" emacsv)) | |
| 609 | ".\n") | |
| 610 | version package)))))) | |
| 611 | output)) | |
| 612 | ||
| 613 | ;;;###autoload | |
| 614 | (defun describe-variable (variable &optional buffer frame) | |
| 615 | "Display the full documentation of VARIABLE (a symbol). | |
| 616 | Returns the documentation as a string, also. | |
| 617 | If VARIABLE has a buffer-local value in BUFFER or FRAME | |
| 618 | \(default to the current buffer and current frame), | |
| 619 | it is displayed along with the global value." | |
| 620 | (interactive | |
| 621 | (let ((v (variable-at-point)) | |
| 622 | (enable-recursive-minibuffers t) | |
| 623 | val) | |
| 624 | (setq val (completing-read (if (symbolp v) | |
| 625 | (format | |
| 626 | "Describe variable (default %s): " v) | |
| 627 | "Describe variable: ") | |
| 628 | obarray | |
| ba83908c | 629 | (lambda (vv) |
| 8d17e7ca | 630 | (or (get vv 'variable-documentation) |
| 6f4e1aed | 631 | (and (boundp vv) (not (keywordp vv))))) |
| 1113ff44 MR |
632 | t nil nil |
| 633 | (if (symbolp v) (symbol-name v)))) | |
| 634 | (list (if (equal val "") | |
| 635 | v (intern val))))) | |
| 636 | (let (file-name) | |
| 637 | (unless (buffer-live-p buffer) (setq buffer (current-buffer))) | |
| 638 | (unless (frame-live-p frame) (setq frame (selected-frame))) | |
| 639 | (if (not (symbolp variable)) | |
| 640 | (message "You did not specify a variable") | |
| 641 | (save-excursion | |
| 642 | (let ((valvoid (not (with-current-buffer buffer (boundp variable)))) | |
| f0422feb | 643 | (permanent-local (get variable 'permanent-local)) |
| 1113ff44 MR |
644 | val val-start-pos locus) |
| 645 | ;; Extract the value before setting up the output buffer, | |
| 646 | ;; in case `buffer' *is* the output buffer. | |
| 647 | (unless valvoid | |
| 648 | (with-selected-frame frame | |
| 649 | (with-current-buffer buffer | |
| 650 | (setq val (symbol-value variable) | |
| 651 | locus (variable-binding-locus variable))))) | |
| 652 | (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-variable variable buffer) | |
| 32226619 | 653 | (called-interactively-p 'interactive)) |
| 1113ff44 MR |
654 | (with-help-window (help-buffer) |
| 655 | (with-current-buffer buffer | |
| 656 | (prin1 variable) | |
| 657 | (setq file-name (find-lisp-object-file-name variable 'defvar)) | |
| 658 | ||
| 659 | (if file-name | |
| 660 | (progn | |
| 661 | (princ " is a variable defined in `") | |
| e8e8dbf9 MR |
662 | (princ (if (eq file-name 'C-source) |
| 663 | "C source code" | |
| 664 | (file-name-nondirectory file-name))) | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
665 | (princ "'.\n") |
| 666 | (with-current-buffer standard-output | |
| 667 | (save-excursion | |
| 668 | (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t) | |
| 669 | (help-xref-button 1 'help-variable-def | |
| 670 | variable file-name))) | |
| 671 | (if valvoid | |
| 672 | (princ "It is void as a variable.") | |
| 673 | (princ "Its "))) | |
| 674 | (if valvoid | |
| 675 | (princ " is void as a variable.") | |
| 676 | (princ "'s ")))) | |
| 3c505d31 | 677 | (unless valvoid |
| 1113ff44 MR |
678 | (with-current-buffer standard-output |
| 679 | (setq val-start-pos (point)) | |
| 680 | (princ "value is ") | |
| 6c1e4b46 CY |
681 | (let ((from (point)) |
| 682 | (line-beg (line-beginning-position)) | |
| 6c1e4b46 CY |
683 | (print-rep |
| 684 | (let ((print-quoted t)) | |
| 685 | (prin1-to-string val)))) | |
| 686 | (if (< (+ (length print-rep) (point) (- line-beg)) 68) | |
| 687 | (insert print-rep) | |
| 688 | (terpri) | |
| 689 | (pp val) | |
| 690 | (if (< (point) (+ 68 (line-beginning-position 0))) | |
| 691 | (delete-region from (1+ from)) | |
| 692 | (delete-region (1- from) from))) | |
| 0097720d SM |
693 | (let* ((sv (get variable 'standard-value)) |
| 694 | (origval (and (consp sv) | |
| 695 | (condition-case nil | |
| 696 | (eval (car sv)) | |
| 697 | (error :help-eval-error))))) | |
| 698 | (when (and (consp sv) | |
| 699 | (not (equal origval val)) | |
| 700 | (not (equal origval :help-eval-error))) | |
| 701 | (princ "\nOriginal value was \n") | |
| 702 | (setq from (point)) | |
| 703 | (pp origval) | |
| 704 | (if (< (point) (+ from 20)) | |
| 705 | (delete-region (1- from) from))))))) | |
| 1113ff44 | 706 | (terpri) |
| 1113ff44 | 707 | (when locus |
| e2b551c5 SM |
708 | (cond |
| 709 | ((bufferp locus) | |
| f0422feb | 710 | (princ (format "Local in buffer %s; " |
| f5733f87 | 711 | (buffer-name buffer)))) |
| e2b551c5 SM |
712 | ((framep locus) |
| 713 | (princ (format "It is a frame-local variable; "))) | |
| 714 | ((terminal-live-p locus) | |
| 715 | (princ (format "It is a terminal-local variable; "))) | |
| 716 | (t | |
| 717 | (princ (format "It is local to %S" locus)))) | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
718 | (if (not (default-boundp variable)) |
| 719 | (princ "globally void") | |
| f0422feb | 720 | (let ((global-val (default-value variable))) |
| 1113ff44 MR |
721 | (with-current-buffer standard-output |
| 722 | (princ "global value is ") | |
| f0422feb CY |
723 | (if (eq val global-val) |
| 724 | (princ "the same.") | |
| 725 | (terpri) | |
| 726 | ;; Fixme: pp can take an age if you happen to | |
| 727 | ;; ask for a very large expression. We should | |
| 728 | ;; probably print it raw once and check it's a | |
| 729 | ;; sensible size before prettyprinting. -- fx | |
| 730 | (let ((from (point))) | |
| 731 | (pp global-val) | |
| 732 | ;; See previous comment for this function. | |
| 733 | ;; (help-xref-on-pp from (point)) | |
| 734 | (if (< (point) (+ from 20)) | |
| 735 | (delete-region (1- from) from))))))) | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
736 | (terpri)) |
| 737 | ||
| 738 | ;; If the value is large, move it to the end. | |
| 739 | (with-current-buffer standard-output | |
| 740 | (when (> (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)) 10) | |
| 741 | ;; Note that setting the syntax table like below | |
| 742 | ;; makes forward-sexp move over a `'s' at the end | |
| 743 | ;; of a symbol. | |
| 744 | (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table) | |
| 745 | (goto-char val-start-pos) | |
| 746 | ;; The line below previously read as | |
| 747 | ;; (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point))) | |
| 748 | ;; which suppressed display of the buffer local value for | |
| 749 | ;; large values. | |
| 750 | (when (looking-at "value is") (replace-match "")) | |
| 751 | (save-excursion | |
| 752 | (insert "\n\nValue:") | |
| 753 | (set (make-local-variable 'help-button-cache) | |
| 754 | (point-marker))) | |
| 755 | (insert "value is shown ") | |
| 756 | (insert-button "below" | |
| 757 | 'action help-button-cache | |
| 758 | 'follow-link t | |
| 759 | 'help-echo "mouse-2, RET: show value") | |
| 760 | (insert ".\n"))) | |
| 761 | (terpri) | |
| 762 | ||
| 763 | (let* ((alias (condition-case nil | |
| 764 | (indirect-variable variable) | |
| 765 | (error variable))) | |
| 766 | (obsolete (get variable 'byte-obsolete-variable)) | |
| 767 | (use (car obsolete)) | |
| 768 | (safe-var (get variable 'safe-local-variable)) | |
| 06485aa8 SM |
769 | (doc (or (documentation-property |
| 770 | variable 'variable-documentation) | |
| 771 | (documentation-property | |
| 772 | alias 'variable-documentation))) | |
| 1113ff44 | 773 | (extra-line nil)) |
| f0422feb CY |
774 | |
| 775 | ;; Mention if it's a local variable. | |
| 776 | (cond | |
| 777 | ((and (local-variable-if-set-p variable) | |
| 778 | (or (not (local-variable-p variable)) | |
| 779 | (with-temp-buffer | |
| 780 | (local-variable-if-set-p variable)))) | |
| 1113ff44 | 781 | (setq extra-line t) |
| dea31bd3 | 782 | (princ " Automatically becomes ") |
| f0422feb | 783 | (if permanent-local |
| dea31bd3 CY |
784 | (princ "permanently ")) |
| 785 | (princ "buffer-local when set.\n")) | |
| f0422feb CY |
786 | ((not permanent-local)) |
| 787 | ((bufferp locus) | |
| 05e7ce90 | 788 | (setq extra-line t) |
| f0422feb CY |
789 | (princ " This variable's buffer-local value is permanent.\n")) |
| 790 | (t | |
| 05e7ce90 | 791 | (setq extra-line t) |
| f0422feb CY |
792 | (princ " This variable's value is permanent \ |
| 793 | if it is given a local binding.\n"))) | |
| 794 | ||
| 795 | ;; Mention if it's an alias. | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
796 | (unless (eq alias variable) |
| 797 | (setq extra-line t) | |
| 798 | (princ (format " This variable is an alias for `%s'.\n" alias))) | |
| 799 | ||
| 800 | (when obsolete | |
| 801 | (setq extra-line t) | |
| 802 | (princ " This variable is obsolete") | |
| 2403c841 SM |
803 | (if (nth 2 obsolete) |
| 804 | (princ (format " since %s" (nth 2 obsolete)))) | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
805 | (princ (cond ((stringp use) (concat ";\n " use)) |
| 806 | (use (format ";\n use `%s' instead." (car obsolete))) | |
| 807 | (t "."))) | |
| 808 | (terpri)) | |
| 2ee20f24 | 809 | |
| dd8e49fd GM |
810 | (when (member (cons variable val) |
| 811 | (with-current-buffer buffer | |
| 812 | file-local-variables-alist)) | |
| 2ee20f24 | 813 | (setq extra-line t) |
| dd8e49fd GM |
814 | (if (member (cons variable val) |
| 815 | (with-current-buffer buffer | |
| 816 | dir-local-variables-alist)) | |
| 817 | (let ((file (and (buffer-file-name buffer) | |
| 818 | (not (file-remote-p | |
| 819 | (buffer-file-name buffer))) | |
| 303f9ae0 | 820 | (dir-locals-find-file |
| dd8e49fd | 821 | (buffer-file-name buffer)))) |
| f0422feb CY |
822 | (dir-file t)) |
| 823 | (princ " This variable's value is directory-local") | |
| 824 | (if (null file) | |
| 825 | (princ ".\n") | |
| 826 | (princ ", set ") | |
| 303f9ae0 GM |
827 | (if (consp file) ; result from cache |
| 828 | ;; If the cache element has an mtime, we | |
| 829 | ;; assume it came from a file. | |
| 830 | (if (nth 2 file) | |
| 831 | (setq file (expand-file-name | |
| 832 | dir-locals-file (car file))) | |
| 833 | ;; Otherwise, assume it was set directly. | |
| 7e088b29 IL |
834 | (setq file (car file) |
| 835 | dir-file nil))) | |
| f0422feb CY |
836 | (princ (if dir-file |
| 837 | "by the file\n `" | |
| 838 | "for the directory\n `")) | |
| 839 | (with-current-buffer standard-output | |
| 840 | (insert-text-button | |
| 841 | file 'type 'help-dir-local-var-def | |
| 842 | 'help-args (list variable file))) | |
| 843 | (princ "'.\n"))) | |
| 844 | (princ " This variable's value is file-local.\n"))) | |
| 2ee20f24 | 845 | |
| 589a99f2 GM |
846 | (when (memq variable ignored-local-variables) |
| 847 | (setq extra-line t) | |
| f0422feb | 848 | (princ " This variable is ignored as a file-local \ |
| 589a99f2 GM |
849 | variable.\n")) |
| 850 | ||
| 851 | ;; Can be both risky and safe, eg auto-fill-function. | |
| 852 | (when (risky-local-variable-p variable) | |
| 853 | (setq extra-line t) | |
| f0422feb CY |
854 | (princ " This variable may be risky if used as a \ |
| 855 | file-local variable.\n") | |
| 589a99f2 GM |
856 | (when (assq variable safe-local-variable-values) |
| 857 | (princ " However, you have added it to \ | |
| 858 | `safe-local-variable-values'.\n"))) | |
| 859 | ||
| 1113ff44 MR |
860 | (when safe-var |
| 861 | (setq extra-line t) | |
| 862 | (princ " This variable is safe as a file local variable ") | |
| 863 | (princ "if its value\n satisfies the predicate ") | |
| 864 | (princ (if (byte-code-function-p safe-var) | |
| 04e8abfa | 865 | "which is a byte-compiled expression.\n" |
| 1113ff44 MR |
866 | (format "`%s'.\n" safe-var)))) |
| 867 | ||
| 868 | (if extra-line (terpri)) | |
| 869 | (princ "Documentation:\n") | |
| 870 | (with-current-buffer standard-output | |
| 871 | (insert (or doc "Not documented as a variable.")))) | |
| 872 | ||
| 873 | ;; Make a link to customize if this variable can be customized. | |
| 874 | (when (custom-variable-p variable) | |
| 875 | (let ((customize-label "customize")) | |
| 876 | (terpri) | |
| 877 | (terpri) | |
| 878 | (princ (concat "You can " customize-label " this variable.")) | |
| 879 | (with-current-buffer standard-output | |
| 880 | (save-excursion | |
| 881 | (re-search-backward | |
| 882 | (concat "\\(" customize-label "\\)") nil t) | |
| 883 | (help-xref-button 1 'help-customize-variable variable)))) | |
| 884 | ;; Note variable's version or package version | |
| 885 | (let ((output (describe-variable-custom-version-info variable))) | |
| 886 | (when output | |
| 887 | (terpri) | |
| 888 | (terpri) | |
| 889 | (princ output)))) | |
| 890 | ||
| 7fdbcd83 | 891 | (with-current-buffer standard-output |
| 1113ff44 MR |
892 | ;; Return the text we displayed. |
| 893 | (buffer-string)))))))) | |
| 894 | ||
| 895 | ||
| 896 | ;;;###autoload | |
| 897 | (defun describe-syntax (&optional buffer) | |
| 898 | "Describe the syntax specifications in the syntax table of BUFFER. | |
| 899 | The descriptions are inserted in a help buffer, which is then displayed. | |
| 900 | BUFFER defaults to the current buffer." | |
| 901 | (interactive) | |
| 902 | (setq buffer (or buffer (current-buffer))) | |
| 32226619 JB |
903 | (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-syntax buffer) |
| 904 | (called-interactively-p 'interactive)) | |
| 1113ff44 MR |
905 | (with-help-window (help-buffer) |
| 906 | (let ((table (with-current-buffer buffer (syntax-table)))) | |
| 907 | (with-current-buffer standard-output | |
| 908 | (describe-vector table 'internal-describe-syntax-value) | |
| 909 | (while (setq table (char-table-parent table)) | |
| 910 | (insert "\nThe parent syntax table is:") | |
| 911 | (describe-vector table 'internal-describe-syntax-value)))))) | |
| 912 | ||
| 913 | (defun help-describe-category-set (value) | |
| 914 | (insert (cond | |
| 915 | ((null value) "default") | |
| 916 | ((char-table-p value) "deeper char-table ...") | |
| 2fbc1934 | 917 | (t (condition-case nil |
| 1113ff44 MR |
918 | (category-set-mnemonics value) |
| 919 | (error "invalid")))))) | |
| 920 | ||
| 921 | ;;;###autoload | |
| 922 | (defun describe-categories (&optional buffer) | |
| 923 | "Describe the category specifications in the current category table. | |
| 924 | The descriptions are inserted in a buffer, which is then displayed. | |
| 925 | If BUFFER is non-nil, then describe BUFFER's category table instead. | |
| 926 | BUFFER should be a buffer or a buffer name." | |
| 927 | (interactive) | |
| 928 | (setq buffer (or buffer (current-buffer))) | |
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929 | (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-categories buffer) |
| 930 | (called-interactively-p 'interactive)) | |
| 1113ff44 | 931 | (with-help-window (help-buffer) |
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932 | (let* ((table (with-current-buffer buffer (category-table))) |
| 933 | (docs (char-table-extra-slot table 0))) | |
| 934 | (if (or (not (vectorp docs)) (/= (length docs) 95)) | |
| 935 | (error "Invalid first extra slot in this category table\n")) | |
| 1113ff44 | 936 | (with-current-buffer standard-output |
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937 | (insert "Legend of category mnemonics (see the tail for the longer description)\n") |
| 938 | (let ((pos (point)) (items 0) lines n) | |
| 939 | (dotimes (i 95) | |
| 940 | (if (aref docs i) (setq items (1+ items)))) | |
| 941 | (setq lines (1+ (/ (1- items) 4))) | |
| 942 | (setq n 0) | |
| 943 | (dotimes (i 95) | |
| 944 | (let ((elt (aref docs i))) | |
| 945 | (when elt | |
| 946 | (string-match ".*" elt) | |
| 947 | (setq elt (match-string 0 elt)) | |
| 948 | (if (>= (length elt) 17) | |
| 949 | (setq elt (concat (substring elt 0 14) "..."))) | |
| 950 | (if (< (point) (point-max)) | |
| 951 | (move-to-column (* 20 (/ n lines)) t)) | |
| 952 | (insert (+ i ?\s) ?: elt) | |
| 953 | (if (< (point) (point-max)) | |
| 954 | (forward-line 1) | |
| 955 | (insert "\n")) | |
| 956 | (setq n (1+ n)) | |
| 957 | (if (= (% n lines) 0) | |
| 958 | (goto-char pos)))))) | |
| 959 | (goto-char (point-max)) | |
| 960 | (insert "\n" | |
| 961 | "character(s)\tcategory mnemonics\n" | |
| 962 | "------------\t------------------") | |
| 1113ff44 | 963 | (describe-vector table 'help-describe-category-set) |
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964 | (insert "Legend of category mnemonics:\n") |
| 965 | (dotimes (i 95) | |
| 966 | (let ((elt (aref docs i))) | |
| 967 | (when elt | |
| 968 | (if (string-match "\n" elt) | |
| 969 | (setq elt (substring elt (match-end 0)))) | |
| 970 | (insert (+ i ?\s) ": " elt "\n")))) | |
| 971 | (while (setq table (char-table-parent table)) | |
| 972 | (insert "\nThe parent category table is:") | |
| 973 | (describe-vector table 'help-describe-category-set)))))) | |
| 1113ff44 | 974 | |
| 17284e30 GM |
975 | \f |
| 976 | ;;; Replacements for old lib-src/ programs. Don't seem especially useful. | |
| 977 | ||
| 978 | ;; Replaces lib-src/digest-doc.c. | |
| 979 | ;;;###autoload | |
| 980 | (defun doc-file-to-man (file) | |
| 981 | "Produce an nroff buffer containing the doc-strings from the DOC file." | |
| 982 | (interactive (list (read-file-name "Name of DOC file: " doc-directory | |
| 983 | internal-doc-file-name t))) | |
| 984 | (or (file-readable-p file) | |
| 985 | (error "Cannot read file `%s'" file)) | |
| 986 | (pop-to-buffer (generate-new-buffer "*man-doc*")) | |
| 987 | (setq buffer-undo-list t) | |
| 988 | (insert ".TH \"Command Summary for GNU Emacs\"\n" | |
| 989 | ".AU Richard M. Stallman\n") | |
| 990 | (insert-file-contents file) | |
| 991 | (let (notfirst) | |
| 992 | (while (search-forward "\1f" nil 'move) | |
| 993 | (if (looking-at "S") | |
| 994 | (delete-region (1- (point)) (line-end-position)) | |
| 995 | (delete-char -1) | |
| 996 | (if notfirst | |
| 997 | (insert "\n.DE\n") | |
| 998 | (setq notfirst t)) | |
| 999 | (insert "\n.SH ") | |
| 1000 | (insert (if (looking-at "F") "Function " "Variable ")) | |
| 1001 | (delete-char 1) | |
| 1002 | (forward-line 1) | |
| 1003 | (insert ".DS L\n")))) | |
| 1004 | (insert "\n.DE\n") | |
| 1005 | (setq buffer-undo-list nil) | |
| 1006 | (nroff-mode)) | |
| 1007 | ||
| 1008 | ;; Replaces lib-src/sorted-doc.c. | |
| 1009 | ;;;###autoload | |
| 1010 | (defun doc-file-to-info (file) | |
| 1011 | "Produce a texinfo buffer with sorted doc-strings from the DOC file." | |
| 1012 | (interactive (list (read-file-name "Name of DOC file: " doc-directory | |
| 1013 | internal-doc-file-name t))) | |
| 1014 | (or (file-readable-p file) | |
| 1015 | (error "Cannot read file `%s'" file)) | |
| 1016 | (let ((i 0) type name doc alist) | |
| 1017 | (with-temp-buffer | |
| 1018 | (insert-file-contents file) | |
| 1019 | ;; The characters "@{}" need special treatment. | |
| 1020 | (while (re-search-forward "[@{}]" nil t) | |
| 1021 | (backward-char) | |
| 1022 | (insert "@") | |
| 1023 | (forward-char 1)) | |
| 1024 | (goto-char (point-min)) | |
| 1025 | (while (search-forward "\1f" nil t) | |
| 1026 | (unless (looking-at "S") | |
| 1027 | (setq type (char-after) | |
| 1028 | name (buffer-substring (1+ (point)) (line-end-position)) | |
| 1029 | doc (buffer-substring (line-beginning-position 2) | |
| 1030 | (if (search-forward "\1f" nil 'move) | |
| 1031 | (1- (point)) | |
| 1032 | (point))) | |
| 1033 | alist (cons (list name type doc) alist)) | |
| 1034 | (backward-char 1)))) | |
| 1035 | (pop-to-buffer (generate-new-buffer "*info-doc*")) | |
| 1036 | (setq buffer-undo-list t) | |
| 1037 | ;; Write the output header. | |
| 1038 | (insert "\\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-\n" | |
| 1039 | "@setfilename emacsdoc.info\n" | |
| 1040 | "@settitle Command Summary for GNU Emacs\n" | |
| 1041 | "@finalout\n" | |
| 1042 | "\n@node Top\n" | |
| 1043 | "@unnumbered Command Summary for GNU Emacs\n\n" | |
| 1044 | "@table @asis\n\n" | |
| 1045 | "@iftex\n" | |
| 1046 | "@global@let@ITEM@item\n" | |
| 1047 | "@def@item{@filbreak@vskip5pt@ITEM}\n" | |
| 1048 | "@font@tensy cmsy10 scaled @magstephalf\n" | |
| 1049 | "@font@teni cmmi10 scaled @magstephalf\n" | |
| 1050 | "@def\\{{@tensy@char110}}\n" ; this backslash goes with cmr10 | |
| 1051 | "@def|{{@tensy@char106}}\n" | |
| 1052 | "@def@{{{@tensy@char102}}\n" | |
| 1053 | "@def@}{{@tensy@char103}}\n" | |
| 1054 | "@def<{{@teni@char62}}\n" | |
| 1055 | "@def>{{@teni@char60}}\n" | |
| 1056 | "@chardef@@64\n" | |
| 1057 | "@catcode43=12\n" | |
| 1058 | "@tableindent-0.2in\n" | |
| 1059 | "@end iftex\n") | |
| 1060 | ;; Sort the array by name; within each name, by type (functions first). | |
| 1061 | (setq alist (sort alist (lambda (e1 e2) | |
| 1062 | (if (string-equal (car e1) (car e2)) | |
| 1063 | (<= (cadr e1) (cadr e2)) | |
| 1064 | (string-lessp (car e1) (car e2)))))) | |
| 1065 | ;; Print each function. | |
| 1066 | (dolist (e alist) | |
| 1067 | (insert "\n@item " | |
| 1068 | (if (char-equal (cadr e) ?\F) "Function" "Variable") | |
| 1069 | " @code{" (car e) "}\n@display\n" | |
| 1070 | (nth 2 e) | |
| 1071 | "\n@end display\n") | |
| 1072 | ;; Try to avoid a save size overflow in the TeX output routine. | |
| 1073 | (if (zerop (setq i (% (1+ i) 100))) | |
| 1074 | (insert "\n@end table\n@table @asis\n"))) | |
| 1075 | (insert "@end table\n" | |
| 1076 | "@bye\n") | |
| 1077 | (setq buffer-undo-list nil) | |
| 1078 | (texinfo-mode))) | |
| 1079 | ||
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1080 | (provide 'help-fns) |
| 1081 | ||
| 1113ff44 | 1082 | ;;; help-fns.el ends here |