From 5199bde17738aba58d6380ba5b334fd2a48b6621 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 13:40:37 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] In describe-function, print the parent of a derived mode.

* lisp/help-fns.el (describe-function-1): If the function is a derived
major mode, print the parent mode.
---
 lisp/ChangeLog   |  3 +++
 lisp/help-fns.el | 15 +++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 88289fc165..dde6bffe7f 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2011-05-28  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
 
+	* help-fns.el (describe-function-1): If the function is a derived
+	major mode, print the parent mode.
+
 	* progmodes/cc-mode.el (c-mode, c++-mode, objc-mode, java-mode)
 	(idl-mode, pike-mode, awk-mode): Inherit from prog-mode.
 
diff --git a/lisp/help-fns.el b/lisp/help-fns.el
index 97ce7ca44e..ed1bd836fb 100644
--- a/lisp/help-fns.el
+++ b/lisp/help-fns.el
@@ -557,6 +557,21 @@ suitable file is found, return nil."
 		(insert (car high) "\n")
 		(fill-region fill-begin (point)))
 	      (setq doc (cdr high))))
+
+	  ;; If this is a derived mode, link to the parent.
+	  (let ((parent-mode (and (symbolp real-function)
+				  (get real-function
+				       'derived-mode-parent))))
+	    (when parent-mode
+	      (with-current-buffer standard-output
+		(insert "\nParent mode: `")
+		(let ((beg (point)))
+		  (insert (format "%s" parent-mode))
+		  (make-text-button beg (point)
+				    'type 'help-function
+				    'help-args (list parent-mode))))
+	      (princ "'.\n")))
+
 	  (let* ((obsolete (and
 			    ;; function might be a lambda construct.
 			    (symbolp function)
-- 
2.20.1