1 ;;; help-fns.el --- Complex help functions
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1985-1986, 1993-1994, 1998-2011
4 ;; Free Software Foundation, Inc.
7 ;; Keywords: help, internal
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27 ;; This file contains those help commands which are complicated, and
28 ;; which may not be used in every session. For example
29 ;; `describe-function' will probably be heavily used when doing elisp
30 ;; programming, but not if just editing C files. Simpler help commands
38 (defun describe-function (function)
39 "Display the full documentation of FUNCTION (a symbol)."
41 (let ((fn (function-called-at-point))
42 (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
44 (setq val (completing-read (if fn
45 (format "Describe function (default %s): " fn)
46 "Describe function: ")
47 obarray 'fboundp t nil nil
48 (and fn (symbol-name fn))))
49 (list (if (equal val "")
52 (message "You didn't specify a function")
53 (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-function function)
54 (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
56 (with-help-window (help-buffer)
58 ;; Use " is " instead of a colon so that
59 ;; it is easier to get out the function name using forward-sexp.
61 (describe-function-1 function)
62 (with-current-buffer standard-output
63 ;; Return the text we displayed.
66 (defun help-split-fundoc (docstring def)
67 "Split a function DOCSTRING into the actual doc and the usage info.
68 Return (USAGE . DOC) or nil if there's no usage info.
69 DEF is the function whose usage we're looking for in DOCSTRING."
70 ;; Functions can get the calling sequence at the end of the doc string.
71 ;; In cases where `function' has been fset to a subr we can't search for
72 ;; function's name in the doc string so we use `fn' as the anonymous
73 ;; function name instead.
74 (when (and docstring (string-match "\n\n(fn\\(\\( .*\\)?)\\)\\'" docstring))
76 ;; Replace `fn' with the actual function name.
77 (if (consp def) "anonymous" def)
78 (match-string 1 docstring))
79 (unless (zerop (match-beginning 0))
80 (substring docstring 0 (match-beginning 0))))))
82 ;; FIXME: Move to subr.el?
83 (defun help-add-fundoc-usage (docstring arglist)
84 "Add the usage info to DOCSTRING.
85 If DOCSTRING already has a usage info, then just return it unchanged.
86 The usage info is built from ARGLIST. DOCSTRING can be nil.
87 ARGLIST can also be t or a string of the form \"(FUN ARG1 ARG2 ...)\"."
88 (unless (stringp docstring) (setq docstring ""))
89 (if (or (string-match "\n\n(fn\\(\\( .*\\)?)\\)\\'" docstring)
93 (if (string-match "\n?\n\\'" docstring)
94 (if (< (- (match-end 0) (match-beginning 0)) 2) "\n" "")
96 (if (and (stringp arglist)
97 (string-match "\\`([^ ]+\\(.*\\))\\'" arglist))
98 (concat "(fn" (match-string 1 arglist) ")")
99 (format "%S" (help-make-usage 'fn arglist))))))
101 ;; FIXME: Move to subr.el?
102 (defun help-function-arglist (def)
103 ;; Handle symbols aliased to other symbols.
104 (if (and (symbolp def) (fboundp def)) (setq def (indirect-function def)))
105 ;; If definition is a macro, find the function inside it.
106 (if (eq (car-safe def) 'macro) (setq def (cdr def)))
108 ((and (byte-code-function-p def) (integerp (aref def 0)))
109 (let* ((args-desc (aref def 0))
110 (max (lsh args-desc -8))
111 (min (logand args-desc 127))
112 (rest (logand args-desc 128))
115 (push (intern (concat "arg" (number-to-string (1+ i)))) arglist))
117 (push '&optional arglist)
118 (dotimes (i (- max min))
119 (push (intern (concat "arg" (number-to-string (+ 1 i min))))
121 (unless (zerop rest) (push '&rest arglist) (push 'rest arglist))
123 ((byte-code-function-p def) (aref def 0))
124 ((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda) (nth 1 def))
125 ((eq (car-safe def) 'closure) (nth 2 def))
127 (let ((arity (subr-arity def))
129 (dotimes (i (car arity))
130 (push (intern (concat "arg" (number-to-string (1+ i)))) arglist))
132 ((not (numberp (cdr arglist)))
133 (push '&rest arglist)
134 (push 'rest arglist))
135 ((< (car arity) (cdr arity))
136 (push '&optional arglist)
137 (dotimes (i (- (cdr arity) (car arity)))
138 (push (intern (concat "arg" (number-to-string
139 (+ 1 i (car arity)))))
142 ((and (eq (car-safe def) 'autoload) (not (eq (nth 4 def) 'keymap)))
143 "[Arg list not available until function definition is loaded.]")
146 ;; FIXME: Move to subr.el?
147 (defun help-make-usage (function arglist)
148 (cons (if (symbolp function) function 'anonymous)
149 (mapcar (lambda (arg)
150 (if (not (symbolp arg))
151 (if (and (consp arg) (symbolp (car arg)))
152 ;; CL style default values for optional args.
153 (cons (intern (upcase (symbol-name (car arg))))
156 (let ((name (symbol-name arg)))
158 ((string-match "\\`&" name) arg)
159 ((string-match "\\`_" name)
160 (intern (upcase (substring name 1))))
161 (t (intern (upcase name)))))))
164 ;; Could be this, if we make symbol-file do the work below.
165 ;; (defun help-C-file-name (subr-or-var kind)
166 ;; "Return the name of the C file where SUBR-OR-VAR is defined.
167 ;; KIND should be `var' for a variable or `subr' for a subroutine."
168 ;; (symbol-file (if (symbolp subr-or-var) subr-or-var
169 ;; (subr-name subr-or-var))
170 ;; (if (eq kind 'var) 'defvar 'defun)))
172 (defun help-C-file-name (subr-or-var kind)
173 "Return the name of the C file where SUBR-OR-VAR is defined.
174 KIND should be `var' for a variable or `subr' for a subroutine."
175 (let ((docbuf (get-buffer-create " *DOC*"))
176 (name (if (eq 'var kind)
177 (concat "V" (symbol-name subr-or-var))
178 (concat "F" (subr-name subr-or-var)))))
179 (with-current-buffer docbuf
180 (goto-char (point-min))
182 (insert-file-contents-literally
183 (expand-file-name internal-doc-file-name doc-directory)))
184 (let ((file (catch 'loop
186 (let ((pnt (search-forward (concat "
\1f" name "\n"))))
187 (re-search-backward "
\1fS\\(.*\\)")
188 (let ((file (match-string 1)))
189 (if (member file build-files)
191 (goto-char pnt))))))))
192 (if (string-match "^ns.*\\(\\.o\\|obj\\)\\'" file)
193 (setq file (replace-match ".m" t t file 1))
194 (if (string-match "\\.\\(o\\|obj\\)\\'" file)
195 (setq file (replace-match ".c" t t file))))
196 (if (string-match "\\.\\(c\\|m\\)\\'" file)
200 (defcustom help-downcase-arguments nil
201 "If non-nil, argument names in *Help* buffers are downcased."
206 (defun help-highlight-arg (arg)
207 "Highlight ARG as an argument name for a *Help* buffer.
208 Return ARG in face `help-argument-name'; ARG is also downcased
209 if the variable `help-downcase-arguments' is non-nil."
210 (propertize (if help-downcase-arguments (downcase arg) arg)
211 'face 'help-argument-name))
213 (defun help-do-arg-highlight (doc args)
214 (with-syntax-table (make-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
215 (modify-syntax-entry ?\- "w")
216 (dolist (arg args doc)
217 (setq doc (replace-regexp-in-string
218 ;; This is heuristic, but covers all common cases
220 (concat "\\<" ; beginning of word
221 "\\(?:[a-z-]*-\\)?" ; for xxx-ARG
225 "\\(?:es\\|s\\|th\\)?" ; for ARGth, ARGs
226 "\\(?:-[a-z0-9-]+\\)?" ; for ARG-xxx, ARG-n
227 "\\(?:-[{([<`\"].*?\\)?"; for ARG-{x}, (x), <x>, [x], `x'
229 (help-highlight-arg arg)
232 (defun help-highlight-arguments (usage doc &rest args)
233 (when (and usage (string-match "^(" usage))
236 (goto-char (point-min))
237 (let ((case-fold-search nil)
238 (next (not (or args (looking-at "\\["))))
240 ;; Make a list of all arguments
241 (skip-chars-forward "^ ")
243 (or opt (not (looking-at " &")) (setq opt t))
244 (if (not (re-search-forward " \\([\\[(]*\\)\\([^] &)\.]+\\)" nil t))
246 (setq args (cons (match-string 2) args))
247 (when (and opt (string= (match-string 1) "("))
248 ;; A pesky CL-style optional argument with default value,
249 ;; so let's skip over it
250 (search-backward "(")
251 (goto-char (scan-sexps (point) 1)))))
252 ;; Highlight aguments in the USAGE string
253 (setq usage (help-do-arg-highlight (buffer-string) args))
254 ;; Highlight arguments in the DOC string
255 (setq doc (and doc (help-do-arg-highlight doc args))))))
256 ;; Return value is like the one from help-split-fundoc, but highlighted
259 ;; The following function was compiled from the former functions
260 ;; `describe-simplify-lib-file-name' and `find-source-lisp-file' with
261 ;; some excerpts from `describe-function-1' and `describe-variable'.
262 ;; The only additional twists provided are (1) locate the defining file
263 ;; for autoloaded functions, and (2) give preference to files in the
264 ;; "install directory" (directories found via `load-path') rather than
265 ;; to files in the "compile directory" (directories found by searching
266 ;; the loaddefs.el file). We autoload it because it's also used by
267 ;; `describe-face' (instead of `describe-simplify-lib-file-name').
270 (defun find-lisp-object-file-name (object type)
271 "Guess the file that defined the Lisp object OBJECT, of type TYPE.
272 OBJECT should be a symbol associated with a function, variable, or face;
273 alternatively, it can be a function definition.
274 If TYPE is `defvar', search for a variable definition.
275 If TYPE is `defface', search for a face definition.
276 If TYPE is the value returned by `symbol-function' for a function symbol,
277 search for a function definition.
279 The return value is the absolute name of a readable file where OBJECT is
280 defined. If several such files exist, preference is given to a file
281 found via `load-path'. The return value can also be `C-source', which
282 means that OBJECT is a function or variable defined in C. If no
283 suitable file is found, return nil."
284 (let* ((autoloaded (eq (car-safe type) 'autoload))
285 (file-name (or (and autoloaded (nth 1 type))
287 object (if (memq type (list 'defvar 'defface))
292 ;; An autoloaded function: Locate the file since `symbol-function'
293 ;; has only returned a bare string here.
295 (locate-file file-name load-path '(".el" ".elc") 'readable)))
296 ((and (stringp file-name)
297 (string-match "[.]*loaddefs.el\\'" file-name))
298 ;; An autoloaded variable or face. Visit loaddefs.el in a buffer
299 ;; and try to extract the defining file. The following form is
300 ;; from `describe-function-1' and `describe-variable'.
303 (find-function-search-for-symbol object nil file-name)
306 (with-current-buffer (car location)
307 (goto-char (cdr location))
308 (when (re-search-backward
309 "^;;; Generated autoloads from \\(.*\\)" nil t)
312 (file-name-sans-extension
313 (match-string-no-properties 1))
314 load-path '(".el" ".elc") 'readable))))))))
317 ((and (not file-name) (subrp type))
318 ;; A built-in function. The form is from `describe-function-1'.
319 (if (get-buffer " *DOC*")
320 (help-C-file-name type 'subr)
322 ((and (not file-name) (symbolp object)
323 (integerp (get object 'variable-documentation)))
324 ;; A variable defined in C. The form is from `describe-variable'.
325 (if (get-buffer " *DOC*")
326 (help-C-file-name object 'var)
328 ((not (stringp file-name))
329 ;; If we don't have a file-name string by now, we lost.
331 ;; Now, `file-name' should have become an absolute file name.
332 ;; For files loaded from ~/.emacs.elc, try ~/.emacs.
334 (and (string-equal file-name
335 (expand-file-name ".emacs.elc" "~"))
336 (file-readable-p (setq fn (expand-file-name ".emacs" "~")))
338 ;; When the Elisp source file can be found in the install
339 ;; directory, return the name of that file.
341 (if (string-match "[.]elc\\'" file-name)
342 (substring-no-properties file-name 0 -1)
344 (or (and (file-readable-p lib-name) lib-name)
345 ;; The library might be compressed.
346 (and (file-readable-p (concat lib-name ".gz")) lib-name))))
347 ((let* ((lib-name (file-name-nondirectory file-name))
348 ;; The next form is from `describe-simplify-lib-file-name'.
350 ;; Try converting the absolute file name to a library
351 ;; name, convert that back to a file name and see if we
352 ;; get the original one. If so, they are equivalent.
353 (if (equal file-name (locate-file lib-name load-path '("")))
354 (if (string-match "[.]elc\\'" lib-name)
355 (substring-no-properties lib-name 0 -1)
358 ;; The next three forms are from `find-source-lisp-file'.
359 (elc-file (locate-file
361 (if (string-match "\\.el\\'" file-name)
364 load-path nil 'readable))
367 (insert-file-contents-literally elc-file nil 0 256)
370 (string-match ";;; from file \\(.*\\.el\\)" str)
371 (match-string 1 str))))
372 (and src-file (file-readable-p src-file) src-file))))))
374 (declare-function ad-get-advice-info "advice" (function))
377 (defun describe-function-1 (function)
378 (let* ((advised (and (symbolp function) (featurep 'advice)
379 (ad-get-advice-info function)))
380 ;; If the function is advised, use the symbol that has the
381 ;; real definition, if that symbol is already set up.
384 (let ((origname (cdr (assq 'origname advised))))
385 (and (fboundp origname) origname)))
387 ;; Get the real definition.
388 (def (if (symbolp real-function)
389 (symbol-function real-function)
392 (beg (if (commandp def) "an interactive " "a "))
393 (pt1 (with-current-buffer (help-buffer) (point)))
396 (cond ((or (stringp def) (vectorp def))
399 (if (eq 'unevalled (cdr (subr-arity def)))
400 (concat beg "special form")
401 (concat beg "built-in function")))
402 ((byte-code-function-p def)
403 (concat beg "compiled Lisp function"))
405 (while (and (fboundp def)
406 (symbolp (symbol-function def)))
407 (setq def (symbol-function def)))
408 ;; Handle (defalias 'foo 'bar), where bar is undefined.
409 (or (fboundp def) (setq errtype 'alias))
410 (format "an alias for `%s'" def))
411 ((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda)
412 (concat beg "Lisp function"))
413 ((eq (car-safe def) 'macro)
415 ((eq (car-safe def) 'closure)
416 (concat beg "Lisp closure"))
417 ((eq (car-safe def) 'autoload)
418 (format "%s autoloaded %s"
419 (if (commandp def) "an interactive" "an")
420 (if (eq (nth 4 def) 'keymap) "keymap"
421 (if (nth 4 def) "Lisp macro" "Lisp function"))))
424 (elts (cdr-safe def)))
426 (if (char-table-p (car-safe elts))
429 (setq elts (cdr-safe elts)))
435 (if (eq errtype 'alias)
436 (princ ",\nwhich is not defined. Please make a bug report.")
437 (with-current-buffer standard-output
440 (when (re-search-backward "alias for `\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
441 (help-xref-button 1 'help-function def)))))
443 (setq file-name (find-lisp-object-file-name function def))
446 ;; We used to add .el to the file name,
447 ;; but that's completely wrong when the user used load-file.
448 (princ (if (eq file-name 'C-source)
450 (file-name-nondirectory file-name)))
452 ;; Make a hyperlink to the library.
453 (with-current-buffer standard-output
455 (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
456 (help-xref-button 1 'help-function-def function file-name))))
458 (with-current-buffer (help-buffer)
459 (fill-region-as-paragraph (save-excursion (goto-char pt1) (forward-line 0) (point))
462 (when (commandp function)
463 (let ((pt2 (with-current-buffer (help-buffer) (point)))
464 (remapped (command-remapping function)))
465 (unless (memq remapped '(ignore undefined))
466 (let ((keys (where-is-internal
467 (or remapped function) overriding-local-map nil nil))
469 (if (and (eq function 'self-insert-command)
470 (vectorp (car-safe keys))
471 (consp (aref (car keys) 0)))
472 (princ "It is bound to many ordinary text characters.\n")
473 ;; Which non-control non-meta keys run this command?
475 (if (member (event-modifiers (aref key 0)) '(nil (shift)))
476 (push key non-modified-keys)))
478 (princ "It is remapped to `")
479 (princ (symbol-name remapped))
483 (princ (if remapped ", which is bound to " "It is bound to "))
484 ;; If lots of ordinary text characters run this command,
485 ;; don't mention them one by one.
486 (if (< (length non-modified-keys) 10)
487 (princ (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", "))
488 (dolist (key non-modified-keys)
489 (setq keys (delq key keys)))
492 (princ (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", "))
493 (princ ", and many ordinary text characters"))
494 (princ "many ordinary text characters"))))
495 (when (or remapped keys non-modified-keys)
499 (with-current-buffer (help-buffer)
500 (fill-region-as-paragraph pt2 (point))
501 (unless (looking-back "\n\n")
503 ;; Note that list* etc do not get this property until
504 ;; cl-hack-byte-compiler runs, after bytecomp is loaded.
505 (when (and (symbolp function)
506 (eq (get function 'byte-compile)
507 'cl-byte-compile-compiler-macro))
508 (princ "This function has a compiler macro")
509 (let ((lib (get function 'compiler-macro-file)))
511 (princ (format " in `%s'" lib))
512 (with-current-buffer standard-output
514 (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
515 (help-xref-button 1 'help-function-cmacro function lib)))))
517 (let* ((advertised (gethash def advertised-signature-table t))
518 (arglist (if (listp advertised)
519 advertised (help-function-arglist def)))
520 (doc (condition-case err (documentation function)
521 (error (format "No Doc! %S" err))))
522 (usage (help-split-fundoc doc function)))
523 (with-current-buffer standard-output
524 ;; If definition is a keymap, skip arglist note.
525 (unless (keymapp function)
526 (if usage (setq doc (cdr usage)))
528 ((and usage (not (listp advertised))) (car usage))
530 (format "%S" (help-make-usage function arglist)))
531 ((stringp arglist) arglist)
532 ;; Maybe the arglist is in the docstring of a symbol
533 ;; this one is aliased to.
534 ((let ((fun real-function))
535 (while (and (symbolp fun)
536 (setq fun (symbol-function fun))
537 (not (setq usage (help-split-fundoc
544 (format "\nMacro: %s" (format-kbd-macro def)))
545 (t "[Missing arglist. Please make a bug report.]")))
546 (high (help-highlight-arguments use doc)))
547 (let ((fill-begin (point)))
548 (insert (car high) "\n")
549 (fill-region fill-begin (point)))
550 (setq doc (cdr high))))
551 (let* ((obsolete (and
552 ;; function might be a lambda construct.
554 (get function 'byte-obsolete-info)))
555 (use (car obsolete)))
557 (princ "\nThis function is obsolete")
558 (when (nth 2 obsolete)
559 (insert (format " since %s" (nth 2 obsolete))))
560 (insert (cond ((stringp use) (concat ";\n" use))
561 (use (format ";\nuse `%s' instead." use))
565 (or doc "Not documented."))))))))
571 (defun variable-at-point (&optional any-symbol)
572 "Return the bound variable symbol found at or before point.
573 Return 0 if there is no such symbol.
574 If ANY-SYMBOL is non-nil, don't insist the symbol be bound."
575 (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
576 (or (condition-case ()
578 (or (not (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "_w")))
579 (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w)
580 (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?_)
582 (skip-chars-forward "'")
583 (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
584 (and (symbolp obj) (boundp obj) obj)))
586 (let* ((str (find-tag-default))
587 (sym (if str (intern-soft str))))
588 (if (and sym (or any-symbol (boundp sym)))
591 (when (and str (string-match "\\`\\W*\\(.*?\\)\\W*\\'" str))
592 (setq sym (intern-soft (match-string 1 str)))
593 (and (or any-symbol (boundp sym)) sym)))))
596 (defun describe-variable-custom-version-info (variable)
597 (let ((custom-version (get variable 'custom-version))
598 (cpv (get variable 'custom-package-version))
602 (format "This variable was introduced, or its default value was changed, in\nversion %s of Emacs.\n"
605 (let* ((package (car-safe cpv))
606 (version (if (listp (cdr-safe cpv))
609 (pkg-versions (assq package customize-package-emacs-version-alist))
610 (emacsv (cdr (assoc version pkg-versions))))
611 (if (and package version)
613 (format (concat "This variable was introduced, or its default value was changed, in\nversion %s of the %s package"
615 (format " that is part of Emacs %s" emacsv))
617 version package))))))
621 (defun describe-variable (variable &optional buffer frame)
622 "Display the full documentation of VARIABLE (a symbol).
623 Returns the documentation as a string, also.
624 If VARIABLE has a buffer-local value in BUFFER or FRAME
625 \(default to the current buffer and current frame),
626 it is displayed along with the global value."
628 (let ((v (variable-at-point))
629 (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
631 (setq val (completing-read (if (symbolp v)
633 "Describe variable (default %s): " v)
634 "Describe variable: ")
637 (or (special-variable-p vv)
638 (get vv 'variable-documentation)))
640 (if (symbolp v) (symbol-name v))))
641 (list (if (equal val "")
644 (unless (buffer-live-p buffer) (setq buffer (current-buffer)))
645 (unless (frame-live-p frame) (setq frame (selected-frame)))
646 (if (not (symbolp variable))
647 (message "You did not specify a variable")
649 (let ((valvoid (not (with-current-buffer buffer (boundp variable))))
650 val val-start-pos locus)
651 ;; Extract the value before setting up the output buffer,
652 ;; in case `buffer' *is* the output buffer.
654 (with-selected-frame frame
655 (with-current-buffer buffer
656 (setq val (symbol-value variable)
657 locus (variable-binding-locus variable)))))
658 (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-variable variable buffer)
659 (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
660 (with-help-window (help-buffer)
661 (with-current-buffer buffer
663 (setq file-name (find-lisp-object-file-name variable 'defvar))
667 (princ " is a variable defined in `")
668 (princ (if (eq file-name 'C-source)
670 (file-name-nondirectory file-name)))
672 (with-current-buffer standard-output
674 (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
675 (help-xref-button 1 'help-variable-def
676 variable file-name)))
678 (princ "It is void as a variable.")
681 (princ " is void as a variable.")
684 (with-current-buffer standard-output
685 (setq val-start-pos (point))
687 (let ((from (point)))
690 (if (< (point) (+ 68 (line-beginning-position 0)))
691 (delete-region from (1+ from))
692 (delete-region (1- from) from))
693 (let* ((sv (get variable 'standard-value))
694 (origval (and (consp 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")
704 (if (< (point) (+ from 20))
705 (delete-region (1- from) from)))))))
709 (princ (format "%socal in buffer %s; "
710 (if (get variable 'permanent-local)
713 (princ (format "It is a frame-local variable; ")))
714 (if (not (default-boundp variable))
715 (princ "globally void")
716 (let ((val (default-value variable)))
717 (with-current-buffer standard-output
718 (princ "global value is ")
720 ;; Fixme: pp can take an age if you happen to
721 ;; ask for a very large expression. We should
722 ;; probably print it raw once and check it's a
723 ;; sensible size before prettyprinting. -- fx
724 (let ((from (point)))
726 ;; See previous comment for this function.
727 ;; (help-xref-on-pp from (point))
728 (if (< (point) (+ from 20))
729 (delete-region (1- from) from))))))
732 ;; If the value is large, move it to the end.
733 (with-current-buffer standard-output
734 (when (> (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)) 10)
735 ;; Note that setting the syntax table like below
736 ;; makes forward-sexp move over a `'s' at the end
738 (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
739 (goto-char val-start-pos)
740 ;; The line below previously read as
741 ;; (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
742 ;; which suppressed display of the buffer local value for
744 (when (looking-at "value is") (replace-match ""))
746 (insert "\n\nValue:")
747 (set (make-local-variable 'help-button-cache)
749 (insert "value is shown ")
750 (insert-button "below"
751 'action help-button-cache
753 'help-echo "mouse-2, RET: show value")
757 (let* ((alias (condition-case nil
758 (indirect-variable variable)
760 (obsolete (get variable 'byte-obsolete-variable))
762 (safe-var (get variable 'safe-local-variable))
763 (doc (or (documentation-property variable 'variable-documentation)
764 (documentation-property alias 'variable-documentation)))
766 ;; Add a note for variables that have been make-var-buffer-local.
767 (when (and (local-variable-if-set-p variable)
768 (or (not (local-variable-p variable))
770 (local-variable-if-set-p variable))))
772 (princ " Automatically becomes buffer-local when set in any fashion.\n"))
774 ;; Mention if it's an alias
775 (unless (eq alias variable)
777 (princ (format " This variable is an alias for `%s'.\n" alias)))
781 (princ " This variable is obsolete")
782 (if (cdr obsolete) (princ (format " since %s" (cdr obsolete))))
783 (princ (cond ((stringp use) (concat ";\n " use))
784 (use (format ";\n use `%s' instead." (car obsolete)))
788 (when (member (cons variable val) file-local-variables-alist)
790 (if (member (cons variable val) dir-local-variables-alist)
791 (let ((file (and (buffer-file-name)
792 (not (file-remote-p (buffer-file-name)))
793 (dir-locals-find-file
794 (buffer-file-name))))
796 (princ " This variable is a directory local variable")
798 (if (consp file) ; result from cache
799 ;; If the cache element has an mtime, we
800 ;; assume it came from a file.
802 (setq file (expand-file-name
803 dir-locals-file (car file)))
804 ;; Otherwise, assume it was set directly.
805 (setq type "directory")))
806 (princ (format "\n from the %s \"%s\"" type file)))
808 (princ " This variable is a file local variable.\n")))
810 (when (memq variable ignored-local-variables)
812 (princ " This variable is ignored when used as a file local \
815 ;; Can be both risky and safe, eg auto-fill-function.
816 (when (risky-local-variable-p variable)
818 (princ " This variable is potentially risky when used as a \
819 file local variable.\n")
820 (when (assq variable safe-local-variable-values)
821 (princ " However, you have added it to \
822 `safe-local-variable-values'.\n")))
826 (princ " This variable is safe as a file local variable ")
827 (princ "if its value\n satisfies the predicate ")
828 (princ (if (byte-code-function-p safe-var)
829 "which is byte-compiled expression.\n"
830 (format "`%s'.\n" safe-var))))
832 (if extra-line (terpri))
833 (princ "Documentation:\n")
834 (with-current-buffer standard-output
835 (insert (or doc "Not documented as a variable."))))
837 ;; Make a link to customize if this variable can be customized.
838 (when (custom-variable-p variable)
839 (let ((customize-label "customize"))
842 (princ (concat "You can " customize-label " this variable."))
843 (with-current-buffer standard-output
846 (concat "\\(" customize-label "\\)") nil t)
847 (help-xref-button 1 'help-customize-variable variable))))
848 ;; Note variable's version or package version
849 (let ((output (describe-variable-custom-version-info variable)))
855 (with-current-buffer standard-output
856 ;; Return the text we displayed.
857 (buffer-string))))))))
861 (defun describe-syntax (&optional buffer)
862 "Describe the syntax specifications in the syntax table of BUFFER.
863 The descriptions are inserted in a help buffer, which is then displayed.
864 BUFFER defaults to the current buffer."
866 (setq buffer (or buffer (current-buffer)))
867 (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-syntax buffer)
868 (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
869 (with-help-window (help-buffer)
870 (let ((table (with-current-buffer buffer (syntax-table))))
871 (with-current-buffer standard-output
872 (describe-vector table 'internal-describe-syntax-value)
873 (while (setq table (char-table-parent table))
874 (insert "\nThe parent syntax table is:")
875 (describe-vector table 'internal-describe-syntax-value))))))
877 (defun help-describe-category-set (value)
879 ((null value) "default")
880 ((char-table-p value) "deeper char-table ...")
881 (t (condition-case err
882 (category-set-mnemonics value)
883 (error "invalid"))))))
886 (defun describe-categories (&optional buffer)
887 "Describe the category specifications in the current category table.
888 The descriptions are inserted in a buffer, which is then displayed.
889 If BUFFER is non-nil, then describe BUFFER's category table instead.
890 BUFFER should be a buffer or a buffer name."
892 (setq buffer (or buffer (current-buffer)))
893 (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-categories buffer)
894 (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
895 (with-help-window (help-buffer)
896 (let* ((table (with-current-buffer buffer (category-table)))
897 (docs (char-table-extra-slot table 0)))
898 (if (or (not (vectorp docs)) (/= (length docs) 95))
899 (error "Invalid first extra slot in this category table\n"))
900 (with-current-buffer standard-output
901 (insert "Legend of category mnemonics (see the tail for the longer description)\n")
902 (let ((pos (point)) (items 0) lines n)
904 (if (aref docs i) (setq items (1+ items))))
905 (setq lines (1+ (/ (1- items) 4)))
908 (let ((elt (aref docs i)))
910 (string-match ".*" elt)
911 (setq elt (match-string 0 elt))
912 (if (>= (length elt) 17)
913 (setq elt (concat (substring elt 0 14) "...")))
914 (if (< (point) (point-max))
915 (move-to-column (* 20 (/ n lines)) t))
916 (insert (+ i ?\s) ?: elt)
917 (if (< (point) (point-max))
921 (if (= (% n lines) 0)
923 (goto-char (point-max))
925 "character(s)\tcategory mnemonics\n"
926 "------------\t------------------")
927 (describe-vector table 'help-describe-category-set)
928 (insert "Legend of category mnemonics:\n")
930 (let ((elt (aref docs i)))
932 (if (string-match "\n" elt)
933 (setq elt (substring elt (match-end 0))))
934 (insert (+ i ?\s) ": " elt "\n"))))
935 (while (setq table (char-table-parent table))
936 (insert "\nThe parent category table is:")
937 (describe-vector table 'help-describe-category-set))))))
940 ;;; Replacements for old lib-src/ programs. Don't seem especially useful.
942 ;; Replaces lib-src/digest-doc.c.
944 (defun doc-file-to-man (file)
945 "Produce an nroff buffer containing the doc-strings from the DOC file."
946 (interactive (list (read-file-name "Name of DOC file: " doc-directory
947 internal-doc-file-name t)))
948 (or (file-readable-p file)
949 (error "Cannot read file `%s'" file))
950 (pop-to-buffer (generate-new-buffer "*man-doc*"))
951 (setq buffer-undo-list t)
952 (insert ".TH \"Command Summary for GNU Emacs\"\n"
953 ".AU Richard M. Stallman\n")
954 (insert-file-contents file)
956 (while (search-forward "
\1f" nil 'move)
958 (delete-region (1- (point)) (line-end-position))
964 (insert (if (looking-at "F") "Function " "Variable "))
967 (insert ".DS L\n"))))
969 (setq buffer-undo-list nil)
972 ;; Replaces lib-src/sorted-doc.c.
974 (defun doc-file-to-info (file)
975 "Produce a texinfo buffer with sorted doc-strings from the DOC file."
976 (interactive (list (read-file-name "Name of DOC file: " doc-directory
977 internal-doc-file-name t)))
978 (or (file-readable-p file)
979 (error "Cannot read file `%s'" file))
980 (let ((i 0) type name doc alist)
982 (insert-file-contents file)
983 ;; The characters "@{}" need special treatment.
984 (while (re-search-forward "[@{}]" nil t)
988 (goto-char (point-min))
989 (while (search-forward "
\1f" nil t)
990 (unless (looking-at "S")
991 (setq type (char-after)
992 name (buffer-substring (1+ (point)) (line-end-position))
993 doc (buffer-substring (line-beginning-position 2)
994 (if (search-forward "
\1f" nil 'move)
997 alist (cons (list name type doc) alist))
999 (pop-to-buffer (generate-new-buffer "*info-doc*"))
1000 (setq buffer-undo-list t)
1001 ;; Write the output header.
1002 (insert "\\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-\n"
1003 "@setfilename emacsdoc.info\n"
1004 "@settitle Command Summary for GNU Emacs\n"
1007 "@unnumbered Command Summary for GNU Emacs\n\n"
1010 "@global@let@ITEM@item\n"
1011 "@def@item{@filbreak@vskip5pt@ITEM}\n"
1012 "@font@tensy cmsy10 scaled @magstephalf\n"
1013 "@font@teni cmmi10 scaled @magstephalf\n"
1014 "@def\\{{@tensy@char110}}\n" ; this backslash goes with cmr10
1015 "@def|{{@tensy@char106}}\n"
1016 "@def@{{{@tensy@char102}}\n"
1017 "@def@}{{@tensy@char103}}\n"
1018 "@def<{{@teni@char62}}\n"
1019 "@def>{{@teni@char60}}\n"
1022 "@tableindent-0.2in\n"
1024 ;; Sort the array by name; within each name, by type (functions first).
1025 (setq alist (sort alist (lambda (e1 e2)
1026 (if (string-equal (car e1) (car e2))
1027 (<= (cadr e1) (cadr e2))
1028 (string-lessp (car e1) (car e2))))))
1029 ;; Print each function.
1032 (if (char-equal (cadr e) ?\F) "Function" "Variable")
1033 " @code{" (car e) "}\n@display\n"
1036 ;; Try to avoid a save size overflow in the TeX output routine.
1037 (if (zerop (setq i (% (1+ i) 100)))
1038 (insert "\n@end table\n@table @asis\n")))
1039 (insert "@end table\n"
1041 (setq buffer-undo-list nil)
1046 ;;; help-fns.el ends here