Re: Customizing Synopsis output

Tim Cas <[email protected]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 17:34:51 +0100
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Okay, now...

You can find the scripts here:
https://github.com/SIEGE/siege/tree/master/doc
(synopsis.py and synopsis.sh)

FileListing is the one that doesn't work:
http://codepad.org/3U49m0TI

As for the file tree, here are the generated HTML docs:
http://docs.libsiege.org/html/

The tree on the top-left doesn't work.

On 9 February 2012 17:17, Tim Cas <[email protected]> wrote:

> Can you elaborate a little on what you mean by 'as constants' ? Macros
>> and constants have quite different semantics, so I document them
>> differently. Are you merely asking to change the heading in HTML output
>> to not have the word 'Macro' in it ? Or something more involved ?
>>
> Yes, that's exactly what I meant - some other word, since I use a lot of
> those I'd like to separate those from function macros.
>
>
> OK, I have to look into that. Can you provide a specific test case
>> that's not working ?
>>
> Well, just create anything with subdirectories - the little arrows that
> are supposed to open subdirs in the index do absolutely nothing; and before
> you ask, yes, Javascript is enabled.
>
>
> Right. Have you tried using a different view ? Perhaps the 'ModuleView'
>> (which is used by default) makes indeed no sense for C projects (which
>> don't have any nested scopes).
>
> I've tried a ton of others, I can't even remember which ones - some would
> simply fail to operate (because of a Python exception).
>
>
> Can you please provide a minimal test case showing the behavior ?
>>
> I will once I reboot to FreeBSD - but basically, the name index seems to
> contain only structs and some other things, but no functions.
>
>
> There are different views that display information in different ways.
>> The "ModuleView" shows information per scope, and thus groups all
>> "global" symbols in a single view. There are also "FileListing" and
>> similar views that present per-file symbols (with docs).
>
> See above.
>
>
> What format are you using ? There is no direct TeX format in Synopsis.
>>
> Sorry, meant Texinfo.
>
>
> You may be interested in the DocBook formatter, from which man pages and
>> pdf docs can be generated.
>
> Hm, I didn't realize that DocBooks can also generate manpages... I'll have
> to take a look at that.
>
> On 9 February 2012 17:04, Stefan Seefeld <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 01/30/2012 06:46 PM, Tim Cas wrote:
>> > Hey there, I'm working on getting the output of Synopsis customized for
>> > my game engine: http://libsiege.org <http://libsiege.org/>
>> >
>> > I've managed to get the pages and index to ignore anything with a '`'
>> > (anonymous unions/structs) or '_' (private members) prefixes, but I
>> > still have some problems:
>> >
>> > - constants (for which I use #define's) are shown as macros - I'd like
>> > to show them as constants
>>
>> Can you elaborate a little on what you mean by 'as constants' ? Macros
>> and constants have quite different semantics, so I document them
>> differently. Are you merely asking to change the heading in HTML output
>> to not have the word 'Macro' in it ? Or something more involved ?
>>
>> > - the file tree doesn't work (I cannot open any subdirectories)
>>
>> OK, I have to look into that. Can you provide a specific test case
>> that's not working ?
>>
>> > - I can't find a way to rename "Global Namespace" to something else
>> > (this is C, not C++, so that name doesn't make much sense)
>>
>> Right. Have you tried using a different view ? Perhaps the 'ModuleView'
>> (which is used by default) makes indeed no sense for C projects (which
>> don't have any nested scopes).
>>
>> > - name index is missing functions (I can only see structs and defines
>> there)
>>
>> Can you please provide a minimal test case showing the behavior ?
>>
>>
>> > - everything is in globals.html (instead of per-file stuff, say
>> > foo/bar.h.html for items located in in foo/bar.h)
>>
>> There are different views that display information in different ways.
>> The "ModuleView" shows information per scope, and thus groups all
>> "global" symbols in a single view. There are also "FileListing" and
>> similar views that present per-file symbols (with docs).
>>
>> > - Texlive output is broken on my end...?
>>
>> What format are you using ? There is no direct TeX format in Synopsis.
>>
>> > I'll also have to find out how to get manpage output up and running,
>> > plus (I suppose) LaTeX/PDF.
>>
>> You may be interested in the DocBook formatter, from which man pages and
>> pdf docs can be generated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>                Stefan
>>
>> --
>>
>>      ...ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin...
>>
>
>

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Okay, now...<br><br>You can find the scripts here:<br><a href=3D"https://gi=
thub.com/SIEGE/siege/tree/master/doc">https://github.com/SIEGE/siege/tree/m=
aster/doc</a><br>(synopsis.py and synopsis.sh)<br><br>FileListing is the on=
e that doesn&#39;t work:<br>
<a href=3D"http://codepad.org/3U49m0TI">http://codepad.org/3U49m0TI</a><br>=
<br>As for the file tree, here are the generated HTML docs:<br><a href=3D"h=
ttp://docs.libsiege.org/html/">http://docs.libsiege.org/html/</a><br><br>Th=
e tree on the top-left doesn&#39;t work.<br>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 9 February 2012 17:17, Tim Cas <span dir=
=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]=
</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class=3D"im"><blockquote style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left=
:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote">Can you=
 elaborate a little on what you mean by &#39;as constants&#39; ? Macros<br>
and constants have quite different semantics, so I document them<br>
differently. Are you merely asking to change the heading in HTML output<br>
to not have the word &#39;Macro&#39; in it ? Or something more involved ?<b=
r></blockquote></div>Yes, that&#39;s exactly what I meant - some other word=
, since I use a lot of those I&#39;d like to separate those from function m=
acros.<div class=3D"im">
<br>
<br><blockquote style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb=
(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote">OK, I have to look in=
to that. Can you provide a specific test case<br>
that&#39;s not working ?<br></blockquote></div><div>Well, just create anyth=
ing with subdirectories - the little arrows that are supposed to open subdi=
rs in the index do absolutely nothing; and before you ask, yes, Javascript =
is enabled.<div class=3D"im">
<br>
<br><blockquote style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb=
(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote">Right. Have you tried=
 using a different view ? Perhaps the &#39;ModuleView&#39;<br>
(which is used by default) makes indeed no sense for C projects (which<br>
don&#39;t have any nested scopes).</blockquote></div><div>I&#39;ve tried a =
ton of others, I can&#39;t even remember which ones - some would simply fai=
l to operate (because of a Python exception).<div class=3D"im"><br><br><blo=
ckquote style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204=
,204);padding-left:1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote">

Can you please provide a minimal test case showing the behavior ?<br></bloc=
kquote></div><div>I will once I reboot to FreeBSD - but basically, the name=
 index seems to contain only structs and some other things, but no function=
s.<div class=3D"im">
<br>
<br><blockquote style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb=
(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote">There are different v=
iews that display information in different ways.<br>
The &quot;ModuleView&quot; shows information per scope, and thus groups all=
<br>
&quot;global&quot; symbols in a single view. There are also &quot;FileListi=
ng&quot; and<br>
similar views that present per-file symbols (with docs).</blockquote></div>=
<div>See above.<div class=3D"im"><br><br><blockquote style=3D"margin:0pt 0p=
t 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class=
=3D"gmail_quote">
What format are you using ? There is no direct TeX format in Synopsis.<br>
</blockquote></div><div>Sorry, meant Texinfo.<div class=3D"im"><br><br><blo=
ckquote style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204=
,204);padding-left:1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote">You may be interested in the =
DocBook formatter, from which man pages and<br>


pdf docs can be generated.</blockquote></div><div>Hm, I didn&#39;t realize =
that DocBooks can also generate manpages... I&#39;ll have to take a look at=
 that. <br></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div c=
lass=3D"h5">
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">
On 9 February 2012 17:04, Stefan Seefeld <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</s=
pan> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex=
;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<div>On 01/30/2012 06:46 PM, Tim Cas wrote:<br>
&gt; Hey there, I&#39;m working on getting the output of Synopsis customize=
d for<br>
</div>&gt; my game engine: <a href=3D"http://libsiege.org" target=3D"_blank=
">http://libsiege.org</a> &lt;<a href=3D"http://libsiege.org/" target=3D"_b=
lank">http://libsiege.org/</a>&gt;<br>
<div>&gt;<br>
&gt; I&#39;ve managed to get the pages and index to ignore anything with a =
&#39;`&#39;<br>
&gt; (anonymous unions/structs) or &#39;_&#39; (private members) prefixes, =
but I<br>
&gt; still have some problems:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; - constants (for which I use #define&#39;s) are shown as macros - I&#3=
9;d like<br>
&gt; to show them as constants<br>
<br>
</div>Can you elaborate a little on what you mean by &#39;as constants&#39;=
 ? Macros<br>
and constants have quite different semantics, so I document them<br>
differently. Are you merely asking to change the heading in HTML output<br>
to not have the word &#39;Macro&#39; in it ? Or something more involved ?<b=
r>
<div><br>
&gt; - the file tree doesn&#39;t work (I cannot open any subdirectories)<br=
>
<br>
</div>OK, I have to look into that. Can you provide a specific test case<br=
>
that&#39;s not working ?<br>
<div><br>
&gt; - I can&#39;t find a way to rename &quot;Global Namespace&quot; to som=
ething else<br>
&gt; (this is C, not C++, so that name doesn&#39;t make much sense)<br>
<br>
</div>Right. Have you tried using a different view ? Perhaps the &#39;Modul=
eView&#39;<br>
(which is used by default) makes indeed no sense for C projects (which<br>
don&#39;t have any nested scopes).<br>
<div><br>
&gt; - name index is missing functions (I can only see structs and defines =
there)<br>
<br>
</div>Can you please provide a minimal test case showing the behavior ?<br>
<div><br>
<br>
&gt; - everything is in globals.html (instead of per-file stuff, say<br>
&gt; foo/bar.h.html for items located in in foo/bar.h)<br>
<br>
</div>There are different views that display information in different ways.=
<br>
The &quot;ModuleView&quot; shows information per scope, and thus groups all=
<br>
&quot;global&quot; symbols in a single view. There are also &quot;FileListi=
ng&quot; and<br>
similar views that present per-file symbols (with docs).<br>
<div><br>
&gt; - Texlive output is broken on my end...?<br>
<br>
</div>What format are you using ? There is no direct TeX format in Synopsis=
.<br>
<div><br>
&gt; I&#39;ll also have to find out how to get manpage output up and runnin=
g,<br>
&gt; plus (I suppose) LaTeX/PDF.<br>
<br>
</div>You may be interested in the DocBook formatter, from which man pages =
and<br>
pdf docs can be generated.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Stefan<br>
<span><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
--<br>
<br>
 =A0 =A0 =A0...ich hab&#39; noch einen Koffer in Berlin...<br>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br>

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