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1#!/usr/bin/perl -w
2#
3# Unconditionally regenerate:
4#
5# pod/perlintern.pod
6# pod/perlapi.pod
7#
8# from information stored in
9#
10# embed.fnc
11# plus all the .c and .h files listed in MANIFEST
12#
13# Has an optional arg, which is the directory to chdir to before reading
14# MANIFEST and *.[ch].
15#
16# This script is invoked as part of 'make all'
17#
18# '=head1' are the only headings looked for. If the first non-blank line after
19# the heading begins with a word character, it is considered to be the first
20# line of documentation that applies to the heading itself. That is, it is
21# output immediately after the heading, before the first function, and not
22# indented. The next input line that is a pod directive terminates this
23# heading-level documentation.
24
25use strict;
26
27if (@ARGV) {
28 my $workdir = shift;
29 chdir $workdir
30 or die "Couldn't chdir to '$workdir': $!";
31}
32require 'regen/regen_lib.pl';
33require 'regen/embed_lib.pl';
34
35#
36# See database of global and static function prototypes in embed.fnc
37# This is used to generate prototype headers under various configurations,
38# export symbols lists for different platforms, and macros to provide an
39# implicit interpreter context argument.
40#
41
42my %docs;
43my %funcflags;
44my %macro = (
45 ax => 1,
46 items => 1,
47 ix => 1,
48 svtype => 1,
49 );
50my %missing;
51
52my $curheader = "Unknown section";
53
54sub autodoc ($$) { # parse a file and extract documentation info
55 my($fh,$file) = @_;
56 my($in, $doc, $line, $header_doc);
57
58 # Count lines easier
59 my $get_next_line = sub { $line++; return <$fh> };
60
61FUNC:
62 while (defined($in = $get_next_line->())) {
63 if ($in =~ /^#\s*define\s+([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z_0-9]+)\(/ &&
64 ($file ne 'embed.h' || $file ne 'proto.h')) {
65 $macro{$1} = $file;
66 next FUNC;
67 }
68 if ($in=~ /^=head1 (.*)/) {
69 $curheader = $1;
70
71 # If the next non-space line begins with a word char, then it is
72 # the start of heading-ldevel documentation.
73 if (defined($doc = $get_next_line->())) {
74 # Skip over empty lines
75 while ($doc =~ /^\s+$/) {
76 if (! defined($doc = $get_next_line->())) {
77 next FUNC;
78 }
79 }
80
81 if ($doc !~ /^\w/) {
82 $in = $doc;
83 redo FUNC;
84 }
85 $header_doc = $doc;
86
87 # Continue getting the heading-level documentation until read
88 # in any pod directive (or as a fail-safe, find a closing
89 # comment to this pod in a C language file
90HDR_DOC:
91 while (defined($doc = $get_next_line->())) {
92 if ($doc =~ /^=\w/) {
93 $in = $doc;
94 redo FUNC;
95 }
96
97 if ($doc =~ m:^\s*\*/$:) {
98 warn "=cut missing? $file:$line:$doc";;
99 last HDR_DOC;
100 }
101 $header_doc .= $doc;
102 }
103 }
104 next FUNC;
105 }
106 if ($in =~ /^=for\s+apidoc\s+(.*?)\s*\n/) {
107 my $proto = $1;
108 $proto = "||$proto" unless $proto =~ /\|/;
109 my($flags, $ret, $name, @args) = split /\|/, $proto;
110 my $docs = "";
111DOC:
112 while (defined($doc = $get_next_line->())) {
113 last DOC if $doc =~ /^=\w+/;
114 if ($doc =~ m:^\*/$:) {
115 warn "=cut missing? $file:$line:$doc";;
116 last DOC;
117 }
118 $docs .= $doc;
119 }
120 $docs = "\n$docs" if $docs and $docs !~ /^\n/;
121
122 # Check the consistency of the flags
123 my ($embed_where, $inline_where);
124 my ($embed_may_change, $inline_may_change);
125
126 my $docref = delete $funcflags{$name};
127 if ($docref and %$docref) {
128 $embed_where = $docref->{flags} =~ /A/ ? 'api' : 'guts';
129 $embed_may_change = $docref->{flags} =~ /M/;
130 $flags .= 'D' if $docref->{flags} =~ /D/;
131 } else {
132 $missing{$name} = $file;
133 }
134 if ($flags =~ /m/) {
135 $inline_where = $flags =~ /A/ ? 'api' : 'guts';
136 $inline_may_change = $flags =~ /x/;
137
138 if (defined $embed_where && $inline_where ne $embed_where) {
139 warn "Function '$name' inconsistency: embed.fnc says $embed_where, Pod says $inline_where";
140 }
141
142 if (defined $embed_may_change
143 && $inline_may_change ne $embed_may_change) {
144 my $message = "Function '$name' inconsistency: ";
145 if ($embed_may_change) {
146 $message .= "embed.fnc says 'may change', Pod does not";
147 } else {
148 $message .= "Pod says 'may change', embed.fnc does not";
149 }
150 warn $message;
151 }
152 } elsif (!defined $embed_where) {
153 warn "Unable to place $name!\n";
154 next;
155 } else {
156 $inline_where = $embed_where;
157 $flags .= 'x' if $embed_may_change;
158 @args = @{$docref->{args}};
159 $ret = $docref->{retval};
160 }
161
162 if (exists $docs{$inline_where}{$curheader}{$name}) {
163 warn "$0: duplicate API entry for '$name' in $inline_where/$curheader\n";
164 next;
165 }
166 $docs{$inline_where}{$curheader}{$name}
167 = [$flags, $docs, $ret, $file, @args];
168
169 # Create a special entry with an empty-string name for the
170 # heading-level documentation.
171 if (defined $header_doc) {
172 $docs{$inline_where}{$curheader}{""} = $header_doc;
173 undef $header_doc;
174 }
175
176 if (defined $doc) {
177 if ($doc =~ /^=(?:for|head)/) {
178 $in = $doc;
179 redo FUNC;
180 }
181 } else {
182 warn "$file:$line:$in";
183 }
184 }
185 }
186}
187
188sub docout ($$$) { # output the docs for one function
189 my($fh, $name, $docref) = @_;
190 my($flags, $docs, $ret, $file, @args) = @$docref;
191 $name =~ s/\s*$//;
192
193 if ($flags =~ /D/) {
194 $docs = "\n\nDEPRECATED! It is planned to remove this function from a
195future release of Perl. Do not use it for new code; remove it from
196existing code.\n\n$docs";
197 }
198 else {
199 $docs = "\n\nNOTE: this function is experimental and may change or be
200removed without notice.\n\n$docs" if $flags =~ /x/;
201 }
202 $docs .= "NOTE: the perl_ form of this function is deprecated.\n\n"
203 if $flags =~ /p/;
204 $docs .= "NOTE: this function must be explicitly called as Perl_$name with an aTHX_ parameter.\n\n"
205 if $flags =~ /o/;
206
207 print $fh "=item $name\nX<$name>\n$docs";
208
209 if ($flags =~ /U/) { # no usage
210 # nothing
211 } elsif ($flags =~ /s/) { # semicolon ("dTHR;")
212 print $fh "\t\t$name;\n\n";
213 } elsif ($flags =~ /n/) { # no args
214 print $fh "\t$ret\t$name\n\n";
215 } else { # full usage
216 my $p = $flags =~ /o/; # no #define foo Perl_foo
217 my $n = "Perl_"x$p . $name;
218 my $large_ret = length $ret > 7;
219 my $indent_size = 7+8 # nroff: 7 under =head + 8 under =item
220 +8+($large_ret ? 1 + length $ret : 8)
221 +length($n) + 1;
222 my $indent;
223 print $fh "\t$ret" . ($large_ret ? ' ' : "\t") . "$n(";
224 my $long_args;
225 for (@args) {
226 if ($indent_size + 2 + length > 79) {
227 $long_args=1;
228 $indent_size -= length($n) - 3;
229 last;
230 }
231 }
232 my $args = '';
233 if ($p) {
234 $args = @args ? "pTHX_ " : "pTHX";
235 if ($long_args) { print $fh $args; $args = '' }
236 }
237 $long_args and print $fh "\n";
238 my $first = !$long_args;
239 while () {
240 if (!@args or
241 length $args
242 && $indent_size + 3 + length($args[0]) + length $args > 79
243 ) {
244 print $fh
245 $first ? '' : (
246 $indent //=
247 "\t".($large_ret ? " " x (1+length $ret) : "\t")
248 ." "x($long_args ? 4 : 1 + length $n)
249 ),
250 $args, (","x($args ne 'pTHX_ ') . "\n")x!!@args;
251 $args = $first = '';
252 }
253 @args or last;
254 $args .= ", "x!!(length $args && $args ne 'pTHX_ ')
255 . shift @args;
256 }
257 if ($long_args) { print $fh "\n", substr $indent, 0, -4 }
258 print $fh ")\n\n";
259 }
260 print $fh "=for hackers\nFound in file $file\n\n";
261}
262
263sub sort_helper {
264 # Do a case-insensitive dictionary sort, with only alphabetics
265 # significant, falling back to using everything for determinancy
266 return (uc($a =~ s/[[^:alpha]]//r) cmp uc($b =~ s/[[^:alpha]]//r))
267 || uc($a) cmp uc($b)
268 || $a cmp $b;
269}
270
271sub output {
272 my ($podname, $header, $dochash, $missing, $footer) = @_;
273 my $fh = open_new("pod/$podname.pod", undef,
274 {by => "$0 extracting documentation",
275 from => 'the C source files'}, 1);
276
277 print $fh $header;
278
279 my $key;
280 for $key (sort sort_helper keys %$dochash) {
281 my $section = $dochash->{$key};
282 print $fh "\n=head1 $key\n\n";
283
284 # Output any heading-level documentation and delete so won't get in
285 # the way later
286 if (exists $section->{""}) {
287 print $fh $section->{""} . "\n";
288 delete $section->{""};
289 }
290 print $fh "=over 8\n\n";
291
292 for my $key (sort sort_helper keys %$section) {
293 docout($fh, $key, $section->{$key});
294 }
295 print $fh "\n=back\n";
296 }
297
298 if (@$missing) {
299 print $fh "\n=head1 Undocumented functions\n\n";
300 print $fh $podname eq 'perlapi' ? <<'_EOB_' : <<'_EOB_';
301The following functions have been flagged as part of the public API,
302but are currently undocumented. Use them at your own risk, as the
303interfaces are subject to change. Functions that are not listed in this
304document are not intended for public use, and should NOT be used under any
305circumstances.
306
307If you feel you need to use one of these functions, first send email to
308L<perl5-porters@perl.org|mailto:perl5-porters@perl.org>. It may be
309that there is a good reason for the function not being documented, and it
310should be removed from this list; or it may just be that no one has gotten
311around to documenting it. In the latter case, you will be asked to submit a
312patch to document the function. Once your patch is accepted, it will indicate
313that the interface is stable (unless it is explicitly marked otherwise) and
314usable by you.
315
316=over
317
318_EOB_
319The following functions are currently undocumented. If you use one of
320them, you may wish to consider creating and submitting documentation for
321it.
322
323=over
324
325_EOB_
326 for my $missing (sort @$missing) {
327 print $fh "=item $missing\nX<$missing>\n\n";
328 }
329 print $fh "=back\n\n";
330}
331 print $fh $footer, "=cut\n";
332
333 read_only_bottom_close_and_rename($fh);
334}
335
336foreach (@{(setup_embed())[0]}) {
337 next if @$_ < 2;
338 my ($flags, $retval, $func, @args) = @$_;
339 s/\b(?:NN|NULLOK)\b\s+//g for @args;
340
341 $funcflags{$func} = {
342 flags => $flags,
343 retval => $retval,
344 args => \@args,
345 };
346}
347
348# glob() picks up docs from extra .c or .h files that may be in unclean
349# development trees.
350open my $fh, '<', 'MANIFEST'
351 or die "Can't open MANIFEST: $!";
352while (my $line = <$fh>) {
353 next unless my ($file) = $line =~ /^(\S+\.[ch])\t/;
354
355 open F, "< $file" or die "Cannot open $file for docs: $!\n";
356 $curheader = "Functions in file $file\n";
357 autodoc(\*F,$file);
358 close F or die "Error closing $file: $!\n";
359}
360close $fh or die "Error whilst reading MANIFEST: $!";
361
362for (sort keys %funcflags) {
363 next unless $funcflags{$_}{flags} =~ /d/;
364 warn "no docs for $_\n"
365}
366
367foreach (sort keys %missing) {
368 next if $macro{$_};
369 # Heuristics for known not-a-function macros:
370 next if /^[A-Z]/;
371 next if /^dj?[A-Z]/;
372
373 warn "Function '$_', documented in $missing{$_}, not listed in embed.fnc";
374}
375
376# walk table providing an array of components in each line to
377# subroutine, printing the result
378
379# List of funcs in the public API that aren't also marked as experimental nor
380# deprecated.
381my @missing_api = grep $funcflags{$_}{flags} =~ /A/ && $funcflags{$_}{flags} !~ /[MD]/ && !$docs{api}{$_}, keys %funcflags;
382output('perlapi', <<'_EOB_', $docs{api}, \@missing_api, <<'_EOE_');
383=head1 NAME
384
385perlapi - autogenerated documentation for the perl public API
386
387=head1 DESCRIPTION
388X<Perl API> X<API> X<api>
389
390This file contains the documentation of the perl public API generated by
391F<embed.pl>, specifically a listing of functions, macros, flags, and variables
392that may be used by extension writers. L<At the end|/Undocumented functions>
393is a list of functions which have yet to be documented. The interfaces of
394those are subject to change without notice. Anything not listed here is
395not part of the public API, and should not be used by extension writers at
396all. For these reasons, blindly using functions listed in proto.h is to be
397avoided when writing extensions.
398
399Note that all Perl API global variables must be referenced with the C<PL_>
400prefix. Again, those not listed here are not to be used by extension writers,
401and can be changed or removed without notice; same with macros.
402Some macros are provided for compatibility with the older,
403unadorned names, but this support may be disabled in a future release.
404
405Perl was originally written to handle US-ASCII only (that is characters
406whose ordinal numbers are in the range 0 - 127).
407And documentation and comments may still use the term ASCII, when
408sometimes in fact the entire range from 0 - 255 is meant.
409
410Note that Perl can be compiled and run under either ASCII or EBCDIC (See
411L<perlebcdic>). Most of the documentation (and even comments in the code)
412ignore the EBCDIC possibility.
413For almost all purposes the differences are transparent.
414As an example, under EBCDIC,
415instead of UTF-8, UTF-EBCDIC is used to encode Unicode strings, and so
416whenever this documentation refers to C<utf8>
417(and variants of that name, including in function names),
418it also (essentially transparently) means C<UTF-EBCDIC>.
419But the ordinals of characters differ between ASCII, EBCDIC, and
420the UTF- encodings, and a string encoded in UTF-EBCDIC may occupy more bytes
421than in UTF-8.
422
423The listing below is alphabetical, case insensitive.
424
425_EOB_
426
427=head1 AUTHORS
428
429Until May 1997, this document was maintained by Jeff Okamoto
430<okamoto@corp.hp.com>. It is now maintained as part of Perl itself.
431
432With lots of help and suggestions from Dean Roehrich, Malcolm Beattie,
433Andreas Koenig, Paul Hudson, Ilya Zakharevich, Paul Marquess, Neil
434Bowers, Matthew Green, Tim Bunce, Spider Boardman, Ulrich Pfeifer,
435Stephen McCamant, and Gurusamy Sarathy.
436
437API Listing originally by Dean Roehrich <roehrich@cray.com>.
438
439Updated to be autogenerated from comments in the source by Benjamin Stuhl.
440
441=head1 SEE ALSO
442
443L<perlguts>, L<perlxs>, L<perlxstut>, L<perlintern>
444
445_EOE_
446
447# List of non-static internal functions
448my @missing_guts =
449 grep $funcflags{$_}{flags} !~ /[As]/ && !$docs{guts}{$_}, keys %funcflags;
450
451output('perlintern', <<'END', $docs{guts}, \@missing_guts, <<'END');
452=head1 NAME
453
454perlintern - autogenerated documentation of purely B<internal>
455 Perl functions
456
457=head1 DESCRIPTION
458X<internal Perl functions> X<interpreter functions>
459
460This file is the autogenerated documentation of functions in the
461Perl interpreter that are documented using Perl's internal documentation
462format but are not marked as part of the Perl API. In other words,
463B<they are not for use in extensions>!
464
465END
466
467=head1 AUTHORS
468
469The autodocumentation system was originally added to the Perl core by
470Benjamin Stuhl. Documentation is by whoever was kind enough to
471document their functions.
472
473=head1 SEE ALSO
474
475L<perlguts>, L<perlapi>
476
477END