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Refactor configure.ac to make it more understandable. Use common syntax for messages in config.h Correct typos, refer to libraries in all caps, use two spaces after period. Follow Autoconf guidelines and place general tests before specific tests. * configure.ac, m4/acinclude.m4: Use common syntax for messages in config.h Correct typos, refer to libraries in all caps, use two spaces after period. Follow Autoconf guidelines and place general tests before specific tests.
author Rik <rik@octave.org>
date Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:28:51 -0700
parents 72c96de7a403
children d174210ce1ec
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## Copyright (C) 2009-2012 S�ren Hauberg
##
## This file is part of Octave.
##
## Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
## under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
## the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
## your option) any later version.
##
## Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
## WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
## MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
## General Public License for more details.
##
## You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
## along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, see
## <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn  {Function File} {} print_usage ()
## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} print_usage (@var{name})
## Print the usage message for a function.  When called with no input arguments
## the @code{print_usage} function displays the usage message of the currently
## executing function.
## @seealso{help}
## @end deftypefn

function print_usage (name)
  x = dbstack ();
  ## Handle input
  if (nargin == 0)
    ## Determine the name of the calling function
    if (numel (x) > 1)
      name = x (2).name;
    else
      error ("print_usage: invalid function\n");
    endif
    fullpath = evalin ("caller", "mfilename (""fullpath"")");
    if (strcmp (fullpath(end-length(name)+1:end), name))
      fullname = [fullpath, ".m"];
    endif
  elseif (!ischar (name))
    error ("print_usage: input argument must be a string");
  else
    fullname = name;
  endif

  ## Determine if we're called from top level.
  at_toplev = length (x) < 2 || (length (x) == 2 && strcmp (x(2).name, name));

  ## Do the actual work
  [text, format] = get_help_text (fullname);
  max_len = 80;
  switch (lower (format))
    case "plain text"
      [usage_string, status] = get_usage_plain_text (text, max_len);
    case "texinfo"
      [usage_string, status] = get_usage_texinfo (text, max_len);
    case "html"
      [usage_string, status] = get_usage_html (text, max_len);
    case "not documented"
      error ("print_usage: `%s' is not documented\n", name);
    case "not found"
      error ("print_usage: `%s' not found\n", name);
    otherwise
      error ("print_usage: internal error: unsupported help text format: '%s'\n", format);
  endswitch

  ## Raise the final error
  if (status != 0)
    warning ("print_usage: Texinfo formatting filter exited abnormally");
    warning ("print_usage: raw Texinfo source of help text follows...\n");
  endif

  if (at_toplev)
    error ("Invalid call to %s.  Correct usage is:\n\n%s\n%s",
           name, usage_string, __additional_help_message__ ());
  else
    msg = sprintf ("Invalid call to %s.  Correct usage is:\n\n%s",
                   name, usage_string);
    ## Ensure that the error doesn't end up with a newline, as that disables
    ## backtraces.
    if (msg(end) == "\n")
      msg(end) = " ";
    endif

    error (msg);
  endif

endfunction

function [retval, status] = get_usage_plain_text (help_text, max_len)
  ## Extract first line by searching for a double line-end.
  line_end_idx = strfind (help_text, "\n\n");
  retval = help_text (1:min ([line_end_idx , max_len, length(help_text)]));
  status = 0;
endfunction

function [retval, status] = get_usage_texinfo (help_text, max_len)
  ## Lines ending with "@\n" are continuation lines, so they should be
  ## concatenated with the following line.
  help_text = strrep (help_text, "@\n", " ");

  ## Find, and keep, lines that start with @def or @end def. This should include things
  ## such as @deftypefn, @deftypefnx, @defvar, etc. and their corresponding @end's
  def_idx = strfind (help_text, "@def");
  if (!isempty (def_idx))
    buffer = "";
    endl_idx = find (help_text == "\n");
    for k = 1:length (def_idx)
      endl = endl_idx (find (endl_idx > def_idx (k), 1));
      if (isempty (endl))
        buffer = strcat (buffer, help_text (def_idx (k):end), "\n");
      else
        buffer = strcat (buffer, help_text (def_idx (k):endl));
      endif
    endfor

    end_def_idx = strfind (help_text, "@end def");
    if (!isempty (end_def_idx))
      buffer = strcat (buffer, help_text (end_def_idx:end));
    endif
  else
    [retval, status] = get_usage_plain_text (help_text, max_len);
  endif

  ## Run makeinfo to generate plain text
  [retval, status] = __makeinfo__ (buffer, "plain text");
endfunction

function [retval, status] = get_usage_html (help_text, max_len)
  ## Strip tags
  [help_text, status] = strip_html_tags (help_text);

  ## Extract first line with plain text method.
  retval = get_usage_plain_text (help_text, max_len);
endfunction


## Stop reporting function as missing tests.  No good tests possible.
%!assert (1)