Replace digest-doc and sorted-doc C programs with Lisp commands.

* lib-src/digest-doc.c, lib-src/sorted-doc.c: Remove files.
* lib-src/Makefile.in (UTILITIES): Remove digest-doc and sorted-doc.
(digest-doc${EXEEXT}, sorted-doc${EXEEXT}): Remove rules.
* lib-src/makefile.w32-in (ALL): Remove digest-doc and sorted-doc.
($(BLD)/sorted-doc.exe, $(BLD)/digest-doc.exe, sorted-doc, digest-doc)
($(BLD)/digest-doc.$(O), $(BLD)/sorted-doc.$(O)): Remove rules.
(install): Don't install digest-doc.exe or sorted-doc.exe.

* lisp/help-fns.el (doc-file-to-man, doc-file-to-info): New commands.

* doc/lispref/help.texi (Documentation Basics): Remove mentions of
digest-doc and sorted-doc.

* INSTALL, nt/README, nt/README.W32: Do not mention digest-doc and sorted-doc.

* etc/NEWS: Mention this change.

1 files changed, 105 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/help-fns.el b/lisp/help-fns.el
index 9739762637a..d49b06a16e6 100644
--- a/lisp/help-fns.el
+++ b/lisp/help-fns.el
@@ -887,7 +887,111 @@ BUFFER should be a buffer or a buffer name."
 	  (insert "\nThe parent category table is:")
 	  (describe-vector table 'help-describe-category-set))))))
 
+
+;;; Replacements for old lib-src/ programs.  Don't seem especially useful.
+
+;; Replaces lib-src/digest-doc.c.
+;;;###autoload
+(defun doc-file-to-man (file)
+  "Produce an nroff buffer containing the doc-strings from the DOC file."
+  (interactive (list (read-file-name "Name of DOC file: " doc-directory
+                                     internal-doc-file-name t)))
+  (or (file-readable-p file)
+      (error "Cannot read file `%s'" file))
+  (pop-to-buffer (generate-new-buffer "*man-doc*"))
+  (setq buffer-undo-list t)
+  (insert ".TH \"Command Summary for GNU Emacs\"\n"
+          ".AU Richard M. Stallman\n")
+  (insert-file-contents file)
+  (let (notfirst)
+    (while (search-forward "" nil 'move)
+      (if (looking-at "S")
+          (delete-region (1- (point)) (line-end-position))
+        (delete-char -1)
+        (if notfirst
+            (insert "\n.DE\n")
+          (setq notfirst t))
+        (insert "\n.SH ")
+        (insert (if (looking-at "F") "Function " "Variable "))
+        (delete-char 1)
+        (forward-line 1)
+        (insert ".DS L\n"))))
+  (insert "\n.DE\n")
+  (setq buffer-undo-list nil)
+  (nroff-mode))
+
+;; Replaces lib-src/sorted-doc.c.
+;;;###autoload
+(defun doc-file-to-info (file)
+  "Produce a texinfo buffer with sorted doc-strings from the DOC file."
+  (interactive (list (read-file-name "Name of DOC file: " doc-directory
+                                     internal-doc-file-name t)))
+  (or (file-readable-p file)
+      (error "Cannot read file `%s'" file))
+  (let ((i 0) type name doc alist)
+    (with-temp-buffer
+      (insert-file-contents file)
+      ;; The characters "@{}" need special treatment.
+      (while (re-search-forward "[@{}]" nil t)
+        (backward-char)
+        (insert "@")
+        (forward-char 1))
+      (goto-char (point-min))
+      (while (search-forward "" nil t)
+        (unless (looking-at "S")
+          (setq type (char-after)
+                name (buffer-substring (1+ (point)) (line-end-position))
+                doc (buffer-substring (line-beginning-position 2)
+                                      (if (search-forward  "" nil 'move)
+                                          (1- (point))
+                                        (point)))
+                alist (cons (list name type doc) alist))
+          (backward-char 1))))
+    (pop-to-buffer (generate-new-buffer "*info-doc*"))
+    (setq buffer-undo-list t)
+    ;; Write the output header.
+    (insert "\\input texinfo  @c -*-texinfo-*-\n"
+            "@setfilename emacsdoc.info\n"
+            "@settitle Command Summary for GNU Emacs\n"
+            "@finalout\n"
+            "\n@node Top\n"
+            "@unnumbered Command Summary for GNU Emacs\n\n"
+            "@table @asis\n\n"
+            "@iftex\n"
+            "@global@let@ITEM@item\n"
+            "@def@item{@filbreak@vskip5pt@ITEM}\n"
+            "@font@tensy cmsy10 scaled @magstephalf\n"
+            "@font@teni cmmi10 scaled @magstephalf\n"
+            "@def\\{{@tensy@char110}}\n" ; this backslash goes with cmr10
+            "@def|{{@tensy@char106}}\n"
+            "@def@{{{@tensy@char102}}\n"
+            "@def@}{{@tensy@char103}}\n"
+            "@def<{{@teni@char62}}\n"
+            "@def>{{@teni@char60}}\n"
+            "@chardef@@64\n"
+            "@catcode43=12\n"
+            "@tableindent-0.2in\n"
+            "@end iftex\n")
+    ;; Sort the array by name; within each name, by type (functions first).
+    (setq alist (sort alist (lambda (e1 e2)
+                              (if (string-equal (car e1) (car e2))
+                                  (<= (cadr e1) (cadr e2))
+                                (string-lessp (car e1) (car e2))))))
+    ;; Print each function.
+    (dolist (e alist)
+      (insert "\n@item "
+              (if (char-equal (cadr e) ?\F) "Function" "Variable")
+              " @code{" (car e) "}\n@display\n"
+              (nth 2 e)
+              "\n@end display\n")
+      ;; Try to avoid a save size overflow in the TeX output routine.
+      (if (zerop (setq i (% (1+ i) 100)))
+          (insert "\n@end table\n@table @asis\n")))
+    (insert "@end table\n"
+            "@bye\n")
+    (setq buffer-undo-list nil)
+    (texinfo-mode)))
+
 (provide 'help-fns)
 
-;; arch-tag: 9e10331c-ae81-4d13-965d-c4819aaab0b3
 ;;; help-fns.el ends here