changeset 41583:fbe606fb3351

Renamed help-funs.el into help-fns.el, at RMS's request.
author Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
date Mon, 26 Nov 2001 19:49:04 +0000
parents f4a306cd702f
children 8b64dc23e305
files lisp/help-fns.el lisp/help-funs.el
diffstat 2 files changed, 457 insertions(+), 457 deletions(-) [+]
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+;;; help-funs.el --- Complex help functions
+
+;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
+;;   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+;; Maintainer: FSF
+;; Keywords: help, internal
+
+;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
+
+;; GNU Emacs 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 2, or (at your option)
+;; any later version.
+
+;; GNU Emacs 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 GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;; This file contains those help commands which are complicated, and
+;; which may not be used in every session.  For example
+;; `describe-function' will probably be heavily used when doing elisp
+;; programming, but not if just editing C files.  Simpler help commands
+;; are in help.el
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(require 'help-mode)
+
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun help-with-tutorial (&optional arg)
+  "Select the Emacs learn-by-doing tutorial.
+If there is a tutorial version written in the language
+of the selected language environment, that version is used.
+If there's no tutorial in that language, `TUTORIAL' is selected.
+With arg, you are asked to choose which language."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (let ((lang (if arg
+		  (read-language-name 'tutorial "Language: " "English")
+		(if (get-language-info current-language-environment 'tutorial)
+		    current-language-environment
+		  "English")))
+	file filename)
+    (setq filename (get-language-info lang 'tutorial))
+    (setq file (expand-file-name (concat "~/" filename)))
+    (delete-other-windows)
+    (if (get-file-buffer file)
+	(switch-to-buffer (get-file-buffer file))
+      (switch-to-buffer (create-file-buffer file))
+      (setq buffer-file-name file)
+      (setq default-directory (expand-file-name "~/"))
+      (setq buffer-auto-save-file-name nil)
+      (insert-file-contents (expand-file-name filename data-directory))
+      (goto-char (point-min))
+      (search-forward "\n<<")
+      (beginning-of-line)
+      (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
+      (let ((n (- (window-height (selected-window))
+		  (count-lines (point-min) (point))
+		  6)))
+	(if (< n 12)
+	    (newline n)
+	  ;; Some people get confused by the large gap.
+	  (newline (/ n 2))
+	  (insert "[Middle of page left blank for didactic purposes.  "
+		  "Text continues below]")
+	  (newline (- n (/ n 2)))))
+      (goto-char (point-min))
+      (set-buffer-modified-p nil))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun locate-library (library &optional nosuffix path interactive-call)
+  "Show the precise file name of Emacs library LIBRARY.
+This command searches the directories in `load-path' like `M-x load-library'
+to find the file that `M-x load-library RET LIBRARY RET' would load.
+Optional second arg NOSUFFIX non-nil means don't add suffixes `load-suffixes'
+to the specified name LIBRARY.
+
+If the optional third arg PATH is specified, that list of directories
+is used instead of `load-path'.
+
+When called from a program, the file name is normaly returned as a
+string.  When run interactively, the argument INTERACTIVE-CALL is t,
+and the file name is displayed in the echo area."
+  (interactive (list (read-string "Locate library: ")
+		     nil nil
+		     t))
+  (catch 'answer
+    (dolist (dir (or path load-path))
+      (dolist (suf (append (unless nosuffix load-suffixes) '("")))
+	(let ((try (expand-file-name (concat library suf) dir)))
+	  (and (file-readable-p try)
+	       (null (file-directory-p try))
+	       (progn
+		 (if interactive-call
+		     (message "Library is file %s" (abbreviate-file-name try)))
+		 (throw 'answer try))))))
+    (if interactive-call
+	(message "No library %s in search path" library))
+    nil))
+
+
+;; Functions
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun describe-function (function)
+  "Display the full documentation of FUNCTION (a symbol)."
+  (interactive
+   (let ((fn (function-called-at-point))
+	 (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
+	 val)
+     (setq val (completing-read (if fn
+				    (format "Describe function (default %s): " fn)
+				  "Describe function: ")
+				obarray 'fboundp t nil nil (symbol-name fn)))
+     (list (if (equal val "")
+	       fn (intern val)))))
+  (if (null function)
+      (message "You didn't specify a function")
+    (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-function function) (interactive-p))
+    (with-output-to-temp-buffer (help-buffer)
+      (prin1 function)
+      ;; Use " is " instead of a colon so that
+      ;; it is easier to get out the function name using forward-sexp.
+      (princ " is ")
+      (describe-function-1 function)
+      (print-help-return-message)
+      (with-current-buffer standard-output
+	;; Return the text we displayed.
+	(buffer-string)))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun describe-function-1 (function)
+  (let* ((def (if (symbolp function)
+		  (symbol-function function)
+		function))
+	 file-name string
+	 (beg (if (commandp def) "an interactive " "a ")))
+    (setq string
+	  (cond ((or (stringp def)
+		     (vectorp def))
+		 "a keyboard macro")
+		((subrp def)
+		 (if (eq 'unevalled (cdr (subr-arity def)))
+		     (concat beg "special form")
+		   (concat beg "built-in function")))
+		((byte-code-function-p def)
+		 (concat beg "compiled Lisp function"))
+		((symbolp def)
+		 (while (symbolp (symbol-function def))
+		   (setq def (symbol-function def)))
+		 (format "an alias for `%s'" def))
+		((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda)
+		 (concat beg "Lisp function"))
+		((eq (car-safe def) 'macro)
+		 "a Lisp macro")
+		((eq (car-safe def) 'mocklisp)
+		 "a mocklisp function")
+		((eq (car-safe def) 'autoload)
+		 (setq file-name (nth 1 def))
+		 (format "%s autoloaded %s"
+			 (if (commandp def) "an interactive" "an")
+			 (if (eq (nth 4 def) 'keymap) "keymap"
+			   (if (nth 4 def) "Lisp macro" "Lisp function"))
+			 ))
+                ;; perhaps use keymapp here instead
+                ((eq (car-safe def) 'keymap)
+                 (let ((is-full nil)
+                       (elts (cdr-safe def)))
+                   (while elts
+                     (if (char-table-p (car-safe elts))
+                         (setq is-full t
+                               elts nil))
+                     (setq elts (cdr-safe elts)))
+                   (if is-full
+                       "a full keymap"
+                     "a sparse keymap")))
+		(t "")))
+    (princ string)
+    (with-current-buffer standard-output
+      (save-excursion
+	(save-match-data
+	  (if (re-search-backward "alias for `\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
+	      (help-xref-button 1 'help-function def)))))
+    (or file-name
+	(setq file-name (symbol-file function)))
+    (cond
+     (file-name
+	  (princ " in `")
+	  ;; We used to add .el to the file name,
+	  ;; but that's completely wrong when the user used load-file.
+	  (princ file-name)
+	  (princ "'")
+	  ;; Make a hyperlink to the library.
+      (with-current-buffer standard-output
+	    (save-excursion
+	      (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
+	  (help-xref-button 1 'help-function-def function file-name)))))
+    (princ ".")
+    (terpri)
+    (when (commandp function)
+      (let ((keys (where-is-internal
+		   function overriding-local-map nil nil)))
+	(when keys
+	  (princ "It is bound to ")
+	  ;; FIXME: This list can be very long (f.ex. for self-insert-command).
+	  (princ (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", "))
+	  (princ ".")
+	  (terpri))))
+    ;; Handle symbols aliased to other symbols.
+    (setq def (indirect-function def))
+    ;; If definition is a macro, find the function inside it.
+    (if (eq (car-safe def) 'macro)
+	(setq def (cdr def)))
+    (let ((arglist (cond ((byte-code-function-p def)
+			  (car (append def nil)))
+			 ((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda)
+			  (nth 1 def))
+			 ((and (eq (car-safe def) 'autoload)
+			       (not (eq (nth 4 def) 'keymap)))
+			  (concat "[Arg list not available until "
+				  "function definition is loaded.]"))
+			 (t t))))
+      (cond ((listp arglist)
+	     (princ (cons (if (symbolp function) function "anonymous")
+			  (mapcar (lambda (arg)
+				    (if (memq arg '(&optional &rest))
+					arg
+				      (intern (upcase (symbol-name arg)))))
+				  arglist)))
+	     (terpri))
+	    ((stringp arglist)
+	     (princ arglist)
+	     (terpri))))
+    (let ((doc (documentation function)))
+      (if doc
+	  (progn (terpri)
+		 (princ doc)
+		 (if (subrp def)
+		     (with-current-buffer standard-output
+		       (beginning-of-line)
+		       ;; Builtins get the calling sequence at the end of
+		       ;; the doc string.  Move it to the same place as
+		       ;; for other functions.
+
+		       ;; In cases where `function' has been fset to a
+		       ;; subr we can't search for function's name in
+		       ;; the doc string.  Kluge round that using the
+		       ;; printed representation.  The arg list then
+		       ;; shows the wrong function name, but that
+		       ;; might be a useful hint.
+		       (let* ((rep (prin1-to-string def))
+			      (name (progn
+				      (string-match " \\([^ ]+\\)>$" rep)
+				      (match-string 1 rep))))
+			 (if (looking-at (format "(%s[ )]" (regexp-quote name)))
+			     (let ((start (point-marker)))
+			       (goto-char (point-min))
+			       (forward-paragraph)
+			       (insert-buffer-substring (current-buffer) start)
+			       (insert ?\n)
+			       (delete-region (1- start) (point-max)))
+			   (goto-char (point-min))
+			   (forward-paragraph)
+			   (insert
+			    "[Missing arglist.  Please make a bug report.]\n")))
+		       (goto-char (point-max)))))
+	(princ "not documented")))))
+
+
+;; Variables
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun variable-at-point ()
+  "Return the bound variable symbol found around point.
+Return 0 if there is no such symbol."
+  (condition-case ()
+      (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
+	(save-excursion
+	  (or (not (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "_w")))
+	      (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w)
+	      (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?_)
+	      (forward-sexp -1))
+	  (skip-chars-forward "'")
+	  (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
+	    (or (and (symbolp obj) (boundp obj) obj)
+		0))))
+    (error 0)))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun describe-variable (variable &optional buffer)
+  "Display the full documentation of VARIABLE (a symbol).
+Returns the documentation as a string, also.
+If VARIABLE has a buffer-local value in BUFFER (default to the current buffer),
+it is displayed along with the global value."
+  (interactive
+   (let ((v (variable-at-point))
+	 (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
+	 val)
+     (setq val (completing-read (if (symbolp v)
+				    (format
+				     "Describe variable (default %s): " v)
+				  "Describe variable: ")
+				obarray 'boundp t nil nil
+				(if (symbolp v) (symbol-name v))))
+     (list (if (equal val "")
+	       v (intern val)))))
+  (unless (bufferp buffer) (setq buffer (current-buffer)))
+  (if (not (symbolp variable))
+      (message "You did not specify a variable")
+    (let (valvoid)
+      (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-variable variable buffer)
+		       (interactive-p))
+      (with-output-to-temp-buffer (help-buffer)
+      (with-current-buffer buffer
+	  (prin1 variable)
+	  (if (not (boundp variable))
+	      (progn
+		(princ " is void")
+		(setq valvoid t))
+	    (let ((val (symbol-value variable)))
+	      (with-current-buffer standard-output
+		(princ "'s value is ")
+		(terpri)
+		(let ((from (point)))
+		  (pp val)
+		  (help-xref-on-pp from (point))
+		  (if (< (point) (+ from 20))
+		      (save-excursion
+			(goto-char from)
+			(delete-char -1)))))))
+	  (terpri)
+	  (when (local-variable-p variable)
+	    (princ (format "Local in buffer %s; " (buffer-name)))
+	    (if (not (default-boundp variable))
+		(princ "globally void")
+	      (let ((val (default-value variable)))
+		(with-current-buffer standard-output
+		  (princ "global value is ")
+		  (terpri)
+		  ;; Fixme: pp can take an age if you happen to
+		  ;; ask for a very large expression.  We should
+		  ;; probably print it raw once and check it's a
+		  ;; sensible size before prettyprinting.  -- fx
+		  (let ((from (point)))
+			(pp val)
+			(help-xref-on-pp from (point))
+			(if (< (point) (+ from 20))
+			    (save-excursion
+			      (goto-char from)
+			      (delete-char -1)))))))
+	    (terpri))
+	  (terpri)
+	  (with-current-buffer standard-output
+	    (when (> (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)) 10)
+	      ;; Note that setting the syntax table like below
+	      ;; makes forward-sexp move over a `'s' at the end
+	      ;; of a symbol.
+	      (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
+	      (goto-char (point-min))
+	      (if valvoid
+		  (forward-line 1)
+		(forward-sexp 1)
+		(delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
+		(insert " value is shown below.\n\n")
+		(save-excursion
+		  (insert "\n\nValue:"))))
+	    ;; Add a note for variables that have been make-var-buffer-local.
+	    (when (and (local-variable-if-set-p variable)
+		       (or (not (local-variable-p variable))
+			   (with-temp-buffer
+			     (local-variable-if-set-p variable))))
+	      (save-excursion
+		(forward-line -1)
+		(insert "Automatically becomes buffer-local when set in any fashion.\n"))))
+	  (princ "Documentation:")
+	  (terpri)
+	  (let ((doc (documentation-property variable 'variable-documentation)))
+	    (princ (or doc "not documented as a variable.")))
+	  
+	  ;; Make a link to customize if this variable can be customized.
+	  ;; Note, it is not reliable to test only for a custom-type property
+	  ;; because those are only present after the var's definition
+	  ;; has been loaded.
+	  (if (or (get variable 'custom-type) ; after defcustom
+		  (get variable 'custom-loads) ; from loaddefs.el
+		  (get variable 'standard-value)) ; from cus-start.el
+	      (let ((customize-label "customize"))
+		(terpri)
+		(terpri)
+		(princ (concat "You can " customize-label " this variable."))
+		(with-current-buffer standard-output
+		  (save-excursion
+		    (re-search-backward
+		     (concat "\\(" customize-label "\\)") nil t)
+		    (help-xref-button 1 'help-customize-variable variable)))))
+	  ;; Make a hyperlink to the library if appropriate.  (Don't
+	  ;; change the format of the buffer's initial line in case
+	  ;; anything expects the current format.)
+	  (let ((file-name (symbol-file variable)))
+	    (when (equal file-name "loaddefs.el")
+	      ;; Find the real def site of the preloaded variable.
+	      (let ((location
+		     (condition-case nil
+			 (find-variable-noselect variable file-name)
+		       (error nil))))
+		(when location
+		  (with-current-buffer (car location)
+		    (goto-char (cdr location))
+		    (when (re-search-backward
+			   "^;;; Generated autoloads from \\(.*\\)" nil t)
+		      (setq file-name (match-string 1)))))))
+	    (when file-name
+	      (princ "\n\nDefined in `")
+	      (princ file-name)
+	      (princ "'.")
+	      (with-current-buffer standard-output
+		(save-excursion
+		  (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
+		  (help-xref-button 1 'help-variable-def
+				    variable file-name)))))
+
+	  (print-help-return-message)
+	  (save-excursion
+	    (set-buffer standard-output)
+	    ;; Return the text we displayed.
+	    (buffer-string)))))))
+
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun describe-syntax (&optional buffer)
+  "Describe the syntax specifications in the syntax table of BUFFER.
+The descriptions are inserted in a help buffer, which is then displayed.
+BUFFER defaults to the current buffer."
+  (interactive)
+  (setq buffer (or buffer (current-buffer)))
+  (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-syntax buffer) (interactive-p))
+  (with-output-to-temp-buffer (help-buffer)
+    (let ((table (with-current-buffer buffer (syntax-table))))
+      (with-current-buffer standard-output
+	(describe-vector table 'internal-describe-syntax-value)
+	(while (setq table (char-table-parent table))
+	  (insert "\nThe parent syntax table is:")
+	  (describe-vector table 'internal-describe-syntax-value))))))
+
+(provide 'help-funs)
+
+;;; help-funs.el ends here
--- a/lisp/help-funs.el	Mon Nov 26 19:41:57 2001 +0000
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,457 +0,0 @@
-;;; help-funs.el --- Complex help functions
-
-;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
-;;   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
-;; Maintainer: FSF
-;; Keywords: help, internal
-
-;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
-
-;; GNU Emacs 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 2, or (at your option)
-;; any later version.
-
-;; GNU Emacs 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 GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
-;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
-;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
-
-;;; Commentary:
-
-;; This file contains those help commands which are complicated, and
-;; which may not be used in every session.  For example
-;; `describe-function' will probably be heavily used when doing elisp
-;; programming, but not if just editing C files.  Simpler help commands
-;; are in help.el
-
-;;; Code:
-
-(require 'help-mode)
-
-
-;;;###autoload
-(defun help-with-tutorial (&optional arg)
-  "Select the Emacs learn-by-doing tutorial.
-If there is a tutorial version written in the language
-of the selected language environment, that version is used.
-If there's no tutorial in that language, `TUTORIAL' is selected.
-With arg, you are asked to choose which language."
-  (interactive "P")
-  (let ((lang (if arg
-		  (read-language-name 'tutorial "Language: " "English")
-		(if (get-language-info current-language-environment 'tutorial)
-		    current-language-environment
-		  "English")))
-	file filename)
-    (setq filename (get-language-info lang 'tutorial))
-    (setq file (expand-file-name (concat "~/" filename)))
-    (delete-other-windows)
-    (if (get-file-buffer file)
-	(switch-to-buffer (get-file-buffer file))
-      (switch-to-buffer (create-file-buffer file))
-      (setq buffer-file-name file)
-      (setq default-directory (expand-file-name "~/"))
-      (setq buffer-auto-save-file-name nil)
-      (insert-file-contents (expand-file-name filename data-directory))
-      (goto-char (point-min))
-      (search-forward "\n<<")
-      (beginning-of-line)
-      (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
-      (let ((n (- (window-height (selected-window))
-		  (count-lines (point-min) (point))
-		  6)))
-	(if (< n 12)
-	    (newline n)
-	  ;; Some people get confused by the large gap.
-	  (newline (/ n 2))
-	  (insert "[Middle of page left blank for didactic purposes.  "
-		  "Text continues below]")
-	  (newline (- n (/ n 2)))))
-      (goto-char (point-min))
-      (set-buffer-modified-p nil))))
-
-;;;###autoload
-(defun locate-library (library &optional nosuffix path interactive-call)
-  "Show the precise file name of Emacs library LIBRARY.
-This command searches the directories in `load-path' like `M-x load-library'
-to find the file that `M-x load-library RET LIBRARY RET' would load.
-Optional second arg NOSUFFIX non-nil means don't add suffixes `load-suffixes'
-to the specified name LIBRARY.
-
-If the optional third arg PATH is specified, that list of directories
-is used instead of `load-path'.
-
-When called from a program, the file name is normaly returned as a
-string.  When run interactively, the argument INTERACTIVE-CALL is t,
-and the file name is displayed in the echo area."
-  (interactive (list (read-string "Locate library: ")
-		     nil nil
-		     t))
-  (catch 'answer
-    (dolist (dir (or path load-path))
-      (dolist (suf (append (unless nosuffix load-suffixes) '("")))
-	(let ((try (expand-file-name (concat library suf) dir)))
-	  (and (file-readable-p try)
-	       (null (file-directory-p try))
-	       (progn
-		 (if interactive-call
-		     (message "Library is file %s" (abbreviate-file-name try)))
-		 (throw 'answer try))))))
-    (if interactive-call
-	(message "No library %s in search path" library))
-    nil))
-
-
-;; Functions
-
-;;;###autoload
-(defun describe-function (function)
-  "Display the full documentation of FUNCTION (a symbol)."
-  (interactive
-   (let ((fn (function-called-at-point))
-	 (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
-	 val)
-     (setq val (completing-read (if fn
-				    (format "Describe function (default %s): " fn)
-				  "Describe function: ")
-				obarray 'fboundp t nil nil (symbol-name fn)))
-     (list (if (equal val "")
-	       fn (intern val)))))
-  (if (null function)
-      (message "You didn't specify a function")
-    (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-function function) (interactive-p))
-    (with-output-to-temp-buffer (help-buffer)
-      (prin1 function)
-      ;; Use " is " instead of a colon so that
-      ;; it is easier to get out the function name using forward-sexp.
-      (princ " is ")
-      (describe-function-1 function)
-      (print-help-return-message)
-      (with-current-buffer standard-output
-	;; Return the text we displayed.
-	(buffer-string)))))
-
-;;;###autoload
-(defun describe-function-1 (function)
-  (let* ((def (if (symbolp function)
-		  (symbol-function function)
-		function))
-	 file-name string
-	 (beg (if (commandp def) "an interactive " "a ")))
-    (setq string
-	  (cond ((or (stringp def)
-		     (vectorp def))
-		 "a keyboard macro")
-		((subrp def)
-		 (if (eq 'unevalled (cdr (subr-arity def)))
-		     (concat beg "special form")
-		   (concat beg "built-in function")))
-		((byte-code-function-p def)
-		 (concat beg "compiled Lisp function"))
-		((symbolp def)
-		 (while (symbolp (symbol-function def))
-		   (setq def (symbol-function def)))
-		 (format "an alias for `%s'" def))
-		((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda)
-		 (concat beg "Lisp function"))
-		((eq (car-safe def) 'macro)
-		 "a Lisp macro")
-		((eq (car-safe def) 'mocklisp)
-		 "a mocklisp function")
-		((eq (car-safe def) 'autoload)
-		 (setq file-name (nth 1 def))
-		 (format "%s autoloaded %s"
-			 (if (commandp def) "an interactive" "an")
-			 (if (eq (nth 4 def) 'keymap) "keymap"
-			   (if (nth 4 def) "Lisp macro" "Lisp function"))
-			 ))
-                ;; perhaps use keymapp here instead
-                ((eq (car-safe def) 'keymap)
-                 (let ((is-full nil)
-                       (elts (cdr-safe def)))
-                   (while elts
-                     (if (char-table-p (car-safe elts))
-                         (setq is-full t
-                               elts nil))
-                     (setq elts (cdr-safe elts)))
-                   (if is-full
-                       "a full keymap"
-                     "a sparse keymap")))
-		(t "")))
-    (princ string)
-    (with-current-buffer standard-output
-      (save-excursion
-	(save-match-data
-	  (if (re-search-backward "alias for `\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
-	      (help-xref-button 1 'help-function def)))))
-    (or file-name
-	(setq file-name (symbol-file function)))
-    (cond
-     (file-name
-	  (princ " in `")
-	  ;; We used to add .el to the file name,
-	  ;; but that's completely wrong when the user used load-file.
-	  (princ file-name)
-	  (princ "'")
-	  ;; Make a hyperlink to the library.
-      (with-current-buffer standard-output
-	    (save-excursion
-	      (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
-	  (help-xref-button 1 'help-function-def function file-name)))))
-    (princ ".")
-    (terpri)
-    (when (commandp function)
-      (let ((keys (where-is-internal
-		   function overriding-local-map nil nil)))
-	(when keys
-	  (princ "It is bound to ")
-	  ;; FIXME: This list can be very long (f.ex. for self-insert-command).
-	  (princ (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", "))
-	  (princ ".")
-	  (terpri))))
-    ;; Handle symbols aliased to other symbols.
-    (setq def (indirect-function def))
-    ;; If definition is a macro, find the function inside it.
-    (if (eq (car-safe def) 'macro)
-	(setq def (cdr def)))
-    (let ((arglist (cond ((byte-code-function-p def)
-			  (car (append def nil)))
-			 ((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda)
-			  (nth 1 def))
-			 ((and (eq (car-safe def) 'autoload)
-			       (not (eq (nth 4 def) 'keymap)))
-			  (concat "[Arg list not available until "
-				  "function definition is loaded.]"))
-			 (t t))))
-      (cond ((listp arglist)
-	     (princ (cons (if (symbolp function) function "anonymous")
-			  (mapcar (lambda (arg)
-				    (if (memq arg '(&optional &rest))
-					arg
-				      (intern (upcase (symbol-name arg)))))
-				  arglist)))
-	     (terpri))
-	    ((stringp arglist)
-	     (princ arglist)
-	     (terpri))))
-    (let ((doc (documentation function)))
-      (if doc
-	  (progn (terpri)
-		 (princ doc)
-		 (if (subrp def)
-		     (with-current-buffer standard-output
-		       (beginning-of-line)
-		       ;; Builtins get the calling sequence at the end of
-		       ;; the doc string.  Move it to the same place as
-		       ;; for other functions.
-
-		       ;; In cases where `function' has been fset to a
-		       ;; subr we can't search for function's name in
-		       ;; the doc string.  Kluge round that using the
-		       ;; printed representation.  The arg list then
-		       ;; shows the wrong function name, but that
-		       ;; might be a useful hint.
-		       (let* ((rep (prin1-to-string def))
-			      (name (progn
-				      (string-match " \\([^ ]+\\)>$" rep)
-				      (match-string 1 rep))))
-			 (if (looking-at (format "(%s[ )]" (regexp-quote name)))
-			     (let ((start (point-marker)))
-			       (goto-char (point-min))
-			       (forward-paragraph)
-			       (insert-buffer-substring (current-buffer) start)
-			       (insert ?\n)
-			       (delete-region (1- start) (point-max)))
-			   (goto-char (point-min))
-			   (forward-paragraph)
-			   (insert
-			    "[Missing arglist.  Please make a bug report.]\n")))
-		       (goto-char (point-max)))))
-	(princ "not documented")))))
-
-
-;; Variables
-
-;;;###autoload
-(defun variable-at-point ()
-  "Return the bound variable symbol found around point.
-Return 0 if there is no such symbol."
-  (condition-case ()
-      (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
-	(save-excursion
-	  (or (not (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "_w")))
-	      (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w)
-	      (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?_)
-	      (forward-sexp -1))
-	  (skip-chars-forward "'")
-	  (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
-	    (or (and (symbolp obj) (boundp obj) obj)
-		0))))
-    (error 0)))
-
-;;;###autoload
-(defun describe-variable (variable &optional buffer)
-  "Display the full documentation of VARIABLE (a symbol).
-Returns the documentation as a string, also.
-If VARIABLE has a buffer-local value in BUFFER (default to the current buffer),
-it is displayed along with the global value."
-  (interactive
-   (let ((v (variable-at-point))
-	 (enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
-	 val)
-     (setq val (completing-read (if (symbolp v)
-				    (format
-				     "Describe variable (default %s): " v)
-				  "Describe variable: ")
-				obarray 'boundp t nil nil
-				(if (symbolp v) (symbol-name v))))
-     (list (if (equal val "")
-	       v (intern val)))))
-  (unless (bufferp buffer) (setq buffer (current-buffer)))
-  (if (not (symbolp variable))
-      (message "You did not specify a variable")
-    (let (valvoid)
-      (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-variable variable buffer)
-		       (interactive-p))
-      (with-output-to-temp-buffer (help-buffer)
-      (with-current-buffer buffer
-	  (prin1 variable)
-	  (if (not (boundp variable))
-	      (progn
-		(princ " is void")
-		(setq valvoid t))
-	    (let ((val (symbol-value variable)))
-	      (with-current-buffer standard-output
-		(princ "'s value is ")
-		(terpri)
-		(let ((from (point)))
-		  (pp val)
-		  (help-xref-on-pp from (point))
-		  (if (< (point) (+ from 20))
-		      (save-excursion
-			(goto-char from)
-			(delete-char -1)))))))
-	  (terpri)
-	  (when (local-variable-p variable)
-	    (princ (format "Local in buffer %s; " (buffer-name)))
-	    (if (not (default-boundp variable))
-		(princ "globally void")
-	      (let ((val (default-value variable)))
-		(with-current-buffer standard-output
-		  (princ "global value is ")
-		  (terpri)
-		  ;; Fixme: pp can take an age if you happen to
-		  ;; ask for a very large expression.  We should
-		  ;; probably print it raw once and check it's a
-		  ;; sensible size before prettyprinting.  -- fx
-		  (let ((from (point)))
-			(pp val)
-			(help-xref-on-pp from (point))
-			(if (< (point) (+ from 20))
-			    (save-excursion
-			      (goto-char from)
-			      (delete-char -1)))))))
-	    (terpri))
-	  (terpri)
-	  (with-current-buffer standard-output
-	    (when (> (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)) 10)
-	      ;; Note that setting the syntax table like below
-	      ;; makes forward-sexp move over a `'s' at the end
-	      ;; of a symbol.
-	      (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
-	      (goto-char (point-min))
-	      (if valvoid
-		  (forward-line 1)
-		(forward-sexp 1)
-		(delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
-		(insert " value is shown below.\n\n")
-		(save-excursion
-		  (insert "\n\nValue:"))))
-	    ;; Add a note for variables that have been make-var-buffer-local.
-	    (when (and (local-variable-if-set-p variable)
-		       (or (not (local-variable-p variable))
-			   (with-temp-buffer
-			     (local-variable-if-set-p variable))))
-	      (save-excursion
-		(forward-line -1)
-		(insert "Automatically becomes buffer-local when set in any fashion.\n"))))
-	  (princ "Documentation:")
-	  (terpri)
-	  (let ((doc (documentation-property variable 'variable-documentation)))
-	    (princ (or doc "not documented as a variable.")))
-	  
-	  ;; Make a link to customize if this variable can be customized.
-	  ;; Note, it is not reliable to test only for a custom-type property
-	  ;; because those are only present after the var's definition
-	  ;; has been loaded.
-	  (if (or (get variable 'custom-type) ; after defcustom
-		  (get variable 'custom-loads) ; from loaddefs.el
-		  (get variable 'standard-value)) ; from cus-start.el
-	      (let ((customize-label "customize"))
-		(terpri)
-		(terpri)
-		(princ (concat "You can " customize-label " this variable."))
-		(with-current-buffer standard-output
-		  (save-excursion
-		    (re-search-backward
-		     (concat "\\(" customize-label "\\)") nil t)
-		    (help-xref-button 1 'help-customize-variable variable)))))
-	  ;; Make a hyperlink to the library if appropriate.  (Don't
-	  ;; change the format of the buffer's initial line in case
-	  ;; anything expects the current format.)
-	  (let ((file-name (symbol-file variable)))
-	    (when (equal file-name "loaddefs.el")
-	      ;; Find the real def site of the preloaded variable.
-	      (let ((location
-		     (condition-case nil
-			 (find-variable-noselect variable file-name)
-		       (error nil))))
-		(when location
-		  (with-current-buffer (car location)
-		    (goto-char (cdr location))
-		    (when (re-search-backward
-			   "^;;; Generated autoloads from \\(.*\\)" nil t)
-		      (setq file-name (match-string 1)))))))
-	    (when file-name
-	      (princ "\n\nDefined in `")
-	      (princ file-name)
-	      (princ "'.")
-	      (with-current-buffer standard-output
-		(save-excursion
-		  (re-search-backward "`\\([^`']+\\)'" nil t)
-		  (help-xref-button 1 'help-variable-def
-				    variable file-name)))))
-
-	  (print-help-return-message)
-	  (save-excursion
-	    (set-buffer standard-output)
-	    ;; Return the text we displayed.
-	    (buffer-string)))))))
-
-
-;;;###autoload
-(defun describe-syntax (&optional buffer)
-  "Describe the syntax specifications in the syntax table of BUFFER.
-The descriptions are inserted in a help buffer, which is then displayed.
-BUFFER defaults to the current buffer."
-  (interactive)
-  (setq buffer (or buffer (current-buffer)))
-  (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-syntax buffer) (interactive-p))
-  (with-output-to-temp-buffer (help-buffer)
-    (let ((table (with-current-buffer buffer (syntax-table))))
-      (with-current-buffer standard-output
-	(describe-vector table 'internal-describe-syntax-value)
-	(while (setq table (char-table-parent table))
-	  (insert "\nThe parent syntax table is:")
-	  (describe-vector table 'internal-describe-syntax-value))))))
-
-(provide 'help-funs)
-
-;;; help-funs.el ends here