On 9/28/06, Ben Stiglitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> An alternative approach that actually almost always works is to parse > >> the manpage, at least as a fallback. I was looking at command > >> completion a while back and this approach worked with nearly every > >> manpage I threw at it. > > > > If you still have the code and have the option of releasing it under > > an open source license, this could be interesting for fish. > > Two issues: > 1. I have no idea where the maintainer put the source. > 2. It's wrapped up in non-public code right now. > > The second problem should be resolved within the next year or so. > Unfortunately, the license which will most likely govern the > software's distribution (APSL) is not GPL-compatible. That being > said, the parser was pretty simple to write.
Oh well. I guess there is always Doclifter, which is written in Python and should do most of the hard parts that are needed. If anybody that doesn't like to code in C wants to help out with fish, this could be a good place to start. *hint* *hint* > > -Ben -- Axel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fish-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fish-users
