(setf (slot-value x '%documentation) new-value)
(setf (%fun-doc x) new-value)))
+(defun real-function-name (name)
+ ;; Resolve the actual name of the function named by NAME
+ ;; e.g. (setf (name-function 'x) #'car)
+ ;; (real-function-name 'x) => CAR
+ (cond ((not (fboundp name))
+ nil)
+ ((and (symbolp name)
+ (special-operator-p name))
+ (%fun-name (fdefinition name)))
+ ((and (symbolp name)
+ (macro-function name))
+ (let ((name (%fun-name (macro-function name))))
+ (and (consp name)
+ (eq (car name) 'macro-function)
+ (cadr name))))
+ (t
+ (sb-impl::fun-name (fdefinition name)))))
+
+(defun set-function-name-documentation (name documentation)
+ (cond ((not (legal-fun-name-p name))
+ nil)
+ ((not (equal (real-function-name name) name))
+ (setf (random-documentation name 'function) documentation))
+ (t
+ (setf (fun-doc (or (and (symbolp name)
+ (macro-function name))
+ (fdefinition name)))
+ documentation))))
+
;;; functions, macros, and special forms
(defmethod documentation ((x function) (doc-type (eql 't)))
(fun-doc x))
(defmethod documentation ((x function) (doc-type (eql 'function)))
(fun-doc x))
-(defmethod documentation ((x list) (doc-type (eql 'function)))
- (when (and (legal-fun-name-p x) (fboundp x))
- (fun-doc (fdefinition x))))
-
(defmethod documentation ((x list) (doc-type (eql 'compiler-macro)))
(awhen (compiler-macro-function x)
(documentation it t)))
+(defmethod documentation ((x list) (doc-type (eql 'function)))
+ (when (legal-fun-name-p x)
+ (or (random-documentation x 'function)
+ (when (fboundp x)
+ (fun-doc (fdefinition x))))))
+
(defmethod documentation ((x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'function)))
- (when (and (legal-fun-name-p x) (fboundp x))
- (fun-doc (or (macro-function x) (fdefinition x)))))
+ (when (legal-fun-name-p x)
+ (or (random-documentation x 'function)
+ ;; Nothing under the name, check the function object.
+ (when (fboundp x)
+ (fun-doc (if (special-operator-p x)
+ (fdefinition x)
+ (or (macro-function x)
+ (fdefinition x))))))))
(defmethod documentation ((x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'compiler-macro)))
(awhen (compiler-macro-function x)
(setf (fun-doc x) new-value))
(defmethod (setf documentation) (new-value (x list) (doc-type (eql 'function)))
- (when (and (legal-fun-name-p x) (fboundp x))
- (setf (documentation (fdefinition x) t) new-value)))
+ (set-function-name-documentation x new-value))
(defmethod (setf documentation) (new-value (x list) (doc-type (eql 'compiler-macro)))
(awhen (compiler-macro-function x)
(setf (documentation it t) new-value)))
(defmethod (setf documentation) (new-value (x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'function)))
- (when (and (legal-fun-name-p x) (fboundp x))
- (setf (documentation (or (macro-function x) (symbol-function x)) t)
- new-value)))
+ (set-function-name-documentation x new-value))
(defmethod (setf documentation) (new-value (x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'compiler-macro)))
(awhen (compiler-macro-function x)
;;; set the documentation for the machinery for setting documentation.
#+sb-doc
(setf (documentation 'documentation 'function)
- "Return the documentation string of Doc-Type for X, or NIL if
- none exists. System doc-types are VARIABLE, FUNCTION, STRUCTURE, TYPE,
- SETF, and T.")
+ "Return the documentation string of Doc-Type for X, or NIL if none
+exists. System doc-types are VARIABLE, FUNCTION, STRUCTURE, TYPE, SETF, and T.
+
+Function documentation is stored separately for function names and objects:
+DEFUN, LAMBDA, &co create function objects with the specified documentation
+strings.
+
+ \(SETF (DOCUMENTATION NAME 'FUNCTION) STRING)
+
+sets the documentation string stored under the specified name, and
+
+ \(SETF (DOCUMENTATION FUNC T) STRING)
+
+sets the documentation string stored in the function object.
+
+ \(DOCUMENTATION NAME 'FUNCTION)
+
+returns the documentation stored under the function name if any, and
+falls back on the documentation in the function object if necessary.")