makeskel - generate description file for fpdoc.

makeskel  scans  a  Free  Pascal  unit  source  file and generates a skeleton description file for it. It
       generates nodes for all identifiers found in the interface section of the unit, although  this  behaviour
       can be adjusted with some options. It can also update an existing XML file, and then emits only nodes for
       identifiers for which no node exists yet.

       makeskel - generate description file for fpdoc.

makeskel has many options, most of them optional, defaults will be used in most cases.

       --descr=descfile
              This option must be used in conjunction with the  update  option.  It  specifies  the  name  of  a
              description file descfile which must be updated. Note that the file must contain valid XML, or the
              update will fail. This option can be specified more than once.

       --disable-arguments
              If  this  option  is  specified,  makeskel  will not emit nodes for the arguments of functions and
              procedures. By default, documentation nodes are emitted for functions and procedures as well.

       --disable-errors
              By default, each documentation node will contain a errors node  as  well  (excep  for  identifiers
              where  this  has  no use, such as function arguments). If this option is specified, no errors node
              will be generated.

       --disable-function-results
              By default, for functions, a result node  will  be  generated,  to  describe  the  result  of  the
              function. If this option is specified, no function result node will be generated.

       --disable-private
              By  default,  documentation  nodes are also generated for private fields or methods of a class. if
              this option is specified, the generation of nodes for private fields or methods is skipped.

       --disable-protected
              By default, documentation nodes are also generated for protected fields or methods of a class.  if
              this option is specified, the generation of nodes for protected fields or methods is skipped.

       --emit-class-separator
              If  this option is specified, a visible comment with the name of the class for which documentation
              nodes will follow, is inserted between the nodes of two classes, making navigation easier.

       --help Emit a short help text and exit.

       --input=cmd
              The input (source) file to process. Multiple input  files  can  be  specified.   The  command  may
              contain  valid  compiler  options,  currently the -Fipath (search path) and -dmacro (define macro)
              options are recognized.

       --lang=language
              Sets the language for the output file. This will mainly set the strings used for  the  headers  in
              various parts of the documentation files (by default they're in english). Currently, valid options
              are

              de     German.

              fr     French.

              nl     Dutch.

       --output=filename
              This option tells makeskel where the output should go. If this option is not specified, the output
              is sent to standard output (the screen).

       --package=packagename
              This  option is required. It specifies the name of the package. All nodes will be generated inside
              a node with name attribute packagename.--update
              Turns on update mode. In this mode, the output is a file which contains only the missing nodes  to
              complete the documentation of the input files. The existing nodes must be specified with the descr
              argument.  Note  that  the  output  file  may  not be the same as the input (description) nodes; A
              separate file must be specified (or no file, in which case output goes to standard output.

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makeskel   [--descr=filename]   [--disable-arguments]   [--disable-errors]   [--disable-function-results]
       [--disable-private]   [--disable-protected]   [--disable-seealso]    [--emit-class-separator]    [--help]
       [--lang=language] [--output=filename] [--update] --package=name --input=cmdline

       You can invoke makeskel with as the only required arguments the input and package arguments. It should at
       least  contain  the name of the unit file for which documentation should be generated and the name of the
       package to which the unit belongs. The output of makeskel will go to standard output by default.