Re: [Boost-docs] [boostbook] patch to trunk for cross-referencing typedefs

Subject: Re: [Boost-docs] [boostbook] patch to trunk for cross-referencing typedefs
From: Doug Gregor (dgregor_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-12-14 14:46:11

On Dec 13, 2007, at 3:30 PM, Frank Mori Hess wrote:

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> Attached is a 1 line patch that makes putting the name of a typedef  
> inside
> a "classname" element successfully produce a link to the typedef's
> documentation.
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> It might be more in keeping with the classname/methodname/ 
> functionname etc.
> elements to introduce a "typedefname" element instead of broadening  
> the use
> of "classname", but I don't see any point in requiring  
> documentation writers
> to distinguish between real classes and typedef names.  But I could  
> do it
> that way, if it is preferred.

In retrospect, I think that classname/methodname/functionname/etc.  
was a bit short-sighted, especially for types. So I'm fine with  
having "classname" reference types, or even adding a general  
"typeref" element that references a type regardless of what kind of  
type it is.

        - Doug