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diff --git a/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst b/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst index 896478baf570..ec3e71f56009 100644 --- a/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst +++ b/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst @@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ or ``virtualenv``, depending on how your distribution packaged Python 3. those versions, you should run ``pip install 'docutils==0.12'``. #) It is recommended to use the RTD theme for html output. Depending - on the Sphinx version, it should be installed in separate, + on the Sphinx version, it should be installed separately, with ``pip install sphinx_rtd_theme``. - #) Some ReST pages contain math expressions. Due to the way Sphinx work, + #) Some ReST pages contain math expressions. Due to the way Sphinx works, those expressions are written using LaTeX notation. It needs texlive - installed with amdfonts and amsmath in order to evaluate them. + installed with amsfonts and amsmath in order to evaluate them. In summary, if you want to install Sphinx version 1.7.9, you should do:: @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Sphinx Build ============ The usual way to generate the documentation is to run ``make htmldocs`` or -``make pdfdocs``. There are also other formats available, see the documentation +``make pdfdocs``. There are also other formats available: see the documentation section of ``make help``. The generated documentation is placed in format-specific subdirectories under ``Documentation/output``. @@ -303,17 +303,17 @@ and *targets* (e.g. a ref to ``:ref:`last row <last row>``` / :ref:`last row - head col 3 - head col 4 - * - column 1 + * - row 1 - field 1.1 - field 1.2 with autospan - * - column 2 + * - row 2 - field 2.1 - :rspan:`1` :cspan:`1` field 2.2 - 3.3 * .. _`last row`: - - column 3 + - row 3 Rendered as: @@ -325,31 +325,41 @@ Rendered as: - head col 3 - head col 4 - * - column 1 + * - row 1 - field 1.1 - field 1.2 with autospan - * - column 2 + * - row 2 - field 2.1 - :rspan:`1` :cspan:`1` field 2.2 - 3.3 * .. _`last row`: - - column 3 + - row 3 Cross-referencing ----------------- -Cross-referencing from one documentation page to another can be done by passing -the path to the file starting from the Documentation folder. -For example, to cross-reference to this page (the .rst extension is optional):: +Cross-referencing from one documentation page to another can be done simply by +writing the path to the document file, no special syntax required. The path can +be either absolute or relative. For absolute paths, start it with +"Documentation/". For example, to cross-reference to this page, all the +following are valid options, depending on the current document's directory (note +that the ``.rst`` extension is required):: - See Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst. + See Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst. This always works. + Take a look at sphinx.rst, which is at this same directory. + Read ../sphinx.rst, which is one directory above. -If you want to use a relative path, you need to use Sphinx's ``doc`` directive. -For example, referencing this page from the same directory would be done as:: +If you want the link to have a different rendered text other than the document's +title, you need to use Sphinx's ``doc`` role. For example:: - See :doc:`sphinx`. + See :doc:`my custom link text for document sphinx <sphinx>`. + +For most use cases, the former is preferred, as it is cleaner and more suited +for people reading the source files. If you come across a ``:doc:`` usage that +isn't adding any value, please feel free to convert it to just the document +path. For information on cross-referencing to kernel-doc functions or types, see Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst. @@ -361,7 +371,7 @@ Figures & Images If you want to add an image, you should use the ``kernel-figure`` and ``kernel-image`` directives. E.g. to insert a figure with a scalable -image format use SVG (:ref:`svg_image_example`):: +image format, use SVG (:ref:`svg_image_example`):: .. kernel-figure:: svg_image.svg :alt: simple SVG image @@ -375,7 +385,7 @@ image format use SVG (:ref:`svg_image_example`):: SVG image example -The kernel figure (and image) directive support **DOT** formated files, see +The kernel figure (and image) directive supports **DOT** formatted files, see * DOT: http://graphviz.org/pdf/dotguide.pdf * Graphviz: http://www.graphviz.org/content/dot-language @@ -394,7 +404,7 @@ A simple example (:ref:`hello_dot_file`):: DOT's hello world example -Embed *render* markups (or languages) like Graphviz's **DOT** is provided by the +Embedded *render* markups (or languages) like Graphviz's **DOT** are provided by the ``kernel-render`` directives.:: .. kernel-render:: DOT @@ -406,7 +416,7 @@ Embed *render* markups (or languages) like Graphviz's **DOT** is provided by the } How this will be rendered depends on the installed tools. If Graphviz is -installed, you will see an vector image. If not the raw markup is inserted as +installed, you will see a vector image. If not, the raw markup is inserted as *literal-block* (:ref:`hello_dot_render`). .. _hello_dot_render: @@ -421,8 +431,8 @@ installed, you will see an vector image. If not the raw markup is inserted as The *render* directive has all the options known from the *figure* directive, plus option ``caption``. If ``caption`` has a value, a *figure* node is -inserted. If not, a *image* node is inserted. A ``caption`` is also needed, if -you want to refer it (:ref:`hello_svg_render`). +inserted. If not, an *image* node is inserted. A ``caption`` is also needed, if +you want to refer to it (:ref:`hello_svg_render`). Embedded **SVG**:: |