PHP Documentor
18th June 2002
phpDocumentor version 1.1.0rc2 has been released over at www.phpdoc.org. The feature list (from their press release):
- all known bugs in 1.1.0rc1 have been fixed
- fully 25% faster than version 1.0.0
- able to directly parse a CVS repository
- parses any php file, with multiple classes and functions in the same file
- fully compliant with even the most esoteric php syntax
(
$string = <<< EOF, for example) - greatly improved ease of Converter programming
- parsing of global and static variables
- documentation of name conflicts between packages
- auto-linking to elements in any package
- error/warnings by line number and file to allow for debugging of documentation tags
- extensive documentation of the package, including a detailed specification for tags and templates
- Open source, GPL
The full Changelog is also available. This looks like a very useful piece of software.
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