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PHP Documentor

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.