[Doxygen-users] Inconsistency of FILE_PATTERNS

[Jerzy K. <je...@wn...>]

I use doxygen 1.2.13.1 on w2k prof. There seem to be a small inconsistency
around the FILE_PATTERNS setting.

1. Problem one: In the config file in the description of the setting there
is a list of the tested patterns if the setting is left blank. It goes:

#If left blank the following patterns are tested:
# *.c *.cc *.cxx *.c++ *.java *.ii *.ixx *.ipp *.i++ *.inl *.h *.hh *.hxx
*.hpp
# *.h++ *.idl

That list doesn't seem to be complete. For example it doesn't list the
*.cpp, yet that pattern is tested and the files with .cpp extension are
properly documented. It would be nice to have a complete list of the tested
patterns thought since that contributes to the decision whether to leave the
setting blank or to actually fill it in.

In the documentation however, it states:
FILE_PATTERNS
If the value of the INPUT tag contains directories, you can use the
FILE_PATTERNS tag to specify one or more wildcard patterns (like *.cpp and
*.h ) to filter out the source-files in the directories. If left blank all
files are included (i.e. wildcard *).

Where it says that all files are included, that is not correct also...

2. Problem two: While at it - it would be just great if the default pattern
also contained the *.odl file pattern together with already present *.idl.
If that was the case I would not have to list all the patterns just to apped
the .odl files. Alternatively, is there a way append the file patterns to
the default list instead of ovewriting it? If not, perhaps something like
that:

FILE_PATTERNS          = $(FILE_PATTERNS) value [value, ...]

Where $(FILE_PATTERNS) would be a variable defined internally by doxygen for
the default settings.

Thanks and Best Regards,
Jerzy