Minor fixups

6 files changed, 51 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/docs/refman/generatormd.py b/docs/refman/generatormd.py
index 704ca3b..abf8a99 100644
--- a/docs/refman/generatormd.py
+++ b/docs/refman/generatormd.py
@@ -156,7 +156,9 @@ class GeneratorMD(GeneratorBase):
             return ' | '.join([data_type_to_str(x) for x in typ.resolved])
 
         def len_stripped(s: str) -> int:
-            return len(re.sub(r'<[^>]+>', '', s))
+            s = s.replace(']]', '')
+            # I know, this regex is ugly but it works.
+            return len(re.sub(r'\[\[(#|@)*([^\[])', r'\2', s))
 
         def render_signature() -> str:
             # Skip a lot of computations if the function does not take any arguments
diff --git a/docs/refman/templates/root.mustache b/docs/refman/templates/root.mustache
index b62a6f6..cd846ac 100644
--- a/docs/refman/templates/root.mustache
+++ b/docs/refman/templates/root.mustache
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ and methods are documented in detail in the following subpages:
 ## Elementary types
 
 {{#elementary}}
-{{>root_link}}
+{{indent}}- {{&link}}
 {{/elementary}}
 
 ## Functions
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ to see the description and usage. The objects returned by them are
 [listed here](#returned-objects).
 
 {{#functions}}
-{{>root_link}}
+{{indent}}- {{&link}}
 {{/functions}}
 
 ## Builtin objects
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ to see the description and usage. The objects returned by them are
 These are built-in objects that are always available.
 
 {{#builtins}}
-{{>root_link}}
+{{indent}}- {{&link}}
 {{/builtins}}
 
 ## Returned objects
@@ -38,11 +38,14 @@ These are objects that can be returned by [functions](#functions)
 or other methods.
 
 {{#returned}}
-{{>root_link}}
+{{indent}}- {{&link}}
 {{/returned}}
 
 ## Modules
 
 {{#modules}}
-{{>root_link}}
+{{indent}}- {{&link}}
 {{/modules}}
+
+
+<!-- The links used to be generated wit {>root_link}, but this is a bit hard to read  -->
diff --git a/docs/yaml/builtins/host_machine.yaml b/docs/yaml/builtins/host_machine.yaml
index f130586..2c847b5 100644
--- a/docs/yaml/builtins/host_machine.yaml
+++ b/docs/yaml/builtins/host_machine.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 name: host_machine
 long_name: Host machine information
+extends: build_machine
 description: |
   Provides information about the host machine -- the machine on which the
   compiled binary will run. See
diff --git a/docs/yaml/builtins/target_machine.yaml b/docs/yaml/builtins/target_machine.yaml
index d5c4e4d..c17adc7 100644
--- a/docs/yaml/builtins/target_machine.yaml
+++ b/docs/yaml/builtins/target_machine.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 name: target_machine
 long_name: Target machine information
+extends: build_machine
 description: |
   Provides information about the target machine -- the machine on which
   the compiled binary's output will run. Hence, this object should only
diff --git a/docs/yaml/objects/build_tgt.yaml b/docs/yaml/objects/build_tgt.yaml
index e1c8a80..97c0c5d 100644
--- a/docs/yaml/objects/build_tgt.yaml
+++ b/docs/yaml/objects/build_tgt.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ description: |
   A build target is either an executable, shared library, static library,
   both shared and static library or shared module.
 
-  TODO: Missing methods, links
-
 methods:
 - name: full_path
   returns: str
diff --git a/docs/yaml/objects/external_program.yaml b/docs/yaml/objects/external_program.yaml
index d0e476f..02bf48f 100644
--- a/docs/yaml/objects/external_program.yaml
+++ b/docs/yaml/objects/external_program.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,40 @@
 name: external_program
 long_name: External program
-description: TODO
+description: Opaque object representing an external program
+
+methods:
+- name: found
+  returns: bool
+  description: Returns whether the executable was found.
+
+- name: path
+  returns: str
+  deprecated: 0.55.0
+  description: |
+    *Deprecated:* Use [[external_program.full_path]] instead.
+
+    Returns a string pointing to the script or executable.
+
+    **NOTE:** You should not need to use this method. Passing the object itself
+    should work in all cases.
+
+    For example:
+
+    ```meson
+    run_command(find_program('foo'), 'arg1', 'arg2')
+    ```
+
+- name: full_path
+  returns: str
+  since: 0.55.0
+  description: |
+    Returns a string pointing to the script or executable.
+
+    **NOTE:** You should not need to use this method. Passing the object itself
+    should work in all cases.
+
+    For example:
+
+    ```meson
+    run_command(find_program('foo'), 'arg1', 'arg2')
+    ```