Documentation fixes

Fix errors and omissions related to dictionary compilation.

3 files changed, 50 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_compile.xml b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_compile.xml
index 0bd7ad1789..fc81e4efed 100644
--- a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_compile.xml
+++ b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_compile.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 <comref>
 <header>
 <copyright>
-<year>2011</year><year>2012</year>
+<year>2011</year><year>2013</year>
 <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
 </copyright>
 <legalnotice>
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ The module &man_make; provides an alternate compilation interface.</p>
 Compile a single dictionary file to Erlang source.
 Valid options are as follows.</p>
 
+<taglist>
 <tag><![CDATA[-i <dir>]]></tag>
 <item>
 <p>
@@ -71,7 +72,6 @@ dependency, not an erl/hrl dependency.</p>
 Multiple <c>-i</c> options can be specified.</p>
 </item>
 
-<taglist>
 <tag><![CDATA[-o <dir>]]></tag>
 <item>
 <p>
@@ -90,18 +90,30 @@ Supress erl and hrl generation, respectively.</p>
 <tag><![CDATA[--prefix <prefix>]]></tag>
 <item>
 <p>
-Set <c>&dict_name;</c> or <c>&dict_prefix;</c> to the specified
-string.
-Overrides any setting in the file itself.</p>
+Transform the input dictionary before compilation, setting
+<c>&dict_name;</c> or <c>&dict_prefix;</c> to the specified
+string.</p>
 </item>
 
-<tag><![CDATA[--inherits <dict>]]></tag>
+<tag><![CDATA[--inherits <arg>]]></tag>
 <item>
 <p>
-Append &dict_inherits; of the specified module.
-Specifying <c>"-"</c> has the effect of discarding clearing any
-previous inherits, both in the dictionary file and on the options
-list.</p>
+Transform the input dictionary before compilation, appending
+<c>&dict_inherits;</c> of the specified string.</p>
+
+<p>
+Two forms of <c>--inherits</c> have special meaning:</p>
+
+<pre>
+--inherits -
+--inherits Prev/Mod
+</pre>
+
+<p>
+The first has the effect of clearing any previous inherits, the second
+of replacing a previous inherits of <c>Prev</c> to one of <c>Mod</c>.
+This allows the semantics of the input dictionary to be changed without
+modifying the file itself.</p>
 
 <p>
 Multiple <c>--inherits</c> options can be specified.</p>
diff --git a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_dict.xml b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_dict.xml
index 1034781ff2..419dc143af 100644
--- a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_dict.xml
+++ b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_dict.xml
@@ -263,15 +263,14 @@ dictionary's definitions but the former makes for easier reuse.</p>
 
 <p>
 All dictionaries should typically inherit &the_rfc; AVPs from
-<c>diameter_gen_base_rfc3588</c>.</p>
+<c>diameter_gen_base_rfc6733</c>.</p>
 
 <p>
 Example:</p>
 
 <pre>
-@inherits diameter_gen_base_rfc3588
+@inherits diameter_gen_base_rfc6733
 </pre>
-
 </item>
 
 <marker id="avp_types"/>
diff --git a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_make.xml b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_make.xml
index da6124310e..ec71251be1 100644
--- a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_make.xml
+++ b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_make.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 <header>
 <copyright>
 <year>2012</year>
+<year>2013</year>
 <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
 </copyright>
 <legalnotice>
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ Compile a single dictionary file to Erlang source.
 
 <taglist>
 
-<tag><c>{include, Dir::string()}</c></tag>
+<tag><c>{include, string()}</c></tag>
 <item>
 <p>
 Prepend the specified directory to the code path.
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ dependency, not an erl/hrl dependency.</p>
 Multiple <c>include</c> options can be specified.</p>
 </item>
 
-<tag><c>{outdir, Dir::string()}</c></tag>
+<tag><c>{outdir, string()}</c></tag>
 <item>
 <p>
 Write generated source to the specified directory.
@@ -95,18 +96,30 @@ Defaults to the current working directory.</p>
 <tag><c>{name|prefix, string()}</c></tag>
 <item>
 <p>
-Set <c>&dict_name;</c> or <c>&dict_prefix;</c> to the specified
-string.
-Overrides any setting in the file itself.</p>
+Transform the input dictionary before compilation, setting
+<c>&dict_name;</c> or <c>&dict_prefix;</c> to the specified
+string.</p>
 </item>
 
-<tag><c>{inherits, Mod::string()}</c></tag>
+<tag><c>{inherits, string()}</c></tag>
 <item>
 <p>
-Append &dict_inherits; of the specified module.
-Specifying <c>"-"</c> has the effect of discarding clearing any
-previous inherits, both in the dictionary file and on the options
-list.</p>
+Transform the input dictionary before compilation, appending
+<c>&dict_inherits;</c> of the specified string.</p>
+
+<p>
+Two forms of <c>@inherits</c> have special meaning:</p>
+
+<pre>
+{inherits, "-"}
+{inherits, "Prev/Mod"}
+</pre>
+
+<p>
+The first has the effect of clearing any previous inherits, the second
+of replacing a previous inherits of <c>Prev</c> to one of <c>Mod</c>.
+This allows the semantics of the input dictionary to be changed without
+modifying the file itself.</p>
 
 <p>
 Multiple <c>inherits</c> options can be specified.</p>
@@ -126,8 +139,9 @@ Multiple <c>inherits</c> options can be specified.</p>
 
 <p>
 All options are string-valued.
-In particular, it is not currently possible to
-an &dict_inherits; module as an atom() or a path as a &filename;</p>
+In particular, it is not currently possible to specify
+an &dict_inherits; module as an atom(), or a path as an arbitrary
+&filename;</p>
 
 </section>