[edoc] remove functionality related to packages

The 'subpackages' option is left, since some projects use recursive
source directories.

18 files changed, 163 insertions, 561 deletions

diff --git a/lib/edoc/doc/overview.edoc b/lib/edoc/doc/overview.edoc
index 2af425272e..0ced8cab32 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/doc/overview.edoc
+++ b/lib/edoc/doc/overview.edoc
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ The following are the main functions for running EDoc:
     <ul>
       <li>{@link edoc:application/2}: Creates documentation for a
 	  typical Erlang application.</li>
-      <li>{@link edoc:packages/2}: Creates documentation for one or
-	  more packages, automatically locating source files.</li>
       <li>{@link edoc:files/2}: Creates documentation for a
 	  specified set of source files.</li>
       <li>{@link edoc:run/3}: General interface function; the common
@@ -184,7 +182,7 @@ The following tags can be used anywhere within a module:
       path (see {@link edoc:read_source/2}).</dd>
 
   <dt><a name="gtag-todo">`@todo' (or `@TODO')</a></dt>
-      <dd>Attaches a To-Do note to a function, module, package, or
+      <dd>Attaches a To-Do note to a function, module or
       overview-page. The content can be any XHTML text describing
       the issue, e.g.:
 ```%% @TODO Finish writing the documentation.'''
@@ -338,7 +336,7 @@ The following tags can be used before a module declaration:
 
   <dt><a name="mtag-since">`@since'</a></dt>
       <dd>Specifies when the module was introduced, with respect to
-      the application, package, release or distribution it is part
+      the application, release or distribution it is part
       of. The content can be arbitrary text.</dd>
 
   <dt><a name="mtag-version">`@version'</a></dt>
@@ -445,7 +443,6 @@ possible formats for references are:
 <table border="1" summary="reference syntax">
   <tr><th>Reference syntax</th><th>Example</th><th>Scope</th></tr>
   <tr><td>`Module'</td><td>{@link edoc_run}, `erl.lang.list'</td><td>Global</td></tr>
-  <tr><td>`Package.*'</td><td>`erl.lang.*'</td><td>Global</td></tr>
   <tr><td>`Function/Arity'</td><td>`file/2'</td><td>Within module</td></tr>
   <tr><td>`Module:Function/Arity'</td><td>{@link edoc:application/2}</td><td>Global</td></tr>
   <tr><td>`Type()'</td><td>`filename()'</td><td>Within module</td></tr>
@@ -531,7 +528,7 @@ after the empty line into separate paragraphs. For example:
 ```%% @doc This will all be part of the first paragraph.
    %% It can stretch over several lines and contain <em>any
    %% XHTML markup</em>.
-   %% 
+   %%
    %% This is the second paragraph. The above line is
    %% regarded as "empty" by EDoc, even though it ends with
    %% a space.'''
@@ -685,17 +682,6 @@ information. User-defined macros override predefined macros.
       <dd>Expands to the current date, as "<tt>Month Day Year</tt>",
       e.g. "{@date}".</dd>
 
-  <dt><a name="predefmacro-docRoot"><code>@{@docRoot}</code></a></dt>
-      <dd>Expands to the relative URL path (such as
-      `"../../.."') from the current page to the root
-      directory of the generated documentation. This can be used to
-      create XHTML references such as `<img
-      src="@{@docRoot}/images/logo.jpeg">' that are independent of how
-      deep down in a package structure they occur. If packages are not
-      used (i.e., if all modules are in the "empty" package),
-      <code>@{@docRoot}</code> will always resolve to the empty
-      string.</dd>
-
   <dt><a name="predefmacro-link"><code>@{@link <em>reference</em>.
 		    <em>description</em>}</code></a></dt>
       <dd>This creates a hypertext link; cf. the
@@ -710,9 +696,6 @@ information. User-defined macros override predefined macros.
       <dd>Expands to the name of the current module. Only defined when a
       module is being processed.</dd>
 
-  <dt><a name="predefmacro-package"><code>@{@package}</code></a></dt>
-      <dd>Expands to the name of the current package.</dd>
-
   <dt><a name="predefmacro-section"><code>@{@section
         <em>heading</em>}</code></a></dt>
       <dd>Expands to a hypertext link to the specified section heading;
diff --git a/lib/edoc/include/edoc_doclet.hrl b/lib/edoc/include/edoc_doclet.hrl
index 60ec7f44e4..ac6763fb33 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/include/edoc_doclet.hrl
+++ b/lib/edoc/include/edoc_doclet.hrl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %% =====================================================================
 %% Header file for EDoc doclet modules.
-%% 
+%%
 %% Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Richard Carlsson
 %%
 %% This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -43,16 +43,11 @@
 
 %% @type doclet_gen() = #doclet_gen{sources = [string()],
 %%                                  app = no_app() | atom(),
-%%                                  packages = [atom()],
-%%                                  modules = [atom()],
-%%                                  modules = [atom()],
-%%                                  filemap = function()}
+%%                                  modules = [atom()]}
 
 -record(doclet_gen, {sources = [],
 		     app = ?NO_APP,
-		     packages = [],
-		     modules = [],
-		     filemap
+		     modules = []
 		    }).
 
 %% @type doclet_toc() = #doclet_gen{paths = [string()],
diff --git a/lib/edoc/priv/edoc.dtd b/lib/edoc/priv/edoc.dtd
index ba4ac0db28..4278a9e643 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/priv/edoc.dtd
+++ b/lib/edoc/priv/edoc.dtd
@@ -2,20 +2,13 @@
 <!-- EDoc DTD Version 0.3 -->
 
 <!ELEMENT overview (title, description?, author*, copyright?, version?,
-                    since?, see*, reference*, todo?, packages, modules)>
+                    since?, see*, reference*, todo?, modules)>
 <!ATTLIST overview
   root CDATA #IMPLIED
   encoding CDATA #IMPLIED>
 
 <!ELEMENT title (#PCDATA)>
 
-<!ELEMENT package (description?, author*, copyright?, version?,
-		   since?, deprecated?, see*, reference*, todo?,
-		   modules)>
-<!ATTLIST package
-  name CDATA #REQUIRED
-  root CDATA #IMPLIED>
-
 <!ELEMENT modules (module+)>
 
 
diff --git a/lib/edoc/priv/stylesheet.css b/lib/edoc/priv/stylesheet.css
index e426a90483..ab170c091f 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/priv/stylesheet.css
+++ b/lib/edoc/priv/stylesheet.css
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ div.spec {
  	margin-left: 2em;
 	background-color: #eeeeee;
 }
-a.module,a.package {
+a.module {
 	text-decoration:none
 }
-a.module:hover,a.package:hover {
+a.module:hover {
 	background-color: #eeeeee;
 }
 ul.definitions {
diff --git a/lib/edoc/src/edoc.erl b/lib/edoc/src/edoc.erl
index 983f04e8b6..78915e8943 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/src/edoc.erl
+++ b/lib/edoc/src/edoc.erl
@@ -24,12 +24,11 @@
 %% TODO: option for ignoring functions matching some pattern ('..._test_'/0)
 %% TODO: @private_type tag, opaque unless generating private docs?
 %% TODO: document the record type syntax
-%% TODO: some 'skip' option for ignoring particular modules/packages?
-%% TODO: intermediate-level packages: document even if no local sources.
+%% TODO: some 'skip' option for ignoring particular modules?
 %% TODO: multiline comment support (needs modified comment representation)
 %% TODO: config-file for default settings
 %% TODO: config: locations of all local docdirs; generate local doc-index page
-%% TODO: config: URL:s of offline packages/apps
+%% TODO: config: URL:s of offline apps
 %% TODO: config: default stylesheet
 %% TODO: config: default header/footer, etc.
 %% TODO: offline linkage
@@ -45,10 +44,10 @@
 
 -module(edoc).
 
--export([packages/1, packages/2, files/1, files/2,
+-export([files/1, files/2,
 	 application/1, application/2, application/3,
 	 toc/1, toc/2, toc/3,
-	 run/3,
+	 run/2,
 	 file/1, file/2,
 	 read/1, read/2,
 	 layout/1, layout/2,
@@ -68,15 +67,15 @@
 file(Name) ->
     file(Name, []).
 
-%% @spec file(filename(), proplist()) -> ok 
+%% @spec file(filename(), proplist()) -> ok
 %%
 %% @type filename() = //kernel/file:filename()
 %% @type proplist() = [term()]
 %%
 %% @deprecated This is part of the old interface to EDoc and is mainly
 %% kept for backwards compatibility. The preferred way of generating
-%% documentation is through one of the functions {@link application/2},
-%% {@link packages/2} and {@link files/2}.
+%% documentation is through one of the functions {@link application/2}
+%% and {@link files/2}.
 %%
 %% @doc Reads a source code file and outputs formatted documentation to
 %% a corresponding file.
@@ -121,44 +120,24 @@ file(Name, Options) ->
 				 ?DEFAULT_FILE_SUFFIX),
     Dir = proplists:get_value(dir, Options, filename:dirname(Name)),
     Encoding = [{encoding, edoc_lib:read_encoding(Name, [])}],
-    edoc_lib:write_file(Text, Dir, BaseName ++ Suffix, '', Encoding).
+    edoc_lib:write_file(Text, Dir, BaseName ++ Suffix, Encoding).
 
 
-%% TODO: better documentation of files/1/2, packages/1/2, application/1/2/3
+%% TODO: better documentation of files/1/2, application/1/2/3
 
-%% @spec (Files::[filename() | {package(), [filename()]}]) -> ok
-%% @equiv packages(Packages, [])
+%% @spec (Files::[filename()]) -> ok
 
 files(Files) ->
     files(Files, []).
 
-%% @spec (Files::[filename() | {package(), [filename()]}],
+%% @spec (Files::[filename()],
 %%        Options::proplist()) -> ok
-%% @doc Runs EDoc on a given set of source files. See {@link run/3} for
+%% @doc Runs EDoc on a given set of source files. See {@link run/2} for
 %% details, including options.
 %% @equiv run([], Files, Options)
 
 files(Files, Options) ->
-    run([], Files, Options).
-
-%% @spec (Packages::[package()]) -> ok
-%% @equiv packages(Packages, [])
-
-packages(Packages) ->
-    packages(Packages, []).
-
-%% @spec (Packages::[package()], Options::proplist()) -> ok
-%% @type package() = atom() | string()
-%%
-%% @doc Runs EDoc on a set of packages. The `source_path' option is used
-%% to locate the files; see {@link run/3} for details, including
-%% options. This function automatically appends the current directory to
-%% the source path.
-%%
-%% @equiv run(Packages, [], Options)
-
-packages(Packages, Options) ->
-    run(Packages, [], Options  ++ [{source_path, [?CURRENT_DIR]}]).
+    run(Files, Options).
 
 %% @spec (Application::atom()) -> ok
 %% @equiv application(Application, [])
@@ -194,7 +173,7 @@ application(App, Options) when is_atom(App) ->
 %%   subdirectory, if it exists, or otherwise in the application
 %%   directory itself.
 %%   </li>
-%%   <li>The {@link run/3. `subpackages'} option is turned on. All found
+%%   <li>The {@link run/2. `subpackages'} option is turned on. All found
 %%   source files will be processed.
 %%   </li>
 %%   <li>The `include' subdirectory is automatically added to the
@@ -203,7 +182,7 @@ application(App, Options) when is_atom(App) ->
 %%   </li>
 %% </ul>
 %%
-%% See {@link run/3} for details, including options.
+%% See {@link run/2} for details, including options.
 %%
 %% @see application/2
 
@@ -219,7 +198,7 @@ application(App, Dir, Options) when is_atom(App) ->
 		       {includes, [filename:join(Dir, "include")]}],
     Opts1 = set_app_default(App, Dir, Opts),
     %% Recursively document all subpackages of '' - i.e., everything.
-    run([''], [], [{application, App} | Opts1]).
+    run([], [{application, App} | Opts1]).
 
 %% Try to set up a default application base URI in a smart way if the
 %% user has not specified it explicitly.
@@ -240,31 +219,20 @@ set_app_default(App, Dir0, Opts) ->
 	    Opts
     end.
 
-%% If no source files are found for a (specified) package, no package
-%% documentation will be generated either (even if there is a
-%% package-documentation file). This is the way it should be. For
-%% specified files, use empty package (unless otherwise specified). The
-%% assumed package is always used for creating the output. If the actual
-%% module or package of the source differs from the assumption gathered
-%% from the path and file name, a warning should be issued (since links
-%% are likely to be incorrect).
-
 opt_defaults() ->
-    [packages].
+    [].
 
 opt_negations() ->
     [{no_preprocess, preprocess},
      {no_subpackages, subpackages},
-     {no_report_missing_types, report_missing_types},
-     {no_packages, packages}].
+     {no_report_missing_types, report_missing_types}].
 
-%% @spec run(Packages::[package()],
-%%           Files::[filename() | {package(), [filename()]}],
+%% @spec run(Files::[filename()],
 %%           Options::proplist()) -> ok
-%% @doc Runs EDoc on a given set of source files and/or packages. Note
+%% @doc Runs EDoc on a given set of source files. Note
 %% that the doclet plugin module has its own particular options; see the
 %% `doclet' option below.
-%% 
+%%
 %% Also see {@link layout/2} for layout-related options, and
 %% {@link get_doc/2} for options related to reading source
 %% files.
@@ -298,11 +266,6 @@ opt_negations() ->
 %%      The default doclet module is {@link edoc_doclet}; see {@link
 %%      edoc_doclet:run/2} for doclet-specific options.
 %%  </dd>
-%%  <dt>{@type {exclude_packages, [package()]@}}
-%%  </dt>
-%%  <dd>Lists packages to be excluded from the documentation. Typically
-%%      used in conjunction with the `subpackages' option.
-%%  </dd>
 %%  <dt>{@type {file_suffix, string()@}}
 %%  </dt>
 %%  <dd>Specifies the suffix used for output files. The default value is
@@ -314,22 +277,6 @@ opt_negations() ->
 %%      target directory will be ignored and overwritten. The default
 %%      value is `false'.
 %%  </dd>
-%%  <dt>{@type {packages, boolean()@}}
-%%  </dt>
-%%  <dd>If the value is `true', it it assumed that packages (module
-%%      namespaces) are being used, and that the source code directory
-%%      structure reflects this. The default value is `true'. (Usually,
-%%      this does the right thing even if all the modules belong to the
-%%      top-level "empty" package.) `no_packages' is an alias for
-%%      `{packages, false}'. See the `subpackages' option below for
-%%      further details.
-%%
-%%      If the source code is organized in a hierarchy of
-%%      subdirectories although it does not use packages, use
-%%      `no_packages' together with the recursive-search `subpackages'
-%%      option (on by default) to automatically generate documentation
-%%      for all the modules.
-%%  </dd>
 %%  <dt>{@type {source_path, [filename()]@}}
 %%  </dt>
 %%  <dd>Specifies a list of file system paths used to locate the source
@@ -345,7 +292,7 @@ opt_negations() ->
 %%  <dd>If the value is `true', all subpackages of specified packages
 %%      will also be included in the documentation. The default value is
 %%      `false'. `no_subpackages' is an alias for `{subpackages,
-%%      false}'. See also the `exclude_packages' option.
+%%      false}'.
 %%
 %%      Subpackage source files are found by recursively searching
 %%      for source code files in subdirectories of the known source code
@@ -358,38 +305,31 @@ opt_negations() ->
 %% </dl>
 %%
 %% @see files/2
-%% @see packages/2
 %% @see application/2
 
 %% NEW-OPTIONS: source_path, application
 %% INHERIT-OPTIONS: init_context/1
 %% INHERIT-OPTIONS: expand_sources/2
 %% INHERIT-OPTIONS: target_dir_info/5
-%% INHERIT-OPTIONS: edoc_lib:find_sources/3
+%% INHERIT-OPTIONS: edoc_lib:find_sources/2
 %% INHERIT-OPTIONS: edoc_lib:run_doclet/2
 %% INHERIT-OPTIONS: edoc_lib:get_doc_env/4
 
-run(Packages, Files, Opts0) ->
+run(Files, Opts0) ->
     Opts = expand_opts(Opts0),
     Ctxt = init_context(Opts),
     Dir = Ctxt#context.dir,
     Path = proplists:append_values(source_path, Opts),
-    Ss = sources(Path, Packages, Opts),
+    Ss = sources(Path, Opts),
     {Ss1, Ms} = expand_sources(expand_files(Files) ++ Ss, Opts),
-    Ps = [P || {_, P, _, _} <- Ss1],
     App = proplists:get_value(application, Opts, ?NO_APP),
-    {App1, Ps1, Ms1} = target_dir_info(Dir, App, Ps, Ms, Opts),
-    %% The "empty package" is never included in the list of packages.
-    Ps2 = edoc_lib:unique(lists:sort(Ps1)) -- [''],
+    {App1, Ms1} = target_dir_info(Dir, App, Ms, Opts),
     Ms2 = edoc_lib:unique(lists:sort(Ms1)),
-    Fs = package_files(Path, Ps2),
-    Env = edoc_lib:get_doc_env(App1, Ps2, Ms2, Opts),
+    Env = edoc_lib:get_doc_env(App1, Ms2, Opts),
     Ctxt1 = Ctxt#context{env = Env},
     Cmd = #doclet_gen{sources = Ss1,
 		      app = App1,
-		      packages = Ps2,
-		      modules = Ms2,
-		      filemap = Fs
+		      modules = Ms2
 		     },
     F = fun (M) ->
 		M:run(Cmd, Ctxt1)
@@ -401,42 +341,22 @@ expand_opts(Opts0) ->
 				   Opts0 ++ opt_defaults()).
 
 %% NEW-OPTIONS: dir
-%% DEFER-OPTIONS: run/3
+%% DEFER-OPTIONS: run/2
 
 init_context(Opts) ->
     #context{dir = proplists:get_value(dir, Opts, ?CURRENT_DIR),
 	     opts = Opts
 	    }.
 
-%% INHERIT-OPTIONS: edoc_lib:find_sources/3
-
-sources(Path, Packages, Opts) ->
-    lists:foldl(fun (P, Xs) ->
-			edoc_lib:find_sources(Path, P, Opts) ++ Xs
-		end,
-		[], Packages).
-
-package_files(Path, Packages) ->
-    Name = ?PACKAGE_FILE,    % this is hard-coded for now
-    D = lists:foldl(fun (P, D) ->
-			    F = edoc_lib:find_file(Path, P, Name),
-			    dict:store(P, F, D)
-		    end,
-		    dict:new(), Packages),
-    fun (P) ->
-	    case dict:find(P, D) of
-		{ok, F} -> F;
-		error -> ""
-	    end
-    end.
+%% INHERIT-OPTIONS: edoc_lib:find_sources/2
+
+sources(Path, Opts) ->
+	edoc_lib:find_sources(Path, Opts).
 
 %% Expand user-specified sets of files.
 
-expand_files([{P, Fs1} | Fs]) ->
-    [{P, filename:basename(F), filename:dirname(F)} || F <- Fs1]
-	++ expand_files(Fs);
 expand_files([F | Fs]) ->
-    [{'', filename:basename(F), filename:dirname(F)} |
+    [{filename:basename(F), filename:dirname(F)} |
      expand_files(Fs)];
 expand_files([]) ->
     [].
@@ -444,26 +364,23 @@ expand_files([]) ->
 %% Create the (assumed) full module names. Keep only the first source
 %% for each module, but preserve the order of the list.
 
-%% NEW-OPTIONS: source_suffix, packages
-%% DEFER-OPTIONS: run/3
+%% NEW-OPTIONS: source_suffix
+%% DEFER-OPTIONS: run/2
 
 expand_sources(Ss, Opts) ->
     Suffix = proplists:get_value(source_suffix, Opts,
 				 ?DEFAULT_SOURCE_SUFFIX),
-    Ss1 = case proplists:get_bool(packages, Opts) of
-	      true -> Ss;
-	      false -> [{'',F,D} || {_P,F,D} <- Ss]
-	  end,
+    Ss1 = [{F,D} || {F,D} <- Ss],
     expand_sources(Ss1, Suffix, sets:new(), [], []).
 
-expand_sources([{'', F, D} | Fs], Suffix, S, As, Ms) ->
+expand_sources([{F, D} | Fs], Suffix, S, As, Ms) ->
     M = list_to_atom(filename:rootname(F, Suffix)),
     case sets:is_element(M, S) of
 	true ->
 	    expand_sources(Fs, Suffix, S, As, Ms);
 	false ->
 	    S1 = sets:add_element(M, S),
-	    expand_sources(Fs, Suffix, S1, [{M, '', F, D} | As],
+	    expand_sources(Fs, Suffix, S1, [{M, F, D} | As],
 			   [M | Ms])
     end;
 expand_sources([], _Suffix, _S, As, Ms) ->
@@ -471,16 +388,15 @@ expand_sources([], _Suffix, _S, As, Ms) ->
 
 %% NEW-OPTIONS: new
 
-target_dir_info(Dir, App, Ps, Ms, Opts) ->
+target_dir_info(Dir, App, Ms, Opts) ->
     case proplists:get_bool(new, Opts) of
 	true ->
-	    {App, Ps, Ms};
+	    {App, Ms};
 	false ->
-	    {App1, Ps1, Ms1} = edoc_lib:read_info_file(Dir),
+	    {App1, Ms1} = edoc_lib:read_info_file(Dir),
 	    {if App == ?NO_APP -> App1;
 		true -> App
 	     end,
-	     Ps ++ Ps1,
 	     Ms ++ Ms1}
     end.
 
@@ -510,7 +426,7 @@ toc(Dir, Opts) ->
 toc(Dir, Paths, Opts0) ->
     Opts = expand_opts(Opts0 ++ [{dir, Dir}]),
     Ctxt = init_context(Opts),
-    Env = edoc_lib:get_doc_env('', [], [], Opts),
+    Env = edoc_lib:get_doc_env('', [], Opts),
     Ctxt1 = Ctxt#context{env = Env},
     F = fun (M) ->
 		M:run(#doclet_toc{paths=Paths}, Ctxt1)
@@ -562,7 +478,7 @@ layout(Doc) ->
 %% </dl>
 %%
 %% @see layout/1
-%% @see run/3
+%% @see run/2
 %% @see read/2
 %% @see file/2
 
@@ -856,7 +772,7 @@ get_doc(File) ->
 %% edoc_lib:get_doc_env/4} for further options.
 %%
 %% @see get_doc/3
-%% @see run/3
+%% @see run/2
 %% @see edoc_extract:source/5
 %% @see read/2
 %% @see layout/2
diff --git a/lib/edoc/src/edoc.hrl b/lib/edoc/src/edoc.hrl
index 44c5d6fef4..5b0fb68cf9 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/src/edoc.hrl
+++ b/lib/edoc/src/edoc.hrl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %% =====================================================================
 %% Header file for EDoc
-%% 
+%%
 %% Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Richard Carlsson
 %%
 %% This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@
 
 -define(APPLICATION, edoc).
 -define(INFO_FILE, "edoc-info").
--define(PACKAGE_FILE, "package.edoc").
 -define(OVERVIEW_FILE, "overview.edoc").
--define(PACKAGE_SUMMARY, "package-summary").
 -define(DEFAULT_SOURCE_SUFFIX, ".erl").
 -define(DEFAULT_FILE_SUFFIX, ".html").
 -define(DEFAULT_DOCLET, edoc_doclet).
@@ -65,13 +63,10 @@
 %% Environment for generating documentation data
 
 -record(env, {module = [],
-	      package = [],
 	      root = "",
 	      file_suffix,
-	      package_summary,
 	      apps,
 	      modules,
-	      packages,
 	      app_default,
 	      macros = [],
 	      includes = []
diff --git a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_data.erl b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_data.erl
index eceb5cb1bd..b797d74a71 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_data.erl
+++ b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_data.erl
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 -module(edoc_data).
 
--export([module/4, package/4, overview/4, type/2]).
+-export([module/4, overview/4, type/2]).
 
 -export([hidden_filter/2, get_all_tags/1]).
 
@@ -510,41 +510,14 @@ get_tags(_, []) -> [].
 type(T, Env) ->
     xmerl_lib:expand_element({type, [edoc_types:to_xml(T, Env)]}).
 
-%% <!ELEMENT package (description?, author*, copyright?, version?,
-%% 		   since?, deprecated?, see*, reference*, todo?,
-%% 		   modules)>
-%% <!ATTLIST package
-%%   name CDATA #REQUIRED
-%%   root CDATA #IMPLIED>
-%% <!ELEMENT modules (module+)>
-
-package(Package, Tags, Env, Opts) ->
-    Env1 = Env#env{package = Package,
-		   root = edoc_refs:relative_package_path('', Package)},
-    xmerl_lib:expand_element(package_1(Package, Tags, Env1, Opts)).
-
-package_1(Package, Tags, Env, Opts) ->
-    {package, [{root, Env#env.root}],
-     ([{packageName, [atom_to_list(Package)]}]
-      ++ get_doc(Tags)
-      ++ authors(Tags)
-      ++ get_copyright(Tags)
-      ++ get_version(Tags)
-      ++ get_since(Tags)
-      ++ get_deprecated(Tags)
-      ++ sees(Tags, Env)
-      ++ references(Tags)
-      ++ todos(Tags, Opts))
-    }.
-
 %% <!ELEMENT overview (title, description?, author*, copyright?, version?,
-%%                     since?, see*, reference*, todo?, packages, modules)>
+%%                     since?, see*, reference*, todo?, modules)>
 %% <!ATTLIST overview
 %%   root CDATA #IMPLIED>
 %% <!ELEMENT title (#PCDATA)>
 
 overview(Title, Tags, Env, Opts) ->
-    Env1 = Env#env{package = '',
+    Env1 = Env#env{
 		   root = ""},
     xmerl_lib:expand_element(overview_1(Title, Tags, Env1, Opts)).
 
diff --git a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_doclet.erl b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_doclet.erl
index 5653b5894b..5961ca8cc0 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_doclet.erl
+++ b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_doclet.erl
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@
 -define(DEFAULT_FILE_SUFFIX, ".html").
 -define(INDEX_FILE, "index.html").
 -define(OVERVIEW_FILE, "overview.edoc").
--define(PACKAGE_SUMMARY, "package-summary.html").
 -define(OVERVIEW_SUMMARY, "overview-summary.html").
--define(PACKAGES_FRAME, "packages-frame.html").
 -define(MODULES_FRAME, "modules-frame.html").
 -define(STYLESHEET, "stylesheet.css").
 -define(IMAGE, "erlang.png").
@@ -52,11 +50,10 @@
 
 -include_lib("xmerl/include/xmerl.hrl").
 
-%% Sources is the list of inputs in the order they were found.  Packages
-%% and Modules are sorted lists of atoms without duplicates. (They
+%% Sources is the list of inputs in the order they were found.
+%% Modules are sorted lists of atoms without duplicates. (They
 %% usually include the data from the edoc-info file in the target
-%% directory, if it exists.) Note that the "empty package" is never
-%% included in Packages!
+%% directory, if it exists.)
 
 %% @spec (Command::doclet_gen() | doclet_toc(), edoc_context()) -> ok
 %% @doc Main doclet entry point. See the file <a
@@ -117,14 +114,12 @@
 run(#doclet_gen{}=Cmd, Ctxt) ->
     gen(Cmd#doclet_gen.sources,
 	Cmd#doclet_gen.app,
-	Cmd#doclet_gen.packages,
 	Cmd#doclet_gen.modules,
-	Cmd#doclet_gen.filemap,
 	Ctxt);
 run(#doclet_toc{}=Cmd, Ctxt) ->
     toc(Cmd#doclet_toc.paths, Ctxt).
 
-gen(Sources, App, Packages, Modules, FileMap, Ctxt) ->
+gen(Sources, App, Modules, Ctxt) ->
     Dir = Ctxt#context.dir,
     Env = Ctxt#context.env,
     Options = Ctxt#context.opts,
@@ -132,11 +127,9 @@ gen(Sources, App, Packages, Modules, FileMap, Ctxt) ->
     CSS = stylesheet(Options),
     {Modules1, Error} = sources(Sources, Dir, Modules, Env, Options),
     modules_frame(Dir, Modules1, Title, CSS),
-    packages(Packages, Dir, FileMap, Env, Options),
-    packages_frame(Dir, Packages, Title, CSS),
     overview(Dir, Title, Env, Options),
-    index_file(Dir, length(Packages) > 1, Title),
-    edoc_lib:write_info_file(App, Packages, Modules1, Dir),
+    index_file(Dir, Title),
+    edoc_lib:write_info_file(App, Modules1, Dir),
     copy_stylesheet(Dir, Options),
     copy_image(Dir),
     %% handle postponed error during processing of source files
@@ -182,19 +175,19 @@ sources(Sources, Dir, Modules, Env, Options) ->
 %% set if it was successful. Errors are just flagged at this stage,
 %% allowing all source files to be processed even if some of them fail.
 
-source({M, P, Name, Path}, Dir, Suffix, Env, Set, Private, Hidden,
+source({M, Name, Path}, Dir, Suffix, Env, Set, Private, Hidden,
        Error, Options) ->
     File = filename:join(Path, Name),
     case catch {ok, edoc:get_doc(File, Env, Options)} of
 	{ok, {Module, Doc}} ->
-	    check_name(Module, M, P, File),
+	    check_name(Module, M, File),
 	    case ((not is_private(Doc)) orelse Private)
 		andalso ((not is_hidden(Doc)) orelse Hidden) of
 		true ->
 		    Text = edoc:layout(Doc, Options),
 		    Name1 = atom_to_list(M) ++ Suffix,
                     Encoding = [{encoding,encoding(Doc)}],
-		    edoc_lib:write_file(Text, Dir, Name1, P, Encoding),
+		    edoc_lib:write_file(Text, Dir, Name1, Encoding),
 		    {sets:add_element(Module, Set), Error};
 		false ->
 		    {Set, Error}
@@ -204,8 +197,7 @@ source({M, P, Name, Path}, Dir, Suffix, Env, Set, Private, Hidden,
 	    {Set, true}
     end.
 
-check_name(M, M0, P0, File) ->
-    P = '',
+check_name(M, M0, File) ->
     N = M,
     N0 = M0,
     case N of
@@ -222,47 +214,12 @@ check_name(M, M0, P0, File) ->
 		    ok
 	    end
     end,
-    if P =/= P0 ->
-	    warning("file '~ts' belongs to package '~s', not '~s'.",
-		    [File, P, P0]);
-       true ->
-	    ok
-    end.
-
-
-%% Generating the summary files for packages.
-
-%% INHERIT-OPTIONS: read_file/4
-%% INHERIT-OPTIONS: edoc_lib:run_layout/2
-
-packages(Packages, Dir, FileMap, Env, Options) ->
-    lists:foreach(fun (P) ->
-			  package(P, Dir, FileMap, Env, Options)
-		  end,
-		  Packages).
-
-package(P, Dir, FileMap, Env, Opts) ->
-    Tags = case FileMap(P) of
-	       "" ->
-		   [];
-	       File ->
-		   read_file(File, package, Env, Opts)
-	   end,
-    Data = edoc_data:package(P, Tags, Env, Opts),
-    F = fun (M) ->
-		M:package(Data, Opts)
-	end,
-    Text = edoc_lib:run_layout(F, Opts),
-    edoc_lib:write_file(Text, Dir, ?PACKAGE_SUMMARY, P).
-
+	ok.
 
 %% Creating an index file, with some frames optional.
 %% TODO: get rid of frames, or change doctype to Frameset
 
-index_file(Dir, Packages, Title) ->
-    Frame1 = {frame, [{src,?PACKAGES_FRAME},
-		      {name,"packagesFrame"},{title,""}],
-	      []},
+index_file(Dir, Title) ->
     Frame2 = {frame, [{src,?MODULES_FRAME},
 		      {name,"modulesFrame"},{title,""}],
 	      []},
@@ -270,16 +227,7 @@ index_file(Dir, Packages, Title) ->
 		      {name,"overviewFrame"},{title,""}],
 	      []},
     Frameset = {frameset, [{cols,"20%,80%"}],
-		case Packages of
-		    true ->
-			[?NL,
-			 {frameset, [{rows,"30%,70%"}],
-			  [?NL, Frame1, ?NL, Frame2, ?NL]}
-			];
-		    false ->
- 			[?NL, Frame2, ?NL]
-		end
-		++ [?NL, Frame3, ?NL,
+    	[?NL, Frame2, ?NL, ?NL, Frame3, ?NL,
 		    {noframes,
 		     [?NL,
 		      {h2, ["This page uses frames"]},
@@ -296,24 +244,6 @@ index_file(Dir, Packages, Title) ->
     Text = xmerl:export_simple([XML], xmerl_html, []),
     edoc_lib:write_file(Text, Dir, ?INDEX_FILE).
 
-packages_frame(Dir, Ps, Title, CSS) ->
-    Body = [?NL,
-	    {h2, [{class, "indextitle"}], ["Packages"]},
-	    ?NL,
-	    {table, [{width, "100%"}, {border, 0},
-		     {summary, "list of packages"}],
-	     lists:concat(
-	       [[?NL,
-		 {tr, [{td, [], [{a, [{href, package_ref(P)},
-				      {target,"overviewFrame"},
-				      {class, "package"}],
-				  [atom_to_list(P)]}]}]}]
-		|| P <- Ps])},
-	    ?NL],
-    XML = xhtml(Title, CSS, Body),
-    Text = xmerl:export_simple([XML], xmerl_html, []),
-    edoc_lib:write_file(Text, Dir, ?PACKAGES_FRAME).
-
 modules_frame(Dir, Ms, Title, CSS) ->
     Body = [?NL,
 	    {h2, [{class, "indextitle"}], ["Modules"]},
@@ -334,11 +264,7 @@ modules_frame(Dir, Ms, Title, CSS) ->
     edoc_lib:write_file(Text, Dir, ?MODULES_FRAME).
 
 module_ref(M) ->
-    edoc_refs:relative_package_path(M, '') ++ ?DEFAULT_FILE_SUFFIX.
-
-package_ref(P) ->
-    edoc_lib:join_uri(edoc_refs:relative_package_path(P, ''),
-		      ?PACKAGE_SUMMARY).
+    atom_to_list(M) ++ ?DEFAULT_FILE_SUFFIX.
 
 xhtml(Title, CSS, Content) ->
     xhtml_1(Title, CSS, {body, [{bgcolor, "white"}], Content}).
@@ -372,7 +298,7 @@ overview(Dir, Title, Env, Opts) ->
 	end,
     Text = edoc_lib:run_layout(F, Opts),
     EncOpts = [{encoding,Encoding}],
-    edoc_lib:write_file(Text, Dir, ?OVERVIEW_SUMMARY, '', EncOpts).
+    edoc_lib:write_file(Text, Dir, ?OVERVIEW_SUMMARY, EncOpts).
 
 copy_image(Dir) ->
     case code:priv_dir(?EDOC_APP) of
@@ -505,7 +431,7 @@ app_index_file(Paths, Dir, Env, Options) ->
 %    Priv = proplists:get_bool(private, Options),
     CSS = stylesheet(Options),
     Apps1 = [{filename:dirname(A),filename:basename(A)} || A <- Paths],
-    index_file(Dir, false, Title),
+    index_file(Dir, Title),
     application_frame(Dir, Apps1, Title, CSS),
     modules_frame(Dir, [], Title, CSS),
     overview(Dir, Title, Env, Options),
diff --git a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_extract.erl b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_extract.erl
index 67a95e80aa..a2a1a6b718 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_extract.erl
+++ b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_extract.erl
@@ -121,10 +121,8 @@ source1(Tree, File0, Env, Opts, TypeDocs) ->
     Module = get_module_info(Tree, File),
     {Header, Footer, Entries} = collect(Forms, Module),
     Name = Module#module.name,
-    Package = '',
     Env1 = Env#env{module = Name,
-		   package = Package,
-		   root = edoc_refs:relative_package_path('', Package)},
+		   root = ""},
     Env2 = add_macro_defs(module_macros(Env1), Opts, Env1),
     Entries1 = get_tags([Header, Footer | Entries], Env2, File, TypeDocs),
     Entries2 = edoc_specs:add_data(Entries1, Opts, File, Module),
@@ -218,7 +216,7 @@ add_macro_defs(Defs0, Opts, Env) ->
 
 %% @spec file(File::filename(), Context, Env::edoc_env(),
 %%            Options::proplist()) -> {ok, Tags} | {error, Reason}
-%%   Context = overview | package
+%%   Context = overview
 %%   Tags = [term()]
 %%   Reason = term()
 %%
@@ -249,7 +247,7 @@ file(File, Context, Env, Opts) ->
 
 %% @spec (Text::string(), Context, Env::edoc_env(),
 %%        Options::proplist()) -> Tags
-%%     Context = overview | package
+%%     Context = overview
 %%     Tags = [term()]
 %%
 %% @doc Returns the list of tags in the text. Any lines of text before
diff --git a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_layout.erl b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_layout.erl
index 36d067d9bc..6309e88475 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_layout.erl
+++ b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_layout.erl
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 -module(edoc_layout).
 
--export([module/2, package/2, overview/2, type/1]).
+-export([module/2, overview/2, type/1]).
 
 -import(edoc_report, [report/2]).
 
@@ -978,9 +978,6 @@ get_text(Name, Es) ->
 local_label(R) ->
     "#" ++ R.
 
-xhtml(Title, CSS, Body) ->
-    xhtml(Title, CSS, Body, "latin1").
-
 xhtml(Title, CSS, Body, Encoding) ->
     EncString = case Encoding of
                     "latin1" -> "ISO-8859-1";
@@ -1010,27 +1007,6 @@ type(E, Ds) ->
     xmerl:export_simple_content(t_utype_elem(E) ++ local_defs(Ds, Opts),
 				?HTML_EXPORT).
 
-package(E=#xmlElement{name = package, content = Es}, Options) ->
-    Opts = init_opts(E, Options),
-    Name = get_text(packageName, Es),
-    Title = ["Package ", Name],
-    Desc = get_content(description, Es),
-%    ShortDesc = get_content(briefDescription, Desc),
-    FullDesc = get_content(fullDescription, Desc),
-    Body = ([?NL, {h1, [Title]}, ?NL]
-%	    ++ ShortDesc
-	    ++ copyright(Es)
-	    ++ deprecated(Es, "package")
-	    ++ version(Es)
-	    ++ since(Es)
-	    ++ authors(Es)
-	    ++ references(Es)
-	    ++ sees(Es)
-	    ++ todos(Es)
-	    ++ FullDesc),
-    XML = xhtml(Title, stylesheet(Opts), Body),
-    xmerl:export_simple(XML, ?HTML_EXPORT, []).
-
 overview(E=#xmlElement{name = overview, content = Es}, Options) ->
     Opts = init_opts(E, Options),
     Title = [get_text(title, Es)],
diff --git a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_lib.erl b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_lib.erl
index c46338a2e1..813fcf2476 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_lib.erl
+++ b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_lib.erl
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 	 get_first_sentence/1, is_space/1, strip_space/1, parse_expr/2,
 	 parse_contact/2, escape_uri/1, join_uri/2, is_relative_uri/1,
 	 is_name/1, to_label/1, find_doc_dirs/0, find_sources/2,
-	 find_sources/3, find_file/3, try_subdir/2, unique/1,
-	 write_file/3, write_file/4, write_file/5, write_info_file/4,
-	 read_info_file/1, get_doc_env/1, get_doc_env/4, copy_file/2,
+	 find_file/2, try_subdir/2, unique/1,
+	 write_file/3, write_file/4, write_info_file/3,
+	 read_info_file/1, get_doc_env/1, get_doc_env/3, copy_file/2,
 	 uri_get/1, run_doclet/2, run_layout/2,
 	 simplify_path/1, timestr/1, datestr/1, read_encoding/2]).
 
@@ -266,13 +266,6 @@ is_name_1([$_ | Cs]) ->
 is_name_1([]) -> true;
 is_name_1(_) -> false.
 
-to_atom(A) when is_atom(A) -> A;
-to_atom(S) when is_list(S) -> list_to_atom(S).
-
-to_list(A) when is_atom(A) -> atom_to_list(A);
-to_list(S) when is_list(S) -> S.
-
-    
 %% @private
 unique([X | Xs]) -> [X | unique(Xs, X)];
 unique([]) -> [].
@@ -674,7 +667,7 @@ simplify_path(P) ->
 try_subdir(Dir, Subdir) ->
     D = filename:join(Dir, Subdir),
     case filelib:is_dir(D) of
-	true -> D; 
+	true -> D;
 	false -> Dir
     end.
 
@@ -686,19 +679,10 @@ try_subdir(Dir, Subdir) ->
 %% @private
 
 write_file(Text, Dir, Name) ->
-    write_file(Text, Dir, Name, '').
-
-%% @spec (Text::deep_string(), Dir::edoc:filename(),
-%%        Name::edoc:filename(), Package::atom()|string()) -> ok
-%% @doc Like {@link write_file/3}, but adds path components to the target
-%% directory corresponding to the specified package.
-%% @private
+    write_file(Text, Dir, Name, [{encoding,latin1}]).
 
-write_file(Text, Dir, Name, Package) ->
-    write_file(Text, Dir, Name, Package, [{encoding,latin1}]).
-
-write_file(Text, Dir, Name, Package, Options) ->
-    File = filename:join([Dir, to_list(Package), Name]),
+write_file(Text, Dir, Name, Options) ->
+    File = filename:join([Dir, Name]),
     ok = filelib:ensure_dir(File),
     case file:open(File, [write] ++ Options) of
 	{ok, FD} ->
@@ -711,15 +695,14 @@ write_file(Text, Dir, Name, Package, Options) ->
     end.
 
 %% @private
-write_info_file(App, Packages, Modules, Dir) ->
-    Ts = [{packages, Packages},
-	  {modules, Modules}],
+write_info_file(App, Modules, Dir) ->
+    Ts = [{modules, Modules}],
     Ts1 = if App =:= ?NO_APP -> Ts;
 	     true -> [{application, App} | Ts]
 	  end,
     S0 = [io_lib:fwrite("~p.\n", [T]) || T <- Ts1],
     S = ["%% encoding: UTF-8\n" | S0],
-    write_file(S, Dir, ?INFO_FILE, '', [{encoding,unicode}]).
+    write_file(S, Dir, ?INFO_FILE, [{encoding,unicode}]).
 
 %% @spec (Name::edoc:filename()) -> {ok, string()} | {error, Reason}
 %%
@@ -744,9 +727,8 @@ read_file(File) ->
 
 info_file_data(Ts) ->
     App = proplists:get_value(application, Ts, ?NO_APP),
-    Ps = proplists:append_values(packages, Ts),
     Ms = proplists:append_values(modules, Ts),
-    {App, Ps, Ms}.
+    {App, Ms}.
 
 %% Local file access - don't complain if file does not exist.
 
@@ -761,10 +743,10 @@ read_info_file(Dir) ->
 		{error, R} ->
 		    R1 = file:format_error(R),
 		    warning("could not read '~ts': ~ts.", [File, R1]),
-		    {?NO_APP, [], []}
-	    end;	    
+		    {?NO_APP, []}
+	    end;
 	false ->
-	    {?NO_APP, [], []}
+	    {?NO_APP, []}
     end.
 
 %% URI access
@@ -776,7 +758,7 @@ uri_get_info_file(Base) ->
 	    parse_info_file(Text, URI);
 	{error, Msg} ->
 	    warning("could not read '~ts': ~ts.", [URI, Msg]),
-	    {?NO_APP, [], []}
+	    {?NO_APP, []}
     end.
 
 parse_info_file(Text, Name) ->
@@ -785,10 +767,10 @@ parse_info_file(Text, Name) ->
 	    info_file_data(Vs);
 	{error, eof} ->
 	    warning("unexpected end of file in '~ts'.", [Name]),
-	    {?NO_APP, [], []};
+	    {?NO_APP, []};
 	{error, {_Line,Module,R}} ->
 	    warning("~ts: ~ts.", [Module:format_error(R), Name]),
-	    {?NO_APP, [], []}
+	    {?NO_APP, []}
     end.
 
 parse_terms(Text) ->
@@ -815,82 +797,67 @@ parse_terms_1([], _As, _Vs) ->
 
 
 %% ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% Source files and packages
-
-%% @private
-find_sources(Path, Opts) ->
-    find_sources(Path, "", Opts).
+%% Source files
 
-%% @doc See {@link edoc:run/3} for a description of the options
-%% `subpackages', `source_suffix' and `exclude_packages'.
+%% @doc See {@link edoc:run/2} for a description of the options
+%% `subpackages', `source_suffix'.
 %% @private
 
-%% NEW-OPTIONS: subpackages, source_suffix, exclude_packages
-%% DEFER-OPTIONS: edoc:run/3
+%% NEW-OPTIONS: subpackages, source_suffix
+%% DEFER-OPTIONS: edoc:run/2
 
-find_sources(Path, Pkg, Opts) ->
+find_sources(Path, Opts) ->
     Rec = proplists:get_bool(subpackages, Opts),
     Ext = proplists:get_value(source_suffix, Opts, ?DEFAULT_SOURCE_SUFFIX),
-    find_sources(Path, Pkg, Rec, Ext, Opts).
+    find_sources(Path, Rec, Ext, Opts).
 
-find_sources(Path, Pkg, Rec, Ext, Opts) ->
-    Skip = proplists:get_value(exclude_packages, Opts, []),
-    lists:flatten(find_sources_1(Path, to_atom(Pkg), Rec, Ext, Skip)).
+find_sources(Path, Rec, Ext, _Opts) ->
+    lists:flatten(find_sources_1(Path, Rec, Ext)).
 
-find_sources_1([P | Ps], Pkg, Rec, Ext, Skip) ->
-    Dir = filename:join(P, atom_to_list(Pkg)),
-    Fs1 = find_sources_1(Ps, Pkg, Rec, Ext, Skip),
+find_sources_1([P | Ps], Rec, Ext) ->
+    Dir = P,
+    Fs1 = find_sources_1(Ps, Rec, Ext),
     case filelib:is_dir(Dir) of
 	true ->
-	    [find_sources_2(Dir, Pkg, Rec, Ext, Skip) | Fs1];
+	    [find_sources_2(Dir, Rec, Ext) | Fs1];
 	false ->
 	    Fs1
     end;
-find_sources_1([], _Pkg, _Rec, _Ext, _Skip) ->
+find_sources_1([], _Rec, _Ext) ->
     [].
 
-find_sources_2(Dir, Pkg, Rec, Ext, Skip) ->
-    case lists:member(Pkg, Skip) of
-	false ->
-	    Es = list_dir(Dir, false),    % just warn if listing fails
-	    Es1 = [{Pkg, E, Dir} || E <- Es, is_source_file(E, Ext)],
-	    case Rec of
+find_sources_2(Dir, Rec, Ext) ->
+	Es = list_dir(Dir, false),    % just warn if listing fails
+	Es1 = [{E, Dir} || E <- Es, is_source_file(E, Ext)],
+	case Rec of
 		true ->
-		    [find_sources_3(Es, Dir, Pkg, Rec, Ext, Skip) | Es1];
+			[find_sources_3(Es, Dir, Rec, Ext) | Es1];
 		false ->
-		    Es1
-	    end;
-	true ->
-	    []
-    end.
+			Es1
+	end.
 
-find_sources_3(Es, Dir, Pkg, Rec, Ext, Skip) ->
+find_sources_3(Es, Dir, Rec, Ext) ->
     [find_sources_2(filename:join(Dir, E),
-		    to_atom(join(Pkg, E)), Rec, Ext, Skip)
-     || E <- Es, is_package_dir(E, Dir)].
-
-join('', E) -> E;
-join(Pkg, E) -> filename:join(Pkg, E).
+		    Rec, Ext)
+     || E <- Es, is_source_dir(E, Dir)].
 
 is_source_file(Name, Ext) ->
     (filename:extension(Name) == Ext)
 	andalso is_name(filename:rootname(Name, Ext)).
 
-is_package_dir(Name, Dir) ->
-    is_name(filename:rootname(filename:basename(Name)))
-	andalso filelib:is_dir(filename:join(Dir, Name)).
+is_source_dir(Name, Dir) ->
+    filelib:is_dir(filename:join(Dir, Name)).
 
 %% @private
-find_file([P | Ps], []=Pkg, Name) ->
-    Pkg = [],
+find_file([P | Ps], Name) ->
     File = filename:join(P, Name),
     case filelib:is_file(File) of
 	true ->
-	    File;    
+	    File;
 	false ->
-	    find_file(Ps, Pkg, Name)
-    end;    
-find_file([], [], _Name) ->
+	    find_file(Ps, Name)
+    end;
+find_file([], _Name) ->
     "".
 
 %% @private
@@ -909,7 +876,7 @@ find_doc_dirs([P0 | Ps]) ->
     File = filename:join(Dir, ?INFO_FILE),
     case filelib:is_file(File) of
 	true ->
-	    [Dir | find_doc_dirs(Ps)]; 
+	    [Dir | find_doc_dirs(Ps)];
 	false ->
 	    find_doc_dirs(Ps)
     end;
@@ -923,22 +890,21 @@ find_doc_dirs([]) ->
 %% NEW-OPTIONS: doc_path
 %% DEFER-OPTIONS: get_doc_env/4
 
-get_doc_links(App, Packages, Modules, Opts) ->
+get_doc_links(App, Modules, Opts) ->
     Path = proplists:append_values(doc_path, Opts) ++ find_doc_dirs(),
     Ds = [{P, uri_get_info_file(P)} || P <- Path],
-    Ds1 = [{"", {App, Packages, Modules}} | Ds],
+    Ds1 = [{"", {App, Modules}} | Ds],
     D = dict:new(),
-    make_links(Ds1, D, D, D).
+    make_links(Ds1, D, D).
 
-make_links([{Dir, {App, Ps, Ms}} | Ds], A, P, M) ->
+make_links([{Dir, {App, Ms}} | Ds], A, M) ->
     A1 = if App == ?NO_APP -> A;
 	    true -> add_new(App, Dir, A)
 	 end,
     F = fun (K, D) -> add_new(K, Dir, D) end,
-    P1 = lists:foldl(F, P, Ps),
     M1 = lists:foldl(F, M, Ms),
-    make_links(Ds, A1, P1, M1);
-make_links([], A, P, M) ->
+    make_links(Ds, A1, M1);
+make_links([], A,  M) ->
     F = fun (D) ->
 		fun (K) ->
 			case dict:find(K, D) of
@@ -947,7 +913,7 @@ make_links([], A, P, M) ->
 			end
 		end
 	end,
-    {F(A), F(P), F(M)}.
+    {F(A), F(M)}.
 
 add_new(K, V, D) ->
     case dict:is_key(K, D) of
@@ -962,11 +928,10 @@ add_new(K, V, D) ->
 %% @private
 
 get_doc_env(Opts) ->
-    get_doc_env([], [], [], Opts).
+    get_doc_env([], [], Opts).
 
-%% @spec (App, Packages, Modules, Options::proplist()) -> edoc_env()
+%% @spec (App, Modules, Options::proplist()) -> edoc_env()
 %%     App = [] | atom()
-%%     Packages = [atom()]
 %%     Modules = [atom()]
 %%     proplist() = [term()]
 %%
@@ -985,17 +950,15 @@ get_doc_env(Opts) ->
 %% INHERIT-OPTIONS: get_doc_links/4
 %% DEFER-OPTIONS: edoc:run/3
 
-get_doc_env(App, Packages, Modules, Opts) ->
+get_doc_env(App, Modules, Opts) ->
     Suffix = proplists:get_value(file_suffix, Opts,
 				 ?DEFAULT_FILE_SUFFIX),
     AppDefault = proplists:get_value(app_default, Opts, ?APP_DEFAULT),
     Includes = proplists:append_values(includes, Opts),
 
-    {A, P, M} = get_doc_links(App, Packages, Modules, Opts),
+    {A, M} = get_doc_links(App, Modules, Opts),
     #env{file_suffix = Suffix,
-	 package_summary = ?PACKAGE_SUMMARY ++ Suffix,
 	 apps = A,
-	 packages = P,
 	 modules = M,
 	 app_default = AppDefault,
 	 includes = Includes
diff --git a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_macros.erl b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_macros.erl
index 8efbfd00c7..bdcb3fe81f 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_macros.erl
+++ b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_macros.erl
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ std_macros(Env) ->
 	true -> [{module, atom_to_list(Env#env.module)}]
      end
      ++
-     if Env#env.package =:= [] -> [];
-	true -> [{package, atom_to_list(Env#env.package)}]
-     end
-     ++
      [{date, fun date_macro/3},
       {docRoot, Env#env.root},
       {link, fun link_macro/3},
diff --git a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_parser.yrl b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_parser.yrl
index c6f8a04775..48c01c8dce 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_parser.yrl
+++ b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_parser.yrl
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 Nonterminals
 start spec func_type utype_list utype_tuple utypes utype ptypes ptype
 nutype function_name where_defs defs defs2 def typedef etype
-throws qname ref aref mref lref pref var_list vars fields field
+throws qname ref aref mref lref var_list vars fields field
 utype_map utype_map_fields utype_map_field
 futype_list bin_base_type bin_unit_type.
 
@@ -207,14 +207,11 @@ typedef -> atom var_list '=' utype where_defs:
 ref -> aref: '$1'.
 ref -> mref: '$1'.
 ref -> lref: '$1'.
-ref -> pref: '$1'.
 
 aref -> '//' atom:
     edoc_refs:app(tok_val('$2')).
 aref -> '//' atom '/' mref:
     edoc_refs:app(tok_val('$2'), '$4').
-aref -> '//' atom '/' pref:
-    edoc_refs:app(tok_val('$2'), '$4').
 
 mref -> qname ':' atom '/' integer:
     edoc_refs:function(qname('$1'), tok_val('$3'), tok_val('$5')).
@@ -223,9 +220,6 @@ mref -> qname ':' atom '(' ')':
 mref -> qname:
     edoc_refs:module(qname('$1')).
 
-pref -> qname '.' '*':
-    edoc_refs:package(qname('$1')).
-
 lref -> atom '/' integer:
     edoc_refs:function(tok_val('$1'), tok_val('$3')).
 lref -> atom '(' ')':
@@ -399,7 +393,7 @@ parse_typedef_1(S, L) ->
 
 %% @doc Parses a <a
 %% href="overview-summary.html#References">reference</a> to a module,
-%% package, function, type, or application
+%% function, type, or application
 
 parse_ref(S, L) ->
     case edoc_scanner:string(S, L) of
diff --git a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_refs.erl b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_refs.erl
index ea439490ed..b9a9391053 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_refs.erl
+++ b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_refs.erl
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@
 
 -module(edoc_refs).
 
--export([app/1, app/2, package/1, module/1, module/2, module/3,
+-export([app/1, app/2, module/1, module/2, module/3,
 	 function/2, function/3, function/4, type/1, type/2, type/3,
-	 to_string/1, to_label/1, get_uri/2, is_top/2,
-	 relative_module_path/2, relative_package_path/2]).
+	 to_string/1, to_label/1, get_uri/2, is_top/2]).
 
 -import(edoc_lib, [join_uri/2, escape_uri/1]).
 
@@ -56,9 +55,6 @@ module(M, Ref) ->
 module(App, M, Ref) ->
     app(App, module(M, Ref)).
 
-package(P) ->
-    {package, P}.
-
 function(F, A) ->
     {function, F, A}.
 
@@ -88,8 +84,6 @@ to_string({module, M}) ->
     atom_to_list(M) ;
 to_string({module, M, Ref}) ->
     atom_to_list(M) ++ ":" ++ to_string(Ref);
-to_string({package, P}) ->
-    atom_to_list(P) ++ ".*";
 to_string({function, F, A}) ->
     atom_to_list(F) ++ "/" ++ integer_to_list(A);
 to_string({type, T}) ->
@@ -111,24 +105,19 @@ get_uri({module, M, Ref}, Env) ->
     module_ref(M, Env) ++ "#" ++ to_label(Ref);
 get_uri({module, M}, Env) ->
     module_ref(M, Env);
-get_uri({package, P}, Env) ->
-    package_ref(P, Env);
 get_uri(Ref, _Env) ->
     "#" ++ to_label(Ref).
 
 abs_uri({module, M}, Env) ->
     module_absref(M, Env);
 abs_uri({module, M, Ref}, Env) ->
-    module_absref(M, Env) ++ "#" ++ to_label(Ref);
-abs_uri({package, P}, Env) ->
-    package_absref(P, Env).
+    module_absref(M, Env) ++ "#" ++ to_label(Ref).
 
 module_ref(M, Env) ->
     case (Env#env.modules)(M) of
 	"" ->
 	    File = atom_to_list(M) ++ Env#env.file_suffix,
-	    Path = relative_module_path(M, Env#env.package),
-	    join_uri(Path, escape_uri(File));
+	    escape_uri(File);
 	Base ->
 	    join_uri(Base, module_absref(M, Env))
     end.
@@ -136,19 +125,6 @@ module_ref(M, Env) ->
 module_absref(M, Env) ->
     escape_uri(atom_to_list(M)) ++ escape_uri(Env#env.file_suffix).
 
-package_ref(P, Env) ->
-    case (Env#env.packages)(P) of
-	"" ->
-	    join_uri(relative_package_path(P, Env#env.package),
-		     escape_uri(Env#env.package_summary));
-	Base ->
-	    join_uri(Base, package_absref(P, Env))
-    end.
-
-package_absref(P, Env) ->
-    join_uri(escape_uri(atom_to_list(P)),
-	     escape_uri(Env#env.package_summary)).
-
 app_ref(A, Env) ->
     case (Env#env.apps)(A) of
 	"" ->
@@ -166,43 +142,3 @@ is_top({app, _App}, _Env) ->
 is_top(_Ref, _Env) ->
     false.
 
-%% Each segment of a path must be separately escaped before joining.
-
-join_segments([S]) ->
-    escape_uri(S);
-join_segments([S | Ss]) ->
-    join_uri(escape_uri(S), join_segments(Ss)).
-
-%% 'From' is always the "current package" here:
-
-%% The empty string is returned if the To module has only one segment,
-%% implying a local reference.
-
-relative_module_path(_To, _From) ->
-    "".
-
-relative_package_path(To, From) ->
-    relative_path([atom_to_list(To)], [atom_to_list(From)]).
-
-%% This takes two lists of path segments (From, To). Note that an empty
-%% string will be returned if the paths are the same. Empty leading
-%% segments are stripped from both paths.
-
-relative_path(Ts, ["" | Fs]) ->
-    relative_path(Ts, Fs);
-relative_path(["" | Ts], Fs) ->
-    relative_path(Ts, Fs);
-relative_path(Ts, Fs) ->
-    relative_path_1(Ts, Fs).
-
-relative_path_1([T | Ts], [F | Fs]) when F == T ->
-    relative_path_1(Ts, Fs);
-relative_path_1(Ts, Fs) ->
-    relative_path_2(Fs, Ts).
-
-relative_path_2([_F | Fs], Ts) ->
-    relative_path_2(Fs, [".." | Ts]);
-relative_path_2([], []) ->
-    "";
-relative_path_2([], Ts) ->
-    join_segments(Ts).
diff --git a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_run.erl b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_run.erl
index b5a1ef713d..9a569d0879 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_run.erl
+++ b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_run.erl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 %% @copyright 2003 Richard Carlsson
 %% @author Richard Carlsson <[email protected]>
 %% @see edoc
-%% @end 
+%% @end
 %% =====================================================================
 
 %% @doc Interface for calling EDoc from Erlang startup options.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 -module(edoc_run).
 
--export([file/1, application/1, packages/1, files/1, toc/1]).
+-export([file/1, application/1, files/1, toc/1]).
 
 -compile({no_auto_import,[error/1]}).
 
@@ -92,28 +92,6 @@ files(Args) ->
 	end,
     run(F).
 
-%% @spec packages([string()]) -> none()
-%%
-%% @doc Calls {@link edoc:application/2} with the corresponding
-%% arguments. The strings in the list are parsed as Erlang constant
-%% terms. The list can be either `[Packages]' or `[Packages, Options]'.
-%% In the first case {@link edoc:application/1} is called instead.
-%%
-%% The function call never returns; instead, the emulator is
-%% automatically terminated when the call has completed, signalling
-%% success or failure to the operating system.
-
-packages(Args) ->
-    F = fun () ->
-		case parse_args(Args) of
-		    [Packages] -> edoc:packages(Packages);
-		    [Packages, Opts] -> edoc:packages(Packages, Opts);
-		    _ ->
-			invalid_args("edoc_run:packages/1", Args)
-		end
-	end,
-    run(F).
-
 %% @hidden   Not official yet
 toc(Args) ->
     F = fun () ->
@@ -131,8 +109,8 @@ toc(Args) ->
 %%
 %% @deprecated This is part of the old interface to EDoc and is mainly
 %% kept for backwards compatibility. The preferred way of generating
-%% documentation is through one of the functions {@link application/1},
-%% {@link packages/1} and {@link files/1}.
+%% documentation is through one of the functions {@link application/1}
+%% and {@link files/1}.
 %%
 %% @doc Calls {@link edoc:file/2} with the corresponding arguments. The
 %% strings in the list are parsed as Erlang constant terms. The list can
diff --git a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_tags.erl b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_tags.erl
index 82a1b72d84..c1c453511a 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/src/edoc_tags.erl
+++ b/lib/edoc/src/edoc_tags.erl
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 %%   Name = atom()
 %%   Parser = text | xml | (Text,Line,Where) -> term()
 %%   Flags = [Flag]
-%%   Flag = module | function | package | overview | single
+%%   Flag = module | function | overview | single
 %%
 %% Note that the pseudo-tag '@clear' is not listed here.
 %% (Cf. the function 'filter_tags'.)
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@
 %% - @category (useless; superseded by keywords or free text search)
 
 tags() ->
-    All = [module,footer,function,package,overview],
-    [{author, fun parse_contact/4, [module,package,overview]},
-     {copyright, text, [module,package,overview,single]},
-     {deprecated, xml, [module,function,package,single]},
-     {doc, xml,	[module,function,package,overview,single]},
+    All = [module,footer,function,overview],
+    [{author, fun parse_contact/4, [module,overview]},
+     {copyright, text, [module,overview,single]},
+     {deprecated, xml, [module,function,single]},
+     {doc, xml,	[module,function,overview,single]},
      {docfile, fun parse_file/4, All},
      {'end', text, All},
      {equiv, fun parse_expr/4, [function,single]},
@@ -69,17 +69,17 @@ tags() ->
      {hidden, text, [module,function,single]},
      {param, fun parse_param/4, [function]},
      {private, text, [module,function,single]},
-     {reference, xml, [module,footer,package,overview]},
+     {reference, xml, [module,footer,overview]},
      {returns, xml, [function,single]},
-     {see, fun parse_see/4, [module,function,package,overview]},
-     {since, text, [module,function,package,overview,single]},
+     {see, fun parse_see/4, [module,function,overview]},
+     {since, text, [module,function,overview,single]},
      {spec, fun parse_spec/4, [function,single]},
      {throws, fun parse_throws/4, [function,single]},
      {title, text, [overview,single]},
      {'TODO', xml, All},
      {todo, xml, All},
      {type, fun parse_typedef/4, [module,footer,function]},
-     {version, text, [module,package,overview,single]}].
+     {version, text, [module,overview,single]}].
 
 aliases('TODO') -> todo;
 aliases(return) -> returns;
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ parse_header(Data, Line, Env, Where) when is_list(Where) ->
 	{string, _, File} ->
 	    Dir = filename:dirname(Where),
 	    Path = Env#env.includes ++ [Dir],
-	    case edoc_lib:find_file(Path, "", File) of
+	    case edoc_lib:find_file(Path, File) of
 		"" ->
 		    throw_error(Line, {file_not_found, File});
 		File1 ->
diff --git a/lib/edoc/src/otpsgml_layout.erl b/lib/edoc/src/otpsgml_layout.erl
index 2c4cd919bb..052c75b9d4 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/src/otpsgml_layout.erl
+++ b/lib/edoc/src/otpsgml_layout.erl
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 -module(otpsgml_layout).
 
--export([module/2, package/2, overview/2,type/1]).
+-export([module/2, overview/2,type/1]).
 
 -import(edoc_report, [report/2]).
 
@@ -811,27 +811,6 @@ xml(Title, CSS, Body) ->
      xmerl:export_simple_content(t_utype_elem(E) ++ local_defs(Ds),
  				?SGML_EXPORT).
 
-
-package(E=#xmlElement{name = package, content = Es}, Options) ->
-    Opts = init_opts(E, Options),
-    Name = get_text(packageName, Es),
-    Title = io_lib:fwrite("Package ~s", [Name]),
-    Desc = get_content(description, Es),
-%    ShortDesc = get_content(briefDescription, Desc),
-    FullDesc = get_content(fullDescription, Desc),
-    Body = ([?NL, {h1, [Title]}, ?NL]
-%	    ++ ShortDesc
-	    ++ copyright(Es)
-	    ++ deprecated(Es, "package")
-	    ++ version(Es)
-	    ++ since(Es)
-	    ++ authors(Es)
-	    ++ references(Es)
-	    ++ sees(Es)
-	    ++ FullDesc),
-    XML = xml(Title, stylesheet(Opts), Body),
-    xmerl:export_simple([XML], ?SGML_EXPORT, []).
-
 overview(E=#xmlElement{name = overview, content = Es}, Options) ->
     Opts = init_opts(E, Options),
     Title = get_text(title, Es),
@@ -843,6 +822,7 @@ overview(E=#xmlElement{name = overview, content = Es}, Options) ->
 	    ++ copyright(Es)
 	    ++ version(Es)
 	    ++ since(Es)
+	    ++ deprecated(Es, "application")
 	    ++ authors(Es)
 	    ++ references(Es)
 	    ++ sees(Es)
diff --git a/lib/edoc/test/edoc_SUITE.erl b/lib/edoc/test/edoc_SUITE.erl
index 3b2774434b..6b23054ce3 100644
--- a/lib/edoc/test/edoc_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/edoc/test/edoc_SUITE.erl
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ build_app(Config) ->
 	OutDir = filename:join(PrivDir, "myapp"),
 	Src = filename:join(DataDir, "myapp"),
 
-	ok = edoc:application(myapp, Src, [{dir, OutDir}, {packages, false}, {subpackages, false}]),
+	ok = edoc:application(myapp, Src, [{dir, OutDir}, {subpackages, false}]),
 	true = filelib:is_regular(filename:join(OutDir, "a.html")),
 	false = filelib:is_regular(filename:join(OutDir, "b.html")),
 
-	ok = edoc:application(myapp, Src, [{dir, OutDir}, {packages, false}]),
+	ok = edoc:application(myapp, Src, [{dir, OutDir}]),
 	true = filelib:is_regular(filename:join(OutDir, "a.html")),
 	true = filelib:is_regular(filename:join(OutDir, "b.html")),
 	ok.