modules: add mkAliasOptionModuleMD

mkAliasOptionModule should not default to mdDoc descriptions because
that can break out-of-tree users of documentation infrastructure. add an
explicitly-MD variant for now, to be removed some time after the MD
transition is complete.
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pennae 2022-12-30 20:43:53 +01:00 committed by pennae
parent b2054d3f2d
commit 4c1cfbdb84
8 changed files with 26 additions and 14 deletions

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@ -306,14 +306,16 @@ if hasDocBookErrors:
print("Explanation: The documentation contains descriptions, examples, or defaults written in DocBook. " +
"NixOS is in the process of migrating from DocBook to Markdown, and " +
"DocBook is disallowed for in-tree modules. To change your contribution to "+
"use Markdown, apply mdDoc and literalMD. For example:\n" +
"use Markdown, apply mdDoc and literalMD and use the *MD variants of option creation " +
"functions where they are available. For example:\n" +
"\n" +
" example.foo = mkOption {\n" +
" description = lib.mdDoc ''your description'';\n" +
" defaultText = lib.literalMD ''your description of default'';\n" +
" }\n" +
" };\n" +
"\n" +
" example.enable = mkEnableOption (lib.mdDoc ''your thing'');",
" example.enable = mkEnableOption (lib.mdDoc ''your thing'');\n" +
" imports = [ (mkAliasOptionModuleMD [ \"example\" \"args\" ] [ \"example\" \"settings\" ]) ];",
file = sys.stderr)
if hasErrors: