documenting packages not in distribution



> Hi John,
> A while ago I wrote user_doc that provides a straightforward means
> to add documentation to Maxima's online help. It does not require
> a separate texinfo document; it is more in the spirit of POD.
> 
> http://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/maxima/viewforum.php?f=3
> 
> It should be fairly straightforward to add functionality to it 
> so that the user can build documentation in texinfo documents and 
> have that information available via online help similar to what
> you describe above (but also have the documentation distinct from
> Maxima's own documentation, so that you can load documentation on 
> a package or directory basis).
> 
> Would you mind putting in a feature request about this, please.

 
Thanks for the response. I am really interested in any kind of documentations, not necessarily
texinfo-- pod-like is fine.  Robert also just modified build_index.pl to add standalone texinfo
files.  I probably won't have time till later  this summer to try these things.

  regards,
  John