ptop.cfg(5) ptop source beautifier config file ptop.cfg(5)NAMEptop.cfg - The ptop source-beautifier configuration file.
ptop is the source beautifier of the FreePascal project.
Origin probably Pascal-TO-Pascal.cfg
DESCRIPTION
This is the main configuration file of the ptop FPC source beautifier
The configuration file for ptop(1) isn't necessarily called ptop.cfg,
and is also not auto-loaded, so the name doesn't matter much. This
man-page describes the structure of such a configuration file for
ptop(1)STRUCTURE
The structure of a ptop configuration file is a simple building block
repeated several (60-70) times, once for each pascal keyword known to
the ptop program. (see the default configuration file or ptopu.pp
source to find out which keywords are known)
The basic building block of the configuration file consists out of one,
two or three lines, describing how ptop should react on a certain key‐
word. First a line without square brackets with the following format:
keyword=option1,option2,option3,...
If one of the options is "dindonkey" (see further below), a second line
(with square brackets) is needed like this:
[keyword]=otherkeyword1,otherkeyword2,otherkeyword3,...
Then if one of the options is "gobsym", a third line (with angle brack‐
ets) is needed like this:
<keyword>=terminalword1,terminalword2,terminalword3,...
As you can see the block contains two types of identifiers, key‐
words(keyword, otherkeyword1..3 and terminalword1..3 in the above exam‐
ple) and options, (option1..3 above).
Keywords are the built-in valid Pascal structure-identifiers like
BEGIN, END, CASE, IF, THEN, ELSE, IMPLEMENTATION. The default configu‐
ration file lists most of these.
Besides the real Pascal keywords, some other codewords are used for
operators and comment expressions. These are listed in the following
table:
Name of codeword operator
------------------
casevar : in a case label (<>'colon')
becomes :=
delphicomment //
opencomment { or (*
closecomment } or *)
semicolon ;
colon :
equals =
openparen [
closeparen ]
period .
The Options codewords define actions to be taken when the keyword
before the equal sign is found.
Option does what
----------------
crsupp suppress CR before the keyword.
crbefore force CR before keyword
(doesn't go with crsupp :) )
blinbefore blank line before keyword.
dindonkey de-indent on assiociated keywords (see below)
dindent de-indent (always)
spbef space before
spaft space after
gobsym Print symbols which follow a keyword,
but which do not affect layout.
Prints until terminators occur.
inbytab indent by tab.
crafter force CR after keyword.
upper prints keyword all uppercase
lower prints keyword all lowercase
capital capitalizes keyword: 1st letter
uppercase, rest lowercase.
The option "dindonkey" requires some extra parameters, which are set by
a second line for that keyword (the one with the square brackets),
which is therefore only needed if the options contain "dinkdonkey"
(contraction of de-indent on assiociated keyword).
"dinkdonkey" deindents if any of the keywords specified by the extra
options of the square-bracket line is found.
In a similar manner the option "gobsym", short for gobble symbols,
requires some additional information in order to perform its function.
The "gobsym" option indicates that all symbols following the keyword
should be passed through unchanged until a terminal symbol is reached.
The list of acceptable termial symbols is provided by the angle-bracket
line.
EXAMPLES
The block
else=crbefore,dindonkey,inbytab,upper
[else]=if,then,else
Means:
The keyword this is about is else , it's on the LEFT side of both equal
signs.
When the ptop parser finds ELSE, the options tell it to do the follow‐
ing things:
- (crbefore) Don't allow other code on the line before
the keyword. (ELSE alone on a line)
- (dindonkey) De-indent on the keywords
in square brackets line (if,then,else)
- (inbytab) indent by tab.
- (upper) uppercase the keyword (ELSE)
The block
case=spaft,gobsym,inbytab,crafter,capital
<case>=ofsym
Means:
The keyword this is about is case , it's on the LEFT side of both equal
signs.
When case is found, the options tell it to do the following things:
- (spaft) Insure that there is a space
after the keyword. (case)
- (gobsym) pass symbols through unchanced until one of
the words in the angle brackets line (of) is found.
- (crafter) Make sure terminator (of) ends the line.
- (inbytab) indent by tab.
- (capital) Capitalize the keyword (case becomes Case).
Try to play with the configfile until you find the effect you desire.
The configurability and possibilities of ptop are quite large compared
to other shareware source beautifiers found on e.g. SIMTEL.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The writer of the program, Michael van Canneyt, who also helped out
explaining the format of ptop.cfg.
Questions/corrections can be mailed to fpc-devel@vekoll.satur‐
nus.vein.hu
Also thanks to the rest of the FPC development team.
SEE ALSO
ptop binary
ptop(1)
Compiler
ppc386(1)
Other FPC utils
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