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Document that FcConfigGetFonts returns the internal fontset (bug 13197)
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * $Id$
  *
- * Copyright © 2003 Keith Packard
+ * Copyright Â© 2003 Keith Packard
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its
  * documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
  * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
-@RET@           FcConfig *                     
+@RET@           FcConfig *
 @FUNC@          FcConfigCreate
 @TYPE1@                void
 @PURPOSE@      Create a configuration
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 Creates an empty configuration.
 @@
 
-@RET@           void                           
-@FUNC@          FcConfigDestroy       
-@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config      
+@RET@           void
+@FUNC@          FcConfigDestroy
+@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config
 @PURPOSE@      Destroy a configuration
 @DESC@
 Destroys a configuration and any data associated with it.  Note that calling
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ this function with the return from FcConfigGetCurrent will place the library
 in an indeterminate state.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcBool                         
-@FUNC@          FcConfigSetCurrent       
-@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config      
+@RET@           FcBool
+@FUNC@          FcConfigSetCurrent
+@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config
 @PURPOSE@      Set configuration as default
 @DESC@
 Sets the current default configuration to <parameter>config</parameter>.  Implicitly calls
 FcConfigBuildFonts if necessary, returning FcFalse if that call fails.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcConfig *                     
+@RET@           FcConfig *
 @FUNC@          FcConfigGetCurrent
 @TYPE1@                void
 @PURPOSE@      Return current configuration
@@ -56,18 +56,39 @@ FcConfigBuildFonts if necessary, returning FcFalse if that call fails.
 Returns the current default configuration.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcBool                         
-@FUNC@          FcConfigUptoDate       
-@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config      
+@RET@           FcBool
+@FUNC@          FcConfigUptoDate
+@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config
 @PURPOSE@      Check timestamps on config files
 @DESC@
-Checks all of the files related to <parameter>config</parameter> and returns whether the
-in-memory version is in sync with the disk version.
+Checks all of the files related to <parameter>config</parameter> and returns
+whether any of them has been modified since the configuration was created.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcBool                         
-@FUNC@          FcConfigBuildFonts       
-@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config      
+@RET@          FcBool
+@FUNC@         FcConfigHome
+@TYPE1@                void
+@PURPOSE@      return the current home directory.
+@DESC@
+Return the current user's home directory, if it is available, and if using it
+is enabled. See also <function>FcConfigEnableHome</function>).
+@@
+
+@RET@          FcBol
+@FUNC@         FcConfigEnableHome
+@TYPE1@                FcBool%                         @ARG1@          enable
+@PURPOSE@      controls use of the home directory.
+@DESC@
+If <parameter>enable</parameter> is FcTrue, then Fontconfig will use various
+files which are specified relative to the user's home directory (using the ~
+notation in the configuration). When <parameter>enable</parameter> is
+FcFalse, then all use of the home directory in these contexts will be
+disabled. The previous setting of the value is returned.
+@@
+
+@RET@           FcBool
+@FUNC@          FcConfigBuildFonts
+@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config
 @PURPOSE@      Build font database
 @DESC@
 Builds the set of available fonts for the given configuration.  Note that
@@ -75,18 +96,18 @@ any changes to the configuration after this call have indeterminate effects.
 Returns FcFalse if this operation runs out of memory.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcStrList *                    
-@FUNC@          FcConfigGetConfigDirs       
-@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config      
+@RET@           FcStrList *
+@FUNC@          FcConfigGetConfigDirs
+@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config
 @PURPOSE@      Get config directories
 @DESC@
 Returns the list of font directories specified in the configuration files
 for <parameter>config</parameter>.  Does not include any subdirectories.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcStrList *                    
-@FUNC@          FcConfigGetFontDirs       
-@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config      
+@RET@           FcStrList *
+@FUNC@          FcConfigGetFontDirs
+@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config
 @PURPOSE@      Get font directories
 @DESC@
 Returns the list of font directories in <parameter>config</parameter>. This includes the
@@ -94,45 +115,56 @@ configured font directories along with any directories below those in the
 filesystem.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcStrList *                    
-@FUNC@          FcConfigGetConfigFiles       
-@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config      
+@RET@           FcStrList *
+@FUNC@          FcConfigGetConfigFiles
+@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config
 @PURPOSE@      Get config files
 @DESC@
 Returns the list of known configuration files used to generate <parameter>config</parameter>.
-Note that this will not include any configuration done with FcConfigParse.
 @@
 
-@RET@           char *                         
-@FUNC@          FcConfigGetCache       
-@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config      
-@PURPOSE@      Get cache filename
+@RET@           FcChar8 *
+@FUNC@          FcConfigGetCache
+@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config
+@PURPOSE@      DEPRECATED used to return per-user cache filename
 @DESC@
-Returns the name of the file used to store per-user font information.
+With fontconfig no longer using per-user cache files, this function now
+simply returns NULL to indicate that no per-user file exists.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcFontSet *                    
-@FUNC@          FcConfigGetFonts       
+@RET@          FcStrList *
+@FUNC@         FcConfigGetCacheDirs
+@TYPE1@                FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config
+@PURPOSE@      return the list of directories searched for cache files
+@DESC@
+<function>FcConfigGetCacheDirs</function> returns a string list containing
+all of the directories that fontconfig will search when attempting to load a
+cache file for a font directory.
+@@
+
+@RET@           FcFontSet *
+@FUNC@          FcConfigGetFonts
 @TYPE1@         FcConfig *                     @ARG1@          config
-@TYPE2@                FcSetName                       @ARG2@          set      
+@TYPE2@                FcSetName%                      @ARG2@          set
 @PURPOSE@      Get config font set
 @DESC@
-Returns one of the two sets of fonts from the configuration as specified 
-by <parameter>set</parameter>.
+Returns one of the two sets of fonts from the configuration as specified
+by <parameter>set</parameter>. This font set is owned by the library and must
+not be freed.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcBlanks *                     
-@FUNC@          FcConfigGetBlanks       
-@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config      
+@RET@           FcBlanks *
+@FUNC@          FcConfigGetBlanks
+@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config
 @PURPOSE@      Get config blanks
 @DESC@
 Returns the FcBlanks object associated with the given configuration, if no
 blanks were present in the configuration, this function will return 0.
 @@
 
-@RET@           int                            
-@FUNC@          FcConfigGetRescanInverval       
-@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config      
+@RET@           int
+@FUNC@          FcConfigGetRescanInterval
+@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config
 @PURPOSE@      Get config rescan interval
 @DESC@
 Returns the interval between automatic checks of the configuration (in
@@ -140,85 +172,94 @@ seconds) specified in <parameter>config</parameter>.  The configuration is check
 a call to FcFontList when this interval has passed since the last check.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcBool                         
-@FUNC@          FcConfigSetRescanInverval       
+@RET@           FcBool
+@FUNC@          FcConfigSetRescanInterval
 @TYPE1@         FcConfig *                     @ARG1@          config
-@TYPE2@                int                             @ARG2@          rescanInterval
+@TYPE2@                int%                            @ARG2@          rescanInterval
 @PURPOSE@      Set config rescan interval
 @DESC@
-Sets the rescan interval; returns FcFalse if an error occurred.
+Sets the rescan interval. Returns FcFalse if the interval cannot be set (due
+to allocation failure). Otherwise returns FcTrue.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcBool                         
-@FUNC@          FcConfigAppFontAddFile       
+@RET@           FcBool
+@FUNC@          FcConfigAppFontAddFile
 @TYPE1@         FcConfig *                     @ARG1@          config
-@TYPE2@                const char *                    @ARG2@          file      
+@TYPE2@                const FcChar8 *                 @ARG2@          file
 @PURPOSE@      Add font file to font database
 @DESC@
-Adds an application-specific font to the configuration.
+Adds an application-specific font to the configuration. Returns FcFalse
+if the fonts cannot be added (due to allocation failure). Otherwise returns FcTrue.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcBool                         
-@FUNC@          FcConfigAppFontAddDir       
+@RET@           FcBool
+@FUNC@          FcConfigAppFontAddDir
 @TYPE1@         FcConfig *                     @ARG1@          config
-@TYPE2@                const char *                    @ARG1@          dir      
+@TYPE2@                const FcChar8 *                 @ARG2@          dir
 @PURPOSE@      Add fonts from directory to font database
 @DESC@
 Scans the specified directory for fonts, adding each one found to the
-application-specific set of fonts.
+application-specific set of fonts. Returns FcFalse
+if the fonts cannot be added (due to allocation failure). Otherwise returns FcTrue.
 @@
 
-@RET@           void                           
-@FUNC@          FcConfigAppFontClear       
-@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config      
+@RET@           void
+@FUNC@          FcConfigAppFontClear
+@TYPE1@         FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config
 @PURPOSE@      Remove all app fonts from font database
 @DESC@
 Clears the set of application-specific fonts.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcBool                         
-@FUNC@          FcConfigSubstituteWithPat       
+@RET@           FcBool
+@FUNC@          FcConfigSubstituteWithPat
 @TYPE1@         FcConfig *                     @ARG1@          config
 @TYPE2@                FcPattern *                     @ARG2@          p
 @TYPE3@                FcPattern *                     @ARG3@          p_pat
-@TYPE4@                FcMatchKind                     @ARG4@          kind      
+@TYPE4@                FcMatchKind%                     @ARG4@          kind
 @PURPOSE@      Execute substitutions
 @DESC@
 Performs the sequence of pattern modification operations, if <parameter>kind</parameter> is
-FcMatchPattern, then those tagged as pattern operations are applied, else 
+FcMatchPattern, then those tagged as pattern operations are applied, else
 if <parameter>kind</parameter> is FcMatchFont, those tagged as font operations are applied and
-p_pat is used for &lt;test&gt; elements with target=pattern.
+p_pat is used for &lt;test&gt; elements with target=pattern. Returns FcFalse
+if the substitution cannot be performed (due to allocation failure). Otherwise returns FcTrue.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcBool                         
-@FUNC@          FcConfigSubstitute       
+@RET@           FcBool
+@FUNC@          FcConfigSubstitute
 @TYPE1@         FcConfig *                     @ARG1@          config
 @TYPE2@                FcPattern *                     @ARG2@          p
-@TYPE3@                FcMatchKind                     @ARG3@          kind      
+@TYPE3@                FcMatchKind%                    @ARG3@          kind
 @PURPOSE@      Execute substitutions
 @DESC@
-Calls FcConfigSubstituteWithPat setting p_pat to NULL.
+Calls FcConfigSubstituteWithPat setting p_pat to NULL. Returns FcFalse
+if the substitution cannot be performed (due to allocation failure). Otherwise returns FcTrue.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcPattern *                    
-@FUNC@          FcFontMatch       
+@RET@           FcPattern *
+@FUNC@          FcFontMatch
 @TYPE1@         FcConfig *                     @ARG1@          config
 @TYPE2@                FcPattern *                     @ARG2@          p
-@TYPE3@                FcResult *                      @ARG3@          result      
+@TYPE3@                FcResult *                      @ARG3@          result
 @PURPOSE@      Return best font
 @DESC@
-Returns the font in <parameter>config</parameter> most close matching <parameter>p</parameter>.  This function
-should be called only after FcConfigSubstitute and FcDefaultSubstitute have
-been called for <parameter>p</parameter>; otherwise the results will not be correct.
+Finds the font in <parameter>sets</parameter> most closely matching
+<parameter>pattern</parameter> and returns the result of
+<function>FcFontRenderPrepare</function> for that font and the provided
+pattern. This function should be called only after
+<function>FcConfigSubstitute</function> and
+<function>FcDefaultSubstitute</function> have been called for
+<parameter>p</parameter>; otherwise the results will not be correct.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcFontSet *                    
-@FUNC@          FcFontSort       
+@RET@           FcFontSet *
+@FUNC@          FcFontSort
 @TYPE1@         FcConfig *                     @ARG1@          config
 @TYPE2@                FcPattern *                     @ARG2@          p
-@TYPE3@                FcBool                          @ARG3@          trim
+@TYPE3@                FcBool%                         @ARG3@          trim
 @TYPE4@                FcCharSet **                    @ARG4@          csp
-@TYPE5@                FcResult *                      @ARG5@          result      
+@TYPE5@                FcResult *                      @ARG5@          result
 @PURPOSE@      Return list of matching fonts
 @DESC@
 Returns the list of fonts sorted by closeness to <parameter>p</parameter>.  If <parameter>trim</parameter> is FcTrue,
@@ -231,16 +272,16 @@ been called for <parameter>p</parameter>; otherwise the results will not be corr
 The returned FcFontSet references FcPattern structures which may be shared
 by the return value from multiple FcFontSort calls, applications must not
 modify these patterns.  Instead, they should be passed, along with <parameter>p</parameter> to
-FcFontRenderPrepare which combines them into a complete pattern.
+<function>FcFontRenderPrepare</function> which combines them into a complete pattern.
     </para><para>
 The FcFontSet returned by FcFontSort is destroyed by caling FcFontSetDestroy.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcPattern *                    
-@FUNC@          FcFontRenderPrepare       
+@RET@           FcPattern *
+@FUNC@          FcFontRenderPrepare
 @TYPE1@         FcConfig *                     @ARG1@          config
 @TYPE2@                FcPattern *                     @ARG2@          pat
-@TYPE3@                FcPattern *                     @ARG3@          font      
+@TYPE3@                FcPattern *                     @ARG3@          font
 @PURPOSE@      Prepare pattern for loading font file
 @DESC@
 Creates a new pattern consisting of elements of <parameter>font</parameter> not appearing
@@ -249,25 +290,25 @@ value from <parameter>pat</parameter> for elements appearing in both.  The resul
 FcConfigSubstitute with <parameter>kind</parameter> FcMatchFont and then returned.
 @@
 
-@RET@           FcFontSet *                    
-@FUNC@          FcFontList       
+@RET@           FcFontSet *
+@FUNC@          FcFontList
 @TYPE1@         FcConfig *                     @ARG1@          config
 @TYPE2@                FcPattern *                     @ARG2@          p
-@TYPE3@                FcObjectSet *                   @ARG3@          os      
+@TYPE3@                FcObjectSet *                   @ARG3@          os
 @PURPOSE@      List fonts
 @DESC@
 Selects fonts matching <parameter>p</parameter>, creates patterns from those fonts containing
 only the objects in <parameter>os</parameter> and returns the set of unique such patterns.
 @@
 
-@RET@           char *                         
-@FUNC@          FcConfigFilename       
-@TYPE1@         const char *                    @ARG1@          name      
+@RET@           FcChar8 *
+@FUNC@          FcConfigFilename
+@TYPE1@         const FcChar8 *                        @ARG1@          name
 @PURPOSE@      Find a config file
 @DESC@
 Given the specified external entity name, return the associated filename.
 This provides applications a way to convert various configuration file
-references into filename form. 
+references into filename form.
     </para><para>
 A null or empty <parameter>name</parameter> indicates that the default configuration file should
 be used; which file this references can be overridden with the
@@ -277,3 +318,18 @@ doesn't start with '/', it refers to a file in the default configuration
 directory; the built-in default directory can be overridden with the
 FC_CONFIG_DIR environment variable.
 @@
+
+@RET@          FcBool
+@FUNC@         FcConfigParseAndLoad
+@TYPE1@                FcConfig *                      @ARG1@          config
+@TYPE2@                const FcChar8 *                 @ARG2@          file
+@TYPE3@                FcBool%                         @ARG3@          complain
+@PURPOSE@      load a configuration file
+@DESC@
+Walks the configuration in 'file' and constructs the internal representation
+in 'config'.  Any include files referenced from within 'file' will be loaded
+and parsed.  If 'complain' is FcFalse, no warning will be displayed if
+'file' does not exist. Error and warning messages will be output to stderr.
+Returns FcFalse if some error occurred while loading the file, either a
+parse error, semantic error or allocation failure. Otherwise returns FcTrue.
+@@