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The engine section and core engine category is for documentation of the Minetest engine, which consists of a C++ core and a Lua builtin script.
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The engine section and the [[:Category:Core_Engine|Core Engine category]] is for documentation of the Luanti engine, which consists of a C++ core and a Lua builtin script.
  
 
This page contains links to useful information.
 
This page contains links to useful information.
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* [[Engine/Basic_data_structures|Basic data structures]] - general data structures.
 
* [[Engine/Basic_data_structures|Basic data structures]] - general data structures.
 
* [[Engine/Objects|Objects]] - documentation on active and static objects.
 
* [[Engine/Objects|Objects]] - documentation on active and static objects.
* [http://doxy.minetest.net/ Doxygen] - For a complete (but often missing comments) reference to code.
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* Doxygen - For a complete (but often missing comments) reference to code. You'll need to generate this yourself
 
* See [[:Category:Core_Engine|all pages on the engine]].
 
* See [[:Category:Core_Engine|all pages on the engine]].
 
* See [[:Category:Rules_and_Guidelines|Rules and Guidelines]].
 
* See [[:Category:Rules_and_Guidelines|Rules and Guidelines]].
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== How to help improve documentation ==
 
== How to help improve documentation ==
  
* Doxygen: We want to document most or all of Minetest core with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxygen Doxygen-style] code comments.
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* Doxygen: We want to document most or all of Luanti core with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxygen Doxygen-style] code comments.
 
:* The usage of doxygen is explained [http://www.doxygen.nl/manual/index.html there].
 
:* The usage of doxygen is explained [http://www.doxygen.nl/manual/index.html there].
:* Head over to #minetest-dev on [[IRC]], and ask someone there to help you get started with documentation. You'll need to download the project through [[Git]] and then make your changes.
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:* Head over to #minetest-dev on IRC, and ask someone there to help you get started with documentation. You'll need to download the project through [[Git]] and then make your changes.
 
* Move stuff from [[Engine/NMPR|NMPR]] to [[Engine/Structure|Engine Structure]], and improve [[Engine/Structure|Engine Structure]] generally.
 
* Move stuff from [[Engine/NMPR|NMPR]] to [[Engine/Structure|Engine Structure]], and improve [[Engine/Structure|Engine Structure]] generally.
  
  
 
[[Category:Core Engine]]
 
[[Category:Core Engine]]

Latest revision as of 21:58, 22 October 2024

The engine section and the Core Engine category is for documentation of the Luanti engine, which consists of a C++ core and a Lua builtin script.

This page contains links to useful information.

Useful Resources

How to help improve documentation

  • Doxygen: We want to document most or all of Luanti core with Doxygen-style code comments.
  • The usage of doxygen is explained there.
  • Head over to #minetest-dev on IRC, and ask someone there to help you get started with documentation. You'll need to download the project through Git and then make your changes.