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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Command file for Sphinx documentation, based on make.bat
+# For use in msys or similar environment with bash & python
+# in the path, but no make to run the makefile
+
+if [ z$SPHINXBUILD == "z" ]; then
+	SPHINXBUILD=sphinx-build
+fi
+BUILDDIR="../Documentation"
+ALLSPHINXOPTS="-d $BUILDDIR/doctrees $SPHINXOPTS ."
+I18NSPHINXOPTS="$SPHINXOPTS ."
+if [ z$PAPER != "z" ]; then
+	ALLSPHINXOPTS="-D latex_paper_size=$PAPER $ALLSPHINXOPTS"
+	I18NSPHINXOPTS="-D latex_paper_size=$PAPER $I18NSPHINXOPTS"
+fi
+
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ] || [ z$1 == "z" ] || [ $1 == "help" ]; then
+	echo 'Please use "make <target>" where <target> is one of'
+	echo "  html       to make standalone HTML files"
+	echo "  dirhtml    to make HTML files named index.html in directories"
+	echo "  singlehtml to make a single large HTML file"
+	echo "  pickle     to make pickle files"
+	echo "  json       to make JSON files"
+	echo "  htmlhelp   to make HTML files and a HTML help project"
+	echo "  qthelp     to make HTML files and a qthelp project"
+	echo "  devhelp    to make HTML files and a Devhelp project"
+	echo "  epub       to make an epub"
+	echo "  epub3      to make an epub3"
+	echo "  latex      to make LaTeX files, you can set PAPER=a4 or PAPER=letter"
+	echo "  text       to make text files"
+	echo "  man        to make manual pages"
+	echo "  texinfo    to make Texinfo files"
+	echo "  gettext    to make PO message catalogs"
+	echo "  changes    to make an overview over all changed/added/deprecated items"
+	echo "  xml        to make Docutils-native XML files"
+	echo "  pseudoxml  to make pseudoxml-XML files for display purposes"
+	echo "  linkcheck  to check all external links for integrity"
+	echo "  doctest    to run all doctests embedded in the documentation if enabled"
+	echo "  coverage   to run coverage check of the documentation if enabled"
+	echo "  dummy      to check syntax errors of document sources"
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "clean" ]; then
+	rm -rf $BUILDDIR
+	exit
+fi
+
+# Check if sphinx-build is available and fallback to Python version if any
+$SPHINXBUILD > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+if [ $? != 1 ]; then
+	echo "The 'sphinx-build' command was not found at '$SPHINXBUILD'."
+	echo "Install sphinx-build with 'pip install sphinx' or set SPHINXBUILD"
+	echo "to the path of the sphinx-build command"
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "html" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b html $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/html
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished. The HTML pages are in $BUILDDIR/html."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "dirhtml" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b dirhtml $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/dirhtml
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished. The HTML pages are in $BUILDDIR/dirhtml."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "singlehtml" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b singlehtml $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/singlehtml
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished. The HTML pages are in $BUILDDIR/singlehtml."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "pickle" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b pickle $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/pickle
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished; now you can process the pickle files."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "json" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b json $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/json
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished; now you can process the JSON files."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "htmlhelp" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b htmlhelp $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/htmlhelp
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished; now you can run HTML Help Workshop with the "
+	echo ".hhp project file in $BUILDDIR/htmlhelp."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "qthelp" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b qthelp $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/qthelp
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished; now you can run "qcollectiongenerator" with the "
+	echo ".qhcp project file in $BUILDDIR/qthelp, like this:"
+	echo "> qcollectiongenerator $BUILDDIR\qthelp\RenderDoc.qhcp"
+	echo "To view the help file:"
+	echo "> assistant -collectionFile $BUILDDIR\qthelp\RenderDoc.ghc"
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "devhelp" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b devhelp $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/devhelp
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "epub" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b epub $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/epub
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished. The epub file is in $BUILDDIR/epub."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "epub3" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b epub3 $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/epub3
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished. The epub3 file is in $BUILDDIR/epub3."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "latex" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b latex $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/latex
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished; the LaTeX files are in $BUILDDIR/latex."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "latexpdf" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b latex $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/latex
+	cd $BUILDDIR/latex
+	echo "Need to now run 'make all-pdf' in $BUILDDIR/latex"
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "latexpdfja" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b latex $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/latex
+	cd $BUILDDIR/latex
+	echo "Need to now run 'make all-pdf-ja' in $BUILDDIR/latex"
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "text" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b text $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/text
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished. The text files are in $BUILDDIR/text."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "man" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b man $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/man
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished. The manual pages are in $BUILDDIR/man."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "texinfo" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b texinfo $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/texinfo
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished. The Texinfo files are in $BUILDDIR/texinfo."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "gettext" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b gettext $I18NSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/locale
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished. The message catalogs are in $BUILDDIR/locale."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "changes" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b changes $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/changes
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "The overview file is in $BUILDDIR/changes."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "linkcheck" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b linkcheck $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/linkcheck
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Link check complete; look for any errors in the above output "
+	echo "or in $BUILDDIR/linkcheck/output.txt."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "doctest" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b doctest $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/doctest
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Testing of doctests in the sources finished, look at the "
+	echo "results in $BUILDDIR/doctest/output.txt."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "coverage" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b coverage $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/coverage
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Testing of coverage in the sources finished, look at the "
+	echo "results in $BUILDDIR/coverage/python.txt."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "xml" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b xml $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/xml
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished. The XML files are in $BUILDDIR/xml."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "pseudoxml" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b pseudoxml $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/pseudoxml
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished. The pseudo-XML files are in $BUILDDIR/pseudoxml."
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [ $1 == "dummy" ]; then
+	$SPHINXBUILD -b dummy $ALLSPHINXOPTS $BUILDDIR/dummy
+	if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	echo
+	echo "Build finished. Dummy builder generates no files."
+	exit
+fi
+