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diff --git a/doc/ale-sml.txt b/doc/ale-sml.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cc8d6794 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/ale-sml.txt @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +=============================================================================== +ALE SML Integration *ale-sml-options* + +=============================================================================== +smlnj *ale-sml-smlnj* + *ale-sml-smlnj-cm* + +There are two SML/NJ powered checkers: + +- one using Compilation Manager that works on whole projects, but requires you + to save before errors show up +- one using the SML/NJ REPL that works as you change the text, but might fail + if your project can only be built with CM. + +We dynamically select which one to use based whether we find a `*.cm` file at +or above the directory of the file being checked. Only one checker (`smlnj`, +`smlnj-cm`) will be enabled at a time. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +g:ale_sml_smlnj_cm_file *g:ale_sml_smlnj_cm_file* + *b:ale_sml_smlnj_cm_file* + Type: |String| + Default: `'*.cm'` + + By default, ALE will look for a `*.cm` file in your current directory, + searching upwards. It stops when it finds at least one `*.cm` file (taking + the first file if there are more than one). + + Change this option (in the buffer or global scope) to control how ALE finds + CM files. For example, to always search for a CM file named `sandbox.cm`: +> + let g:ale_sml_smlnj_cm_file = 'sandbox.cm' + +=============================================================================== + vim:tw=78:ts=2:sts=2:sw=2:ft=help:norl: |