Unable to refer to some elements in unapplied functors
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- Dominant language
- OCaml
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Description
For example:
module X : functor ( Y : sig type t end ) -> sig
module Z = Y
end
(** {!X.Z.t} *)
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with the OCaml snippet in the report and trace how odoc resolves the reference {!X.Z.t} when X is an unapplied functor. Done means the reference to the nested type resolves successfully and the relevant documentation checks pass.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ocaml
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100