Update comments in util to be doxygen compatible

src/util.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2014 The Bitcoin developers
-// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #if defined(HAVE_CONFIG_H)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ bool fLogTimestamps = false;
 bool fLogIPs = false;
 volatile bool fReopenDebugLog = false;
 
-// Init OpenSSL library multithreading support
+/** Init OpenSSL library multithreading support */
 static CCriticalSection** ppmutexOpenSSL;
 void locking_callback(int mode, int i, const char* file, int line)
 {
@@ -149,18 +149,22 @@ public:
 }
 instance_of_cinit;
 
-// LogPrintf() has been broken a couple of times now
+/**
-// by well-meaning people adding mutexes in the most straightforward way.
+ * LogPrintf() has been broken a couple of times now
-// It breaks because it may be called by global destructors during shutdown.
+ * by well-meaning people adding mutexes in the most straightforward way.
-// Since the order of destruction of static/global objects is undefined,
+ * It breaks because it may be called by global destructors during shutdown.
-// defining a mutex as a global object doesn't work (the mutex gets
+ * Since the order of destruction of static/global objects is undefined,
-// destroyed, and then some later destructor calls OutputDebugStringF,
+ * defining a mutex as a global object doesn't work (the mutex gets
-// maybe indirectly, and you get a core dump at shutdown trying to lock
+ * destroyed, and then some later destructor calls OutputDebugStringF,
-// the mutex).
+ * maybe indirectly, and you get a core dump at shutdown trying to lock
+ * the mutex).
+ */
 
 static boost::once_flag debugPrintInitFlag = BOOST_ONCE_INIT;
-// We use boost::call_once() to make sure these are initialized
+/**
-// in a thread-safe manner the first time called:
+ * We use boost::call_once() to make sure these are initialized
+ * in a thread-safe manner the first time called:
+ */
 static FILE* fileout = NULL;
 static boost::mutex* mutexDebugLog = NULL;
 
@@ -500,9 +504,11 @@ bool RenameOver(boost::filesystem::path src, boost::filesystem::path dest)
 #endif /* WIN32 */
 }
 
-// Ignores exceptions thrown by Boost's create_directory if the requested directory exists.
+/**
-// Specifically handles case where path p exists, but it wasn't possible for the user to
+ * Ignores exceptions thrown by Boost's create_directory if the requested directory exists.
-// write to the parent directory.
+ * Specifically handles case where path p exists, but it wasn't possible for the user to
+ * write to the parent directory.
+ */
 bool TryCreateDirectory(const boost::filesystem::path& p)
 {
     try
@@ -542,8 +548,10 @@ bool TruncateFile(FILE *file, unsigned int length) {
 #endif
 }
 
-// this function tries to raise the file descriptor limit to the requested number.
+/**
-// It returns the actual file descriptor limit (which may be more or less than nMinFD)
+ * this function tries to raise the file descriptor limit to the requested number.
+ * It returns the actual file descriptor limit (which may be more or less than nMinFD)
+ */
 int RaiseFileDescriptorLimit(int nMinFD) {
 #if defined(WIN32)
     return 2048;
@@ -563,8 +571,10 @@ int RaiseFileDescriptorLimit(int nMinFD) {
 #endif
 }
 
-// this function tries to make a particular range of a file allocated (corresponding to disk space)
+/**
-// it is advisory, and the range specified in the arguments will never contain live data
+ * this function tries to make a particular range of a file allocated (corresponding to disk space)
+ * it is advisory, and the range specified in the arguments will never contain live data
+ */
 void AllocateFileRange(FILE *file, unsigned int offset, unsigned int length) {
 #if defined(WIN32)
     // Windows-specific version

src/util.h

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2014 The Bitcoin developers
-// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 /**
@@ -40,25 +40,26 @@ extern volatile bool fReopenDebugLog;
 
 void SetupEnvironment();
 
-/* Return true if log accepts specified category */
+/** Return true if log accepts specified category */
 bool LogAcceptCategory(const char* category);
-/* Send a string to the log output */
+/** Send a string to the log output */
 int LogPrintStr(const std::string &str);
 
 #define LogPrintf(...) LogPrint(NULL, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-/* When we switch to C++11, this can be switched to variadic templates instead
+/**
+ * When we switch to C++11, this can be switched to variadic templates instead
  * of this macro-based construction (see tinyformat.h).
  */
 #define MAKE_ERROR_AND_LOG_FUNC(n)                                        \
-    /*   Print to debug.log if -debug=category switch is given OR category is NULL. */ \
+    /**   Print to debug.log if -debug=category switch is given OR category is NULL. */ \
     template<TINYFORMAT_ARGTYPES(n)>                                          \
     static inline int LogPrint(const char* category, const char* format, TINYFORMAT_VARARGS(n))  \
     {                                                                         \
         if(!LogAcceptCategory(category)) return 0;                            \
         return LogPrintStr(tfm::format(format, TINYFORMAT_PASSARGS(n))); \
     }                                                                         \
-    /*   Log error and return false */                                        \
+    /**   Log error and return false */                                        \
     template<TINYFORMAT_ARGTYPES(n)>                                          \
     static inline bool error(const char* format, TINYFORMAT_VARARGS(n))                     \
     {                                                                         \
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ int LogPrintStr(const std::string &str);
 
 TINYFORMAT_FOREACH_ARGNUM(MAKE_ERROR_AND_LOG_FUNC)
 
-/* Zero-arg versions of logging and error, these are not covered by
+/**
+ * Zero-arg versions of logging and error, these are not covered by
  * TINYFORMAT_FOREACH_ARGNUM
  */
 static inline int LogPrint(const char* category, const char* format)
@@ -162,13 +164,15 @@ bool SoftSetBoolArg(const std::string& strArg, bool fValue);
 void SetThreadPriority(int nPriority);
 void RenameThread(const char* name);
 
-// Standard wrapper for do-something-forever thread functions.
+/**
-// "Forever" really means until the thread is interrupted.
+ * Standard wrapper for do-something-forever thread functions.
-// Use it like:
+ * "Forever" really means until the thread is interrupted.
-//   new boost::thread(boost::bind(&LoopForever<void (*)()>, "dumpaddr", &DumpAddresses, 900000));
+ * Use it like:
-// or maybe:
+ *   new boost::thread(boost::bind(&LoopForever<void (*)()>, "dumpaddr", &DumpAddresses, 900000));
-//    boost::function<void()> f = boost::bind(&FunctionWithArg, argument);
+ * or maybe:
-//    threadGroup.create_thread(boost::bind(&LoopForever<boost::function<void()> >, "nothing", f, milliseconds));
+ *    boost::function<void()> f = boost::bind(&FunctionWithArg, argument);
+ *    threadGroup.create_thread(boost::bind(&LoopForever<boost::function<void()> >, "nothing", f, milliseconds));
+ */
 template <typename Callable> void LoopForever(const char* name,  Callable func, int64_t msecs)
 {
     std::string s = strprintf("bitcoin-%s", name);
@@ -196,7 +200,10 @@ template <typename Callable> void LoopForever(const char* name,  Callable func,
         throw;
     }
 }
-// .. and a wrapper that just calls func once
+
+/**
+ * .. and a wrapper that just calls func once
+ */
 template <typename Callable> void TraceThread(const char* name,  Callable func)
 {
     std::string s = strprintf("bitcoin-%s", name);

src/utilmoneystr.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2014 The Bitcoin developers
-// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include "utilmoneystr.h"

src/utilmoneystr.h

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2014 The Bitcoin developers
-// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 /**

src/utilstrencodings.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2014 The Bitcoin developers
-// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include "utilstrencodings.h"
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-// safeChars chosen to allow simple messages/URLs/email addresses, but avoid anything
+/**
-// even possibly remotely dangerous like & or >
+ * safeChars chosen to allow simple messages/URLs/email addresses, but avoid anything
+ * even possibly remotely dangerous like & or >
+ */
 static string safeChars("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ01234567890 .,;_/:?@()");
 string SanitizeString(const string& str)
 {

src/utilstrencodings.h

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2014 The Bitcoin developers
-// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 /**
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #define UEND(a)             ((unsigned char*)&((&(a))[1]))
 #define ARRAYLEN(array)     (sizeof(array)/sizeof((array)[0]))
 
-// This is needed because the foreach macro can't get over the comma in pair<t1, t2>
+/** This is needed because the foreach macro can't get over the comma in pair<t1, t2> */
 #define PAIRTYPE(t1, t2)    std::pair<t1, t2>
 
 std::string SanitizeString(const std::string& str);
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ int atoi(const std::string& str);
 /**
  * Convert string to signed 32-bit integer with strict parse error feedback.
  * @returns true if the entire string could be parsed as valid integer,
- *   false if not the entire string could be parsed or when overflow or underflow occured.
+ *   false if not the entire string could be parsed or when overflow or underflow occurred.
  */
 bool ParseInt32(const std::string& str, int32_t *out);
 
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ inline std::string HexStr(const T& vch, bool fSpaces=false)
     return HexStr(vch.begin(), vch.end(), fSpaces);
 }
 
-/** Format a paragraph of text to a fixed width, adding spaces for
+/** 
+ * Format a paragraph of text to a fixed width, adding spaces for
  * indentation to any added line.
  */
 std::string FormatParagraph(const std::string in, size_t width=79, size_t indent=0);

src/utiltime.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2014 The Bitcoin developers
-// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #if defined(HAVE_CONFIG_H)
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-static int64_t nMockTime = 0;  // For unit testing
+static int64_t nMockTime = 0;  //! For unit testing
 
 int64_t GetTime()
 {
@@ -42,9 +42,12 @@ int64_t GetTimeMicros()
 
 void MilliSleep(int64_t n)
 {
-// Boost's sleep_for was uninterruptable when backed by nanosleep from 1.50
+
-// until fixed in 1.52. Use the deprecated sleep method for the broken case.
+/**
-// See: https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7238
+ * Boost's sleep_for was uninterruptable when backed by nanosleep from 1.50
+ * until fixed in 1.52. Use the deprecated sleep method for the broken case.
+ * See: https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7238
+ */
 #if defined(HAVE_WORKING_BOOST_SLEEP_FOR)
     boost::this_thread::sleep_for(boost::chrono::milliseconds(n));
 #elif defined(HAVE_WORKING_BOOST_SLEEP)

src/utiltime.h

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2014 The Bitcoin developers
-// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #ifndef BITCOIN_UTILTIME_H