How do I export documentation written in KDoc so t...

# multiplatform

[Tino Rachui]

How do I export documentation written in KDoc so that iOS developers can see it when using the built XCFramework (assuming they don't have direct access to the KMP Kotlin code)?

[François]

Hey, look here. this feature is far from perfect and really unstable.

[ade]

What's unstable about it? Can it break something?

[François]

The comment can be randomly located or missing. It also doesn’t work with SKIE

[François]

my bad, poor choice of words 😄

[ade]

Thanks 😃

[ade]

guess I will wait with it

[ade]

It did work when I just tested it. But when I added it to more modules the compile seemed to hang

[François]

I think it’s an important feature for distributing binary externally, but it’s not the priority at the moment.

[François]

Distributing professional binary with correct code documentation could be a great boost for KMP.

[Tino Rachui]

Thanks @François I will have a look! 🙏

[tapchicoma]

please vote: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-74864/Enable-exporting-KDocs-by-default-to-ObjC

[François]

Yes, enable by default and working!

[Tino Rachui]

@François Kotlin 2.1.0 says "Flag is not supported by this version of the compiler: -Xexport-kdoc". Also as you mentioned it doesn't work with SKIE. 😞 However I voted for the ticket @tapchicoma mentioned. Hopefully others will do as well.