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+
+* Evennia documentation 
+
+  To build the auto-documentation (overview of all the sources, with comments), read the 
+  instructions in ./doxygen. 
+
+The most updated 'manual' is currently the online wiki, at 
+
+   http://code.google.com/p/evennia/wiki/Index?tm=6 
+
+You can ask for help from the evennia community here: 
+
+   http://groups.google.com/group/evennia
+
diff --git a/docs/doxygen/Doxyfile b/docs/doxygen/Doxyfile
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 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Configuration::additions related to the search engine   
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-SEARCHENGINE           = NO
+SEARCHENGINE           = YES
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+To create the developer auto-docs, install doxygen (it's available for most platforms here:
+ http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/ ), and run
+
+> doxygen Doxyfile
+
+in this directory. This will create the auto-docs in ./output/html. To read, point your web browser to 
+evennia/docs/doxygen/output/html/index.html. If you prefer a pdf / paper hardcopy, install the LaTeX 
+system and activate the relevant section in Doxyfile.