Help: Refine the .rst formatting of macro and function documentation

Help/command/function.rst

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 function
 --------
 
-Start recording a function for later invocation as a command.
+Start recording a function for later invocation as a command::
-
-::
 
   function(<name> [arg1 [arg2 [arg3 ...]]])
     COMMAND1(ARGS ...)
@@ -11,21 +9,24 @@ Start recording a function for later invocation as a command.
     ...
   endfunction(<name>)
 
-Define a function named <name> that takes arguments named arg1 arg2
+Define a function named ``<name>`` that takes arguments named ``arg1``,
-arg3 (...).  Commands listed after function, but before the matching
+``arg2``, ``arg3``, (...).
-endfunction, are not invoked until the function is invoked.  When it
+Commands listed after function, but before the matching
-is invoked, the commands recorded in the function are first modified
+:command:`endfunction()`, are not invoked until the function is invoked.
-by replacing formal parameters (${arg1}) with the arguments passed,
+When it is invoked, the commands recorded in the function are first
-and then invoked as normal commands.  In addition to referencing the
+modified by replacing formal parameters (``${arg1}``) with the arguments
-formal parameters you can reference the variable ARGC which will be
+passed, and then invoked as normal commands.
-set to the number of arguments passed into the function as well as
+In addition to referencing the formal parameters you can reference the
-ARGV0 ARGV1 ARGV2 ...  which will have the actual values of the
+``ARGC`` variable which will be set to the number of arguments passed
-arguments passed in.  This facilitates creating functions with
+into the function as well as ``ARGV0``, ``ARGV1``, ``ARGV2``, ...  which
-optional arguments.  Additionally ARGV holds the list of all arguments
+will have the actual values of the arguments passed in.
-given to the function and ARGN holds the list of arguments past the
+This facilitates creating functions with optional arguments.
-last expected argument.
+Additionally ``ARGV`` holds the list of all arguments given to the
+function and ``ARGN`` holds the list of arguments past the last expected
+argument.
 
-A function opens a new scope: see set(var PARENT_SCOPE) for details.
+A function opens a new scope: see :command:`set(var PARENT_SCOPE)` for
+details.
 
-See the cmake_policy() command documentation for the behavior of
+See the :command:`cmake_policy()` command documentation for the behavior
-policies inside functions.
+of policies inside functions.

Help/command/macro.rst

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 macro
 -----
 
-Start recording a macro for later invocation as a command.
+Start recording a macro for later invocation as a command::
-
-::
 
   macro(<name> [arg1 [arg2 [arg3 ...]]])
     COMMAND1(ARGS ...)
@@ -11,22 +9,24 @@ Start recording a macro for later invocation as a command.
     ...
   endmacro(<name>)
 
-Define a macro named <name> that takes arguments named arg1 arg2 arg3
+Define a macro named ``<name>`` that takes arguments named ``arg1``,
-(...).  Commands listed after macro, but before the matching endmacro,
+``arg2``, ``arg3``, (...).
-are not invoked until the macro is invoked.  When it is invoked, the
+Commands listed after macro, but before the matching
-commands recorded in the macro are first modified by replacing formal
+:command:`endmacro()`, are not invoked until the macro is invoked.
-parameters (``${arg1}``) with the arguments passed, and then invoked as
+When it is invoked, the commands recorded in the macro are first
-normal commands.  In addition to referencing the formal parameters you
+modified by replacing formal parameters (``${arg1}``) with the arguments
-can reference the values ``${ARGC}`` which will be set to the number of
+passed, and then invoked as normal commands.
-arguments passed into the function as well as ``${ARGV0}`` ``${ARGV1}``
+In addition to referencing the formal parameters you can reference the
-``${ARGV2}`` ...  which will have the actual values of the arguments
+values ``${ARGC}`` which will be set to the number of arguments passed
-passed in.  This facilitates creating macros with optional arguments.
+into the function as well as ``${ARGV0}``, ``${ARGV1}``, ``${ARGV2}``,
+...  which will have the actual values of the arguments passed in.
+This facilitates creating macros with optional arguments.
 Additionally ``${ARGV}`` holds the list of all arguments given to the
 macro and ``${ARGN}`` holds the list of arguments past the last expected
 argument.
 
-See the cmake_policy() command documentation for the behavior of
+See the :command:`cmake_policy()` command documentation for the behavior
-policies inside macros.
+of policies inside macros.
 
 Macro Argument Caveats
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^