0.8.3 (if exists) get site config & output pathdoc-reform_v0.8.3

- read once & read early:
  - once per batch processing
  - early (needed by metadata --harvest)

16 files changed, 331 insertions, 245 deletions

diff --git a/org/default_paths.org b/org/default_paths.org
index 459d8b9..ed47cac 100644
--- a/org/default_paths.org
+++ b/org/default_paths.org
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ template PathMatters() {
           string pod_name_with_path() {
             return (is_pod) ? _manifested.pod_manifest_path : "";
           }
+          string pods_collection_root_path() {
+            return (is_pod) ? _manifested.pods_collection_root_path : "";
+          }
           string pod_name() {
             return pod_name_with_path.baseName;
           }
@@ -301,6 +304,9 @@ template PathMatters() {
           string absolute_path_to_src() {
             return (_env["pwd"].chainPath(path_and_fn)).dirName.array;
           }
+          string path_to_doc_root_path_to_lang_and_filename() {
+            return _env["pwd"].chainPath(path_and_fn).array;
+          }
           string base_dir() {
             string _dir;
             if (
@@ -413,7 +419,17 @@ template PathMatters() {
         return SRC_();
       }
       auto output() {
-        auto _opt_actions = _opt_actions;
+        /+
+          - command line if output path set
+          - config file if found and set set
+            - search for and if exists read config
+              - default paths to config related to:
+                - source markup path;
+                - current dir;
+                - home dir
+              - get output path if set
+          - (program) default within current directory?
+        +/
         auto _env = _env;
         struct Out_ {
           auto path() {
@@ -453,8 +469,9 @@ template ConfigFilePaths() {
   mixin DocReformRgxInit;
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   auto ConfigFilePaths(M,E)(
-    M   _manifested,
-    E   _env,
+    M      _manifested,
+    E      _env,
+    string _cli_config_path_set = ""
   ) {
     struct ConfFilePaths {
       string config_filename_document() {
@@ -470,37 +487,43 @@ template ConfigFilePaths() {
             /+ config local site (file system only, not in pod) +/
             /+ return paths +/
             string[] _possible_config_path_locations;
-            if (_manifested.src.is_pod) {
-              /+ config document in pod +/
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pod;
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pod_text;
-              _dr_doc_conf_pod = asNormalizedPath(chainPath(
-                to!string(_env["pwd"]),
-                _manifested.pod.manifest_path ~ "/conf"
-              )).array;
-              _dr_doc_conf_pod_text = asNormalizedPath(chainPath(
-                to!string(_env["pwd"]),
-                _manifested.pod.manifest_path ~ "/media/text/" ~ _manifested.src.lng ~ "/conf"
-              )).array;
-              /+ return paths +/
-              _possible_config_path_locations = [
-                _dr_doc_conf_pod_text,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pod,
-              ];
+            if (_cli_config_path_set.empty) {
+              if (_manifested.src.is_pod) {
+                /+ config document in pod +/
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pod;
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pod_text;
+                _dr_doc_conf_pod = asNormalizedPath(chainPath(
+                  to!string(_env["pwd"]),
+                  _manifested.pod.manifest_path ~ "/conf"
+                )).array;
+                _dr_doc_conf_pod_text = asNormalizedPath(chainPath(
+                  to!string(_env["pwd"]),
+                  _manifested.pod.manifest_path ~ "/media/text/" ~ _manifested.src.lng ~ "/conf"
+                )).array;
+                /+ return paths +/
+                _possible_config_path_locations = [
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pod_text,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pod,
+                ];
+              } else {
+                /+ config document (& or local site) on filesystem +/
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd   = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "dr_doc/conf")).asNormalizedPath).array; // think about
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_a = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_b = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_c = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_d = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../../../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                /+ return paths +/
+                _possible_config_path_locations = [
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd_a,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd_b,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd_c,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd_d,
+                ];
+              }
             } else {
-              /+ config document (& or local site) on filesystem +/
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd   = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "dr_doc/conf")).asNormalizedPath).array; // think about
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_a = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_b = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_c = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_d = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../../../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              /+ return paths +/
               _possible_config_path_locations = [
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd_a,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd_b,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd_c,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd_d,
+                _cli_config_path_set
               ];
             }
             /+ FIX clean up conf paths ↑
@@ -511,39 +534,45 @@ template ConfigFilePaths() {
           string[] config_local_site() {
             /+ FIX clean up conf paths ↓ +/
             /+ config local site (file system only, not in pod) +/
-            string _dot_pwd        = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), ".dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-            string _underscore_pwd = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "_dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-            string _dot_home       = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["home"]), ".dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-            /+ return paths +/
             string[] _possible_config_path_locations;
-            if (_manifested.src.is_pod) {
-              string _collection_root_a = ((chainPath(to!string(_manifested.pod.collection_root.to!string), ".dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              string _collection_root_b = ((chainPath(to!string(_manifested.pod.collection_root.to!string), "_dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              _possible_config_path_locations = [
-                _dot_pwd,
-                _underscore_pwd,
-                _dot_home,
-                "/etc/dr",
-                _collection_root_a, // set priority higher?
-                _collection_root_b // set priority higher?
-              ];
+            if (_cli_config_path_set.empty) {
+              string _dot_pwd        = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), ".dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+              string _underscore_pwd = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "_dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+              string _dot_home       = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["home"]), ".dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+              /+ return paths +/
+              if (_manifested.src.is_pod) {
+                string _collection_root_a = ((chainPath(to!string(_manifested.pod.collection_root.to!string), ".dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                string _collection_root_b = ((chainPath(to!string(_manifested.pod.collection_root.to!string), "_dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                _possible_config_path_locations = [
+                  _dot_pwd,
+                  _underscore_pwd,
+                  _dot_home,
+                  "/etc/dr",
+                  _collection_root_a, // set priority higher?
+                  _collection_root_b  // set priority higher?
+                ];
+              } else {
+                /+ config document (& or local site) on filesystem +/
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd   = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "dr_doc/conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_a = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_b = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_c = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_d = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../../../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                _possible_config_path_locations = [
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd_a,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd_b,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd_c,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd_d,
+                  _dot_pwd,
+                  _underscore_pwd,
+                  _dot_home,
+                  "/etc/dr"
+                ];
+              }
             } else {
-              /+ config document (& or local site) on filesystem +/
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd   = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "dr_doc/conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_a = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_b = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_c = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_d = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../../../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
               _possible_config_path_locations = [
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd_a,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd_b,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd_c,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd_d,
-                _dot_pwd,
-                _underscore_pwd,
-                _dot_home,
-                "/etc/dr"
+                _cli_config_path_set
               ];
             }
             /+ FIX clean up conf paths ↑
diff --git a/org/doc_reform.org b/org/doc_reform.org
index 5b44538..0b98147 100644
--- a/org/doc_reform.org
+++ b/org/doc_reform.org
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct Version {
   int minor;
   int patch;
 }
-enum _ver = Version(0, 8, 2);
+enum _ver = Version(0, 8, 3);
 #+END_SRC
 
 ** compilation restrictions (supported compilers)
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ void main(string[] args) {
   }
   if (hvst.harvests.length > 0) {
     if (_opt_action.harvest_topics) {
-      DocReformMetaDocHarvestsTopics!()(hvst, _opt_action);
+      DocReformMetaDocHarvestsTopics!()(hvst, _make_and_meta_struct, _opt_action);
     }
     if (_opt_action.harvest_authors) {
-      DocReformMetaDocHarvestsAuthors!()(hvst.harvests, _opt_action);
+      DocReformMetaDocHarvestsAuthors!()(hvst.harvests, _make_and_meta_struct, _opt_action);
     }
     if (!(_opt_action.quiet)) {
       import doc_reform.output.paths_output;
-      auto out_pth = DocReformPathsHTML!()(_opt_action.output_dir_set, "");
+      auto out_pth = DocReformPathsHTML!()(_make_and_meta_struct.conf.output_path, "");
       if (_opt_action.harvest_authors) {
         writeln("- ", out_pth.harvest("authors.html"));
       }
@@ -759,20 +759,35 @@ auto _env = [
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 auto _manifested = PathMatters!()(_opt_action, _env, "");
 auto _manifests = [ _manifested ];
-ConfCompositePlus _make_and_meta_struct_tst;
-foreach(arg; args[1..$]) {
+ConfComposite _make_and_meta_struct;
+if (_opt_action.config_path_set.empty) {
+  foreach(arg; args[1..$]) {
+    if (!(arg.match(rgx.flag_action))) { /+ cli markup source path +/ // get first input markup source file names for processing
+      _manifested = PathMatters!()(_opt_action, _env, arg);
+      { /+ local site config +/
+        auto _config_local_site_struct = readConfigSite!()(_manifested, _env);
+        if (_config_local_site_struct.filetype == "yaml") {
+          import doc_reform.meta.conf_make_meta_yaml;
+          _make_and_meta_struct = _config_local_site_struct.configParseYAMLreturnDocReformStruct!()(_make_and_meta_struct, _manifested); // - get local site config
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+} else {
+  { /+ local site config +/
+    auto _config_local_site_struct = readConfigSite!()(_manifested, _env, _opt_action.config_path_set);
+    if (_config_local_site_struct.filetype == "yaml") {
+      import doc_reform.meta.conf_make_meta_yaml;
+      _make_and_meta_struct = _config_local_site_struct.configParseYAMLreturnDocReformStruct!()(_make_and_meta_struct, _manifested); // - get local site config
+    }
+  }
+}
+foreach(arg; args[1..$]) { // refigure how args relate to _opt_action, need path from _opt_action or args early _manifested too late, work on (search for PathMatters and .harvest,
   auto _manifest_start = PodManifest!()(arg);
   if (arg.match(rgx.flag_action)) { /+ cli instruction, flag do +/
     flag_action ~= " " ~ arg;   // flags not taken by getopt
   } else { /+ cli, assumed to be path to source files +/
-    _manifested = PathMatters!()(_opt_action, _env, arg); // gather input markup source file names for processing
-    auto _config_local_site_struct = readConfigSite!()(_manifested, _env);
-    { /+ local site config +/
-      if (_config_local_site_struct.filetype == "yaml") {
-        import doc_reform.meta.conf_make_meta_yaml;
-        _make_and_meta_struct_tst = _config_local_site_struct.configParseYAMLreturnDocReformStruct!()(_make_and_meta_struct_tst, _manifested);
-      }
-    }
     if ( /+ pod files +/
       !(arg.match(rgx.src_pth_sst_or_ssm))
       && _manifest_start.pod_manifest_file_with_path
@@ -928,7 +943,6 @@ foreach(arg; args[1..$]) {
 
 #+NAME: doc_reform_conf_files_in_yaml
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-ConfCompositePlus _make_and_meta_struct;
 { /+ document config/make file +/
   auto _config_document_struct = readConfigDoc!()(_manifest, _env);
   if (_config_document_struct.filetype == "yaml") {
@@ -936,13 +950,6 @@ ConfCompositePlus _make_and_meta_struct;
     _make_and_meta_struct = _config_document_struct.configParseYAMLreturnDocReformStruct!()(_make_and_meta_struct, _manifest);
   }
 }
-{ /+ local site config +/
-  auto _config_local_site_struct = readConfigSite!()(_manifest, _env);
-  if (_config_local_site_struct.filetype == "yaml") {
-    import doc_reform.meta.conf_make_meta_yaml;
-    _make_and_meta_struct = _config_local_site_struct.configParseYAMLreturnDocReformStruct!()(_make_and_meta_struct, _manifest);
-  }
-}
 #+END_SRC
 
 *** opt actions independent of processing files (no files no processing loop)
@@ -1007,7 +1014,7 @@ if ((_opt_action.debug_do)
 ) {
   writeln("--->\nstepX commence → (document abstraction)");
 }
-auto t = DocReformAbstraction!()(_env, program_info, _opt_action, manifest);
+auto t = DocReformAbstraction!()(_env, program_info, _opt_action, manifest, _make_and_meta_struct);
 static assert(!isTypeTuple!(t));
 static assert(t.length==2);
 auto doc_abstraction = t[dAM.abstraction];
@@ -1154,11 +1161,12 @@ template DocReformAbstraction() {
   enum makeMeta { make, meta }
   enum docAbst  { doc_abstract_obj, doc_has }
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
-  auto DocReformAbstraction(E,P,O,M)(
+  auto DocReformAbstraction(E,P,O,M,S)(
     E _env,
     P program_info,
     O _opt_action,
-    M _manifest
+    M _manifest,
+    S _make_and_meta_struct
   ){
     <<doc_reform_conf_files_in_yaml>>
     <<doc_reform_each_file_do_read_and_split_dr_markup_file_content_into_header_and_body>>
diff --git a/org/meta_conf_make_meta.org b/org/meta_conf_make_meta.org
index 07befe1..208a028 100644
--- a/org/meta_conf_make_meta.org
+++ b/org/meta_conf_make_meta.org
@@ -319,11 +319,6 @@ struct MetaComposite {
 struct ConfComposite {
   MetaComposite               meta;
   ConfCompositeMakeInit       make;
-  ConfCompositeSiteLocal      conf;
-}
-struct ConfCompositePlus {
-  MetaComposite               meta;
-  ConfCompositeMakeInit       make;
   ConfCompositeMakeStr        make_str;
   ConfCompositeSiteLocal      conf;
 }
@@ -363,7 +358,7 @@ static template contentYAMLtoDocReformStruct() {
     doc_reform.meta.conf_make_meta_structs,
     doc_reform.meta.defaults,
     doc_reform.meta.rgx;
-  ConfCompositePlus _struct_composite;
+  ConfComposite _struct_composite;
   auto contentYAMLtoDocReformStruct(C,Y,M)(
     C _struct_composite,
     Y _yaml,
@@ -1165,7 +1160,7 @@ static template contentJSONtoDocReformStruct() {
     doc_reform.meta.conf_make_meta_json,
     doc_reform.meta.defaults,
     doc_reform.meta.rgx;
-  ConfCompositePlus _struct_composite;
+  ConfComposite _struct_composite;
   auto contentJSONtoDocReformStruct(C,J,M)(C _struct_composite, J _json, M _manifested, string _identifier) {
     mixin DocReformRgxInit;
     static auto rgx = Rgx();
diff --git a/org/output_harvest_metadata.org b/org/output_harvest_metadata.org
index a7ce40f..2fb3485 100644
--- a/org/output_harvest_metadata.org
+++ b/org/output_harvest_metadata.org
@@ -128,8 +128,9 @@ module doc_reform.meta.metadoc_harvests_topics;
   mixin DocReformRgxInit;
 template DocReformMetaDocHarvestsTopics() {
   auto mkup = InlineMarkup();
-  void DocReformMetaDocHarvestsTopics(H,O)(
+  void DocReformMetaDocHarvestsTopics(H,M,O)(
     H  hvst,
+    M  _make_and_meta_struct,
     O  _opt_action,
   ) {
       <<harvested_topics>>
@@ -418,7 +419,7 @@ foreach(k0;
 #+NAME: harvested_topics_html_write
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 import doc_reform.output.paths_output;
-auto out_pth = DocReformPathsHTML!()(_opt_action.output_dir_set, "");
+auto out_pth = DocReformPathsHTML!()(_make_and_meta_struct.conf.output_path, "");
 try {
   auto f       = File(out_pth.harvest("topics.html"), "w");
   foreach (o; topics) {
@@ -450,8 +451,9 @@ module doc_reform.meta.metadoc_harvests_authors;
   mixin DocReformRgxInit;
 template DocReformMetaDocHarvestsAuthors() {
   auto mkup = InlineMarkup();
-  void DocReformMetaDocHarvestsAuthors(H,O)(
+  void DocReformMetaDocHarvestsAuthors(H,M,O)(
     H  harvests,
+    M  _make_and_meta_struct,
     O  _opt_action,
   ) {
 <<harvested_html_themes>>
@@ -567,7 +569,7 @@ template DocReformMetaDocHarvestsAuthors() {
 #+NAME: harvested_authors_html_write
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 import doc_reform.output.paths_output;
-auto out_pth = DocReformPathsHTML!()(_opt_action.output_dir_set, "");
+auto out_pth = DocReformPathsHTML!()(_make_and_meta_struct.conf.output_path, "");
 try {
   auto f       = File(out_pth.harvest("authors.html"), "w");
   foreach (o; authors) {
diff --git a/org/source_files_read.org b/org/source_files_read.org
index 8549cda..e182475 100644
--- a/org/source_files_read.org
+++ b/org/source_files_read.org
@@ -51,30 +51,42 @@ static template readConfigSite() {
     doc_reform.meta.rgx;
   <<imports_std>>
   mixin DocReformRgxInit;
-  final auto readConfigSite(M,E)(M _manifested, E _env) {
+  final auto readConfigSite(M,E)(
+    M      _manifested,
+    E      _env,
+    string _cli_config_path_set = ""
+  ) {
     static auto rgx = Rgx();
     string config_file_str;
     string conf_filename = "NONE";
-    auto _conf_file_details = ConfigFilePaths!()(_manifested, _env);
+    auto _conf_file_details = ConfigFilePaths!()(_manifested, _env, _cli_config_path_set);
     string[] possible_config_path_locations = _conf_file_details.possible_config_path_locations.config_local_site;
     foreach(conf_fn; [_conf_file_details.config_filename_site]) {
       foreach(pth; possible_config_path_locations) {
-        char[] conf_file = ((chainPath(pth.to!string, conf_fn)).asNormalizedPath).array;
+        char[] conf_file;
         conf_filename = conf_fn;
-        if (config_file_str.length > 0) {
-          // conf_filename = conf_fn;
-          break;
-        }
-        try {
-          if (exists(conf_file)) {
-            debug(io) {
-              writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config file found: ", conf_file);
+        if (exists(pth)) {
+          auto f_attrib = pth.getLinkAttributes;
+          if (
+            possible_config_path_locations.length == 1
+            && f_attrib.attrIsFile
+          ) {
+            conf_file = pth.to!(char[]);
+            conf_filename = pth.baseName;
+          } else if (f_attrib.attrIsDir) {
+            conf_file = ((chainPath(pth.to!string, conf_fn)).asNormalizedPath).array;
+            conf_filename = conf_fn;
+          }
+          try {
+            if (exists(conf_file)) {
+              if (conf_file.getLinkAttributes.attrIsFile) {
+                config_file_str = conf_file.readText;
+                break;
+              }
             }
-            config_file_str = conf_file.readText;
-            break;
+          } catch (ErrnoException ex) {
+          } catch (FileException ex) {
           }
-        } catch (ErrnoException ex) {
-        } catch (FileException ex) {
         }
       }
       if (config_file_str.length > 0) { break; }
@@ -119,16 +131,14 @@ static template readConfigDoc() {
         auto conf_file = ((chainPath(pth.to!string, conf_fn)).asNormalizedPath).array;
         conf_filename = conf_fn;
         if (config_file_str.length > 0) {
-          // conf_filename = conf_fn;
           break;
         }
         try {
           if (exists(conf_file)) {
-            debug(io) {
-              writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config file found: ", conf_file);
+            if (conf_file.getLinkAttributes.attrIsFile) {
+              config_file_str = conf_file.readText;
+              break;
             }
-            config_file_str = conf_file.readText;
-            break;
           }
         } catch (ErrnoException ex) {
         } catch (FileException ex) {
@@ -182,7 +192,6 @@ static template configYAML() {
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 static template configReadSiteYAML() {
   <<imports_std>>
-  import dyaml;
   final YAMLDocument configReadSiteYAML(M,E)(M _manifested, E _env) {
     string _configuration = configReadInSiteYAML!()(_manifested, _env);
     auto _conf_file_details = ConfigFilePaths!()(_manifested, _env);
@@ -332,10 +341,10 @@ final private string readInMarkupSource(in char[] fn_src) {
   string source_txt_str;
   try {
     if (exists(fn_src)) {
-      debug(io) {
-        writeln("in src, markup source file found: ", fn_src);
+      if (fn_src.getLinkAttributes.attrIsFile) {
+        source_txt_str = fn_src.readText;
+      } else {
       }
-      source_txt_str = fn_src.readText;
     }
   } catch (ErrnoException ex) {
   } catch (UTFException ex) {
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/doc_reform.d b/src/doc_reform/doc_reform.d
index 369c91b..f5b2b86 100755
--- a/src/doc_reform/doc_reform.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/doc_reform.d
@@ -532,20 +532,35 @@ void main(string[] args) {
   ];
   auto _manifested = PathMatters!()(_opt_action, _env, "");
   auto _manifests = [ _manifested ];
-  ConfCompositePlus _make_and_meta_struct_tst;
-  foreach(arg; args[1..$]) {
+  ConfComposite _make_and_meta_struct;
+  if (_opt_action.config_path_set.empty) {
+    foreach(arg; args[1..$]) {
+      if (!(arg.match(rgx.flag_action))) { /+ cli markup source path +/ // get first input markup source file names for processing
+        _manifested = PathMatters!()(_opt_action, _env, arg);
+        { /+ local site config +/
+          auto _config_local_site_struct = readConfigSite!()(_manifested, _env);
+          if (_config_local_site_struct.filetype == "yaml") {
+            import doc_reform.meta.conf_make_meta_yaml;
+            _make_and_meta_struct = _config_local_site_struct.configParseYAMLreturnDocReformStruct!()(_make_and_meta_struct, _manifested); // - get local site config
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    { /+ local site config +/
+      auto _config_local_site_struct = readConfigSite!()(_manifested, _env, _opt_action.config_path_set);
+      if (_config_local_site_struct.filetype == "yaml") {
+        import doc_reform.meta.conf_make_meta_yaml;
+        _make_and_meta_struct = _config_local_site_struct.configParseYAMLreturnDocReformStruct!()(_make_and_meta_struct, _manifested); // - get local site config
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  foreach(arg; args[1..$]) { // refigure how args relate to _opt_action, need path from _opt_action or args early _manifested too late, work on (search for PathMatters and .harvest,
     auto _manifest_start = PodManifest!()(arg);
     if (arg.match(rgx.flag_action)) { /+ cli instruction, flag do +/
       flag_action ~= " " ~ arg;   // flags not taken by getopt
     } else { /+ cli, assumed to be path to source files +/
-      _manifested = PathMatters!()(_opt_action, _env, arg); // gather input markup source file names for processing
-      auto _config_local_site_struct = readConfigSite!()(_manifested, _env);
-      { /+ local site config +/
-        if (_config_local_site_struct.filetype == "yaml") {
-          import doc_reform.meta.conf_make_meta_yaml;
-          _make_and_meta_struct_tst = _config_local_site_struct.configParseYAMLreturnDocReformStruct!()(_make_and_meta_struct_tst, _manifested);
-        }
-      }
       if ( /+ pod files +/
         !(arg.match(rgx.src_pth_sst_or_ssm))
         && _manifest_start.pod_manifest_file_with_path
@@ -741,7 +756,7 @@ void main(string[] args) {
           ) {
             writeln("--->\nstepX commence → (document abstraction)");
           }
-          auto t = DocReformAbstraction!()(_env, program_info, _opt_action, manifest);
+          auto t = DocReformAbstraction!()(_env, program_info, _opt_action, manifest, _make_and_meta_struct);
           static assert(!isTypeTuple!(t));
           static assert(t.length==2);
           auto doc_abstraction = t[dAM.abstraction];
@@ -845,7 +860,7 @@ void main(string[] args) {
           ) {
             writeln("--->\nstepX commence → (document abstraction)");
           }
-          auto t = DocReformAbstraction!()(_env, program_info, _opt_action, manifest);
+          auto t = DocReformAbstraction!()(_env, program_info, _opt_action, manifest, _make_and_meta_struct);
           static assert(!isTypeTuple!(t));
           static assert(t.length==2);
           auto doc_abstraction = t[dAM.abstraction];
@@ -921,14 +936,14 @@ void main(string[] args) {
   }
   if (hvst.harvests.length > 0) {
     if (_opt_action.harvest_topics) {
-      DocReformMetaDocHarvestsTopics!()(hvst, _opt_action);
+      DocReformMetaDocHarvestsTopics!()(hvst, _make_and_meta_struct, _opt_action);
     }
     if (_opt_action.harvest_authors) {
-      DocReformMetaDocHarvestsAuthors!()(hvst.harvests, _opt_action);
+      DocReformMetaDocHarvestsAuthors!()(hvst.harvests, _make_and_meta_struct, _opt_action);
     }
     if (!(_opt_action.quiet)) {
       import doc_reform.output.paths_output;
-      auto out_pth = DocReformPathsHTML!()(_opt_action.output_dir_set, "");
+      auto out_pth = DocReformPathsHTML!()(_make_and_meta_struct.conf.output_path, "");
       if (_opt_action.harvest_authors) {
         writeln("- ", out_pth.harvest("authors.html"));
       }
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_json.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_json.d
index 3d69a3c..4b3a29c 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_json.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_json.d
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static template contentJSONtoDocReformStruct() {
     doc_reform.meta.conf_make_meta_json,
     doc_reform.meta.defaults,
     doc_reform.meta.rgx;
-  ConfCompositePlus _struct_composite;
+  ConfComposite _struct_composite;
   auto contentJSONtoDocReformStruct(C,J,M)(C _struct_composite, J _json, M _manifested, string _identifier) {
     mixin DocReformRgxInit;
     static auto rgx = Rgx();
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_structs.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_structs.d
index f56141f..6f6ba10 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_structs.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_structs.d
@@ -233,11 +233,6 @@ struct MetaComposite {
 struct ConfComposite {
   MetaComposite               meta;
   ConfCompositeMakeInit       make;
-  ConfCompositeSiteLocal      conf;
-}
-struct ConfCompositePlus {
-  MetaComposite               meta;
-  ConfCompositeMakeInit       make;
   ConfCompositeMakeStr        make_str;
   ConfCompositeSiteLocal      conf;
 }
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_yaml.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_yaml.d
index a9c4434..aa4d77d 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_yaml.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_yaml.d
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static template contentYAMLtoDocReformStruct() {
     doc_reform.meta.conf_make_meta_structs,
     doc_reform.meta.defaults,
     doc_reform.meta.rgx;
-  ConfCompositePlus _struct_composite;
+  ConfComposite _struct_composite;
   auto contentYAMLtoDocReformStruct(C,Y,M)(
     C _struct_composite,
     Y _yaml,
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc.d
index 69f7142..4fb9677 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc.d
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ template DocReformAbstraction() {
   enum makeMeta { make, meta }
   enum docAbst  { doc_abstract_obj, doc_has }
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
-  auto DocReformAbstraction(E,P,O,M)(
+  auto DocReformAbstraction(E,P,O,M,S)(
     E _env,
     P program_info,
     O _opt_action,
-    M _manifest
+    M _manifest,
+    S _make_and_meta_struct
   ){
-    ConfCompositePlus _make_and_meta_struct;
     { /+ document config/make file +/
       auto _config_document_struct = readConfigDoc!()(_manifest, _env);
       if (_config_document_struct.filetype == "yaml") {
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ template DocReformAbstraction() {
         _make_and_meta_struct = _config_document_struct.configParseYAMLreturnDocReformStruct!()(_make_and_meta_struct, _manifest);
       }
     }
-    { /+ local site config +/
-      auto _config_local_site_struct = readConfigSite!()(_manifest, _env);
-      if (_config_local_site_struct.filetype == "yaml") {
-        import doc_reform.meta.conf_make_meta_yaml;
-        _make_and_meta_struct = _config_local_site_struct.configParseYAMLreturnDocReformStruct!()(_make_and_meta_struct, _manifest);
-      }
-    }
     /+ ↓ read file (filename with path) +/
     /+ ↓ file tuple of header and content +/
     if ((_opt_action.debug_do)
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_harvests_authors.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_harvests_authors.d
index 29fcc72..23707af 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_harvests_authors.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_harvests_authors.d
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ module doc_reform.meta.metadoc_harvests_authors;
   mixin DocReformRgxInit;
 template DocReformMetaDocHarvestsAuthors() {
   auto mkup = InlineMarkup();
-  void DocReformMetaDocHarvestsAuthors(H,O)(
+  void DocReformMetaDocHarvestsAuthors(H,M,O)(
     H  harvests,
+    M  _make_and_meta_struct,
     O  _opt_action,
   ) {
 string theme_dark_0 = format(q"┃
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ string theme_light_1 = format(q"┃
 </html>
 ┃") ~ "\n";
     import doc_reform.output.paths_output;
-    auto out_pth = DocReformPathsHTML!()(_opt_action.output_dir_set, "");
+    auto out_pth = DocReformPathsHTML!()(_make_and_meta_struct.conf.output_path, "");
     try {
       auto f       = File(out_pth.harvest("authors.html"), "w");
       foreach (o; authors) {
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_harvests_topics.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_harvests_topics.d
index 63e4a79..f8e6514 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_harvests_topics.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_harvests_topics.d
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ module doc_reform.meta.metadoc_harvests_topics;
   mixin DocReformRgxInit;
 template DocReformMetaDocHarvestsTopics() {
   auto mkup = InlineMarkup();
-  void DocReformMetaDocHarvestsTopics(H,O)(
+  void DocReformMetaDocHarvestsTopics(H,M,O)(
     H  hvst,
+    M  _make_and_meta_struct,
     O  _opt_action,
   ) {
       auto min_repeat_number = 42;
@@ -506,7 +507,7 @@ string theme_light_1 = format(q"┃
 </html>
 ┃") ~ "\n";
     import doc_reform.output.paths_output;
-    auto out_pth = DocReformPathsHTML!()(_opt_action.output_dir_set, "");
+    auto out_pth = DocReformPathsHTML!()(_make_and_meta_struct.conf.output_path, "");
     try {
       auto f       = File(out_pth.harvest("topics.html"), "w");
       foreach (o; topics) {
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/source/paths_source.d b/src/doc_reform/source/paths_source.d
index f291fb5..e0b844a 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/source/paths_source.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/source/paths_source.d
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ template PathMatters() {
           string pod_name_with_path() {
             return (is_pod) ? _manifested.pod_manifest_path : "";
           }
+          string pods_collection_root_path() {
+            return (is_pod) ? _manifested.pods_collection_root_path : "";
+          }
           string pod_name() {
             return pod_name_with_path.baseName;
           }
@@ -247,6 +250,9 @@ template PathMatters() {
           string absolute_path_to_src() {
             return (_env["pwd"].chainPath(path_and_fn)).dirName.array;
           }
+          string path_to_doc_root_path_to_lang_and_filename() {
+            return _env["pwd"].chainPath(path_and_fn).array;
+          }
           string base_dir() {
             string _dir;
             if (
@@ -359,7 +365,17 @@ template PathMatters() {
         return SRC_();
       }
       auto output() {
-        auto _opt_actions = _opt_actions;
+        /+
+          - command line if output path set
+          - config file if found and set set
+            - search for and if exists read config
+              - default paths to config related to:
+                - source markup path;
+                - current dir;
+                - home dir
+              - get output path if set
+          - (program) default within current directory?
+        +/
         auto _env = _env;
         struct Out_ {
           auto path() {
@@ -393,8 +409,9 @@ template ConfigFilePaths() {
   mixin DocReformRgxInit;
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
   auto ConfigFilePaths(M,E)(
-    M   _manifested,
-    E   _env,
+    M      _manifested,
+    E      _env,
+    string _cli_config_path_set = ""
   ) {
     struct ConfFilePaths {
       string config_filename_document() {
@@ -410,37 +427,43 @@ template ConfigFilePaths() {
             /+ config local site (file system only, not in pod) +/
             /+ return paths +/
             string[] _possible_config_path_locations;
-            if (_manifested.src.is_pod) {
-              /+ config document in pod +/
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pod;
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pod_text;
-              _dr_doc_conf_pod = asNormalizedPath(chainPath(
-                to!string(_env["pwd"]),
-                _manifested.pod.manifest_path ~ "/conf"
-              )).array;
-              _dr_doc_conf_pod_text = asNormalizedPath(chainPath(
-                to!string(_env["pwd"]),
-                _manifested.pod.manifest_path ~ "/media/text/" ~ _manifested.src.lng ~ "/conf"
-              )).array;
-              /+ return paths +/
-              _possible_config_path_locations = [
-                _dr_doc_conf_pod_text,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pod,
-              ];
+            if (_cli_config_path_set.empty) {
+              if (_manifested.src.is_pod) {
+                /+ config document in pod +/
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pod;
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pod_text;
+                _dr_doc_conf_pod = asNormalizedPath(chainPath(
+                  to!string(_env["pwd"]),
+                  _manifested.pod.manifest_path ~ "/conf"
+                )).array;
+                _dr_doc_conf_pod_text = asNormalizedPath(chainPath(
+                  to!string(_env["pwd"]),
+                  _manifested.pod.manifest_path ~ "/media/text/" ~ _manifested.src.lng ~ "/conf"
+                )).array;
+                /+ return paths +/
+                _possible_config_path_locations = [
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pod_text,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pod,
+                ];
+              } else {
+                /+ config document (& or local site) on filesystem +/
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd   = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "dr_doc/conf")).asNormalizedPath).array; // think about
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_a = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_b = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_c = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_d = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../../../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                /+ return paths +/
+                _possible_config_path_locations = [
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd_a,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd_b,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd_c,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd_d,
+                ];
+              }
             } else {
-              /+ config document (& or local site) on filesystem +/
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd   = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "dr_doc/conf")).asNormalizedPath).array; // think about
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_a = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_b = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_c = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_d = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../../../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              /+ return paths +/
               _possible_config_path_locations = [
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd_a,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd_b,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd_c,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd_d,
+                _cli_config_path_set
               ];
             }
             /+ FIX clean up conf paths ↑
@@ -451,39 +474,45 @@ template ConfigFilePaths() {
           string[] config_local_site() {
             /+ FIX clean up conf paths ↓ +/
             /+ config local site (file system only, not in pod) +/
-            string _dot_pwd        = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), ".dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-            string _underscore_pwd = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "_dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-            string _dot_home       = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["home"]), ".dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-            /+ return paths +/
             string[] _possible_config_path_locations;
-            if (_manifested.src.is_pod) {
-              string _collection_root_a = ((chainPath(to!string(_manifested.pod.collection_root.to!string), ".dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              string _collection_root_b = ((chainPath(to!string(_manifested.pod.collection_root.to!string), "_dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              _possible_config_path_locations = [
-                _dot_pwd,
-                _underscore_pwd,
-                _dot_home,
-                "/etc/dr",
-                _collection_root_a, // set priority higher?
-                _collection_root_b // set priority higher?
-              ];
+            if (_cli_config_path_set.empty) {
+              string _dot_pwd        = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), ".dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+              string _underscore_pwd = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "_dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+              string _dot_home       = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["home"]), ".dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+              /+ return paths +/
+              if (_manifested.src.is_pod) {
+                string _collection_root_a = ((chainPath(to!string(_manifested.pod.collection_root.to!string), ".dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                string _collection_root_b = ((chainPath(to!string(_manifested.pod.collection_root.to!string), "_dr")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                _possible_config_path_locations = [
+                  _dot_pwd,
+                  _underscore_pwd,
+                  _dot_home,
+                  "/etc/dr",
+                  _collection_root_a, // set priority higher?
+                  _collection_root_b  // set priority higher?
+                ];
+              } else {
+                /+ config document (& or local site) on filesystem +/
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd   = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "dr_doc/conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_a = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_b = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_c = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_d = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../../../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
+                _possible_config_path_locations = [
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd_a,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd_b,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd_c,
+                  _dr_doc_conf_pwd_d,
+                  _dot_pwd,
+                  _underscore_pwd,
+                  _dot_home,
+                  "/etc/dr"
+                ];
+              }
             } else {
-              /+ config document (& or local site) on filesystem +/
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd   = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "dr_doc/conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_a = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_b = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_c = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
-              string _dr_doc_conf_pwd_d = ((chainPath(to!string(_env["pwd"]), "../../../conf")).asNormalizedPath).array;
               _possible_config_path_locations = [
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd_a,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd_b,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd_c,
-                _dr_doc_conf_pwd_d,
-                _dot_pwd,
-                _underscore_pwd,
-                _dot_home,
-                "/etc/dr"
+                _cli_config_path_set
               ];
             }
             /+ FIX clean up conf paths ↑
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/source/read_config_files.d b/src/doc_reform/source/read_config_files.d
index 4827fff..2b3e4fb 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/source/read_config_files.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/source/read_config_files.d
@@ -14,30 +14,42 @@ static template readConfigSite() {
     std.file,
     std.path;
   mixin DocReformRgxInit;
-  final auto readConfigSite(M,E)(M _manifested, E _env) {
+  final auto readConfigSite(M,E)(
+    M      _manifested,
+    E      _env,
+    string _cli_config_path_set = ""
+  ) {
     static auto rgx = Rgx();
     string config_file_str;
     string conf_filename = "NONE";
-    auto _conf_file_details = ConfigFilePaths!()(_manifested, _env);
+    auto _conf_file_details = ConfigFilePaths!()(_manifested, _env, _cli_config_path_set);
     string[] possible_config_path_locations = _conf_file_details.possible_config_path_locations.config_local_site;
     foreach(conf_fn; [_conf_file_details.config_filename_site]) {
       foreach(pth; possible_config_path_locations) {
-        char[] conf_file = ((chainPath(pth.to!string, conf_fn)).asNormalizedPath).array;
+        char[] conf_file;
         conf_filename = conf_fn;
-        if (config_file_str.length > 0) {
-          // conf_filename = conf_fn;
-          break;
-        }
-        try {
-          if (exists(conf_file)) {
-            debug(io) {
-              writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config file found: ", conf_file);
+        if (exists(pth)) {
+          auto f_attrib = pth.getLinkAttributes;
+          if (
+            possible_config_path_locations.length == 1
+            && f_attrib.attrIsFile
+          ) {
+            conf_file = pth.to!(char[]);
+            conf_filename = pth.baseName;
+          } else if (f_attrib.attrIsDir) {
+            conf_file = ((chainPath(pth.to!string, conf_fn)).asNormalizedPath).array;
+            conf_filename = conf_fn;
+          }
+          try {
+            if (exists(conf_file)) {
+              if (conf_file.getLinkAttributes.attrIsFile) {
+                config_file_str = conf_file.readText;
+                break;
+              }
             }
-            config_file_str = conf_file.readText;
-            break;
+          } catch (ErrnoException ex) {
+          } catch (FileException ex) {
           }
-        } catch (ErrnoException ex) {
-        } catch (FileException ex) {
         }
       }
       if (config_file_str.length > 0) { break; }
@@ -80,16 +92,14 @@ static template readConfigDoc() {
         auto conf_file = ((chainPath(pth.to!string, conf_fn)).asNormalizedPath).array;
         conf_filename = conf_fn;
         if (config_file_str.length > 0) {
-          // conf_filename = conf_fn;
           break;
         }
         try {
           if (exists(conf_file)) {
-            debug(io) {
-              writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config file found: ", conf_file);
+            if (conf_file.getLinkAttributes.attrIsFile) {
+              config_file_str = conf_file.readText;
+              break;
             }
-            config_file_str = conf_file.readText;
-            break;
           }
         } catch (ErrnoException ex) {
         } catch (FileException ex) {
@@ -121,7 +131,6 @@ static template configReadSiteYAML() {
     doc_reform.source.paths_source,
     std.file,
     std.path;
-  import dyaml;
   final YAMLDocument configReadSiteYAML(M,E)(M _manifested, E _env) {
     string _configuration = configReadInSiteYAML!()(_manifested, _env);
     auto _conf_file_details = ConfigFilePaths!()(_manifested, _env);
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/source/read_source_files.d b/src/doc_reform/source/read_source_files.d
index 05f6630..f4de5fe 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/source/read_source_files.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/source/read_source_files.d
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ static template DocReformRawMarkupContent() {
       string source_txt_str;
       try {
         if (exists(fn_src)) {
-          debug(io) {
-            writeln("in src, markup source file found: ", fn_src);
+          if (fn_src.getLinkAttributes.attrIsFile) {
+            source_txt_str = fn_src.readText;
+          } else {
           }
-          source_txt_str = fn_src.readText;
         }
       } catch (ErrnoException ex) {
       } catch (UTFException ex) {
diff --git a/views/version.txt b/views/version.txt
index 6199c67..a32e786 100644
--- a/views/version.txt
+++ b/views/version.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ struct Version {
   int minor;
   int patch;
 }
-enum _ver = Version(0, 8, 2);
+enum _ver = Version(0, 8, 3);
 version (Posix) {
   version (DigitalMars) {
   } else version (LDC) {