class RDoc::RDoc

def parse_dot_doc_file in_dir, filename
  # read and strip comments
  patterns = File.read(filename).gsub(/#.*/, '')
  result = []
  patterns.split.each do |patt|
    candidates = Dir.glob(File.join(in_dir, patt))
    result.concat normalized_file_list(candidates)
  end
  result
end