module RDoc::Text

def parse text
  return text if RDoc::Markup::Document === text
  text = normalize_comment text
  return RDoc::Markup::Document.new if text =~ /\A\n*\z/
  RDoc::Markup::Parser.parse text
rescue RDoc::Markup::Parser::Error => e
  $stderr.puts <<-EOF
ile parsing markup, RDoc encountered a #{e.class}:
e}
from #{e.backtrace.join "\n\tfrom "}
-8<---
text}
-8<---
oc #{RDoc::VERSION}
by #{RUBY_VERSION}-p#{RUBY_PATCHLEVEL} #{RUBY_RELEASE_DATE}
ease file a bug report with the above information at:
tp://rubyforge.org/tracker/?atid=2472&group_id=627&func=browse
  EOF
  raise
end