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+##[
+This module only exists to generate docs for the compiler.
+
+## links
+* [main docs](../lib.html)
+* [compiler user guide](../nimc.html)
+* [Internals of the Nim Compiler](../intern.html)
+]##
+
+#[
+note: this is named `index` so that navigating to https://nim-lang.github.io/Nim/compiler/
+will work.
+
+xxx this should also import other modules, not transitively imported by `compiler/nim.nim`,
+eg `evalffi`, otherwise these aren't shown. A glob could be used at CT.
+]#
+
+import nim