1 files changed, 15 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/fileutils.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/fileutils.rb
index 741fca57f..a6321931c 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/fileutils.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/fileutils.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 require "fileutils"
 require "tmpdir"
 
-# We enhance FileUtils to make our Formula code more readable.
+# Homebrew extends Ruby's `FileUtils` to make our code more readable.
+# @see http://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-1.8.7/libdoc/fileutils/rdoc/FileUtils.html Ruby's FileUtils API
 module FileUtils
   # Create a temporary directory then yield. When the block returns,
   # recursively delete the temporary directory.
@@ -23,8 +24,10 @@ module FileUtils
   end
   module_function :mktemp
 
-  # A version of mkdir that also changes to that folder in a block.
+  # @private
   alias_method :old_mkdir, :mkdir
+
+  # A version of mkdir that also changes to that folder in a block.
   def mkdir(name, &_block)
     old_mkdir(name)
     if block_given?
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ module FileUtils
   # never backported into the 1.9.3 branch. Fixed in 2.0.0.
   # The monkey-patched method here is copied directly from upstream fix.
   if RUBY_VERSION < "2.0.0"
+    # @private
     class Entry_
       alias_method :old_copy_metadata, :copy_metadata
       def copy_metadata(path)
@@ -82,23 +86,27 @@ module FileUtils
     end
   end
 
-  private
-
-  # Run scons using a Homebrew-installed version, instead of whatever
-  # is in the user's PATH
+  # Run `scons` using a Homebrew-installed version rather than whatever is in the `PATH`.
   def scons(*args)
     system Formulary.factory("scons").opt_bin/"scons", *args
   end
 
+  # Run the `rake` from the `ruby` Homebrew is using rather than whatever is in the `PATH`.
   def rake(*args)
     system RUBY_BIN/"rake", *args
   end
 
-  alias_method :old_ruby, :ruby if method_defined?(:ruby)
+  if method_defined?(:ruby)
+    # @private
+    alias_method :old_ruby, :ruby
+  end
+
+  # Run the `ruby` Homebrew is using rather than whatever is in the `PATH`.
   def ruby(*args)
     system RUBY_PATH, *args
   end
 
+  # Run `xcodebuild` without Homebrew's compiler environment variables set.
   def xcodebuild(*args)
     removed = ENV.remove_cc_etc
     system "xcodebuild", *args