Referencing custom sphinx roles from myst_parser

[nikomatsakis]

Hi folks! I am trying to extend an existing Sphinx project based on restructuredtext to make use of msyt_parser. This project uses some custom roles and things. I've modified the list of extensions to include myst:

extensions = [
    "myst_parser",
    "ferrocene_spec",
    "ferrocene_spec_lints",
    "ferrocene_toctrees",
]

but when I try to build markdown files that reference a custom role (e.g., syntax), I get errors:

macros-by-example.md:3: WARNING: Unknown directive type: 'syntax' [myst.directive_unknown]

Any idea what's going on?

Thanks!

[nikomatsakis]

(Also, I find it hard to believe I'm the first person having trouble with this, but my attempts to search did not find previous discussions. Apologies if I missed something obvious!)

[chrisjsewell]

syntax is under the spec domain, you should be using spec:syntax

[nikomatsakis]

Aha! Thanks!

[nikomatsakis]

@chrisjsewell is there a way to set the "Default domain" in markdown files?

[chrisjsewell]

Have you tried using the default-domain directive, like you do in the rst files?

[nikomatsakis]

No :) I am asking what the syntax for that is. I suppose I can RTFM, however.

[nikomatsakis]

Thanks again!

[chrisjsewell]

Just the same as any directive, like you used syntax