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diff --git a/source/core/application.h b/source/core/application.h
index 7dfea8a..e1d3a8b 100644
--- a/source/core/application.h
+++ b/source/core/application.h
@@ -36,19 +36,36 @@ protected:
 public:
 	virtual ~Application() { }
 
+	/** Constructs an instance of the registered application class and runs it.
+	If the application throws a usage_error, a help message is printed.  The
+	GetOpt class will throw such exceptions automatically in error conditions.
+
+	This function can only be called once.  The global main() function provided
+	by the library normally does it automatically at program startup. */
 	static int run(int, char **, void * =0);
+
 	static void *get_data() { return data_; }
 
 protected:
+	/** Default main loop.  Calls tick() repeatedly until exit() is called.  A
+	custom main loop should monitor the done member variable and return
+	exit_code. */
 	virtual int main();
+
+	/** Sets the specified signal to be delivered to the sighandler member
+	function. */
 	void catch_signal(int);
+
+	/** Causes the application to exit gracefully with the given exit code. */
 	void exit(int);
+
 	virtual void tick() { }
 	virtual void sighandler(int) { }
+
 private:
+	/** Static wrapper function to call a member function of the Application
+	instance. */
 	static void sighandler_(int);
-
-	static void display_exception(const std::exception &);
 };