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@@ -328,6 +328,26 @@ container-type
The *optional* **since** value is used to specify the API version of this container.
+
+.. _custom-type:
+
+custom-type
+^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+ The custom-type node simply makes the parser aware of the existence of a target
+ language type, thus avoiding errors when trying to find a type used in function
+ signatures and other places. The proper handling of the custom type is meant to
+ be done by a generator using the APIExractor.
+
+ .. code-block:: xml
+
+ <typesystem>
+ <custom-type name="..." />
+ </typesystem>
+
+ The **name** attribute is the name of the custom type, e.g., "PyObject".
+
+
.. _function:
function