Method, apparatus, and program product for displaying readme text inside an application

An apparatus for incorporating late-binding documentation into an application, the apparatus comprising:

• a memory having an application stored therein;
• and
• a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to initiate execution of the application and, under control of the application, perform the following:
• read a documentation file having late-binding documentation content for the application, wherein the documentation file includes at least one indicator that associates a portion of the late-binding documentation content with an application component of the application;
• identify a given indicator within the at least one indicator, wherein the given indicator associates a given portion of the late-binding documentation content with a given application component;
• and
• modify the given application component based on the given portion of the late-binding documentation content at runtime.

A computer program product, in a computer readable medium, for incorporating late-binding documentation into an application, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therein;
• computer usable program code configured to initiate startup for an application;
• computer usable program code configured to read a documentation file having late-binding documentation content for the application, wherein the documentation file includes at least one indicator that associates a portion of the late-binding documentation content with an application component of the application;
• computer usable program code configured to identify a given indicator within the at least one indicator, wherein the given indicator associates a given portion of the late-binding documentation content with a given application component;
• and
• computer usable program code configured to modify the given application component based on the given portion of the late-binding documentation content at runtime.