diff --git a/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamHelp/helpTypes/doxygenXmlParser/doxygenXmlParser.C b/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamHelp/helpTypes/doxygenXmlParser/doxygenXmlParser.C
index acf9a72d2406dcfa843de9092ba8885e21952ab7..ac9c639c497956968433375dc05fc8123f71c9a3 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamHelp/helpTypes/doxygenXmlParser/doxygenXmlParser.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamHelp/helpTypes/doxygenXmlParser/doxygenXmlParser.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2012-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -176,46 +176,40 @@ Foam::doxygenXmlParser::doxygenXmlParser
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-void Foam::doxygenXmlParser::skipBlock(IFstream& is, const word blockName) const
+void Foam::doxygenXmlParser::skipBlock
+(
+    IFstream& is,
+    const word& blockName
+) const
 {
     // recurse to move forward in 'is' until come across </blockName>
-
     string closeName = "";
 
-    // fast-forward until we reach a '<'
     char c;
-    while (is.get(c) && c  != '<')
-    {}
-
-    // check to see if this is a closing block
-    if (is.get(c) && c  == '/')
+    while (is.good() && (closeName != blockName))
     {
-        while (is.get(c) && c  != '>')
-        {
-            closeName += c;
-        }
+        // fast-forward until we reach a '<'
+        while (is.get(c) && c  != '<')
+        {}
 
-        if (closeName == blockName)
+        // check to see if this is a closing block
+        if (is.get(c) && c  == '/')
         {
-            // finished reading block
-            return;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            skipBlock(is, blockName);
+            closeName = "";
+
+            while (is.get(c) && c != '>')
+            {
+                closeName += c;
+            }
         }
     }
-    else
-    {
-        skipBlock(is, blockName);
-    }
 }
 
 
 void Foam::doxygenXmlParser::skipForward
 (
     IFstream& is,
-    const word blockName
+    const word& blockName
 ) const
 {
     // recurse to move forward in 'is' until come across <blockName>
diff --git a/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamHelp/helpTypes/doxygenXmlParser/doxygenXmlParser.H b/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamHelp/helpTypes/doxygenXmlParser/doxygenXmlParser.H
index f2abdaee8d4f6c9f9e071b807f80e4e5b92663cf..9853589fa3e3b688a55b9923bddece682b8e188b 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamHelp/helpTypes/doxygenXmlParser/doxygenXmlParser.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamHelp/helpTypes/doxygenXmlParser/doxygenXmlParser.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2012-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ Class
     Foam::doxygenXmlParser
 
 Description
+    Parser for doxygen XML
 
 SourceFiles
+    doxygenXmlParser.C
 
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
@@ -65,10 +67,10 @@ public:
     // Member functions
 
         //- Skip past a block
-        void skipBlock(IFstream& is, const word blockName) const;
+        void skipBlock(IFstream& is, const word& blockName) const;
 
         //- Skip forward to block
-        void skipForward(IFstream& is, const word blockName) const;
+        void skipForward(IFstream& is, const word& blockName) const;
 
         //- Return the entry
         template<class Type>
diff --git a/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamHelp/helpTypes/helpType/helpType.C b/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamHelp/helpTypes/helpType/helpType.C
index 0b982e76a7e03a466df79b076609b570ba810060..29ad9ddbde30963b7001891fd3c5127612ac81cb 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamHelp/helpTypes/helpType/helpType.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamHelp/helpTypes/helpType/helpType.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2012-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -148,7 +148,12 @@ void Foam::helpType::displayDoc
     {
         FatalErrorIn
         (
-            "void Foam::helpType::displayDoc(const word, const string)"
+            "void Foam::helpType::displayDoc"
+            "("
+                "const word&, "
+                "const string&, "
+                "const bool"
+            ")"
         )
             << "No help for type " << className << " found."
             << "  Valid options include:" << SortableList<word>(parser.toc())