diff --git a/compiler/docgen.nim b/compiler/docgen.nim
index 3e64b086757ce..cdc1a6b9d2f00 100644
--- a/compiler/docgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/docgen.nim
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import
   packages/docutils/rst, packages/docutils/rstgen,
   json, xmltree, cgi, trees, types,
   typesrenderer, astalgo, lineinfos, intsets,
-  pathutils, trees, nimconf
+  pathutils, trees
 
 const
   exportSection = skField
diff --git a/compiler/options.nim b/compiler/options.nim
index 41f1bc0faac84..58feae5705e45 100644
--- a/compiler/options.nim
+++ b/compiler/options.nim
@@ -261,9 +261,7 @@ type
     implicitIncludes*: seq[string] # modules that are to be implicitly included
     docSeeSrcUrl*: string # if empty, no seeSrc will be generated. \
     # The string uses the formatting variables `path` and `line`.
-    docRoot*: AbsoluteDir
-      # `nim doc --docRoot:foo --project --outdir:docs foo/sub/main.nim`
-      # genrates: docs/sub/main.html
+    docRoot*: AbsoluteDir ## see nim --fullhelp for --docRoot
 
      # the used compiler
     cIncludes*: seq[AbsoluteDir]  # directories to search for included files
@@ -659,12 +657,13 @@ template patchModule(conf: ConfigRef) {.dirty.} =
       let ov = conf.moduleOverrides[key]
       if ov.len > 0: result = AbsoluteFile(ov)
 
-proc isRelativeTo(path: string, base: string): bool=
-  # PENDING #13212
-  let path = path.normalizedPath
-  let base = base.normalizedPath
-  let ret = relativePath(path, base)
-  result = path.len > 0 and not ret.startsWith ".."
+when (NimMajor, NimMinor) < (1, 1) or not declared(isRelativeTo):
+  proc isRelativeTo(path, base: string): bool =
+    # pending #13212 use os.isRelativeTo
+    let path = path.normalizedPath
+    let base = base.normalizedPath
+    let ret = relativePath(path, base)
+    result = path.len > 0 and not ret.startsWith ".."
 
 proc getRelativePathFromConfigPath*(conf: ConfigRef; f: AbsoluteFile): RelativeFile =
   let f = $f
diff --git a/doc/advopt.txt b/doc/advopt.txt
index d53acc111d06d..64a25b9e5a23f 100644
--- a/doc/advopt.txt
+++ b/doc/advopt.txt
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ Advanced options:
   --clib:LIBNAME            link an additional C library
                             (you should omit platform-specific extensions)
   --project                 document the whole project (doc2)
+  --docRoot:path            nim doc --docRoot:foo --project --outdir:docs foo/sub/main.nim
+                            generates: docs/sub/main.html
   --docSeeSrcUrl:url        activate 'see source' for doc and doc2 commands
                             (see doc.item.seesrc in config/nimdoc.cfg)
   --docInternal             also generate documentation for non-exported symbols