for varname, manpages in sorted(directives.items()):
entry = tree.SubElement(varlist, 'varlistentry')
a = tree.SubElement(tree.SubElement(entry, 'term'), 'varname')
for varname, manpages in sorted(directives.items()):
entry = tree.SubElement(varlist, 'varlistentry')
a = tree.SubElement(tree.SubElement(entry, 'term'), 'varname')