Ensure that old-style object description options are respected

CHANGES.rst

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Bugs fixed
 
 * #12096: Warn when files are overwritten in the build directory.
   Patch by Adam Turner.
+* #12620: Ensure that old-style object description options are respected.
+  Patch by Adam Turner.
 
 Release 7.4.6 (released Jul 18, 2024)
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sphinx/directives/__init__.py

@@ -220,21 +220,26 @@ def run(self) -> list[Node]:
         node['domain'] = self.domain
         # 'desctype' is a backwards compatible attribute
         node['objtype'] = node['desctype'] = self.objtype
+
+        # Copy old option names to new ones
+        # xref RemovedInSphinx90Warning
+        # deprecate noindex, noindexentry, and nocontentsentry in Sphinx 9.0
+        if 'no-index' not in self.options and 'noindex' in self.options:
+            self.options['no-index'] = self.options['noindex']
+        if 'no-index-entry' not in self.options and 'noindexentry' in self.options:
+            self.options['no-index-entry'] = self.options['noindexentry']
+        if 'no-contents-entry' not in self.options and 'nocontentsentry' in self.options:
+            self.options['no-contents-entry'] = self.options['nocontentsentry']
+
         node['no-index'] = node['noindex'] = no_index = (
             'no-index' in self.options
-            # xref RemovedInSphinx90Warning
-            # deprecate noindex in Sphinx 9.0
-            or 'noindex' in self.options)
+        )
         node['no-index-entry'] = node['noindexentry'] = (
             'no-index-entry' in self.options
-            # xref RemovedInSphinx90Warning
-            # deprecate noindexentry in Sphinx 9.0
-            or 'noindexentry' in self.options)
+        )
         node['no-contents-entry'] = node['nocontentsentry'] = (
             'no-contents-entry' in self.options
-            # xref RemovedInSphinx90Warning
-            # deprecate nocontentsentry in Sphinx 9.0
-            or 'nocontentsentry' in self.options)
+        )
         node['no-typesetting'] = ('no-typesetting' in self.options)
         if self.domain:
             node['classes'].append(self.domain)

sphinx/domains/javascript.py

@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class JSModule(SphinxDirective):
     def run(self) -> list[Node]:
         mod_name = self.arguments[0].strip()
         self.env.ref_context['js:module'] = mod_name
-        no_index = 'no-index' in self.options or 'noindex' in self.options
+        no_index = 'no-index' in self.options
 
         content_nodes = self.parse_content_to_nodes(allow_section_headings=True)
 

sphinx/domains/python/__init__.py

@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ def run(self) -> list[Node]:
         domain = cast(PythonDomain, self.env.get_domain('py'))
 
         modname = self.arguments[0].strip()
-        no_index = 'no-index' in self.options or 'noindex' in self.options
+        no_index = 'no-index' in self.options
         self.env.ref_context['py:module'] = modname
 
         content_nodes = self.parse_content_to_nodes(allow_section_headings=True)