Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] doc: specify an 'html' build sub-directory for the htmldocs target

[Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>]

Hi,

Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> writes:

> Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Hi Jonathan,
>>
>> Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> writes:
>>> I think I'm going to hold off on this one.  As I said before, it would
>>> have made sense to do things this way when we made the transition.  At
>>> this point, though, I think the potential for trouble outweighs the
>>> benefits that would come from moving things around in this way.
>>
>> OK.  The potential for troubles would lie with the scripts to deploy the
>> doc to the web site, I'd guess?  If that's the place we'd expect
>> problems, I'm happy to be pointed to it and can try adjusting the
>> scripts for the change.
>
> The trouble lies in any number of scripts at any number of sites;
> calling this an ABI change would be a stretch, but some of the same
> concerns apply.

Right.  I wouldn't be too concerned with sites other than the main Linux
documentation site, though?

> Getting the docs build on kernel.org updated would not be a huge
> problem, I think, but I don't know what else might break.
>
> We can reconsider this, but not before the merge window.

Understood.  Thanks for the follow up!  Should I resend when the next
window opens?

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Thanks,
Maxim