Re: [PATCH 0/5] Add some missing Documentation/*/00-INDEX files

[Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>]

On Sunday 12 August 2007 3:11:06 pm Jesper Juhl wrote:
> On 12/08/07, Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> wrote:
> > On Sunday 12 August 2007 7:48:37 am Stefan Richter wrote:
> > > Isn't it with 00-INDEX just like with the "Last Updated:" footers in
> > > documentation texts?
> > >
> > > They are metadata which will be almost always out of date.
> >
> > If nothing is using them, they'll bit-rot, yes.  Way of the world.  But
> > I've found a use for them.  Therefore, I'm interested in getting them up
> > to date and then keeping them there.
>
> So, do you want me to create more of these?

Yes please.

> If you want them, could you perhaps start by ACK'ing the first 5
> patches to help me get them merged?

Just did. :)

> Once I see the first 5 merged I'll start creating more, but I don't
> want to waste time doing so before that.

Sorry it took so long, but my net access is still a touch intermittent just 
now.  I recently moved back to Austin and we haven't unpacked the wireless 
router yet.  (So although there's internet at home my wife is usually the one 
using it.  I'm out at a wireless laundromat at the moment.  Yes, Austin has 
such things.)

> >I already wrote an automatic checker to tell me
> > how they differ from reality, which is half the battle.
>
> I started writing such a script myself yesterday, but it's not done
> yet. If you already have one that works could I have a copy please?
> That would make my life easier if I'm to help you with this.

I posted a link to it in the message at the start of this thread:
http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/8/9/584

Here's the release announcement for it:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-doc&m=118671778606001&w=2

Here's the source control for it:
http://landley.net/hg/kdocs/file/tip/make/

You need to run the index.html generator first, because the link checker works 
on the html and not on 00-INDEX itself.  Both scripts expect Documentation to 
be a subdirectory of the current directory, and do the whole directory.

And I need to update it so it filters out index.html, but my laundry's 
done. :)

Rob
-- 
"One of my most productive days was throwing away 1000 lines of code."
  - Ken Thompson.