Tools for the HTML manuals

[Richard Wackerbarth]

On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, Robert Graham Merkel wrote:
> Richard Wackerbarth writes:
>  > On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, Robert Graham Merkel wrote:
>  > >  > - If only SGML, then that forces anyone that gets a CVS archive
>  > >  > to add yet another component to those that they install.
>  > >
>  > > And the people who will scream most loudly are those who are trying to
>  > > build gnucash on anything other than Linux or *BSD, as they will
>  > > probably have to build those components themselves.
>  > >
>  > > While I would prefer to have only SGML in the source tree, I suspect
>  > > we may have to live with both.
>  >
>  > I think that it is a mistake to have ANY derived files in the master CVS
>  > tree. Each derived file should be represented only by the files that are
>  > needed to generate it.
>  >
>  > That said, I have no problem with the idea of providing a second
>  > CVS-style tree of derived files for the benefit of those who do not wish
>  > to run the full generation themselves.
>
> Maybe what we need is to have the derived HTML files in releases, but
> only the source SGML in the CVS tree.

That is certainly consistent with my desire to see the CVS tree "clean" of 
ANY derived files.

OTOH, the practicality may depend on the frequency of releases and the 
desirability of allowing CVS tracking rather than release installation.

I would favor the "snapshot" approach, particularly if those elements are 
stored in a CVS tree (only recent ones need be available, IMHO) as an access 
method to remain compatible with the other code that they would get from the 
master tree.

> That way, people who just wish to
> build GnuCash don't need the Jade tools, but we keep the CVS archive
> nice and pure :)

Right.