Re: FYI: gnulib git mirror is up to date

[Jim Meyering]

Bruno Haible <address@hidden> wrote:
> Jim Meyering wrote:
>> How about this instead: we can continue to keep the generated file under
>> version control and accessible, but instead of letting its deltas clutter
>> up the source code repo, generate it into the savannah web repo instead:
>>
>>   http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/gnulib/?root=gnulib
>>
>> wdyt?
>
> I'm in favour of it, because it's unusual to have to peek into a source code
> repository to get the documentation.
>
> The reason why this file currently lives in the source code repository is
> that it generates hyperlinks to the source code, like this:
>
>     #include "<A HREF="lib/timespec.h">timespec.h</A>"
>
> This is also useful for people using a modified copy of gnulib.
>
> If we move the MODULES.html to the web site, the MODULES.html.sh should take
> an option that makes it generate hyperlinks to the source code CVS or git
> repository (just a different syntax).

In case someone is starting on this already, here are alternate
cvs and git URLs for your lib/timespec.h example:

  http://cvs.sv.gnu.org/viewcvs/gnulib/lib/timespec.h?root=gnulib&view=markup
  http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnulib.git;a=blob;f=lib/timespec.h