RE: should the html directories be created automatically?
On 31-Oct-98 James A. Treacy wrote:
> Some people have complained that they need to create the
> html destination direcories. I'd like feedback on how we
> should deal with this. Here are a few possible solutions:
>
> 1. Set it up so the destination directory can be overridden.
> Actually this is already possible by simply using
> make HTMLDIR=.
> to build. The only problem is that the variable is not
> propogated to the Make in subdirectories. This can be
> arranged.
>
> 2. Add commands to the Makefiles to automatically create
> the needed destination directories.
>
> 3. Create a command in webwml that will recursively descend
> webwml/english and make sure the corresponding directory
> exists in the destination area.
>
> The SPI pages already have number 2 implemented. I prefer
> number 3 with people at home using number 1 if they prefer
> it.
>
By it's self, I don't like #1. It still won't CREATE a tree that does not
exist. It just allows the maker to point to an alternate location. I did #2
for SPI because it was quick and easy and I *knew* that I had created
directories that were not going to be in the debian.org and I didn't want to
break the make (I learned from the security work I've been doing ;) #3 sounds
just as good as long as it's smart enough to not duplicate the CVS and template
and other such directories....
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