Re: Debian web pages - what needs to be done
On Tue, 11 Aug 1998 treacy@debian.org wrote:
> Jules Bean wrote:
> > On Mon, 10 Aug 1998 treacy@debian.org wrote:
> >
> > > There should be pages specific to each port of Debian. There are
> > > some available which can be linked in for the short term. Ideally
> > > a framework will be created so that there is a similar look to each
> > > ports pages. Once the framework is done, a person involved with each
> > > port should take care of their section.
> >
> > I will work on this, unless someone else would rather do it. Certainly,
> > I'll contribute sparc content.
> >
> They are yours to maintain. I just added a directory for arm too.
>
> > > A few other people should recieve mail to webmaster. Maybe it should
> > > simply be forwarded to debian-www.
> >
> > Not -www, I don't think. This list should be kept low bandwidth, so it
> > has useful archives.
> >
> > I'll add one myself -
> >
> add one what? If you create a new mail list, call it debian-webmaster
> and make it open subscription.
I fine myself ten points for unclear english :-) I meant, I'll add a
point for discussion (the one which follows...)
>
> > We should discuss the current Makefile system. I'd be happier with a
> > system which made wml into html in the CVS tree (we would .cvsignore the
> > html files), and with a make install target to copy them out into a form
> > suitable for mirroring. Images should also be in CVS. Subdirectories
> > should be independent (containing their own makefiles).
> >
> I like the current scheme of keeping the .html separate as there is much less
> clutter. Of course, I'll be much more amenable to change if someone else is
> doing the work. :)
>
> If someone knows how to have make only try to build a target if the source
> exists, then I'd go for each subdir having its own Makefile. Under the
> current system translators only need to edit the main Makefile. We want
> to minimize the amount of work that translators need to do.
I'm sure there's a neat solution lurking somewhere. I shall ponder.
Jules
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