Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 00:41:13 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Jim Mock <jim@luna.cdrom.com> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/18789: [PATCH] bad link in the handbook Message-ID: <20000525004113.J232@parish> In-Reply-To: <20000524163256.A460@luna.cdrom.com>; from jim@luna.cdrom.com on Wed, May 24, 2000 at 04:32:56PM -0700 References: <200005242240.PAA26509@freefall.freebsd.org> <20000525000150.I232@parish> <20000524163256.A460@luna.cdrom.com>
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On Wed, May 24, 2000 at 04:32:56PM -0700, Jim Mock wrote: > On Thu, 25 May 2000 at 00:01:50 +0100, Mark Ovens wrote: > > On Wed, May 24, 2000 at 03:40:01PM -0700, Jim Mock wrote: > > > The following reply was made to PR docs/18789; it has been noted by GNATS. > > > > > > From: Jim Mock <jim@luna.cdrom.com> > > > To: Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> > > > Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG > > > Subject: Re: docs/18789: [PATCH] bad link in the handbook > > > Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 15:39:23 -0700 > > > > > > On Tue, 23 May 2000 at 19:00:21 +0100, Mark Ovens wrote: > > > > > > [snip..] > > > > > > > >Description: > > > > > > > > The link to the Porters Handbook in the Ports section of the > > > > handbook has an incomplete URL. It only points to the directory, > > > > not index.html > > > > > > Going to http://www.FreeBSD.org/porters-handbook/ works fine for me > > > -- were you having problems getting the index.html file to load > > > (i.e., getting just a directory listing)? If there wasn't any > > > problem, I'm going to close this PR -- the index.html tacked onto > > > the end isn't really needed. > > > > > > > I just get a directory listing with my local docs, but links from the > > FAQ to handbook work OK (they have /index.html on the end) so I was > > just copying this. > > Do you have apache set up to use index.html as a default document > locally? :-) > No, I just use the URL file:///usr/share/doc/en/books/handbook/index.html in Netscape. > - jim > > -- > - jim mock - walnut creek cdrom/freebsd test labs - jim@luna.cdrom.com - > - phone: 1.925.691.2800 x.3814 - fax: 1.925.674.0821 - jim@FreeBSD.org - > - editor - The FreeBSDzine - www.freebsdzine.org - jim@freebsdzine.org - > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message -- ...and on the eighth day God created UNIX ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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