Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 15:01:32 -0400 From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: Jeremy Lea <reg@FreeBSD.org> Cc: grog@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/share/doc/psd/02.implement Makefile Message-ID: <20020521150132.40953b73.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20020521171428.A87733@shale.csir.co.za> References: <200205200044.g4K0ipT51646@freefall.freebsd.org> <20020520105506.A74325@shale.csir.co.za> <20020520184128.K12212@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20020521171428.A87733@shale.csir.co.za>
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On Tue, 21 May 2002 17:14:28 +0200 Jeremy Lea <reg@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 06:41:28PM +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > > On Monday, 20 May 2002 at 10:55:07 +0200, Jeremy Lea wrote: > > > Unless I'm reading the sources completely wrong (there's an > > > excellent chance that I am), these documents are the only thing > > > which require that we have groff as a buildtool in a make world, > > > and groff is the only thing which requires that we have a C++ > > > compiler available in buildtools... > > > > Well, if with "these documents", you mean all the files in > > /usr/share/doc > > Yes, sorry for not being clear. > > > Note also, though, that the man pages need *roff to process them. > > I wasn't suggesting that we remove groff. I think that idea might > meet with a little resistance... I just occurred to me that if we can > remove the build time dependencies on groff, then we can also remove > them on C++, and that might make cross-building, and David's life, > easier. (Not to mention reducing build times for -CURRENT). I > thought I would throw my 2c into the pond while everyone was waving > their arms around over your commits. ;-) Perhaps, David would be the best person to ask on this notion. If, in the long run, its easier to just convert all doc to a standard format such as docbook, and move it all to one location, perhaps we could. This is something that needs discussed more though, in my opinion... > > > Are you expressing interest in doing the work? > > Well, I was thinking of learning docbook, and it also occured to me > that coverting an existing document would be a lot less work than > actually writing a new document... At the moment though I'm using > most of my free time for work on pkg_install. > > I see Tom has shown an interest. If this becomes an organised effort > I might be persuaded into doing a document or two... I have already started (and almost completed) phk's malloc papers, they just need some orgainzation, and touch ups. Afterwords I can combine them all togeather as one article. As of this email, I feel my current project list is long enough. Adding this will force me to stop taking up projects until a few are complete ;) No worries, it will get done, eventually. > > Regards, > -Jeremy > > -- > FreeBSD - Because the best things in life are free... > http://www.freebsd.org/ > -- Tom (Darklogik) Rhodes www.FreeBSD.org -The Power To Serve www.Pittgoth.com -Pittgoth Discussion Portal trhodes@{Pittgoth.com, FreeBSD.org} PGP key by www: http://www.pittgoth.com/~darklogik/darklogik.key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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