Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:49:47 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: local copy of handbook Message-ID: <87wsdhll2c.fsf@kobe.laptop> In-Reply-To: <20081230133345.GA81883@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> (Frank Shute's message of "Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:33:45 %2B0000") References: <b10011eb0812282046j7b784d82q492c8b10cb46db06@mail.gmail.com> <20081229124558.43cefc56@gumby.homeunix.com> <200812292039.43242.masoom.shaikh@gmail.com> <20081229202717.GA78262@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> <87myeemyx2.fsf@kobe.laptop> <20081230133345.GA81883@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk>
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On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:33:45 +0000, Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk> wrote: >On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 11:52:57PM +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >>On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:27:17 +0000, Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk> wrote: >>> You can keep a local copy of the docs & update the sources for the >>> docs with csup but you have to regenerate them with a make command >>> after you have csup'd. >>> >>> The process is described within this page I just put up: >>> >>> http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/freebsd_uptodate.html >> >> Hi Masoom, >> We have been working on a patch for the Handbook that adds a short >> description of the same process. >> >> The patch has been recently posted to freebsd-doc, by Gabor Pali: >> >> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-doc/2008-December/015315.html >> >> Since you already have written something similar, do you think we can >> convince you to review the patch? It would be nice if you could help >> us improve it or make it easier to read, and use. > > Hi Giorgos, > I think your post was meant to be addressed to me as I wrote the above > guide. Yes. Sorry about that Frank :) > I'd be happy to review the patch that Gabor has written & if necessary > add or subtract from it. > > It will take me a bit of time to get up to speed with the mark-up & > review/grok the updating docs in the round. ATM, they certainly fall > short of including anything about updating a local copy of the docs. I can build a patched Handbook and upload it online, if that helps. Then you don't have to learn SGML to read it. Just let me know if you need it, and it's done.home | help
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