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From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2020-02-24 18:15:06


On 2020-02-24 19:56, Glen Fernandes wrote:
> On Monday, February 24, 2020, Andrey Semashev  wrote:
>
> On 2020-02-24 18:27, Glen Fernandes wrote:
>
> On Monday, February 24, 2020, Andrey Semashev wrote:
>
>
> https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_72_0/
> <https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_72_0/>
>     <https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_72_0/
> <https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_72_0/>>
>
>     following Boost.Config link:
>
> https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_72_0/libs/config/config.htm
> <https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_72_0/libs/config/config.htm>
>
> <https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_72_0/libs/config/config.htm
> <https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_72_0/libs/config/config.htm>>
>
>     leads to 404 Page Not Found.
>
>
>
> Already fixed in develop since 2 months ago (when it was first
> reported):
>
> https://github.com/boostorg/config/commit/3fdb073fc2c203f50aef1668382e5d397e081b08
> <https://github.com/boostorg/config/commit/3fdb073fc2c203f50aef1668382e5d397e081b08>
>
>
> But the website is not updated. I encountered the error today.
>
>
>
> 1.72 website docs are not affected by the fix. Only 1.73 and develop and
> master will be. e.g.
>
> https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/develop/
> now goes to
> https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/develop/libs/config/doc/html/index.html
>
> The generated docs for a previous version are not as easy to fix.

If they are generated once and never again, couldn't we fix the
generated html? As it is Boost.Config docs are inaccessible to users.

PS: I don't think develop docs are available through any public links on
the website. People are more likely to follow links to the latest release.


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