Re: [boost] [1.35.0] Keeping home pages in sync

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-02-09 09:17:25

Daniel James wrote:
> On 08/02/2008, Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> The problem isn't the "small amount of initial effort". Rather, it is
>> that important part of the web site content can only be updated right
>> now by a very few people. For example, here is the section of the home
>> page that reports "News":
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> I suppose if you understand PHP then this is crystal clear.
> 
> I've added entries to a feed without reading a line of PHP.
> 
>> But I don't,
>> so will have to use SVN blame to see who wrote this, get them to add a
>> comment pointing to some documentation on how to add/update the news
>> items,
> 
> The documentation is at:
> 
> http://beta.boost.org/development/website_updating.html#Feeds
> 
> I'll go through the site and add appropriate comments.

Good. That will help.

 > You wouldn't
> need to use SVN blame - an email to a mailing list would be enough.
> 
>> then cross my fingers hoping it really just does involve HTML
>> that I can edit with my trusty old HTML editor or maybe my shinny new
>> HTML editor.
> 
> The entries are written in quickbook. Which is really easy to pick up.

Maybe so. In the meantime, we need a procedure for those who don't use 
quickbook.

--Beman