Re: [boost] [website] libs/* --> doc/libs/BOOST_VERSION/libs/* rewriting rule

Subject: Re: [boost] [website] libs/* --> doc/libs/BOOST_VERSION/libs/* rewriting rule
From: Daniel James (daniel_james_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-10-10 17:34:30

2008/10/10 David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]>:
>
> It would be nice to have
>
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/latest/libs/smart_ptr/smart_ptr.htm

We have:

http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/libs/smart_ptr/smart_ptr.htm

Which is a temporary redirect, so that bots and the like might work
out that they need to use it rather than the page it redirects to. I'm
getting that url as the top hit for:

http://www.google.com/search?q=boost+smart+pointer

But that only really works for the top level of documentation. And, of
course, most of us don't understand http redirects as well as google.

> with each versioned page having a link to the "most recent version of
> this document."

Possibly. The problem is that files move around from version to
version (especially in boostbook based reference documentation). But
anyone who feels that this won't be a problem should feel free to add
such links.

Daniel