Re: [boost] history/version_1_37_0 link broken

Subject: Re: [boost] history/version_1_37_0 link broken
From: Neal Becker (ndbecker2_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-03 10:40:45

Beman Dawes wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 8:07 AM, Neal Becker <ndbecker2_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
>> The 'release history' link on the top-level boost/index.html is broken
>> (404):
>> http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_37_0
> 
> 
> It is working for me now.
> 
> With 1.37.0 as in the past, three or more people had to coordinate via
> email to update the SourceForge release system and the www.boost.org web
> site. That meant a delay between when the release packages went up and the
> web site got updated.
> 
> This time around I tried to capture what had to be done and add it to the
> release manager's checklist. The target is to cut the delay to minutes
> rather than hours or even a day.
> 
> --Beman

BTW, I had actually gotten this link from my _installed_ version, not from the web site.  Shouldn't the installed version of top-level index.html point to a local copy, not to the external site?