Re: [boost] Shorter link to getting started

Subject: Re: [boost] Shorter link to getting started
From: JOAQUIN M. LOPEZ MUÑOZ (joaquin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-04-04 15:52:15

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De: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] [boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] En nombre de Vladimir Prus [ghost_at_[hidden]]
Enviado el: sábado, 04 de abril de 2009 21:46
Para: boost_at_[hidden]
Asunto: [boost] Shorter link to getting started

> I would like to modify the configure script to mention getting started,
> so that user knows where to look for information, but unfortunately,
> the current URL is a bit long:
> 
>    http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_38_0/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html
>
> It is 77 characters, so it does not leave any space for any other text.
> Can the website administrators arrange for some shorter redirect to be available?
> Say
>
>    http://www.boost.org/getting_started/unix-variants.html

I second this. Furthermore, there are aditional problems with
redirections exposing the current release number, as explained at

http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2008/10/143160.php

Joaquín M López Muñoz
Telefónica, Investigación y Desarrollo