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Subject: Re: [boost] boost and google search
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-12-18 14:38:35


on Thu Dec 01 2011, Rene Rivera <grafikrobot-AT-gmail.com> wrote:

> On 11/30/2011 10:42 AM, Nathan Ridge wrote:
>>
>
>>> I think a lot of trouble would be avoided by simply adding links to /latest
>>> on all the old docs, something like an header that'd say "This is the doc
>>> for 1.35, click here for the latest boost documentation"... I reckon it's
>>> the best we can do given the constraints. SO links would still be valid,
>>> and it'd reduce my dance to two clicks. For urls that are 404 it'd just
>>> redirect to the lib's index.
>>
>> +1
>> I think that would be helpful.
>
> Unfortunately we can't do that as not all Boost libraries have the
> common header to put such a link into.

Those exceptions could either acquire said common header, or we could
just link to a page further up from where the current docs can be found.

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Dave Abrahams
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