Re: [boost] Test build for 1.56 available

Subject: Re: [boost] Test build for 1.56 available
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-07-08 12:13:19

On Tuesday 08 July 2014 11:58:56 Edward Diener wrote:
> On 7/8/2014 10:07 AM, Andrey Semashev wrote:
> > On Tuesday 08 July 2014 09:42:37 Edward Diener wrote:
> >> On 7/8/2014 9:04 AM, Andrey Semashev wrote:
> >>> Personally, I think distributing pre-built docs as a separate package is
> >>> a
> >>> better option. Building docs locally require toolchain that is not
> >>> distributed or built with Boost, so offering users to build the docs
> >>> themselves is not quite practical. At the same time, I'm sure most users
> >>> won't use bre-built docs and just go online, so packaging docs with the
> >>> sources seems like a waste.
> >> 
> >> I believe most users will execute the index.html in the top-level
> >> directory and expect to be able to view the documentation for any Boost
> >> library in which they are interested from the Libraries link there. To
> >> think that we will distribute versions of Boost without this is foolish
> >> IMO.> 
> > Do you actually use pre-built docs? I don't. Neither do most of my
> > coworkers. I don't see why cutting down the archive I need to download by
> > more than a half is foolish.
> 
> I am fine with the main distribution not having the docs as long as
> there is a separate docs download.

That is what I suggested.