Re: [Boost-docs] tidy command too new for feisty

Subject: Re: [Boost-docs] tidy command too new for feisty
From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-26 17:24:41

on Sun Nov 25 2007, Rene Rivera <grafikrobot-AT-gmail.com> wrote:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>> The Tidy command you specify in the updating website doc uses options
>> not present in the version that ships with ubuntu feisty.  I can work
>> around it, but I wonder whether we ought to document it or provide
>> another approach?
>
> Well how lame of them to be 2 years behind the curve on Tidy. I don't 
> know if it's worth documenting. If we did, I'd have to go try every tidy 
> version and variant and document those also.

Well, it's interesting, because Tidy hasn't had an official release
since something like the year 2000.  That makes theses instructions a
little dicey for anyone worried about using unreleased software.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com