Re: [Boost-docs] 'Update to latest Boost version' option does not get to the right link

Subject: Re: [Boost-docs] 'Update to latest Boost version' option does not get to the right link
From: John Maddock (jz.maddock_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-05-27 12:35:53

Just replace the version number in the URL with "release" and you get a 
version agnostic URL, eg 
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/libs/math/doc/html/math_toolkit/next_float/float_distance.html

HTH, John.

On 27/05/2015 12:59, Paul A. Bristow wrote:
> I've been ticked off by a Wikipedia editor for not providing he approved citation  (links to
> Wikipedia itself are not regarded as reliable - no self-referencing )  and I'm OK with that (one
> must reference www.boost.org rather than Wikipedia article boost Libraries).
>
> But I'm not sure if/how to provide a link to the function in question (in this case for example
> float_next).
>
> The user would like to just click on to the link float_next and get to the docs for that.
>
> Or we can let a Well-Known Search Engine help us out, say searching for "boost.org float_next"
>
> That works up to a point - it get to
>
>   
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_52_0/libs/math/doc/sf_and_dist/html/math_toolkit/utils/next_float/fl
> oat_next.html
>
> but that isn't the most recent version.
>
> There is a box acknowledging "This is an old version" and kindly offering to get the most recent
> version (of the home page).
>
>   
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_58_0/libs/math/doc/html/math_toolkit/next_float/float_distance.html
>
> but that just gets to http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/ which isn't really what the hapless wants :-(
>
> Using the local search box does get you to the most recent, so that's just about OK, but not ideal.
>
> However, I am left with the question of what to provide for the link to float_next for Wikipedia.
>
> So far I have
>
>    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_in_the_last_place#Language_support
>
> (See ref 5)
>
> Of course, the float_next link above will soon be out of date when version 1.59 hits the streets.
> It would be nice to have a way of getting a link to the most recent version.  GIT might provide a
> mechanism http://boostorg.github.io ?  but I am wary of that.
>
> Any suggestions on doing better?
>
> Paul
>
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