[BBv2 docs editorial] How to search for an answer

From: Andrey Melnikov (melnikov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-20 17:45:46

David Abrahams wrote:
> Andrey Melnikov <melnikov_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
> 
>>David Abrahams wrote:
>>
>>>>If you have questions, please post them to our mailing list, and be
>>>
>>> ^
>>>Add a URL here, and be sure it's spelled out ----------------^
>>>rather than just being a link, so it shows up in a printed PDF.
>>
>>Should we have Gmane HTTP and NNTP urls here? A need to subscribe to a 
>>mailing list is scary.
> 
> 
> Unfortunately, using Gmane doesn't get you out of having to
> subscribe. We need to control Spam somehow.
> 
If a user needs help, it isn't necessary to ask. He can find the answer 
in the mail archives or in the BB documentation.

Just googling for "boost build properties" doesn't help. It shows only 3 
or 4 relevant results, and the rest aren't related to Boost.Build System.

Searching for "boost build properties site:boost.org" or "boost build 
properties site:gmane.org" is better. The latter, however, doesn't seem 
to order the results by relevancy as the pages on gmane.org aren't 
cross-linked. The other options are use Gmane's search and Google Groups 
search.

What are the best serarch practices?

Andrey