Re: [Boost-build] New doc format.

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] New doc format.
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-01-20 17:03:34

On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 10:37 AM, Robert Ramey via Boost-build <
boost-build_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On 1/14/18 2:35 PM, Rene Rivera via Boost-build wrote:
>
>> After asking about documentation tools some months back I ended up doing
>> a full "trial" with asciidoctor to see how it would work out for the new B2
>> documentation. I realize that others had ideas as to what might be a better
>> tool. But after looking into some others I decided asciidoctor was the
>> least effort to attempt to change to. And that the features, with regards
>> to B2, where sufficiently equivalent with the other top contenders.
>>
>
> Is this about new b2 documentation or new format/way of presentation?
>

Yes.

I'm very happy with the boost book approach.
>

What aspect(s) of it are you happy with?

I've always been of the the view that B2 documenation content would benefit
> from some investment of effort.
>

Yes.

Doing both of the above in one shot seems a bad idea to me.
>

Not doing both at the same time. First step in this is putting the existing
documentation in a format and arrangement that facilitates the editing,
creation, and presentation of that documentation to as many audiences as
possible. Part of this is also looking forward at a time when B2 will not
be primarily advertised as a member of Boost.

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