[Sort of RFC] Ports and packages for docs

[Marc Fonvieille]

On Mon, Dec 01, 2008 at 10:48:24AM +0100, Gabor PALI wrote:
> Marc Fonvieille wrote:
> > I'm working since a while on ports for doc [..] and tell me if you
> > like it :)
> 
> I think generally it is a good idea to reanimate the concept
> documentation packages, however last time I asked about them (May 2008,
> while fixing the FAQ), I got an interesting answer [1] from Hiroki Sato:
> 
> "The doc packages are no longer available because the past discussion
> reached a consensus that generating them is a bit tricky and most of
> people do not need such packages because the latest documentation is
> always available on the web."
>
[...]

But you cut the last sentence :)

Yes, it was difficult to maintain them and we had no real solution to
continue to provide them.  It's true that the doc is available via the
web, but as I said the aim is not only provide packages to the user but
also modernize the doc installation and build for the releases.
Now, I have a working solution that can be updated, etc. without
headaches, so we may have to rethink about the current situation.

-- 
Marc