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Re: [Ada] User Guide?
- From: <guerby at acm dot org>
- To: bosch at gnat dot com
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 12:29:36 +0100
- Subject: Re: [Ada] User Guide?
- References: <022D9B00-E6D8-11D5-A27C-00039344BF4A@gnat.com>
- Reply-to: guerby at acm dot org
> Yes, that is the reason. In particular, we have preprocessing done
> in order to get correct VMS documentation. This involves replacing
> mentions of UNIX-style options by VMS-style long ones and a number
> of other things. The preprocessor script is written in SPITBOL, which
> is not acceptable for the GCC tree.
>
> We all agree this should be done using TeXinfo preprocessing magic if
> possible, or with a program in C or Ada otherwise (possibly using
> the GNAT.Spitbol package).
Hmm, may be it made sense to have a fully VMS-ized manual in the
context of ACT distributing its software to VMS customers that are
100% against being reminded that anything remotely like UNIX can
possibly exist :) - you can replace VMS by any proprietary UNIX
against any other, the reasoning doesn't change.
In the context of the GNU project, may be a unique all OS at once
manual makes more sense. I personnally don't mind having VMS style
switches next to the UNIX and GNU style ones all over the place. Same
thing about having a little section per OS. What do other people
think?
> Florian Weimer has already been working on this, but there were still
> some remaining issues. Please contact him for details.
Florian told me that the ball was in your court, may be an email got
lost? May be it's time to talk about it on this list?
--
Laurent Guerby <guerby@acm.org>