[Bug web/21679] Download > Releases doesn't take me to appropriate info

["dave at boost-consulting dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

------- Additional Comments From dave at boost-consulting dot com  2005-05-22 03:11 -------
Subject: Re:  Download > Releases doesn't take me to appropriate info

"gerald at pfeifer dot com" <gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org> writes:

> ------- Additional Comments From gerald at pfeifer dot com  2005-05-21 23:24 -------
> I installed a patch which makes "Download" a section of its own on the
> "Releases" page and directly link to that section from the navigation bar.
>
> (This will take up to 24 hours to become active on the production server.)
>
> If this is not sufficient, we could consider creating a download page of
> its own, though this would add yet another level of indirection in many
> cases.
>
> Having a selectable list of releases which lead to a download site for
> that *particular* release seems beyond what we can do with acceptable
> effort.  We'd have to do quite some scripting and regularily check every
> mirror site for every release, but not all mirrors are reachable from
> everywhere and always.

I'm not advocating that, neccessarily.  However, when a table of
linked release names dominates the downloads page and *doesn't* lead
to downloadable releases, then there's a major usability problem.

It might be enough to eliminate or de-emphasize the table.




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