Hi, This link is the best thing since sliced bread :-) Wow I didn't even know that page existed, something that I have been looking for a long time with such "comprehensive" and "documented" links to the hourly snapshots especially since I like to play with the latest and greatest CVS-HEAD. Can someone with enough rights please add this link on the main boost.org website. Markus suggests "Other Resources" and I say it should be subtitled under this as "CVS Snapshots" or "CVS Hourly Snapshots" or "Meta-Comm Boost Snapshots" which points to http://engineering.meta-comm.com/boost.aspx. Thanks Shams
shams <shams@orcon.net.nz> writes:
Hi,
This link is the best thing since sliced bread :-)
Wow I didn't even know that page existed, something that I have been looking for a long time with such "comprehensive" and "documented" links to the hourly snapshots especially since I like to play with the latest and greatest CVS-HEAD.
Can someone with enough rights please add this link on the main boost.org website.
Please submit a patch. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com
David Abrahams said: (by the date of Sat, 09 Dec 2006 07:54:16 -0500)
Please submit a patch.
here you are. A patch against CVS HEAD index.html: diff -u index.htm.ORGINAL index.htm --- index.htm.ORGINAL 2006-12-04 19:04:02.000000000 +0100 +++ index.htm 2006-12-09 17:31:41.979766257 +0100 @@ -798,6 +798,9 @@ <li><a href= "more/version_history.html">Version History</a></li> + + <li><a href= + "http://freenode.net/">#boost IRC channel on freenode (unofficial)</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> @@ -821,6 +824,10 @@ "more/mailing_lists.htm#sandbox">Sandbox CVS</a></li> + <li><a href= + "http://engineering.meta-comm.com/boost.aspx">Web + CVS</a></li> + <li><a href="tools/index.html">Tools</a></li> <li><a href= -- Janek Kozicki |
Janek Kozicki <janek_listy@wp.pl> writes:
David Abrahams said: (by the date of Sat, 09 Dec 2006 07:54:16 -0500)
Please submit a patch.
here you are.
A patch against CVS HEAD index.html:
diff -u index.htm.ORGINAL index.htm
Thanks, but how is "Web CVS" an appropriate label for http://engineering.meta-comm.com/boost.aspx? If I clicked a link with that label I'd expect to see http://boost.cvs.sourceforge.net/boost/boost/ P.S. It is best to submit patches via the SF patch tracker, where they won't be lost. P.P.S. Even for short patches like this one, it's better to post them as attachments rather than inline text. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com
David Abrahams said: (by the date of Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:28:44 -0500)
Janek Kozicki <janek_listy@wp.pl> writes:
A patch against CVS HEAD index.html: diff -u index.htm.ORGINAL index.htm
Thanks, but how is "Web CVS" an appropriate label for http://engineering.meta-comm.com/boost.aspx? If I clicked a link with that label I'd expect to see http://boost.cvs.sourceforge.net/boost/boost/
Uh, really sorry I was too quick. the link called in parent post "the best thing since sliced bread" should point to: http://engineering.meta-comm.com/boost.aspx I just picked the wrong name. Let's use the most descriptive one: "Meta-Comm Snapshots" But hey! Your link to "Web CVS" is useful too! Maybe we can it add also? :)
P.S. It is best to submit patches via the SF patch tracker, where they won't be lost.
done, see tracker.
P.P.S. Even for short patches like this one, it's better to post them as attachments rather than inline text.
done, see attachment. -- Janek Kozicki |
Janek Kozicki <janek_listy@wp.pl> writes:
I just picked the wrong name. Let's use the most descriptive one:
"Meta-Comm Snapshots"
But hey! Your link to "Web CVS" is useful too! Maybe we can it add also? :)
It's already available on the page you get if you follow the "Boost CVS" link. Does it make sense to push that link up to the top level? It isn't really all that useful for most people browsing the site, I'd wager. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com
Janek Kozicki wrote:
+ + <li><a href= + "http://freenode.net/">#boost IRC channel on freenode (unofficial)</a></li>
Wouldn't that channel, simply by being referred to from this page, become "official"? I suggest we drop the "unofficial" here. Regards, m Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com
Martin Wille said: (by the date of Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:05:00 +0100)
Janek Kozicki wrote:
+ + <li><a href= + "http://freenode.net/">#boost IRC channel on freenode (unofficial)</a></li>
Wouldn't that channel, simply by being referred to from this page, become "official"?
I suggest we drop the "unofficial" here.
It's up to Dave, I recall previous discussion about that IRC channel. IIRC he would like to avoid saying that it's official, since it would mean that main boost developers are available on that channel 24h/7d. -- Janek Kozicki |
Janek Kozicki wrote:
Martin Wille said: (by the date of Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:05:00 +0100)
Janek Kozicki wrote:
+ + <li><a href= + "http://freenode.net/">#boost IRC channel on freenode (unofficial)</a></li> Wouldn't that channel, simply by being referred to from this page, become "official"?
I suggest we drop the "unofficial" here.
It's up to Dave, I recall previous discussion about that IRC channel. IIRC he would like to avoid saying that it's official, since it would mean that main boost developers are available on that channel 24h/7d.
Uhm, we're talking about IRC, not about a highly-paid helpdesk service. Regards, m Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com
Martin Wille <mw8329@yahoo.com.au> writes:
Janek Kozicki wrote:
Martin Wille said: (by the date of Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:05:00 +0100)
Janek Kozicki wrote:
+ + <li><a href= + "http://freenode.net/">#boost IRC channel on freenode (unofficial)</a></li> Wouldn't that channel, simply by being referred to from this page, become "official"?
I suggest we drop the "unofficial" here.
It's up to Dave, I recall previous discussion about that IRC channel. IIRC he would like to avoid saying that it's official, since it would mean that main boost developers are available on that channel 24h/7d.
Uhm, we're talking about IRC, not about a highly-paid helpdesk service.
If we're going to advertise it, the link should point at a page where we describe what you can expect by subscribing (i.e. nothing: no moderation and not even anybody logged in). -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com
David Abrahams said: (by the date of Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:10:51 -0500)
Martin Wille <mw8329@yahoo.com.au> writes:
Uhm, we're talking about IRC, not about a highly-paid helpdesk service.
If we're going to advertise it, the link should point at a page where we describe what you can expect by subscribing (i.e. nothing: no moderation and not even anybody logged in).
good point. I wasn't sure about adding a new page, that's why I pointed hyperlink to freenode. Should I write something up, and attach the new webpage (file) to the existing tracker patch? David Abrahams said: (by the date of Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:03:08 -0500)
Janek Kozicki <janek_listy@wp.pl> writes:
I just picked the wrong name. Let's use the most descriptive one: "Meta-Comm Snapshots" But hey! Your link to "Web CVS" is useful too! Maybe we can it add also? :)
It's already available on the page you get if you follow the "Boost CVS" link. Does it make sense to push that link up to the top level? It isn't really all that useful for most people browsing the site, I'd wager.
As you wish. I would put it there, because It's 3 clicks away from the main page, and on each page it requires around 2 seconds to search for the link to click. Whether this is ,,far'' or not - I don't know :) -- Janek Kozicki |
Janek Kozicki <janek_listy@wp.pl> writes:
David Abrahams said: (by the date of Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:10:51 -0500)
Martin Wille <mw8329@yahoo.com.au> writes:
Uhm, we're talking about IRC, not about a highly-paid helpdesk service.
If we're going to advertise it, the link should point at a page where we describe what you can expect by subscribing (i.e. nothing: no moderation and not even anybody logged in).
good point. I wasn't sure about adding a new page, that's why I pointed hyperlink to freenode. Should I write something up, and attach the new webpage (file) to the existing tracker patch?
Sure; since it will be very short, you could make it a patch to more/mailing_lists.htm and link to an anchor there, even though it isn't a mailing list.
It's already available on the page you get if you follow the "Boost CVS" link. Does it make sense to push that link up to the top level? It isn't really all that useful for most people browsing the site, I'd wager.
As you wish. I would put it there,
Where is "there?"
because It's 3 clicks away from the main page, and on each page it requires around 2 seconds to search for the link to click. Whether this is ,,far'' or not - I don't know :)
The more things we put on the homepage that aren't relevant to everybody, the longer it takes everyone to search for something there. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com
David Abrahams said: (by the date of Sun, 10 Dec 2006 15:42:16 -0500)
Sure; since it will be very short, you could make it a patch to more/mailing_lists.htm and link to an anchor there, even though it isn't a mailing list.
done. removed link to Web CVS, the link about IRC points to an anchor in more/mailing_lists.htm. Removed word "unofficial". I didn't write that nobody is logged in, because for example me (and several others for sure) are present on that IRC channel permanently. Today I counted 40 people there. But I've written the usual disclamier, which I hope - you will like :) Patches submitted to tracker, also attached to this post.
The more things we put on the homepage that aren't relevant to everybody, the longer it takes everyone to search for something there.
acknowledged :) -- Janek Kozicki |
Martin Wille <mw8329@yahoo.com.au> writes:
Janek Kozicki wrote:
+ + <li><a href= + "http://freenode.net/">#boost IRC channel on freenode (unofficial)</a></li>
Wouldn't that channel, simply by being referred to from this page, become "official"?
In a sense.
I suggest we drop the "unofficial" here.
Any objections? -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com
David Abrahams said: (by the date of Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:08:40 -0500)
I suggest we drop the "unofficial" here.
Any objections?
I prefer to remove it too, it was only my memory of previous discussion on this topic, that lead me to put it there :) -- Janek Kozicki |
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