[mapserver-dev] master MapServer docs online?

Wed Sep 22 14:56:18 PDT 2021

The GitHub page settings don't have many options - either https://mapserver.github.io/MapServer-documentation/ or you have to set a custom CNAME. 

How about a banner like the one added to: https://geographika.github.io/MapServer-documentation/

This would however require a change that would need to only be in the main branch and not backported to live branches (a line in the _templates/layout.html ).

Seth

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On Wed, Sep 22, 2021, at 4:31 PM, Steve Lime wrote:
> I agree that a completely separate URL would be clearer, but probably more work to implement and maintain. Can we control the sub-directory name? Something like https://mapserver.github.io/preview would make sense to me - especially if there was a way to somehow communicate explicitly it is a preview of the main branch - a site-wide banner would be perfect IMHO.
> 
> --Steve
> 
> On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 10:02 AM Seth G <sethg at geographika.co.uk> wrote:
>> __
>> Yes - as I understand it mapserver.org directs to mapserver.github.io (you need to have access to a repository settings to see the Pages settings). 
>> 
>> https://mapserver.github.io/MapServer-documentation/ would then point to the main/development docs. It would be nice (and maybe clearer) to point to development.mapserver.org, however I'd see the development docs as being mainly for developers to check upcoming release docs. Those 7.6.4 references could probably be updated to 8.0 in the main branch over the next few weeks.
>> 
>> Seth
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>> 
>> On Tue, Sep 21, 2021, at 4:50 PM, Steve Lime wrote:
>>> Nice! The only thing I'd add is that it really needs to be clear what branch the docs are based on. The https://geographika.github.io/MapServer-documentation/documentation.html still retains the 7.6.4 version in spots which would be confusing if someone stumbled upon the main branch preview...
>>> 
>>> Stupid question - are mapserv.org and mapserver.github.io the same thing?
>>> 
>>> --Steve
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 3:41 AM Seth G <sethg at geographika.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> Hi Jeff, all,
>>>> 
>>>> I've created a pull request at https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer-documentation/pull/610 which puts the output of the `main` branch build into a branch which can be used for GitHub pages (similar to several other OSGeo projects). 
>>>> It uses a very similar approach as the "live" branch but allows us to view/review docs in main before a backport, or in preparation to a new release. 
>>>> Beyond setting the gh-pages there is hopefully no further action or maintenance required, and will give us a docs preview URL at https://mapserver.github.io/MapServer-documentation/
>>>> 
>>>> Approach tested and deployed at https://geographika.github.io/MapServer-documentation/ but it would be good to have this on a "official" URL. 
>>>> 
>>>> Seth
>>>> 
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>>>> On Sat, Sep 18, 2021, at 2:23 AM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
>>>> > We are only now a few weeks away from the release (and making the 
>>>> > current 'main' docs live, as branch-8-0).  I think for our demos in 
>>>> > these presentations we should continue to do them on our individual 
>>>> > servers, and then in a few weeks we can push to live. I've got now 20 
>>>> > years almost of doc management for MapServer, and I've learned to keep 
>>>> > it simple, with one branch to maintain live.  (and my experience is here 
>>>> > unfortunately that those who live multiple live branches visible, or not 
>>>> > the same people maintaining those live branches and all of that grief). 
>>>> >   So, keep it simple, until the day I get that 100k contract to maintain 
>>>> > all of this ;)
>>>> >
>>>> > -jeff
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On 2021-09-17 9:03 p.m., Jeff McKenna wrote:
>>>> >> Hi Seth,
>>>> >> 
>>>> >> I see my initial answer then, just a few months ago, still stands for me:
>>>> >> 
>>>> >> "Speaking openly here, if I was paid fulltime to manage the docs and all 
>>>> >> the different build versions of the docs, and publishing them online, I 
>>>> >> could see how that would be possible; but as we are made up of 
>>>> >> volunteers, I would prefer to keep the single version updated with 
>>>> >> references to when the feature was added (what MapServer version), and 
>>>> >> if it is deprecated.  I remember recently spending much effort on that 
>>>> >> in-line versioning improvements, I think that is working nicely now."
>>>> >> 
>>>> >> I recently gave a State of MapServer presentation (last week) and had to 
>>>> >> give a few demos, but I setup my own server for those demos - for a 
>>>> >> status report I don't think we should begin a new live branch and then 
>>>> >> commit to maintain both sets of documents.
>>>> >> 
>>>> >> As part of this I also maintain the PDF versions for the documentation, 
>>>> >> and generating them - adding another live branch is, just too much.
>>>> >> 
>>>> >> Again, if this was my fulltime paid job, absolutely, bring it on, as I'd 
>>>> >> be fulltime working on this.  The reality is that, whatever we add here 
>>>> >> now, in a few years I'll be stuck maintaining by myself.  I honestly 
>>>> >> prefer, from experience, to stick with one visible/maintained branch of 
>>>> >> MapServer documentation.
>>>> >> 
>>>> >> -jeff
>>>> >> 
>>>> >> 
>>>> >> 
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > -- 
>>>> > Jeff McKenna
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>>>> > co-founder of FOSS4G
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