[pmwiki-users] Re: Root README.txt With a docs/ Directory
H. Fox
haganfox at users.sourceforge.net
Fri Dec 30 14:59:02 CST 2005
On 12/30/05, Hans <design at softflow.co.uk> wrote:
> From http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Test/READMEAndDocsDir
>
> This is the README.txt file for PmWiki, a wiki-based system for
> collaborative creation and maintenance of websites. PmWiki is
> distributed with the following directories:
>
> docs/ Documentation and sample configuration files
> local/ Local configuration scripts
> cookbook/ Recipes (add-ons) obtained from the Cookbook
> pub/ Publicly accessible files
> pub/skins/ Layout templates (skins)
> pub/css/ Local CSS stylesheet files
> scripts/ Some scripts that are part of PmWiki
> wikilib.d/ Some default wiki pages
>
> Comment:
> I hope it will be not necessary to create a docs/ directory, and
> keep just the minimal text information in the root, as at present.
Out of curiosity, what's bothersome about having only a helpful README
in the root and a few convenient, newbie-oriented docs in a
non-servable docs/ directory?
Having the docs/ directory opens up the possibility of bundling more
configuration samples and an INSTALL.txt that someone can use to get
their wiki running -- *then* the online docs take over.
> The main documentation exists in form of wiki pages within wikilib.d,
> which the above does not make clear. So perhaps it can read:
> wikilib.d/ Default wiki pages including main documentation
How do you read those if the wiki isn't installed? What about someone
who's curious, but nervous about installing?
The text files in docs/ shouldn't replace the main documentation,
rather they should supplement and enhance it. This will make PmWiki
more attractive to people who are installing for the first time -- or
maybe just considering doing so.
"""
One of the things that I find really annoying about *most*
GPL software is that authors seldom answer all of
What does this program do?
What are all these files / directories?
How do I get started?
in an easy-to-find README.txt file.
"""
> pub/css/ is not included in the default distribution, but needs to be
> created later if indeed needed at all. But perhaps it can be part of
> the default setup, even if it remains empty?
I agree that an empty pub/css/ directory should be included in the distribution.
Hagan
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