Re: [vsipl++] PATCH: Provide common installation rules for DocBook

[Mark Mitchell <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stefan Seefeld wrote:

> The previous rule generated a directory 'html/' together with a dummy
> 'tutorial.html' file (for example). I now get a 'tutorial.html/' directory,
> which I find slightly surprizing (a directory with a '.html' extension,
> that is).
> Using the '$*' variable above instead of '$@' would allow the creation of a
> 'tutorial/' output directory (keeping the dummy 'tutorial.html' for
> convenience).

I have no real preference; it just seemed simpler to avoid the dummy
file.  If you want to change it back, that's fine; just make sure the
installation rules don't install the dummy file.

Maybe the best thing would actually be to make the dummy file some kind
of link to the index.html file in the subdirectory?

I'm comfortable with basically anything; I think we're somewhat
splitting hairs.  If someone opens the .html directory in their browser,
one of two things will happen: (a) it will show them the directory
listing, and they can choose index.html, or (b) it will automatically
load index.html for them.  So, I don't think it will make too big a
difference.

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