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Re: [PATCH 2/3] Allow help.htmlpath to be an http: URL

From
Chris Webb <chris@arachsys.com>
Date
Jun 27, 2012, 22:19 UTC
Message-ID
<20120627221938.GA1742@arachsys.com>
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<20120627221106.GE2292@sigill.intra.peff.net>
Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
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> I don't know that configured vs compiled-in is the right distinction
> there, though. If I'm building a minimal git for a stripped-down machine
> and I don't want to include the HTML pages locally, I might want to set
> the html path to a URL at build-time. That saves each user from having
> to configure it.

How about only testing for a git documentation directory if both help.htmlpath isn't set (so we're using the compiled-in version) and the compiled-in version doesn't contain ://?

Best wishes,
Chris.
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  1. Chris WebbJun 27, 2012
  2. 1/3 Add config variable to set HTML path for git-help --webChris Webb, Jun 27, 2012
  3. 2/3 Allow help.htmlpath to be an http: URLChris Webb, Jun 27, 2012
  4. Jeff KingJun 27, 2012
  5. Chris WebbJun 27, 2012
  6. Junio C HamanoJun 27, 2012
  7. Chris WebbJun 27, 2012
  8. Jeff KingJun 27, 2012
  9. Chris WebbJun 27, 2012
  10. Jeff KingJun 27, 2012
  11. Junio C HamanoJun 28, 2012
  12. Chris WebbJun 28, 2012
  13. Jeff KingJun 28, 2012
  14. Chris WebbJun 28, 2012
  15. 3/3 Add a help format 'usage' to provide brief command usageChris Webb, Jun 27, 2012

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