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Re: [RFC/PATCH] Add support for a pdf version of the user manual

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Dec 11, 2008, 00:37 UTC
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"Leo Razoumov" <slonik.az@gmail.com> writes:
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> On 12/10/08, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>> "Leo Razoumov" <slonik.az@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>  > BTW, for those of us without dblatex, is it possible to have pdf
>>  > manual pregenerated the same way html and man pages are pregenerated
>>  > for official releases in the git repo?
>>
>>
>> Those of us includes myself, so...
>
> Ouch:-) Does it mean that such a useful patch has a low probability of
> being accepted?

As an optional "make" target, as long as it works for people with the necessary toolchain, I have no problem with the patch, but I would complain if the usual "make doc" try to run the tool I do not want to run with my regular build. I didn't check.

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  1. Add support for a pdf version of the user manualMiklos Vajna, Dec 10, 2008
  2. Leo RazoumovDec 11, 2008
  3. Junio C HamanoDec 11, 2008
  4. Leo RazoumovDec 11, 2008
  5. Miklos VajnaDec 11, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoDec 11, 2008

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