Re: [PATCH 0/3] ci: don't compile whole project when testing docs with Meson

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sep 15, 2025, 23:13 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqcy7re2df.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <aMeshpRtFWyE0ja4@pks.im>

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

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>> I wonder if we want to let people say "meson compile doc" to match
>> the other world?
>> 
>> Will queue.  Thanks.
>
> The reason why I picked 'docs' is that the accompanying user-facing
> option is also named the same way. It's thus a bit more consistent with
> itself to call the target 'docs' as well.

Sorry, but I am not sure what user-facing "docs" option you are referring to; is this some earlier mistake we made that is way too entrenched to fix? I do know about the "make docs" that barfs with "*** No rule to make target 'docs'. Stop.", and I would call it user-facing. I would say it is a bit too old to "correct" without disrupting existing users.

Thanks.