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Re: [PATCH 0/6] Doc: drop support for docbook-xsl before 1.74

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Apr 2, 2020, 16:48 UTC
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"brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> writes:
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> I believe Emacs does have good integration with the info format.  I
> personally prefer documentation in almost any other format and would
> also be happy to see it go away, but Emacs users may find it convenient.
>
> Junio, I believe you use Emacs.  Do you have an opinion on whether, on
> the whole, Emacs users are likely to make good use of the info
> documentation?

I probably am very atypical; I used to read even system manuals via info in Emacs, but for the last 10 years or more, I don't. Another reason that makes me a bad judge is because I do not use our doc in any formatted form---"git grep -e ... Documentation/" is easier and faster. So, no, I have no opinion.

> If nobody seems to care very much for the info documentation, we could
> drop it.  I've put a query out on Twitter to see if anyone I know is
> using it.
Thanks.
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Message 15 of 16 in “Doc: drop support for docbook-xsl before 1.74”
  1. 0/6 Doc: drop support for docbook-xsl before 1.74Martin Ågren, Mar 29, 2020
  2. 1/6 Doc: drop support for docbook-xsl before 1.71.1Martin Ågren, Mar 29, 2020
  3. 2/6 Doc: drop support for docbook-xsl before 1.72.0Martin Ågren, Mar 29, 2020
  4. 3/6 Doc: drop support for docbook-xsl before 1.73.0Martin Ågren, Mar 29, 2020
  5. 4/6 manpage-bold-literal.xsl: stop using git.docbook.backslashMartin Ågren, Mar 29, 2020
  6. 5/6 manpage-normal.xsl: fold in manpage-base.xslMartin Ågren, Mar 29, 2020
  7. 6/6 INSTALL: drop support for docbook-xsl before 1.74Martin Ågren, Mar 29, 2020
  8. Jeff KingMar 30, 2020
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 29, 2020
  10. Jeff KingMar 30, 2020
  11. Martin ÅgrenMar 31, 2020
  12. Jeff KingApr 1, 2020
  13. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2020
  14. brian m. carlsonApr 2, 2020
  15. Junio C HamanoApr 2, 2020
  16. brian m. carlsonMar 30, 2020

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