Online documentation revisions

Brian Inglis Brian.Inglis@Shaw.ca
Tue Sep 26 17:00:52 GMT 2023


On 2023-09-26 09:27, Sam Edge wrote:
> It's my first time here so apologies if I'm being thick.
> Is there any way to see the online documentation for Newlib for a given release?
> I often get lumbered with having to use older revisions (3.0.0!) that don't come 
> with source or pre-built HTML or other documentation. (Yes, STM, I'm talking to 
> you!)
> Is there a way to see the state of the online docs at a given revision?

Had a similar issue wanting to see libc docs for Cygwin builds.

Check out repo at that rev, configure into out of tree build and install dirs, 
then under e.g. build-3.0.0/newlib run to get into your e.g. 
install-3.0.0/usr/share/{info,man} dirs:

	$ make info man && make install info man

-- 
Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

La perfection est atteinte                   Perfection is achieved
non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter  not when there is no more to add
mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer     but when there is no more to cut
                                 -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry


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