Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Build and install more documentation formats

[Dirk Ullrich]

Hi Stefan,

2010/2/1 Stefan Weil <address@hidden>:
> Dirk Ullrich schrieb:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have patched QEMU's "configure" script and its main makefile: Now
>> QEMU's documentation is also created in PDF format (using "texi2pdf"),
>> and the targets "install-all-doc" / "install-all" install
>> documentation in INFO and PDF format, too. May be others find this
>> feature useful.
>>
>> Dirk
>>
>> For response please CC me since I am no "qemu-devel" subscriber (yet).
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> Hi Dirk,
>
> there is already a patch which adds pdf support:
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2010-01/msg02076.html
> is waiting for a commit. This former patch is less noisy
> by default when pdf (or dvi) files are build.
Sorry, I did not note that. Comparing with your patch the part of mine
that generates the PDF is more like a quick hack.
> The @direntry part of your patch for qemu-*.texi is new.
> If you want to get it included in the official qemu,
> you should send it as a signed git patch (works best
> with git send-email).
Yes, I will do this (at least).
>
> I don't know whether extended install targets are needed.
> Personally, I did not miss them because I never use any
> of the existing install targets.
But I missed them a lot, since I like INFO format (very convenient
from within Emacs) and (hyperlinked) PDF format (often nicer to read
than HTML - especially when creted by TeX) for documentation a lot. So
I want those formats automatically installed if available, and do not
like to copy those files by hand. But since there may be reasons not
to automatically install INFO or PDF (not to use INFO files, no TeX
installed to create the PDF, ...) documentation I've created the
additional install targets for make.
>
> Regards,
> Stefan
>
Dirk