Re: [Firebird-docs] Request for testing gradle build to replace ant build

[Mark R. <ma...@la...>]

On 2020-03-04 23:14, Paul Vinkenoog wrote:
> Hi Mark,
> 
>> I think I have all the parts in place to replace the ant build(*). I
>> have updated the instructions in the docbuilding-howto on my branch.
>> 
>> Is it OK to merge this?
> 
> Yes, by all means.

Good, I'll merge it this weekend (or maybe earlier if I find the time).

Then I'll start experimenting with asciidoc/asciidoctor.

>> *: I haven't written a task to replace the old fo2at task (which
>> generates an Area Tree), although I have the parts in place to create
>> one if it is necessary. Nor did I create a replacement for the fofix,
>> docs, zip and the various cleanXXX tasks.
> 
> That's fine, we can always recreate them later as gradle tasks should
> the need arise. The area tree was a temporary thing anyway, at a time
> when I was also making some contributions to the FOP project in order
> to get our Firebird PDF's right.
> 
> Cheers,
> Paul Vinkenoog
> 
> PS: Apologies for my consistently slow replies!

No problem. I appreciate the feedback!

Mark