Re: [matplotlib-devel] Building documentation and matplotlibrc

[John H. <jd...@gm...>]

On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Ben Gamari <bga...@gm...> wrote:

>> I am not intimately familiar with the doc build system, but the way that
>> the "html" function in make.py copies matplotlibrc from mpl-data to
>> _static, I suspect that it is trying to ensure that that particular file
>> is used.
>>
> Anyone else have further guidance?

No, that is there so that the link from the customizing page

  http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/customizing.html

to the "download matplotlibrc" link

  http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/_static/matplotlibrc

works and gives an update matplotlibrc.  It is not used in the doc
build to customize the settings of the docs.  The files in _static are
just copied up to the web server but can be linked to from withing
rest.

JDH