On 17 April 2018 at 11:59, Jan Iversen <j...@apache.org> wrote: > > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 17 Apr 2018, at 12:53, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On 15 April 2018 at 10:42, Jan Iversen <j...@apache.org> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>>>> On 15 Apr 2018, at 11:37, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On 15 April 2018 at 10:03, <j...@apache.org> wrote: >>>>> Hi >>>>> >>>>> Please have a look at >>>>> http://attic.apache.org/test.html <http://attic.apache.org/test.html> >>>>> >>>>> This is a “new” homepage. The only real new thing is that I got rid of >>>>> “ant” and sidebar/project pages are generated in Javascript. This makes >>>>> maintenance for me a lot easier. >>>> >>>> It looks fine. >>>> However if Javascript is disabled, the sidebar is missing, but there >>>> is no indication that this might be so. >>>> >>>>> As a side effect, we got a json list (in scripts/attic.js) of all >>>>> projects, that might be useful for other purposes. >>>>> >>>>> Please feel free to correct/amend especially the project list. >>>> >>>>> If nobody objects I will put it in production later and cleanup the site. >>>> >>>> I would rather see the JSON file used to generate a static site. >>> I agree on that, but with the limitations, the only solution would be a >>> build job, that somehow triggers on svn commit. I have no experience with >>> that but patches are welcome. >> >> I have created INFRA-16384 >> >> The test.html page and script mostly work well, however AFAICT there >> is as yet no support for the existing URLs, e.g. >> http://attic.apache.org/projects/abdera.html. These must continue to >> be supported. >> > why is that a demand, they have no function as such.
Because they are referenced elsewhere. For example oltu.apache.org links to https://attic.apache.org/projects/oltu.html And the existing index page publishes links to the summary pages. URLs should not be abandoned without good reason. >> I'm not sure that is easy to do with client-side Javascript. >> >> [There is no code currently to customise the text "... choose to fork ACE >> ...".] > Easy done, I simply overlooked it. >> >> The JSON file needs to be extended to cater for customised project >> pages, such as >> http://attic.apache.org/projects/abdera.html >> which has details of related projects. That should be easy enough. > I politely disagree to this, that page e.g. contains a link to dist which are > cleaned. No idea what you mean by the reference to dist and cleaning. The page contains references to other projects which I think need to be kept. > I strongly believe it is a lot better that all project pages follow the same > template, project individual information are contained on the old > <project>.apache.org page. > > And btw all newer project pages follow the template I made. Some examples? > rgds > jan i > >> >> Ideally the output from the new process should be compared with the >> existing output before switching over. >> >>> rgds >>> jan i >>> >>>> >>>>> rgds >>>>> Jan I
