Op vr 7 aug. 2020 om 15:00 schreef Roy Lenferink <rlenfer...@apache.org>:
> Hi Shawn, > > Op vr 7 aug. 2020 om 14:29 schreef Shawn McKinney <smckin...@apache.org>: > >> >> >> > On Aug 6, 2020, at 3:11 PM, Roy Lenferink <lenferink...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > Maybe you missed my message in this thread :) >> > >> > My response was more or less that february this year I tried converting >> the Directory website to use a static site generator. At that moment >> Emmanuel's response was to see how it went with MINA (already migrated off >> the CMS) before continuing with Directory. This because the two projects >> have more or less a similar design. >> > >> >> Hi Roy, >> >> No I didn’t miss the message, I have viewed the artifacts, they look good >> FWICT. >> >> Where my confusion lies is what are the next steps? It appears you are >> offering to do the conversion for us which is a very kind offer. >> > > The next steps I am willing to help out with.The history is preferably > included. That is something I am willing to do. > Also, the changes between february and now also need to be included (and > now overwritten). > While working on including the history I am willing to help out with that > as well. > I just updated https://github.com/rlenferink/directory-site to include the full svn history with the latest changes. The gen-docs are not included (yet) but they can be stored on a separate branch (e.g. for contributors to do a clone with --single-branch to prevent having to clone all gen-docs documentation). I am willing to take a look at this as well. > >> But, what happens after that conversion? How do we make changes, what is >> the workflow, …? >> > > The non-CMS workflow is that the generated site is available in version > control on the 'asf-site' branch. > The sources for generating the site are in the repository its default > branch. > > For Apache Celix we created a Jenkins job which generates the site when > changes are committed to the master branch: > https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/Celix/job/site/job/master/ > > The Jenkins job pushes the generated site to the 'asf-site' branch, which > infra tooling then will pickup for serving the actual site. > > So in case of a new release, the simplest task is updating the version > number here: > https://github.com/rlenferink/directory-site/blob/master/config.toml#L36 > > I made it configurable so that there is only a single definition of a > subproject its version throughout the whole site. > > Other website content is available as it is right now as well, in Markdown: > https://github.com/rlenferink/directory-site/tree/master/source > > >> >> Perhaps it’s not confusion as much as concerns: >> >> 1. That we won’t be able to maintain, or have significant difficulty >> maintaining, thus making it difficult to do a release. >> >> 2. The process to make changes to one subproject impacts another >> subproject in unforeseen ways. >> > > The layouts/designs for the different subprojects are still available: > https://github.com/rlenferink/directory-site/tree/master/layouts > > This means it is still possible to change the style of a subcomponent > without breaking the whole website. > > The website sources for the different subprojects are in the same > repository but that is the same as it is right now with the CMS. > > >> >> Perhaps my concerns are unwarranted, but at this point there seems to be >> more of a risk than reward. >> > > No problem asking! Better to have things clarified upfront. > > >> >> OTOH I clearly understand the imperative to get off of an obsolete CMS. >> So it’s not a question of if but when. >> >> > The following repo contains the Directory site converted to Hugo: >> https://github.com/rlenferink/directory-site >> > >> > Steps that I will take before it may be useful: >> > - Include SVN history (history is always useful, especially if someone >> wants to see why a specific change was made) >> > - Update to include latest SVN changes. >> > >> > Some threads about moving from the CMS to Git/static site generator: >> > >> https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4bb58d7f93dc547abc6c2829c1dad751a72a14089000550b37bbad6b%40%3Cdev.directory.apache.org%3E >> > >> https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r338baf731f509c6ae833600469c2b247cafe02022c1687a705a66012%40%3Cdev.community.apache.org%3E >> > >> https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf0d4fef9b65e1ef346bc71b66253f9e54f15e048be6d011751a24ae0%40%3Cdev.community.apache.org%3E >> > >> https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2f2874ca9dc2dcf04970f59c5efdece9d14afc4b2193b4a0a108dcd9%40%3Cdev.jena.apache.org%3E >> > >> > Let me know if you need some additional info from my side. >> >>
