A note for the archives: A glance (there might be more) at the issues for Component "Plugin: output.pdf" found these two:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FOR-1077 new CreationDate causes constant differences in output pdf documents https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FOR-1200 stop re-generating PDF documents on Forrest website -David On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 09:47:59AM +1100, Gavin McDonald wrote: > > > > On 25 Jan 2018, at 9:41 am, David Crossley <cross...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 10:50:43PM +1100, Gavin McDonald wrote: > >> As per the subject, I was checking through the forrest svn-site mailing > >> list archives [1] and noticed that every time (usually David) publishes > >> the Forrest website, two pdf changes to the same two documents (v13 and > >> v20) are always published as well - even though they are clearly not part > >> of the changes that triggered the publish in the first place. > >> > >> Do we know why? > > > > Yes. There is some discussion and issues in the archives, but sorry i have > > no time to find it. > > ack thanks, after I sent this note a bit of deja vu crept in :) > > > > > IIRC, it has something to do with the generation of the PDFs by FOP. > > It rewrites some metadata (perhaps "date") every time. > > > > As you can see from [1] i just let it deploy anyway. > > ok thanks. > > > > You may find also that there is some generated image that changes for no > > apparent reason. > > This flip-flops depending on the operating system of the person doing the > > deployment. > > We have not seen it for a while, as it has been only me doing the > > publishing. > > Ok, lets see what happens when I do it - these days Im on a MAC > > Gav… > > > > > -David > > > >> Gav… > >> > >> [1] - > >> https://lists.apache.org/list.html?site-...@forrest.apache.org:2017-10 > >> <https://lists.apache.org/list.html?site-...@forrest.apache.org:2017-10> > >> > >> >
