I agree that per-platform pages are the better choice. I also agree
that the primary focus should be on the first-time builders.
I am one of those developers that work on only one platform and only
update instructions for that platform. I have no idea what works on
Linux or Macs, so I would not presume to tell someone what to do there.
If the instructions were combined, I'd probably update them by adding a
"with MS VS2005 Express" caveat to the paragraph. As it is, I'm not even
sure that instructions for VS2005 Express work for VS2008. I consider
those separate platforms. I hope (but have no way of verifying) that
instructions for VS2005 Express work for VS2005.
Mike
Alissa Sabre wrote:
I believe it's best to create per-platform pages that contain all
information appropriate for the platform. Also, each
platform-specific page should show very detailed step by step
instruction of the basic build option. All platform-specific pages
are organized in a same format, and information common to all
platforms should be in all platform pages in exactly same words.
The intention is to give first-time builders a straightforward
instruction that works, without going many pages back and forth. I
also assume that most of the builders start working on one platform.
And *if* he/she is successfull on his/her first platform, he/she *may*
start building on his/her second platform. The similarity of the
platform pages helps understanding which parts are same and which
parts are not.
In a past, I was updating the build instruction pages based on the
above consideration, by small and small, but it was unsuccessful. I
at last understood that most of the wiki updators work only on one
platform, and he/she just updates his/her platform page without being
bothered by pages for other platforms... *sigh*
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