Why not create two configs? One for the short version, one for the longer version and then make the long, or make the short?
On 5 December 2011 10:47, Alastair Dent <alastair.d...@imgtec.com> wrote: > Thanks, that helps. I really don't know anything about Python - my > background is with languages like Fortran and Pascal. > > How do I pass an argument to conf.py? > > If I were doing this in Pascal I'd declare it as a global variable and > initialise it explicitly at an appropriate point. Python doesn't seem to > work like that. From what I can tell, I need to use something like: > > ifconf_product = sys.argv[1] > > in the conf.py. But how do I call conf.py with an argument? > > -----Original Message----- > From: sphinx-dev@googlegroups.com [mailto:sphinx-dev@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Ernesto Posse > Sent: 02 December 2011 22:29 > To: sphinx-dev@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [sphinx-dev] Using if statements in conf.py > > On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Alastair Dent <alastair.d...@imgtec.com> > wrote: > > Can I do something like the following in conf.py: > > You can but you'll have to use Python syntax (conf.py is a Python module), > so instead of > > > if ifconf_product='mini' then > > > > exclude_patterns = ['interface/*.rst','dialogs/*.rst'] > > > > elseif ifconf_product='main' then > > > > exclude_patterns = ['mini-indexes.rst] > > > > > > > > endif > > it should be something like > > if ifconf_product=='mini': > exclude_patterns = ['interface/*.rst','dialogs/*.rst'] > elif ifconf_product=='main': > exclude_patterns = ['mini-indexes.rst] > > > -- > Ernesto Posse > > Modelling and Analysis in Software Engineering School of Computing Queen's > University - Kingston, Ontario, Canada > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sphinx-dev" group. > To post to this group, send email to sphinx-dev@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > sphinx-dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/sphinx-dev?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sphinx-dev" group. > To post to this group, send email to sphinx-dev@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > sphinx-dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/sphinx-dev?hl=en. > > -- Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sphinx-dev" group. To post to this group, send email to sphinx-dev@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sphinx-dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sphinx-dev?hl=en.
