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diff --git a/doc/todo/Render_multiple_destinations_from_one_source.mdwn b/doc/todo/Render_multiple_destinations_from_one_source.mdwn index 0af5ed172..5fd787607 100644 --- a/doc/todo/Render_multiple_destinations_from_one_source.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/Render_multiple_destinations_from_one_source.mdwn @@ -32,3 +32,19 @@ Alternatively, one might invent a new way of specifying alternative settings. i where the existance of the <tt>additionalsites</tt> list provokes additional runs through using the settings with matching extra bits to be used to override the defaults found in the rest of the file. Just brainstorming a bit after [[liw]]'s comment about this being useful on IRC, and thought I'd write the idea up while I was thinking about it. -[[fil]] + +> I don't think you can avoid ikiwiki needing to store a different +> `.ikiwiki` directory with state for each site. Differences in +> configuration can affect the state it stores in arbitrary ways, +> ranging from which pages are even built to what plugins are enabled and +> store state. This also means that it doesn't make sense to try and +> share state amoung rebuilds of the same site. +> +> There is a hidden, and undocumented configuration setting `wikistatedir` +> that can actually be pointed at a different directory than `.ikiwiki`. +> Then you can rebuild multiple configurations from one working directory. +> +> Another handy trick is to use the old perl-format (not yaml) setup file, +> and parameterize it using `$ENV{FOO}`, then you can build two different +> setups from the same setup file. +> --[[Joey]] |