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diff --git a/doc/todo/Make_example_setup_file_consistent.mdwn b/doc/todo/Make_example_setup_file_consistent.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..54cc34af6 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/todo/Make_example_setup_file_consistent.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +The current example ikiwiki.setup file has a number of options included, but commented out. This is standard. Unfortunately there are two standards for the settings of those commented out options: + + - Have the commented out options showing the default setting, or + - Have the commented out options showing the most common alternate setting. + +Each of these has its advantages. The first makes it clear what the default setting is. The second makes it easy to switch the option on -- you just uncomment the option. + +My issue with ikiwiki's example setup file is that it doesn't appear to be consistent. Looking at the 'svn' entries (the first set of rcs entries), we see that + + svnpath => "trunk", + +is an example of the first type, but + + rcs => "svn", + +is an example of the second type. + +I think things could be improved if a clear decision was made here. Most of the settings seem to be of the second type. Perhaps all that is needed is for settings of the first type to grow a comment: + + svnpath => "trunk", #default + +What do others think? + +> I agree, and I'll take a patch. +> +> I may not work on it myself, since I have some +> [[interesting_ideas|online_configuration]] that would let ikiwiki +> generate a setup file for you, rather than having to keep maintain the +> current example. +> +> And.. [[done]].. setup files are now generated with `--dumpsetup`, based on +> the built-in defaults, and commented options show an example +> setting, not a default. --[[Joey]] |