From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FROM,UNPARSEABLE_RELAY autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 17499 invoked from network); 6 Aug 2021 12:14:34 -0000 Received: from 1ess.inri.net (216.126.196.35) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 6 Aug 2021 12:14:34 -0000 Received: from mail-wr1-f51.google.com ([209.85.221.51]) by 1ess; Fri Aug 6 08:08:49 -0400 2021 Received: by mail-wr1-f51.google.com with SMTP id j2so10748244wrx.9 for <9front@9front.org>; Fri, 06 Aug 2021 05:08:44 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:mime-version:content-disposition :content-transfer-encoding; bh=hOtx28k3KiRyAQCjd9SYfb0nRnNfT8XT7r0ZGBvPs4k=; b=P5bTa7g1uGXU/1Db8jO58mP3FNhwRP5j4aAfWSx5QuZCCeETcbM4uMkyi1+JYUWLl/ /jwmhqItOPVx865O/I2yrV4Jx5zWF+IVmZ8hlTxjJxoLbDUKe6jNCKcl0Q4hMQ9oHKbN dSu5r123/VNvwNUJLQY5jP0MEpwNUuz4GSK56MCxcKD+J46JElrd5AttWEzsROiKdxzD wQQdh/Ju1Z4E3d39IyaWt+I0PwFVXL1aFkicB9V12OrMYH0xnYR8nfkvrLXYvChEZXtm 5Su9+zo7Iwao8SenstI3LMPTLWD+0BrWuJB/O8ewnZODlRVS+mFVKDrh14unYNrBzWxs rZXw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:subject:message-id:mime-version :content-disposition:content-transfer-encoding; bh=hOtx28k3KiRyAQCjd9SYfb0nRnNfT8XT7r0ZGBvPs4k=; b=BuykpoBm+U3JU2gUpaOovPZtu9frQePhpytJLalG3mYGXxNRFNpTGE1lHzvEjAKUNQ GpMP635yBpHC4MbeW9d+bLSEcxTRXK4AdNAjcawZgaH/QDAk16gnhOlZY7Nr9VWaIP6k 0xRJUcHXk2MZ5AIYJ5FBSU+gffG1arbttJ79zucycQDZxzpatI48VuP6bwYmqWM9ssZc MJ5bBhQJBfnl4SqmvSpJOsL9qQzdI1hWLn4O7JXklexOz0o5fnISu2nkB+vRXAaGPrAS lXQ/CcRPY/70U4o6EI6H+hiA9zOk3YVf45R2Vz4usukHE0IRcFcP9e6Ij9MSIXJSNjGj oCPg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532OUf/QyGh2PL4JyKSQnz7GMydKWvQXca/GIocPzccXtTzTgA6x T56WOaVer7X1qJa0ZUTR2IjI31hWUV4= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwzhEUdibZ4dQf+upSiOspKmXOmZF2eZyEIvNJKFNPM0EHA2GYPvZ/ReQ2rFxd2QbZc7ojzHQ== X-Received: by 2002:a5d:4a4f:: with SMTP id v15mr10100182wrs.178.1628251723869; Fri, 06 Aug 2021 05:08:43 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from beryllium.local (dyndsl-095-033-033-248.ewe-ip-backbone.de. [95.33.33.248]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id x15sm9045627wrs.57.2021.08.06.05.08.43 for <9front@9front.org> (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 06 Aug 2021 05:08:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (beryllium.local [local]) by beryllium.local (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTPA id 4aff4cf5 for <9front@9front.org>; Fri, 6 Aug 2021 14:08:41 +0200 (CEST) Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2021 14:08:41 +0200 From: Humm To: 9front@9front.org Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit List-ID: <9front.9front.org> List-Help: X-Glyph: ➈ X-Bullshit: proven extensible HTML over SQL package property locator Subject: [9front] 9front Programmer's Manual Reply-To: 9front@9front.org Precedence: bulk (Just for fun, I played around a little with the manual, changing it to a “9front Programmer’s Manual” (with actually functioning build system). I haven’t changed the contents of the papers and didn’t do much with the man pages. Files describing the changes and a tarball with the changed files are at /n/disk/humm/docs .) I would like to know/discuss the future of the Plan 9 Programmer’s Manual in 9front. Currently, besides changed man pages and the addition of the nupas paper, it still is the same as 4E’s manual. As far as I know, the only versions of it in print are sl’s rainbow books (at which I haven’t looked yet). What I think might be okay options are (1) deleting everything having to do with putting the papers and manual pages together to a big Programmer’s Manual for print, (2) replacing that mechanism by a new one for just the man pages (akin to the rainbow books, if I actually understand what’s in them), and (3) fixing it up for a two-volume 9front Programmer’s Manual. Additionally, I imagine papers could be updated for 9front (as if someone would actually do that). So, what’s the situation? Are there any plans other than continuing to let it rot? -- Humm