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Documentation build instructions
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`Clear Linux\* OS documentation`_ is written using `reStructuredText`_ and
built using `Sphinx`_. Follow the instructions in this README to build the
documentation locally for development and testing.
Please make yourself familiar with our `contribution guidelines`_ before
submitting a contribution.
Clone the documentation repository
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Clone the documentation repository to your local machine.
.. code-block:: bash
git clone https://github.com/clearlinux/clear-linux-documentation
Requirements
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Make sure you have Python 3 installed to start.
The Sphinx documentation provides `instructions for installing Sphinx`_
on various platforms.
Use pip3 to install additional Python dependencies listed in the
requirements.txt file found in the repository:
.. code-block:: bash
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Run the build
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We build our documentation using Sphinx. In the source directory of your
local clear-linux-documentation repository, preview changes to the
documentation by building the docs in the default language (English) by
running ``make html``:
.. code-block:: bash
make html
.. code-block:: console
sphinx-build -b html -d _build/doctrees . _build/html
Running Sphinx v1.8.0
making output directory...
.
.
.
build succeeded, 0 warnings.
The HTML pages are in _build/html.
Build finished. The HTML pages are in _build/html.
Open one of the HTML pages found in ``source/_build/html`` in a web browser
to view the rendered documentation.
If you want to build the documentation exactly as seen on the website, use
``make py`` followed by ``make htmlall``. This builds some
external dependencies and all supported languages.
Additional help
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Cleaning up
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When testing changes in the documentation, make sure to remove the previous
build before building again by running ``make clean``:
.. code-block:: bash
make clean
This will completely remove the previous build output.
Convenience script
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This bash script (Linux only) includes both ``make clean`` and
``make html``. It also starts a simple Python web server that
displays a preview of the site at http://localhost:8000 on your local machine.
.. code-block:: bash
./checkwork.sh
To stop the web server simply use ``ctrl-c``.
.. _Clear Linux\* OS documentation: https://docs.01.org/clearlinux/
.. _Sphinx: http://sphinx-doc.org/
.. _reStructuredText: http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/restructuredtext/basics.html
.. _contribution guidelines: https://docs.01.org/clearlinux/latest/collaboration/collaboration.html
.. _instructions for installing Sphinx: https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/installation.html