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Tech debt: keep mandoc html up to date
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Description
This is an extension of #2301. However, this one is a bit harder - mandoc doesn't appear to have reproducible output, particularly around dates. Anyway, the relevant script is scripts/generate-html-docs.sh (which should really be .bash but anyway).
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with scripts/generate-html-docs.sh and compare this task with issue #2301. Investigate how mandoc output, especially dates, prevents reproducible HTML generation. Done means the script keeps the generated mandoc HTML documentation up to date with reproducible output.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell
- Domain
- build-system, documentation
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100