main page file deduplication & broken links with rdoc 8
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- Ruby
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Description
PR #1624 removed the redundant main-page file. That is easily the correct behaviour, but existing projects may have that URL published/indexed/linked externally, and regenerating with rdoc 8 could now break inbound links.
In my own case, a README_md.html no longer existed because it duplicated index.html, and this broke one of my own bookmarks to my own project because I hadn't pinned rdoc 7 for the CI publish action. No doubt other folks will also get some surprise 404s.
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 by reviewing PR #1624 and compare the RDoc 7 and RDoc 8 generated outputs for README_md.html and index.html. Trace how the main page URL and inbound links are selected, then define and verify the expected behavior for existing README_md.html links without restoring redundant content.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ruby
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100