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# Package metadata for DocKnot.
#
# This file contains configuration for DocKnot used to generate
# documentation files (like README.md) and web pages. Other documentation
# in this package is generated automatically from these files as part of
# the release process. For more information, see DocKnot's documentation.
#
# DocKnot is available from <https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/docknot/>.
#
# Copyright 2016, 2018-2021 Russ Allbery <rra@cpan.org>
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
format: v1
name: DocKnot
maintainer: Russ Allbery <rra@cpan.org>
version: '6.00'
synopsis: Static web site and documentation generator
license:
name: Expat
copyrights:
- holder: Russ Allbery <rra@cpan.org>
years: 1999-2021
build:
type: Module::Build
distribution:
cpan: App-DocKnot
packaging:
debian:
package: docknot
summary: |
DocKnot is packaged in Debian 11 (bullseye) and later as docknot.
section: devel
tarname: App-DocKnot
version: docknot
support:
email: rra@cpan.org
github: rra/docknot
web: https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/docknot/
vcs:
browse: https://git.eyrie.org/?p=devel/docknot.git
github: rra/docknot
status:
workflow: build
type: Git
url: https://git.eyrie.org/git/devel/docknot.git
quote:
author: Murphy's Fourth Corollary
text: |
Whenever you set out to do something, something else must be done first.
docs:
api:
- name: api/app-docknot
title: App::DocKnot
- name: api/app-docknot-command
title: App::DocKnot::Command
- name: api/app-docknot-config
title: App::DocKnot::Config
- name: api/app-docknot-dist
title: App::DocKnot::Dist
- name: api/app-docknot-generate
title: App::DocKnot::Generate
- name: api/app-docknot-spin
title: App::DocKnot::Spin
- name: api/app-docknot-spin-pointer
title: App::DocKnot::Spin::Pointer
- name: api/app-docknot-spin-rss
title: App::DocKnot::Spin::RSS
- name: api/app-docknot-spin-sitemap
title: App::DocKnot::Spin::Sitemap
- name: api/app-docknot-spin-thread
title: App::DocKnot::Spin::Thread
- name: api/app-docknot-spin-versions
title: App::DocKnot::Spin::Versions
- name: api/app-docknot-update
title: App::DocKnot::Update
- name: api/app-docknot-util
title: App::DocKnot::Util
developer:
- name: todo
title: To-do list
user:
- name: docknot
title: docknot manual page
blurb: |
DocKnot is a static web site generator built around a macro language called
thread, with special support for managing software releases. In addition to
building a web site, it can generate distribution tarballs and consistent
human-readable software package documentation from a YAML metadata file and
templates. The goal is to generate both web pages and distributed
documentation files (such as `README`) from the same source, using templates
for consistency across multiple packages.
description: |
In 1999, I wrote a program named `spin` that implemented an idiosyncratic
macro language called thread. It slowly expanded into a static web site
generator and gained additional features to manage the journal entries, book
reviews, RSS feeds, and software releases. DocKnot is the latest
incarnation.
In addition to its static web site generator, DocKnot can use one metadata
file as its source information and generate all the various bits of
documentation for a software package. This allows me to make any changes in
one place and then regenerate the web page, included documentation, and
other files to incorporate those changes. It also lets me make changes to
the templates to improve shared wording and push that out to every package I
maintain without having to remember track those changes in each package.
DocKnot is also slowly absorbing other tools that I use for software
distribution and web site maintenance, such as generating distribution
tarballs for software packages.
DocKnot was designed and written for my personal needs, and I'm not sure it
will be useful for anyone else. At the least, the template files are rather
specific to my preferences about how to write package documentation, and the
thread macro language is highly specialized for my personal web site. I'm
not sure if I'll have the time to make it a more general tool. But you're
certainly welcome to use it if you find it useful, send pull requests to
make it more general, or take ideas from it for your own purposes.
requirements: |
Perl 5.24 or later and Module::Build are required to build this module.
The following additional Perl modules are required to use it:
* Date::Language (part of TimeDate)
* Date::Parse (part of TimeDate)
* File::BaseDir
* File::ShareDir
* Git::Repository
* Image::Size
* IO::Compress::Xz (part of IO-Compress-Lzma)
* IO::Uncompress::Gunzip (part of IO-Compress)
* IPC::Run
* IPC::System::Simple
* JSON::MaybeXS
* Kwalify
* List::SomeUtils 0.07 or later
* Path::Tiny
* Perl6::Slurp
* Pod::Thread 3.00 or later
* Template (part of Template Toolkit)
* YAML::XS 0.81 or later
test:
lancaster: true
suffix: |
Capture::Tiny and File::Copy::Recursive are required to run the test
suite. The following additional Perl modules will be used by the test
suite if present:
* Devel::Cover
* Perl::Critic::Freenode
* Test::CPAN::Changes (part of CPAN-Changes)
* Test::MinimumVersion
* Test::Perl::Critic
* Test::Pod
* Test::Pod::Coverage
* Test::Spelling
* Test::Strict
* Test::Synopsis
All are available on CPAN. Those tests will be skipped if the modules
are not available.
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