[llvm-dev] Introduction and Question about Docs

[Reid Kleckner via llvm-dev]

I don't have answers to your questions, but I wanted to say that I'm
excited to hear that someone is looking at documentation!

On Mon, Aug 19, 2019 at 12:38 PM via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org>
wrote:

> Hi everyone. My name is DeForest Richards. I’m the technical writer who
> was selected to work on the LLVM project as part of the Google Season of
> Docs program. I’ll be helping to restructure the documentation page(s) to
> make it easier for new and existing users to navigate the LLVM docs.
>
>
> I’m currently reviewing the existing docs, so you’ll probably see me
> posting questions over the next several weeks. That said, I do have a
> couple of quick questions that I wanted to ask right now…
>
>
>
>    1. I noticed that the LLVM Docs currently use Sphinx 1.7.6, which is
>    an older version. (I believe 2.x is the latest version.) Is this
>    intentional? Updating to the latest version of Sphinx is probably low on my
>    list of priorities, but I was just curious if there was a specific reason
>    for keeping the docs at the older version.
>
>
>    1. Back in 2012, there was a commit that removed the sidebar from the
>    Docs page. Does anyone know/remember why this was done? I checked the
>    commit message but it’s fairly short and doesn’t provide much context.
>
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