The following messages are posted to newsgroup comp.emacs, and some are also posted to comp.lang.lisp and or comp.lang.scheme. They serve as a historical record of the fact that i made these posts, as well as the problems so indicated in these posts. (these postings can be verified thru a newsgroup archive.)
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From: xah@xahlee.info Subject: gnu elisp manual gone Date: 2005 October 29 4:05:01 AM PDT http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/elisp-manual/ it was there a few days ago. Now all links to it gives File not found. Xah xah@xahlee.info ∑ http://xahlee.info/
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From: xah@xahlee.info Subject: Re: broken documentation: Calendar/Diary link Date: 2006 January 02 7:36:21 AM PST go to http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/index.html and click on Calendar/Diary The link (http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/Calendar_002fDiary.html#Calendar_002fDiary) gets you “file not found”. the link for “M-x” http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/M_002dx.html#M_002dx also is broken. clicking on two-columns doesn't work either. http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/Two_002dColumn.html#Two_002dColumn perhaps the gnu people should run a local links check.
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From: xah@xahlee.info Subject: FSF documentation's URL problems Date: 2006 March 06 1:50:51 PM PST are these not fixed yet? (see below my sig) Although GNU people are commendable in their software quality and documentation, and i hesitate to complain too much, but what is going on here please? also, on my website i have few links to elisp manual pages. For example: http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/elisp-manual/html_chapter/elisp_5.html#SEC78 http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/elisp-manual/html_chapter/elisp_3.html these links are now dead, propergating the user-frustration to readers of my site. What is going on? Xah xah@xahlee.info ∑ http://xahlee.info/
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From: xah@xahlee.info Subject: FSF documentation's URL problems Date: 2006 March 12 9:28:36 PM PST Freesoftware Foundatin's website has many dead links. These in particular have broken since at least 2006-03-06. • http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/elisp-manual/html_chapter/elisp_5.html#SEC78 • http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/elisp-manual/html_chapter/elisp_3.html These has been reported in comp.emacs as early as early as 2006-03-06. It was also broken at least in late 2005, in which i send a bug-report to FSF and got a reply several week ago thanking and notifying me that they were fixed. (and now apparently broken again) ---------- Also, the following are broken since as early as 2005-01-02 go to http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/index.html and click on Calendar/Diary. The link • http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/Calendar_002fDiary.html#Calendar_002fDiary gets you “file not found”. the link for “M-x” • http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/M_002dx.html#M_002dx also is broken. clicking on two-columns doesn't work either. • http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/Two_002dColumn.html#Two_002dColumn These has been reported in comp.emacs, comp.lang.lisp, comp.lang.scheme as early as 2006-03-06. Xah xah@xahlee.info ∑ http://xahlee.info/blog comments powered by Disqus