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18 File : $Source: /cvsroot/ijbswa/current/doc/source/developer-manual.sgml,v $
20 Purpose : developer manual
21 This file belongs into
22 ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/
24 $Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.40 2002/05/04 00:43:43 hal9 Exp $
26 Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge
27 Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
29 Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written
30 by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and
31 Junkbusters Corporation. http://www.junkbusters.com
34 ========================================================================
35 NOTE: Please read developer-manual/documentation.html before touching
36 anything in this, or other Privoxy documentation. You have been warned!
37 Failure to abide by this rule will result in the revocation of your license
38 to live a peaceful existence!
39 ========================================================================
45 <title>Privoxy Developer Manual</title>
47 <pubdate>$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.40 2002/05/04 00:43:43 hal9 Exp $</pubdate>
52 <orgname>By: Privoxy Developers</orgname>
61 This is here to keep vim syntax file from breaking :/
62 If I knew enough to fix it, I would.
63 PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE! HB: hal@foobox.net
68 The developer manual gives the users information on how to help the developer
69 team. It provides guidance on coding, testing, documentation and other
73 <!-- Include privoxy.sgml boilerplate text: -->
75 <!-- &p-intro; Someone interested enough in the project to contribute
76 will already know at this point what Privoxy is. -->
78 <!-- end boilerplate -->
81 You can find the latest version of the this manual at <ulink
82 url="http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/">http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/</ulink>.
83 Please see <ulink url="contact.html">the Contact section</ulink>
84 on how to contact the developers.
88 <!-- Feel free to send a note to the developers at <email>ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net</email>. -->
95 <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
96 <sect1 id="introduction"><title>Introduction</title>
99 I don't like seeing blank space :) So added *something* here.
103 <application>Privoxy</application>, as an heir to
104 <application>Junkbuster</application>, is an Open Source project
105 and licensed under the GPL. As such, <application>Privoxy</application>
106 development is potentially open to anyone who has the time, knowledge,
107 and desire to contribute in any capacity. Our goals are simply to
108 continue the mission, to improve <application>Privoxy</application>, and
109 to make it available to as wide an audience as possible.
112 One does not have to be a programmer to contribute. Packaging, testing,
113 and porting, are all important jobs as well.
116 <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
117 <sect2 id="quickstart"><title>Quickstart to Privoxy Development</title>
119 You'll need an account on <ulink
120 url="http://sourceforge.net/">Sourceforge</ulink> to support our
121 development. Mail your ID to <ulink
122 url="mailto:developers@privoxy.org">the list</ulink> and wait until a
123 project manager has added you.
126 For the time being (read, this section is under construction), please
127 refer to the extensive comments in the source code.
132 <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
133 <sect1 id="cvs"><title>The CVS Repository</title>
135 If you intend to help us with programming, documentation or packaging
136 you will need write access to our holy grail, the CVS repository.
137 Please read this chapter completely before accessing via CVS.
140 <sect2 id="cvsaccess"><title>Access to CVS</title>
142 The project's CVS repository is hosted on
143 <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/">SourceForge.</ulink>
144 Please refer to the chapters 6 and 7 in
145 <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/docman/?group_id=1">SF's site
146 documentation</ulink> for the technical access details for your
147 operating system. For historical reasons, the CVS server is
148 called <literal>cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net</literal>, the repository is
149 called <literal>ijbswa</literal>, and the source tree module is called
150 <literal>current</literal>.
154 <sect2 id="cvscommit"><title>CVS Commit Guideline</title>
156 The source tree is the heart of every software project. Every effort must
157 be made to ensure that it is readable, compilable and consistent at all
158 times. We therefore ask anyone with CVS access to strictly adhere to the
159 following guidelines:
162 Never (read: <emphasis>never, ever</emphasis>) be tempted to commit
163 that small change without testing it thoroughly first. When we're
164 close to a public release, ask a fellow developer to review your
168 Your commit message should give a concise overview of <emphasis>what you
169 changed</emphasis> (no big details) and <emphasis>why you changed it</emphasis>
170 Just check previous messages for good examples.
173 Don't use the same message on multiple files, unless it equally applies to
177 If your changes span multiple files, and the code won't recompile unless
178 all changes are commited (e.g. when changing the signature of a function),
179 then commit all files one after another, without long delays in beween.
180 If necessary, prepare the commit messages in advance.
183 Before changing things on CVS, make sure that your changes are in line
184 with the team's general consensus on what should be done (see below).
190 <sect2 id="cvswhenask"><title>Discussing Changes First</title>
192 We don't have a too formal policy on this, just use common sense. Hints: If it is..
193 <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
195 ..a bugfix / clean-up / cosmetic thing: shoot
198 ..a new feature that can be turned off: shoot
201 ..a clear improvement w/o side effects on other parts of the code: shoot
204 ..a matter of taste: <ulink url="mailto:developers@privoxy.org">ask the list</ulink>
207 ..a major redesign of some part of the code: <ulink url="mailto:developers@privoxy.org">ask
213 Note that near a major public release, we get a bit more cautious - if
214 unsure, it doesn't hurt to ask first. There is always the possibility
215 to submit a patch to the <ulink
216 url="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=311118&group_id=11118&func=browse">patches
217 tracker</ulink> instead.
222 <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
223 <sect1 id="documentation"><title>Documentation Guidelines</title>
225 All formal documents are maintained in Docbook SGML and located in the
226 <computeroutput>doc/source/*</computeroutput> directory. You will need
227 <ulink url="http://www.docbook.org">Docbook</ulink>, the Docbook
228 DTD's and the Docbook modular stylesheets (or comparable alternatives),
229 and either <application>jade</application> or
230 <application>openjade</application> (recommended) installed in order to
231 build docs from source. Currently there is <ulink
232 url="../user-manual/index.html"><citetitle>user-manual</citetitle></ulink>,
233 <ulink url="../faq/index.html"><citetitle>FAQ</citetitle></ulink>, and, of
234 course this, the <citetitle>developer-manual</citetitle> in this format.
235 The <citetitle>README</citetitle>, <citetitle>AUTHORS</citetitle>
236 <citetitle>privoxy.1</citetitle> (man page) files are also now maintained
237 as Docbook SGML. The finished files are all in the top-level source
238 directory are generated files! Also, <filename>index.html</filename>, the
239 <application>Privoxy</application> home page, is maintained as SGML.
240 <emphasis>DO NOT edit these directly</emphasis>. Edit the SGML source, or
241 contact someone involved in the documentation (at present Stefan and
245 Other, less formal documents (e.g. <filename>LICENSE</filename>,
246 <filename>INSTALL</filename>) are maintained as plain text files in the
247 top-level source directory. At least for the time being.
250 Packagers are encouraged to include this documentation. For those without
251 the ability to build the docs locally, text versions of each are kept in
252 CVS. HTML versions are also now being kept in CVS under
253 <filename>doc/webserver/*</filename>.
256 Formal documents are built with the Makefile targets of
257 <computeroutput>make dok</computeroutput>, or alternately
258 <computeroutput>make redhat-dok</computeroutput>. If you have problems,
259 try both. The build process uses the document SGML sources in
260 <computeroutput>doc/source/*/*</computeroutput> to update all text files in
261 <computeroutput>doc/text/</computeroutput> and to update all HTML
262 documents in <computeroutput>doc/webserver/</computeroutput>.
265 Documentation writers should please make sure documents build
266 successfully before committing to CVS, if possible.
269 How do you update the webserver (i.e. the pages on privoxy.org)?
271 <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
273 First, build the docs by running <computeroutput>make
274 dok</computeroutput> (or alternately <computeroutput>make
275 redhat-dok</computeroutput>).
278 Run <computeroutput>make webserver</computeroutput> which copies all
279 files from <computeroutput>doc/webserver</computeroutput> to the
280 sourceforge webserver via scp.
286 Finished docs should be occasionally submitted to CVS
287 (<filename>doc/webserver/*/*.html</filename>) so that those without
288 the ability to build them locally, have access to them if needed.
289 This is especially important just prior to a new release! Please
290 do this <emphasis>after</emphasis> the <literal>$VERSION</literal> and
291 other release specific data in <filename>configure.in</filename> has been
292 updated (this is done just prior to a new release).
295 <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
297 <title>Quickstart to Docbook and SGML</title>
299 If you are not familiar with SGML, it is a markup language similar to HTML.
300 Actually, not a mark up language per se, but a language used to define
301 markup languages. In fact, HTML is an SGML application. Both will use
302 <quote>tags</quote> to format text and other content. SGML tags can be much
303 more varied, and flexible, but do much of the same kinds of things. The tags,
304 or <quote>elements</quote>, are definable in SGML. There is no set
305 <quote>standards</quote>. Since we are using
306 <application>Docbook</application>, our tags are those that are defined by
307 <application>Docbook</application>. Much of how the finish document is
308 rendered is determined by the <quote>stylesheets</quote>.
309 The stylesheets determine how each tag gets translated to HTML, or other
314 Tags in Docbook SGML need to be always <quote>closed</quote>. If not, you
315 will likely generate errors. Example: <literal><title>My
316 Title</title></literal>. They are also case-insensitive, but we
317 strongly suggest using all lower case. This keeps compatibility with
318 [Docbook] <application>XML</application>.
322 Our documents use <quote>sections</quote> for the most part. Sections
323 will be processed into HTML headers (e.g. <literal>h1</literal> for
324 <literal>sect1</literal>). The <application>Docbook</application> stylesheets
325 will use these to also generate the Table of Contents for each doc. Our
326 TOC's are set to a depth of three. Meaning <literal>sect1</literal>,
327 <literal>sect2</literal>, and <literal>sect3</literal> will have TOC
328 entries, but <literal>sect4</literal> will not. Each section requires
329 a <literal><title></literal> element, and at least one
330 <literal><para></literal>. There is a limit of five section
331 levels in Docbook, but generally three should be sufficient for our
336 Some common elements that you likely will use:
342 <emphasis><para></para></emphasis>, paragraph delimiter. Most
343 text needs to be within paragraph elements (there are some exceptions).
346 <emphasis><emphasis></emphasis></emphasis>, the stylesheets
350 <emphasis><filename></filename></emphasis>, files and directories.
353 <emphasis><command></command></emphasis>, command examples.
356 <emphasis><literallayout></literallayout></emphasis>, like
357 <literal><pre></literal>, more or less.
360 <emphasis><itemizedlist></itemizedlist></emphasis>, list with bullets.
363 <emphasis><listitem></listitem></emphasis>, member of the above.
366 <emphasis><screen></screen></emphasis>, screen output, implies
367 <literal><literallayout></literal>.
370 <emphasis><ulink url="example.com"></ulink></emphasis>, like
371 HTML <literal><a></literal> tag.
374 <emphasis><quote></quote></emphasis>, for, doh, quoting text.
380 Look at any of the existing docs for examples of all these and more.
384 You might also find <quote><ulink
385 url="http://www.bureau-cornavin.com/opensource/crash-course/">Writing Documentation
386 Using DocBook - A Crash Course</ulink></quote> useful.
390 <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
391 <sect2 id="docstyle">
392 <title><application>Privoxy</application> Documentation Style</title>
394 It will be easier if everyone follows a similar writing style. This
395 just makes it easier to read what someone else has written if it
396 is all done in a similar fashion.
405 All tags should be lower case.
410 Tags delimiting a <emphasis>block</emphasis> of text (even small
411 blocks) should be on their own line. Like:
417 Tags marking individual words, or few words, should be in-line:
419 Just to <emphasis>emphasize</emphasis>, some text goes here.
425 Tags should be nested and step indented for block text like: (except
432 Some text goes here in our list example.
435 </itemizedlist>
438 This makes it easier to find the text amongst the tags ;-)
443 Use white space to separate logical divisions within a document,
444 like between sections. Running everything together consistently
445 makes it harder to read and work on.
450 Do not hesitate to make comments. Comments can either use the
451 <comment> element, or the <!-- --> style comment
452 familiar from HTML. (Note in Docbook v4.x <comment> is
453 replaced by <remark>.)
458 We have an international audience. Refrain from slang, or English
459 idiosyncrasies (too many to list :). Humor also does not translate
465 Try to keep overall line lengths in source files to 80 characters or less
466 for obvious reasons. This is not always possible, with lengthy URLs for
472 Our documents are available in differing formats. Right now, they
473 are just plain text, and HTML, but PDF, and others is always a
474 future possibility. Be careful with URLs (<ulink>), and avoid
478 My favorite site is <ulink url="http://example.com">here</ulink>.
481 This will render as <quote>My favorite site is here</quote>, which is
482 not real helpful in a text doc. Better like this:
485 My favorite site is <ulink url="http://example.com">example.com</ulink>.
490 All documents should be spell checked occasionally.
491 <application>aspell</application> can check SGML with the
492 <literal>-H</literal> option. (<application>ispell</application> I think
503 <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
505 <sect2><title>Privoxy Custom Entities</title>
507 <application>Privoxy</application> documentation is using
508 a number of customized <quote>entities</quote> to facilitate
509 documentation maintenance.
512 We are using a set of <quote>boilerplate</quote> files with generic text,
513 that is used by multiple docs. This way we can write something once, and use
514 it repeatedly without having to re-write the same content over and over again.
515 If editing such a file, keep in mind that it should be
516 <emphasis>generic</emphasis>. That is the purpose; so it can be used in varying
517 contexts without additional modifications.
520 We are also using what <application>Docbook</application> calls
521 <quote>internal entities</quote>. These are like variables in
522 programming. Well, sort of. For instance, we have the
523 <literal>p-version</literal> entity that contains the current
524 <application>Privoxy</application> version string. You are strongly
525 encouraged to use these where possible. Some of these obviously
526 require re-setting with each release (done by the Makefile). A sampling of
527 custom entities are listed below. See any of the main docs for examples.
534 Re- <quote>boilerplate</quote> text entities are defined like:
537 <literal><!entity supported SYSTEM "supported.sgml"></literal>
540 In this example, the contents of the file,
541 <filename>supported.sgml</filename> is available for inclusion anywhere
542 in the doc. To make this happen, just reference the now defined
543 entity: <literal>&supported;</literal> (starts with an ampersand
544 and ends with a semi-colon), and the contents will be dumped into
545 the finished doc at that point.
550 Commonly used <quote>internal entities</quote>:
554 <emphasis>p-version</emphasis>: the <application>Privoxy</application>
555 version string, e.g. <quote>&p-version;</quote>.
558 <emphasis>p-status</emphasis>: the project status, either
559 <quote>alpha</quote>, <quote>beta</quote>, or <quote>stable</quote>.
562 <emphasis>p-not-stable</emphasis>: use to conditionally include
563 text in <quote>not stable</quote> releases (e.g. <quote>beta</quote>).
566 <emphasis>p-stable</emphasis>: just the opposite.
569 <emphasis>p-text</emphasis>: this doc is only generated as text.
576 There are others in various places that are defined for a specific
577 purpose. Read the source!
584 <!-- <listitem><para>be consistent with the redirect script (i.e. the <application>Privoxy</application> program -->
585 <!-- points via the redirect URL at sf to valid end-points in the document)</para></listitem> -->
587 <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
588 <sect1 id="coding"><title>Coding Guidelines</title>
590 <sect2 id="s1"><title>Introduction</title>
592 <para>This set of standards is designed to make our lives easier. It is
593 developed with the simple goal of helping us keep the "new and improved
594 <application>Privoxy</application>" consistent and reliable. Thus making
595 maintenance easier and increasing chances of success of the
598 <para>And that of course comes back to us as individuals. If we can
599 increase our development and product efficiencies then we can solve more
600 of the request for changes/improvements and in general feel good about
601 ourselves. ;-></para>
605 <sect2 id="s2"><title>Using Comments</title>
608 <sect3 id="s3"><title>Comment, Comment, Comment</title>
610 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
612 <para>Comment as much as possible without commenting the obvious.
613 For example do not comment "aVariable is equal to bVariable".
614 Instead explain why aVariable should be equal to the bVariable.
615 Just because a person can read code does not mean they will
616 understand why or what is being done. A reader may spend a lot
617 more time figuring out what is going on when a simple comment
618 or explanation would have prevented the extra research. Please
619 help your brother IJB'ers out!</para>
621 <para>The comments will also help justify the intent of the code.
622 If the comment describes something different than what the code
623 is doing then maybe a programming error is occurring.</para>
625 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
627 /* if page size greater than 1k ... */
628 if ( PageLength() > 1024 )
630 ... "block" the page up ...
633 /* if page size is small, send it in blocks */
634 if ( PageLength() > 1024 )
636 ... "block" the page up ...
639 This demonstrates 2 cases of "what not to do". The first is a
640 "syntax comment". The second is a comment that does not fit what
641 is actually being done.
647 <sect3 id="s4"><title>Use blocks for comments</title>
649 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
651 <para>Comments can help or they can clutter. They help when they
652 are differentiated from the code they describe. One line
653 comments do not offer effective separation between the comment
654 and the code. Block identifiers do, by surrounding the code
655 with a clear, definable pattern.</para>
657 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
659 /*********************************************************************
660 * This will stand out clearly in your code!
661 *********************************************************************/
662 if ( thisVariable == thatVariable )
664 DoSomethingVeryImportant();
668 /* unfortunately, this may not */
669 if ( thisVariable == thatVariable )
671 DoSomethingVeryImportant();
675 if ( thisVariable == thatVariable ) /* this may not either */
677 DoSomethingVeryImportant();
680 <para><emphasis>Exception:</emphasis></para>
682 <para>If you are trying to add a small logic comment and do not
683 wish to "disrupt" the flow of the code, feel free to use a 1
684 line comment which is NOT on the same line as the code.</para>
690 <sect3 id="s5"><title>Keep Comments on their own line</title>
692 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
694 <para>It goes back to the question of readability. If the comment
695 is on the same line as the code it will be harder to read than
696 the comment that is on its own line.</para>
698 <para>There are three exceptions to this rule, which should be
699 violated freely and often: during the definition of variables,
700 at the end of closing braces, when used to comment
703 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
705 /*********************************************************************
706 * This will stand out clearly in your code,
707 * But the second example won't.
708 *********************************************************************/
709 if ( thisVariable == thatVariable )
711 DoSomethingVeryImportant();
714 if ( thisVariable == thatVariable ) /*can you see me?*/
716 DoSomethingVeryImportant(); /*not easily*/
720 /*********************************************************************
721 * But, the encouraged exceptions:
722 *********************************************************************/
723 int urls_read = 0; /* # of urls read + rejected */
724 int urls_rejected = 0; /* # of urls rejected */
728 DoSomethingVeryImportant();
732 short DoSomethingVeryImportant(
733 short firstparam, /* represents something */
734 short nextparam /* represents something else */ )
738 } /* -END- DoSomethingVeryImportant */
743 <sect3 id="s6"><title>Comment each logical step</title>
745 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
747 <para>Logical steps should be commented to help others follow the
748 intent of the written code and comments will make the code more
751 <para>If you have 25 lines of code without a comment, you should
752 probably go back into it to see where you forgot to put
755 <para>Most "for", "while", "do", etc... loops _probably_ need a
756 comment. After all, these are usually major logic
763 <sect3 id="s7"><title>Comment All Functions Thoroughly</title>
765 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
767 <para>A reader of the code should be able to look at the comments
768 just prior to the beginning of a function and discern the
769 reason for its existence and the consequences of using it. The
770 reader should not have to read through the code to determine if
771 a given function is safe for a desired use. The proper
772 information thoroughly presented at the introduction of a
773 function not only saves time for subsequent maintenance or
774 debugging, it more importantly aids in code reuse by allowing a
775 user to determine the safety and applicability of any function
776 for the problem at hand. As a result of such benefits, all
777 functions should contain the information presented in the
778 addendum section of this document.</para>
784 <sect3 id="s8"><title>Comment at the end of braces if the
785 content is more than one screen length</title>
787 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
789 <para>Each closing brace should be followed on the same line by a
790 comment that describes the origination of the brace if the
791 original brace is off of the screen, or otherwise far away from
792 the closing brace. This will simplify the debugging,
793 maintenance, and readability of the code.</para>
795 <para>As a suggestion , use the following flags to make the
796 comment and its brace more readable:</para>
798 <para>use following a closing brace: } /* -END- if() or while ()
801 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
805 DoSomethingVeryImportant();
806 ...some long list of commands...
807 } /* -END- if x is 1 */
813 DoSomethingVeryImportant();
814 ...some long list of commands...
815 } /* -END- if ( 1 == X ) */
821 <sect2 id="s9"><title>Naming Conventions</title>
825 <sect3 id="s10"><title>Variable Names</title>
827 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
829 <para>Use all lowercase, and separate words via an underscore
830 ('_'). Do not start an identifier with an underscore. (ANSI C
831 reserves these for use by the compiler and system headers.) Do
832 not use identifiers which are reserved in ANSI C++. (E.g.
833 template, class, true, false, ...). This is in case we ever
834 decide to port Privoxy to C++.</para>
836 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
838 int ms_iis5_hack = 0;</programlisting>
840 <para><emphasis>Instead of:</emphasis></para>
844 int msiis5hack = 0; int msIis5Hack = 0;
852 <sect3 id="s11"><title>Function Names</title>
854 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
856 <para>Use all lowercase, and separate words via an underscore
857 ('_'). Do not start an identifier with an underscore. (ANSI C
858 reserves these for use by the compiler and system headers.) Do
859 not use identifiers which are reserved in ANSI C++. (E.g.
860 template, class, true, false, ...). This is in case we ever
861 decide to port Privoxy to C++.</para>
863 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
865 int load_some_file( struct client_state *csp )</programlisting>
867 <para><emphasis>Instead of:</emphasis></para>
871 int loadsomefile( struct client_state *csp )
872 int loadSomeFile( struct client_state *csp )
880 <sect3 id="s12"><title>Header file prototypes</title>
882 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
884 <para>Use a descriptive parameter name in the function prototype
885 in header files. Use the same parameter name in the header file
886 that you use in the c file.</para>
888 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
890 (.h) extern int load_aclfile( struct client_state *csp );
891 (.c) int load_aclfile( struct client_state *csp )</programlisting>
893 <para><emphasis>Instead of:</emphasis>
895 (.h) extern int load_aclfile( struct client_state * ); or
896 (.h) extern int load_aclfile();
897 (.c) int load_aclfile( struct client_state *csp )
905 <sect3 id="s13"><title>Enumerations, and #defines</title>
907 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
909 <para>Use all capital letters, with underscores between words. Do
910 not start an identifier with an underscore. (ANSI C reserves
911 these for use by the compiler and system headers.)</para>
913 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
915 (enumeration) : enum Boolean { FALSE, TRUE };
916 (#define) : #define DEFAULT_SIZE 100;</programlisting>
918 <para><emphasis>Note:</emphasis> We have a standard naming scheme for #defines
919 that toggle a feature in the preprocessor: FEATURE_>, where
920 > is a short (preferably 1 or 2 word) description.</para>
922 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
924 #define FEATURE_FORCE 1
927 #define FORCE_PREFIX blah
928 #endif /* def FEATURE_FORCE */
933 <sect3 id="s14"><title>Constants</title>
935 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
937 <para>Spell common words out entirely (do not remove vowels).</para>
939 <para>Use only widely-known domain acronyms and abbreviations.
940 Capitalize all letters of an acronym.</para>
942 <para>Use underscore (_) to separate adjacent acronyms and
943 abbreviations. Never terminate a name with an underscore.</para>
945 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
947 #define USE_IMAGE_LIST 1</programlisting>
949 <para><emphasis>Instead of:</emphasis></para>
953 #define USE_IMG_LST 1 or
954 #define _USE_IMAGE_LIST 1 or
955 #define USE_IMAGE_LIST_ 1 or
956 #define use_image_list 1 or
957 #define UseImageList 1
967 <sect2 id="s15"><title>Using Space</title>
971 <sect3 id="s16"><title>Put braces on a line by themselves.</title>
973 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
975 <para>The brace needs to be on a line all by itself, not at the
976 end of the statement. Curly braces should line up with the
977 construct that they're associated with. This practice makes it
978 easier to identify the opening and closing braces for a
981 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
988 <para><emphasis>Instead of:</emphasis></para>
990 <para>if ( this == that ) { ... }</para>
994 <para>if ( this == that ) { ... }</para>
996 <para><emphasis>Note:</emphasis> In the special case that the if-statement is
997 inside a loop, and it is trivial, i.e. it tests for a
998 condition that is obvious from the purpose of the block,
999 one-liners as above may optically preserve the loop structure
1000 and make it easier to read.</para>
1002 <para><emphasis>Status:</emphasis> developer-discretion.</para>
1004 <para><emphasis>Example exception:</emphasis></para>
1006 while ( more lines are read )
1008 /* Please document what is/is not a comment line here */
1009 if ( it's a comment ) continue;
1011 do_something( line );
1017 <sect3 id="s17"><title>ALL control statements should have a
1020 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1022 <para>Using braces to make a block will make your code more
1023 readable and less prone to error. All control statements should
1024 have a block defined.</para>
1026 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1034 <para><emphasis>Instead of:</emphasis></para>
1036 <para>if ( this == that ) DoSomething(); DoSomethingElse();</para>
1040 <para>if ( this == that ) DoSomething();</para>
1042 <para><emphasis>Note:</emphasis> The first example in "Instead of" will execute
1043 in a manner other than that which the developer desired (per
1044 indentation). Using code braces would have prevented this
1045 "feature". The "explanation" and "exception" from the point
1046 above also applies.</para>
1052 <sect3 id="s18"><title>Do not belabor/blow-up boolean
1055 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1057 structure->flag = ( condition );</programlisting>
1059 <para><emphasis>Instead of:</emphasis></para>
1061 <para>if ( condition ) { structure->flag = 1; } else {
1062 structure->flag = 0; }</para>
1064 <para><emphasis>Note:</emphasis> The former is readable and concise. The later
1065 is wordy and inefficient. Please assume that any developer new
1066 to the project has at least a "good" knowledge of C/C++. (Hope
1067 I do not offend by that last comment ... 8-)</para>
1073 <sect3 id="s19"><title>Use white space freely because it is
1076 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1078 <para>Make it readable. The notable exception to using white space
1079 freely is listed in the next guideline.</para>
1081 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1085 int anotherValue = 0;
1086 int thisVariable = 0;
1088 if ( thisVariable == thatVariable )
1090 firstValue = oldValue + ( ( someValue - anotherValue ) - whatever )
1095 <sect3 id="s20"><title>Don't use white space around structure
1098 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1100 <para>- structure pointer operator ( "->" ) - member operator (
1101 "." ) - functions and parentheses</para>
1103 <para>It is a general coding practice to put pointers, references,
1104 and function parentheses next to names. With spaces, the
1105 connection between the object and variable/function name is not
1108 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1112 FunctionName();</programlisting>
1114 <para><emphasis>Instead of:</emphasis> aStruct -> aMember; aStruct . aMember;
1115 FunctionName ();</para>
1121 <sect3 id="s21"><title>Make the last brace of a function stand
1124 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1126 int function1( ... )
1131 } /* -END- function1 */
1134 int function2( ... )
1136 } /* -END- function2 */
1139 <para><emphasis>Instead of:</emphasis></para>
1141 <para>int function1( ... ) { ...code... return( retCode ); } int
1142 function2( ... ) { }</para>
1144 <para><emphasis>Note:</emphasis> Use 1 blank line before the closing brace and 2
1145 lines afterward. This makes the end of function standout to
1146 the most casual viewer. Although function comments help
1147 separate functions, this is still a good coding practice. In
1148 fact, I follow these rules when using blocks in "for", "while",
1149 "do" loops, and long if {} statements too. After all whitespace
1152 <para><emphasis>Status:</emphasis> developer-discretion on the number of blank
1153 lines. Enforced is the end of function comments.</para>
1159 <sect3 id="s22"><title>Use 3 character indentions</title>
1161 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1163 <para>If some use 8 character TABs and some use 3 character TABs,
1164 the code can look *very* ragged. So use 3 character indentions
1165 only. If you like to use TABs, pass your code through a filter
1166 such as "expand -t3" before checking in your code.</para>
1168 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1170 static const char * const url_code_map[256] =
1176 int function1( ... )
1180 return( ALWAYS_TRUE );
1184 return( HOW_DID_YOU_GET_HERE );
1187 return( NEVER_GETS_HERE );
1196 <sect2 id="s23"><title>Initializing</title>
1200 <sect3 id="s24"><title>Initialize all variables</title>
1202 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1204 <para>Do not assume that the variables declared will not be used
1205 until after they have been assigned a value somewhere else in
1206 the code. Remove the chance of accidentally using an unassigned
1209 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1213 struct *ptr = NULL;</programlisting>
1215 <para><emphasis>Note:</emphasis> It is much easier to debug a SIGSEGV if the
1216 message says you are trying to access memory address 00000000
1217 and not 129FA012; or arrayPtr[20] causes a SIGSEV vs.
1220 <para><emphasis>Status:</emphasis> developer-discretion if and only if the
1221 variable is assigned a value "shortly after" declaration.</para>
1227 <sect2 id="s25"><title>Functions</title>
1231 <sect3 id="s26"><title>Name functions that return a boolean as a
1234 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1236 <para>Value should be phrased as a question that would logically
1237 be answered as a true or false statement</para>
1239 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1241 ShouldWeBlockThis();
1248 <sect3 id="s27"><title>Always specify a return type for a
1251 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1253 <para>The default return for a function is an int. To avoid
1254 ambiguity, create a return for a function when the return has a
1255 purpose, and create a void return type if the function does not
1256 need to return anything.</para>
1262 <sect3 id="s28"><title>Minimize function calls when iterating by
1263 using variables</title>
1265 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1267 <para>It is easy to write the following code, and a clear argument
1268 can be made that the code is easy to understand:</para>
1270 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1272 for ( size_t cnt = 0; cnt < blockListLength(); cnt ++ )
1277 <para><emphasis>Note:</emphasis> Unfortunately, this makes a function call for
1278 each and every iteration. This increases the overhead in the
1279 program, because the compiler has to look up the function each
1280 time, call it, and return a value. Depending on what occurs in
1281 the blockListLength() call, it might even be creating and
1282 destroying structures with each iteration, even though in each
1283 case it is comparing "cnt" to the same value, over and over.
1284 Remember too - even a call to blockListLength() is a function
1285 call, with the same overhead.</para>
1287 <para>Instead of using a function call during the iterations,
1288 assign the value to a variable, and evaluate using the
1291 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1293 size_t len = blockListLength();
1295 for ( size_t cnt = 0; cnt < len; cnt ++ )
1300 <para><emphasis>Exceptions:</emphasis> if the value of blockListLength() *may*
1301 change or could *potentially* change, then you must code the
1302 function call in the for/while loop.</para>
1308 <sect3 id="s29"><title>Pass and Return by Const Reference</title>
1310 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1312 <para>This allows a developer to define a const pointer and call
1313 your function. If your function does not have the const
1314 keyword, we may not be able to use your function. Consider
1315 strcmp, if it were defined as: extern int strcmp( char *s1,
1318 <para>I could then not use it to compare argv's in main: int main(
1319 int argc, const char *argv[] ) { strcmp( argv[0], "privoxy"
1322 <para>Both these pointers are *const*! If the c runtime library
1323 maintainers do it, we should too.</para>
1329 <sect3 id="s30"><title>Pass and Return by Value</title>
1331 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1333 <para>Most structures cannot fit onto a normal stack entry (i.e.
1334 they are not 4 bytes or less). Aka, a function declaration
1335 like: int load_aclfile( struct client_state csp )</para>
1337 <para>would not work. So, to be consistent, we should declare all
1338 prototypes with "pass by value": int load_aclfile( struct
1339 client_state *csp )</para>
1345 <sect3 id="s31"><title>Names of include files</title>
1347 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1349 <para>Your include statements should contain the file name without
1350 a path. The path should be listed in the Makefile, using -I as
1351 processor directive to search the indicated paths. An exception
1352 to this would be for some proprietary software that utilizes a
1353 partial path to distinguish their header files from system or
1354 other header files.</para>
1356 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1358 #include <iostream.h> /* This is not a local include */
1359 #include "config.h" /* This IS a local include */
1362 <para><emphasis>Exception:</emphasis></para>
1366 /* This is not a local include, but requires a path element. */
1367 #include <sys/fileName.h>
1371 <para><emphasis>Note:</emphasis> Please! do not add "-I." to the Makefile
1372 without a _very_ good reason. This duplicates the #include
1373 "file.h" behavior.</para>
1379 <sect3 id="s32"><title>Provide multiple inclusion
1382 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1384 <para>Prevents compiler and linker errors resulting from
1385 redefinition of items.</para>
1387 <para>Wrap each header file with the following syntax to prevent
1388 multiple inclusions of the file. Of course, replace PROJECT_H
1389 with your file name, with "." Changed to "_", and make it
1392 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1394 #ifndef PROJECT_H_INCLUDED
1395 #define PROJECT_H_INCLUDED
1397 #endif /* ndef PROJECT_H_INCLUDED */
1402 <sect3 id="s33"><title>Use `extern "C"` when appropriate</title>
1404 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1406 <para>If our headers are included from C++, they must declare our
1407 functions as `extern "C"`. This has no cost in C, but increases
1408 the potential re-usability of our code.</para>
1410 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1415 #endif /* def __cplusplus */
1417 ... function definitions here ...
1421 #endif /* def __cplusplus */
1426 <sect3 id="s34"><title>Where Possible, Use Forward Struct
1427 Declaration Instead of Includes</title>
1429 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1431 <para>Useful in headers that include pointers to other struct's.
1432 Modifications to excess header files may cause needless
1435 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1437 /*********************************************************************
1438 * We're avoiding an include statement here!
1439 *********************************************************************/
1441 extern file_list *xyz;</programlisting>
1443 <para><emphasis>Note:</emphasis> If you declare "file_list xyz;" (without the
1444 pointer), then including the proper header file is necessary.
1445 If you only want to prototype a pointer, however, the header
1446 file is unnecessary.</para>
1448 <para><emphasis>Status:</emphasis> Use with discretion.</para>
1454 <sect2 id="s35"><title>General Coding Practices</title>
1458 <sect3 id="s36"><title>Turn on warnings</title>
1460 <para><emphasis>Explanation</emphasis></para>
1462 <para>Compiler warnings are meant to help you find bugs. You
1463 should turn on as many as possible. With GCC, the switch is
1464 "-Wall". Try and fix as many warnings as possible.</para>
1470 <sect3 id="s37"><title>Provide a default case for all switch
1473 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1475 <para>What you think is guaranteed is never really guaranteed. The
1476 value that you don't think you need to check is the one that
1477 someday will be passed. So, to protect yourself from the
1478 unknown, always have a default step in a switch statement.</para>
1480 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1482 switch( hash_string( cmd ) )
1484 case hash_actions_file :
1494 ... anomaly code goes here ...
1495 continue; / break; / exit( 1 ); / etc ...
1497 } /* end switch( hash_string( cmd ) ) */</programlisting>
1499 <para><emphasis>Note:</emphasis> If you already have a default condition, you
1500 are obviously exempt from this point. Of note, most of the
1501 WIN32 code calls `DefWindowProc' after the switch statement.
1502 This API call *should* be included in a default statement.</para>
1504 <para><emphasis>Another Note:</emphasis> This is not so much a readability issue
1505 as a robust programming issue. The "anomaly code goes here" may
1506 be no more than a print to the STDERR stream (as in
1507 load_config). Or it may really be an ABEND condition.</para>
1509 <para><emphasis>Status:</emphasis> Programmer discretion is advised.</para>
1515 <sect3 id="s38"><title>Try to avoid falling through cases in a
1516 switch statement.</title>
1518 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1520 <para>In general, you will want to have a 'break' statement within
1521 each 'case' of a switch statement. This allows for the code to
1522 be more readable and understandable, and furthermore can
1523 prevent unwanted surprises if someone else later gets creative
1524 and moves the code around.</para>
1526 <para>The language allows you to plan the fall through from one
1527 case statement to another simply by omitting the break
1528 statement within the case statement. This feature does have
1529 benefits, but should only be used in rare cases. In general,
1530 use a break statement for each case statement.</para>
1532 <para>If you choose to allow fall through, you should comment both
1533 the fact of the fall through and reason why you felt it was
1540 <sect3 id="s39"><title>Use 'long' or 'short' Instead of
1543 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1545 <para>On 32-bit platforms, int usually has the range of long. On
1546 16-bit platforms, int has the range of short.</para>
1548 <para><emphasis>Status:</emphasis> open-to-debate. In the case of most FSF
1549 projects (including X/GNU-Emacs), there are typedefs to int4,
1550 int8, int16, (or equivalence ... I forget the exact typedefs
1551 now). Should we add these to IJB now that we have a "configure"
1558 <sect3 id="s40"><title>Don't mix size_t and other types</title>
1560 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1562 <para>The type of size_t varies across platforms. Do not make
1563 assumptions about whether it is signed or unsigned, or about
1564 how long it is. Do not compare a size_t against another
1565 variable of a different type (or even against a constant)
1566 without casting one of the values. Try to avoid using size_t if
1573 <sect3 id="s41"><title>Declare each variable and struct on its
1576 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1578 <para>It can be tempting to declare a series of variables all on
1579 one line. Don't.</para>
1581 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1585 long c = 0;</programlisting>
1587 <para><emphasis>Instead of:</emphasis></para>
1589 <para>long a, b, c;</para>
1591 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis> - there is more room for comments on the
1592 individual variables - easier to add new variables without
1593 messing up the original ones - when searching on a variable to
1594 find its type, there is less clutter to "visually"
1597 <para><emphasis>Exceptions:</emphasis> when you want to declare a bunch of loop
1598 variables or other trivial variables; feel free to declare them
1599 on 1 line. You should, although, provide a good comment on
1600 their functions.</para>
1602 <para><emphasis>Status:</emphasis> developer-discretion.</para>
1608 <sect3 id="s42"><title>Use malloc/zalloc sparingly</title>
1610 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1612 <para>Create a local struct (on the stack) if the variable will
1613 live and die within the context of one function call.</para>
1615 <para>Only "malloc" a struct (on the heap) if the variable's life
1616 will extend beyond the context of one function call.</para>
1618 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1620 If a function creates a struct and stores a pointer to it in a
1621 list, then it should definitely be allocated via `malloc'.
1626 <sect3 id="s43"><title>The Programmer Who Uses 'malloc' is
1627 Responsible for Ensuring 'free'</title>
1629 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1631 <para>If you have to "malloc" an instance, you are responsible for
1632 insuring that the instance is `free'd, even if the deallocation
1633 event falls within some other programmer's code. You are also
1634 responsible for ensuring that deletion is timely (i.e. not too
1635 soon, not too late). This is known as "low-coupling" and is a
1636 "good thing (tm)". You may need to offer a
1637 free/unload/destuctor type function to accommodate this.</para>
1639 <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></para>
1641 int load_re_filterfile( struct client_state *csp ) { ... }
1642 static void unload_re_filterfile( void *f ) { ... }</programlisting>
1644 <para><emphasis>Exceptions:</emphasis></para>
1646 <para>The developer cannot be expected to provide `free'ing
1647 functions for C run-time library functions ... such as
1650 <para><emphasis>Status:</emphasis> developer-discretion. The "main" use of this
1651 standard is for allocating and freeing data structures (complex
1658 <sect3 id="s44"><title>Add loaders to the `file_list' structure
1659 and in order</title>
1661 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1663 <para>I have ordered all of the "blocker" file code to be in alpha
1664 order. It is easier to add/read new blockers when you expect a
1665 certain order.</para>
1667 <para><emphasis>Note:</emphasis> It may appear that the alpha order is broken in
1668 places by POPUP tests coming before PCRS tests. But since
1669 POPUPs can also be referred to as KILLPOPUPs, it is clear that
1670 it should come first.</para>
1676 <sect3 id="s45"><title>"Uncertain" new code and/or changes to
1677 existing code, use FIXME</title>
1679 <para><emphasis>Explanation:</emphasis></para>
1681 <para>If you have enough confidence in new code or confidence in
1682 your changes, but are not *quite* sure of the repercussions,
1685 <para>/* FIXME: this code has a logic error on platform XYZ, *
1686 attempting to fix */ #ifdef PLATFORM ...changed code here...
1691 <para>/* FIXME: I think the original author really meant this...
1692 */ ...changed code here...</para>
1696 <para>/* FIXME: new code that *may* break something else... */
1697 ...new code here...</para>
1699 <para><emphasis>Note:</emphasis> If you make it clear that this may or may not
1700 be a "good thing (tm)", it will be easier to identify and
1701 include in the project (or conversely exclude from the
1709 <sect2 id="s46"><title>Addendum: Template for files and function
1710 comment blocks:</title>
1712 <para><emphasis>Example for file comments:</emphasis></para>
1714 const char FILENAME_rcs[] = "$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.40 2002/05/04 00:43:43 hal9 Exp $";
1715 /*********************************************************************
1717 * File : $S<!-- Break CVS Substitution -->ource$
1719 * Purpose : (Fill me in with a good description!)
1721 * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge
1722 * Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
1724 * Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written
1725 * by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and
1726 * Junkbusters Corporation. http://www.junkbusters.com
1728 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it
1729 * and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General
1730 * Public License as published by the Free Software
1731 * Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
1732 * your option) any later version.
1734 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will
1735 * be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
1736 * implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
1737 * PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public
1738 * License for more details.
1740 * The GNU General Public License should be included with
1741 * this file. If not, you can view it at
1742 * http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
1743 * or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
1744 * Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
1747 * $L<!-- Break CVS Substitution -->og$
1749 *********************************************************************/
1754 ...necessary include files for us to do our work...
1756 const char FILENAME_h_rcs[] = FILENAME_H_VERSION;
1759 <para><emphasis>Note:</emphasis> This declares the rcs variables that should be
1760 added to the "show-proxy-args" page. If this is a brand new
1761 creation by you, you are free to change the "Copyright" section
1762 to represent the rights you wish to maintain.</para>
1764 <para><emphasis>Note:</emphasis> The formfeed character that is present right
1765 after the comment flower box is handy for (X|GNU)Emacs users to
1766 skip the verbiage and get to the heart of the code (via
1767 `forward-page' and `backward-page'). Please include it if you
1770 <para><emphasis>Example for file header comments:</emphasis></para>
1774 #define FILENAME_H_VERSION "$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.40 2002/05/04 00:43:43 hal9 Exp $"
1775 /*********************************************************************
1777 * File : $S<!-- Break CVS Substitution -->ource$
1779 * Purpose : (Fill me in with a good description!)
1781 * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge
1782 * Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
1784 * Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written
1785 * by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and
1786 * Junkbusters Corporation. http://www.junkbusters.com
1788 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it
1789 * and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General
1790 * Public License as published by the Free Software
1791 * Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
1792 * your option) any later version.
1794 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will
1795 * be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
1796 * implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
1797 * PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public
1798 * License for more details.
1800 * The GNU General Public License should be included with
1801 * this file. If not, you can view it at
1802 * http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
1803 * or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
1804 * Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
1807 * $L<!-- Break CVS Substitution -->og$
1809 *********************************************************************/
1812 #include "project.h"
1818 ... function headers here ...
1821 /* Revision control strings from this header and associated .c file */
1822 extern const char FILENAME_rcs[];
1823 extern const char FILENAME_h_rcs[];
1830 #endif /* ndef _FILENAME_H */
1839 <para><emphasis>Example for function comments:</emphasis></para>
1841 /*********************************************************************
1843 * Function : FUNCTION_NAME
1845 * Description : (Fill me in with a good description!)
1848 * 1 : param1 = pointer to an important thing
1849 * 2 : x = pointer to something else
1851 * Returns : 0 => Ok, everything else is an error.
1853 *********************************************************************/
1854 int FUNCTION_NAME( void *param1, const char *x )
1862 <para><emphasis>Note:</emphasis> If we all follow this practice, we should be
1863 able to parse our code to create a "self-documenting" web
1870 <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
1871 <sect1 id="testing"><title>Testing Guidelines</title>
1875 <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
1876 <sect2 id="testing-plan"><title>Testplan for releases</title>
1878 Explain release numbers. major, minor. developer releases. etc.
1880 <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
1882 Remove any existing rpm with rpm -e
1885 Remove any file that was left over. This includes (but is not limited to)
1887 <listitem><para>/var/log/privoxy</para></listitem>
1888 <listitem><para>/etc/privoxy</para></listitem>
1889 <listitem><para>/usr/sbin/privoxy</para></listitem>
1890 <listitem><para>/etc/init.d/privoxy</para></listitem>
1891 <listitem><para>/usr/doc/privoxy*</para></listitem>
1895 Install the rpm. Any error messages?
1897 <listitem><para>start,stop,status <application>Privoxy</application> with the specific script
1898 (e.g. /etc/rc.d/init/privoxy stop). Reboot your machine. Does
1899 autostart work?</para></listitem>
1900 <listitem><para>Start browsing. Does <application>Privoxy</application> work? Logfile written?</para></listitem>
1901 <listitem><para>Remove the rpm. Any error messages? All files removed?</para></listitem>
1906 <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
1907 <sect2 id="testing-report"><title>Test reports</title>
1909 Please submit test reports only with the <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=11118&atid=395005">test form</ulink>
1910 at sourceforge. Three simple steps:
1913 <listitem><para>Select category: the distribution you test on.</para></listitem>
1914 <listitem><para>Select group: the version of <application>Privoxy</application> that we are about to release.</para></listitem>
1915 <listitem><para>Fill the Summary and Detailed Description with something
1916 intelligent (keep it short and precise).</para>
1919 Do not mail to the mailinglist (we cannot keep track on issues there).
1925 <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
1926 <sect1 id="newrelease"><title>Releasing a New Version</title>
1928 When we release versions of <application>Privoxy</application>,
1929 our work leaves our cozy secret lab and has to work in the cold
1930 RealWorld[tm]. Once it is released, there is no way to call it
1931 back, so it is very important that great care is taken to ensure
1932 that everything runs fine, and not to introduce problems in the
1936 So when releasing a new version, please adhere exactly to the
1937 procedure outlined in this chapter.
1941 The following programs are required to follow this process:
1942 <filename>ncftpput</filename> (ncftp), <filename>scp, ssh</filename> (ssh),
1943 <filename>gmake</filename> (GNU's version of make), autoconf, cvs.
1946 <sect2 id="versionnumbers">
1947 <title>Version numbers</title>
1950 First you need to determine which version number the release will have.
1951 <application>Privoxy</application> version numbers consist of three numbers,
1952 separated by dots, like in X.Y.Z, where:
1956 X, the version major, is rarely ever changed. It is increased by one if
1957 turning a development branch into stable substantially changes the functionality,
1958 user interface or configuration syntax. Majors 1 and 2 were
1959 <application>Junkbuster</application>, and 3 will be the first stable
1960 <application>Privoxy</application> release.
1965 Y, the version minor, represents the branch within the major version.
1966 At any point in time, there are two branches being maintained:
1967 The stable branch, with an even minor, say, 2N, in which no functionality is
1968 being added and only bugfixes are made, and 2N+1, the development branch, in
1969 which the further development of <application>Privoxy</application> takes
1971 This enables us to turn the code upside down and inside out, while at the same time
1972 providing and maintaining a stable version.
1973 The minor is reset to zero (and one) when the major is inrcemented. When a development
1974 branch has matured to the point where it can be turned into stable, the old stable branch
1975 2N is given up (i.e. no longer maintained), the former development branch 2N+1 becomes the
1976 new stable branch 2N+2, and a new development branch 2N+3 is opened.
1981 Z, the point or sub version, represents a release of the software within a branch.
1982 It is therefore incremented immediately before each code freeze.
1983 In development branches, only the even point versions correspond to actual releases,
1984 while the odd ones denote the evolving state of the sources on CVS in between.
1985 It follows that Z is odd on CVS in development branches most of the time. There, it gets
1986 increased to an even number immediately before a code freeze, and is increased to an odd
1987 number again immediately thereafter.
1988 This ensures that builds from CVS snapshots are easily distinguished from released versions.
1989 The point version is reset to zero when the minor changes.
1997 <sect2 id="beforerelease">
1998 <title>Before the Release: Freeze</title>
2000 The following <emphasis>must be done by one of the
2001 developers</emphasis> prior to each new release.
2007 Make sure that everybody who has worked on the code in the last
2008 couple of days has had a chance to yell <quote>no!</quote> in case
2009 they have pending changes/fixes in their pipelines. Announce the
2010 freeze so that nobody will interfere with last minute changes.
2015 Increment the version number (point from odd to even in development
2016 branches!) in <filename>configure.in</filename>.
2021 If <filename>default.action</filename> has changed since last
2022 release (i.e. software release or standalone actions file release),
2023 bump up its version info to A.B in this line:
2027 {+add-header{X-Actions-File-Version: A.B} -filter -no-popups}
2031 Then change the version info in doc/webserver/actions/index.php,
2032 line: '$required_actions_file_version = "A.B";'
2037 If the HTML documentation is not in sync with the SGML sources
2038 you need to regenerate and upload it to the webserver. (If in
2039 doubt, just do it.) See the Section "Updating the webserver" in
2040 this manual for details.
2045 <emphasis>Commit all files that were changed in the above steps!</emphasis>
2050 Tag all files in CVS with the version number with
2051 <quote><command>cvs tag v_X_Y_Z</command></quote>.
2052 Don't use vX_Y_Z, ver_X_Y_Z, v_X.Y.Z (won't work) etc.
2057 If the release was in a development branch, increase the point version
2058 from even to odd (X.Y.(Z+1)) again in <filename>configure.in</filename> and
2064 On the webserver, copy the user manual to a new top-level directory
2065 called <filename>X.Y.Z</filename>. This ensures that help links from the CGI
2066 pages, which have the version as a prefix, will go into the right version of the manual.
2067 If this is a development branch release, also symlink <filename>X.Y.(Z-1)</filename>
2068 to <filename>X.Y.Z</filename> and <filename>X.Y.(Z+1)</filename> to
2069 <filename>.</filename> (i.e. dot).
2076 <sect2 id="therelease">
2077 <title>Building and Releasing the Packages</title>
2079 Now the individual packages can be built and released. Note that for
2080 GPL reasons the first package to be released is always the source tarball.
2084 For <emphasis>all</emphasis> types of packages, including the source tarball,
2085 <emphasis>you must make sure that you build from clean sources by exporting
2086 the right version from CVS into an empty directory:</emphasis>.
2091 mkdir dist # delete or choose different name if it already exists
2093 cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
2094 cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa export -r v_X_Y_Z current
2099 <emphasis>Do NOT change</emphasis> a single bit, including, but not limited to
2100 version information after export from CVS. This is to make sure that
2101 all release packages, and with them, all future bug reports, are based
2102 on exactly the same code.
2106 Please find additional instructions for the source tarball and the
2107 individual platform dependent binary packages below.
2110 <sect3 id="newrelease-tarball"><title>Source Tarball</title>
2112 First, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
2113 version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
2114 packages" above). Then run:
2119 autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
2131 To upload the package to Sourceforge, simply issue
2139 Go to the displayed URL and release the file publicly on Sourceforge.
2140 For the change log field, use the relevant section of the
2141 <filename>ChangeLog</filename> file.
2145 <sect3 id="newrelease-rpm"><title>SuSE or Red Hat RPM</title>
2147 In following text, replace <replaceable class="parameter">dist</replaceable>
2148 with either <quote>rh</quote> for Red Hat or <quote>suse</quote> for SuSE.
2151 First, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
2152 version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
2156 As the only exception to not changing anything after export from CVS,
2157 now examine the file <filename>privoxy-</filename><replaceable class="parameter">dist</replaceable><filename>.spec</filename>
2158 and make sure that the version information and the RPM release number are
2159 correct. The RPM release numbers for each version start at one. Hence it must
2160 be reset to one if this is the first RPM for
2161 <replaceable class="parameter">dist</replaceable> which is built from version
2163 <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118">file
2164 list</ulink> if unsure. Else, it must be set to the highest already available RPM
2165 release number for that version plus one.
2173 autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
2181 make <replaceable class="parameter">dist</replaceable>-dist
2185 To upload the package to Sourceforge, simply issue
2189 make <replaceable class="parameter">dist</replaceable>-upload <replaceable class="parameter">rpm_packagerev</replaceable>
2193 where <replaceable class="parameter">rpm_packagerev</replaceable> is the
2194 RPM release number as determined above.
2195 Go to the displayed URL and release the file publicly on Sourceforge.
2196 Use the release notes and change log from the source tarball package.
2200 <sect3 id="newrelease-os2"><title>OS/2</title>
2202 First, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
2203 version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
2204 packages" above). Then get the OS/2 Setup module:
2208 cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co os2setup
2212 You will need a mix of development tools.
2213 The main compilation takes place with IBM Visual Age C++.
2214 Some ancillary work takes place with GNU tools, available from
2215 various sources like hobbes.nmsu.edu.
2216 Specificially, you will need <filename>autoheader</filename>,
2217 <filename>autoconf</filename> and <filename>sh</filename> tools.
2218 The packaging takes place with WarpIN, available from various sources, including
2219 its home page: <ulink url="http://www.xworkplace.org/">xworkplace</ulink>.
2222 Change directory to the <filename>os2setup</filename> directory.
2223 Edit the os2build.cmd file to set the final executable filename.
2228 installExeName='privoxyos2_setup_X.Y.Z.exe'
2232 Next, edit the <filename>IJB.wis</filename> file so the release number matches
2233 in the <filename>PACKAGEID</filename> section:
2237 PACKAGEID="Privoxy Team\Privoxy\Privoxy Package\X\Y\Z"
2241 You're now ready to build. Run:
2249 You will find the WarpIN-installable executable in the
2250 <filename>./files</filename> directory. Upload this anonymously to
2251 <filename>uploads.sourceforge.net/incoming</filename>, create a release
2252 for it, and you're done. Use the release notes and Change Log from the
2253 source tarball package.
2257 <sect3 id="newrelease-solaris"><title>Solaris</title>
2259 Login to Sourceforge's compilefarm via ssh:
2263 ssh cf.sourceforge.net
2267 Choose the right operating system (not the Debian one).
2268 When logged in, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
2269 version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
2270 packages" above). Then run:
2275 autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
2287 which creates a gzip'ed tar archive. Sadly, you cannot use <command>make
2288 solaris-upload</command> on the Sourceforge machine (no ncftpput). You now have
2289 to manually upload the archive to Sourceforge's ftp server and release
2290 the file publicly. Use the release notes and Change Log from the
2291 source tarball package.
2295 <sect3 id="newrelease-windows"><title>Windows</title>
2297 You should ensure you have the latest version of Cygwin (from
2298 <ulink url="http://www.cygwin.com/">http://www.cygwin.com/</ulink>).
2299 Run the following commands from within a Cygwin bash shell.
2302 First, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
2303 version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
2304 packages" above). Then get the Windows setup module:
2308 cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co winsetup
2312 Then you can build the package. This is fully automated, and is
2313 controlled by <filename>winsetup/GNUmakefile</filename>.
2314 All you need to do is:
2323 Now you can manually rename <filename>privoxy_setup.exe</filename> to
2324 <filename>privoxy_setup_X_Y_Z.exe</filename>, and upload it to
2325 SourceForge. When releasing the package on SourceForge, use the release notes
2326 and Change Log from the source tarball package.
2330 <sect3 id="newrelease-debian"><title>Debian</title>
2332 First, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
2333 version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
2334 packages" above). Then, run:
2339 autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
2347 <sect3 id="newrelease-macosx"><title>Mac OSX</title>
2349 First, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
2350 version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
2351 packages" above). Then get the Mac OSX setup module:
2355 cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co osxsetup
2368 This will run <filename>autoheader</filename>, <filename>autoconf</filename> and
2369 <filename>configure</filename> as well as <filename>make</filename>.
2370 Finally, it will copy over the necessary files to the ./osxsetup/files directory
2371 for further processing by <filename>PackageMaker</filename>.
2374 Bring up PackageMaker with the PrivoxyPackage.pmsp definition file, modify the package
2375 name to match the release, and hit the "Create package" button.
2376 If you specify ./Privoxy.pkg as the output package name, you can then create
2377 the distributable zip file with the command:
2381 zip -r privoxyosx_setup_x.y.z.zip Privoxy.pkg
2385 You can then upload <filename>privoxyosx_setup_x.y.z.zip</filename> anonymously to
2386 <filename>uploads.sourceforge.net/incoming</filename>,
2387 create a release for it, and you're done. Use the release notes
2388 and Change Log from the source tarball package.
2392 <sect3 id="newrelease-freebsd"><title>FreeBSD</title>
2394 Login to Sourceforge's compilefarm via ssh:
2398 ssh cf.sourceforge.net
2402 Choose the right operating system.
2403 When logged in, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
2404 version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
2405 packages" above). Then run:
2410 autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
2422 which creates a gzip'ed tar archive. Sadly, you cannot use <command>make
2423 freebsd-upload</command> on the Sourceforge machine (no ncftpput). You now have
2424 to manually upload the archive to Sourceforge's ftp server and release
2425 the file publicly. Use the release notes and Change Log from the
2426 source tarball package.
2430 <sect3 id="newrelease-hpux"><title>HP-UX 11</title>
2432 First, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
2433 version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
2434 packages" above). Then run:
2439 autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
2447 <sect3 id="newrelease-amiga"><title>Amiga OS</title>
2449 First, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
2450 version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
2451 packages" above). Then run:
2456 autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
2464 <sect3 id="newrelease-aix"><title>AIX</title>
2466 Login to Sourceforge's compilefarm via ssh:
2470 ssh cf.sourceforge.net
2474 Choose the right operating system.
2475 When logged in, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
2476 version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
2477 packages" above). Then run:
2482 autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
2494 which creates a gzip'ed tar archive. Sadly, you cannot use <command>make
2495 aix-upload</command> on the Sourceforge machine (no ncftpput). You now have
2496 to manually upload the archive to Sourceforge's ftp server and release
2497 the file publicly. Use the release notes and Change Log from the
2498 source tarball package.
2503 <sect2 id="releasing">
2504 <title>Uploading and Releasing Your Package</title>
2506 After the package is ready, it is time to upload it
2507 to SourceForge, and go through the release steps. The upload
2514 Upload to: <ulink url="ftp://upload.sourceforge.net/incoming">ftp://upload.sourceforge.net/incoming</ulink>
2519 user: <literal>anonymous</literal>
2524 password: <literal>ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net</literal>
2530 Once this done go to <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/project/admin/editpackages.php?group_id=11118">http://sourceforge.net/project/admin/editpackages.php?group_id=11118</ulink>,
2531 making sure you are logged in. Find your target platform in the
2532 second column, and click <literal>Add Release</literal>. You will
2533 then need to create a new release for your package, using the format
2534 of <literal>$VERSION ($CODE_STATUS)</literal>, e.g. <emphasis>&p-version;
2538 Now just follow the prompts. Be sure to add any appropriate Release
2539 notes. You should see your freshly uploaded packages in
2540 <quote>Step 2. Add Files To This Release</quote>. Check the
2541 appropriate box(es). Remember at each step to hit the
2542 <quote>Refresh/Submit</quote> buttons! You should now see your
2543 file(s) listed in Step 3. Fill out the forms with the appropriate
2544 information for your platform, being sure to hit <quote>Update</quote>
2545 for each file. If anyone is monitoring your platform, check the
2546 <quote>email</quote> box at the very bottom to notify them of
2547 the new package. This should do it!
2550 If you have made errors, or need to make changes, you can go through
2551 essentially the same steps, but select <literal>Edit Release</literal>,
2552 instead of <literal>Add Release</literal>.
2556 <sect2 id="afterrelease">
2557 <title>After the Release</title>
2559 When all (or: most of the) packages have been uploaded and made available,
2560 send an email to the <ulink url="mailto:ijbswa-announce@lists.sourceforge.net">announce
2561 mailing list</ulink>, Subject: "Version X.Y.Z available for download". Be sure to
2563 <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118">download
2564 location</ulink>, the release notes and the change log.
2570 <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
2571 <sect1 id="webserver-update"><title>Update the Webserver</title>
2573 When updating the webserver, please follow these steps to make
2574 sure that no broken links, incosistent contents or permission
2575 problems will occur:
2578 If you have changed anything in the documentation source SGML files,
2583 make dok # (or make redkat-dok if make dok doesn't work for you)
2587 That will generate <filename>doc/webserver/user-manual</filename>,
2588 <filename>doc/webserver/developer-manual</filename>,
2589 <filename>doc/webserver/faq</filename> and
2590 <filename>doc/webserver/index.html</filename> automatically.
2593 If you changed the manual page source, generate
2594 <filename>doc/webserver/man-page/privoxy-man-page.html</filename>
2595 by running <quote><command>make man</command></quote>. (This is
2596 a separate target due to dependencies on some obscure perl scripts.
2597 See comments in <filename>GNUmakefile</filename>.)
2600 If you want to add new files to the webserver, create them locally in
2601 the <filename>doc/webserver/*</filename> directory (or
2602 create new directories under <filename>doc/webserver</filename>).
2605 Next, commit any changes from the above steps to CVS. All set? Then do
2613 This will do the upload to <ulink url="http://www.privoxy.org/">the
2614 webserver</ulink> (www.privoxy.org) and ensure all files and directories
2615 there are group writable.
2618 Please do <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> use any other means of transferring
2619 files to the webserver to avoid permission problems.
2623 <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
2624 <sect1 id="contact"><title>Contacting the developers, Bug Reporting and Feature Requests</title>
2625 <!-- Include contacting.sgml -->
2627 <!-- end contacting -->
2630 <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
2631 <sect1 id="copyright"><title>Copyright and History</title>
2633 <sect2><title>Copyright</title>
2634 <!-- Include copyright.sgml -->
2639 <sect2><title>History</title>
2640 <!-- Include history.sgml -->
2647 <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
2648 <sect1 id="seealso"><title>See also</title>
2649 <!-- Include seealso.sgml -->
2657 This program is free software; you can redistribute it
2658 and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General
2659 Public License as published by the Free Software
2660 Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
2661 your option) any later version.
2663 This program is distributed in the hope that it will
2664 be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
2665 implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
2666 PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public
2667 License for more details.
2669 The GNU General Public License should be included with
2670 this file. If not, you can view it at
2671 http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
2672 or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
2673 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
2675 $Log: developer-manual.sgml,v $
2676 Revision 1.40 2002/05/04 00:43:43 hal9
2677 -Remove TOC/first page kludge with proper stylesheet fix.
2678 -Combined the two very brief sections: Intro and Quickstart.
2680 Revision 1.39 2002/05/02 15:08:25 oes
2681 Added explanation about version numbers and RPM package revisions
2683 Revision 1.38 2002/04/29 02:20:31 hal9
2684 Add info on steps for uploading and the release process on SF.
2686 Revision 1.37 2002/04/26 17:23:29 swa
2687 bookmarks cleaned, changed structure of user manual, screen and programlisting cleanups, and numerous other changes that I forgot
2689 Revision 1.36 2002/04/26 05:25:23 hal9
2690 Mass commit to catch a few scattered fixes.
2692 Revision 1.35 2002/04/17 15:16:15 oes
2693 Added link to docbook crash course
2695 Revision 1.34 2002/04/15 23:39:32 oes
2696 - Extended & fixed the release section
2697 - Added CVS guideline sections
2698 - Separated webserver section from release section
2699 - Commented out boilerplate inclusion (If you don't know yet what it is,
2700 you shouldn't mess with its code ;-)
2703 Revision 1.33 2002/04/12 03:49:53 hal9
2704 Spell checked. Clarification on where docs are kept.
2706 Revision 1.32 2002/04/11 21:29:58 jongfoster
2707 Documenting Win32 release procedure
2709 Revision 1.31 2002/04/11 09:32:52 oes
2712 Revision 1.30 2002/04/11 09:24:53 oes
2715 Revision 1.29 2002/04/10 18:45:14 swa
2718 Revision 1.28 2002/04/08 22:59:26 hal9
2719 Version update. Spell chkconfig correctly :)
2721 Revision 1.27 2002/04/08 15:31:18 hal9
2722 Touch ups to documentation section.
2724 Revision 1.26 2002/04/07 23:50:08 hal9
2725 Documentation changes to reflect HTML docs now in CVS, and new generated files
2728 Revision 1.25 2002/04/06 05:07:28 hal9
2729 -Add privoxy-man-page.sgml, for man page.
2730 -Add authors.sgml for AUTHORS (and p-authors.sgml)
2731 -Reworked various aspects of various docs.
2732 -Added additional comments to sub-docs.
2734 Revision 1.24 2002/04/04 21:33:37 hal9
2735 More on documenting the documents.
2737 Revision 1.23 2002/04/04 18:46:47 swa
2738 consistent look. reuse of copyright, history et. al.
2740 Revision 1.22 2002/04/04 17:27:56 swa
2741 more single file to be included at multiple points. make maintaining easier
2743 Revision 1.21 2002/04/04 06:48:37 hal9
2744 Structural changes to allow for conditional inclusion/exclusion of content
2745 based on entity toggles, e.g. 'entity % p-not-stable "INCLUDE"'. And
2746 definition of internal entities, e.g. 'entity p-version "2.9.13"' that will
2747 eventually be set by Makefile.
2748 More boilerplate text for use across multiple docs.
2750 Revision 1.20 2002/04/04 03:28:27 david__schmidt
2753 Revision 1.19 2002/04/03 15:09:42 david__schmidt
2754 Add OS/2 build section
2756 Revision 1.18 2002/04/03 03:51:48 hal9
2759 Revision 1.17 2002/04/03 01:21:17 hal9
2760 Implementing Andreas's suggestions for Release sections.
2762 Revision 1.16 2002/03/31 23:04:40 hal9
2763 Fleshed out the doc section, and added something for an intro so it was not
2766 Revision 1.15 2002/03/30 22:29:47 swa
2769 Revision 1.14 2002/03/30 19:04:08 swa
2770 people release differently. no good.
2771 I want to make parts of the docs only.
2773 Revision 1.13 2002/03/27 01:16:41 hal9
2776 Revision 1.12 2002/03/27 01:02:51 hal9
2777 Touch up on name change...
2779 Revision 1.11 2002/03/26 22:29:55 swa
2780 we have a new homepage!
2782 Revision 1.10 2002/03/24 12:33:01 swa
2785 Revision 1.9 2002/03/24 11:01:05 swa
2788 Revision 1.8 2002/03/23 15:13:11 swa
2789 renamed every reference to the old name with foobar.
2790 fixed "application foobar application" tag, fixed
2791 "the foobar" with "foobar". left junkbustser in cvs
2792 comments and remarks to history untouched.
2794 Revision 1.7 2002/03/11 13:13:27 swa
2795 correct feedback channels
2797 Revision 1.6 2002/02/24 14:25:06 jongfoster
2798 Formatting changes. Now changing the doctype to DocBook XML 4.1
2799 will work - no other changes are needed.
2801 Revision 1.5 2001/10/31 18:16:51 swa
2802 documentation added: howto generate docs in text and html
2803 format, howto move stuff to the webserver.
2805 Revision 1.4 2001/09/23 10:13:48 swa
2806 upload process established. run make webserver and
2807 the documentation is moved to the webserver. documents
2808 are now linked correctly.
2810 Revision 1.3 2001/09/13 15:27:40 swa
2813 Revision 1.2 2001/09/13 15:20:17 swa
2814 merged standards into developer manual
2816 Revision 1.1 2001/09/12 15:36:41 swa
2817 source files for junkbuster documentation
2819 Revision 1.3 2001/09/10 17:43:59 swa
2820 first proposal of a structure.
2822 Revision 1.2 2001/06/13 14:28:31 swa
2823 docs should have an author.
2825 Revision 1.1 2001/06/13 14:20:37 swa
2826 first import of project's documentation for the webserver.