On Wed, 15 Feb 2017, Jonathan Wakely wrote:
> The C++14 standard is:
> http://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku=ISO%2fIEC+14882%3a2014
Thanks, Jonathan!
>> What do you think?
> Should we make the FAQ link to the info in the manual, instead of just
> removing it?
Great idea. Unfortunately I do not know the Docbook magic to do
this for the libstdc++ documentation, so I went ahead with the
simple version below.
Can you perhaps help making this a "real" link?
Gerald
2017-03-18 Gerald Pfeifer <ger...@pfeifer.com>
* doc/xml/manual/appendix_contributing.xml: Convert link to
ansi.org to https.
Update link to the C++ standard at ansi.org.
* doc/xml/faq.xml: Remove information redundant with the above;
instead add a reference.
Index: doc/xml/manual/appendix_contributing.xml
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--- doc/xml/manual/appendix_contributing.xml (revision 246258)
+++ doc/xml/manual/appendix_contributing.xml (working copy)
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@
the standard from their respective national standards
organization. In the USA, this national standards
organization is
- <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink";
xlink:href="http://www.ansi.org";>ANSI</link>.
- (And if you've already registered with them you can
- <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink";
xlink:href="http://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku=INCITS%2fISO%2fIEC+14882-2012";>buy
the standard on-line</link>.)
+ <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink";
xlink:href="https://www.ansi.org";>ANSI</link>.
+ (And if you've already registered with them you can <link
+ xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink";
+
xlink:href="https://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku=ISO%2fIEC+14882%3a2014";>buy
+ the standard on-line</link>.)
</para>
</listitem>
Index: doc/xml/faq.xml
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--- doc/xml/faq.xml (revision 246258)
+++ doc/xml/faq.xml (working copy)
@@ -1177,25 +1177,7 @@
</question>
<answer xml:id="a-get_iso_cxx">
<para>
- Copies of the full ISO 14882 standard are available on line via
- the ISO mirror site for committee members. Non-members, or those
- who have not paid for the privilege of sitting on the committee
- and sustained their two-meeting commitment for voting rights, may
- get a copy of the standard from their respective national
- standards organization. In the USA, this national standards
- organization is ANSI and their website is
- right <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink";
xlink:href="http://www.ansi.org";>here</link>. (And if
- you've already registered with them, clicking this link will take
- you to directly to the place where you can
- <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink";
xlink:href="http://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku=ISO%2FIEC+14882:2003";>buy
the standard on-line</link>.
- </para>
- <para>
- Who is your country's member body? Visit the
- <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink";
xlink:href="http://www.iso.ch/";>ISO homepage</link> and find out!
- </para>
- <para>
- The 2003 version of the standard (the 1998 version plus TC1) is
- available in print, ISBN 0-470-84674-7.
+ Please refer to the Contributing section in our manual.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
