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-Building VPP Documents
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+Creating VPP Documents
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These instructions show how the VPP documentation sources are built.
-FD.io VPP Documentation uses `reStructuredText <http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/restructuredtext/index.html>`_ (rst) files, which are used by `Sphinx <http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/>`_.
-We will also cover how to view your build on Read the Docs in `Using Read the Docs`_.
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+The VPP Documents are written using `reStructuredText <http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/restructuredtext/index.html>`_ (rst),
+or markdown (md). These files are then built using the Sphinx build system `Sphinx <http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/>`_.
-To build your files, you can either `Create a Virtual Environment using virtualenv`_, which installs all the required applications for you, or you can `Install Sphinx manually`_.
+Get the VPP sources
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-Create a Virtual Environment using virtualenv
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-For more information on how to use the Python virtual environment check out
-`Installing packages using pip and virtualenv`_.
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-.. _`Installing packages using pip and virtualenv`: https://packaging.python.org/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtualenv/
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-Get the Documents
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-For example start with a clone of the vpp-docs.
+Start with a clone of the vpp repository.
.. code-block:: console
$ cd vpp
-Install the virtual environment
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+Create a Virtual Environment using virtualenv
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+For more information on how to use the Python virtual environment check out
+`Installing packages using pip and virtualenv`_.
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+.. _`Installing packages using pip and virtualenv`: https://packaging.python.org/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtualenv/
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In the vpp root directory on your system, run:
.. code-block:: console
interfere with other builds that may use different versions of software.
Build the html files
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Be sure you are in your vpp-docs/docs directory, since that is where Sphinx will look for your **conf.py**
file, and build the **.rst** files into an **index.html** file:
$ make html
View the results
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| If there are no errors during the build process, you should now have an **index.html** file in your
| **vpp/docs/_build/html** directory, which you can then view in your browser.
$ deactivate
+Getting your documents reviewed and merged
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-Install Sphinx manually
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-Skip this step if you created a *virtualenv* in the previous step. If you dont want to create a *virtualenv*, you should install Sphinx `here <http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/installation.html>`_, and follow their `getting started guide <http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/quickstart.html>`_.
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-Building these files will generate an **index.html** file, which you can then view in your browser to verify and see your file changes.
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-To *build* your files, make sure you're in your **vpp-docs/docs** directory, where your **conf.py** file is located, and run:
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-| If there are no errors during the build process, you should now have an **index.html** file in your
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-.. figure:: /_images/htmlBuild.png
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-Whenever you make changes to your **.rst** files that you want to see, repeat this build process.
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-Using Read the Docs
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-`Read the Docs <https://readthedocs.org/>`_ is a website that "simplifies software documentation by automating building, versioning, and hosting of your docs for you". Essentially, it accesses your Github repo to generate the **index.html** file, and then displays it on its own *Read the Docs* webpage so others can view your documentation.
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-Create an account on *Read the Docs* if you haven't already.
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-Go to your `dashboard <https://readthedocs.org/dashboard/>`_ , and click on "Import a Project".
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-.. figure:: /_images/importReadDocs.png
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- This will bring you to a page where you can choose to import a repo from your Github account (only if you've linked your Github account to your Read the Docs account), or to import a repo manually. In this example, we'll do it manually. Click "Import Manually".
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+VPP documents are reviewed and merged like and other source code. Refer to :ref:`gitreview`
+to get your changes reviewed and merged.
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