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authorMarkus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>2020-10-29 13:31:11 +0100
committerAlexandre Flament <alex@al-f.net>2020-10-30 20:30:20 +0100
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[mod] make docs-live - remove --port option from sphinx-autobuild
Setting port fixed to 8080 has drawbacks when this port is already in use from another application [1]. Removing this option from the command line offers the use of the sphinx-autobuild defaults which are much more flexible [2]. [1] https://github.com/searx/searx/issues/2282 [2] https://github.com/executablebooks/sphinx-autobuild/blob/master/README.md Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
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diff --git a/docs/dev/contribution_guide.rst b/docs/dev/contribution_guide.rst
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@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ Here is an example which makes a complete rebuild:
live build
----------
+.. _sphinx-autobuild:
+ https://github.com/executablebooks/sphinx-autobuild/blob/master/README.md
+
.. sidebar:: docs-clean
It is recommended to assert a complete rebuild before deploying (use
@@ -156,9 +159,21 @@ changed.
$ make docs-live
...
The HTML pages are in dist/docs.
- ... Serving on http://0.0.0.0:8080
+ ... Serving on http://0.0.0.0:8000
... Start watching changes
+Live builds are implemented by sphinx-autobuild_. Use environment
+``$(SPHINXOPTS)`` to pass arguments to the sphinx-autobuild_ command. Except
+option ``--host`` (which is always set to ``0.0.0.0``) you can pass any
+argument. E.g to find and use a free port, use:
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+ $ SPHINXOPTS="--port 0" make docs-live
+ ...
+ ... Serving on http://0.0.0.0:50593
+ ...
+
.. _deploy on github.io: