On 1/20/2012 7:23 AM, Matthew Kenworthy wrote:
There's been some traffic about the status and location of the PDL
Book, so this is an attempt to summarise what's been going on:
The PDL Book is in a git repository, which you can currently look at
with your browser at:
http://pdl.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=pdl/pdl-book;a=tree
The top level of the repository contains the file 00README.pod, which
gives more details on how to get a local copy, and how to get write
access and contribute to the Book. Please read this through to get a
good idea of what's going on:
http://pdl.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=pdl/pdl-book;a=blob;f=00README.pod
...and the list of chapters and ordered section is in PDL/Book.pod:
http://pdl.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=pdl/pdl-book;a=blob;f=PDL/Book.pod
Thanks to the efforts of several people on the Perldl list, we have a
relatively complete set of PODs and figures that make up a functional
book! The PDF version of the book is running to 159 pages with the
included figures. I'm not sure where I should put a live copy for
others to read... Chris, suggestions?
We could put PDF versions of individual chapters
and draft book on the sf.net site. I guess I'm
not sure what would be best to help people wanting
to put on their editor/review hats.
--Chris
TODO list:
Import/write sections on TriD, Complex numbers, Threading, Transform,
Pthreads, Proj. Do we want a chapter on Proj?
Proofread the chapters and check that the examples work, and fixing
many links in the docs.
Work out directory structure that is suitable for PDL distribution and
for others to contribute.
My goal is to start reading the chapters and cleaning them up into a
consistent flowing book. If we stopped additions *right now*, we then
have a minimally useful book. The rest is making sure that the
demonstration files are easily accessible for interested users.
Thoughts?
Matt
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