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Build System Planning
The CSS2.1 build scripts have a lot of problems. They kinda need a rehaul. This page is for planning the rehaul. We start by cataloging the problems…
Build Script Problems and Missing Features
Major Issues
filter HTMLonly and XMLonly tests during test generation
handle .htaccess merging
don't munge SGML comments or whitespace
preserve DOCTYPEs across conversion
handle structured directories
Figure out how to build a cross 2.1 / 3 test suite that doesn't require hosting multiple copies on w3.org or has some other way of letting us identify common test results in the results system?
Changes to the build system should make its parts easier to use for other purposes, and to generally improve its usefulness to testers and test writers.
Minor issues
Minor improvements that don't affect architecture.