From df8f87770e4e7607dde9544edcb6cc990b625844 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:09:09 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] thoughts --- ...er_multiple_destinations_from_one_source.mdwn | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/todo/Render_multiple_destinations_from_one_source.mdwn b/doc/todo/Render_multiple_destinations_from_one_source.mdwn index 0af5ed172..5fd787607 100644 --- a/doc/todo/Render_multiple_destinations_from_one_source.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/Render_multiple_destinations_from_one_source.mdwn @@ -32,3 +32,19 @@ Alternatively, one might invent a new way of specifying alternative settings. i where the existance of the additionalsites list provokes additional runs through using the settings with matching extra bits to be used to override the defaults found in the rest of the file. Just brainstorming a bit after [[liw]]'s comment about this being useful on IRC, and thought I'd write the idea up while I was thinking about it. -[[fil]] + +> I don't think you can avoid ikiwiki needing to store a different +> `.ikiwiki` directory with state for each site. Differences in +> configuration can affect the state it stores in arbitrary ways, +> ranging from which pages are even built to what plugins are enabled and +> store state. This also means that it doesn't make sense to try and +> share state amoung rebuilds of the same site. +> +> There is a hidden, and undocumented configuration setting `wikistatedir` +> that can actually be pointed at a different directory than `.ikiwiki`. +> Then you can rebuild multiple configurations from one working directory. +> +> Another handy trick is to use the old perl-format (not yaml) setup file, +> and parameterize it using `$ENV{FOO}`, then you can build two different +> setups from the same setup file. +> --[[Joey]]