Python API Reference -> "Page Not Found (404) / Page doesn't exist" on #37646

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Alexander N. · 2013-11-28T08:15:51+01:00

Alexander N. commented

2013-11-28 08:15:51 +01:00

System Information
Operating system and graphics card

Blender Version
Broken: Blender 2.69.2 & 2.69.3
Worked: Blender 2.69.1

Short description of error
then i click on Python API Reference in blender, i get a "Page Not Found (404) / Page doesn't exist" message, because the webpage does not exist.
on blender 2.69 -> http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api_2_69_release/ -> Ok
on blender 2.69.1 -> http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api_2_69_1/ -> Ok
on blender 2.69.2 -> http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api_2_69_2/ -> Not Found (404)
on blender 2.69.3 -> http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api_2_69_3/ -> Not Found (404)

generally, i don't understand, why there isn't a mechanism to navigate to the most recent version of the page, in case of missing page.
or other point, why is there a version number in the links for the most recent version, why isn't a "plain" link available, that always point to the newest, most recent version of the page...
e.g.:
http:*www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api_2_69_3/ -> http:*www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api/
http:*wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.6/Manual/ -> http:*wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc/Manual/

or change the system how to call a specific version of the documentation, by using an extra parameter, like
http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api/?version=2.69.3 -> navigates to 2.69.3, and if not exist to most recent existing version
http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api/ -> navigates to most recent existing version

**System Information** Operating system and graphics card **Blender Version** Broken: Blender 2.69.2 & 2.69.3 Worked: Blender 2.69.1 **Short description of error** then i click on Python API Reference in blender, i get a "Page Not Found (404) / Page doesn't exist" message, because the webpage does not exist. on blender 2.69 -> http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api_2_69_release/ -> Ok on blender 2.69.1 -> http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api_2_69_1/ -> Ok on blender 2.69.2 -> http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api_2_69_2/ -> Not Found (404) on blender 2.69.3 -> http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api_2_69_3/ -> Not Found (404) generally, i don't understand, why there isn't a mechanism to navigate to the most recent version of the page, in case of missing page. or other point, why is there a version number in the links for the most recent version, why isn't a "plain" link available, that always point to the newest, most recent version of the page... e.g.: http:*www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api_2_69_3/ -> http:*www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api/ http:*wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.6/Manual/ -> http:*wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc/Manual/ or change the system how to call a specific version of the documentation, by using an extra parameter, like http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api/?version=2.69.3 -> navigates to 2.69.3, and if not exist to most recent existing version http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api/ -> navigates to most recent existing version

Alexander N. commented

2013-11-28 08:15:51 +01:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Alexander N. commented

2013-11-28 08:15:51 +01:00

Added subscriber: @beta-tester

Thomas Dinges commented

2013-11-28 10:07:14 +01:00

Added subscribers: @ideasman42, @ThomasDinges

Thomas Dinges commented

2013-11-28 10:07:14 +01:00

Campbell, can we finally see a good solution to this? This comes up every few weeks... :)

Campbell Barton commented

2013-11-29 00:39:23 +01:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Campbell Barton closed this issue

2013-11-29 00:39:23 +01:00

Campbell Barton self-assigned this 2013-11-29 00:39:23 +01:00

Campbell Barton commented

2013-11-29 00:39:23 +01:00

http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api_2_69_3 - works now, I had to update the upload URL since servers changed.
closuing.

http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api_2_69_3 - works now, I had to update the upload URL since servers changed. closuing.

Alexander N. commented

2013-12-06 09:29:05 +01:00

blender 2.69.4 is out, but again, the "Python API Reference" is pointing to a non-existing web-page
http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api_2_69_4

blender 2.69.4 is out, but again, the "Python API Reference" is pointing to a non-existing web-page http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api_2_69_4

Alexander N. commented

2013-12-06 09:29:35 +01:00

Changed status from 'Resolved' to: 'Open'

Alexander N. reopened this issue

2013-12-06 09:29:35 +01:00

Campbell Barton commented

2013-12-09 15:48:59 +01:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Campbell Barton closed this issue

2013-12-09 15:48:59 +01:00

Thomas Dinges commented

2013-12-09 18:32:22 +01:00

Campbell, what is the status here? Do you still need to manually update the docs every time we do a version bump?

Alexander N. commented

2013-12-10 21:10:26 +01:00

Changed status from 'Resolved' to: 'Open'

Alexander N. reopened this issue

2013-12-10 21:10:26 +01:00

Alexander N. commented

2013-12-10 21:10:26 +01:00

with blender 2.69.7 the link is again not up-to-date and link you to a non-existing webpage.
i want to point to, that there should be a better solution / automatism / or what ever, to keep the "blender API reference" functionality an the webpage in sync.

so i reopened this report finally the very last time - i don't want to spam the tracker for this issue...

anyhow, thank you for your work... bye.

with blender 2.69.7 the link is again not up-to-date and link you to a non-existing webpage. i want to point to, that there should be a better solution / automatism / or what ever, to keep the "blender API reference" functionality an the webpage in sync. so i reopened this report finally the very last time - i don't want to spam the tracker for this issue... anyhow, thank you for your work... bye.

Campbell Barton commented

2013-12-11 03:26:29 +01:00

we could just add more devs who have the ability to upload docs but this requires server login currently. Or we could do daily-automatic doc build. Though this would mean the server would need a blender build (and all the blender dependencies). Uploading new docs now.

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2013-12-11 05:05:29 +01:00

Added subscriber: @brecht

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2013-12-11 05:05:29 +01:00

Can we have a redirect rule on the server so that even if the requested version is not on there, it redirects to the next best thing?

Or maybe create symlinks for the next few subversions when you upload?

sudo ln -s blender_python_api_2_69_7 blender_python_api_2_69_8
sudo ln -s blender_python_api_2_69_7 blender_python_api_2_69_9
sudo ln -s blender_python_api_2_69_7 blender_python_api_2_69_10
sudo ln -s blender_python_api_2_69_7 blender_python_api_2_70
...

Can we have a redirect rule on the server so that even if the requested version is not on there, it redirects to the next best thing? Or maybe create symlinks for the next few subversions when you upload? ``` sudo ln -s blender_python_api_2_69_7 blender_python_api_2_69_8 sudo ln -s blender_python_api_2_69_7 blender_python_api_2_69_9 sudo ln -s blender_python_api_2_69_7 blender_python_api_2_69_10 sudo ln -s blender_python_api_2_69_7 blender_python_api_2_70 ...

Campbell Barton commented

2014-01-30 07:33:37 +01:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

Campbell Barton closed this issue

2014-01-30 07:33:37 +01:00

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Python API Reference -> "Page Not Found (404) / Page doesn't exist" on #37646