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 @chapter Website work
 
 @menu
-* Introduction to website work::  
+* Introduction to website work::
 * Uploading and security::
+* Debugging website and docs locally::
 * Translating the website::
 @end menu
 
 @section Introduction to website work
 
 The website is @emph{not} written directly in HTML;
-instead, the source is Texinfo, which is then generated into HTML,
-PDF, and Info formats.  The sources are
+instead it is autogenerated along with the documentation through a
+sophisticated setup, using Texinfo source files.  Texinfo is the
+standard for documentation of GNU software and allows generating
+output in HTML, PDF, and Info formats, which drastically reduces
+maintenance effort and ensures that the website content is
+consistent with the rest of the documentation.  This makes the
+environment for improving the website rather different from common
+web development.
+
+If you have not contributed to LilyPond before, a good starting
+point might be incremental changes to the CSS file, to be found at
+@uref{http://lilypond.org/css/lilypond-website.css} or in the
+LilyPond source code at @file{./Documentation/css/lilypond-website.css}.
+
+Large scale structural changes tend to require familiarity with
+the project in general, a track record in working on LilyPond
+documentation as well as a prospect of long-term commitment.
+
+The Texinfo source file for generating HTML are to be found in
 
-@verbatim
+@example
 Documentation/web.texi
 Documentation/web/*.texi
-@end verbatim
+@end example
 
 Unless otherwise specified, follow the instructions and policies
 given in @ref{Documentation work}.  That chapter also contains a
@@ -39,11 +57,17 @@ subsections or subsubsections.
 link to any pieces of automatically generated documentation, like
 the IR or certain NR appendices.
 
+@item
+The bibliography in Community->Publications is generated automatically
+from @file{.bib} files; formatting is done automatically by
+@file{texi-web.bst}.
+
+@item
 @dots{}
 
 @item
 For anything not listed here, just follow the same style as the
-existing texinfo files.
+existing website texinfo files.
 
 @end itemize
 
@@ -51,103 +75,289 @@ existing texinfo files.
 @node Uploading and security
 @section Uploading and security
 
-The website is generated hourly by user @code{graham} the host
-@code{lilypond.org}.  For security reasons, we do not use the
-makefiles and scripts directly from git; copies of the relevant
-scripts are examined and copied to
-@code{~graham/lilypond/trusted-scripts/}
+@subheading Overall idea
+
+To reduce the CPU burden on the shared host (as well as some
+security concerns), we do not compile all of LilyPond.  The
+website build process runs @code{texi2html}, but all media files
+(be they graphical @code{lilypond} output, photos of people, or
+pdfs) are copied from the @code{$LILYPOND_WEB_MEDIA_GIT}
+repository.
+
+All scripts and makefiles used for the website build are run from
+a @qq{trusted} copy.  Any modification to those files in git needs
+a human to review the changes (after they have been made in git)
+before they are used on the server.
+
+
+@subheading Building the website (quick local)
 
-Get latest source code:
+Initial setup: make sure that you have the environment variables
+@code{$LILYPOND_GIT}, @code{$LILYPOND_BUILD_DIR} and
+@code{$LILYPOND_WEB_MEDIA_GIT} set up correctly.  For more
+information, see @ref{Environment variables}.
 
+Once that is done,
+
+@example
+cd $LILYPOND_BUILD_DIR
+make website
+@end example
+
+The website is in @file{out-website/website/index.html}.
+
+
+@subheading Building the website (exactly as on the server)
+
+@subsubheading Setting up (exactly as on the server)
+
+Initial setup: you still need @code{$LILYPOND_GIT} and
+@code{$LILYPOND_WEB_MEDIA_GIT}.
+
+Once that's done, create:
+
+@example
+mkdir -p $HOME/lilypond/
+mkdir -p $HOME/lilypond/bin/
+mkdir -p $HOME/lilypond/cron/
+mkdir -p $HOME/lilypond/trusted-scripts/
+@end example
+
+The add these files to @file{$HOME/lilypond/bin/}:
+
+Update git repositories:
+
+@smallexample
 @verbatim
 ### update-git.sh
 #!/bin/sh
-cd $HOME/src/lilypond
+cd $LILYPOND_GIT
+git fetch origin
+git merge origin/master
+cd $LILYPOND_WEB_MEDIA_GIT
 git fetch origin
 git merge origin/master
 @end verbatim
+@end smallexample
 
 Check for any updates to trusted scripts / files:
 
+@smallexample
 @verbatim
 ### check-git.sh
 #!/bin/sh
-GIT=$HOME/src/lilypond
 DEST=$HOME/lilypond/trusted-scripts
-diff -u $DEST/website.make $GIT/website.make
-diff -u $DEST/lilypond-texi2html.init $GIT/Documentation/lilypond-texi2html.init
-diff -u $DEST/extract_texi_filenames.py $GIT/scripts/build/extract_texi_filenames.py
-diff -u $DEST/create-version-itexi.py $GIT/scripts/build/create-version-itexi.py
-diff -u $DEST/create-weblinks-itexi.py $GIT/scripts/build/create-weblinks-itexi.py
-diff -u $DEST/mass-link.py $GIT/scripts/build/mass-link.py
-diff -u $DEST/website_post.py $GIT/scripts/build/website_post.py
-diff -u $DEST/lilypond.org.htaccess $GIT/Documentation/web/server/lilypond.org.htaccess
-diff -u $DEST/website-dir.htaccess $GIT/Documentation/web/server/website-dir.htaccess
+diff -u $DEST/website.make \
+  $LILYPOND_GIT/make/website.make
+diff -u $DEST/lilypond-texi2html.init \
+  $LILYPOND_GIT/Documentation/lilypond-texi2html.init
+diff -u $DEST/extract_texi_filenames.py \
+  $LILYPOND_GIT/scripts/build/extract_texi_filenames.py
+diff -u $DEST/create-version-itexi.py \
+  $LILYPOND_GIT/scripts/build/create-version-itexi.py
+diff -u $DEST/create-weblinks-itexi.py \
+  $LILYPOND_GIT/scripts/build/create-weblinks-itexi.py
+diff -u $DEST/mass-link.py \
+  $LILYPOND_GIT/scripts/build/mass-link.py
+diff -u $DEST/website_post.py \
+  $LILYPOND_GIT/scripts/build/website_post.py
+diff -u $DEST/bib2texi.py \
+  $LILYPOND_GIT/scripts/build/bib2texi.py
+diff -u $DEST/langdefs.py \
+  $LILYPOND_GIT/python/langdefs.py
+diff -u $DEST/lilypond.org.htaccess \
+  $LILYPOND_GIT/Documentation/web/server/lilypond.org.htaccess
+diff -u $DEST/website-dir.htaccess \
+  $LILYPOND_GIT/Documentation/web/server/website-dir.htaccess
 @end verbatim
+@end smallexample
 
 If the changes look ok, make them trusted:
 
+@smallexample
 @verbatim
 ### copy-from-git.sh
 #!/bin/sh
-GIT=$HOME/src/lilypond
 DEST=$HOME/lilypond/trusted-scripts
-cp $GIT/website.make $DEST/website.make
-cp $GIT/Documentation/lilypond-texi2html.init $DEST/lilypond-texi2html.init
-cp $GIT/scripts/build/extract_texi_filenames.py $DEST/extract_texi_filenames.py
-cp $GIT/scripts/build/create-version-itexi.py $DEST/create-version-itexi.py
-cp $GIT/scripts/build/create-weblinks-itexi.py $DEST/create-weblinks-itexi.py
-cp $GIT/scripts/build/mass-link.py $DEST/mass-link.py
-cp $GIT/scripts/build/website_post.py $DEST/website_post.py
-cp $GIT/Documentation/web/server/lilypond.org.htaccess $DEST/lilypond.org.htaccess
-cp $GIT/Documentation/web/server/website-dir.htaccess $DEST/website-dir.htaccess
+cp $LILYPOND_GIT/make/website.make \
+  $DEST/website.make
+cp $LILYPOND_GIT/Documentation/lilypond-texi2html.init \
+  $DEST/lilypond-texi2html.init
+cp $LILYPOND_GIT/scripts/build/extract_texi_filenames.py \
+  $DEST/extract_texi_filenames.py
+cp $LILYPOND_GIT/scripts/build/create-version-itexi.py \
+  $DEST/create-version-itexi.py
+cp $LILYPOND_GIT/scripts/build/create-weblinks-itexi.py \
+  $DEST/create-weblinks-itexi.py
+cp $LILYPOND_GIT/scripts/build/mass-link.py \
+  $DEST/mass-link.py
+cp $LILYPOND_GIT/scripts/build/website_post.py \
+  $DEST/website_post.py
+cp $LILYPOND_GIT/scripts/build/bib2texi.py \
+  $DEST/bib2texi.py
+cp $LILYPOND_GIT/python/langdefs.py \
+  $DEST/langdefs.py
+cp $LILYPOND_GIT/Documentation/web/server/lilypond.org.htaccess \
+  $DEST/lilypond.org.htaccess
+cp $LILYPOND_GIT/Documentation/web/server/website-dir.htaccess \
+  $DEST/website-dir.htaccess
 @end verbatim
+@end smallexample
 
 Build the website:
 
+@smallexample
 @verbatim
 ### make-website.sh
 #!/bin/sh
 DEST=$HOME/web/
-cd $HOME/src/build-website
+BUILD=$HOME/lilypond/build-website
+mkdir -p $BUILD
+cd $BUILD
 cp $HOME/lilypond/trusted-scripts/website.make .
 
 make -f website.make WEBSITE_ONLY_BUILD=1 website
-rsync -ra $HOME/src/build-website/out-website/website/ $DEST/website/
-cp $HOME/src/build-website/out-website/pictures $DEST
-cp $HOME/src/build-website/out-website/.htaccess $DEST
+rsync -raO $BUILD/out-website/website/ $DEST/website/
+cp $BUILD/out-website/pictures $DEST
+cp $BUILD/out-website/.htaccess $DEST
 @end verbatim
+@end smallexample
+
+Then in the @file{cronjob/} directory, put the cronjob to automate
+the trusted portions:
 
-Cronjob to automate the trusted portions:
+@warning{@code{cron} will not inherit environment variables from
+your main setup, so you must re-define any variables inside your
+@code{crontab}.}
 
+@smallexample
 @verbatim
 # website-rebuild.cron
+LILYPOND_GIT=   ... fill this in
+LILYPOND_WEB_MEDIA_GIT=   ... fill this in
+
 11 * * * * $HOME/lilypond/trusted-scripts/update-git.sh >/dev/null 2>&1
 22 * * * * $HOME/lilypond/trusted-scripts/make-website.sh >/dev/null 2>&1
 @end verbatim
+@end smallexample
 
+As the final stage of the setup, run your @code{copy-from-git.sh}
+script, assuming that you trust the current state of scripts in
+lilypond git.
 
-To reduce the CPU burden on the shared host (as well as some
-security concerns), the @file{Documentation/pictures/} and
-@file{Documentation/web/ly-examples/} directories are @strong{not}
-compiled.  If you modify any files in those directories, a user in
-the @code{lilypond} group must upload them to @file{~graham/media}
-on the host.
+@subsubheading Normal maintenance
 
-Upload latest pictures/ and ly-examples/ (local script):
+When there is a change to the build scripts and/or website
+makefile, log in to the server (or your own home machine if you're
+testing this there), and do
 
-@verbatim
-### upload-lily-web-media.sh
-#!/bin/sh
-BUILD_DIR=$HOME/src/build-lilypond
+@example
+update-git.sh
+check-git.sh
+@end example
 
-PICS=$BUILD_DIR/Documentation/pictures/out-www/
-EXAMPLES=$BUILD_DIR/Documentation/web/ly-examples/out-www/
+After reviewing the changes carefully, you can update the trusted
+scripts with @code{copy-from-git.sh}.
 
-cd $BUILD_DIR
-rsync -a $PICS graham@lilypond.org:media/pictures
-rsync -a $EXAMPLES graham@lilypond.org:ly-examples
-@end verbatim
+
+@subsubheading Building the website (exactly as on the server)
+
+Run @code{make-website.sh}; the final version ends up in
+@file{$HOME/web/}.
+
+On the actual server, the website is generated hourly by user
+@code{graham} the host @code{lilypond.org}.  You can set up the
+cronjob by doing:
+
+@example
+crontab $HOME/lilypond/website-rebuild.cron
+@end example
+
+
+@subheading Initial setup for new users on actual serve
+
+You should symlink your own @file{~/lilypond/} to
+@file{~graham/lilypond/}
+
+If this directory does not exist, make it.  Git master should go
+in @file{~/lilypond/lilypond-git/} but make sure you enable:
+
+@example
+git config core.filemode false
+@end example
+
+If you have created any files in @file{~graham/lilypond/} then
+please run:
+
+@example
+chgrp lilypond ~graham/lilypond/ -R
+chmod 775 ~graham/lilypond/ -R
+@end example
+
+
+
+@subsubheading Additional information
+
+Some information about the website is stored in
+@file{~graham/lilypond/*.txt}; this information should not be
+shared with people without trusted access to the server.
+
+
+@node Debugging website and docs locally
+@section Debugging website and docs locally
+
+@itemize
+@item
+Install Apache (you can use version 2, but keep in mind that the server
+hosting lilypond.org runs version 1.3).  These instructions
+assume that you also enable @code{mod_userdir}, and use
+@code{$HOME/public_html} as DocumentRoot (i.e. the root directory of
+the web server).
+
+@item
+Build the online docs and website:
+
+@example
+make WEB_TARGETS="offline online" doc
+make website
+@end example
+
+This will make all the language variants of the website.  To save
+a little time, just the English version can be made with the
+command @code{make WEB_LANGS='' website} or the English and (for
+example) the French with @code{make WEB_LANGS='fr' website}.
+
+@item
+Choose the web directory where to copy the built stuff.
+If you already have other web projects in your DocumentRoot and don't
+need to test the @file{.htaccess} file, you can copy to
+@code{~/public_html/lilypond.org}.  Otherwise you'd better copy
+to @code{~/public_html}.
+It's highly recommended to have your build dir and web dir on the
+same partition.
+
+@item
+Add the directory for the online documentation:
+
+@example
+mkdir -p ~/public_html/doc/v2.19/
+@end example
+
+You may want to add also the stable documentation in
+@code{~/public_html/doc/v2.18/}, extracting the contents of the html
+directory present in the tarball available in @rweb{All}. Just in case
+you want to test the redirects to the stable documentation.
+
+@item
+Copy the files with rsync:
+
+@example
+rsync -av --delete out-website/website ~/public_html/
+cp out-website/.htaccess ~/public_html
+rsync -av --delete out-www/online-root/ ~/public_html/doc/v2.19/
+@end example
+
+@end itemize
 
 
 @node Translating the website
@@ -161,6 +371,19 @@ there are a few additional things to note:
 
 @itemize
 
+@item
+Build the website with:
+
+@example
+make website
+@end example
+
+@noindent
+however, please note that this command is not designed for being
+run multiple times.  If you see unexpected output (mainly the page
+footers getting all messed up), then delete your
+@file{out-website} directory and run @code{make website} again.
+
 @item
 Some of the translation infrastructure is defined in python files;
 you must look at the @code{### translation data} sections in:
@@ -172,10 +395,12 @@ scripts/build/website_post.py
 
 @item
 Translations are not included by default in @code{make website}.
-To test your translation, edit the @code{WEB_LANGS} line in
-@file{website.make}.  Do not submit a patch to add your language
-to this file unless @code{make website} completes with less than 5
-warnings.
+To test your translation, edit the @code{WEB_LANGUAGES =} line in
+@file{python/langdefs.py}.  You will need to copy this updated
+script to @code{$LILYPOND_BUILD_DIR/python/out}.
+
+Do not submit a patch to add your language to this file unless
+@code{make website} completes with fewer than 5 warnings.
 
 @item
 Links to manuals are done with macros like
@@ -185,5 +410,3 @@ es/Spanish translations, for example).
 
 @end itemize
 
-
-