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CAPI-SNAP-Doc/template/ch_template_overview.xml

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<!--
Copyright (c) 2016 OpenPOWER Foundation
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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-->
<chapter version="5.0" xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<title>Document development overview</title>
<para>The <emphasis>OpenPOWER Foundation Documentation Development Guide</emphasis>
provides a framework for OpenPOWER public and private
documentation. The goal of the template and this writeup is to promote community contributions
to OpenPOWER documenation and to enable new contributions within a common look and feel. </para>
<para>The major sections of this document addresses the following topics:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><xref linkend="section_template_getting_started" endterm="section_template_getting_started_title"/>:
This section details tools and commands used to contribute to OpenPOWER documentation.
All users who are new to OpenPOWER Foundation documentation should start here.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><xref linkend="section_template_new_document" endterm="section_template_new_document_title"/>:
This section provides step-by-step instructions on how to create a new document
from scratch. Use this section to start a new document.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><xref linkend="section_template_existing_document" endterm="section_template_existing_document_title"/>:
This section highlights common steps in editing an existing OpenPOWER
Foundation document. Use this section as a guideline for contributing to an existing document.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><xref linkend="section_template_debug" endterm="section_template_debug_title"/>:
This section provides examples of the two most common types of build failures
and helps users find the relevant failure information.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><xref linkend="section_template_process" endterm="section_template_process_title"/>:
This section explains key document types and the appropriate work flow for publishing OpenPOWER Foundation
documents.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><xref linkend="section_template_structure" endterm="section_template_structure_title"/>:
This section provides detailed descriptions of the various project
components and their roles in the documentation creation process.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><xref linkend="section_template_policies" endterm="section_template_policies_title"/>: This section contains
the generally accepted guidelines for creating OpenPOWER documentation. Use this section as a reference
for documentation style beyond template provided features.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><xref linkend="section_template_faq" endterm="section_template_faq_title"/>:
This section answers common questions. Use this section when the other sections
do not answer your questions.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><xref linkend="section_template_git_commands" endterm="section_template_git_commands_title"/>:
This section contains examples of commonly used git commands. Reference this section
to find information on a specific git operation.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><xref linkend="section_template_references" endterm="section_template_references_title"/>:
This section provides pointers to on-line information about XML, Docbook,
Maven, and other relevant references.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>In addition to OpenPOWER Foundation specific topics, <xref linkend="section_template_examples"/>
provides examples of common documenation constructs in XML.</para>
<xi:include href="sec_template_getting_started.xml"/>
<xi:include href="sec_template_new_document.xml"/>
<xi:include href="sec_template_existing_document.xml"/>
<xi:include href="sec_template_debugging.xml"/>
<xi:include href="sec_template_process.xml"/>
<xi:include href="sec_template_structure.xml"/>
<xi:include href="sec_template_policies.xml"/>
<xi:include href="sec_template_faq.xml"/>
<xi:include href="sec_template_git_commands.xml"/>
<xi:include href="sec_template_references.xml"/>
</chapter>