[kde-doc-english] [Bug 109143] New: broken link to licenses (meinproc docbook "&under*; " tags)

[Tobi Vollebregt]

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           Summary: broken link to licenses (meinproc docbook "&under*;"
                    tags)
           Product: docs
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: unspecified
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kde-doc-english kde org
        ReportedBy: tobivollebregt gmail com


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.4.1)
Installed from:    Unlisted Binary Package
OS:                Linux

It appears that throughout KDE (including the docs.kde.org website!) links to GPL, FDL and any other licenses are broken.

This seems to have to do with the fact that meinproc converts e.g. &underGPL;
to a help:/appname/common/gpl-license.html URL, but the actual file is at
help:/common/gpl-license.html (try by typing both URLs for any KDE application in konqueror, some seem to workaround it, for most apps [kdevelop, kdiff3, kdm tested] the first URL doesn't work, the second does).

It's also reproducable by just browsing the help in the help center. Just find licensing, pages: more than 50% of them has broken links to GPL, FDL or other licenses. I presume the other 50% has a workaround for the problem (installing their own license files, or symlinks, etc.)

A related problem occurs on the docs.kde.org. Go to docs.kde.org, choose any application with a handbook (again, kdevelop, kdiff3, kdm tested), click "Licensing" or "Credits and License". The page visible probably shows the sentence "This documentation is licensed under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License." (or any other license). It contains a link to the respective license, which is always a broken link.

For the help system, the problem would be solved if meinproc actually generated help:/common/*-license.html hyperlinks for "&under*;" tags.

I don't have a solution for the website. The license files seem to be entirely missing, or at least I can't find them.