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rtoy opened this issue May 6, 2021 · 3 comments
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Update automation to check links #2346

rtoy opened this issue May 6, 2021 · 3 comments
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category: admin Editorial changes that do not change the text. https://www.w3.org/policies/process/#class-1 Needs Discussion The issue needs more discussion before it can be fixed.

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rtoy commented May 6, 2021

Describe the Issue
When creating a PR, many broken links were found.

It would be really nice if Travis CI (or something) would check for broken links. A quick Google search found this: biopython/biopython.github.io#62.

This would be useful so that no broken links get added in a PR due to a typo, and also lets us know if links have changed since the last time CI was run.
@rtoy rtoy added the category: admin Editorial changes that do not change the text. https://www.w3.org/policies/process/#class-1 label May 6, 2021
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rtoy commented May 6, 2021

One issue: the spec is really big with lots of links. It takes a long time for the W3C link checker to run (many minutes).

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The W3C link checker is throttled so as to not overload any one server. And yes, for a big spec it takes ages to complete.

@svgeesus svgeesus changed the title Update Travis CI to check links Update automation to check links Jun 24, 2021
@hoch hoch self-assigned this Aug 26, 2021
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hoch commented Aug 26, 2021

We will consider having a local link checker.

@hoch hoch removed their assignment Sep 14, 2022
@mjwilson-google mjwilson-google added the Needs Discussion The issue needs more discussion before it can be fixed. label May 12, 2025
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