Include files that are not linked

[Christian Schneider <ch...@fastmail.fm>]

Hi,

I have following problem where I can not help myself. I want to use a 
raw html file (and a css-stylesheet + some images) as front-page to the 
forrest site. When I test the page with 'forrest run' everything works 
fine until I use the site generated with the 'forrest build' command. 
The css file and the images are not are not copied and make the front 
page unusable. Now my question is if and how I can include these files ?

I am using Forrest v0.7.

Thanks in advance,

Christian

Re: Include files that are not linked

[Christian Schneider <ch...@fastmail.fm>]

David Crossley wrote:
> Christian Schneider wrote:
>   
>> I have following problem where I can not help myself. I want to use a 
>> raw html file (and a css-stylesheet + some images) as front-page to the 
>> forrest site. When I test the page with 'forrest run' everything works 
>> fine until I use the site generated with the 'forrest build' command. 
>> The css file and the images are not are not copied and make the front 
>> page unusable. Now my question is if and how I can include these files ?
>>
>> I am using Forrest v0.7.
>>     
>
> Please create a minimal example or use your actual files.
> Then create an Issue: http://forrest.apache.org/issues.html
>
> Attach the html and CSS and your sitemap. Tell us the
> filesystem location where your images and CSS are stored.
>
> -David
>   
I am using a workaround now - instead of calling forrest directly I call 
it from a ANT script as described here:
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/forrest-user/200504.mbox/%3C425A31EF.2070406@springsite.com%3E

I am not sure if it is necessary to create an issue. If someone can 
confirm that specifying files for copying in the next version of forrest 
is supported then it's ok for me.


While playing around with the problem I found out that files placed in  
content/ and not in content/xdocs are copied correctly when I run 
'forrest'. But on the other side 'forrest run' doesn't work anymore 
since it can't find files placed there.

Thanks,
Christian

Re: Include files that are not linked

[David Crossley <cr...@apache.org>]

Christian Schneider wrote:
> 
> I have following problem where I can not help myself. I want to use a 
> raw html file (and a css-stylesheet + some images) as front-page to the 
> forrest site. When I test the page with 'forrest run' everything works 
> fine until I use the site generated with the 'forrest build' command. 
> The css file and the images are not are not copied and make the front 
> page unusable. Now my question is if and how I can include these files ?
> 
> I am using Forrest v0.7.

Please create a minimal example or use your actual files.
Then create an Issue: http://forrest.apache.org/issues.html

Attach the html and CSS and your sitemap. Tell us the
filesystem location where your images and CSS are stored.

-David