From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 21:13:19 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: doc PG relnotes:  add paragraph explaining the section symbol
X-Git-Tag: REL_12_21~61
X-Git-Url: http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=923241acb15659c8fbbadeab1a6ce7b687672fd3;p=postgresql.git

doc PG relnotes:  add paragraph explaining the section symbol

And suppress the symbol in print mode, where the section symbol does not
appear.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/ZuobILbmGGetxEg5@momjian.us

Backpatch-through: 12
---

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
index f2aadd48d43..b9103ab7f08 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
    review, so each item is truly a community effort.
   </para>
 
+  <para id="release-no-print-output">
+   Section markers (&sect;) in the release notes link to <ulink
+   url="https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git"><application>gitweb</application></ulink>
+   pages which show the primary <application>git</application> commit
+   messages and source tree changes responsible for the release note item.
+   There might be additional <application>git</application> commits which
+   are not shown.
+  </para>
+
 <!--
   When beginning a new major-release series, create a new release-NN.sgml
   file, removing the previous one, and change the &-reference here.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/stylesheet-fo.xsl b/doc/src/sgml/stylesheet-fo.xsl
index 647666727cf..9378ba350c2 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/stylesheet-fo.xsl
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/stylesheet-fo.xsl
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
   <!-- Do nothing for ulink to avoid footnotes -->
 </xsl:template>
 
+<!-- Also suppress the description of the section markers in print mode -->
+<xsl:template match="appendix[@id='release']//para[@id='release-no-print-output']">
+  <!-- Output nothing for this para -->
+</xsl:template>
+
 <xsl:param name="use.extensions" select="1"></xsl:param>
 <xsl:param name="variablelist.as.blocks" select="1"></xsl:param>