Re: XML sources tarball

> I want to compile the PHP manual for use with the Vim text editor, > to make plugins for context help, autocomplete and such (I know that > there is a vimdoc version already, but want a more complete one). I > wish to use the XML sources for that, but CVS is rather unfriendly, > especially when sitting behind a firewall. And the great number of > files download very long. > > Is there a snapshot (tarball/zip) of the docs source tree? If it is, > a link on the http://www.php.net/download-docs.php would help > others > who need just the files. If not, I suppose it would be good to make > one sometimes. It may be made quite rarely as most of docs seem to > not change often (or do they?). The XML sources do change very often (mostly daily). It is just the generation of the online formats that takes soo much time, and for some small changes, it is now always worth it. Goba