From 264d75b9e04c4aa517a0bfd14473dfe78ee06d2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Forest Date: Fri, 8 May 2015 13:39:59 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify STATIC_EXCLUDE_SOURCES documentatoin. --- docs/settings.rst | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/settings.rst b/docs/settings.rst index 73837181..a18e24bf 100644 --- a/docs/settings.rst +++ b/docs/settings.rst @@ -159,7 +159,12 @@ Setting name (followed by default value, if any) Pelican's default settings include the "images" directory here. ``STATIC_EXCLUDES = []`` A list of directories to exclude when looking for static files. ``STATIC_EXCLUDE_SOURCES = True`` If set to False, content source files will not be skipped when - copying files found in ``STATIC_PATHS``. + copying files found in ``STATIC_PATHS``. This setting is for + backward compatibility with Pelican releases before version 3.5. + It has no effect unless ``STATIC_PATHS`` contains a directory that + is also in ``ARTICLE_PATHS`` or ``PAGE_PATHS``. If you are trying + to publish your site's source files, consider using the + ``OUTPUT_SOURCES` setting instead. ``TIMEZONE`` The timezone used in the date information, to generate Atom and RSS feeds. See the *Timezone* section below for more info.