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Is it possible to get l3build to install documentation in the local texmf tree?

Running l3build install installs style files in $TEXMFHOME/tex/<module>/ just fine, but it neither builds nor installs documentation to $TEXMFHOME/doc/<module>/.

Am I missing something? Or is this not implemented?

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No, you are not missing anything: the install target alone doesn't build documentation. The logic here is that install is essentially for developers to do testing: once you want to release, a ctan build will be required and can be used to construct a TDS-style Zip file, which can then be copied into your local tree if required. However, most of the time you won't want to do that ...

One can request a complete installation by passing the --full flag to the install target.

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    Yeah, I realise it wouldn't get used often. I was mainly thinking of cases where someone wants to easily build and install from Git instead of CTAN.
    – David Purton
    Commented May 5, 2018 at 16:18
  • @DavidPurton I can see that, but I'd hope this is only the case where there is a 'temporary' issue with a package. Even there, I'd normally expect to be sending a user a TDS-style zip file, rather than asking them to use a Git checkout ...
    – Joseph Wright ♦
    Commented May 5, 2018 at 16:20
  • @DavidPurton Once I get round to revising how top-level targets are set up, it should be easy to add a switch for this. Perhaps next week ...
    – Joseph Wright ♦
    Commented May 5, 2018 at 16:24
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    @JosephWright: I notice now that l3build install --full installs documentation. Thank you!
    – Matthew Leingang
    Commented Oct 17, 2018 at 19:46

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