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[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/showdependencytree.cgi?id=996570&hide_resolved=1 data store] for compatibility data. It also needs to be populated with structured data. We've decided to start with MDN data, rather than start from scratch or [https://github.com/Fyrd/caniuse an existing data source]. An MDN data importer is now part of the [https://github.com/jwhitlock/web-platform-compat web-platform-compat] project, and is live at https://browsercompat.herokuapp.com/importer/. | [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/showdependencytree.cgi?id=996570&hide_resolved=1 data store] for compatibility data. It also needs to be populated with structured data. We've decided to start with MDN data, rather than start from scratch or [https://github.com/Fyrd/caniuse an existing data source]. An MDN data importer is now part of the [https://github.com/jwhitlock/web-platform-compat web-platform-compat] project, and is live at https://browsercompat.herokuapp.com/importer/. | ||
This tool is used to generate and update the data store. However, a number of pages exist which do not scrape properly due to formatting issues or the like. For that reason, work is ongoing to fix all of those issues. We could use your help! Please see [[#When fixing an error]] for an introduction to how to help. | |||
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Next, click the "Reset" button to get the system to re-download and re-parse the MDN page. If you successfully fixed the problem, the "Issues" section should list a message of "None detected." If this isn't the case, repeat the process and try again. | Next, click the "Reset" button to get the system to re-download and re-parse the MDN page. If you successfully fixed the problem, the "Issues" section should list a message of "None detected." If this isn't the case, repeat the process and try again. | ||
If you can't fix an error, contact the MDN writers about it using | If you fix a problem that you had to figure out on your own what to do, please update the [[#The Issues]] section of this page that corresponds to the error in question to include a bullet point explaining your solution, in order to potentially help others in the future. | ||
If you can't fix an error, contact the MDN writers about it using the {{IRC Full|mdn}} channel on IRC, or on the [[https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-mdc dev-mdc mailing list]]. | |||
== The Issues == | == The Issues == | ||