USTC Principles and Techniques of Compiler(H) 2026spring course homepage

Homepage link: https://ustc-compiler.github.io/2026spring

This README is a toturial of how to write and preview the docs.

Development

First install dependencies and activate environment:

# It's recommended to install in a virtual environment.
uv sync
source .venv/bin/activate # .venv/Scripts/activate.ps1 in Windows

Then make your modifications. You can preview your changes by running:

mkdocs serve

format

In order to keep the doc style consistent, we use Prettier and AutoCorrect.

# you need Node.js installed first
npm install # then install Prettier and AutoCorrect

See Prettier Doc: Editor Integration and AutoCorrect: VS Code Extension for editor intergration.

Type Ctrl+Shift+P and "show recommended extensions" to see these extensions and install them. VSCode might pop up a window. Just install these extensions.

You should format markdown files before commit:

# see .prettierignore for ignoring certain files or folders
npm run test    # to see if there is a format error
npm run format  # to format all files under docs/

File Structure

mkdocs.yml is the configuration file. When you want to add a new page, you need to add it to nav in mkdocs.yml.

docs/ is the directory of all Markdown files. You can create subdirectories to organize your files.

Admonitions

Read https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/reference/admonitions/ for more details.

Deployment

1. Enable GitHub Actions.
2. Push an commit to trigger the workflow, create the branch gh-pages and generete pages.
3. In Settings > Pages > Build and deployment
   1. select the "Deploy from a branch" option in "Source"
   2. select "gh-pages" in "Branch"

License

All texts are All Rights Reserved by default.