Prebuild Assemblies And Reference Them For Documentation Builds #175
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…Game#175) * Use dll assemblies for documentation reference instead of having docfx attempt to build projects * Added bash and powershell scripts to build perform documentation build * Update workflows to use bash script for build * Initialize submodules and build only if needed * Add serve script * Update readme * Use projects for CI builds
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Summary
This PR resolves documentation build failures by updating DocFX configuration to use pre-built assemblies instead of building from source. Previously, native build failures in both local environments and GitHub workflows prevented complete documentation generation with valid cross-reference links.
Problem
DocFX was attempting to build MonoGame projects from source during documentation generation, which failed due to native build dependencies. This resulted in:
Solution
Configure DocFX to reference pre-built assemblies directly, bypassing the native build process while maintaining complete API documentation coverage.
Changes Made
docfx.json: Modified configuration to referenceMonoGame.Framework.dllandMonoGame.Framework.Content.Pipeline.dllassemblies for API documentation generationbuild.sh- Bash script for Unix/Linux/macOS environmentsbuild.ps- PowerShell script for Windows environments