--- /dev/null
+# Nick's web site: Generate a project page from a submodule README.md
+#
+# Copyright © 2021 Nick Bowler
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+def project_readme(item = @item)
+ tag = item.fetch(:release, "HEAD")
+ shortname = item.fetch(:shortname, item[:title].downcase)
+
+ data, status = Open3.capture2("git", "submodule", "foreach", "--quiet",
+ "case $sm_path in */" + item[:module] + ")" +
+ "git remote get-url origin || echo;" +
+ "git show " + tag + ":README.md ;;" +
+ "esac")
+ raise "git submodule foreach failed" if status != 0
+
+ gituri, contents = data.split("\n", 2)
+ intro, contents = contents.split("#", 2)
+ contents = if contents.nil? then "" else "\n#" + contents end
+
+ gitweb = gituri.sub(%r{^[^/]*(.*)(/.*)}, '\1/gitweb\2')
+
+ obtaining = <<~EOF
+ # Obtaining #{item[:title]}
+ EOF
+
+ if item[:release].nil?
+ obtaining += <<~EOF
+ There are presently no released versions of #{shortname}.
+ EOF
+ else
+ # TODO
+ end
+
+ obtaining += <<~EOF
+ The latest development sources [may be browsed online](#{gitweb}) or
+ cloned directly using git, e.g.,
+
+ <kbd>git clone #{gituri}</kbd>
+ EOF
+
+ return intro + obtaining + contents
+end