fixing wiki generation

scripts/docs/generate-wiki.py

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 REPOSITORY_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
 SOURCE_ROOT = REPOSITORY_ROOT / "src"
-DEFAULT_WIKI_ROOT = REPOSITORY_ROOT / "wiki"
 MAX_IMPLEMENTATION_LINES = 900
 
 CONTROL_WORDS = {
@@ -325,18 +324,22 @@ development packages installed. It is not a host-side test substitute.
 
 ## Documentation workflow
 
-Generate pages after changing C code or architecture:
+Check out the separate `openunifi.wiki` repository, then generate pages after
+changing C code or architecture:
 
 ```sh
-./scripts/docs/generate-wiki.py
+./scripts/docs/generate-wiki.py --output /path/to/openunifi.wiki
 ```
 
 Run the linter-style drift and structure check in CI or before committing:
 
 ```sh
-./scripts/docs/generate-wiki.py --check
+./scripts/docs/generate-wiki.py --check --output /path/to/openunifi.wiki
 ```
 
+The generator uses only the Python 3 standard library. The publisher uses POSIX
+shell utilities and Git, so neither path depends on the runner CPU architecture.
+
 The checker parses C functions recursively, rebuilds internal call edges,
 validates required runtime entry points, rejects known non-English comment
 fragments, and limits each implementation unit to
@@ -344,21 +347,20 @@ fragments, and limits each implementation unit to
 
 ## Publishing to the Gitea Wiki
 
-Gitea stores a repository Wiki in a separate Git repository whose URL normally
-ends in `.wiki.git`. The generated `wiki/` directory is ready for that remote.
-Run `scripts/docs/publish-wiki.sh` from a trusted machine with suitable
-credentials. It derives the Wiki remote from `origin`; an explicit URL may be
-passed when needed. The publisher regenerates and checks the pages,
-updates only the generated Markdown files, commits changed pages, and pushes
-them to the Wiki repository.
+Gitea stores this documentation in the separate lowercase
+`openunifi.wiki` repository. Run `scripts/docs/publish-wiki.sh` from a trusted
+machine with suitable credentials. It derives that repository from `origin`;
+an explicit URL may be passed when needed. The publisher checks out the Wiki
+repository before generating, updates only the generated Markdown files,
+commits changed pages, and pushes them back to the Wiki repository.
 """
 
 
 def home_page() -> str:
     return """# openUF Developer Wiki
 
-This Wiki is generated from the current source tree and maintained in the main
-repository so architecture documentation changes can be reviewed with code.
+This Wiki is generated from the current source tree and maintained in the
+separate `openunifi.wiki` repository.
 
 - [[Developer Guide|Developer-Guide]] — architecture, invariants, extension
   points, build validation, and Wiki publishing.
@@ -367,7 +369,8 @@ repository so architecture documentation changes can be reviewed with code.
 - [[Function Call Graph|Call-Graph]] — generated internal caller/callee graph
   and searchable function table.
 
-Run `./scripts/docs/generate-wiki.py --check` to verify these pages are current.
+Run `./scripts/docs/generate-wiki.py --check --output /path/to/openunifi.wiki`
+from the source checkout to verify these pages are current.
 """
 
 
@@ -543,8 +546,10 @@ def main() -> int:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
     parser.add_argument("--check", action="store_true",
                         help="fail if generated pages or source checks are stale")
-    parser.add_argument("--output", type=Path, default=DEFAULT_WIKI_ROOT,
-                        help="Wiki output directory (default: repository wiki/)")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--output", type=Path, required=True, metavar="WIKI_CHECKOUT",
+        help="path to the checked-out openunifi.wiki repository",
+    )
     arguments = parser.parse_args()
 
     functions = discover_functions()
@@ -568,8 +573,11 @@ def main() -> int:
         for error in errors:
             print(f"documentation error: {error}", file=sys.stderr)
         if arguments.check:
-            print("run ./scripts/docs/generate-wiki.py to refresh pages",
-                  file=sys.stderr)
+            print(
+                "run ./scripts/docs/generate-wiki.py --output "
+                f"{output} to refresh pages",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
         return 1
 
     action = "verified" if arguments.check else "generated"