[feature request] well-known URLs for crate links

[durka]

I often type out a crates.io link, e.g. crates.io/crates/libc, with the sole intention of scrolling down and clicking "Documentation". But what if I could type crates.io/crates/libc/docs or crates.io/docs/libc and it would automatically redirect to the crate's doc link? Similarly for the homepage and repository links. A 404 is fine if the crate hasn't provided a link.

Does this sound like a useful feature?

[moved from rust-lang/cargo#2024]

[alexcrichton]

Sounds like a good idea to me!

[Turbo87]

@durka I guess this can be closed now that #207 is merged, right?

[durka]

Yes. Though now that it's simple I might open a new PR to add "/home" and "/repo" :)
How often is the live site rebuilt?

[Turbo87]

no idea, asked @alexcrichton the same thing in #208 just now

[durka]

Ping?

[alexcrichton]

Oh sorry, the site is deployed manually and I haven't done so yet (hit a few bugs and such), I hope to get it updated this week, however!