Preserve historical documentation in the version selector - #17
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Extend the versioned documentation site to the full tagged history (1.9.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.0, 1.7.0, 1.0.0), building every release only from the Markdown that existed in its own immutable source_ref tag. - Auto-derive navigation for legacy releases that predate layout.json - Generate a minimal landing page when a release shipped no index.md linking only to that release's real documents - Fail clearly when a declared source_ref does not resolve - Validate newest-to-oldest ordering, unique releases, current-release membership, and per-release source_ref agreement in built sites - Add regression tests for legacy builds, historical isolation, the version selector, and mixed-era released builds - Document the versioned documentation policy in CONTRIBUTING.md
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Summary
Extend the versioned documentation site to the full tagged history so the version selector behaves like a time machine, matching the ChronoKit-FP approach.
Historical accuracy principle: each release is built from its immutable Git tag; no current documentation is copied into old releases and sparse historical documentation is intentional (v1.0.0 renders exactly one cheat-sheet page).
No UI redesign: current modern releases keep their existing navigation hierarchy, typography, theme selector, search, banner, and page shell unchanged.
Test plan