Detailed Change Log: Local Methods Paper Update

Date: 2026-08-31 Repository: YanWin/YanWin.github.io High-level entry: website-change-overview.md

Request

Replace the website’s current “Local Methods for Large Transfers” paper with the newly attached version, update its visible description to the supplied text, and remove its code link.

Context Map

Files Modified

Risks

• The public PDF URL must remain stable while the file behind it is replaced.
• The publication card’s visible description and abstract must not retain claims from the superseded July draft.
• The attached PDF’s title and author list must match the existing publication entry.
• Removing code_url must suppress only this paper’s Code action without changing the shared publication-card template.

Task Steps

1. Inspect the current publication entry and the attached PDF.
2. Confirm the new draft’s title, authors, date, page count, and abstract.
3. Replace the existing PDF while preserving its public filename and URL.
4. Update the supplied description and synchronize the date and abstract with the new draft.
5. Remove the paper’s code link at the publication-entry level.
6. Validate the PDF, metadata, links, and repository diff without committing.

Implementation Plan

• Preserve the existing publication slug, public PDF URL, author list, and citation.
• Replace the file in place so existing external links continue to work.
• Use the user’s description verbatim for the publication-card summary.
• Use the attached draft’s title-page date and abstract for the corresponding metadata fields.
• Remove code_url from this publication entry so the shared card omits its Code action.

Progress Updates

• Confirmed that the attached PDF is a 55-page revision dated August 26, 2026.
• Visually confirmed the title page and five-author ordering.
• Confirmed that the new abstract supersedes the July draft’s headline quantitative results.

Final Implementation Results

• Replaced the 22-page July draft with the 55-page August 26 revision at the existing public URL.
• Updated the visible publication description to the supplied wording.
• Updated the publication date and abstract to match the attached revision.
• Removed the paper’s Code action by deleting its code_url metadata.
• Kept the title, author ordering, citation, slug, and public PDF URL unchanged.
• No Git commit was created.

Verification Notes

• Confirmed the replacement PDF is byte-for-byte identical to the supplied attachment.
• Confirmed the replacement PDF opens successfully, has 55 pages, and retains the expected title and author metadata.
• Rendered and visually inspected the title page for clipping, overlap, broken glyphs, and layout defects.
• Confirmed that the publication card reads its visible summary from excerpt, its abstract panel from abstract, and its PDF action from the unchanged pdf_url.
• Confirmed that the entry no longer defines code_url, so the shared publication card does not render a Code action for this paper.
• Source-level validation passed for the updated fields, stable PDF URL, attachment hash, and Git whitespace checks.
• A full local Jekyll build was attempted but is blocked because the checkout’s Ruby bundle does not include the jekyll executable (bundler: command not found: jekyll). No dependency installation was performed.
• No JavaScript, layout, Sass, or configuration files changed, so the repository workflow does not require a JavaScript rebuild for this content-only update.

Closure

• The revised paper and synchronized publication metadata are ready for review.