Add new section to have a local HTTP server easily (#833)

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@ -192,3 +192,19 @@ runtime. These tests don't have as thorough of a writeup, but a broad example
that features results in all tabs can be found in `basic.js`. The basic idea is that features results in all tabs can be found in `basic.js`. The basic idea is
that you match a given `QUERY` with a set of `EXPECTED` results, complete with that you match a given `QUERY` with a set of `EXPECTED` results, complete with
the full item path of each item. the full item path of each item.
## Testing locally
Some features of the generated HTML documentation might require local
storage to be used across pages, which doesn't work well without an HTTP
server. To test these features locally, you can run a local HTTP server, like
this:
```bash
$ ./x.py doc library/std --stage 1
# The documentation has been generated into `build/[YOUR ARCH]/doc`.
$ python3 -m http.server -d build/[YOUR ARCH]/doc
```
Now you can browse your documentation just like you would if it was hosted
on the internet. For example, the url for `std` will be `/std/".