Fix News and Move Linkcheck to a Seperate Job

Fixes OpenDDS#4713

.github/workflows/sphinx_strict.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: sphinx_strict
+name: Sphinx Tests
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 1 * * SUN'
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  strict:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: checkout OpenDDS
@@ -16,3 +16,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run Strict Checks
       run: |
         python3 docs/build.py strict
+
+  linkcheck:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: checkout OpenDDS
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Run Link Checks
+      run: |
+        python3 docs/build.py linkchecks

docs/build.py

@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ def do_test(self):
     def do_strict(self):
         self.do(['test'], because_of='strict')
         self.sphinx_build('dummy', '-W')
+        return None
+
+    def do_linkcheck(self):
         self.sphinx_build('linkcheck', defines=['gen_all_omg_spec_links=False'])
         return None
 

docs/news.d/resend_period_fractions_seconds.rst

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .. news-prs: 4712
 
 .. news-start-section: Additions
-- :prop:`[rtps_discovery]ResendPeriod` now accepts fractions of a second.
+- :cfg:prop:`[rtps_discovery]ResendPeriod` now accepts fractions of a second.
 .. news-end-section