DOC: update f2py front page and some doc build metadata.

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 9ce7040ae..bf2935536 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import sys, os, re
 
 # Check Sphinx version
 import sphinx
-if sphinx.__version__ < "1.0.1":
-    raise RuntimeError("Sphinx 1.0.1 or newer required")
+if sphinx.__version__ < "1.2.1":
+    raise RuntimeError("Sphinx 1.2.1 or newer required")
 
 needs_sphinx = '1.0'
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 
 # General substitutions.
 project = 'NumPy'
-copyright = '2008-2009, The Scipy community'
+copyright = '2008-2017, The SciPy community'
 
 # The default replacements for |version| and |release|, also used in various
 # other places throughout the built documents.
diff --git a/doc/source/f2py/index.rst b/doc/source/f2py/index.rst
index 0cebbfd16..8b7d1453a 100644
--- a/doc/source/f2py/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/f2py/index.rst
@@ -1,31 +1,20 @@
-.. -*- rest -*-
+#####################################
+F2PY Users Guide and Reference Manual
+#####################################
 
-//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-                  F2PY Users Guide and Reference Manual
-//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-:Author: Pearu Peterson
-:Contact: pearu@cens.ioc.ee
-:Web site: http://cens.ioc.ee/projects/f2py2e/
-:Date: 2005/04/02 10:03:26
-
-================
- Introduction
-================
-
-The purpose of the F2PY_ --*Fortran to Python interface generator*--
-project is to provide a connection between Python and Fortran
-languages.  F2PY is a Python_ package (with a command line tool
-``f2py`` and a module ``f2py2e``) that facilitates creating/building
-Python C/API extension modules that make it possible
+The purpose of the ``F2PY`` --*Fortran to Python interface generator*--
+is to provide a connection between Python and Fortran
+languages.  F2PY is a part of NumPy_ (``numpy.f2py``) and also available as a
+standalone command line tool ``f2py`` when ``numpy`` is installed that
+facilitates creating/building Python C/API extension modules that make it
+possible
 
 * to call Fortran 77/90/95 external subroutines and Fortran 90/95
   module subroutines as well as C functions;
 * to access Fortran 77 ``COMMON`` blocks and Fortran 90/95 module data,
   including allocatable arrays
 
-from Python. See F2PY_ web site for more information and installation
-instructions.
+from Python.
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
@@ -37,7 +26,6 @@ instructions.
    distutils
    advanced
 
-.. _F2PY: http://cens.ioc.ee/projects/f2py2e/
 .. _Python: http://www.python.org/
 .. _NumPy: http://www.numpy.org/
 .. _SciPy: http://www.numpy.org/