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'Can't find anchor ... in ...' error when compiling docs with doc2dash

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4/5
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3-5 days
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30/100
Issue type
Bug
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Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale

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The issue names no source file or test. Start by reproducing the statsmodels documentation build with doc2dash and inspect the reported missing anchors alongside the repeated index entries; done means determining whether the failure is in the source documentation or doc2dash and documenting a reproducible resolution.

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Description

When I build the statsmodels docs for Dash, I usually get these types of errors, the 'Can't find anchor ... in ...'. Below are some such examples. Even so, the docs are created, however what I've noticed is that some index entries are repeated, such as the entries for sections (see image below).

Is this a statsmodels issue, or can it be confronted in doc2dash ?

Can't find anchor 'statsmodels.genmod.families.links.CLogLog' (EntryType.CLASS) in 'generated/statsmodels.genmod.families.links.CLogLog.html'.

Can't find anchor 'statsmodels.genmod.families.links.Log' (EntryType.SECTION) in 'generated/statsmodels.genmod.families.links.Log.html'.

Can't find anchor 'statsmodels.genmod.families.links.CLogLog.deriv' (EntryType.METHOD) in 'generated/statsmodels.genmod.families.links.CLogLog.deriv.html'.

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