From b5f0fe06667aa387976fb2732e0c1e60811dc3eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2026 15:09:57 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] Ignore Ars Technica article blocked by the docs link checker

---
 docs/conf.py | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 47389f6a..754c2377 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -184,5 +184,10 @@
 linkcheck_timeout = 5
 
 linkcheck_ignore = [
-    "https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Parallel.html"
+    "https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Parallel.html",
+    # Ars Technica returns HTTP 403 to the linkcheck builder.
+    (
+        r"https://arstechnica\.com/gaming/2010/12/"
+        r"ps3-hacked-through-poor-implementation-of-cryptography/$"
+    ),
 ]