Do index.html as lib/HomePage.pod with =Html blocks

htmlify.p6

@@ -553,10 +553,8 @@ sub write-disambiguation-files($dr) {
 }
 
 sub write-index-files($dr) {
-    # XXX: Main index file can't be generated properly until
-    # it is turned into a Pod file. For now, it's just static.
-    #say 'Writing html/index.html ...';
-    #spurt 'html/index.html', p2h slurp('template/index-content.html');
+    say 'Writing html/index.html ...';
+    spurt 'html/index.html', p2h EVAL slurp('lib/HomePage.pod') ~ "\n\$=pod";
 
     say 'Writing html/language.html ...';
     spurt 'html/language.html', p2h(pod-with-title(

lib/HomePage.pod

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+=begin Html
+=begin code
+<img style="float: right;" src="/images/camelia-faded.png"/>
+Welcome to the official documentation of the <a href="http://perl6.org">Perl 6</a>
+programming language!  Besides online browsing and searching, you can also <a>download</a>
+an offline HTML or PDF copy, and <a href="http://github.com/perl6/doc">contribute</a>
+by reporting mistakes or sending patches.
+
+<hr>
+
+<h3><a href="/language">Language Reference & Tutorials</a></h3>
+<desc>
+    A collection of documents describing, in detail, the various
+    conceptual parts of the language. If you're new to Perl 6,
+    language>intro is a good place to start.
+</desc>
+<h3><a href="/type">Type Reference</a></h3>
+<desc>
+    Index of built-in classes and roles.
+</desc>
+<h3><a href="/routine">Routine Reference</a></h3>
+<desc>
+    Index of built-in subroutines and methods.
+</desc>
+<h3><a href="/module">Module Reference</a></h3>
+<desc>
+    Index of modules that are part of the official core distribution.
+</desc>
+
+<hr>
+
+<p>
+You may also be interested in the Perl 6 <a href="http://perlcabal.org/syn">synopses</a>,
+which are more complete than this documentation, but targeted toward compiler writers
+rather than users of the langauge.
+Documentation for the different but related <a href="http://perl.org/">Perl 5</a> language
+can be found <a href="http://perldoc.perl.org/">here</a>.
+</p>
+=end code
+=end Html