Remove root parameter override in watch mode

build.fsx

@@ -50,6 +50,22 @@ let testStage =
             $"dotnet test {solutionFile} --configuration {configuration} --no-build --blame --logger trx --results-directory TestResults -tl"
     }
 
+let nugetStage =
+    stage "NuGet" { run $"dotnet pack {solutionFile} --output \"{artifactsDir}\" --configuration {configuration} -tl" }
+
+let installToolStage =
+    stage "InstallFsDocsTool" {
+        noStdRedirectForStep
+
+        run
+            $"dotnet tool install --no-cache --version %A{releaseNugetVersion} --add-source \"%s{artifactsDir}\" --tool-path \"%s{artifactsDir}\" fsdocs-tool"
+
+        echo $"The development version of fsdocs can be invoked from:{System.Environment.NewLine}%s{fsdocTool}"
+    }
+
+let uninstallToolStage =
+    stage "UninstallFsDocsTool" { run $"dotnet tool uninstall fsdocs-tool --tool-path \"%s{artifactsDir}\"" }
+
 pipeline "CI" {
     lintStage
 
@@ -65,7 +81,7 @@ pipeline "CI" {
         run $"dotnet build {solutionFile} --configuration {configuration} -tl"
     }
 
-    stage "NuGet" { run $"dotnet pack {solutionFile} --output \"{artifactsDir}\" --configuration {configuration} -tl" }
+    nugetStage
 
     testStage
 
@@ -75,11 +91,9 @@ pipeline "CI" {
             Shell.cleanDir ".packages")
         // Τhe tool has been uninstalled when the
         // artifacts folder was removed in the Clean stage.
-        run
-            $"dotnet tool install --no-cache --version %A{releaseNugetVersion} --add-source \"%s{artifactsDir}\" --tool-path \"%s{artifactsDir}\" fsdocs-tool"
-
+        installToolStage
         run $"\"{fsdocTool}\" build --strict --clean --properties Configuration=Release"
-        run $"dotnet tool uninstall fsdocs-tool --tool-path \"%s{artifactsDir}\""
+        uninstallToolStage
         run (fun _ -> Shell.cleanDir ".packages")
     }
 
@@ -93,4 +107,15 @@ pipeline "Verify" {
     runIfOnlySpecified true
 }
 
+pipeline "InstallTool" {
+    nugetStage
+    installToolStage
+    runIfOnlySpecified true
+}
+
+pipeline "UninstallTool" {
+    uninstallToolStage
+    runIfOnlySpecified true
+}
+
 tryPrintPipelineCommandHelp ()

src/fsdocs-tool/BuildCommand.fs

@@ -1403,26 +1403,10 @@ type CoreBuildOptions(watch) =
 
         let userParametersDict = readOnlyDict userParameters
 
-        // Adjust the user substitutions for 'watch' mode root
-        let userRoot, userParameters =
-            if watch then
-                let userRoot = sprintf "http://localhost:%d/" this.port_option
-
-                if userParametersDict.ContainsKey(ParamKeys.root) then
-                    printfn "ignoring user-specified root since in watch mode, root = %s" userRoot
-
-                let userParameters =
-                    [ ParamKeys.root, userRoot ]
-                    @ (userParameters |> List.filter (fun (a, _) -> a <> ParamKeys.root))
-
-                Some userRoot, userParameters
-            else
-                let r =
-                    match userParametersDict.TryGetValue(ParamKeys.root) with
-                    | true, v -> Some v
-                    | _ -> None
-
-                r, userParameters
+        let userRoot =
+            match userParametersDict.TryGetValue(ParamKeys.root) with
+            | true, v -> Some v
+            | _ -> None
 
         let userCollectionName =
             match (dict userParameters).TryGetValue(ParamKeys.``fsdocs-collection-name``) with