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Subject: Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: Re: DOCBOOK: Manpages in Linux
Solaris 8 uses SGML for it's man. In fact, it's even docbook : <!DOCTYPE REFENTRY PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems//DTD DocBook V3.0-Based SolBook Subset V2.0//EN" [ <!--ArborText, Inc., 1988-1997, v.4001--> <!ENTITY % commonents SYSTEM "smancommon.ent"> %commonents; <!ENTITY % booktitles SYSTEM "booktitles.ent"> %booktitles; ]> Perhap's it gan give you hints. "Robert A. Whiteside" wrote: > > Hi Karif, > > I'm far from an expert, but perhaps this helps: > > On Thursday 25 April 2002 09:18 pm, you wrote: > > > > Problems: > > > > The docbook2man utility does not handle XML properly. > > Actually, the version I'm running claims not to support XML at all. However, > I find that "docbook2pdf", for example, works fine with my XML docbooks. It > emits a complaint about my <!DOCBOOK header, but then proceeds to generate a > fine pdf file. YMMV, of course. > > > Some of the docbooks rules are not good for my purposes (pending). > > Not a clue what this means. > > > DocBook XML is poorly documented and it is hard to find samples. > > I feel your pain. Actually, I find that there's a plethora of stuff out > there. Much of it, however, assumes I know more than I do. I keep feeling > that Real Soon Now it'll all come together, but I'm not quit there yet. > > I live with Norm Walsh's book: "DocBook: The definitive guide" at my elbow. > Per your problem, he gives docbook examples for documenting a command and a C > method. > > RefEntry is your friend here, I think. > > > > > I can't find an XML parser and Validator for Linux or Unix. > > Hmmm ... Did you ask Google about "validating xml parser"? I certainly get > hits for that. I've used Xerces, but there are certainly others. > > Cheers, > --Bob
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