> | how can I convert an XSL-FO file to PDF? > | The XSL-FO file is generated by docbook XSL stylesheets. > | > | I've tried /usr/ports/textproc/fop, but it chokes with a > | lengthy exception dump after the first few pages; so it's > | of no use. > | > | Unfortunately, /usr/ports/print/passivetex is broken as well, > | and won't install at all. > > Have you tried the FOP java package from Apache? > (http://xml.apache.org/fop/index.html) > > I used to run that on my freeBSD and it gave me no problems. (The java > installation however wasn't a walk in the sun)
/usr/ports/textproc/fop _is_ the version from Apache. I've also tried the cvs stable and devel versions, with the same result. This doesn't mean that fop doesn't work at all; it just chokes on _some_ files, including what I'm trying to feed it. Using native jdk1.3.1 with fop. Tried bigger VM resource limits and all. FOP simply doesn't cut it (yet?). I'm hacking on a work-around right now: an XSLT stylesheet that transforms (a very limited set of) DocBook markup directly to LaTeX code, then post-process with latex. It's not perfect, and a lot of boring, tedious DocBook <-> LaTeX mapping work, but at least, it works (as said, for a small DocBook subset). At the very least, it is an XSLT learning exercise... :-) Someone really should fix the passivetex port though... Thank you. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/ _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
