On 10/11/07, Walter Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From: Dan Nicholson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >* Convert from DocBook to Texinfo with the docbook2x tools > >* Dump to text with a (really) simple stylesheet > >* Dump to man format with a stylesheet included in docbook-xsl-stylesheets > > > >I think you'd end up sacrificing some quality in those cases, but > >maybe it would be good enough for bootstrapping purposes. I also have > >no idea how much work would go into providing this. Just food for > >thought. > > I wouldn't mind working on one of those options myself. It would be a > learning experience and fun too. :-) > On the other hand, it would be foolish to make any kind of commitment > considering my lack of experience, just something to play around with in my > free time.
Right now, the number of people working on this is 0, so I think you can work at whatever pace you want. I would pursue the DB->Texinfo conversion, if possible. For starters, you'll need to get the tools for working with the XML. This page has a quick getting started guide for working with the BLFS sources: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/Hacking The next step is the docbook conversion. I've never used these tools, but docbook-utils should have what you need: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/pst/docbook-utils.html An alternative would be docbook2x: http://docbook2x.sourceforge.net/ I don't know what the strengths/weaknesses of each are, but they both provide a docbook2texi program. I'm not sure if you'll actually need a TeX installation, too, or if texinfo (i.e., makeinfo) is enough. Good luck. Let me know if you have any questions. -- Dan -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
