Re: manual in sgml

[Jerome BENOIT <g6299304p@rezozer.net>]

Hello Osamu,

thanks for the hint: I have just midified accordingly the `debian/control' file.



On 10/03/15 16:40, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, Mar 09, 2015 at 08:17:53PM +0100, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
>> Hello List,
>>
>> the manual of my package is written in SGML language.
>> I guess that it may be translate into a more readable format:
>> What is the best Debian way to convert it in HTML and/or PDF (via LaTeX) ?
> 
> If it is linuxdoc, please consider to use debiandoc-sgml which is
> superset of linuxdoc as I understand as its maintainer.
> 
> If it is SGML with old DocBook, use dockbook tool chain.  
> 
> You can see debian-faq and several other packages building HTML and/or
> PDF from SGML.  Please note converting to PDF from the tables in DocBook
> SGML is not easy especially for non-English as I see the state of the
> tool chain.
> 
> SGML and XML is minimal difference for DocBook case.
> 
> Please check exsisting packages :-)
> 
> Osamu
> 

Cheers,
Jerome