Re: docbook-utils package
> I want to ITP this package, but before I need your advice.
>
> In the -sgml archive I see :
>
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-sgml/2000/debian-sgml-200012/msg00010.html
>
> After this thread Domenico Andreoli has resigning his docbook-utils ITP
> and Mark Johnson don't want to see anymore docbook-utils in Debian.
>
> The next scrollkeeper release will need docbook-utils.
>
> What is your plan ?
Hi Christian,
I say go ahead and package docbook-utils. Since it is/was intended to
replace docbook-tools (aka cygnus-stylesheets in debian), try to make
sure it doesn't conflict with cygnus stylesheets. Then again, it could
'replaces' cygnus stylesheets, too. If so, expect complaints from
users looking for the db2html, etc., scripts.
I guess Adam is really the guy to talk to about this though.
Be aware that there are still some unresolved issues regarding SGML
package file placement, but do the best you can to get it all
working. Thanks much for taking on the docbook-utils -- it's a key
package.
A draft of the sgml policy can be found here:
http://people.debian.org/~mrj/sgml-policy-draft/
It sorely needs to be updated.
BTW, I've returned from an extended trip related to some family health
issues, and will be online regularly now. (I should've made a vacation
post, but I had to leave rather abruptly.)
I plan to upload some new packages tonight that provide catalog
support for some of the popular XSLT processors: XT, Xalan2,
Saxon. These tools will make DOcBook XML processing as easy as SGML
was with Jade (knock on wood.)
Cheers,
Mark
>
> Christian
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Mark Johnson
Duke Physics <mark@duke.edu>
Debian SGML <mrj@debian.org>
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