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Re: Bug#134789: docbook-xml broken for gnome2



Eric Baudais <baudais@kkpsi.org> writes:

> On Mon, May 27, 2002 at 03:23:09PM -0400, Adam Di Carlo wrote:
> > Eric Baudais <baudais@kkpsi.org> writes:
> > 
> > > When will the infrastructure be in place for Debian to support both XML and 
> > > SGML catalogs?  This is an important part of the GNOME 2 help system.  If 
> > > Debian wants to supply GNOME 2 packages with a Help system then Debian will 
> > > have to support XML Catalogs.
> > 
> > I dunno.  Are you volunteering to help?  Is there even a plan in
> > place?
> 
> I will volunteer to get XML Catalog support in Debian.  There is one program 
> which makes the catalog called xmlcatalog.  xmlcatalog is in libxml2.  This 
> program is used to make the catalog, add entries to the catalog, and to check 
> if a DTD or stylesheet can be reached through the catalog.  More documentation 
> can be read at http://xmlsoft.org/catalog.html

Ok, interesting.  I've CC'd the debian-sgml group, that is where the
planning and implementation coordination will be happening.

> > As I said, at this moment I'm not in charge of steering Debian
> > SGML/XML. I'm just someone who ships docbook DTDs and DSSSL
> > stylesheets.
> 
> The people who ship the popular XML DTDs and stylesheets will be the ones to 
> register the DTDs with the catalog.  If this package checks for an existing 
> catalog and then adds an entry if the catalog exists or if the catalog doesn't 
> exist make a new catalog then it can be used as a prototype for the other 
> packages.

Yes, I understand, but I need a (implemented) commands to use to
register and unregister the catalog.

-- 
...Adam Di Carlo..<adam@onshore-devel.com>...<URL:http://www.onshored.com/>


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