Re: proposed change to SGML policy: symlinks
On , February 6, Adam DiCarlo wrote:
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> I propose that we remove the symlinking of stuff under the sgml dir,
> e.g., /usr/share/sgml/OASIS/dtd/DocBook_V4.1 ->
> ../../docbook/dtd/4.1/docbook.dtd .
I agree.
AFAIK, none of the parsers use the old SGML FPI-to-directory-path
mapping, anyway. They find the stuff using the catalogs.
> Is this symlink still useful for anything?
Not that I am aware of.
> Or is it just adding complexity for no added value?
I believe this is indeed the case.
I vote to ditch these type of symlinks.
My $0.02,
Mark
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