Thanks, I'll finish the document up accordingly and
add the new info. I'll pass it by the list before
submitting it as a patch or new file.
Jay
--- Ross Gardler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jason End wrote:
> > I finally got around to rewriting this page. I
> have
> > some questions concerning the section "Avoiding
> Plugin
> > Conflicts".
>
> Great!
>
> > 1. What plugins actually conflict? If it's only
> > docbook, then this might fit better as a section
> in
> > the FAQ.
>
> None at present. It is a precaution against
> potential future conflicts.
>
> For example, we have a simplified docbook plugin
> that handles basic
> docbook docs. It is also setup to process documents
> that use the full
> docbook DTD, even though it does not fully support
> that schema. It is
> hoped that, one day, someone will create a full
> docbook plugin. At that
> point there is a potential conflict between the two.
>
> > 2. If there is a conflict, how do you actually
> resolve
> > it? Forrest takes the first plugin listed, but
> what
> > happens with conflicted plugins listed afterwards.
> Are
> > they ever applied?
>
> They are never applied. Once <map:generate ...>
> element has been
> executed then Forrest considers the request as
> having been processed, so
> all subsequent matches are ignored.
>
> > Another questions, how can one install plugins
> > manually?
>
> Right now, you download the zip file from the
> location indicated in
> plugins.xml and unpack it into
> FORREST_HOME/build/plugins
>
> We intend to allow plugins to be loaded from
> different locations, but at
> present the above is the only solution.
>
> One other thing you might like to know given your
> current work. I am
> about to commit the plugin documentation system.
> This will mean that an
> index of plugins (generated from plugins.xml) will
> be available at
> docs/plugins/index.html and the docs for Apache
> Forrest hosted plugins
> will be at docs/plugins/PLUGIN_NAME. Perhaps you
> could put links to the
> index page in you document.
>
> Ross
>
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