Re: RFC 357 (v1) Perl should use XML for documentation instead of POD

[Johan Vromans]

Bart Lateur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> On 04 Oct 2000 18:43:43 +0200, Johan Vromans wrote:
> 
> >POD is not suitable for producing books. It can be used, however, to
> >provide the information that a (human) typesetter can turn into a
> >printed book. 
> 
> If a typesetter knows enough with just the POD, it is possible to
> completely typeset the entire book automatically.

A typesetter applies his skills when processing the information
contained in the POD. You can't catch the skills in a program.

-- Johan