From: Dan Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >On 10/11/07, Walter Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I wouldn't mind working on one of those options myself. It would be a >> learning experience and fun too. :-) >> On the other hand, it would be foolish to make any kind of commitment >> considering my lack of experience, just something to play around with in my >> free time. > >Right now, the number of people working on this is 0, so I think you >can work at whatever pace you want. I would pursue the DB->Texinfo >conversion, if possible. For starters, you'll need to get the tools >for working with the XML. This page has a quick getting started guide >for working with the BLFS sources: > >http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/Hacking > >The next step is the docbook conversion. I've never used these tools, >but docbook-utils should have what you need: > >http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/pst/docbook-utils.html > >An alternative would be docbook2x: > >http://docbook2x.sourceforge.net/ > >I don't know what the strengths/weaknesses of each are, but they both >provide a docbook2texi program. I'm not sure if you'll actually need a >TeX installation, too, or if texinfo (i.e., makeinfo) is enough.
Thanks Dan for all the info, there's still quite a few hardware related packages I need to install for my laptop then I'll go through BLFS and see what I need there. Once everything is up and running I'll be ready to take a closer look at this and see what I can do. Thanks again, Walter ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page