On 10/9/07, Walter Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From: Chris Staub <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>From an earlier post on this thread: > >> > >> I don't really understand why BLFS is not available in > >> info format so you can easily read it in a fresh LFS > >> > >> Walter > >> > >I don't recall anyone ever asking for that before, so probably the > >reason there isn't one is because there simply isn't demand for it. Most > >LFS users (the ones who actually read the above-mentioned last couple > >pages in LFS at least) tend to either download BLFS in HTML format and > >use a text web browser, or install dhcpcd or other networking stuff > >while still in chroot and access BLFS online. > > Most likely, no one has ever asked because it never occured to anyone that a > fresh LFS has Texinfo so continuing on to BLFS while still in chroot should > be unneccesary. After completing LFS and knowing that it includes Texinfo I > fully expected BLFS to be available as an info page; I was very surprised to > find that this is not the case.
I'd never thought about that, but it's not a bad idea. The *LFS book sources are written in DocBook, so it seems like it's technically possible through DocBook -> Texinfo conversion. The conversion would probably be subpar compared to using XSLT, but it might be good enough. Maybe Manuel, the resident XML/XSLT guru, will chime in. -- Dan -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
