On Sunday, January 12, Jor-el wrote: > On 9 Dec 2002, Adam DiCarlo wrote: > > > Ardo van Rangelrooij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > Yes, I do think 'xml-base' should be a separate package. Mark Johnson has > > > been working on a preliminary one a couple of months back > > > > I would assume it's dead?
It did die, temporarily, but I resurrected it today. I'm currently writing it up and will post my ideas tomorrow. We can then combine our ideas and argue, er, enjoy a spirited discussion over the relative merits and hopefully get something out the door asap. Gotta go to my birthday party now, or I'd have much more to say:) Cheers, Mark > > > > > and I don't want to go through the hassle of changing depedencies > > > when it comes along. > > > > True... > > > > > Now, of course one could question whether > > > Mark's version really is needed when my version (see below) does > > > what we need, but we cross that bridge when we get there. The most > > > important thing to clear the current messy support. > > > > > > Also, to me it just makes more sense for XML stuff to depend on xml-base, > > > and SGML stuff on sgml-base. > > > > Well, as I'm sure you know quite clearly, sgml-base contains support > > for SGML open catalogs, but those can reference both XML and SGML > > DTDs. > > > > Anyhow, I'm fine with xml-base as a separate package. After all, it > > does depend on a non-arch-indep pkg, and it would be a shame to make > > sgml-base non-arch-indep I guess... > > > Hi, > > I've been searching in vain for Debian's XML catalogs. Since > matters came to a head for me, I sat down and wrote some catalogs. A tar > file is attached. Please note (1) I have no idea whether this will work > for you in your proposed xml-base / xml-common package. If it works, well > and good. It works for me at any rate. (2) On the assumption that XML > catalogs need not have to deal with SGML document DTD, when I cloned only > the referenced XML related files from /etc/sgml/catalog. If this is an > incorrect assumption, please let me know. > > If you find this useful and need to make modifications, please > feel free to add your names to the copyright statement. > > Regards, > Jor-el -- _____________________________________ Mark Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian XML/SGML <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Home Page: <http://dulug.duke.edu/~mark/> GPG fp: 50DF A22D 5119 3485 E9E4 89B2 BCBC B2C8 2BE2 FE81 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
