Thanks David,
it seems the best way is to use the build machine. I'm not quite ready, but
will then find out how.
Jon
2008/8/3 David Ashley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> All -
>
> Sorry, I was traveling on Friday and was very busy on Saturday.
>
> The Windows version of Docbook does NOT do a good job of creating the docs,
> but it is ok for syntax checking. The build machine uses Fedora 6 to create
> the docs. Any of the Linux distributions do a good job creating the docs but
> the makefile is definitely set up to work with Fedora or Red Hat the best.
> When you install those distributions just be sure to install the
> documentation components (it is one of the major options during a Fedora/RH
> install).
>
> I agree with Rick about commiting your changes and then building on the
> Build Machine. I sometimes do that even though run Linux. If I am in a hurry
> it works well to have the Build Machine do the work and then fetch the
> output and make the corrections later.
>
> FYI - The ooRexx docs are in DocBook XML format. What that means to you is
> that everything has to eventually have a closing tage to match the opening
> tag. DocBook is really easy to learn but there are some drawbacks. The tags
> are really verbose (my pet peeve) and the tag set is extensive. I would
> purchase the one an only book on DocBook by Walsh and Muellner. It is
> somewhat dated but it covers about 90% of what you need to know. There might
> even be a PDF of the book somewhere on the web. In any case, the (updated)
> book is always available in HTML format at
> http://www.docbook.org/tdg5/en/html/docbook.html.
>
> BTW, the Build Machine will soon be undergoing a MAJOR overhaul. The only
> thing I am waiting on is the release version of VMware Server 2.0. Once it
> goes live I will completely rebuild the Build Machine. This could take as
> long as a week so I will let everyone know when I start and when it is
> complete.
>
> Thanks,
> W. David Ashley
> IBM Systems and Technology Group Lab Services
> Open Object Rexx Team
> Mobile Phone: 512-289-7506
>
>
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