On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 23:52, Álvaro G. Vicario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/9/26 Richard Quadling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> $ cd /path/to/your/phpdoc/checkout >>> $ php configure.php >>> $ phd -f xhtml -t chmsource -d .manual.xml >>> # Microsoft magic here.. :) > [...] >> The MS Magic is as simple as running the php_manual_en.hhp that is >> created in your output folder. > > I've followed your instructions and the regular CHM file builds > correctly [1]. May I assume that the download section features a > December 2007 manual only because the release process is not automated > and nobody did it manually?
Correct > One more question... In the source code there's a make_chm.bat script > that seems part of this process: > > 1. Generate *.html files from DocBook XML > 2. Transform the *.html files with regular expressions > 3. Compile into *.chm > > It looks like the only way to generate the extended (aka fancy) manual > with user notes. Is it an old build process that no longer works > because the regular expressions do not match the new manual TOC? Don't know why it doesn't work, but I suppose you are right. The problem we are facing is that noone understands it well enough (and has the time) to implement it into our current rendering application (PhD) :( -Hannes
