Re: XSLT and DocBook

I believe PHP 5 support for XML is pretty darn good. If you're in PHP 4, forget it... There's like 3 different XML libraries, all with warts, and I'm pretty sure none of them support the fancy stuff you need. On Thu, June 7, 2007 1:02 am, Larry Garfield wrote: > Hi all. I have a DocBook source[1] that I am processing into XHTML > using the > DocBook XSL[2] toolchain. That is, XSLT. I'm not doing a huge amount > of > customization on top of the default setup, either. Right now, I'm > using the > standard XSLT Java toolchain; Xalan, Xerces, XIncluder, and all of the > various other Apache projects[3]. The problem is, well, it's Java, > which > means the classpaths and build environment and such break if I so much > as > sneeze at the wrong time. I'd love to be able to replace it with > PHP's XSL > parser[4], since I actually know PHP and its chances of breaking on > every > other Tuesday are slimmer, but I don't know if it has all of the > functionality I'd need. > > Specifically, I need multi-file output and support for <xinclude: /> > directives. Right now I'm using the Xalan multi-file output > extensions, but > I'm happy to switch to something else if it means eliminating the huge > gobs > of touchy Javascript I have. > > Does anyone know if that's doable with PHP's XSLT support (circa PHP > 5.2, I > run the server so can install whatever I need)? Has anyone tried > doing this > before? It's all offline processing, so performance isn't a huge > issue. > Thanks. > > [1] http://www.docbook.org/tdg/en/html/docbook.html > [2] http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/ > [3] http://xml.apache.org/ > [4] http://us.php.net/manual/en/ref.xsl.php > > -- > Larry Garfield AIM: LOLG42 > larry@garfieldtech.com ICQ: 6817012 > > "If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of > exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking power called an > idea, > which an individual may exclusively possess as long as he keeps it to > himself; but the moment it is divulged, it forces itself into the > possession > of every one, and the receiver cannot dispossess himself of it." -- > Thomas > Jefferson > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So?