At 31 Aug 2000 22:15:17 GMT,
Dan Moschuk <dan@FreeBSD.ORG> wrote:
> Why do we need an XML parser in the tree at all? Why not keep the XML file on
> freefall and regenerate/commit the handbook/HARDWARE.TXT everytime it is
> updated? A similar process (without the XML voodoo before hand) is done with
> src/UPDATING.
Right. At this stage, we can do that (keep XML files and Makefile in
doc repository and build them on freefall). But I think that method
is not "Right thing". In the future, CVS repository should include
*only* source file and machine generated file should be built by
${MAKE} on the fly.
On the other hand, same informations are stored in many places. Ftp
mirror sites are in www, handbook, sysinstall. Ports categories are
in www, porters-handbook, sysinstall, bsd.port.mk.
I think these data should be handled by more smart way and (IMHO) XML
has possibility to achive it. That's why I said we need light XML/XSL
tools in base system...
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Jun Kuriyama <kuriyama@imgsrc.co.jp> // IMG SRC, Inc.
<kuriyama@FreeBSD.org> // FreeBSD Project
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