Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r12.2-1349

Chapter 49. Extensible Markup Language (XML)

xmlto-0.0.29

Introduction to xmlto

The xmlto package is a front-end to a XSL toolchain. It chooses an appropriate stylesheet for the conversion you want and applies it using an external XSLT processor. It also performs any necessary post-processing.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.3 platform.

Package Information

xmlto Dependencies

Required

docbook-xml-4.5, docbook-xsl-nons-1.79.2, and libxslt-1.1.42

Optional (for DVI, PDF, and postscript backend post-processing)

fop-2.10, dblatex, and PassiveTeX

Optional (for text backend post-processing)

One of Links-2.30, Lynx-2.9.2, W3m, or ELinks

Editor Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/xmlto

Installation of xmlto

Install xmlto by running the following commands: 

autoreconf -fiv                                  &&
LINKS="/usr/bin/links" ./configure --prefix=/usr &&

make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

LINKS="/usr/bin/links": This environment variable fixes a bug causing xmlto to think that links command is the same as elinks. Setting this variable does not cause problems if Links-2.30 is not installed, unless you have ELinks installed, and you wish to use it for text backend post-processing. If you do wish to ELinks, you should remove this environment variable.

Contents

Installed Programs: xmlif and xmlto
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directory: /usr/share/xmlto

Short Descriptions

xmlif

is a conditional processing instructions for XML

xmlto

applies an XSL stylesheet to an XML document