<quote who="Duncan Lithgow"> > Hi Gavin > >> It first refers to 3 files I can get through yum (xmlto ââ?¬â?? >> > docbook-style-xsl ââ?¬â?? docbook-dtds) and then jumps into checking >> things >> > out of cvs. >> >> I don't believe you ;-) Do a yum search xmlto and yum search docbook. >> They >> are definiteley there. > You were right, they're already installed ( I thought i'd selected the > docbook stuff at install), so why do I get > # yum install xmlto > ... > Nothing to do > > This may seem silly, but I'm a bit believer in lessening the learning > curves steepness, so can you add the line > > "Do 'yum search <file-name>' as root to see if you need to install any > of the files." > > to: http://fedora.redhat.com/participate/documentation-guide/ch-getting- > files.html I agree. This needs to be updated. I'll add this to the docs wiki. > >> > 1. getting going with DocBook >> See above. > Well not quite, I still don't know what app to start and what to do with > it... > Nor do I have any experience of using cvs, maybe you can recommend a > link and add it to that page as well? I think the instructions are pretty clear. This is the doc I followed when I started. It points you http://fedora.redhat.com/participate/documentation-guide/ch-emacs.html and lists explict commands, which is all you need to type. So, paste one line at a time, hit enter and you're done: export CVSROOT=:pserver:anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:/usr/local/CVS cvs -z3 login cvs -z3 co fedora-docs > >> > 2. who to talk to to make the docs newbie friendly >> Us. > Hi there. Nice to meet you. > Pleasure. -- fedora-docs-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list
