On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 05:43:46PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: > Hans J. Koch wrote: > > On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 11:15:41PM +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote: > >>>> Set the default encoding for docbook2*-utils to XML, so utf8 chars will > >>>> be output correctly (like umlauts in names as in uio-howto.xml). > >>> Hmm, what problems did you find? It works with your patch, but it worked > >>> before, too (I'm quite picky with the umlaut in my name :)). > >> I tried building pdfdocs and psdocs from the latest linux-git on two different > >> machines, both running Debian Lenny and set to en_GB.UTF-8. Both machines gave > >> me a corrupt umlaut in the documents; it looks like the typical "utf8-chars in > >> iso8859 encoding"-glitch. If it works for you without the patch, then there > >> might be some other setting in the environment which influences the output. As > >> the patch seems to enforce the correct setting regardless of the environment, > >> it might be worthwhile still :) > > > > Hmpff, meanwhile I upgraded some of my TeX-related packages (Debian Sid) and > > make pdfdocs/psdocs doesn't work anymore here ATM. So actually, I can't test > > your patch right now. Need to fix my build system first. > > I never can make pdfdocs/psdocs -- I make htmldocs instead. That's what I do, too. I could never do make pdfdocs/psdocs until suddenly, after some upgrades to some packages (unintentionally, happened through dependendcies of completely different things), it worked for some time. Now I had more upgrades (also unintentionally), and it doesn't work anymore. > If you have any "fixes" so that pdfdocs/psdocs can work for the masses, > I'm interested. Me, too ;-) If anyone out there can give any hints about the exact prerequisites, please let us know. Wolfram, what are you using? You said Lenny, but did you need any configuration changes? Thanks, Hans -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
