[xml/sgml] docbook-css packaging question

[Mark Johnson]

W. Borgert wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 12:02:11PM -0600, Mark Johnson wrote:
> 
>>I don't think it's incorrect, but putting them in
>>/usr/share/xml/docbook/stylesheet/css/
>>would be more consistent with current docbook packaging. 
> 
> 
> Not sure, see below :-)
> 
> 
>>  they should go into
>>  /usr/share/xml/docbook/stylesheet/<sylesheet-type>/
> 
> 
> But we don't have that for stylesheet-type = xsl/dsssl, right?

Oh yeah, you're right. My misnake. We put the DSSSL under 
/usr/share/sgml. (I'm not on a debian box right now.)

So, what I said above about .../<stylesheet-type>/ isn't strictly true.

So, to be consistent with the current structure (& policy, actually 
[yes, I did actually think pretty hard about some of that stuff:]), they 
should probably go in something like

/usr/share/xml/docbook/stylesheet/holroyd/<package-files>

this suggestion is, to me, the most consistent with the policy. As to 
whether it's the best choice - well, that's certainly debatable.

And, I do agree with Adam that putting "docbook" in the package name 
string does sort of imply that the docbook developers or standards group 
has somehow blessed them. OTOH, it's a very useful, descriptive name.

How about using "db" instead of "docbook", as in "db-css". Might be more 
apporpriate. Tough call, really.

We're all so damn picky that these simple things become real issues. 
But, I believe that therein lies one of the strengths of debian: things 
are done in a consistent, sensible fashion.

My US$0.02...

Cheers,
Mark


> 
> 
>> (of course this assumes uniqueness, in the sense that no one else will 
>>  package css stylesheets for docbook, which may not be the case. hrm.)
> 
> 
> Yes, I see "docbook-css" more like some name or identifier
> similar to "db2latex", "ldp", or "nwalsh" (all XSL).
> 
> I'm still not sure, what is right here.
> 
> Cheers,


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