Re: [Firebird-docs] Problems compiling docs

[Paul V. <pa...@vi...>]

Hi Adriano,

First of all: if you wanted to build the doc to use it as a doc, you'd
better not. At this moment, it's just an XML conversion of the first
60 or so pages from Borland's Data Definition Guide (which we may have
to drop due to copyright issues). If you need docs, better get the
free Borland docs and also check out various free and paid docs at
www.ibphoenix.com


If you wanted to build it because you might be interested in helping,
please continue reading. Otherwise, don't bother :-)


> The script 'build defaulthtml' stops complaining
>
> defaulthtml:
> Building html documentation. Please wait ...
>     [style] Transforming into C:\work\diano\dev\fb-
> docs\manual\dist\docs\default
> html
>
> BUILD FAILED
>
> C:\work\diano\dev\fb-docs\manual\src\build\build.xml:69:
> java.lang.NoSuchMethodError:
> org.apache.xalan.xslt.Process.getDefaultLiaison()Ljava/lang/String;

I have the same problem building defaulthtml. Fails with same error &
same stack trace on Win2k and Linux. I have installed Java2 just
recently, version 1.4.1_01. Maybe an older Java2 is needed, or updated
ant classes.

One thing that strikes me in build.bat and build.sh is the line

  FIREBIRD_HOME=../../../client/java/src/

because it points OUTSIDE OF the manual tree. There is currently no
module "client" in the firebird repository. There _is_ a "client-java"
with a subdir "src". So I checked that out, changed the above line a
bit, ran the script again... zilch. Oh well, I suppose one can always
try :-)

I asked Tilo about this because I think he has this working. No answer
yet but I guess it won't take long.

I'm completely new to DocBook. At this very moment I am reading the
DocBook Guide at http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/docbook/ to learn more
about it and maybe sort things out myself in case Tilo hasn't the
answer.

If I find a remedy I'll post a followup here.


Greetings,
Paul Vinkenoog