Re: [Refdb-devel] Docs in split packages

[David N. <dav...@sw...>]

Hi Markus,

> Is there any chance you could move to batik-rasterizer?

On debian batik is supplied as a library ('libbatik-java') with no 
binaries.  That's why the refdb configure check would always fail and 
switch to 'convert'.  Since it is a library there is no main executable 
class supplied.

After a moderate amount of googling (whatever did we do before it 
existed?) I've created my own 'batik-rasterizer' script which satisfies 
'configure' and successfully converts all the SVG files.

To try and help those who come after me, here is the 'batik-rasterizer' 
script for debian:

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#!/bin/sh

# Script: batik-rasterizer
# Date created: 2006-08-17
# Date last modified: 2006-08-17

# Function: Convert SVG images to PNG
#           Wrapper for Debian 'libbatik-java' package

# Credits:
#   David Nebauer
#     author
#   Petter Reinholdtsen
#     for the basic script posted as part of debian bug report 152180
#     accessible at 
<http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=152180>
#   Michael F. Lamb
#     for the tip on script security in his posting at
#     <http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.text.xml.batik.devel/day=20060403>


# VARIABLES

[ "${DESTDIR}" ] || DESTDIR=""
[ "${JAVA}" ]    || JAVA="java"                    # Java executable
XERCES="${DESTDIR}/usr/share/java/xercesImpl.jar"  # Xerces
BATIK="${DESTDIR}/usr/share/java/batik-all.jar"    # Batik
CLASSPATH="${XERCES}:${BATIK}"                     # Java classpath


# MAIN

${JAVA} \
    -cp ${CLASSPATH} \
    org.apache.batik.apps.rasterizer.Main \
    -scriptSecurityOff \
    $@
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Regards,
David.