Re: [docbook-apps] How to validate assemblies and the underlying files?

[Robert Fekete <frobert@balabit.com>]

Hi Bob,

Thanks a lot for the info, I was afraid that this is the case :)

Regards,

Robert

On 03/14/2013 06:13 PM, Bob Stayton wrote:
> Hi,
> I know of no tool that can validate the resolved content of a DocBook assembly
> in one step.  As you know, some XML parsers can resolve XIncludes and validate
> the resolved content.  But DocBook assembly is not yet a finalized standard, and
> I know of no parsers that have added it their kit. Currently your best bet is a
> two-step process that applies the assembly.xsl stylesheet to the assembly file
> to generate a DocBook document, and then pass the results to a validator like Jing.
>
> Bob Stayton
> Sagehill Enterprises
> bobs@sagehill.net
>
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> From: "Robert Fekete" <frobert@balabit.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 3:06 AM
> To: <docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org>
> Subject: [docbook-apps] How to validate assemblies and the underlying files?
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > We are using a slightly customized Relax-NG schema based on docbook, and I
> > have the following problem when validating files (we are using Jing). Our
> > documents are highly modular, using lots of xincludes.
> >
> > - When validating a traditional docbook document (for example, a book,
> > chapter, or article), everything is OK, out custom.rng file has an include
> > statement for the docbookxi.rng file, Jing resolves the xincludes, and
> > validates the complete document.
> >
> > - However, for documents that use assemblies, the assembly.rng file (from
> > DocBook Assembly V5.1b7) validates only the top-level assembly file. The
> > underlying files (mostly chapters that xinclude further files) are not validated.
> >
> > My goal would be to have a single custom.rng file that I can reference during
> > validation, and that would validate all types of files, as well as any files
> > they xinclude.
> >
> > What is the proper way to do that?
> >
> > Thank you for your help in advance.
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> >
> > Robert
> >
> >
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