Re: [docbook-apps] [Fwd: jw works fine with pdf backend, but complains when using man backend.]

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Sean Wheller <>
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2004-09-28T17:30:29+00:00
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Re: [docbook-apps] [Fwd: jw works fine with pdf backend, but complains when using man backend.]
On Tuesday 28 September 2004 17:46, Hans Deragon wrote:
> Since nobody could explain me why I could generate a pdf file but not a man
> file, let me rephrase my cry for help.
>
>    Does anybody has a receipe that converts an XML docbook to a man page?
>  The receipe I use fails miserably with errors.  An example docbook with
> the command line required to convert the docbook would be nice.

Hmm. After complex install of all sorts of dependencies, my first stab at 
docbook2man works. Do you have refentry?
see: http://www.docbook.org/tdg/en/html/ch02.html#making-refentry

Hope this helps,

-- 
Sean Wheller

http://www.enbaya.co.za