source: general/genlib/libxslt.xml@ c000bdd

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<!ENTITY libxslt-download-http "http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libxslt/1.1/libxslt-&libxslt-version;.tar.gz">
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<!ENTITY libxslt-md5sum  "db71660bb7d01ccd4e6be990af8d813b">
<!ENTITY libxslt-size "2.6 MB">
<!ENTITY libxslt-buildsize "36 MB">
<!ENTITY libxslt-time "0.32 SBU">
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<sect1 id="libxslt" xreflabel="libxslt-&libxslt-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="libxslt.html"?>
<title>libxslt-&libxslt-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="libxslt">
<primary sortas="a-Libxslt">Libxslt</primary></indexterm>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>libxslt</application></title>

<para>The <application>libxslt</application> package contains
<acronym>XSLT</acronym> libraries. These are useful
for extending <filename>libxml2</filename> libraries to support
<acronym>XSLT</acronym> files.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&libxslt-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&libxslt-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &libxslt-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &libxslt-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
&libxslt-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&libxslt-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>libxslt</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="libxml2"/></para>
</sect4>

<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="python"/> and
<ulink url="http://www.gnupg.org/download/index.html">libgcrypt</ulink></para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>libxslt</application></title>

<para>Install <application>libxslt</application> by running the following 
commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make</command></userinput></screen>

<para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para>

<para>Now, as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

<seglistitem>
<seg>xslt-config and xsltproc</seg>
<seg>libexslt.[so,a], libxslt.[so,a] and optionally, libxsltmod.[so,a] 
<application>Python</application> modules</seg>
<seg>/usr/include/libxslt, /usr/share/doc/libxslt-&libxslt-version; and 
/usr/share/doc/libxslt-python-&libxslt-version;</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>

<varlistentry id="xslt-config">
<term><command>xslt-config</command></term>
<listitem><para>is used to find out the pre-processor, linking and 
compiling flags necessary to use the <application>libxslt</application> 
libraries in 3rd-party programs.</para>
<indexterm zone="libxslt xslt-config">
<primary sortas="b-xslt-config">xslt-config</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="xsltproc">
<term><command>xsltproc</command></term>
<listitem><para>is used to apply <acronym>XSLT</acronym> stylesheets to 
<acronym>XML</acronym> documents.</para>
<indexterm zone="libxslt xsltproc">
<primary sortas="b-xsltproc">xsltproc</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="libxslt-lib">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>libxslt.[so,a]</filename></term>
<listitem><para> provides extensions to the <filename>libxml2</filename> 
libraries to parse files that use the <acronym>XSLT</acronym> format.</para>
<indexterm zone="libxslt libxslt-lib">
<primary sortas="c-libxslt">libxslt.[so,a]</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="libexslt">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>libexslt.[so,a]</filename></term>
<listitem><para>is used to provide extensions to <acronym>XSLT</acronym> 
functions.</para>
<indexterm zone="libxslt libexslt">
<primary sortas="c-libexslt">libexslt.[so,a]</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect2>

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