xmlto-0.0.27

[Fernando de Oliveira]

​https://fedorahosted.org/releases/x/m/xmlto/xmlto-0.0.27.tar.bz2

​https://fedorahosted.org/xmlto/browser/NEWS

or

​https://fedorahosted.org/xmlto/export/83/NEWS

0.0.27 (stable)
  - remove several bashisms from scripts
  - add new option --profile for preprocessing documents
    with profiling stylesheet

[Fernando de Oliveira]

It breaks xdg-utils-1.1.0-rc3 (and the new xdg-utils-1.1.1):

Note: Writing xdg-screensaver.1
Note: Writing xdg-email.1
Note: Writing xdg-open.1
/usr/bin/xmlto txt desc/xdg-desktop-menu.xml
/usr/bin/xmlto txt desc/xdg-desktop-icon.xml
/usr/bin/xmlto txt desc/xdg-mime.xml
No way to convert HTML to text found.
Try either installing text web browser(lynx/w3m/links) or use option --with-fop
No way to convert HTML to text found.
Try either installing text web browser(lynx/w3m/links) or use option --with-fop
Makefile:114: recipe for target 'xdg-desktop-menu.txt' failed
make[1]: *** [xdg-desktop-menu.txt] Error 1
make[1]: ** Esperando que outros processos terminem.
Makefile:114: recipe for target 'xdg-desktop-icon.txt' failed
make[1]: *** [xdg-desktop-icon.txt] Error 1
No way to convert HTML to text found.
Try either installing text web browser(lynx/w3m/links) or use option --with-fop
Makefile:114: recipe for target 'xdg-mime.txt' failed
make[1]: *** [xdg-mime.txt] Error 1
Note: Writing xdg-settings.1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/xdg-utils-1.1.0-rc3/scripts'
Makefile:23: recipe for target 'scripts' failed
make: *** [scripts] Error 2

Downgrading to 0.0.26 fixed the problem.

[Fernando de Oliveira]

I'm not working more, today.

Giving back to the book

[bdubbs@…]

I tested this and didn't get a failure. For example:

make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/xdg-utils/xdg-utils-1.1.1/scripts'
/usr/bin/xmlto txt desc/xdg-desktop-menu.xml
awk -f generate-help-script.awk xdg-desktop-menu.in | sed -e 's/@NAME@/'xdg-desktop-menu'/g' > xdg-desktop-menu
chmod a+x xdg-desktop-menu
/usr/bin/xmlto txt desc/xdg-desktop-icon.xml
awk -f generate-help-script.awk xdg-desktop-icon.in | sed -e 's/@NAME@/'xdg-desktop-icon'/g' > xdg-desktop-icon
chmod a+x xdg-desktop-icon
/usr/bin/xmlto txt desc/xdg-mime.xml
awk -f generate-help-script.awk xdg-mime.in | sed -e 's/@NAME@/'xdg-mime'/g' > xdg-mime
chmod a+x xdg-mime
/usr/bin/xmlto txt desc/xdg-icon-resource.xml
awk -f generate-help-script.awk xdg-icon-resource.in | sed -e 's/@NAME@/'xdg-icon-resource'/g' > xdg-icon-resource
chmod a+x xdg-icon-resource
/usr/bin/xmlto txt desc/xdg-open.xml
awk -f generate-help-script.awk xdg-open.in | sed -e 's/@NAME@/'xdg-open'/g' > xdg-open
chmod a+x xdg-open
/usr/bin/xmlto txt desc/xdg-email.xml
awk -f generate-help-script.awk xdg-email.in | sed -e 's/@NAME@/'xdg-email'/g' > xdg-email
chmod a+x xdg-email
/usr/bin/xmlto txt desc/xdg-screensaver.xml
awk -f generate-help-script.awk xdg-screensaver.in | sed -e 's/@NAME@/'xdg-screensaver'/g' > xdg-screensaver
chmod a+x xdg-screensaver
/usr/bin/xmlto txt desc/xdg-settings.xml
awk -f generate-help-script.awk xdg-settings.in | sed -e 's/@NAME@/'xdg-settings'/g' > xdg-settings
chmod a+x xdg-settings
echo > README
rm xdg-mime.txt xdg-email.txt xdg-desktop-menu.txt xdg-screensaver.txt xdg-open.txt xdg-desktop-icon.txt xdg-icon-resource.txt xdg-settings.txt
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/xdg-utils/xdg-utils-1.1.1/scripts'
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/xdg-utils/xdg-utils-1.1.1/tests'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/xdg-utils/xdg-utils-1.1.1/tests'
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/xdg-utils/xdg-utils-1.1.1/autotests'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/xdg-utils/xdg-utils-1.1.1/autotests'

Perhaps you are missing a prerequisite?

[Fernando de Oliveira]

Only if there is a new dependency from 0.27. I have not yet installed TexLive. As I said, xdg-utils-1.1.1 compiles and install perfectly with 0.26. Just removed xmlto all versions

• Installed 0.27, tried to build xdg-utils-1.1.1, attached xdg-utils-1.1.1-simulation-2015.11.14-06h06m14s.log, FAIL.

Removed 0.27

• Removed 0.27, installed 0.26, built xdg-utils-1.1.1, attached xdg-utils-1.1.1-simulation-2015.11.14-06h06m51s.log, PASS.

[Fernando de Oliveira]

xdg-utils-1.1.1 build failed with xmlto-0.27

[Fernando de Oliveira]

xdg-utils-1.1.1 build OK with xmlto-0.26

[Fernando de Oliveira]

Bruce, thanks for your post. Solved the problem. Taking the ticket, if you don't mind, but can give it back to you, if you wish.

Since the first time I saw the bug, I assumed it to be related to the text browser, and describe below several build-tests that I had performed, without success. Today, I included other build-tests, and finally build-test 5 worked.

I didn't want to test with other text browsers, because it always worked with links, IIRC.

You have probably other text browser(s) installed, I only have links (with graphics enabled).

I have performed five build-tests of xmlto-0.27

1. by the book
2. adding the switch --with-webbrowser=/usr/bin/links
3. adding the switch --with-webbrowser="/usr/bin/links"
4. adding the switch --with-webbrowser=links
5. adding LINKS="/usr/bin/links" to the configure by the book

and had for 1, 2 and 3:

$ grep -i links ...log
  --with-webbrowser=[w3m|lynx|links|any]
  LINKS       Name and path of the `links/elinks' browser.
checking for elinks... elinks

and one more line for 4:

checking for default web browser... links

However, for 5, I had:

  --with-webbrowser=[w3m|lynx|links|any]
  LINKS       Name and path of the `links/elinks' browser.
checking for elinks... /usr/bin/links

Solution

If building against links, issue:

LINKS="/usr/bin/links" \
./configure --prefix=/usr

This is a bug probably introduced by a modification which is not in the NEWS, only in the xmlto-0.0.27/ChangeLog:

2015-01-21  Ondrej Vasik <ovasik@redhat.com>
	* configure.in: prefer elinks over links nowadays (suggested by
	mathiaswe from Gentoo)

Relevant modifications (I suppose), comparing sources 0.26 to 0.27:

...
-  LINKS       Name and path of the `links' browser.
+  LINKS       Name and path of the `links/elinks' browser.
...
-# Extract the first word of "links", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy links; ac_word=$2
+# Extract the first word of "elinks", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy elinks; ac_word=$2
...
-for as_dir in $PATH
+for as_dir in links
...
-  test -z "$ac_cv_path_LINKS" && ac_cv_path_LINKS="links"
+  test -z "$ac_cv_path_LINKS" && ac_cv_path_LINKS="elinks"
...
-AC_ARG_VAR([LINKS], [Name and path of the `links' browser.])
-AC_PATH_PROG([LINKS], [links], [links])
+AC_ARG_VAR([LINKS], [Name and path of the `links/elinks' browser.])
+AC_PATH_PROG([LINKS], [elinks], [elinks], [links])
...

I am particularly suspicious with the test.

[Fernando de Oliveira]

Replying to fo:

-  test -z "$ac_cv_path_LINKS" && ac_cv_path_LINKS="links"
+  test -z "$ac_cv_path_LINKS" && ac_cv_path_LINKS="elinks"

}}}

I am particularly suspicious with the test.

Above, test that I am suspicious with.

[Fernando de Oliveira]

Problem is in the generated xmlto script:

$ grep ^LINKS */DEST-xmlto-0.0.27/usr/bin/xmlto | sort
porg-build-book/DEST-xmlto-0.0.27/usr/bin/xmlto:LINKS_PATH=elinks
porg-build-good/DEST-xmlto-0.0.27/usr/bin/xmlto:LINKS_PATH=/usr/bin/links
porg-build-with-webbrowser-usr-bin-links/DEST-xmlto-0.0.27/usr/bin/xmlto:LINKS_PATH=elinks
porg-build-with-webbrowser-links/DEST-xmlto-0.0.27/usr/bin/xmlto:LINKS_PATH=elinks

Only with

LINKS="/usr/bin/links" \
./configure --prefix=/usr

I've got LINKS_PATH=/usr/bin/links.

Using the other variations, even with LINKS="links", I have got the wrong LINKS_PATH=elinks.

[bdubbs@…]

I see. I have all three text browsers installed (but not texlive), so I didn't see the problem.

checking for lynx... /usr/bin/lynx
checking for elinks... elinks
checking for w3m... w3m
...
checking for default web browser... w3m

I do have /usr/bin/links, but no elinks. Perhaps we should inform upstream of the problem.

[Fernando de Oliveira]

Yes. Thanks.

[Fernando de Oliveira]

Fixed at r16656.