[18:18] <slacker_nl> hello, any docbook specialists available?
[18:44] <mdke> slacker_nl: I'll give it my best shot
[18:51] <slacker_nl> mdke: i have a man page in docbook format, and I want to include some bits and pieces, eg copyright info/authors etc
[18:51] <slacker_nl> http://pb.opperschaap.net/266
[18:51] <slacker_nl> but it doesn't show any author and/or copyright info
[18:53] <mdke> that looks a little weird to me
[18:53] <mdke> have you tried moving this bit inside the xinclude tag instead of in the authorgroup tag?
[18:53] <slacker_nl> yes
[18:54] <mdke> damn, I can't copy and paste
[18:54] <mdke> like this
[18:54] <mdke> http://pb.opperschaap.net/269
[18:55] <mdke> and run a validation check over your xml file like
[18:56] <mdke> xmllint --noout --xinclude --noent --postvalid file.xml
[18:56] <mdke> see if you get any results
[18:57] <slacker_nl> http://pb.opperschaap.net/270
[18:58] <slacker_nl> i get the results i'm expecting, the xmllint doesn't like the fact that the authorgroup has multiple authors
 .. </author> <author> .. </author> etc etc, same for copyright.xml with <year> .. </year>
[18:59] <mdke> you can have multiple authors in authorgroup
[18:59] <mdke> that's sort of the point
[18:59] <slacker_nl> :) I know
[19:00] <mdke> try putting your authorgroup inside the separate xml tag instead of in your main file
[19:01] <mdke> ditto for copyright
[19:01] <mdke> i think xinclude requires that the file you are including has a complete tag in it
[19:07] <slacker_nl> no dice
[19:07] <slacker_nl> xmllint doesn't complain, yet it doesn't show anything in the manpage
[19:09] <mdke> how are you viewing it?
[19:10] <mdke> I suppose you could also put everything in the main file rather than separate it out and see if that works. At least then you know what is causing the problem
[19:11] <slacker_nl> mdke: via man ./$outputfile
[19:12] <slacker_nl> mdke: i know that it works if I put everything in the main file - that's how I started it
[19:12] <slacker_nl> but I don't want to update authors/copyright etc in multiple files
[19:13] <mdke> I don't know how man displays xml. if xmllint isn't complaining, then there isn't an issue with the xml
[19:13] <mdke> perhaps man doesn't support xinclude?
[19:13] <slacker_nl> i'm using docbook2x-man and xsltproc to create the man page
[19:14] <slacker_nl> this is the output of xsltproc
[19:14] <slacker_nl> http://pb.opperschaap.net/271
[19:16] <mdke> I think i've run out of ideas I'm afraid
[19:16] <mdke> sorry
[19:17] <mdke> you're using "xsltproc --xinclude" I guess?
[19:17] <slacker_nl> nope, without
[19:17] <mdke> ah, that might be it
[19:18] <mdke> you need that
[19:18] <slacker_nl> mm
[19:18] <slacker_nl> ty, now see if docbook2x-man has similar options
[19:20] <mdke> bbl