[solved] asciidoc --> pdf/roff

tlaloc · 2008-04-07 12:15:30

Hi,
I am playing around with asciidoc, and already can convert some stuff to html, but not to pdf/roff. This is done by a script called a2x. According to the manpage, this requires:

- xsltproc (presumably named libxslt in Arch)

- DocBook XSL Stylesheets (docbook-xsl)

- FOP (for PDF file generation)

- Lynx (for text file generation)

fop is from AUR, and I to had rename /usr/bin/fop (a simple link to the file in /var/abs/local) to /usr/bin/fop.sh. But still, I get errors like this:

[tlaloc@archbox ~]$ a2x -f pdf TODOS2.txt
Making portrait pages on A4 paper (210mmx297mm)
07.04.2008 13:43:21 org.apache.fop.cli.Main startFOP
SCHWERWIEGEND: Exception
javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: org.apache.fop.apps.FOPException: file:/home/tlaloc/./TODOS2.fo:1:25385: Error(1/25385): No element mapping definition found for (Namespace URI: "http://xml.apache.org/fop/extensions", Local Name: "destination")
        at org.apache.fop.cli.InputHandler.transformTo(InputHandler.java:168)
        at org.apache.fop.cli.InputHandler.renderTo(InputHandler.java:115)
        at org.apache.fop.cli.Main.startFOP(Main.java:166)
        at org.apache.fop.cli.Main.main(Main.java:197)

---------

javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: org.apache.fop.apps.FOPException: file:/home/tlaloc/./TODOS2.fo:1:25385: Error(1/25385): No element mapping definition found for (Namespace URI: "http://xml.apache.org/fop/extensions", Local Name: "destination")
        at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerIdentityImpl.transform(TransformerIdentityImpl.java:501)
        at org.apache.fop.cli.InputHandler.transformTo(InputHandler.java:165)
        at org.apache.fop.cli.InputHandler.renderTo(InputHandler.java:115)
        at org.apache.fop.cli.Main.startFOP(Main.java:166)
        at org.apache.fop.cli.Main.main(Main.java:197)
Caused by: org.apache.fop.apps.FOPException: file:/home/tlaloc/./TODOS2.fo:1:25385: Error(1/25385): No element mapping definition found for (Namespace URI: "http://xml.apache.org/fop/extensions", Local Name: "destination")
        at org.apache.fop.fo.ElementMappingRegistry.findFOMaker(ElementMappingRegistry.java:143)

<snip> 
org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContentDispatcher.dispatch(Unknown Source)
        at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(Unknown Source)
        at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)

<snip>

---------
org.apache.fop.apps.FOPException: file:/home/tlaloc/./TODOS2.fo:1:25385: Error(1/25385): No element mapping definition found for (Namespace URI: "http://xml.apache.org/fop/extensions", Local Name: "destination")
        at org.apache.fop.fo.ElementMappingRegistry.findFOMaker(ElementMappingRegistry.java:143)
        at org.apache.fop.fo.FOTreeBuilder.findFOMaker(FOTreeBuilder.java:214)

<snip>

org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContentDispatcher.dispatch(Unknown Source)
        at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(Unknown Source)
        at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
 
<snip>

a2x: failed: fop.sh "./TODOS2.fo" "./TODOS2.pdf"
[tlaloc@archbox ~]$

Does anyone has more insight to /experience with this.

Best regards,
Matt

Last edited by tlaloc (2008-05-05 11:50:26)

tlaloc · 2008-04-11 15:18:53

Hey, I need this stuff for some Arch-related project (and yes, I know that Stefan claimed from the beginning that it would not work in asciidoc - I still try to prove him wrong). Moreover, I do not expect any big applause or laurels over here - I just would like get it up and running. Maybe I am just too silly or stupid along the line of this. But ANY KIND of comment would be appreciated, alright?

chicha · 2008-05-04 14:59:55

tlaloc wrote:

ANY KIND of comment would be appreciated, alright?

I am in the same situation as you : I cannot make the PDF generation work.
I will put an update if i succeed.

chicha · 2008-05-04 15:52:02

I have made a new PKGBUILD for fop using version 0.20.5 (as recommended here).
It worked with a2x.

# Contributor: Mildred <silkensedai@online.fr>
# Mantainer: Andres Blanc <andresblanc@gmail.com>
pkgname=fop
pkgver=0.20.5
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="XSL-FO Apache processor. Transform XSL-FO documents into various formats like PDF, PS, SVG and more"
arch=(i686)
url="http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/"
license=('APACHE')
depends=('java-runtime')
source=("http://archive.apache.org/dist/xml/fop/binaries/fop-$pkgver-bin.tar.gz")
md5sums=('d6b43e3eddf9378536ad8127bc057d41')

build() {
  mkdir "$startdir/pkg/opt"
  mkdir -p "$startdir/pkg/usr/bin"
  cp -r "$startdir/src/fop-$pkgver" "$startdir/pkg/opt/fop"
  ln -s /opt/fop/fop.sh $startdir/pkg/usr/bin/fop.sh || return 1
  return 0
}

You can also use dblatex to convert from docbook to pdf using latex. It is in AUR.

I hope it helped.

tlaloc · 2008-05-05 11:49:40

Thank you very much, chicha - I got it compiled and installed with your new PKGBUILD. Conversion to PDF works fine, conversion to manpage-format still gives errors - but this is probably due to the still messy syntax of the files I try to convert, rather than an fop-related problem.

What a great community .

chicha · 2008-05-05 11:55:24

I am glad it helped

I have not tried to make manpages with asciidoc yet. But if you still have problem with it come back here. Somebody will probably help you.

Arch Linux

#1 2008-04-07 12:15:30

[solved] asciidoc --> pdf/roff

#2 2008-04-11 15:18:53

Re: [solved] asciidoc --> pdf/roff

#3 2008-05-04 14:59:55

Re: [solved] asciidoc --> pdf/roff

#4 2008-05-04 15:52:02

Re: [solved] asciidoc --> pdf/roff

#5 2008-05-05 11:49:40

Re: [solved] asciidoc --> pdf/roff

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