Re: XInclude

[Sean Wheller <sean enbaya co za>]

On Friday 09 January 2004 23:16, Shaun McCance wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-01-09 at 14:35, Sean Wheller wrote:
> > On Friday 09 January 2004 18:49, Shaun McCance wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2004-01-09 at 10:22, Sean Wheller wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > What's the status on using XInclude in GNOME2 documents?
> > > >
> > > > Can Yelp Stylesheets handle it?
> > >
> > > Yes, this should work.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Shaun
> >
> > Hi Shaun,
> >
> > Sorry to be pedantic, but you say "should work".
> >
> > Now is it "should" or "does" and will this be acceptable for
> > contribution?
>
> This is handled automatically by libxml2, as long as the parser is given
> the parameter telling it to do so.  Yelp does pass this parameter (see
> line 239 of yelp-db-pager.c if you'd like), so it should work.  However,
> I don't remember if I ever tested it.
>
> I've said a number of times in the past that I would prefer that we use
> XInclude rather than entities for splitting documents across multiple
> files, so I certainly consider it acceptable for contribution.  If we
> actually have any problems, they're bugs, and they can be fixed.
>
> --
> Shaun

 Ok, thanks. That confirms everything for me.

Quick comment to "I would prefer that we use
XInclude rather than entities for splitting documents across multiple files"

I think an approach that uses a combination is a good idea.

Sean Wheller