DocBook to ePub (using XSL/XSLT?)

me too · 07-09-2012, 12:53 AM

now i would like to know how to convert "docbook to epub" ,i had gone through the forum but only little conversation's are made. will you please suggest me with a tutorial or a step by step guidance
please help(me too).........

AlPe · 07-09-2012, 03:03 AM

The short answer is: "there is no good, automatic way of converting DocBook to EPUB". You might want to try pandoc or similar programs, though.

me too · 07-09-2012, 03:18 AM

right now iam following this tutorial http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/xm.../section5.html
i dont understand this high profile tutorial
but i had managed to create a folder named docbook
then created a file named my book.xml
and made few downloads such as docbook xsl stylesheet and xsltproc
but now i am stuck with what to do next
please help (me too)

pdurrant · 07-09-2012, 03:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by me too

now i would like to know how to convert "docbook to epub" ,i had gone through the forum but only little conversation's are made. will you please suggest me with a tutorial or a step by step guidance
please help(me too).........

Well, both DocBook and ePub are XML based (although earlier DocBook was SGML).

That means that an automated conversion from DocBook to ePub should be possible, but is way beyond anything I've done. Perhaps the cleanest way would be to do it with XSLT, but I know little about it apart from that it exists.

me too · 07-09-2012, 03:59 AM

sir,
according to the IBM tutorial i had downloaded docbook-xsl-1.77.1 and combo-2007-10-07.dmg ,will you please confirm me whether i am in the right direction or not ,how to install it and what is the next step?

pdurrant · 07-09-2012, 04:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by me too

according to the IBM tutorial i had downloaded docbook-xsl-1.77.1 and combo-2007-10-07.dmg ,will you please confirm me whether i am in the right direction or not ,how to install it and what is the next step?

I really can't help. Apart from knowing the name, I know nothing about XSLT. Good luck. Perhaps someone else will read this and know something about it. I will add XSL(T) to the thread title. (EDIT: Done.)

me too · 07-09-2012, 04:47 AM

thank you sir, hope someone will help me

AlPe · 07-09-2012, 05:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by me too

right now iam following this tutorial http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/xm.../section5.html
i dont understand this high profile tutorial
but i had managed to create a folder named docbook
then created a file named my book.xml
and made few downloads such as docbook xsl stylesheet and xsltproc
but now i am stuck with what to do next
please help (me too)

As said before, you must build your "own" XSLT (usually you tweak it depending on the content of your DocBook input file) and run it against the input file, perhaps in combination with the scripts (or similar) mentioned in that article.

me too · 07-09-2012, 05:54 AM

sir,
will you please explain me how to install xsltproc

AlPe · 07-09-2012, 06:06 AM

Googling "how to install xsltproc" brings up many useful pages (depending on your operating system, of course):

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+install+xsltproc

me too · 07-09-2012, 06:31 AM

installing the prerequisites on Mac OS X
If not already installed, install automake, autoconf, libtool
$ sudo port install automake autoconf libtool

Note: on Mac OS X, there is a binary named libtool, which is different from what we need. On Mac OS X, we need glibtool, which is exactly what the port install of libtool would bring.

If not already installed, install xsltproc
$ sudo port install xsltproc

If not already installed, install expat library and devel packages
$ sudo port install expat expat-devel

but when i had run it on the terminal,the results was disappointig as follows

LRIM3s-iMac:~ lrim3$ sudo port install automake autoconf libtool
sudo: port: command not found

me too · 07-10-2012, 06:16 AM

hello all
will someone say me whether xsltproc is already installed on snow leopard

pdurrant · 07-10-2012, 06:23 AM

Well, it is on mine, but whether that's because I installed it or not I can't say. Check in /usr/bin

me too · 07-10-2012, 07:37 AM

http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_50_0....macosx.native
sir,
in this tutorial if we go to mac os X snow leopard version, it is mentioning that it is preinstalled.
sir will you please confirm me
i am worried,iam not getting much replies to complete my project by the deadline upto tomorrow

plz all help(me too)...

pdurrant · 07-10-2012, 01:09 PM

It seems that you're on your own with this one. If anyone at MobileRead was involved in DocBook to ePub conversions, I suspect they'd have chipped in by now.

07-09-2012, 12:53 AM	#1
me too Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 1350 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: India Device: none	DocBook to ePub (using XSL/XSLT?) now i would like to know how to convert "docbook to epub" ,i had gone through the forum but only little conversation's are made. will you please suggest me with a tutorial or a step by step guidance please help(me too)......... Last edited by pdurrant; 07-09-2012 at 03:36 AM.

07-09-2012, 03:03 AM	#2
AlPe Digital Amanuensis Posts: 727 Karma: 1446357 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Several eReaders and tablets	The short answer is: "there is no good, automatic way of converting DocBook to EPUB". You might want to try pandoc or similar programs, though. Last edited by pdurrant; 07-09-2012 at 03:40 AM.

07-09-2012, 03:18 AM	#3
me too Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 1350 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: India Device: none	apologies right now iam following this tutorial http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/xm.../section5.html i dont understand this high profile tutorial but i had managed to create a folder named docbook then created a file named my book.xml and made few downloads such as docbook xsl stylesheet and xsltproc but now i am stuck with what to do next please help (me too) Last edited by pdurrant; 07-09-2012 at 03:37 AM.

07-09-2012, 04:47 AM	#7
me too Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 1350 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: India Device: none	thank you thank you sir, hope someone will help me

07-10-2012, 06:16 AM	#12
me too Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 1350 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: India Device: none	please say me hello all will someone say me whether xsltproc is already installed on snow leopard

07-09-2012, 03:59 AM	#5
me too Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 1350 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: India Device: none	sir, according to the IBM tutorial i had downloaded docbook-xsl-1.77.1 and combo-2007-10-07.dmg ,will you please confirm me whether i am in the right direction or not ,how to install it and what is the next step?

07-09-2012, 05:54 AM	#9
me too Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 1350 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: India Device: none	sir, will you please explain me how to install xsltproc

07-09-2012, 06:06 AM	#10
AlPe Digital Amanuensis Posts: 727 Karma: 1446357 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Several eReaders and tablets	Googling "how to install xsltproc" brings up many useful pages (depending on your operating system, of course): http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+install+xsltproc

07-09-2012, 06:31 AM	#11
me too Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 1350 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: India Device: none	installing the prerequisites on Mac OS X If not already installed, install automake, autoconf, libtool $ sudo port install automake autoconf libtool Note: on Mac OS X, there is a binary named libtool, which is different from what we need. On Mac OS X, we need glibtool, which is exactly what the port install of libtool would bring. If not already installed, install xsltproc $ sudo port install xsltproc If not already installed, install expat library and devel packages $ sudo port install expat expat-devel but when i had run it on the terminal,the results was disappointig as follows LRIM3s-iMac:~ lrim3$ sudo port install automake autoconf libtool sudo: port: command not found

07-10-2012, 06:23 AM	#13
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,595 Karma: 315126578 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Well, it is on mine, but whether that's because I installed it or not I can't say. Check in /usr/bin

07-10-2012, 07:37 AM	#14
me too Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 1350 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: India Device: none	sir i meant...... http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_50_0....macosx.native sir, in this tutorial if we go to mac os X snow leopard version, it is mentioning that it is preinstalled. sir will you please confirm me i am worried,iam not getting much replies to complete my project by the deadline upto tomorrow plz all help(me too)...

07-10-2012, 01:09 PM	#15
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,595 Karma: 315126578 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	It seems that you're on your own with this one. If anyone at MobileRead was involved in DocBook to ePub conversions, I suspect they'd have chipped in by now.

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