RE: XAE still viable?

Karr, David writes:
 > Ok, well, yes, it does say what it does, it just doesn't say what it does :) .  I imagine I'll figure it out once I get it going.
 >  

Well, tell me what else it should say and I'll update the web site.


 > I didn't realize it came with a psgml distribution. It obviously conflicts with the version of psgml that comes with xemacs, which is version 1.3.1 (the xae version is 1.2.4).  I can uninstall the one that comes with xemacs, which should fix the "psgml-maint" problem.  I also see that xae comes with a version of eieio. The one that I installed for the JDEE is "0.17beta4", but the one with xae is "0.17beta3".  Do I need to disable one of them?

Actually, if you look at xae.el, you'll see that it has code intended to ensure that 
it uses the versions of psgml and eieio installed on your system in preference to the ones
included in the xae distribution. So, in your case, it should be using the versions
of psgml and eieio that come  with XEmacs.

Looking at xae code, I see that the function xae-compile-psgml tries to load a 
file named psgml-maint.el because this file contains defines a function named
psgml-compile-files that xae-compile-psgml invokes. This indicates to me that the
xae on your system actually is using the version of psgml that comes with XEmacs,
which apparently does not contain the psgml-maint package.

I will update the XAE distribution ASAP to include and work with the latest
version of psgml. Meanwhile, you should be able to use the existing XAE 
distribution as you should never need to invoke xae-compile-psgml.

Paul

 > 
 > 	-----Original Message----- 
 > 	From: Paul Kinnucan [mailto:[email protected]] 
 > 	Sent: Wed 11/24/2004 9:35 PM 
 > 	To: Karr, David 
 > 	Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] 
 > 	Subject: XAE still viable?
 > 	
 > 	
 > 
 > 	Karr, David writes:
 > 	 > On a matter somewhat related to JDEE, I happened to notice the XAE package (that you wrote) associated with EIEIO. I hope you don't mind a direct question about this, but the mailing list seemed decidely inactive (I see more spam than real notes). It looks like this was developed quite a while ago (in web time). The information page about it doesn't actually say what it does.
 > 	
 > 	Actually, it does. It says it allows you to use Emacs to create,
 > 	transform, and display XML documents, which is exactly what it
 > 	does. The XAE website also explains my motivation for creating the
 > 	XAE, which is to help others avoid the hassle of downloading and
 > 	integrating all the tools one needs to create, transform, and display
 > 	XML documents, using Emacs. The XAE download includes psgml, Docbook
 > 	(the DTD and style sheets most widely used to create software doc),
 > 	and Saxon, a stylesheet processor. psgml turns Emacs into a
 > 	context-sensitive XML editor that ensures that you create a valid XML
 > 	document.  The XAE provides a menu of commands for applying style
 > 	sheets to the xml document in the current buffer (for example, to
 > 	generate PDF, HTML, or tex output), and for displaying the XML
 > 	document in the current buffer in an XML-capable browser, such as
 > 	Internet Explorer, or, for Docbook docs, that converts the XML
 > 	document in the current buffer to HTML, using Saxon and an XML->HTML
 > 	stylesheet, and displays it in an HTML browser.
 > 	
 > 	>I noticed that when I tried to install it, it fails to find "psgml-maint" (executing the byte-compile step). I'm guessing it was most recently updated with a version of psgml prior to what's installed in my XEmacs (1.3.1, apparently). The latest available version of XAE appears to be labeled a "beta" version.  Do you believe this package is still viable?
 > 	
 > 	I believe the XAE is viable. I use it regularly to maintain the doc
 > 	for the JDEE.  There haven't been any changes because I haven't found
 > 	it necessary to make any changes. It works great for me as it is.
 > 	
 > 	>  Do you know what the "psgml-maint" problem is?
 > 	
 > 	No.
 > 	
 > 	Paul
 > 	
 > 	
 > 	
 > 

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