Re: [PHP-GTK] Status of PHP-GTK

> Concerning the state of the manual: What would it take to fix the build
> system? It worked at one time, but all I hear is that it needs to be
> updated to DocBook V5. Whoever broke it should just fix the damn thing
> so the old DocBook V3 sources can still be maintained. 

Agreed 100%. Last build December 2007 - what happened in December 2007 that made it stop working?

After all, it is
> in a VCS where one can go back in time, right? I don't see a realistic
> chance that anybody will step up and rewrite the whole manual just for
> fun. Besides, there is still the problem with OOP support in DocBook I
> presume?

Yep. Although DocBook version 5 was supposed to address that problem, the approach hasn't been quite what we might have hoped, in that it isn't a good match for PHP-GTK's needs. (I did look at it, just my heart sank when I did.)

> I know I'm only saying what "should be done". If there was an easy way,
> I'd gladly help with the documentation. Until then, I'll just try to
> post whatever problems (and solutions) I come across to the ML and other
> public places. Unfortunately I don't have the time to work on the big
> problems, so this is my way to contribute.
> 
> All developers, keep up the nice work even if it's in the shadows to the
> common subscriber :-)
> 
> Regards, Andre