Re: [Boost-users] Building PDF with Open Source Solution

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Building PDF with Open Source Solution
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-06-08 07:20:11

>>>I don't know if is in the same category of software you're discussing, 
>>>but
>>>i found a library sometime ago for generating PDFs from C++:
>>>http://libpdfxx.sourceforge.net/doc/index.html
>>
>> Nope, doesn't even come close - converting from FO XML and getting all
>> the pagination correct in the output is a hugely complex job -
>> probably why there's only ever been one solution that's even come
>> close to getting it right - and even they (XEP that is) don't handle
>> everything.
>
> Did we every try using http://dblatex.sourceforge.net/ and then sending
> it through pdflatex?

Just gave it a quick go - docs look promising, but I can't get it to install 
in Windows - python error during install.

Giving up for now, John.