Re: [Boost-docs] unable to load reference.xsl

Subject: Re: [Boost-docs] unable to load reference.xsl
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-19 00:46:27

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 3:19 PM, Daniel James <dnljms_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> On 18 May 2010 18:36, Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Daniel James <dnljms_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>> On 18 May 2010 18:23, Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> compilation error: file
>>>> C%3A%5Cboost%5Ctrunk%5Ctools%5Cboostbook%5Cxsl%5Cdocbook.xsl line
>>>
>>> It looks like xsltproc is confused by a windows path. Is it possible
>>> that you're using windows bjam with cygwin xsltproc?
>>
>> yes, although I've done that quite a while now.
>
> I try to stick to either just using cygwin or just using native
> windows tools, as path confusion causes plenty of problems. If it used
> to work then I guess either boost.build has changed the paths it uses
> or cygwin xsltproc has changed in some way. Not much I can do about
> either.

If I capture the xsltproc command line and change all the backslashes
to forward slashes, that command then works. See below. That doesn't
solve my problem but perhaps it helps with the diagnosis.

Thus it looks like bjam is creating a Windows path in two places when
it should create a plain posix path.

--Beman

"xsltproc" --stringparam admon.graphics "1" --stringparam
boost.defaults "Boost" --stringparam boost.libraries
"../../../../libs/libraries.htm" --stringparam boost.root
"../../../.." --stringparam chunk.section.depth "1" --stringparam
html.stylesheet "../../../../doc/html/boostbook.css" --stringparam
navig.graphics "1" --stringparam toc.max.depth "2" --stringparam
toc.section.depth "2" --xinclude -o
"../../../bin.v2/libs/config/doc/msvc-9.0express/debug/threading-multi/config.docbook"
"C:/boost/trunk/tools/boostbook/xsl/docbook.xsl"
"../../../bin.v2/libs/config/doc/msvc-9.0express/debug/threading-multi/config.xml"