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: 2012-06-07 13:17:06

>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.

John.