This announces the new xml2rfc implementation for beta testing. There are two
components: a command line interface and graphical user interfaces.
XML2RFC Version 2
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The rewrite of xml2rfc in python, tagged with version numbers 2.x.y, have been
unofficially available for some time, and it is now officially announced as
available for use.
This package is a complete rewrite of the xml2rfc command-line functionality in
python. The command line tool is available from the main Python package
repository, PyPi:
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/xml2rfc
or alternatively from:
http://tools.ietf.org/tools/xml2rfc2/cli/
A number of alternative installation methods are available, described on the
PyPi page for xml2rfc.
There are some known issues with the current release, none of them major.
These are listed in the issue tracker:
http://tools.ietf.org/tools/xml2rfc/trac/report/9
Bug fixing is actively happening. If you find bugs which are not already
listed in the tracker, please add them. Please help us find the bugs. They
cannot be fixed if we do not know about them. Also, suggestions for
improvements are welcome.
New releases will be announced at the xml2rfc mail list.
GUI Frontends
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There are also GUI frontends available for Mac, Linux and Windows. These are
not undergoing active bugfixing at the moment, but should overall be in good
enough shape for production use if you prefer a GUI interface instead of
command-line for your XML to draft/rfc operations.
If you are going to install the GUI version, it is suggested that you first
install the latest command-line version, and then the GUI front-end.
The GUI components can be downloaded from here:
http://tools.ietf.org/tools/xml2rfc2/gui/
Please note that in some cases, the GUI installers come with an embedded
version of the base tool, and this version will not necessarily be the latest
version available. If you download and install a later version of the
command-line tool, the GUI component should use that if it comes before the
embedded version in your PATH, which will normally be the case.
Feedback
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I hope you'll find that the rewrite of xml2rfc works well for you; it will
certainly be easier to extend and bugfix than the previous version. If you
have feedback, regarding bugs or enhancement suggestions, please use the issue
tracker at:
http://tools.ietf.org/tools/xml2rfc/trac/newticket
Best regards,
Russ Housley
IETF Chair
Henrik Levkowetz
IETF Tools Program Manager