docbook-apps

On Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:10:59 -0500
Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org> wrote:

> On 1/6/15 4:35 AM, davep wrote:
> > Does anyone know if tools to convert from texinfo files to docbook
> > are up to date please? Do they do a good / reasonable job?
>
> I have been using docbook2x for a while. It works alright, but there
> are many cases where it cannot map some DocBook content to Texinfo,
> and then it complains or dies. So it might nor might not work for
> you.

I was interested in the other way round Peter - .texi to docbook.
I'm guessing that too is no well supported.

Thanks. DaveP


>
> That package is not being updated anymore, but I don't think Texinfo
> is being developed much anymore, so there might not be much need.
>
> Personally, I would take it if it works, but I wouldn't rely on it.
>



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On 1/13/15 2:48 AM, davep wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:10:59 -0500
> Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org> wrote:
>
>> On 1/6/15 4:35 AM, davep wrote:
>>> Does anyone know if tools to convert from texinfo files to docbook
>>> are up to date please? Do they do a good / reasonable job?
>>
>> I have been using docbook2x for a while. It works alright, but there
>> are many cases where it cannot map some DocBook content to Texinfo,
>> and then it complains or dies. So it might nor might not work for
>> you.
>
> I was interested in the other way round Peter - .texi to docbook.
> I'm guessing that too is no well supported.

Ah yes. My brain must have flipped that around silently, because it
doesn't make sense the other way around. ;-)

I think Pandoc is your best bet here. It's actively maintained. It
should also map pretty well in that direction.