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Re: [docbook-apps] Epub3 - Use of Ant's zip task - ensuring file order follows the rules

  • 1.  Re: [docbook-apps] Epub3 - Use of Ant's zip task - ensuring file order follows the rules

    Posted 06-14-2013 10:09
    On Fri, June 14, 2013 11:00 am, Kerry, Richard wrote:
    > Does anyone have experience of building epub3 from Docbook using Ant ?
    >
    > In particular the use of Ant's zip task.
    >
    > One of the rules for epub3 is that the mimetype file comes first. It
    > appears that this can't be enforced using Ant's zip task. Does anyone
    > know if there is any way of making this work ? Or do I need to call out
    > to an external application ? (ie infozip's zip.exe. 7-zip doesn't appear
    > to do it either).

    Zip the mimetype file uncompressed, then add the other files to the Zip
    file. See http://inasmuch.as/2010/12/10/ant-for-epub/

    Regards,


    Tony Graham tgraham@mentea.net
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    Mentea 13 Kelly's Bay Beach, Skerries, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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    XML, XSL-FO and XSLT consulting, training and programming





  • 2.  RE: [docbook-apps] Epub3 - Use of Ant's zip task - ensuring file order follows the rules

    Posted 06-14-2013 11:11


    Tony (and Morten),



    Thanks for this.

    I can now generate my epub from Ant.





    Regards,

    Richard.







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    On Fri, June 14, 2013 11:00 am, Kerry, Richard wrote:
    > Does anyone have experience of building epub3 from Docbook using Ant ?
    >
    > In particular the use of Ant's zip task.
    >
    > One of the rules for epub3 is that the mimetype file comes first. It
    > appears that this can't be enforced using Ant's zip task. Does anyone
    > know if there is any way of making this work ? Or do I need to call out
    > to an external application ? (ie infozip's zip.exe. 7-zip doesn't appear
    > to do it either).

    Zip the mimetype file uncompressed, then add the other files to the Zip
    file. See http://inasmuch.as/2010/12/10/ant-for-epub/

    Regards,


    Tony Graham tgraham@mentea.net
    Consultant http://www.mentea.net<http://www.mentea.net/>
    Mentea 13 Kelly's Bay Beach, Skerries, Co. Dublin, Ireland
    -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
    XML, XSL-FO and XSLT consulting, training and programming



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