AsciiDoc README File version 8.3.3, 2 January 2009 __________________________________________________________________ 1. Prerequisites AsciiDoc is written in Python so you need a Python interpreter (version 2.4 or later) to execute asciidoc(1). Python is installed by default in most Linux distributions. You can download Python from the official Python website [1]http://www.python.org. __________________________________________________________________ 2. Obtaining AsciiDoc The latest AsciiDoc version and online documentation can be found at [2]http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/ and at the SourceForge [3]http://sourceforge.net/projects/asciidoc/. __________________________________________________________________ 3. Tools Current AsciiDoc version tested on Xubuntu Linux 8.04 with: * Python 2.5.2 * bash 3.2.39 * DocBook XSL Stylesheets 1.73.2 * xsltproc (libxml 20631, libxslt 10122 and libexslt 813). * w3m 0.5.1 * dblatex 0.2.9 * FOP 0.95 __________________________________________________________________ 4. COPYING Copyright © 2002-2008 Stuart Rackham. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). __________________________________________________________________ Version 8.3.3 Last updated 2009-01-02 12:45:18 NZDT References 1. http://www.python.org/ 2. http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/ 3. http://sourceforge.net/projects/asciidoc/