[xml/sgml-pkgs] RFP: fpc-chm -- CHM-compiler for Lazarus and FreePascal

[Juhapekka Tolvanen]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist

* Package name    : fpc-chm
  Upstream Author : Andrew Haines
* URL             : http://svn.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/trunk/packages/chm/
* License         : Same as FreePascal?
  Programming Lang: Pascal
  Description     : CHM-compiler for Lazarus and FreePascal

We have many packages of software that can read and/or view CHM-files,
but we haven't got any package that can create CHM-files. xmlto can
create only that directory structure for CHM-file, but it can not
compress it to final CHM-file.

I already suggested that a package called hhm should be
Debian-packaged, but then I realized it is probably impossible,
because it depends on libraries that can not be found on the Internet
no more.

This package made for Lazarus can do both directory structure and
compression. Therefore it would be nice to have as Debian-package. I
hope you will make this as stand-alone as possible, so users of this
package will not need to install umpteen gazillion FreePascal- and
Lazarus-packages that are only needed by developers.

Here is also announcement of this package:
http://lazarus-dev.blogspot.fi/2008/11/compressed-html-help-chm-in-freepascal.html


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