X-Git-Url: https://git.ladys.computer/Shushe/blobdiff_plain/33cd26f85eec175028a9e7ced1562e34ff3d15d6..20650221fbf76f8444d66ec16a00e773f9d86647:/README.markdown?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown index 86d57bc..e5a24ed 100644 --- a/README.markdown +++ b/README.markdown @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ It aims to do this with zero dependencies beyond the programs already installed on your computer†. † Assuming an operating system with a fairly featureful, and - Posix‐compliant, development setup (e·g, macOS). + Posix‐compliant, development setup (e·g, Macintosh ≥ version 10.8). In fact, on Linux you will probably need to install a few programs: `libxml2-utils`, `xsltproc`, `sharutils`, and `pax`. @@ -51,16 +51,33 @@ In Ascii environments, ⛩️📰 书社 should be written `Shushe`, following ## Prerequisites In most cases, ⛩️📰 书社 aims to require only functionality which is - present in all Posix‐compliant operating systems. + present in all Posix‐compliant (`POSIX.1-2001`) operating systems. There are a few exceptions. Details on particular programs are given below; if a program is not listed, it is assumed that any Posix‐compliant implementation will work. +### `diff` + +This is a Posix utility, but ⛩️📰 书社 depends on functionality + introduced after `POSIX.1-2001` (the `-u` option, introduced in + `POSIX.1-2008`). +Macintosh systems somewhat interestingly implement this option + correctly in legacy mode (`COMMAND_MODE=legacy`) but incorrectly by + default (despite claiming `POSIX.1-2008` conformance for this + utility). +[Note this erroneous comment claiming nanosecond & timezone are + extensions rather than standardized.][rdar-92753335] +Despite this, the default Macintosh implementation will still work with + ⛩️📰 书社, with the caveat that the timestamp will only include a + fractional component when a Posix⹀compliant (e·g, Macintosh legacy or + G·N·U) implementation is used. + ### `file` -This is a Posix utility, but ⛩️📰 书社 currently depends on - unspecified behaviour. +This is a Posix utility, but it was considered optional in + `POSIX.1-2001` (altho it was made mandatory in `POSIX.1-2008`) and + ⛩️📰 书社 currently depends on unspecified behaviour. It requires support for the following additional options :⁠— - **`-C`**, when supplied with `-m`, must be useable to compile a @@ -88,8 +105,9 @@ To disable it, set `GIT=`. ### `make` -This is a Posix utility, but ⛩️📰 书社 currently depends on - unspecified behaviour. +This is a Posix utility, but it is considered an optional Software + Development utility and ⛩️📰 书社 currently depends on unspecified + behaviour. ⛩️📰 书社 requires specifically the G·N·U version of `make`, and depends on functionality present in version 3.81 or later. It is not expected to work in previous versions, or with other @@ -97,27 +115,30 @@ It is not expected to work in previous versions, or with other ### `pax` -This is a Posix utility, but not included in the Linux Standard Base or - installed by default in many distributions. -Only `ustar` format support is required. +This is a Posix utility, but it is not included in the Linux Standard + Base or installed by default in many distributions. +⛩️📰 书社 only requires support for the `ustar` format. ### `uudecode` and `uuencode` -These are Posix utilities, but not included in the Linux Standard Base - or installed by default in many distributions. +These are Posix utilities, but they were considered optional in + `POSIX.1-2001` (altho they are made mandatory in `POSIX.1-2008`) and + they are not included in the Linux Standard Base or installed by + default in many distributions. The G·N·U [Sharutils](https://www.gnu.org/software/sharutils/) package - can be installed to access them. + provides one implementation. ### `xmlcatalog` and `xmllint` These are not a Posix utilities. -They is a part of `libxml2`, but may need to be installed separately - (e·g by the name `libxml2-utils`). +They are a part of `libxml2`, but may need to be installed separately + on some platforms (e·g by the name `libxml2-utils`). ### `xsltproc` This is not a Posix utility. -It is a part of `libxslt`, but may need to be installed separately. +It is a part of `libxslt`, but may need to be installed separately on + some platforms. ## Basic Usage @@ -181,15 +202,16 @@ In every case, you may supply your own implementation by overriding the - `awk` - `cat` +- `cd` - `cksum` - `cp` - `date` +- `diff` - `file` - `find` - `git` (optional; set `GIT=` to disable) - `grep` - `ln` -- `ls` - `mkdir` - `mv` - `od` @@ -261,6 +283,8 @@ The following additional variables can be used to control the behaviour those which end with a cloparen, and those which contain a hash, buck, percent, asterisk, colon, semi, eroteme, bracket, backslash, or pipe. + It is important that these rules not produce any output, as anything + printed to `stdout` will be considered a result of the find. - **`EXTRAFINDRULES`:** The value of this variable is appended to `FINDRULES` by default, to @@ -292,8 +316,13 @@ The following additional variables can be used to control the behaviour enable additional transforms without overriding the existing ones. - **`XMLTYPES`:** - A white·space‐separated list of media types to consider X·M·L - (default: `application/xml text/xml`). + A white·space‐separated list of media types or media type suffixes to + consider X·M·L (default: `application/xml text/xml +xml`). + +- **`FINALIZE`:** + A program to run on (unspecial) X·M·L files after they are + transformed (default: `xmllint --nonet --nsclean`). + This variable can be used for postprocessing. - **`THISREV`:** The current version of ⛩️📰 书社 (default: derived from the current @@ -303,6 +332,15 @@ The following additional variables can be used to control the behaviour The current version of the source files (default: derived from the current git tag/branch/commit). +- **`QUIET`:** + If this variable has a value, informative messages will not be + printed (default: empty). + Informative messages print to stderr, not stdout, so disabling them + usually shouldn’t be necessary. + This does not (cannot) disable messages from Make itself, for which + the `-s`, `--silent` ∕ `--quiet` Make option is more likely to be + useful. + - **`VERBOSE`:** If this variable has a value, every recipe instruction will be printed when it runs (default: empty). @@ -426,23 +464,27 @@ It is **strongly recommended** that auxillary templates in parsers be ### Attributes added during parsing -⛩️📰 书社 will add a few attributes to the output of the parsing step, - namely :⁠— +⛩️📰 书社 will add a few attributes to elements which result from + parsing plaintext `` elements. +These include :⁠— -- A `@书社:cksum` attribute on toplevel result elements, giving the - `cksum` checksum of the corresponding source file. +- A `@书社:parsed-by` attribute, giving a space‐separated list of + parsers which parsed the node. + (Generally, this will be a list of one, but it is possible for the + result of a parse to be another plaintext node, which may be parsed + by a different parser.) -- For the elements which result from parsing plaintext `` - elements :⁠— +- A `@书社:media-type` attribute, giving the identified media type of + the plaintext node. - - A `@书社:parsed-by` attribute, giving a space‐separated list of - parsers which parsed the node. - (Generally, this will be a list of one, but it is possible for the - result of a parse to be another plaintext node, which may be - parsed by a different parser.) +## Output Redirection - - A `@书社:media-type` attribute, giving the identified media type of - the plaintext node. +By default, ⛩️📰 书社 installs files to the same location in `DESTDIR` + as they were placed in their `SRCDIR`. +This behaviour can be customized by setting the `@书社:destination` + attribute on the root element, whose value can give a different path. +This attribute is read after parsing, but before transformation (where + it is silently dropped). ## Embedding @@ -469,14 +511,30 @@ Embedding takes place after parsing but before transformation, so and update them accordingly; it will signal an error if the dependencies are recursive. -## Output Redirection +### Attributes added during expansion -By default, ⛩️📰 书社 installs files to the same location in `DESTDIR` - as they were placed in their `SRCDIR`. -This behaviour can be customized by setting the `@书社:destination` - attribute on the root element, whose value can give a different path. -This attribute is read after parsing, but before transformation (where - it is silently dropped). +⛩️📰 书社 will add a few attributes to toplevel result elements, both + in the main document and any embedded documents, during the expansion + phase prior to the main transformation. +These include :⁠— + +- A `@书社:cksum` attribute giving the `cksum` checksum of the + corresponding source file. + +- A `@书社:mtime` attribute giving the last modified time of the + corresponding source file. + +- A `@书社:identifier` attribute giving the ⛩️📰 书社 identifier + (i·e, starting with `about:shushe?`) of the corresponding source + file. + +- For elements in the `html` namespace, an `itemscope` attribute and an + `itemtype` attribute with a value of + `urn:fdc:ladys.computer:20231231:Shu1She4:document` (for the main + document) or `urn:fdc:ladys.computer:20231231:Shu1She4:embed` (for + embedded documents). + These attributes are used to scope any nested `` elements + with `@itemprop` attributes to their containing documents. ## Transforms @@ -550,9 +608,6 @@ The following params are made available globally in parsers and - **`BUILDTIME`:** The current time. -- **`CKSUM`:** - The checksum of the source file (⅌ `cksum`). - - **`IDENTIFIER`:** The ⛩️📰 书社 identifier of the source file (a u·r·i beginning with `about:shushe`). @@ -560,21 +615,11 @@ The following params are made available globally in parsers and - **`SRCREV`:** The value of the `SRCREV` variable (if present). -- **`SRCTIME`:** - The time at which the source file was last modified. - Due to limitations in Posix, this time will only have minute - precision if the file was modified in the last six months, and will - only have day precision if the file is older. - Users should not expect this value to be particularly stable. - - **`THISREV`:** The value of the `THISREV` variable (if present). The following params are only available in transforms :⁠— -- **`CATALOG`:** - The path of the catalog file (within `BUILDDIR`). - - **`PATH`:** The path of the output file (within `DESTDIR`). @@ -696,3 +741,4 @@ Most source files are licensed under the terms of the Mozilla [REUSE]: [draft-phillips-record-jar-01]: +[rdar-92753335]: