This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
Both sides previous revision Previous revision | |||
design:producing-output [2013/10/22 13:51] rsewikiadmin [Proposed Future Production] |
design:producing-output [2013/10/30 09:34] rsewikiadmin |
||
---|---|---|---|
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
This page describes how RFC output is produced in the the current system and proposes a method for it to be produced in the future. | This page describes how RFC output is produced in the the current system and proposes a method for it to be produced in the future. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====== Pre-production ====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Internet drafts are generated with a variety of tools. | ||
+ | - Some of these tools generate XML2RFC input, which is then used to generate text. | ||
+ | - Some of the tools generate text directly. | ||
+ | - When ready to become an RFC, the text version is sent to the RFC Editor, along with either the corresponding XML2RFC input or the corresponding nroff input | ||
====== Current Production ====== | ====== Current Production ====== | ||
- | - If the input to the RFC Editor | + | - If the input to the RFC Editor |
- When editing is complete, xml2rfc v2 is used to generate text (unless errors are such that xml2rfc v1 is used instead). | - When editing is complete, xml2rfc v2 is used to generate text (unless errors are such that xml2rfc v1 is used instead). | ||
- The nroff is is edited to fix the placement of page breaks and any remaining quirks. | - The nroff is is edited to fix the placement of page breaks and any remaining quirks. |