This is the README file for the XSL processor called Sablotron

1. What is it Sablotron?
2. Licensing
3. Warranty
4. Porting
5. Installation
6. Sablotron and Perl
7. More info



1. What is Sablotron?
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Sablotron is an XSL processor fully implemented in C++. As a XML parser
is used the excellent Expat parser, which source is included.

Original creator of Sablotron is Ginger Alliance Ltd; Czech Republic.


2. Licensing
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Sablotron is an Open Source project released under the MPL (Mozilla Public 
License). Alternatively you may use Sablotron under the GNU's GPL license.

Please, look at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL or
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html for further info.

Expat is licensed under the Mozilla Public License or the GPL.


3. Warranty
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We offer NO WARRANTY for using Sablotron in any conditions.


4. Porting
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So far Sablotron is tested on Linux (RedHat 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, and 7.0), 
Windows (NT 4.0, 95, 98, 2000), Solaris (2.5.1, 2.6, 7), FreeBSD (3.4, 4.1), 
and OpenBSD (2.8 beta). We hope, that it should work on most other Unix systems 
as well.

If you build Sablotron on some other system, please, let us
know. All porting activities are welcome.


5. Installation
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To build and run Sablotron read the INSTALL file in the same
directory as this file.

To install or compile Sablotron on Windows read the INSTALL_WIN
file instead.


6. Sablotron and Perl
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If you'd like to call Sablotron from Perl, download the XML::Sablotron
module from our website (http://www.gingerall.com).

Follow the instructions from the README and INSTALL files of perl package.


7. More info
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For more info (including Sablotron manual and API reference) look at
the Ginger Alliance web site:

http://www.gingerall.com

Maillist subscriptions are also available on this site.


Enjoy Sablotron!!

GA
