Revision of DITA Processing from Tue, 2008-12-16 14:58
DITA Processing in the Open Toolkit
...or, What's all that scrolling through the command window when I run a build?
Short explanation
When you run a build in the DITA Open Toolkit, a lot of processing goes on before your topics are built to XHTML, PDF, or your favorite output format. A big chunk of that processing is collectively known as the "preprocess" step; most DITA builds consist of the common preprocess, followed by output specific processing. For example, a build to XHTML runs the preprocess, followed by a final rendering step to convert each topic to XHTML. A build to Eclipse XHTML runs the preprocess, followed by that rendering step and a step to create Eclipse indexing and navigation. During the preprocess steps, your files are copied to a temporary directory and modified several times.
Detailed explanation
The following steps take place during an XHTML build:
- (Begin preprocess)
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- (End preprocess)
- DITA to XHTML - each topic is converted to XHTML using XSLT.
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