--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/docs/make_hp_files.py	Sun Feb 23 16:33:24 2003 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# This script is an attempt to build help-files from Docbook sources
+# (It is not finished)
+# You call it as:
+#        ./make_hp_files.py os9guide/os9guide.docbook
+#        ./make_hp_files.py ccguide/ccguide.docbook
+#
+# It requires:
+#   Python 2.0 or later
+# 
+# Author:  Soren Roug
+#
+from sys import argv
+import string 
+from xml.sax import make_parser,handler
+import sys
+#from types import *
+
+class HandleParsing(handler.ContentHandler):
+    """Parse a Docbook file"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.__data = ''
+
+    def printdata(self):
+        print self.__data
+        self.__data = ''
+
+#<funcsynopsis>
+#<funcprototype>
+#<funcdef>char *<function>mktemp</function></funcdef>
+#    <paramdef>char *<parameter>name</parameter></paramdef>
+#</funcprototype>
+
+    def startElement(self, tag, attrs):
+        if tag == 'refname':
+            self.__data = '@'
+
+        elif tag == 'funcprototype':
+            self.__data = ''
+
+        elif tag == 'cmdsynopsis':
+            self.__data = 'Syntax: '
+
+        elif tag == 'arg':
+            self.optional = 0
+            if attrs.has_key('choice') and attrs['choice'] == "opt":
+                self.optional = 1
+                self.__data += '['
+
+        elif tag == 'replaceable':
+            self.__data += '<'
+        elif tag in ('parameter','paramdef','funcdef','function',
+                 'command','option'):
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.__data = ''
+
+    def endElement(self, tag):
+        if tag == 'funcdef':
+            self.__data += '()\n'
+
+        elif tag == 'paramdef':
+            self.__data += ';\n'
+
+        elif tag == 'funcprototype':
+            self.printdata()
+
+        elif tag == 'refname':
+            self.printdata()
+
+        elif tag == 'refpurpose':
+            self.purpose = self.__data
+
+        elif tag == 'refentry':
+            print "Usage: %s" % self.purpose
+
+        elif tag == 'arg':
+            if self.optional == 1:
+                self.__data += ']'
+            self.optional = 0
+
+        elif tag == 'cmdsynopsis':
+            self.printdata()
+
+        elif tag == 'replaceable':
+            self.__data += '>'
+
+    def characters(self, text):
+        if not text == '\n':
+            self.__data += text
+
+#   def handle_charref(self,ref):
+#       self.handle_data('&#' + ref + ';')
+
+#   def unknown_entityref(self,ref):
+#       self.handle_data('&' + ref + ';')
+
+#   def syntax_error(self,message):
+#       pass
+
+#-----------
+parser = make_parser()
+chandler = HandleParsing()
+parser.setContentHandler(chandler)
+
+for file in argv[1:]:
+    f = open(file)
+    if not f:
+        raise IOError, "Failure in open %s" % file
+    parser.parse(f)
+    f.close()
+
+