NAME

       xgfconfig - configuration program for Xgridfit

SYNOPSIS

       xgfconfig options [list]

DESCRIPTION

       Xgfconfig  selects  XSLT  processors  and RELAX NG validators for Xgridfit to use; it can also be used to
       specify a new Xgridfit base directory.

       Xgridfit maintains lists of validators and processors; on starting, it consults these lists and runs  the
       first validator and processor it can find. Xgfconfig reorders these lists so that your preferred programs
       are looked for first. Xgfconfig may be invoked in one of these forms:

            $ xgfconfig --processors processor-list

            $ xgfconfig --validators validator-list

            $ xgfconfig --xgridfit-dir /xgridfit/directory

            $ xgfconfig --show

       The first of these selects processors (one or more of libxslt, lxml, xsltproc, saxon-6, saxon-9, xalan-j,
       xalan-c,  4xslt); the second selects validators (one or more of libxml2, lxml, jing, msv, rnv); the third
       specifies a complete path to the Xgridfit base directory (use it if you have installed Xgridfit  in  your
       own account rather than system wide); the fourth displays the current configuration.

       Several of the processors and validators that Xgridfit knows about are Java programs; for these, Xgridfit
       needs  the  name and location of a .jar file (by default it assumes certain standard file names, found in
       /usr/share/java). Specify this with a hash-mark followed by a complete path-name for the file.  Here  are
       sample command lines:

            $ xgfconfig -p saxon-9#/usr/local/share/java/saxon9he.jar lxml

            $ xgfconfig --config=config.xml -V rnv msv#/home/me/java/msv.jar

       The  second  of  these commands stores the configuration in the file config.xml in the current directory.
       (When it starts, Xgridfit looks first for a file config.xml in the current directory;  failing  that,  it
       looks  for  ~/.xgridfit/config.xml  (Linux/Mac)  or some-path (Windows); finally it looks in the Xgridfit
       base directory before giving up and using the default configuration.)

       An Xgridfit configuration file is a simple XML file, easily editable by users. The entries in  it  should
       be all but self-explanatory.

OPTIONS

       --config
              The  configuration  file  to read or write. If this is not specified, Xgfconfig will search in the
              standard places (see above) for an existing configuration  file  for  which  the  user  has  write
              privileges.   Failing  that,  it  will  create  a  configuration file in the directory ~/.xgridfit
              (Linux/Mac) or some-dir (Windows). If the user is root or has administrative privileges, Xgfconfig
              will create the file in the Xgridfit base directory.

       -h, --help
              Display a help message and exit.

       -p, --processors
              The list following the options is a list of processors.

       -s, --show
              Display the current configuration and exit.

       -V, --validators
              The list following the options is a list of validators.

       -x, --xgridfit-dir
              Following the options is the full pathname of the Xgridfit base directory.

SEE ALSO

       fontforge(1), xgridfit(1), ttx2xgf(1), xgfupdate(1).

AUTHOR

       Xgfconfig was written by Peter Baker <psb6m@virginia.edu>.

       This manual page was written by Peter Baker

                                                   2010-01-16                                       XGFCONFIG(1)