Re: sgml-validate

["Andreas Röhler" <andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de>]

Am 05.02.2011 04:48, schrieb Allan Gottlieb:
> (I use gentoo)
>
> When I tried M-x sgml-validate, it offers to run
> nsgmls -s myfile.html
>
> I don't have nsgmls so looked around and found
> opensp providing onsgmls and a gentoo bug report claimed
> a symlink nsgmls -->  onsgmls.
>
> Emerged opensp and now have onsgmls.
>
> But onsgmls -s myfile.html
> just hangs and uses no CPU time.
>
> onsgmls claims it will validate "the SGML document whose document entity is
> specified by the system identifiers SYSID..." so perhaps my error is in
> supplying just a file name.  What is needed for a valid SYSID?
>
> thanks.
> allan
>
>

Hi Allan,

AFAIU that's rather an sgml-issue.

Seems the command onsgmls fails, which should happen too for the very 
reasons also from the command line outside Emacs.

BTW I use `xmllint' for validation, may be it's ok for your purposes too.

HTH

Andreas