Re: Fwd: [PATCH] different approach to --split html

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: address@hidden
> Date: 09 Nov 2000 19:14:02 +0100
> > 
> > I have a working program that almost does that.  (``Almost'' because
> 
> A shame that development not open, then.  We could (almost) have used
> that!

I don't see how is this related to the development model.  That
program was written for a specific project, back when Texinfo didn't
yet have the --html option, and its source is freely available.  You
can use it today, if you want.  (I use it to maintain a FAQ list which
is generated in several formats, including HTML that is available for
on-line brosing through the Web.)

> > Could you please explain what problems does this introduce (except,
> > perhaps, requiring a second pass)?
> 
> I'd say requiring an extra pass is pretty bad?

Given that we already do that, I can't say I agree.

Single-pass operation contradicts several important features (and is a
reason for some extremely hairy code), and I wouldn't recommend giving
up on those features just to save another pass.  Today's machines are
quite fast.