AsciiDoc README File
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Prerequisites
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AsciiDoc is written in Python so you need a Python interpreter
(version 2.4 or later) to execute asciidoc(1). Python is installed by
default in most Linux distributions.  You can download Python from the
official Python website http://www.python.org.


Obtaining AsciiDoc
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Documentation and installation instructions are on the AsciiDoc
website http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/


Tools
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Current AsciiDoc version tested on Xubuntu Linux 8.04 with:

- Python 2.5.2
- bash 3.2.39
- DocBook XSL Stylesheets 1.73.2
- xsltproc (libxml 20631, libxslt 10122 and libexslt 813).
- w3m 0.5.1
- dblatex 0.2.9
- FOP 0.95


COPYING
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Copyright (C) 2002-2009 Stuart Rackham. Free use of this software
is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

