Re: [docbook-apps] Weird error message: The string "--" is not permitted within comments.

It is complaining about a comment in the 
DTD file, not your document.  If it is random, I think it is an issue of 
network transmission errors.  Using a catalog to map the DTD reference to 
local files would solve the problem, most likely.

 

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting


 

 

  
----- Original Message ----- 

  
From: 
  Kenneth Johansson 
  

  
To: 'Bob Stayton' ; 'DOCBOOK-APPS' 

  
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 10:58 
  AM

  
Subject: RE: [docbook-apps] Weird error 
  message: The string "--" is not permitted within comments. 

  

  
Hi Bob,

  
 

  
I'm using Saxon to build the files but I'm using xmllint 
  to validate them.

  
 

  
That's the weird thing. It seems to strike at random. The 
  thing is that I don't have any comments in the xml-document. 
  

  
 

  
I've also got this similar error on another 
  file:

  
 

  

  
Error on line 6009 column 15 of http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/dbpoolx.mod:
  
  Error reported by XML parser: The string "--" is not permitted within 
  comments.

  
 

  
Transformation failed: Run-time errors were 
  reported

  
 

  
Thanks for your help,

  
 

  
/Kenneth

  
 

  
 

  
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    From: Bob Stayton [mailto:] 
    
Sent: den 31 mars 2005 20:47
To: Kenneth Johansson; 
    'DOCBOOK-APPS'
Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Weird error message: 
    The string "--" is not permitted within comments. 

    

    
Is this error reproducible?  What 
    XML parser is producing it?

    
 

    
Generally the "--" string is not 
    permitted within a comment (other than the ones that start and end the 
    comment).  But the line pointed to by the error message does not have 
    an extra "--".  I just downloaded the file at that address and it is 
    fine.

    
 

    
It is possible that because you are 
    accessing the DTD over the internet that some characters are being 
    dropped.  You might want to look at your catalog set up to map the web 
    address to a local address.  That would speed up processing 
    too.

    
 

    
By the way, I got my payment.  
    Thanks.

    
 

    
Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting


    
 

    
 

    
      
----- Original Message ----- 

      
From: 
      Kenneth 
      Johansson 

      
To: 'DOCBOOK-APPS' 

      
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 10:41 
      AM

      
Subject: [docbook-apps] Weird error 
      message: The string "--" is not permitted within comments. 

      

      
Hi,

      
 

      
I get this 
      weird error message randomly:

      
 

      
Error on line 7703 column 54 of http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/dbpoolx.mod:
  
      Error reported by XML parser: The string "--" is not permitted within 
      comments.

      
 

      
Transformation failed: Run-time errors were 
      reported

      
 

      
What is 
      wrong?

      
 

      
Best 
      regards,

      
 

      
/Kenneth

      
 

      
 

      
--------------------------------------------------------
Kenneth 
      Johansson       Technical Documentation 
      Manager
Sectra Imtec AB
Teknikringen 20 
              E-mail: ke-joh AT sectra DOT 
      se
SE-583 30 Link鞿ing     Phone:  +46 13 23 
      52 00
SWEDEN          
              Web:    http://www.sectra.se