Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] So why does building stuff in the docbook directory use DocBook URLs *and* disab

[Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Well, the local resource is the relevant file already installed on the system on which the toolchain runs.
This way the toolchain can execute without relying on a networked service, much may not always be available.

Thanks,
Jaap


> On 29 Apr 2017, at 11:16, Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Apr 29, 2017, at 1:56 AM, Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> This fails when there’s no catalog to map the URL to a local resource.
> 
> What is a "local resource" in this context?  Why is there a need to map it to a local resource, rather than just reading it from the URL in question?
> 
> Removing --nonet seems to make it Just Work on my Mac with the version of AsciiDoc I downloaded, built, and installed ages ago.
>