Installing on Windows
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## Installing on Windows

The following packages to install and the procedure is for a native Windows installation. If you want to use dblatex via Cygwin instead, you should consider it like a unix like install.

### Dependencies

The following applications are required:

- An XSLT. `xsltproc` is the default XSLT used, but one can also use 4suite.

- The XML DocBook DTD.

- MiKTeX > 2.5.

- Python >= 2.4.

### Installation

#### Installing xsltproc

You can download the binaries and getting the installation instructions from: http://www.zlatkovic.com/libxml.en.html.

#### Installing MiKTeX

Install the minimal distribution, and add the following packages: changebar, colortbl, fancybox, fancyhdr, fancyvrb, listings, overpics, rotating, subfigure, titlesec, bibtopic, enumitem, eepic, lm, lastpage, helvetic, times, symbol, courier, footmisc, ifxetex, pdfpages, wasysym.

#### Installing dblatex

From the unpacked package directory just type:

    python setup.py install

If the Python directory is `C:\Python25` you can now try dblatex by typing:

    python C:\Python25\Scripts\dblatex file.xml

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