weblint

Short:        Syntax and minimal style checker for HTML.
Author:       neilb@cre.canon.co.uk (Neil Bowers)
Uploader:     renaud lacour free fr (Renaud Lacour)
Type:         comm/www
Architecture: m68k-amigaos
Requieres:    Geek Gadgets distribution


Weblint is a syntax and minimal style checker for HTML : a perl script which
picks fluff off html pages, much in the same way traditional lint picks fluff
off C programs. Files to be checked are passed on the command-line :

    % weblint *.html

Warnings are generated a la lint -- <filename>(line #): <warning>. E.g.:

    home.html(9): malformed heading - open tag is <H1>, but closing is </H2>

Weblint includes the following features:

    *  by default checks for HTML 3.2 (Wilbur)
    *  46 different checks and warnings
    *  Warnings can be enabled/disabled individually, as per your preference
    *  asic structure and syntax checks
    *  warnings for use of unknown elements and element attributes.
    *  context checks (where a tag must appear within a certain element).
    *  overlapped or illegally nested elements.
    *  do IMG elements have ALT text?
    *  catches elements which should only appear once
    *  flags obsolete elements.
    *  support for user and site configuration files
    *  stylistic checks
    *  checks for html which is not portable across all browsers
    *  flags markup embedded in comments, since this can confuse some browsers
    *  support for Netscape (v4), and Microsoft (v4) HTML extensions

All warnings can be enabled or disabled, using a configuration file,
$HOME/.weblintrc. A sample configuration file, weblintrc, is included
in the distribution. Weblint also supports a site-wide configuration
file, which lets a group of people share a common configuration.
See the man page for details.

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Nota Bene : Weblint requieres a Perl interpreter : you should use the Geek
Gadgets distribution.

To install, unpack the archive, open a shell and type :

    >cd ram:
    >lha x volume:directories/weblint-1.020.lha
    >sh
    #cd /ram/weblint-1.020
    #make

If everything is ok, type :

    #make install

To run Weblint, you may have to type :

    #perl /usr/local/bin/weblint

If you need help using Weblint, first, read the original README included in
the archive, go to Weblint's home page (http://www.weblint.org). Then, if you
can't find a solution to your problem, contact the AUTHOR.