ietf-tools/xml2rfc

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Generate RFCs and IETF drafts from document source in XML according to the IETF xml2rfc v2 and v3 vocabularies

Stars: 124
Forks: 79
Open beginner issues: 1
Indexed issues: 221
Avg merge: 6h 30m
Merged PRs (30d): 3

Dominant language: HTML
License: BSD-3-Clause
Last GitHub push: Sep 10, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 20, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
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221 open issues indexed

spacing="compact" doesn't seem to have an effect on HTML rendering (CSS: dlCompact class) Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1348 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 13, 2026
Centralized place to configure xml2rfc-fonts version Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1346 · Opened Sep 10, 2026
Need (option to) remove RFC7996 SVG limitations (RFC9896) Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1339 · 2 comments · Opened Jul 23, 2026
Bad copy and paste when <xref>s are included? Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1336 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 20, 2026
when encountering the warning about country element, it should still yield output Open

bug rpat

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1334 · Opened Jul 2, 2026
xml2rfc should not change the case of the initials when derived from fullname Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1333 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 2, 2026
Fix macOS font test errors Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1327 · Opened Jun 3, 2026
Incorrect paragraph numbering around figures Open

bug preptool

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1325 · Opened May 20, 2026
incorrect paragraph number section contains list, table, or figure Open

enhancement preptool

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1324 · 2 comments · Opened May 18, 2026
PDF rendering: weird handling of backquotes in section headings Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1323 · 3 comments · Opened May 16, 2026
prevent page break between the reference tag and reference entry in PDF Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1316 · Opened Apr 7, 2026
sourcecode-markers without sourcecode-name bunches up <CODE BEGINS> with first line of sourcecode Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1313 · Opened Mar 11, 2026
Use 72 chars as line limit for both sourcecode and artwork Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1312 · Opened Mar 10, 2026
Avoid breaks on hypens Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1309 · Opened Feb 26, 2026
parameter "-D" defunct Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1303 · 5 comments · Opened Oct 29, 2025
"tocDepth" attribute is ignored for References Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1302 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 29, 2025
give a warning when the input XML file contains seriesInfo w/ an empty value attribute Open

enhancement

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1301 · 3 comments · Opened Oct 23, 2025
"Squished" vertical spacing below artwork in PDF files where align="center" Open

bug pdf

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1300 · Opened Oct 23, 2025
@anchor attribute on flow level <contact> is lost when generating HTML Open

bug html pdf

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1291 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 10, 2025
Allow stdin input without workaround Open

enhancement

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1285 · 6 comments · Opened Oct 2, 2025
Contact element causing an error in paginated text output Open

bug text

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1288 · 3 comments · Opened Sep 26, 2025
Add addtional fonts to CSS Open

enhancement html

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1283 · Opened Sep 25, 2025
Harden GHAs with commit SHA Open

maintenance

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1279 · Opened Sep 18, 2025
Add a security considerations section Open

maintenance

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1277 · Opened Sep 10, 2025
undesired line break within xref's target in PDF Open

bug pdf

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1265 · Opened Jul 21, 2025
PdfWriterTests requires network access Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1255 · Opened Jun 16, 2025
Add warning when white space appears in a reference’s target attribute Open

enhancement

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1247 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 5, 2025
text-based "Artwork" in PDF misaligns depending on whether there is leading whitespace and the first non-whitespace character is not US-ASCII Open

bug pdf rpat

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1245 · 15 comments · Opened May 30, 2025
CSS should support operatng system's "dark" mode Open

enhancement

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1235 · Opened Apr 10, 2025
odd line break within reference in PDF Open

bug pdf

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1228 · 3 comments · Opened Feb 26, 2025
updates: no check for formal list validity Open

bug

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1222 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 12, 2025
errored rendering of <u> elements in PDF Open

bug pdf rtl

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1192 · 2 comments · Opened Dec 19, 2024
Increase default indent for <artwork/sourcecode> in text Open

enhancement text

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1191 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 11, 2024
Full test suite on Windows OS Open

maintenance

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1181 · Opened Oct 25, 2024
xml2rfc crashes on unprepped draft with preptime Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1179 · Opened Oct 17, 2024
Allow passing a bytestring to XmlRfcParser Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1174 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 10, 2024
Change boilerplate text to IETF IPMC for v3 Open

enhancement

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1171 · Opened Oct 8, 2024
HTML nested ol rendering differences Open

bug html

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1158 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 12, 2024
Header self-refs should use anchor names chosen by the author Open

bug rpat

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1157 · 7 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Sep 10, 2024
Misalignment of hanging text of really long section names in the ToC Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1152 · Opened Aug 21, 2024
Different handling of empty or whitespace-only artwork for text vs html output Open

bug medium

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1143 · Opened Jul 17, 2024
Safari rendering issues for <ul> Open

bug html

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1139 · Opened Jul 10, 2024
Safari HTML rendering issues for <ol> Open

bug html

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1136 · Opened Jul 9, 2024
Request for ability to customize surnames in footers of PDF files. Open

enhancement

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1128 · 2 comments · Opened Jun 14, 2024
Use of depercated tag "list" cause xml2rfc to crash. Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1127 · 3 comments · Opened Jun 13, 2024
Artifacts from double line-breaking Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1120 · 7 comments · Opened Mar 29, 2024
Weird line breaking in nested dl list (plain text formatter) Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1113 · 3 comments · Opened Mar 11, 2024
black and white fonts Open

bug pdf

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1108 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 22, 2024
Plaintext formatter for tables leaves space for word joiners (&wj;) Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1103 · Opened Feb 14, 2024
Warning: Total table width (103) exceeds available width (69) Open

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ietf-tools/xml2rfc#1099 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 11, 2024

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