DITA Open Toolkit

Distribution packages

The DITA Open Toolkit is distributed in different packages: minimal, standard, and client. The source code is available as a Git repository.

Minimal package

This package is designed for vendors that embed the toolkit within a product. It contains all of the core processing code: CSS and XSLT files, Ant build scripts, Java code (dost.jar), resource files, and the OASIS DITA DTDs and Schemas. Users need to have their own versions of Ant and other libraries; they also need to set up environment variables for each library. The only external files that are included are the DTDs and Schemas, along with the following open-source libraries:
  • Apache Catalog Resolver, version 1.1
  • Apache Commons Codec, version 1.9
  • Apache Xerces, version 2.11.0
The minimal package has the following file names:
  • DITA-OT2.0.1_minimal_bin.zip
  • DITA-OT2.0.1_minimal_bin.tar.gz

Standard package

This package is designed for people who want the core toolkit functionality, but who already have locally-installed copies of Ant and other required tools. It contains everything in the minimal package, plus documentation, demo code (for example, legacy support for the old bookmap), sample Ant scripts, and sample DITA files. The standard package includes the following open-source libraries:

  • Apache Catalog Resolver, version 1.1
  • Apache Commons Codec, version 1.9
  • Apache Xerces, version 2.11.0
The standard package has the following file names:
  • DITA-OT2.0.1_standard_bin.zip
  • DITA-OT2.0.1_standard_bin.tar.gz

Client package

This package is designed for users who want the simplest installation experience. In addition to the core DITA-OT code and the external libraries that are in the minimal and standard packages, it contains Apache Ant and FOP. The client package also contains scripts for a guided demo of the DITA-OT. The client package includes the following external libraries:

  • Apache Ant, version 1.9.4
  • Apache Catalog Resolver, version 1.1
  • Apache Commons Codec, version 1.9
  • Apache FOP, version 1.1
  • ICU for Java, version 54.1
  • Apache Xerces, version 2.11.0
  • Saxon, version 9.1.0.8
The client package has the following file names:
  • DITA-OT2.0.1_client_bin.zip
  • DITA-OT2.0.1_client_bin.tar.gz