1. Fix SVG in alls examples [fop] ... svg graphic could not be built: file:.../examples/fo/basic/:-1 [fop] The attribute "width" of the element <rect> is required 2. Remove unnecessary hyphenation advice in examples/fo/basic/link.fo 3. Warnings in examples\fo\basic\blockcontainer.fo and lots of "Line 1 of a paragraph overflows the available area." in various files.
Item 1 is: http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/faq.html#svg-attribute-required Either you have to patch your JDK/JRE or we have to start working with -Xbootclasspath
resetting P2 open bugs to P3 pending further review