diff --git a/tldp/doctypes/linuxdoc.py b/tldp/doctypes/linuxdoc.py
index 6c6a7c1..9c45332 100644
--- a/tldp/doctypes/linuxdoc.py
+++ b/tldp/doctypes/linuxdoc.py
@@ -4,55 +4,76 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 
 import os
 
-from ..utils import logger
-from .common import SignatureChecker
+from ..utils import logger, execute
+from .common import BaseDoctype, SignatureChecker
 
 
-class Linuxdoc(SignatureChecker):
+class Linuxdoc(BaseDoctype, SignatureChecker):
     formatname = 'Linuxdoc'
     extensions = ['.sgml']
     signatures = ['<!doctype linuxdoc system', ]
     tools = ['sgml2html', 'html2text', 'htmldoc']
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.source = kwargs.get('source')
-        self.output = kwargs.get('output')
-        super(Linuxdoc, self).__init__()
+    # def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    #     self.source = kwargs.get('source')
+    #     self.output = kwargs.get('output')
+    #     self.platform = kwargs.get('platform')
+    #     super(Linuxdoc, self).__init__()
+
+    def platform_check(self):
+        for tool in self.tools:
+            assert hasattr(self.platform, tool)
 
     def create_txt(self):
-        cmd = [self.html2text, '-style', 'pretty', '-nobs',
-               self.output.htmls_name]
-        stdout = self.output.txt_name
-
-    def create_pdf(self):
-        logger.info("Creating PDF for %s", self.source.stem)
-        cmd = [self.htmldoc, '--size', 'universal', '-t', 'pdf',
-               '--firstpage', 'p1', '--outfile', self.output.pdf_name,
-               self.output.htmls_name]
-
-    def create_html(self):
-        logger.info("Creating chunked HTML for %s", self.source.stem)
-        cmd = [self.sgml2html, self.source.filename]
-        try:
-            # -- execute cmd
-            pass
-        except OSError:
+        logger.info("%s creating TXT.", self.source.stem)
+        cmd = [self.platform.html2text, '-style', 'pretty', '-nobs',
+               self.output.name_htmls]
+        stdout = open(self.output.name_txt, 'wx')
+        result = execute(cmd, logdir=self.logdir, stdout=stdout)
+        if result == 0:
+            return os.path.isfile(self.output.name_txt)
+        else:
             return False
 
-        success = False
-        try:
-            opwd = os.getcwd()
-            os.chdir(self.output.dirname)
-            os.symlink(os.path.basename(self.output.html_name), 'index.html')
-            os.chdir(opwd)
-            success = True
-        except OSError:
-            pass
-        return success
+    def create_pdf(self):
+        logger.info("%s creating PDF.", self.source.stem)
+        cmd = [self.platform.htmldoc, '--size', 'universal', '-t', 'pdf',
+               '--firstpage', 'p1', '--outfile', self.output.name_pdf,
+               self.output.name_htmls]
+        result = execute(cmd, logdir=self.logdir)
+        if result == 0:
+            return os.path.isfile(self.output.name_pdf)
+        else:
+            return False
+
+    def create_html(self):
+        stem = self.source.stem
+        logger.info("%s creating chunked HTML.", stem)
+        cmd = [self.platform.sgml2html, self.source.filename]
+        result = execute(cmd, logdir=self.logdir)
+        if result == 0:  # -- only symlink, if HTML generated successfully
+            target = os.path.basename(self.output.name_html)
+            logger.debug("%s creating index.html symlink to %s.", stem, target)
+            try:
+                os.symlink(target, 'index.html')
+            except OSError:
+                logger.debug("%s failed in creating index.html symlink.", stem)
+        return os.path.isfile(self.output.name_html)
 
     def create_htmls(self):
-        cmd = [self.sgml2html, '--split=0', self.source.filename]
-        os.rename(self.output.html_name, self.output.htmls_name)
+        stem = self.source.stem
+        logger.info("%s creating single-file HTML.", stem)
+        cmd = [self.platform.sgml2html, '--split=0', self.source.filename]
+        result = execute(cmd, logdir=self.logdir)
+        logger.debug("%s result %r.",  stem, result)
+        if result == 0:  # -- only rename, if HTML generated successfully
+            target = os.path.basename(self.output.name_htmls)
+            logger.debug("%s renaming HTML single file to %s.", stem, target)
+            try:
+                os.rename(self.output.name_html, self.output.name_htmls)
+            except OSError:
+                logger.debug("%s failed renaming HTML single file to %s.", stem, target)
+        return os.path.isfile(self.output.name_htmls)
 
 #
 # -- end of file