On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:41:15 -0500
"Timothy Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here's my plan (I can't execute it right away, and I may need reminding):
>
> (1) Provide with the docs a README.latex that explains LaTeX, what
> packages people should use for various platforms, instructions, etc.,
> and lists the (current) location of the PDFs.
I'm somewhat against this. It's an effort to write such a document
correctly and we need to keep it up to date. And as i said, it's
like assuming that people who want to compile a program do not
have a c compiler installed. In the unix world, latex is standard
and can be easily installed. In windows/MacOS there are easy to
use packages.
Anything more than just pointing to one of the many latex sites
on the net is from my point of view a waste of time and effort.
> (2) Provide a Makefile that will generate one or all (by default) of
> the PDFs from all of the known .tex files. As we add documents, we
> can update the Makefile.
In my book, this is a given thing. There should not be one line
of code, no matter in what language, that is not "compiled" using
a Makefile :-)
In all projects i do (private or public) there is a central
Makefile that generates all the files within the project.
Be it programs, documents, graphics or whatever. Some of
them even generate the Makefile itself using m4 :-)
> (3) Run a cron somewhere (even my own computer) that daily polls the
> .tex files and uploads any changed ones to a directory on
> traversaltech.com.
>
> I will probably need help with some of these.
Given we have a Makefile, then this isnt so hard, just needs
a little bit of time to write and test.
Attila Kinali
--
Praised are the Fountains of Shelieth, the silver harp of the waters,
But blest in my name forever this stream that stanched my thirst!
-- Deed of Morred
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