Re: Gnus.tar.gz/.tex files

[Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>]

Alan Shutko <ats@acm.org> writes:

> >>>>> "H" == Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
> 
> H> Not too well versed in using Latex commands but have been able to
> H> make nice .dvi files from 'refcard.tex' that comes in the /etc
> H> directory of untarred gnus-5.6.4 .
> 
> refcard.tex is the only file you run latex on.  (Incidently, I think
> you mean the text directory of the untarred dist?)

Thanks

Actually 'texi' is what I meant to type.

> 
> gnusref.tex is loaded by refcard.tex.
> 
> postamble.tex is used in the DVI version of the manual.
> 
> H> It would be nice if a word or two of direction or instruction were
> H> included somewhere in the tar.gz, concerning making use of the
> H> files provided.
> 
> Well, make dvi in the texi directory should do it, but it doesn't do
> the refcard.  Any reason that refcard.dvi or refcard.ps aren't listed
> as targets for dvi or latexps?

Is there some way to tell which ones are stand alone files like
refcard.tex seems to be and which ones are part of something else.

I thought I remembered there being two versions of the gnusref one being
very brief and the other just brief, so I took these two files to be
those renditions.



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