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Re: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex
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Ralf Hemmecke |
Subject: |
Re: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex |
Date: |
Sun, 22 Oct 2006 15:15:08 +0200 |
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Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20060909) |
So if straight latex is the base case of a valid literate pamphlet file
(since it contains 0 lines of code) then we have a working definition.
Cool, I have never read this somewhere before. ;-)
There are many ways to implement that definition, maybe use the latex
command directly or fix noweb to stop mangling latex. noweb applied
to a pamphlet file which does not use noweb should be the identity
function.
noweb has a bug, not a feature.
Wrong. For your definition, noweb is simply the wrong tool. Norman
defined his format and where does he say that running noweb over a latex
file should be the identity?
Anyway, I agree with Bill. We should take the noweb format and
concentrate on other things until somebody comes and invests lots of
time to
1) define a good pamphlet format and
2) provide convenient tools to handle this format.
Maybe noweb is not perfect. But it answers 1) and 2) pretty well. And
seemingly most Axiom developers are happy with it.
If somebody comes forth and defines a new format (clearly that would be
done in a .pamphlet file), then most developers would first have to
agree that this is a better format. Then the format translation should
be done *automatically*.
or make the document command "just work" and do the right thing,
calling noweb only when required.
Tim, I think, you are contradicting yourself. You want us to explain
everything and here the "just works" seems to be stronger than the
literate document that explains why sometimes one must call noweb and
sometimes not. BTW, the documentation of "/src/scripts/document"
explains nothing and thus it does "not just work". It *always* applies
noweave. ;-)
Ralf
- Re: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex, (continued)
- Re: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex, root, 2006/10/21
- Re: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex, Ralf Hemmecke, 2006/10/21
- RE: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex, Bill Page, 2006/10/21
- Re: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex, root, 2006/10/21
- Re: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex, Gabriel Dos Reis, 2006/10/21
- Re: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex, root, 2006/10/21
- Re: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex,
Ralf Hemmecke <=
- RE: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex, Bill Page, 2006/10/22
- Re: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex, Gabriel Dos Reis, 2006/10/22
- [Axiom-developer] Pamphlet structure ideas, C Y, 2006/10/21
- Re: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex, Jay Belanger, 2006/10/22
- Re: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex, root, 2006/10/22
- Re: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex, Ralf Hemmecke, 2006/10/22
- Re: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex, Jay Belanger, 2006/10/23
- Re: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex, root, 2006/10/23
- Re: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex, root, 2006/10/21
- Re: [Axiom-developer] build-improvements and latex, Gabriel Dos Reis, 2006/10/21