[Cl-bibtex-users] [Announce] CL-BibTeX 0.3.1 released

[Matthias Koeppe]

The following message is a courtesy copy of an article
that has been posted to comp.lang.lisp,comp.text.tex as well.

CL-BibTeX is a compatible replacement for the BibTeX program, written
in Common Lisp.  The aim is to enable the user to format bibliographic
entries using Common Lisp programs, rather than using the stack
language of BibTeX style files.  

Because CL-BibTeX can also make use of BibTeX style files via its BST
interpreter, it can be used as a drop-in replacement for BibTeX.

As of version 0.3.1, the system consists of: 

 * A reader for BibTeX style files (.bst),
 * a reader and a writer for bibliography databases (.bib),
 * a reader for .aux files,
 * an implementation of BibTeX's built-in functions (like for parsing and
   formatting names, etc.)
 * an interpreter for the stack language of BibTeX style files,
 * a compiler that transforms BibTeX style files into comprehensible
   Common Lisp programs (using type analysis)

Changes since version 0.2:

 * The compiler now supports BibTeX macros (named strings).
 * The compiler now makes some variables lexical (rather than special).
 * The compiler is more careful with respect to the package system.
 * Bug fixes:  Capitalization, empty BST function blocks

Changes since version 0.1:

 * Nested .aux files are now handled.
 * The crossref feature has been implemented.
 * A model for Lisp BibTeX styles has been implemented.
 * Portability improvements.

I have tested it under the Common Lisp implementations CMUCL, SBCL,
and CLISP.  It is released under the GNU General Public License.
CL-BibTeX can be downloaded from here:

   http://www.freesoftware.fsf.org/cl-bibtex/

I have also created an inofficial package for Debian GNU/Linux; it
can be downloaded from here:

   http://www.math.uni-magdeburg.de/~mkoeppe/imo-debian/

-- 
Matthias Köppe -- http://www.math.uni-magdeburg.de/~mkoeppe