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CTAN package update: Perl

Date: February 26, 2004 6:16:31 PM CET
A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org. It should make its way to your favorite mirror in a day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: PerlTeX Author's name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/perltex Summary description: Define LaTeX macros in terms of Perl code License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This upgrade (v1.1) corrects some unintuitive behavior regarding the way that macro parameters are expanded. Now, \begin, \end, and all robust commands are left unexpanded. PerlTeX v1.1 also supports new \perlnewenvironment and \perlrenewenvironment macros that enable environments to be constructed from Perl code. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/perltex although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

perltex – Define macros in terms of Perl code

Perl is a combination Perl script (perltex.pl) and package (perltex.sty) that, together, give the user the ability to define macros in terms of Perl code. Once defined, a Perl macro becomes indistinguishable from any other macro. Perl thereby combines 's typesetting power with Perl's programmability. Perl will make use of persistent named pipes, and thereby run more efficiently, on operating systems that offer them (mostly Unix-like systems).

Also provided is a switch to generate a Perl-free, document-specific, noperltex.sty that is useful when distributing a document to places where Perl is not available.

Packageperltex
Version2.2
Copyright2003–2019 Scott Pakin
MaintainerScott Pakin

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