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CTAN package update: Perl

Date: October 13, 2004 2:57:21 PM CEST
A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should already have arrived at your favorite mirror. Thank you for the update, 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: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PerlTeX is a combination Perl script (perltex.pl) and LaTeX2e style file (perltex.sty) that, together, give the user the ability to define LaTeX macros in terms of Perl code. Once defined, a Perl macro becomes indistinguishable from any other LaTeX macro. PerlTeX thereby combines LaTeX's typesetting power with Perl's programmability. The following changes have been made from the previous version of PerlTeX: * perlmacros.sty has been renamed to perltex.sty. * PerlTeX macros can now return LaTeX code which in turn invokes other PerlTeX macros. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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