CTAN update: makedtx
Date: February 17, 2026 7:44:09 AM CET
Vincent Belaïche submitted an update to the
makedtx
package.
Version number: 1.3
License type: lppl
Summary description: Perl script to help generate dtx and ins files
Announcement text:
- Add --nodrivendoc switch. - Use strict warnings Perl package, and improve code quality/timeproofness consequently. - Optimize output with Perl heredocuments rather than line by line. - Improve Perl argument passing and command line capture - Add Makefile help target - Remove Makefile dependence on sed - BREAKING CHANGE: Fix file name to pre-1.2 name, createdtx.sty -> creatdtx.sty.
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/support/makedtx More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/makedtx
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun
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- Add --nodrivendoc switch. - Use strict warnings Perl package, and improve code quality/timeproofness consequently. - Optimize output with Perl heredocuments rather than line by line. - Improve Perl argument passing and command line capture - Add Makefile help target - Remove Makefile dependence on sed - BREAKING CHANGE: Fix file name to pre-1.2 name, createdtx.sty -> creatdtx.sty.
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/support/makedtx More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/makedtx
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun
CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs
makedtx – Perl script to help generate dtx and ins files
The makedtx bundle is provided to help LaTeX2ε developers to write the code and documentation in separate files, and then combine them into a single .dtx file for distribution. It automatically generates the character table, and also writes the associated installation (.ins) script.
| Package | makedtx |
| Version | 1.3 |
| Copyright | 2018 Nicola Talbot 2026 Vincent Belaïche |
| Maintainer | Vincent Belaïche Nicola Talbot (inactive) |