Re: Target to make PS/PDF documentation?

[Hans-Bernhard B. <HBB...@t-...>]

Ethan A Merritt wrote:
> As Phillip pointed out, however, not all of the subdirectory
> targets are recognized from the top level directory.  

Ultimately the reason is that docs/Makefile.in is not made from a 
docs/Makefile.am, and that gnuplot.info is not our primary documentation 
source file.  If it were, it would only take a single line in 
docs/Makefile.am:

    info_TEXINFOS = gnuplot.info

and automake would automatically set up rules build the documentation in 
various formats.  The only downside, if any, would be that texinfo's 
"makeinfo" program would become a build prerequisite, since automake 
insists on building and installing at least the info version in such a case.

Oh, and FWIW, the options for building the other help document formats 
_are_ pointed at: right there in README it says:

<quote>The new gnuplot user should begin by reading the general information
available by typing `help` after running gnuplot. Then read about the
`plot` command (type `help plot`).  The manual for gnuplot (which is a
nicely formatted version of the on-line help information) can be
printed either with TeX, troff or nroff.  Look at the docs/Makefile
for the appropriate option.</quote>

And once you do look into docs/Makefile (or Makefile.in, if you haven't 
configured yet), it does mention ps, pdf and friends quite clearly.