Re: [jazzplusplus-devel] online help build system update

[D.B. M. <db...@ho...>]

Greetings,

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> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 22:26:58 -0700
> From: pst...@gm...

> PS>> jazzplusplus/trunk/jazz/doc.  On my x86_64 Fedora 8
> PS>> box, if I run "make" in the referenced directory, it
> PS>> will generate HTML help files you can view with your
> PS>> favorite web browser and a jazz.pdf file.
> PS>>
> PS>> You will need certain tools available to make this
> PS>> work.  For the HTML help you will need the tex2rtf
> PS>> code that is provided with wxWidgets.

I did forget to mention that 'tex2rtf' doesn't seem to get built
here as part of the wx-2.8.7 build instructions. I have no idea
if that's an expected result (it may well be)....

> PS>>
> PS>> For PDF generation, you will need a LaTeX
> PS>> installation and the pdflatex converter.
> PS>>

Using tetex under linux (which supplies the tool 'pdftex'),
jazz.pdf generation also works fine. The tool 'pdftex' is
also maintained separately (http://www.pdftex.org) and
seems more current than the version shipping with tetex.

Both versions work.

> 
> Would you like me to send you the current PDF file in a private email?
> 

A kind offer, however I'm eager to checkout as much of source
build process as is possible here - test, test and test again... 

> 
> Since you can build the HTML help using "make html" feel free to start 
> editing jazz.tex and send me patches.  Replacement screen shots are 
> welcome too.  We may end up with different sets of screen shots for each 
> platform and I can change the Makefile to build the docs for different 
> platforms.  I'm going to make one commit to jazz.tex before I go to bed, 
> but after that it's "open season" for you.
>

....now, where did I put my hunting cap?...  (;
 
> I would prefer many smaller patches than one big patch, and please 
> include a note summarizing the changes you made.  I'll use this in 
> commit message and give you credit.  The first change you should make is 
> make yourself a coauthor.  I changed the original author names because 
> they have been out of the picture for over 8 years.  The commit messages 
> will look like...
> 
> "Applied a patch provided by Donald B. Moore.
> Your description here.
> A description of anything I changed here."

All understood, I'll keep my submissions small and descriptive ...

> 
> I see you signed up for the jazzplusplus-updates list.  Excellent!
> 

I try to please.


I just need to clarify something here -- when you say;

'in your svn working'

I construe this as ;

'in your svn working directory'

Is that correct? Or does the paraphrase ' in your svn working'
refer to some subversion terminology that is unknown to me?

    Regards,

Donald B



 
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