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From: jr@bbn.com (John Robinson)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: InfoTex
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Date: 14 Dec 89 14:21:14 GMT
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In-reply-to: kgallagh@digi.UUCP (Kevin Gallagher)

In article <283@digi.UUCP>, kgallagh@digi (Kevin Gallagher) writes:
>The file "emacs.tex" is written using the texinfo macros found in the
>same "man" directory in the file "texinfo.texinfo".  In order to
>generate a hardcopy of the manual, place emacs.tex and texinfo.texinfo
>into your default directory.  Then invoke TeX, supplying emacs.tex as
>an input file.  This, in turn, will load texinfo.texinfo to pick up
>all the texinfo macros.  Once this has completed, run "makeindex", and
>then run tex again, to resolve cross references, and you will have a
>emacs.dvi file ready for conversion to the format needed by your
>printer.

Almost right.  The texinfo macros are in the file texinfo.tex.  When
you run TeX, this should be in either the same directory as emacs.tex,
or in TeX's macros/ or inputs/ directory (better there, so others can
use infotex).  The file infotex.infotex is the manual/info source that
describes infotex itself.  The usual convention is that source files
written with the infotex marcos have the extension ".texinfo", but
the emacs manual itself volates this.  As others have said, TeX is
willing to let you explicitly provide it an extension other than
".tex".  Those of you who have the gcc distribution will find a newer
version of infotex.tex therein.

>It is a lot less bother and cheaper, in the long run, to send FSF $15
>for a bound copy, or $60 for a box of 6 bound copies.

Hear Hear!
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