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Welcome to the Literate Programming Frequently Asked Questions List
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This version was created Thursday - November 11, 1993 and should
considered stale after 90 days. Information contained in this document
is the best available at preparation.
Disclaimer: "This FAQ is presented with no warranties or guarantees of
ANY KIND including correctness or fitness for any particular purpose.
The author of this document has attempted to verify correctness of the
data contained herein; however, slip-ups can and do happen. If you use
this data, you do so at your own risk."
Copyright 1993 David B. Thompson. All rights reserved worldwide.
Permission is granted to copy this document for free distribution so
long as it remains intact and unmodified.
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* Introduction:
---------------
This document is for new and experienced users of literate programming
tools. The purpose is to explain the concept of literate programming and
to provide a resource for locating files of interest to literate
programmers and those interested in literate programming.
The Literate Programming (LitProg) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list
is maintained by Dave Thompson, who can be reached at:
thompson@sun1.coe.ttu.edu * Preferred mailing address for FAQ
related comments/questions.
wqdbt@ttacs1.ttu.edu * Forwarded to my pc.
Comment and constructive criticism is welcome. Direct flames to
/dev/null (or > nul if you're a msdos user! ;-) If you find an error,
please report it. I'm particularly interested in establishing the
locations of generally available literate programming tools. If you are
the author of such a tool and wish to have it included in this list,
please send email.
Please note this is a work-in-progress. It is *not* complete, and
probably will not be complete for some months. Nevertheless, the
information contained herein may be useful to some. Use it as it is
intended.
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- Typography:
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Major sections of the FAQ are divided by double lines (====). Minor
sections and other divisions are separated by single lines (----).
Major topics use a "* " as a leader. Minor topics use a "- " as a
leader. This should simplify searching for topics.
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Table of Contents:
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* Introduction
- Typography.
* How to get the FAQ.
- Literate Programming FAQ.
- FWEB FAQ.
* The LitProg newsgroup.
* Internet nodes of interest to literate programmers.
* What is literate programming?
* How do I begin literate programming?
* What tools are available and where are they?
- c2latex
- CLip
- CWEB
- FunnelWeb
- FWEB
- noweb
- NUWEB
- SchemeWEB
- Spidery WEB
- WinWordWEB
* What other resources are available?
- Virtual Coursework
* Code examples.
- Examples included with developer's tools
- Cameron Smith's KR-CWEB
- Bart Child's examples for FWEB
* Bibliographies.
* How to anonymously ftp.
* Acknowledgements.
* End notes.
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* How to get the FAQ:
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- Literate Programming FAQ.
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You have many ways to get a current copy of this FAQ. One is to use
anonymous ftp (if you don't know how, see a later section in this FAQ)
to connect to one of the Comprehensive TeX Arvchive Network (CTAN) sites
or the Literate Programming Archive and retrieve a copy of the file.
(For more information on CTAN and the literate programming archive, see
the section below entitled "Internet Nodes of Interest to Literate
Programmers.")
An alternative is to use the fileserver at SHSU. Send a message to
FILESERV@SHSU.EDU (FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET) and include in your message
SENDME FAQ.LITPROG
The file server will forward a copy of the file to you via email.
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- FWEB FAQ:
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Marcus Speh <marcus@x4u.desy.de> maintains the FWEB FAQ. The current
version number is 1.29. It can be retrieved in the same way as this
FAQ; either by anonymous ftp or through the SHSU file server. On the
SHSU server, the file name is FAQ.FWEB. Invoke your ftp software, open
a connection to NIORD.SHSU.EDU [192.92.115.8], attach to the directory
FAQ, and transfer the file FAQ.FWEB.
Alternatively, send a message to the file server, FILESERV@SHSU.EDU
(FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET), and include the following text in a one line
message:
SENDME FAQ.FWEB
The file server will send the current version of the file via email.
The FWEB FAQ exists in various formats, including HyperText (see other
resources below). In Europe, the complete distribution can also be
obtained from ftp.desy.de [131.169.10.115] in directory
/pub/faq/web/fweb/. It is also available from the literate programming
archive (LPA) in the directory LPA/documentation/faq/fweb (see the
references to LPA below for more information).
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* The LitProg Newsgroup:
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One of the most important resources is the literate programming
newsgroup, comp.programming.literate. You can read this newsgroup using
your standard reader. Altenatively, the newsgroup is gated to a mailing
list hosted by George Greenwade and Sam Houston State University. You
can subscribe by sending mail to the list-server, LISTSERV@SHSU.EDU (or
LISTSERV@SHSU.BITNET), and include in the message one line of text:
SUBSCRIBE LITPROG "your name in quotes"
The list is unmoderated; messages sent to litprog@shsu.edu are
automatically distributed to all subscribers and cross-posted to
comp.programming.literate.
Archives of the mailing list and newsgroup are maintained on
niord.shsu.edu [192.92.115.8] in the directory litprog.
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* Internet Nodes of Interest to Literate Programmers:
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The principal nodes of interest to literate programmers are the Literate
Programming Archive (LPA hereafter) and the CTAN (Comprehensive TeX
Archive Network).
The Literate Programming Archive (LPA) is:
Node: ftp.th-darmstadt.de [130.83.55.75]
Directory: pub/programming/literate-programming
Notes: Fastest response during off-U.S. [yep] business hours.
The CTAN sites are:
ftp host IP CTAN root Institution and Sponsor
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ftp.TeX.ac.UK 134.151.79.32 pub/archive Aston Univ./UK TeX U.G.
ftp.Uni-Stuttgart.DE 129.69.8.13 soft/tex Univ. Stuttgart/DANTE e.V
ftp.SHSU.edu 192.92.115.10 tex-archive Sam Houston State Univ.
Other nodes and directories of interest include:
Node: niord.shsu.edu [192.92.115.8]
Directory: various (do some snooping!)
Notes: Has a gopher server.
Node: ftp.desy.de [131.169.10.115]
Directory: pub/web. Various documents, samples, and the FWEB FAQ.
Notes: Has a www server, http://info.desy.de:80/
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* What is Literate Programming?
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Literate programming is the combination of documentation and source
together in a fashion suited for reading by human beings. In fact,
literate programs should be enjoyable reading, even inviting! (Sorry
Bob, I couldn't resist!) In general, literate programs combine source
and documentation in a single file. Literate programming tools then
parse the file to produce either readable documentation or compilable
source. The WEB style of literate programming was created by D.E. Knuth
during the development of his TeX typsetting software.
All the original work revolves around a particular literate programming
tool called WEB. Knuth says:
The philosophy behind WEB is that an experienced system
programmer, who wants to provide the best possible
documentation of his or her software products, needs two
things simultaneously: a language like TeX for formatting,
and a language like C for programming. Neither type of
language can provide the best documentation by itself; but
when both are appropriately combined, we obtain a system
that is much more useful than either language separately.
The structure of a software program may be thought of as a
web that is made up of many interconnected pieces. To
document such a program we want to explain each individual
part of the web and how it relates to its neighbours. The
typographic tools provided by TeX give us an opportunity to
explain the local structure of each part by making that
structure visible, and the programming tools provided by
languages such as C or Fortran make it possible for us to
specify the algorithms formally and unambigously. By
combining the two, we can develop a style of programming
that maximizes our ability to perceive the structure of a
complex piece of software, and at the same time the
documented programs can be mechanically translated into a
working software system that matches the documentation.
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* How to begin literate programming:
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A recommended book is D.E. Knuth's collection of articles (1992)
"Literate Programming," Center for the Study of Language and
Information, Stanford University, ISBN 0-937073-80-6 (pbk). This book
gives insight into Knuth's thoughts as he developed the web system of
literate programming (and TeX for typesetting). It does not document
methods for literate programming.
A recommended book is Wayne Sewell's (1989) "Weaving a Program: Literate
Programming in WEB," Van Nostrand Reinhold, ISBN 0-442-31946-0 (pbk).
This book focuses on using Knuth's web system.
Some talk exists in the newsgroup/mailing list for a Usenet University
course in literate programming. I'm sure discussion of this topic will
be welcomed. If you are interested, please participate.
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* What Tools are Available:
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A significant number of tools for literate programming are available.
Most have been ported from their original systems, so support multiple
computer platforms. If you are the developer of such a tool, and would
like to make the software freely available, please send me email and
I'll reply with a form (like those below) for you to fill in. (Or
short-circuit the process and kludge a form from below. :-)
- C2LaTeX:
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Developer:
John D. Ramsdell
System(s) supported:
Unix
Software supported:
Programming language: C.
Text formatter: LaTeX but it's easy to change the formatter.
Availability:
Anonymous ftp from
omnigate.clarkson.edu:/pub/tex/tex-programs/c2latex.
Readme:
Absent. Documentation is in the C source for c2latex.
Brief description:
C2latex provides simple support for literate programming
in C. Given a C source file in which the comments have
been written in LaTeX, c2latex converts the C source file
into a LaTeX source file. It can be used to produce
typeset listings of C programs and/or documentation
associated with the program.
C2latex produces LaTeX source by implementing a small
number of rules. A C comment that starts at the beginning
of a line is copied unmodified into the LaTeX source
file. Otherwise, non-blank lines are surrounded by a pair
of formatting commands (\begin{flushleft} and
\end{flushleft}), and the lines are separated by \\*.
Each non-blank line is formatted using LaTeX's \verb
command, except comments within the line are formatted in
an \mbox.
Support:
Send bug reports to ramsdell@mitre.org.
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- CLip:
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Developer:
E.W. van Ammers and M.R. Kramer
Systems supported:
Vax/VMS and MS-DOS.
Software supported:
An programming language. Plain TeX and LaTeX text
formatters.
Availability:
Anonymous ftp from:
CTAN/web/clip
LPA/machines/ms-dos
LPA/machines/vax
sun01.info.wau.nl/CLIP
Readme:
In distribution.
Brief description:
Support:
Unknown.
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- CWEB:
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Developer:
Silvio Levy and D.E. Knuth
System(s) supported:
Unix systems (dos and amiga ports available)
Software supported:
Languages supported are C and C++. Text formatters are
plain TeX and LaTeX.
Availability:
anonymous ftp from:
labrea.stanford.edu/pub/cweb
LPA/c.c++
CTAN/web/c_cpp/cweb
DOS version in CTAN/web/c_cpp/cwb30p8c
DOS version in LPA/machines/ms-dos
Amiga version to be posted soon (look at CTAN).
Mac port of CTANGLE in LPA/machines/mac
LaTeX support in LPA/c.c++
Readme:
bundled with above
Brief description:
Support:
bugs to levy@math.berkeley.edu
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- FunnelWeb:
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Developer:
Ross N. Williams: ross@guest.adelaide.edu.au
Systems supported:
MSDOS, Mac, VMS, Sun. Other ports reported.
Software supported:
For printing, TeX. Otherwise no restrictions.
Availability:
anonymous ftp from:
CTAN/web/funnelweb
LPA/independent
ftp.adelaide.edu.au/pub/funnelweb
Readme:
With bundle above.
Brief description:
FunnelWeb is a production-quality literate-programming tool
that emphasises simplicity and reliability. Everything about
FunnelWeb, from the simplicity of its language to the
comprehensive tutorial in the user's manual, has been
designed to make this as simple, as practical, and as usable
a tool as possible.
Features:
+ Provides a simple macro preprocessor facility.
+ Can produce typeset documentation.
+ Runs on Sun, VMS VAX, Macintosh, PC, and others.
+ Portable C source code distributed under GNU licence.
+ Comprehensive user's manual including tutorial.
+ Programming-language independent.
+ Can generate multiple output files.
+ Allows complete control over the output text.
+ Regression test suite with over 200 tests.
+ Fully worked example (in /pub/funnelweb/examples).
- Requires TeX to produce typeset documentation.
- Typesets program code using TT font only.
Support:
No formal support available. Mailing list maintained with
about 50 subscribers. Informal assistance available from
mailing list.
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- FWEB:
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Developer:
John A. Krommes
System(s) supported:
Unix and DOS platforms
Software supported:
C, C++, Fortran-77, Fortran-90, Ratfor, TeX, and LaTeX.
Text formatters are plain TeX and LaTeX.
Availability:
anonymous ftp from:
lyman.pppl.gov/pub/fweb
CTAN/web/fweb
LPA/fweb
DOS version in LPA/machines/ms-dos
Readme:
In bundle with above.
Brief description:
It also has a well-developed user's manual and its own FAQ
(see above). It runs on most platforms: VMS, PC, UNIX, and
pretty much anything that the GNU C compiler (GCC) is
supported for.
Support:
bug reports to krommes@princeton.edu
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- noweb:
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Developer:
Norman Ramsey <norman@bellcore.com>
System(s) supported:
Unix and DOS platforms
Software supported:
All programming languages, plain TeX and LaTeX formatters.
Availability:
anonymous ftp from:
csservices.princeton.edu/pub/noweb.shar.Z
bellcore.com/pub/norman/noweb.shar.Z
CTAN/web/independent/noweb
LPA/independent
Readme:
with bundle above
Brief description:
noweb is designed to meet the needs of literate programmers
while remaining as simple as possible. Its primary
advantages are simplicity, extensibility, and
language-independence. noweb uses 5 control sequences to
WEB's 27. noweb now supports indexing and identifier
cross-reference. The simple noweb manual is only 2 pages;
documenting the full power of noweave and notangle requires
another 3 pages. noweb works ``out of the box'' with any
programming language, and its formatter-dependent part is a
60-line nawk program. The primary sacrifice relative to WEB
is the loss of prettyprinting.
Support:
by email to the author
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- NUWEB:
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Developer:
Preston Briggs: preston@cs.rice.edu
Systems supported:
Unix systems; Sparcs, RS/6000s, HPs, and (!) MSDOS.
Software supported:
It's written in C. It works with any programming language
(or combination of programming languages) and uses Latex as
its text formatter.
Availability:
anonymous ftp from:
Unix: CTAN/web/nuweb
DOS: CTAN/web/nuweb-pc
LPA/independent
Readme:
Send mail to preston@cs.rice.edu
Brief description:
A single program that takes a web file written in a
combination of latex and any programming language(s) and
produces a latex file that can be pretty printed and a set
of files containing code for compilation/interpretation by
the appropriate language processors.
Strengths include speed, simplicity, multiple languages,
nice indices and cross-references, latex. Doesn't require
any special macros or macro files.
Drawbacks: latex-dependent, no code pretty printing, harder
to make indices than cweb.
More good stuff: nice support for make, doesn't reformat
source files, so they're easy to debug. Lots of control
without too much effort. That is, it doesn't do too much!
Future directions... Very little change planned, except
perhaps refinements in the indexing software.
Support:
Hack it yourself or send e-mail to preston@cs.rice.edu
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- SchemeWEB:
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Developer:
John D. Ramsdell
System(s) supported:
Unix and DOS platforms
Software supported:
Programming language: Any dialect of Lisp.
Text formatter: LaTeX.
Availability:
The Unix version is in the Scheme Repository and it is
available via anonymous ftp from:
nexus.yorku.ca/pub/scheme/utl
LPA/lisp
The DOS version is part of the PCS/Geneva Scheme system
which is available via anonymous ftp from:
cui.unige.ch/pub/pcs.
LPA/machines/ms-dos
Readme:
In bundle with above.
Brief description:
SchemeWEB is a Unix or DOS filter that translates
SchemeWEB source into LaTeX source or Lisp source.
Lisp code is formatted in typewriter type font and
the comments are passed to LaTeX unchanged.
Support:
Send bug reports to ramsdell@mitre.org.
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- Spidery WEB:
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Developer:
Norman Ramsey <norman@bellcore.com>
System(s) supported:
Unix and DOS platforms
Software supported:
Most Algol-like languages, including C, Ada, Pascal, Awk,
and many others. Plain TeX and latex for text formatters.
Availability:
Anonymous ftp from:
CTAN
Readme:
In distribution.
Brief description:
A system for building language-dependent WEBs. Spider is
frozen; no further development is planned.
Support:
Bug reports to author.
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- WinWordWEB:
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Developer:
Lee Wittenberg <leew@pilot.njin.net>
Systems supported:
Needs Microsoft Word for Windows, v.2.x, and, of course,
MS-Windows 3.x.
Software supported:
Any programming language. Word for Windows 2.x for text
formatting and file maintenance.
Availability:
anonymous ftp from:
bart.kean.edu:pub/leew
World-Wide Web (WWW)
Readme:
WORDWEB.DOC in the downloadable package describes the
system.
Brief description:
WinWordWEB is a set of a Word for Windows macros (plus a
paragraph style) that provide a crude literate programming
environment. The ``look and feel'' of the system is based
on Norman Ramsey's noweb, but can easily be modified to suit
individual tastes.
Support:
None. WinWordWEB was written as a prototype to see if a
WYSIWYG literate programming system was possible. It is
intended as a jumping off point for future work by others.
However, the system is surprisingly usable as it stands, and
the author is interested in hearing from users (satisfied
and unsatisfied).
Anyone interested in actively supporting (and improving) the
product should contact the author via email.
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* Other resources:
------------------
An untapped resource (by me anyway ;-) is the World Wide Web. Marcus
Speh has expended considerable effort in this regard. If you're
connected to WWW, then access:
http://info.desy.de/user/projects/LitProg.html
If you aren't connected to WWW, telnet to info.cern.ch and explore.
You can reach Marcus' literate programming pages by typing:
go http://info.desy.de/user/projects/LitProg.html
Help for people who have only Email and neither WWW nor telnet, can be
obtained by Email from LISTSERV@INFO.CERN.CH by sending a message
containing the command HELP. Instructions will be returned by email.
For literate programming documents, you can try anonymous ftp to
ftp.desy.de [131.169.10.115] and attach to directory:
/pub/userWWW/projects/Announce
Another resource of interest to literate programmers is the info-tex
mailing list. If you're using (La)TeX as your typsetting system and
have access to internet, then you should investigate this mailing list.
Mail list service is available through the SHSU list-server. To
subscribe, send a message to LISTSERV@SHSU.EDU (LISTSERV@SHSU.BITNET),
and include in the message one line of text:
SUBSCRIBE INFO-TEX "your name in quotes"
The list is unmoderated; messages sent to info-tex@shsu.edu are
automatically distributed to all subscribers and cross-posted to
comp.text.tex.
Archives of the mailing list and newsgroup are maintained on
niord.shsu.edu [192.92.115.8] in the directory info-tex.
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- Virtual Coursework:
---------------------
Marcus Speh plans an introductory course on Literate Programming on the
Internet, part of the first semester of "Global Network Academy" [GNA],
a non-profit corporation incorporated in the state of Texas, affilated
with the Usenet University project. The texts/sample programs for this
class will be made available via anonymous FTP. A special room on GNA
Virtual Campus will be staffed by a consultant in one to two hour
shifts. Students with questions can telnet to the virtual campus and
ask questions of the staff there. Tuition: Students should agree to work
for Global Network Academy in some capacity. This may include agreeing
to serve as a consultant next term, donating computing resources which
belong to them, helping with programming, etc. If you are interested in
registering for the course either as a student or as a consultant,
please contact marcus@x4u.desy.de. You will receive a standard reply
message; no further action will be taken until January 94.
[Editor's note: Because of workload, Marcus requests that email
inquiries be limited to a statement of interest for either a student or
consultant position until January 1994.]
= ======================================================================
* Code Examples:
----------------
Examples of web programs are included with the FWEB, CWEB, and noweb
distributions.
Cameron Smith converted the K&R calculator program into a literate
program. It can be retrieved by anonymous ftp from:
niord.shsu.edu [192.92.115.8] directory kr-cweb-sample as
krcwsamp.zip
or from
LPA/Documentation
Ross Williams has released a funnelweb example. You can retrieve this
file from node ftp.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.40.3] as
/pub/funnelweb/examples/except.*
This file should be on CTAN as well.
= ======================================================================
* Bibliographies:
-----------------
Nelson Beebe has collected an extensive bibliography treating literate
programming. His work is available for anonymous ftp from
ftp.math.utah.edu [128.110.198.2] in directory /pub/tex/bib as files:
litprog.bib
litprog.ltx.
Although I have not verified this, LPA is an alternate source for these
files. Note that they are updated frequently (Nelson says several times
each week), so be sure to get a fresh copy before extensive use.
Joachim Schrod indicates that these files may be updated daily and can
be retrieved via anonymous ftp at LPA/documentation.
= ======================================================================
* How to anonymously ftp:
-------------------------
Pretty much everything mentioned here is available by anonymous FTP.
FAQ lists cross-posted to news.answers and rec.answers can be gotten
from rtfm.mit.edu [18.70.0.209], under /pub/usenet/news.answers or under
/pub/usenet/more.specific.group.name
"anonymous FTP" is just a way for files to be stored where anyone
can retrieve them over the Net. For example, to retrieve the
latest version of the literate programming FAQ, do the following:
> ftp rtfm.mit.edu /* connect to the site; message follows */
> anonymous /* type this when it asks for your name */
> <your email address> /* type your address as the password */
> cd /pub/usenet /* go to the directory you want to be */
> cd comp.programming.literate /* one level down (no slash). */
> dir /* look at what's there */
> get literate-progamming-faq /* get the file; case-sensitive */
> quit /* stop this mysterious thing */
If your FTP program complains that it doesn't know where the site you
want to use is, type the numerical address instead of the sitename:
> ftp 18.70.0.209 /* connect with numerical address */
If you don't have ftp access, send e-mail to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
with the single word "help" in the body of the message.
Getting binary files (executables, or any compressed files) is only
slightly more difficult. You need to set binary mode inside FTP before
you transfer the file.
> binary /* set binary transfer mode */
> ascii /* set back to text transfer mode */
FAQs and spoiler lists are generally ascii files; everything else is
generally binary files.
Some common extensions on binary files in archive sites are:
.Z Compressed; extract with uncompress
.tar.Z Compressed 'tape archive'; uncompress then untar or tar -xvf
.gz or .z Gnu gzip; use gunzip (available from prep.gnu.ai.mit.edu)
.sit (Mac) StufIt archive
.zip Extract with Zip or Unzip
.zoo Yet another archive/compress program
.lhe (Amiga) ?
.lzh Lha archive program.
.arj (PC) Arj archive program.
.exe (PC) Sometimes self-extracting archives-just execute them.
.uue or .UUE Transfer as text file; use uudecode to convert to binary
.hqx (Mac) BinHex format; transfer in text mode
Generic help can be found in the FAQs of comp.binaries.<your_system_type>
for how to transfer, extract, and virus-check binary files. (At
rtfm.mit.edu)
If you can't FTP from your site, use one of the following ftp-by-mail
servers:
ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com
ftpmail@src.doc.ic.ac.uk
ftpmail@cs.uow.edu.au
ftpmail@grasp.insa-lyon.fr
For complete instructions, send a message reading "help" to the server.
If you don't know exactly what you're looking for, or exactly where it
is, there are programs and servers that can help you. For more info,
send e-mail to mail-server@rtfm.mit.with with the body of the
message reading send usenet/news.answers/finding-sources
Thanks to Aliza R. Panitz (the "buglady") for this text. I copied it
verbatim from her post on faq-maintainers with only minor modifications.
= ======================================================================
* Acknowledgements:
-------------------
This document would not have happened without the help of many people.
Among them are Marcus Speh, George Greenwade, Rob Beezer, Joachim
Schrod, Piet van Oostrum, and Ross N. Williams. A special thanks to
Aliza R. Panitz for the text describing how to execute an anonymous ftp
for files of interest.
Any omissions from these acknowledgements should be considered an act of
stupidity on my part. Of course, the authors of literate programming
tools mentioned above all play a vital role in the vitality of literate
programming. Furthermore, participants in the comp.programming.literate
newsgroup (and associated mailing list) all contributed in various
fashions. Thank all of you.
= ======================================================================
* End notes:
------------
This document will be evolving over the next few months. I'm planning
on adding entries for additional literate programming tools and will
expand the sections on examples as more examples become available. Tools
I will include are web (the original pascal version), funnelweb,
spiderweb, and cnoweb for starters. Others will be added as I find and
document them. Omission of a particular tool should not be considered a
snub in any sense--simply an error or oversight on my part.
History:
First release: Fri 10/15/1993 -- Yep, I finally did it!
Thu 10/21/93 -- Minor change to ftp instructions.
Fri 10/22/93 -- Minor change to stuttgart ip and fweb.faq version.
Made reader-recommended changes, lots of re-
organization, and added a few tools.
Mon 11/01/93 -- Corrected typo in address.
Thu 11/11/93 -- Minor change to www.
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