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kimmyd@bnr.ca (Kimmy Posey P920) writes:


>Could someone explain to me how to print the .info file that come with the
>GNU packages?  I mean I don't have TeX (at least I don't think I do) and
>I can't seem to figure out how to get it.  Is it a GNU thing?  I did manage
>to get a postscript version of the gcc documents but I also need to print
>the .info files that come with glib++.

>The README type files indicate that EMACS can operate in TeX mode.  We have
>EMACS here but I couldn't seem to get it to do anything special with the
>files.  It just read 'em in like normal ASCII files.  Even when I managed to
>trick it into TeX mode (according to the status bar at the bottom of the EMACS
>window).

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>KimmyD

Unfortunately, I believe you really need TeX.  The emacs mode is to 
support writing input to TeX.  Tex is available for almost all systems.  
I'm afraid I don't have the ftp addresses.  Two newsgroups which might 
help are comp.text.tex and mit.help.tex .  Be prepared for a major effort 
to get a complete installation.  You will need tex itself, metafont to 
generate fonts and/or megs of font files, and dvi drivers which send the 
resultant device independent output to the printer and the screen.  
It took me about a day to put together a PC version getting files from 
oak.oakland.edu.  I had a head start because I had an older tex version 
for the Atari computer, which meant I had already built many of the fonts 
needed.  

An annoyance to me was that the GNU docs are based on 12 point fonts at 
various magnifications, while many people have standardized to various 
magnifications of 10 point fonts.  

Good luck,

Dennis  <ehn@world.std.com>


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