CTAN package update: PerlTeX
Date: February 26, 2004 6:16:31 PM CET
A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org. It should make its way to
your favorite mirror in a day or two.
Thanks for the upload,
Jim Hefferon
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The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
Name of contribution: PerlTeX
Author's name: Scott Pakin
Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/perltex
Summary description: Define LaTeX macros in terms of Perl code
License type: lppl
Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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This upgrade (v1.1) corrects some unintuitive behavior
regarding the way that macro parameters are expanded. Now,
\begin, \end, and all robust commands are left unexpanded.
PerlTeX v1.1 also supports new \perlnewenvironment and
\perlrenewenvironment macros that enable environments to be
constructed from Perl code.
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You can have a look at the package at
http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/perltex
although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror
of CTAN that is near to you; see
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors
perltex – Define LaTeX macros in terms of Perl code
PerlTeX is a combination Perl script (perltex.pl) and LaTeX2ε package (perltex.sty) that, together, give the user the ability to define LaTeX macros in terms of Perl code. Once defined, a Perl macro becomes indistinguishable from any other LaTeX macro. PerlTeX thereby combines LaTeX's typesetting power with Perl's programmability. PerlTeX will make use of persistent named pipes, and thereby run more efficiently, on operating systems that offer them (mostly Unix-like systems).
Also provided is a switch to generate a PerlTeX-free, document-specific, noperltex.sty that is useful when distributing a document to places where PerlTeX is not available.
| Package | perltex |
| Version | 2.2 |
| Copyright | 2003–2019 Scott Pakin |
| Maintainer | Scott Pakin |