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- From: grante@aquarius.rosemount.com (Grant Edwards)
- Subject: Re: Processing texinfo files (how?)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.230127.7050@rosevax.rosemount.com>
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- Reply-To: grante@aquarius.rosemount.com (Grant Edwards)
- Organization: Rosemount, Inc.
- References: <1993Jan6.160209.4830@spcvxb.spc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 23:01:27 GMT
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- mauritz_c@spcvxb.spc.edu writes:
- : What does one do with texinfo files that come with the GNU
- : packages to get them into printable form? Ideally, I'd like
- : to get the output into postscript format so I can print the
- : stuff out on my Laserwriter at work.
- :
-
- You need to get a copy of the file texinfo.tex, then you run tex on
- the texinfo file (which does an include texinfo.tex). That will give
- you a device independant file which you can convert into postscript (I
- use a program called dvips.)
-
- You can also use a texinfo file from inside gnu emacs' help system,
- but I don't remeber how.
-
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