LaTeX::Driver Version 0.02 21 September 2007 Copyright (C) 2007 Andrew Ford. All Rights Reserved This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. NOTE THIS IS BETA SOFTWARE - ITS INTERFACE IS LIABLE TO CHANGE. I welcome any and all feedback - Andrew DESCRIPTION ----------- The LaTeX::Driver module takes care of running and re-running latex on a LaTeX document so that forward references, tables of contents, and lists of figures and tables are resolved. It will also run bibtex and makeindex if it detects that a bibliography or in index have been specified, and will re-run latex again one or more times until the formatting of the document has stabilized. The code was in part derived from the Template Toolkit Latex plugin and patches I had written for Template Toolkit before the Latex plugin was forked off from the main TT distribution. It was also inspired by the latexn C Shell script and the latexmk script by John Collins, both of which are on CTAN (the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network). QUICK START ----------- TO BE WRITTEN For further details on installation, see the separate INSTALL file. WHAT'S NEW? ----------- Version 0.01 is a new module. It was factored out of Template-Latex, which itself was created by moving the code out of the core Template Toolkit distribution (version 2.15). See the Changes file for further details of the changes in these releases. GENERAL FEATURES ---------------- Some of the key features of the Latex::Driver module are listed below. See the documentation for further detail. DOCUMENTATION ------------- EXPAND The 'Changes' file in the distribution directory documents all visible changes between versions of the Template Toolkit. See the section 'VERSION COMPATABILITY' below for further details. The 'TODO' file, also in the distribution directory, lists known bugs, planned enhancements and possible new features for future versions. The rest of the documentation is distributed in Pod and HTML formats. The Pod pages are installed when you 'make install' and can be viewed using 'perldoc', e.g. SUPPORT ------- The Template Toolkit mailing list provides a forum for discussing issues relating to the use and abuse of the Template Toolkit. There are a number of knowledgeable and helpful individuals who frequent the list (including the author) who can often offer help or suggestions. Please respect their time and patience by checking the documentation and/or mailing list archives before asking questions that may already have been answered. To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to: templates-request@template-toolkit.org with the message 'subscribe' in the body. You can also use the web interface to subscribe or browse the archives: http://www.template-toolkit.org/mailman/listinfo/templates A low-volume, moderated mailing list exists for announcements about new releases of the Template Toolkit and related products. To subscribe, send an email to: templates-announce-request@template-toolkit.org with the message 'subscribe' in the body. A web interface also exists for subscription and browsing the archives: http://www.template-toolkit.org/mailman/listinfo/templates-announce For information about commercial support and consultancy for the Template Toolkit, please contact the author. AUTHOR ------ This module was written by Andrew Ford . It borrows from the Template Toolkit distribution by Andy Wardley with the assistance and contributions from many other people. In 2006 the Latex plugin was separated out into its own distribution and Andrew Ford took over as maintainer. He created this module as part of the refactoring of Template-Latex. COPYRIGHT --------- Copyright (C) 2007 Andrew Ford. All Rights Reserved. Portions Copyright (C) 1996-2007 Andy Wardley. All Rights Reserved. This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.