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diff --git a/graphics/epix/README b/graphics/epix/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..91d8889ceb --- /dev/null +++ b/graphics/epix/README @@ -0,0 +1,139 @@ +ePiX -- README + +Last Change: September 12, 2007 + +Please consult the following files as appropriate: + +INSTALL -- Detailed installation instructions +NEWS -- Recent major changes (see ChangeLog for code changes) +README (this file) -- General overview and information + + +DESCRIPTION + +ePiX (pronounced like "epic" with a soft "k", playing on "TeX"), a +collection of command line utilities for *nix, creates mathematically +accurate figures, plots, and movies using easy-to-learn syntax. The +output is expressly designed for use with LaTeX. + +The user interface resembles that of LaTeX itself: You prepare a short +scene description in a text editor, then compile the input file into a +picture. LaTeX- and web-compatible output types include a LaTeX +picture-like environment written with PSTricks, tikz, or eepic macros; +vector images (eps, ps, and pdf); and bitmap images (png, mng, gif). + + +INSTALLATION + +Please see the "INSTALL" file. + + +OVERVIEW + +ePiX's command-line conversion utilities are + +* epix: ePiX to eepic + +* elaps: ePiX and eepic to eps or pdf + +* laps: (La)TeX to PostScript + +* flix: ePiX to png or mng + +Each script prints a detailed help message when invoked with the +option "-h" (help) + + +DOCUMENTATION + +ePiX documentation is installed in $(prefix)/share/doc/epix, by +default /usr/local/share/doc/epix. + +The manual, a complete description of ePiX's features and use, is +installed as PostScript (for printing), hyperlinked PDF (for online +reading), GNU info (for reference within emacs), and as LaTeX sources. + + +DEVELOPER FILES + +The header files are installed in $(pkgincludedir), by default +$(prefix)/include/epix. + + +INTERNET DOWNLOAD SITES + +* http://math.holycross.edu/~ahwang/epix/ePiX.html + + Links to currently available packages and documentation, general + information, sample images and animations, and summaries of the + latest developments. + + +* http://freshmeat.net/projects/epix + + Announcements of recent releases, project stats, and links. + + +* http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/epix/ + + Stable releases with synchronized documentation. + + +* http://savannah.nongnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/epix/1.2 + + The very latest source code by CVS. + + +As with all free (GPL) software, the source code can be obtained on a +floppy disk from the author by post ("snail mail"), in this case from: + +Andrew D. Hwang <rot 13 nujnat at zngupf dot ubylpebff dot rqh> +Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science +College of the Holy Cross +Worcester, MA, 01610-2395, USA + + +PYEPIX + +Though ePiX can be compiled and run using CygWin, Windows users may be +more interested in Andrew Sterian's Pyepix package, an implementation +of ePiX-1.0.4 in Python. Pyepix is available from + + http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/Python/index.html + +and requires Python 2.2 or newer. + + +MAILING LIST + +There are two mailing lists, for users and for development issues. +Please visit + + http://savannah.nongnu.org/mail/?group=epix + +to subscribe. + + +COPYLEFT and DISTRIBUTION + +ePiX and its documentation are distributed under the terms of the GNU +GPL. This program and its documentation come with ABSOLUTELY NO +WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR +FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. This is the same guarantee granted +by all common software, including expensive, proprietary software +whose quality you have no way to verify directly, and whose license +you tacitly accept merely by opening the package. + +Feedback about this program (suggestions for features, etc.) is +welcome. If you find this program useful, please consider making a +contribution to the Free Software Foundation; see + + http://www.fsf.org + + +--- Contact Information --- + +Andrew D. ("Andy") Hwang <rot 13 nujnat at zngupf dot ubylpebff dot rqh> +Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science +College of the Holy Cross +Worcester, MA, 01610-2395, USA |