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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
\RequirePackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\newcommand{\myurl}[1]{\textcolor{blue}{\underline{\textcolor{black}{\url{#1}}}}}
-\newcommand{\pmxVersion}{2.7.0}
+\newcommand{\pmxVersion}{2.7.3}
\begin{document}
\title{Installation of the CTAN PMX Distribution}
\author{Bob Tennent\\
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ and installing files\footnote{%
In this distribution of PMX, most of the files to be installed
(including macros, documentation, and a processing script) are in
-\texttt{tex-archive/install/support/pmx.tds.zip} at CTAN.
+\myurl{http://mirror.ctan.org/install/support/pmx.tds.zip} at CTAN.
The file \verb|pmx.tds.zip| is a zipped TEXMF
hierarchy; simply download it and unzip in the root folder/directory of whichever TEXMF tree
you decide is most appropriate, likely a ``local'' or ``personal'' one.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ and \texttt{scor2prt}, an executable used to produce single-player parts from mu
On Windows
systems, one can install \texttt{pmxab.exe} and
-\texttt{scor2prt.exe} in the \texttt{Windows} sub-directory; these are pre-compiled
+\texttt{scor2prt.exe} in the \texttt{Windows} 32 bit or 64~bit sub-directories; these are pre-compiled
executables and should be copied to any
folder on the PATH of executables.
This might entail creating a suitable folder and adding that folder
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ click on
View System Information\quad$\rightarrow$\quad Advanced\quad$\rightarrow$\quad Environment Variables
\end{center}
scroll
-down to ``path'', select it, click edit, and add the path to \verb|...\scripts\musixtex\Windows| after a semi-colon.
-The batch script \verb|pmx2pdf.bat| should also be installed to a folder on the PATH.
+down to ``path'', select it, click edit, and add the path
+to the folder after a semi-colon.
On the MAC OS-X platform (version 10.2 or better), one can install \texttt{pmxab} and \texttt{scor2prt} that are in the
@@ -115,11 +115,12 @@ to install in your own path.
You should now have executables \verb\pmxab\ and
\verb\scor2prt\ available for use.
-\section{The Processing Script}
+\section{The \texttt{musixtex.lua} Processing Script}
-The Lua script \verb\.../scripts/pmx/pmx2pdf.lua\
-is simply a convenient wrapper that
-by default runs the following processes in order (and then deletes intermediate files):
+The Lua script \verb\musixtex.lua\
+is simply a convenient wrapper that,
+on files with extension \verb\.pmx\, by default runs the
+following processes in order (and then deletes intermediate files):
\begin{itemize}\topsep=0pt\itemsep=0pt
\item \verb\pmxab\ (pre-processing pass)
\item \verb\etex\ (1st pass)
@@ -129,24 +130,8 @@ by default runs the following processes in order (and then deletes intermediate
\item \verb\ps2pdf\ (to convert \verb\ps\ output to Portable Document Format)
\end{itemize}%
There are many options to vary the default behaviour.
-
-On a Unix-like system (with \texttt{texlua} installed), put a
-symbolic link \texttt{pmx2pdf} in any directory on the executable PATH as follows:
-\begin{list}{}{}
-\item \verb\ln -s <path to pmx2pdf.lua> pmx2pdf \
-\end{list}
-On Windows, you can \emph{either}
-copy the batch file
-\begin{list}{}{}
-\item \verb|Windows\pmx2pdf.bat|
-\end{list}
-to a folder
-on the executable PATH \emph{or} add the folder
-\verb|Windows| to the executable PATH, as explained above.
-
-Documentation for \verb\pmx2pdf\ is in the
-\verb\doc/generic/pmx/ \ directory.
-
+If the \verb|musixtex| has been properly installed on your system, you should
+be able to just enter the command \verb\musixtex myfile\.
\section{Discussion}