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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pmx/pmx-install.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pmx/pmx-install.tex index 28498d90591..b15d7763394 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pmx/pmx-install.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pmx/pmx-install.tex @@ -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} |