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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/pmx/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/pmx/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..69a4f36f641 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/pmx/README @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +This is PMX, version 2.6.18 (May 15th, 2012). PMX provides a preprocessor for MusiXTeX. + +pmxab builds a TeX input file based on a .pmx input file in a much +simpler language, making most of the layout decisions by itself. It has +most of MusiXTeX's functionality, but it also permits in-line TeX to +give access to virtually all of MusiXTeX. For proof-listening, pmxab will +make a MIDI file of your score. + +scor2prt is an auxiliary program that makes parts from a score. + +pmx2pdf is a wrapper script that runs pmxab, all 3 passes of MusiXTeX, +and subsequent conversions to PDF. + +The author of pmxab and scor2prt is Don Simons (dsimons@roadrunner.com). +The author of the pmxccn tutorial is Cornelius C. Noack. + +This package consists of + + (i) pmx-texmf.zip, which contains macros, documentation, and the + pmx2pdf.lua script + + (ii) pmx-2.6.18.tar.gz, which contains the source code for + pmxab and scor2prt + +(iii) directories Windows and OSX, which contain pre-compiled + pmxab and scor2prt executables for those platforms + + (iv) pmx-install.{tex,pdf}, which is a more detailed version of the + following instructions: + +To install (on TDS-compliant TeX systems): + + + unzip pmx-texmf.zip at the root of a texmf tree and, if necessary, + update the filename database; e.g., texhash texmf. Documentation for + PMX is installed under doc/generic/pmx. + + + on Windows or OS-X: copy the pre-compiled executables appropriate for your + platform to a folder on the executable PATH + + + on any Unix-like system with gcc and standard development tools installed: + unpack the pmx tarball (anywhere), move to the resulting pmx-2.6.18 directory + and do + + ./configure + make + make install (as root) + + + on Windows: copy the file scripts\pmx\Windows\pmx2pdf.bat to a folder on the + executable PATH + + + on any Unix-like system: install a symbolic link pmx2pdf in any + directory on the executable PATH to scripts/pmx/pmx2pdf.lua + +In this release of PMX, the original Fortran sources for pmxab and +scor2prt have been included but the C files actually used have been +obtained from these by the f2c translator. The source files for libf2c, +which is needed at link time, are also included. + +Documentation for PMX is installed under + +doc/generic/pmx + +Many examples of PMX and MusiXTeX typesetting may be found at the Werner +Icking Music Archive at + +http://icking-music-archive.org/ + +Support for users of MusiXTeX and related software may be obtained via +the MusiXTeX mail list at + +http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music + +PMX may be freely copied, duplicated and used in conformance to the GNU +General Public License (see included file COPYING). The libf2c source +files are governed by a Notice that allows copying, modification and +distribution. + +This CTAN distribution is maintained by Bob Tennent (rdt@cs.queensu.ca). +May 15th, 2012. |