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\title{How to Package Your \LaTeX{} Package}
\author{Scott Pakin \texttt{<scott+dtx@pakin.org>}}
\date{13 September 2015}
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  pdftitle={How to Package Your LaTeX Package},
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  pdfcontactemail={scott+dtx@pakin.org},
  pdfcontacturl={http://www.pakin.org/\xmptilde scott},
  pdfsubject={Writing .ins and .dtx files for LaTeX},
  pdfkeywords={LaTeX package documentation, literate programming, typesetting, installer files},
  pdfcaptionwriter={Scott Pakin},
  pdfcopyright={Copyright (C) 2015 Scott Pakin},
  pdflicenseurl={http://latex-project.org/lppl/},
  pdflang={en-US}
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  \fi
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\else
  \let\URL=\url
\fi

% Define formatting for various packages.
\newcommand{\DOC}{\textsf{Doc}\index{Doc@\textsf{Doc}}}
\newcommand{\ds}{\textsf{DocStrip}\index{DocStrip@\textsf{DocStrip}}}
\newcommand{\svrb}{\texttt{shortvrb}\index{shortvrb@\texttt{shortvrb}}}

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\def\reftextbefore{on the preceding page}
\def\reftextfacebefore{on the preceding page}
\def\reftextcurrent{above}   % We promise not to make any forward references.

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{\catcode`\|=0 \catcode`\\=12
 |gdef|bslash{\}}
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  \texttt{\bslash#1}%
  \index{#1@\texttt{\string\bslash{}#1}}%
}
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    \index{#1@\texttt{\string\bslash{}#1}|)}%
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  \texttt{.ins}\index{installer file}}
\newcommand{\dtxfile}{%
  \texttt{.dtx}\index{documented LaTeX file@documented \string\LaTeX{} file}}
\newcommand{\styfile}{%
  \texttt{.sty}\index{style file}}
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%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\begin{document}
\sloppy
\maketitle

\begin{abstract}
  This tutorial is intended for advanced \latex[\LaTeXe]{} users who
  want to learn how to create \insfile{} and \dtxfile{} files for
  distributing their homebrewed classes and style files.
\end{abstract}


\section{Introduction}

\paragraph{Requirements}
We assume that you already know how to \emph{program} in \latex\@.
That is, you should know how to use \usemacro{newcommand},
\usemacro{newenvironment}, and preferably a smidgen of \TeX\@.  You
should also be familiar with ``\clsguide'', which is available from
\CTAN{} (\URL{http://www.ctan.org}) and comes with most
\latex[\LaTeXe]{} distributions in a file called |clsguide.dvi|.
Finally, you should know how to install packages\index{package} that
are shipped as a \dtxfile{} file plus a \insfile{} file.

\index{package|(}
\paragraph{Terminology}
A \defn[style file]{style \textnormal{(\styfile{})} file} is primarily a
collection of macro and environment definitions.  One or more style
files (\eg a main style file that \usemacro{input}s or
\usemacro{RequirePackage}s multiple helper files) is called a
\defn{package}.  Packages are loaded into a document with
\usemacro{usepackage}|{<main .sty file>}|\index{style file}.  In the
rest of this document, we use the notation ``\m{package}'' to
represent the name of your package.
\index{package|)}

\paragraph{Motivation}
The important parts of a package\index{package} are the code, the
documentation of the code, and the user documentation.  Using the
\DOC{} and \ds{} programs, it's possible to combine all three of these
into a single, \defn[documented LaTeX file@documented \string\LaTeX{}
file]{documented \LaTeX \textnormal{(\dtxfile{})} file}.  The primary
advantage of a \dtxfile{} file is that it enables you to use arbitrary
\latex{} constructs to comment\index{comments} your code.  Hence,
macros, environments, code stanzas, variables, and so forth can be
explained using tables, figures, mathematics, and font changes.  Code
can be organized into sections using \latex's sectioning commands.
\index{indexing|(}
\DOC{} even facilitates generating a unified index that indexes both
macro definitions (in the \latex{} code) and macro descriptions (in
the user documentation).
\index{indexing|)}
This emphasis on writing verbose, nicely typeset
comments\index{comments} for code---essentially treating a program as
a book that describes a set of algorithms---is known as \defn{literate
programming}~\cite{Knuth1984:literate} and has been in use since the
early days of \TeX.

This tutorial will teach you how to write basic \dtxfile{} files and
the \insfile{} files that manipulate them.  Although there is much
overlap with chapter~14 of \emph{The \latex{}
Companion}~\cite{Goossens1994:companion}, this document is structured
as a step-by-step tutorial, while \emph{The \latex{} Companion} is
more reference-like.  Furthermore, this tutorial shows how to write a
single file that serves as both documentation and driver file, which
is a more typical usage of the \DOC{} system than using separate
files.


\index{installer file|(}

\section{The \texttt{.ins} file}
\label{sec:ins-file}

The first step in preparing a package for distribution is to write an
\defn[installer file]{installer \textnormal{(\insfile{})} file}.  An
installer file extracts the code from a \dtxfile{} file, uses \ds{} to
strip off the comments\index{comments} and documentation, and outputs
a \styfile{} file.  The good news is that a \insfile{} file is
typically fairly short and doesn't change significantly from one
package\index{package} to another.

\index{license|(}
\insfile{} files usually start with comments\index{comments}
specifying the copyright\index{copyright} and license information:

\begin{verbatim}
    %%
    %% Copyright (C) <year> by <your name>
    %%
    %% This file may be distributed and/or modified under the
    %% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
    %% version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any later
    %% version.  The latest version of this license is in:
    %%
    %%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
    %%
    %% and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of
    %% LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.
    %%
\end{verbatim}

\noindent
\index{package|(}
The \latex{} Project Public License\index{LaTeX Project Public
License@\LaTeX{} Project Public License} (LPPL) is the license under
which most packages---and \latex{} itself---are distributed.  Of
course, you can release your package under any license you want; the
LPPL is merely the most common license for \latex{} packages.  The
LPPL specifies that a user can do whatever he wants with your
package---including sell it and give you nothing in return.  The only
restrictions are that he must give you credit for your work, and he
must change the name of the package if he modifies anything to avoid
versioning confusion.
\index{package|)}
\index{license|)}
\index{LPPL|see{\LaTeX{} Project Public License}}

The next step is to load \ds:

\begin{verbatim}
    \input docstrip.tex
\end{verbatim}


\indexmacroBegin{keepsilent} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\begin{decl}
  \defmacro{keepsilent}
\end{decl}

By default, \ds{} gives a line-by-line account of its activity.  These
messages aren't terribly useful, so most people turn them off:

\begin{verbatim}
    \keepsilent
\end{verbatim}

\indexmacroEnd{keepsilent}   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\indexmacroBegin{usedir} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\begin{decl}
  \defmacro{usedir} \arg{directory}
\end{decl}

A system administrator can specify the base directory under which all
\TeX-related files should be installed, \eg |/usr/share/texmf|.  (See
``\usemacro{BaseDirectory}'' in the \ds{} manual.)  The \insfile{}
file specifies where its files should be installed relative to that.
The following is typical:

\begin{verbatim}
    \usedir{tex/latex/<package>}
\end{verbatim}

\indexmacroEnd{usedir}   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\indexmacroBegin{preamble} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\indexmacroBegin{endpreamble}

\begin{decl}
  \defmacro{preamble}    \\
  \m{text}               \\
  \defmacro{endpreamble}
\end{decl}

\index{comments|(}
The next step is to specify a \defn{preamble}, which is a block of
commentary that will be written to the top of every generated file:

\begin{verbatim}
    \preamble

    This is a generated file.

    Copyright (C) <year> by <your name>

    This file may be distributed and/or modified under the
    conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
    version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any later
    version.  The latest version of this license is in:

       http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt

    and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of
    LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.

    \endpreamble
\end{verbatim}

\index{comments|)}

\noindent
The preceding preamble would cause |<package>.sty|\index{style file}
to begin as follows:

\begin{verbatim}
    %%
    %% This is file `<package>.sty',
    %% generated with the docstrip utility.
    %%
    %% The original source files were:
    %%
    %% <package>.dtx  (with options: `package')
    %%
    %% This is a generated file.
    %%
    %% Copyright (C) <year> by <your name>
    %%
    %% This file may be distributed and/or modified under the
    %% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
    %% version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any later
    %% version.  The latest version of this license is in:
    %%
    %%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
    %%
    %% and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of
    %% LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.
    %%
\end{verbatim}

\indexmacroEnd{endpreamble}
\indexmacroEnd{preamble}    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\indexmacroBegin{generate} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\indexmacroBegin{file}
\indexmacroBegin{from}

\begin{decl}
  \defmacro{generate}
    |{|\defmacro{file} |{<style-file>}|
    |{|\defmacro{from} |{<dtx-file>}| |{<tag>}}}|
\end{decl}

We now reach the most important part of a \insfile{} file: the
specification of what files to generate from the \dtxfile{} file.  The
following tells \ds{} to generate |<package>.sty|\index{style file}
from |<package>.dtx| by extracting only those parts marked as
``|package|'' in the \dtxfile{} file.  (Marking parts of a \dtxfile{}
file is described in Section~\ref{sec:dtx-file}.)

\label{code:generate}
\begin{verbatim}
    \generate{\file{<package>.sty}{\from{<package>.dtx}{package}}}
\end{verbatim}%
\index{style file}

\noindent
\usemacro{generate} can extract any number of files from a given
\dtxfile{} file.  It can even extract a single file from multiple
\dtxfile{} files.  See the \ds{} manual for details.

\indexmacroEnd{from}
\indexmacroEnd{file}
\indexmacroEnd{generate}    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\indexmacroBegin{Msg} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\begin{decl}
  \defmacro{Msg} \arg{text}
\end{decl}

The next part of a \insfile{} file consists of commands to output a
message to the user, telling him what files need to be installed and
reminding him how to produce the user documentation.  The following
set of \usemacro{Msg} commands is typical:

\begin{verbatim}
    \obeyspaces
    \Msg{****************************************************}
    \Msg{*                                                  *}
    \Msg{* To finish the installation you have to move the  *}
    \Msg{* following file into a directory searched by TeX: *}
    \Msg{*                                                  *}
    \Msg{*     <package>.sty                                 *}
    \Msg{*                                                  *}
    \Msg{* To produce the documentation run the file        *}
    \Msg{* <package>.dtx through LaTeX.                      *}
    \Msg{*                                                  *}
    \Msg{* Happy TeXing!                                    *}
    \Msg{*                                                  *}
    \Msg{****************************************************}
\end{verbatim}%
\index{style file}%

\indexmacroEnd{Msg}    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Note the use of \usemacro{obeyspaces} to inhibit \TeX{} from
collapsing multiple spaces into one.


\indexmacroBegin{endbatchfile} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\begin{decl}
  \usemacro{endbatchfile}
\end{decl}

Finally, we tell \ds{} that we've reached the end of the \insfile{} file:

\begin{verbatim}
    \endbatchfile
\end{verbatim}

\indexmacroEnd{endbatchfile}    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


Appendix~\ref{sec:skeleton-ins-file-style} lists a complete, skeleton
\insfile{} file.  Appendix~\ref{sec:skeleton-ins-file-class} is
similar but contains slight modifications intended to produce a class
(\clsfile) file instead of a style (\styfile) file.

\index{installer file|)}
\index{documented LaTeX file@documented \LaTeX{} file|(}


\section{The \texttt{.dtx} file}
\label{sec:dtx-file}

\index{package|(}
A \dtxfile{} file contains both the commented source code and the user
documentation for the package.  Running a \dtxfile{} file through
|latex| typesets the user documentation, which usually also includes a
nicely typeset version of the commented\index{comments} source code.
\index{package|)}

Due to some \DOC{} trickery, a \dtxfile{} file is actually evaluated
\emph{twice}.  The first time, only a small piece of \latex{} driver
code is evaluated.  The second time, \emph{comments}\index{comments}
in the \dtxfile{} file are evaluated, as if there were no ``|%|''
preceding them.  This can lead to a good deal of confusion when
writing \dtxfile{} files and occasionally leads to some awkward
constructions.  Fortunately, once the basic structure of a \dtxfile{} file
is in place, filling in the code is fairly straightforward.


\subsection{Prologue}

\index{comments|(}

\dtxfile{} files generally begin with a copyright\index{copyright} and
license\index{license} comment:

\begin{verbatim}
    % \iffalse meta-comment
    %
    % Copyright (C) <year> by <your name>
    %
    % This file may be distributed and/or modified under the
    % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
    % version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any later
    % version.  The latest version of this license is in:
    %
    %    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
    %
    % and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of
    % LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.
    %
    % \fi
\end{verbatim}

\index{comments|)}

\noindent
The \usemacro{iffalse} and |\fi| are needed because the second time
the \dtxfile{} file is processed, |%| characters at the beginning of lines
are ignored.  To prevent the
copyright\index{copyright}/license\index{license} from being evaluated
as \latex{} code, we have to surround it with
\usemacro{iffalse}\dotsbrk|\fi|.  Adding ``\usething{meta-comment}''
after ``\usemacro{iffalse}'' is nothing more than a convention for
indicating that the comment\index{comments} is intended to be read by
a human, not by \DOC{}, \ds{}, or \latex.

\indexmacroBegin{NeedsTeXFormat} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\indexmacroBegin{ProvidesPackage}

\begin{decl}
  \defmacro{NeedsTeXFormat}  \arg{format-name} \oarg{release-date} \\
  \defmacro{ProvidesPackage} \arg{package-name} \oarg{release-info}
\end{decl}

The next few lines are also surrounded by
\usemacro{iffalse}\dotsbrk|\fi| so as not to be processed by |latex|
on the second pass through the \dtxfile{} file.  However, these lines are
intended not for a human reader, but for \ds{} (hence, no
``\usething{meta-comment}''):

\label{code:ProvidesPackage}
\begin{verbatim}
    % \iffalse
    %<<package>>\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2005/12/01]
    %<<package>>\ProvidesPackage{<package>}
    %<<package>>   [<YYYY>/<MM>/<DD> v<version> <description>]
    %
\end{verbatim}%
\indexmacro{NeedsTeXFormat}%
\indexmacro{ProvidesPackage}

\noindent
(We'll encounter the |\fi| shortly.)

Remember the \usemacro{generate} line in the \insfile{} file
(page~\pageref{code:generate})?  It ended with the tag ``|package|''.
This tells \ds{} to write lines that begin with ``|%<<package>>|'' to
the \styfile{} file, stripping off the ``|%<<package>>|'' in the
process.  Hence, our \styfile{} file will begin with the following:

\begin{verbatim}
    \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2005/12/01]
    \ProvidesPackage{<package>}
       [<YYYY>/<MM>/<DD> v<version> <description>]
\end{verbatim}%
\indexmacro{NeedsTeXFormat}%
\indexmacro{ProvidesPackage}

\noindent
For example:

\begin{verbatim}
    \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2005/12/01]
    \ProvidesPackage{skeleton}
       [2002/03/25 v1.0 .dtx skeleton file]
\end{verbatim}%
\label{code:ProvidesPackage-example}%
\indexmacro{NeedsTeXFormat}%
\indexmacro{ProvidesPackage}

\noindent
\index{package|(}
The \usemacro{NeedsTeXFormat} line ensures that the package won't run
under a version of \latex[\LaTeXe]{} older than what the package was
tested with.  The date and version strings in the
\usemacro{ProvidesPackage} line are used by \DOC{} to set the
\usemacro{filedate} and \usemacro{fileversion} macros.  Note the
date\index{date format} format; \emph{YYYY/MM/DD} is used throughout
\latex[\LaTeXe]{} and should be used in your packages as well.
\index{package|)}

\indexmacroEnd{ProvidesPackage}
\indexmacroEnd{NeedsTeXFormat}    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\indexmacroBegin{EnableCrossrefs} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\indexmacroBegin{CodelineIndex}
\indexmacroBegin{RecordChanges}
\indexmacroBegin{DocInput}

\begin{decl}
  \defmacro{EnableCrossrefs} \\
  \defmacro{CodelineIndex}   \\
  \defmacro{RecordChanges}   \\
  \defmacro{DocInput} \arg{filename}   \label{desc:CodelineIndex}
\end{decl}

Next comes the only part of the \dtxfile{} file that isn't commented out
(\ie doesn't begin each line with |%|):

\begin{verbatim}
    %<<*driver>>
    \documentclass{ltxdoc}
    \usepackage{<package>}
    \EnableCrossrefs
    \CodelineIndex
    \RecordChanges
    \begin{document}
      \DocInput{<package>.dtx}
    \end{document}
    %<</driver>>
    % \fi
\end{verbatim}

The preceding code stanza is what |latex| evaluates on its first pass
through the \dtxfile{} file.  We'll now examine that stanza line-by-line:

\begin{enumerate}
  \item Putting code between ``|%<<*driver>>|'' and ``|%<</driver>>|''
  is a \ds{} shorthand for prefixing each line with ``|%<<driver>>|''.
  This demarcates the \DOC{} driver\index{driver code} code.

  \item The \usemacro{documentclass} should almost always be
  \usething{ltxdoc}, as that loads \DOC{} and provides a few useful
  macros for formatting program documentation.

\index{package|(}
  \item You should always \usemacro{usepackage} your package.  If you
  don't, \DOC{} won't see the package's \usemacro{ProvidesPackage}
  line and won't know how to set \usemacro{filedate} and
  \usemacro{fileversion} (see page~\pageref{code:GetFileInfo}).  This
  is also where you should \usemacro{usepackage} any other packages
  needed to typeset the user documentation.
\index{package|)}

  \item \usemacro{EnableCrossrefs} tells \DOC{} that you want it to
  construct an index for your code---normally a good idea.  The
  alternative is \usemacro{DisableCrossrefs}, which speeds up
  processing by a negligible amount.

  \item \usemacro{CodelineIndex} tells \DOC{} that the index should
  refer to program line numbers instead of page numbers.  (The
  alternative is \usemacro{PageIndex}.)  \usemacro{CodelineIndex}
  makes index entries easier to find at the expense of making the
  index less self-consistent (because descriptions of macros and
  environments are always indexed by page number).  The index does,
  however, begin with a note of explanation.

  \item \label{item:RecordChanges} On page~\pageref{code:changes},
  we'll see how to log the changes made in each revision of the
  package\index{package}.  \usemacro{RecordChanges} tells \DOC{} that
  it should keep and aggregate the log entries.

  \item There should be only one command between the
  |\begin{document}| and |\end{document}|: a \usemacro{DocInput} call
  with which the \dtxfile{} file inputs itself.  This enables a master
  file to \usemacro{DocInput} multiple files in order to produce a
  single document that covers more than one package\index{package} but
  contains a unified index\index{indexing}.  Master documentation
  files are described~\vpageref{sec:master-files}.
\end{enumerate}

\indexmacroEnd{DocInput}
\indexmacroEnd{RecordChanges}
\indexmacroEnd{CodelineIndex}
\indexmacroEnd{EnableCrossrefs} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\indexmacroBegin{OnlyDescription} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\begin{decl}
  \defmacro{OnlyDescription} \label{desc:OnlyDescription}
\end{decl}

Another command that sometimes appears in the preamble (\ie before the
|\begin{document}|) is \usemacro{OnlyDescription}, which tells \DOC{}
to typeset only the user documentation, not the package\index{package}
code/comments\index{comments}.  It's usually best to omit
\usemacro{OnlyDescription} (or add it commented out).  A user can
always add it manually or even enable \usemacro{OnlyDescription} for
\emph{all} \dtxfile{} files by adding the following to his
\defthing{ltxdoc.cfg} file:

\begin{verbatim}
     \AtBeginDocument{\OnlyDescription}
\end{verbatim}%
\indexmacro{AtBeginDocument}

\indexmacroEnd{OnlyDescription}    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\bigskip
The remainder of this section covers |latex|'s second pass through the
\dtxfile{} file.  Consequently, all subsequent examples are prefixed
with percent signs.

\indexmacroBegin{CheckSum} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\index{checksumming|(}

\begin{decl}
  \defmacro{CheckSum} \arg{number} \label{decl:CheckSum}
\end{decl}

\DOC{} supports a very simplistic form of document checksumming, to
help ensure that a package\index{package} didn't get corrupted in
transport.  \DOC{} merely counts the number of backslashes that occur
in the code.  If the number matches the checksum, \DOC{} gives a
success message:

\begin{verbatim}
    *******************
    * Checksum passed *
    *******************
\end{verbatim}

\noindent
Otherwise, it says what the correct checksum should be:

\begin{verbatim}
    ! Package doc Error: Checksum not passed (<incorrect><<>><correct>).
\end{verbatim}%
\indexthing{Checksum not passed}

\noindent
To specify the checksum in a \dtxfile{} file, merely add a \usemacro{CheckSum}
statement:

\begin{verbatim}
    % \CheckSum{<number>}
\end{verbatim}

\noindent
If \m{number} is~|0|, or if the \dtxfile{} file lacks a
\usemacro{CheckSum} line entirely, then \DOC{} outputs the following
warning message:

\begin{verbatim}
    **********************************
    * This macro file has no checksum!
    * The checksum should be <number>!
    **********************************
\end{verbatim}

\noindent
During code development it is convenient to specify |\CheckSum{0}| so
you don't receive an error message every time you run |latex|.  But
don't forget to replace ``|0|'' with the correct number before
releasing your package\index{package}!

\index{checksumming|)}
\indexmacroEnd{CheckSum}    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\indexmacroBegin{CharacterTable} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\begin{decl}
  \defmacro{CharacterTable} \arg{text}
\end{decl}

The second mechanism that \DOC{} uses to ensure that a \dtxfile{} file
is uncorrupted is a character table.  If you put the following command
verbatim into your \dtxfile{} file, then \DOC{} will ensure that no
unexpected character translation took place in transport:\footnote{The
character table is commonly prefixed with double percent signs so that
it gets written to the \texttt{.sty}\index{style file} file.  This
seems unnecessary and is therefore shown here with single percent
signs.}

\begin{verbatim}
    % \CharacterTable
    %  {Upper-case    \A\B\C\D\E\F\G\H\I\J\K\L\M\N\O\P\Q\R\S\T\U\V\W\X\Y\Z
    %   Lower-case    \a\b\c\d\e\f\g\h\i\j\k\l\m\n\o\p\q\r\s\t\u\v\w\x\y\z
    %   Digits        \0\1\2\3\4\5\6\7\8\9
    %   Exclamation   \!     Double quote  \"     Hash (number) \#
    %   Dollar        \$     Percent       \%     Ampersand     \&
    %   Acute accent  \'     Left paren    \(     Right paren   \)
    %   Asterisk      \*     Plus          \+     Comma         \,
    %   Minus         \-     Point         \.     Solidus       \/
    %   Colon         \:     Semicolon     \;     Less than     \<<
    %   Equals        \=     Greater than  \>>     Question mark \?
    %   Commercial at \@     Left bracket  \[     Backslash     \\
    %   Right bracket \]     Circumflex    \^     Underscore    \_
    %   Grave accent  \`     Left brace    \{     Vertical bar  \|
    %   Right brace   \}     Tilde         \~}
\end{verbatim}

\noindent
A success message looks like this:

\begin{verbatim}
    ***************************
    * Character table correct *
    ***************************
\end{verbatim}

\noindent
and an error message looks like this:

\begin{verbatim}
    ! Package doc Error: Character table corrupted.
\end{verbatim}%
\indexthing{Character table corrupted}

\indexmacroEnd{CharacterTable}     %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\indexmacroBegin{changes} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\begin{decl}
  \defmacro{changes} \arg{version} \arg{date} \arg{description}
    \label{code:changes}
\end{decl}

\index{package|(}

On page~\pageref{item:RecordChanges} we learned that \DOC{} has a
mechanism for recording changes to the package.  The command is
``|\changes{<version>}{<date>}{<description>}|'', and it's common to
use \usemacro{changes} for the initial version of the package to log
the package's creation date:

\index{package|)}

\begin{verbatim}
    % \changes{v1.0}{2002/03/25}{Initial version}
\end{verbatim}

One nice feature of the \usemacro{changes} command is that it knows
whether it was used internally to a macro/environment definition.  As
Figure~\ref{fig:change-history} shows, top-level changes are prefixed
with ``General:'', and internal changes are prefixed with the name of
the enclosing macro or environment.

\begin{figure}[htbp]
  \centering
  \index{change history}
  \fbox{%
    \begin{minipage}[t]{0.75\textwidth}
      {\normalfont\Large\bfseries Change History\vskip 2.3ex plus 0.2ex}
      v1.0 \\
      \hspace*{2em} General: Top-level comment \dotfill 1 \\
      v1.2j \\
      \hspace*{2em} \texttt{myMacro}: Internal macro comment \dotfill 5
    \end{minipage}%
  }%
  \caption{Sample change history}
  \label{fig:change-history}
\end{figure}

\indexmacroEnd{changes}    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\indexmacroBegin{GetFileInfo} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\indexmacroBegin{filedate}
\indexmacroBegin{fileversion}
\indexmacroBegin{fileinfo}

\begin{decl}
  \defmacro{GetFileInfo} \arg{style-file}   \label{code:GetFileInfo} \\[1ex]
  \defmacro{filedate}    \\
  \defmacro{fileversion} \\
  \defmacro{fileinfo}
\end{decl}

Next, we tell \DOC{} to parse the \usemacro{ProvidesPackage} command
(page~\pageref{code:ProvidesPackage}), calling the three components of
\usemacro{ProvidesPackage}'s argument, respectively,
``\usemacro{filedate}'', ``\usemacro{fileversion}'', and
``\usemacro{fileinfo}'':

\begin{verbatim}
    % \GetFileInfo{<package>.sty}
\end{verbatim}%
\index{style file}%
\indexmacro{GetFileInfo}

\noindent
For instance, the \usemacro{ProvidesPackage} example
shown~\vpageref{code:ProvidesPackage-example} would be parsed as
follows:

|    |%
\begin{tabular}{@{}l@{\qquad$\equiv$\qquad}l@{}}
  \usemacro{filedate}    & 2002/03/25         \\
  \usemacro{fileversion} & v1.0               \\
  \usemacro{fileinfo}    & .dtx skeleton file
\end{tabular}

\indexmacroEnd{fileinfo}
\indexmacroEnd{fileversion}
\indexmacroEnd{filedate}
\indexmacroEnd{GetFileInfo} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\indexmacroBegin{DoNotIndex} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\index{indexing|(}

\begin{decl}
  \defmacro{DoNotIndex} \arg{macro-name \textnormal{, \dots}}
\end{decl}

When producing an index, \DOC{} normally indexes \emph{every} control
sequence (\ie backslashed word or symbol) in the code.  The problem
with this level of automation is that many control sequences are
uninteresting from the perspective of understanding the code.  For
example, a reader probably doesn't want to see every location where
|\if| is used---or |\the| or |\let| or |\begin| or any of numerous
other control sequences.

As its name implies, the \usemacro{DoNotIndex} command gives \DOC{} a
list of control\index{control sequences} sequences that should not be
indexed.  \usemacro{DoNotIndex} can be used any number of times, and
it accepts any number of control\index{control sequences} sequence
names per invocation:

\begin{verbatim}
    % \DoNotIndex{\#,\$,\%,\&,\@,\\,\{,\},\^,\_,\~,\ }
    % \DoNotIndex{\@ne}
    % \DoNotIndex{\advance,\begingroup,\catcode,\closein}
    % \DoNotIndex{\closeout,\day,\def,\edef,\else,\empty,\endgroup}
\end{verbatim}
\centerline{$\vdots$}

\index{indexing|)}
\indexmacroEnd{DoNotIndex}     %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\subsection{User documentation}

We can finally start writing the user documentation.  A typical
beginning looks like this:

\begin{verbatim}
    % \title{The \textsf{<package>} package\thanks{This document
    %   corresponds to \textsf{<package>}~\fileversion,
    %   dated~\filedate.}}
    % \author{<your name> \\ \texttt{<your e-mail address>}}
    %
    % \maketitle
\end{verbatim}%
\indexmacro{title}
\indexmacro{author}
\indexmacro{maketitle}

\noindent
\index{package|(}
The title can certainly be more creative, but note that it's common
for package names to be typeset with \usemacro{textsf} and for
\usemacro{thanks} to be used to specify the package version and date.
This yields one of the advantages of literate\index{literate
programming} programming: Whenever you change the package version (the
optional second argument to \usemacro{ProvidesPackage}), the user
documentation is updated accordingly.  Of course, you still have to
ensure manually that the user documentation accurately describes the
updated package.
\index{package|)}

Write the user documentation as you would any \latex{} document,
except that you have to precede each line with a ``|%|''.  Note that
the \usething{ltxdoc} document class is derived from |article|, so the
top-level sectioning command is \usemacro{section}, not
\usemacro{chapter}.


\indexmacroBegin{DescribeMacro} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\indexmacroBegin{DescribeEnv}

\begin{decl}
  \defmacro{DescribeMacro} \arg{macro} \\
  \defmacro{DescribeEnv} \arg{environment}
\end{decl}

\DOC{} provides a couple of commands to help format user
documentation.  If you include
``|\DescribeMacro{<macro>}|''\footnote{``\m{macro}'' should include
the backslash.} within a paragraph, \DOC{} will stick ``\m{macro}'' in
the margin to make it easy for a reader to see.  \DOC{} will also add
\m{macro} to the index and format the corresponding page number to
indicate that this is where the macro is described (as opposed to the
place in the source code where the macro is defined).

\usemacro{DescribeEnv} is the analogous command for describing an
environment.  Both \usemacro{DescribeMacro} and \usemacro{DescribeEnv}
can be used multiple times within a paragraph.

\indexmacroEnd{DescribeEnv}
\indexmacroEnd{DescribeMacro}    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\indexmacroBegin{marg} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\indexmacroBegin{oarg}
\indexmacroBegin{parg}
\indexmacroBegin{meta}

\begin{decl}
  \defmacro{marg} \arg{argument} \\
  \defmacro{oarg} \arg{argument} \\
  \defmacro{parg} \arg{argument} \\
  \defmacro{meta} \arg{text}
\end{decl}

The \usething{ltxdoc} document class provides three commands to help
typeset macro and environment syntax
(Table~\ref{tbl:argument-formatting}).  \usemacro{marg} formats
mandatory arguments, \usemacro{oarg} formats optional arguments, and
\usemacro{parg} formats picture arguments.  All three of these utilize
\usemacro{meta} to typeset the argument proper.  \usemacro{meta} is
also useful on its own.  For example, ``\texttt{This needs a}
|\meta{dimen}|.'' is typeset as ``This needs a \m{dimen}.''

\begin{table}[htbp]
  \centering
  \caption{Argument-formatting commands}
  \label{tbl:argument-formatting}
  \begin{tabular}{@{}ll@{}}
    \hline
    \multicolumn{1}{@{}c}{Command} &
    \multicolumn{1}{c@{}}{Result} \\
    \hline
    \usemacro{marg}|{text}| & |{<text>}| \\
    \usemacro{oarg}|{text}| & |[<text>]| \\
    \usemacro{parg}|{text}| & |(<text>)| \\
    \hline
  \end{tabular}
\end{table}

In addition to those commands, \DOC{} facilitates the typesetting of
macro descriptions by automatically loading the \svrb{}
package\index{package}.  \svrb{} lets you use \verb+|+\dots\verb+|+
as a convenient shorthand for |\verb|\verb+|+\dots\verb+|+.  For
instance, ``\verb+|\mymacro|+ |\oarg{pos}| |\marg{width}|
|\marg{text}|'' is typeset as follows:

\begin{verbatim}
    \mymacro [<pos>] {<width>} {<text>}
\end{verbatim}

\noindent
Like \usemacro{verb}, the \verb+|+\dots\verb+|+ shorthand does not
work within \usemacro{footnote} or other fragile macros.

\indexmacroEnd{meta}
\indexmacroEnd{parg}
\indexmacroEnd{oarg}
\indexmacroEnd{marg}    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\subsection{Code and commentary}

\indexmacroBegin{StopEventually} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\indexmacroBegin{Finale}

\begin{decl}
  \defmacro{StopEventually} |{<text>}| \\
  \defmacro{Finale}
\end{decl}

The package's\index{package} source code is delineated by putting it
between \usemacro{StopEventually} and \usemacro{Finale}.  Note that
\usemacro{CheckSum} (page~\pageref{decl:CheckSum}) applies only to the
package's\index{package} source code.  \usemacro{StopEventually} takes
an argument, which is a block of text to typeset after the code.  If
\usemacro{OnlyDescription} (page~\pageref{desc:OnlyDescription}) is
specified, then nothing after the \usemacro{StopEventually} will be
output---including text that follows \usemacro{Finale}.
\usemacro{StopEventually}'s \m{text} parameter is therefore the
mechanism for providing a piece of text that should be output
regardless of whether or not a code listing is typeset.  It commonly
includes a bibliography section and/or one or more of the following
commands.

\indexmacroEnd{Finale}
\indexmacroEnd{StopEventually}    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\begin{decl}
  \defmacro{PrintChanges} \\
  \defmacro{PrintIndex}
\end{decl}

\indexmacroBegin{PrintChanges} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\index{change history|(}

\usemacro{PrintChanges} produces an unnumbered section called ``Change
History''.  (See Figure~\vref{fig:change-history}).  The Change
History section aggregates all of the \usemacro{changes} commands in
the \dtxfile{} file into a single list of per-version modifications.
This makes it easy to keep track of what changed from version to
version.

\usemacro{PrintChanges} uses \latex's glossary mechanism.  Running
|latex| on |<package>.dtx| produces change-history data in
|<package>.glo|.  To produce the actual change history
(|<package>.gls|), the user should run the \usething{makeindex}
program as follows:

\begin{verbatim}
    makeindex -s gglo.ist -o <package>.gls <package>.glo
\end{verbatim}

\index{change history|)}
\indexmacroEnd{PrintChanges}    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\indexmacroBegin{PrintIndex} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\index{indexing|(}

\usemacro{PrintIndex} produces an unnumbered section called ``Index''.
The index automatically includes entries for all macros and
environments that are used, defined, or described in the document.
All environments are additionally listed under ``environments''.
Table~\ref{tbl:index-formatting} illustrates the way that various
entries are formatted.  In that table, ``27'' refers to a page number,
and ``123'' refers to a line number.\footnote{If
\texttt{\string\CodelineIndex} (page~\pageref{desc:CodelineIndex})
were not used then ``123'' would refer to a page number.}  Note that
macro/environment definitions and uses are included in the index only
if the document includes a code listing (\ie
\usemacro{OnlyDescription} was not specified).

\begin{table}[htbp]
  \centering
  \caption{Formatting of entries in the index}
  \label{tbl:index-formatting}
  \begin{tabular}{@{}llp{6cm}@{}}
  \hline
  Item        & Function  & Formatting in index                            \\
  \hline
  Macro       & Used      & |\myMacro| \dotfill~123                        \\
  Macro       & Defined   & |\myMacro| \dotfill~\underline{123}            \\
  Macro       & Described & |\myMacro| \dotfill~\textit{27}                \\
  Environment & Defined   & |myEnv| (environment) \dotfill~\underline{123} \\
  Environment & Described & |myEnv| (environment) \dotfill~\textit{27}     \\
  \multicolumn{2}{@{}l}{Other (\ie an explicit \texttt{\string\index})}
                          & myItem \dotfill~27                             \\
  \hline
  \end{tabular}
\end{table}

The default formatting for an explicit \usemacro{index} command uses a
roman page number.  This leads to confusion, as roman page numbers
otherwise indicate line numbers in the package source code.  The
solution is to specify ``|usage|'' formatting to the \usemacro{index}
command:

\begin{verbatim}
    \index{explicit indexing|usage}
\end{verbatim}

Running |latex| on |<package>.dtx| produces index data in
|<package>.idx|.  To produce the actual index (|<package>.ind|), the
user should run the \usething{makeindex} program as follows:

\begin{verbatim}
    makeindex -s gind.ist -o <package>.ind <package>.idx
\end{verbatim}

A code index is a nice ``value added'' made possible by
literate\index{literate programming} programming.  It requires
virtually no extra effort and greatly helps code maintainers to find
macro definitions and see what other macros a package\index{package}
depends upon.

\index{indexing|)}
\indexmacroEnd{PrintIndex}   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\indexthingBegin{macrocode} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\begin{decl}
  |\begin{macrocode}| \\
  \m{code}            \\
  |\end{macrocode}|
\end{decl}

Code fragments listed between |\begin{macrocode}| and
|\end{macrocode}| are extracted verbatim into the \styfile{} file.
When typeset, the code fragments are shown with a running line counter
to make it easy to refer to a specific line.  Here are some key points
to remember about the \usething{macrocode} environment:

\begin{enumerate}
  \item There must be \emph{exactly} four spaces between the ``|%|''
  and the ``|\begin{macrocode}|'' or ``|\end{macrocode}|''.
  Otherwise, \DOC{} won't detect the end of the code
  fragment.\footnote{Trivia: Only the
  \texttt{\string\end\string{macrocode\string}} needs this precise
  spacing and then, only for typesetting the documentation.
  Nevertheless, it's good practice to use
  ``\texttt{\%\textvisiblespace\textvisiblespace\textvisiblespace\textvisiblespace}''
  for the \texttt{\string\begin\string{macrocode\string}}, as well.}

  \item The lines of code within
  |\begin{macrocode}|\dotsbrk|\end{macrocode}| should not begin with
  ``|%|''.  The code gets written exactly as it is to the \insfile{}
  file, with no |%|-stripping.
\end{enumerate}

The following is a sample code fragment.  It happens to be a complete
macro definition, but this is not necessary; any fragment of \latex{}
code can appear within a \usething{macrocode} environment.

\label{code:mymacro}
\begin{verbatim}
    %    \begin{macrocode}
    \newcommand{\mymacro}{This is
      a \LaTeX{} macro.}
    %    \end{macrocode}
\end{verbatim}

\noindent
\DOC{} formats the preceding code fragment as follows:

\begin{tabbing}
|    |\={\tiny 9} \=\kill
       \> {\tiny 1} \> |\newcommand{\mymacro}{This is| \\
       \> {\tiny 2} \> |  a \LaTeX{} macro.}|
\end{tabbing}

\noindent
Note that line numbers are unique across the entire program (as
opposed to being reset at the top of each page).  If
\usemacro{PrintIndex} is used in the \dtxfile{} file containing the
preceding definition of |\mymacro|, the index will automatically
include entries for |\newcommand|, |\mymacro|, and |\LaTeX|, unless
any of these are \usemacro{DoNotIndex}'ed.

\indexthingEnd{macrocode}   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\indexthingBegin{macro} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\indexthingBegin{environment}

\begin{decl}
  |\begin{macro}{<macro>}| \\
  \qquad $\vdots$ \\
  |\end{macro}| \\
  \\
  |\begin{environment}{<environment>}| \\
  \qquad $\vdots$ \\
  |\end{environment}| \\
\end{decl}

The \usething{macro} and \usething{environment} environments are used
to delineate a complete macro or environment definition.
\usething{macro}/\usething{environment} environments generally contain
one or more \usething{macrocode} environments interspersed with code
documentation.  The following is a more complete version of the
\usething{macrocode} example shown~\vpageref{code:mymacro}.

\begin{verbatim}
    % \begin{macro}{\mymacro}
    % We define a trivial macro, |\mymacro|, to illustrate
    % the use of the |macro| environment.
    %    \begin{macrocode}
    \newcommand{\mymacro}{This is
      a \LaTeX{} macro.}
    %    \end{macrocode}
    % \end{macro}
\end{verbatim}

\noindent
The typeset version is shown below:

\begin{tabbing}
|    \mymacro|\qquad\={\tiny 9} \= \kill
|    \mymacro| \> We define a trivial macro, |\mymacro|, to illustrate the \\
               \> use of the \usething{macro} environment. \\
               \> {\tiny 1} \> |\newcommand{\mymacro}{This is| \\
               \> {\tiny 2} \> |  a \LaTeX{} macro.}|
\end{tabbing}

\DOC{} typesets the macro/environment name in the margin for increased
visibility.  \DOC{} also adds the appropriate entries to the index.
(See Table~\vref{tbl:index-formatting} for examples of how these
entries are formatted.)  Note that
|\begin{macro}|\dotsbrk|\end{macro}| is not required to indicate a
macro definition.  It can also be used to indicate definitions of
\latex{} datatypes, such as counters, lengths, and boxes:

\begin{verbatim}
    % \begin{macro}{myCounter}
    % This is an example of using the |macro| environment to format
    % something other than a macro.
    %    \begin{macrocode}
    \newcounter{myCounter}
    %    \end{macrocode}
    % \end{macro}
\end{verbatim}%
\indexthing{macrocode}

\usething{macro} and \usething{environment} environments can be
nested.  This capability is useful not only for macros that define
other macros, but also when defining a group of related datatypes that
share a description:

\begin{verbatim}
    % \begin{macro}{\thingheight}
    % \begin{macro}{\thingwidth}
    % \begin{macro}{\thingdepth}
    % These lengths keep track of the dimensions of our |\thing|
    % box.  (Actually, we're just trying to show how to nest
    % |macro| environments.)
    %    \begin{macrocode}
    \newlength{\thingheight}
    \newlength{\thingwidth}
    \newlength{\thingdepth}
    %    \end{macrocode}
    % \end{macro}
    % \end{macro}
    % \end{macro}
\end{verbatim}%
\indexthing{macro}%
\indexthing{macrocode}

\noindent
Descriptionless \usething{macro} environments should generally be
avoided, as the formatting is a little ugly; the macro name appears on
its own line, to the left of an ``empty'' description, but the code
doesn't start until the next line.

There can be multiple \usething{macrocode} environments within a
|\begin{macro}|\dotsbrk|\end{macro}| or
|\begin{environment}|\dotsbrk|\end{environment}| block.
\index{comments|(} This is the mechanism by which code can be
commented internally to a macro/environment.  (It's considered bad
style to use ``|%|'' for comments within a \usething{macrocode}
block.)  Here's an example of the way that a nontrivial macro might be
commented:

\begin{verbatim}
    % \begin{macro}{\complexMacro}
    % Pretend that this is a very complex macro that needs
    % to have its various pieces documented.
    %    \begin{macrocode}
    \newcommand{\complexMacro}{%
    %    \end{macrocode}
    % Initialize all of our counters to zero.
    %    \begin{macrocode}
      \setcounter{count@i}{0}%
      \setcounter{count@ii}{0}%
      \setcounter{count@iii}{0}%
      \setcounter{count@iv}{0}%
    %    \end{macrocode}
    % Do some really complicated processing.
    %    \begin{macrocode}
\end{verbatim}%
\indexthing{macrocode}
|                  |$\vdots$
\begin{verbatim}
    %    \end{macrocode}
    % We're all finished now.
    %    \begin{macrocode}
    }
    %    \end{macrocode}
    % \end{macro}
\end{verbatim}%
\indexthing{macrocode}

\indexthingEnd{environment}
\indexthingEnd{macro}   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\index{comments|)}

Appendix~\ref{sec:skeleton-dtx-file-style} lists a complete, skeleton
\dtxfile{} file that encapsulates a \styfile{} file and its
documentation.

\index{class file|(}

\paragraph{Class files}
The procedure to produce a class file from a \dtxfile{} file is far
less straightforward than the procedure to produce a style file.  The
problem is that \usemacro{DocInput} relies on the
|\usepackage{|\m{package}|}| line (more precisely, the
\usemacro{ProvidesPackage} line within \m{package}|.sty|) to set the
\usemacro{fileversion} and \usemacro{filedate} macros.  However, a
class file can't be loaded with |\usepackage|.  Nor can we simply load
it with |\documentclass{|\m{package}|}| because only one class can be
loaded per document and we need that class to be \usething{ltxdoc}.

The solution is to use \usemacro{ProvidesFile} to make the file
version and date available to the \dtxfile{} file.
Appendix~\ref{sec:skeleton-dtx-file-class} lists a complete, skeleton
\dtxfile{} file that encapsulates a \clsfile{} file and its
documentation.  It resembles the skeleton file shown in
Appendix~\ref{sec:skeleton-dtx-file-style} but has a differently
structured header section.

\index{class file|)}


\index{documented LaTeX file@documented \LaTeX{} file|)}


\section{Tips, tricks, and recommendations}

\begin{itemize}
  \item Write lots of good documentation!  It really helps others
  understand your code and the package\index{package} as a whole.

  \item If you believe the \latex{} community at large would be
  interested in your package then you should upload it to \CTAN{} at
  \URL{http://www.ctan.org/upload}.  As a central repository of all
  things \TeX-related, \CTAN{} makes it easier for others to find your
  \latex{} package than if it were located on your personal home page.

\index{documentation, prebuilt PDF|(}
  \item When distributing your package, be sure to include a
  |README|\index{README file@\texttt{README} file} file describing
  what your package does as well as \emph{prebuilt} documentation,
  preferably as a PDF file.  Prebuilt documentation saves users the
  bother of having to download your package, install it, and build the
  documentation before even knowing what the package is supposed to do
  or if it meets their needs.
\index{documentation, prebuilt PDF|)}

  \item Use \latex's sectioning commands to organize the code and
  clarify its structure (\eg |\subsection{|\texttt{Initialization
  macros}|}|, |\subsection{|\texttt{Helper functions}|}|,
  |\subsection{|\texttt{Exported macros and environments}|}|,~\dots).

\index{comments|(}

  \item Although commentary really belongs only in the typeset
  documentation, it is also possible to write comments that are
  visible only in the \styfile{} file, in both the typeset
  documentation and the \styfile{} file, or only in the \dtxfile{}
  source.  Table~\ref{tbl:comment-visibility} shows how to control
  comment visibility.

\index{comments|)}

    \begin{table}[hbp]
      \centering
      \caption{Comment visibility}
      \label{tbl:comment-visibility}
      \newcommand{\yes}{Y}%
      \newcommand{\no}{N}%
      \index{style file}%
      \index{comments}%
      \begin{tabular}{@{}ccl@{}}
        \hline
        Appears  & Appears   \\
        in docs  & in \styfile{} & \raisebox{1.5ex}[0pt]{Mechanism} \\
        \hline

        \no  & \no  & |% ^^A <comment>| \\[2ex]

        \no  & \yes & |% \iffalse|      \\
             &      & |%% <comment>|    \\
             &      & |% \fi|           \\[2ex]

        \yes & \no  & |% <comment>|     \\[2ex]

        \yes & \yes & |%% <comment>|    \\
        \hline
      \end{tabular}
    \end{table}

  \item All lines between |<<*package>>| and |<</package>>|, except
  those within a \usething{macrocode} environment, should begin with
  ``|%|''.  Don't use any blank lines; these would get written to the
  \styfile{} file (and oughtn't).


\index{package|(}
\index{"@@\texttt{"@}!in macro names|(}
  \item It is good practice for \latex{} programs to use ``|@|''
  within the names of macros, lengths, counters, etc.\ that are
  declared globally, but intended to be used only internally to the
  package.  This prevents a user from corrupting package state by
  inadvertently redefining package internals.\footnote{Within a
  \LaTeX{} document, ``|@|'' is set to category code~12 (``other''),
  not category code~11 (``letter''), so the user can't easily define
  or use a macro with ``|@|'' in its name.}  Another good practice is
  to prefix all global names that are internal to the package with the
  name of the package (\eg ``|\<package>@thing|'' instead of
  ``|\@thing|'' or---even worse---just ``|\thing|'').  This helps
  avoid inter-package naming conflicts.  Finally, because decimal
  digits are not normally allowed in macro names, it is common to use
  roman\index{roman numerals} numerals instead, for example: |\arg@i|,
  |\arg@ii|, |\arg@iii|, |\arg@iv|, etc.
\index{"@@\texttt{"@}!in macro names|)}
\index{package|)}

  \item You can use \usemacro{index} in the normal way to index things
  other than macros and environments.

  \item Because macro names can be long, consider using the
  \defthing{idxlayout} package to reduce the number of columns in
  the index.  (It provides control over other aspects of index
  formatting, as well.)
  
  \item If you use \Emacs{} as your text editor, try out \swiftexel's
  |doctex-mode|\index{doctex-mode@\texttt{doctex-mode}}, an \Emacs{}
  mode designed specifically for writing \dtxfile{} files.
  \swiftexel{} is available from \CTAN{}.

  As a more primitive alternative, look up \Emacs's |string-rectangle|
  and |kill-rectangle| commands.  These help a great deal with adding
  and removing a ``|%|'' at the beginning of every line in a region.

  \item Be sure to read ``The \ds{} Program'' and ``The \DOC{} and
  \svrb{} Packages'', the documentation for \ds{} and \DOC{},
  respectively (provided in \dtxfile{} format, of course).  These
  explain how to do more advanced things with \insfile{} and
  \dtxfile{} files than this tutorial covered.  Some advanced topics
  include the following:

    \begin{itemize} \item Extracting multiple \styfile{}
    files from a single \dtxfile{} file.

      \item Putting different preambles in different
      \styfile{} files.

      \item Extracting something other than a \styfile{} file (\eg a
      configuration file or a Perl script) from a \dtxfile{} file.

      \item Changing the formatting of the typeset documentation.
    \end{itemize}
\end{itemize}


\section{Advanced packaging techniques}

This section describes various bits of wizardry that can be
accomplished with \DOC{} and \ds.  Few packages require these
techniques but they are included here for convenient reference.

\subsection{Master documentation files}
\label{sec:master-files}

\DOC{} supports ``master'' documentation files that typeset multiple
\dtxfile{} files.  The advantage is that a set of related \dtxfile{}
files can be typeset with continuous section numbering and a single,
unified index.  In fact, the \latex[\LaTeXe]{} source code itself is
typeset using a master document (|source2e.tex|) that includes all of
the myriad \dtxfile{} files that comprise \latex[\LaTeXe].

To help produce master documents, the \usething{ltxdoc} class
provides a command called ``\usemacro{DocInclude}''.
\usething{ltxdoc}'s \usemacro{DocInclude} is much like \DOC's
\usemacro{DocInput}---it even uses it internally---but has the
following additional features.

  \begin{itemize}
    \item \usemacro{PrintIndex} is automatically handled properly.

    \item Every \usemacro{DocInclude}'d file is given a title page.

    \item \usemacro{tableofcontents} works as expected.  \dtxfile{}
    filenames are used as ``chapter'' names.
  \end{itemize}

\noindent
Note that \usemacro{DocInclude}, unlike \usemacro{DocInput}, assumes
a \dtxfile{} extension.

Appendix~\ref{sec:skeleton-master-file} presents a master-document
skeleton that uses \usemacro{DocInclude} to typeset |<file1>.dtx|,
|<file2>.dtx|, and |<file3>.dtx| as a single document.  If you prefer
a more manual approach (\eg if you dislike \usemacro{DocInclude}'s
per-file title pages), you can still use \usemacro{DocInput}.
\index{indexing|(}
Just make sure to redefine \usemacro{PrintIndex} to do nothing;
otherwise, each file will get its own index.  After all of the
\dtxfile{} files have been typeset, call the original
\usemacro{PrintIndex} command to print a unified index:

\begin{verbatim}
    \begin{document}
      \let\origPrintIndex=\PrintIndex \let\PrintIndex=\relax
      \DocInput{<file1>.dtx}
      \DocInput{<file2>.dtx}
      \DocInput{<file3>.dtx}
      \origPrintIndex
    \end{document}
\end{verbatim}%
\indexmacro{PrintIndex}%
\indexmacro{DocInput}

\index{indexing|)}

\subsection{Single-file package distributions}
\label{sec:single-file}

Although \latex{} packages are typically distributed as both
a~\insfile{} and a \dtxfile{} file, it is possible to distribute a
package as a single file.  The trick is to include the entire
\insfile{} at the top of the \dtxfile{} file, right after the
|%<package>| lines:

\begin{alltt}
    %\string<*batchfile\string>
    \string\begingroup
          \(\vdots\)
    <Entire contents of the {\normalfont\texttt{.ins}} file>
          \(\vdots\)
    \string\endgroup
    %\string</batchfile\string>
\end{alltt}

\noindent
Omit the \usemacro{endbatchfile} to allow \latex{} to continue on with
the rest of the \dtxfile{} file.  Also, to avoid the ``\texttt{File}
\m{sty-file} \texttt{already exists on the system.  Overwrite it?
[y/n]}'' message you can put ``\usemacro{askforoverwritefalse}''
before the first \usemacro{generate} command.  (This will
automatically overwrite the existing \styfile{} file.  Wrapping the
\usemacro{generate} command(s) within
``\usemacro{IfFileExists}|{|\m{sty-file}|}{}{|\dots|}|'' will suppress
the overwriting.)  You should also move the \styfile{} installation
instructions to the end of the \dtxfile{} file so they don't scroll
off the user's screen.  You'll need to use \usemacro{typeout} as
\usemacro{Msg} won't be defined:

\begin{verbatim}
    % \Finale
    %
    % \typeout{**************************************************}
    % \typeout{*}
    % \typeout{* To finish the installation you have to move the}
    % \typeout{* following file into a directory searched by TeX:}
    % \typeout{*}
    % \typeout{* \space\space skeleton.sty}
    % \typeout{*}
    % \typeout{* Documentation is in skeleton.dvi.}
    % \typeout{*}
    % \typeout{* Happy TeXing!}
    % \typeout{**************************************************}
    \endinput
\end{verbatim}


\subsection{Class and style files with shared versioning information}

Some packages contain both a \clsfile{} and \styfile{} file.  It may
be desirable to have these extracted from the same \insfile{} file and
share the same versioning string.  The \ds{} documentation explains
how to extract multiple files from a single \usemacro{generate} call:

\begin{verbatim}
    \generate{\file{<package>.cls}{\from{<package>.dtx}{class}}
              \file{<package>.sty}{\from{<package>.dtx}{package}}}
\end{verbatim}

Using a single versioning string for both the \clsfile{} and
\styfile{} files can be accomplished by changing the following lines
in the \dtxfile{} file shown in
Appendix~\ref{sec:skeleton-dtx-file-class}:

\begin{verbatim}
    %<<class>>\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2005/12/01]
    %<<class>>\ProvidesClass{<package>}
    %<<*class>>
        [<YYYY>/<MM>/<DD> v<version> <brief description>]
    %<</class>>
\end{verbatim}

The replacement code specifies which lines belong to the class file
and which belong to the style file:

\begin{verbatim}
    %<<class|package>>\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2005/12/01]
    %<<class>>\ProvidesClass{<package>}
    %<<package>>\ProvidesPackage{<package>}
    %<<*class|package>>
        [<YYYY>/<MM>/<DD> v<version> <brief description>]
    %<</class|package>>
\end{verbatim}

\subsection{Gallery of advanced packaging techniques}

See the \dtxfile\ gallery on
\CTAN\ \URL{https://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/dtxgallery} for
examples of various packaging possibilities, including the following:

\begin{itemize}
  \item single-file package distributions (cf.~Section~\ref{sec:single-file})

  \item conditional code inclusion (cf.~Table~\ref{tbl:comment-visibility})

  \item rearranging code for presentation in the documentation
\end{itemize}


\appendix

\section{Skeleton files}

This section contains complete skeletons of the types of files
discussed in the rest of the document.  These skeletons can be used as
templates for creating your own packages.\index{package}

\index{installer file|(}

\subsection{A skeleton \texttt{.ins} file to generate a \texttt{.sty} file}
\label{sec:skeleton-ins-file-style}

\begin{verbatim}
%%
%% Copyright (C) <year> by <your name>
%%
%% This file may be distributed and/or modified under the
%% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
%% version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any later
%% version.  The latest version of this license is in:
%%
%%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
%%
%% and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of
%% LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.
%%

\input docstrip.tex
\keepsilent

\usedir{tex/latex/<package>}

\preamble

This is a generated file.

Copyright (C) <year> by <your name>

This file may be distributed and/or modified under the
conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any later
version.  The latest version of this license is in:

   http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt

and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of
LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.

\endpreamble

\generate{\file{<package>.sty}{\from{<package>.dtx}{package}}}

\Msg{*********************************************************}
\Msg{*}
\Msg{* To finish the installation you have to move the}
\Msg{* following file into a directory searched by TeX:}
\Msg{*}
\Msg{* \space\space <package>.sty}
\Msg{*}
\Msg{* To produce the documentation run the file <package>.dtx}
\Msg{* through LaTeX.}
\Msg{*}
\Msg{* Happy TeXing!}
\Msg{*********************************************************}

\endbatchfile
\end{verbatim}


\subsection{A skeleton \texttt{.ins} file to generate a \texttt{.cls} file}
\label{sec:skeleton-ins-file-class}

\begin{verbatim}
%%
%% Copyright (C) <year> by <your name>
%%
%% This file may be distributed and/or modified under the
%% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
%% version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any later
%% version.  The latest version of this license is in:
%%
%%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
%%
%% and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of
%% LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.
%%

\input docstrip.tex
\keepsilent

\usedir{tex/latex/<package>}

\preamble

This is a generated file.

Copyright (C) <year> by <your name>

This file may be distributed and/or modified under the
conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any later
version.  The latest version of this license is in:

   http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt

and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of
LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.

\endpreamble

\generate{\file{<package>.cls}{\from{<package>.dtx}{class}}}

\Msg{*********************************************************}
\Msg{*}
\Msg{* To finish the installation you have to move the}
\Msg{* following file into a directory searched by TeX:}
\Msg{*}
\Msg{* \space\space <package>.cls}
\Msg{*}
\Msg{* To produce the documentation run the file <class>.dtx}
\Msg{* through LaTeX.}
\Msg{*}
\Msg{* Happy TeXing!}
\Msg{*********************************************************}

\endbatchfile
\end{verbatim}

\index{installer file|)}
\index{documented LaTeX file@documented \LaTeX{} file|(}


\subsection{A skeleton \texttt{.dtx} file to generate a \texttt{.sty} file}
\label{sec:skeleton-dtx-file-style}

\begin{verbatim}
% \iffalse meta-comment
%
% Copyright (C) <year> by <your name>
% -----------------------------------
%
% This file may be distributed and/or modified under the
% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3
% of this license or (at your option) any later version.
% The latest version of this license is in:
%
%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
%
% and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX
% version 2005/12/01 or later.
%
% \fi
%
% \iffalse
%<<package>>\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2005/12/01]
%<<package>>\ProvidesPackage{<package>}
%<<package>>   [<YYYY>/<MM>/<DD> v<version> <brief description>]
%
%<<*driver>>
\documentclass{ltxdoc}
\usepackage{<package>}
\EnableCrossrefs
\CodelineIndex
\RecordChanges
\begin{document}
  \DocInput{<package>.dtx}
\end{document}
%<</driver>>
% \fi
%
% \CheckSum{0}
%
% \CharacterTable
%  {Upper-case    \A\B\C\D\E\F\G\H\I\J\K\L\M\N\O\P\Q\R\S\T\U\V\W\X\Y\Z
%   Lower-case    \a\b\c\d\e\f\g\h\i\j\k\l\m\n\o\p\q\r\s\t\u\v\w\x\y\z
%   Digits        \0\1\2\3\4\5\6\7\8\9
%   Exclamation   \!     Double quote  \"     Hash (number) \#
%   Dollar        \$     Percent       \%     Ampersand     \&
%   Acute accent  \'     Left paren    \(     Right paren   \)
%   Asterisk      \*     Plus          \+     Comma         \,
%   Minus         \-     Point         \.     Solidus       \/
%   Colon         \:     Semicolon     \;     Less than     \<<
%   Equals        \=     Greater than  \>>     Question mark \?
%   Commercial at \@     Left bracket  \[     Backslash     \\
%   Right bracket \]     Circumflex    \^     Underscore    \_
%   Grave accent  \`     Left brace    \{     Vertical bar  \|
%   Right brace   \}     Tilde         \~}
%
%
% \changes{v1.0}{<YYYY>/<MM>/<DD>}{Initial version}
%
% \GetFileInfo{<package>.sty}
%
% \DoNotIndex{<list of control sequences>}
%
% \title{The \textsf{<package>} package\thanks{This document
%   corresponds to \textsf{<package>}~\fileversion,
%   dated \filedate.}}
% \author{<your name> \\ \texttt{<your e-mail address>}}
%
% \maketitle
%
% \begin{abstract}
%   Put text here.
% \end{abstract}
%
% \section{Introduction}
%
% Put text here.
%
% \section{Usage}
%
% \DescribeMacro{\YOURMACRO}
% Put description of |\YOURMACRO| here.
%
% \DescribeEnv{YOURENV}
% Put description of |YOURENV| here.
%
% \StopEventually{\PrintIndex}
%
% \section{Implementation}
%
% \begin{macro}{\YOURMACRO}
% Put explanation of |\YOURMACRO|'s implementation here.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\YOURMACRO}{}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{environment}{YOURENV}
% Put explanation of |YOURENV|'s implementation here.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newenvironment{YOURENV}{}{}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{environment}
%
% \Finale
\endinput
\end{verbatim}


\subsection{A skeleton \texttt{.dtx} file to generate a \texttt{.cls} file}
\label{sec:skeleton-dtx-file-class}

\begin{verbatim}
% \iffalse meta-comment
%
% Copyright (C) <year> by <your name>
% -----------------------------------
%
% This file may be distributed and/or modified under the
% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3
% of this license or (at your option) any later version.
% The latest version of this license is in:
%
%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
%
% and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX
% version 2005/12/01 or later.
%
% \fi
%
% \iffalse
%<<*driver>>
\ProvidesFile{<package>.dtx}
%<</driver>>
%<<class>>\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2005/12/01]
%<<class>>\ProvidesClass{<package>}
%<<*class>>
    [<YYYY>/<MM>/<DD> v<version> <brief description>]
%<</class>>
%
%<<*driver>>
\documentclass{ltxdoc}
\EnableCrossrefs
\CodelineIndex
\RecordChanges
\begin{document}
  \DocInput{<package>.dtx}
\end{document}
%<</driver>>
% \fi
%
% \CheckSum{0}
%
% \CharacterTable
%  {Upper-case    \A\B\C\D\E\F\G\H\I\J\K\L\M\N\O\P\Q\R\S\T\U\V\W\X\Y\Z
%   Lower-case    \a\b\c\d\e\f\g\h\i\j\k\l\m\n\o\p\q\r\s\t\u\v\w\x\y\z
%   Digits        \0\1\2\3\4\5\6\7\8\9
%   Exclamation   \!     Double quote  \"     Hash (number) \#
%   Dollar        \$     Percent       \%     Ampersand     \&
%   Acute accent  \'     Left paren    \(     Right paren   \)
%   Asterisk      \*     Plus          \+     Comma         \,
%   Minus         \-     Point         \.     Solidus       \/
%   Colon         \:     Semicolon     \;     Less than     \<<
%   Equals        \=     Greater than  \>>     Question mark \?
%   Commercial at \@     Left bracket  \[     Backslash     \\
%   Right bracket \]     Circumflex    \^     Underscore    \_
%   Grave accent  \`     Left brace    \{     Vertical bar  \|
%   Right brace   \}     Tilde         \~}
%
%
% \changes{v1.0}{<YYYY>/<MM>/<DD>}{Initial version}
%
% \GetFileInfo{<package>.dtx}
%
% \DoNotIndex{<list of control sequences>}
%
% \title{The \textsf{<package>} class\thanks{This document
%   corresponds to \textsf{<package>}~\fileversion,
%   dated \filedate.}}
% \author{<your name> \\ \texttt{<your e-mail address>}}
%
% \maketitle
%
% \begin{abstract}
%   Put text here.
% \end{abstract}
%
% \section{Introduction}
%
% Put text here.
%
% \section{Usage}
%
% \DescribeMacro{\YOURMACRO}
% Put description of |\YOURMACRO| here.
%
% \DescribeEnv{YOURENV}
% Put description of |YOURENV| here.
%
% \StopEventually{\PrintIndex}
%
% \section{Implementation}
%
% \begin{macro}{\YOURMACRO}
% Put explanation of |\YOURMACRO|'s implementation here.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\YOURMACRO}{}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{environment}{YOURENV}
% Put explanation of |YOURENV|'s implementation here.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newenvironment{YOURENV}{}{}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{environment}
%
% \Finale
\endinput
\end{verbatim}

\index{documented LaTeX file@documented \LaTeX{} file|)}

\subsection{A skeleton master-document file (\texttt{.tex})}
\label{sec:skeleton-master-file}

\begin{verbatim}
\documentclass{ltxdoc}
\usepackage{<file1>}
\usepackage{<file2>}
\usepackage{<file3>}

\title{<title>}
\author{<you>}

\EnableCrossrefs
\CodelineIndex
\RecordChanges

\begin{document}
  \maketitle

  \begin{abstract}
    <abstract>
  \end{abstract}

  \tableofcontents

  \DocInclude{<file1>}
  \DocInclude{<file2>}
  \DocInclude{<file3>}
\end{document}
\end{verbatim}


% The following was generated by BibTeX and slightly touched up by hand.
\vfill
\begin{thebibliography}{1}
  \bibitem{Goossens1994:companion}
  Michel Goossens, Frank Mittelbach, and Alexander Samarin.
  \newblock \emph{The {\LaTeX} Companion}.
  \newblock Addison~Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, October~1, 1994.
  \newblock ISBN~\mbox{0-201-54199-8}.

  \bibitem{Knuth1984:literate}
  Donald~E. Knuth.
  \newblock Literate programming.
  \newblock \emph{The Computer Journal}, 27(2):97--111, May 1984.
  \newblock British Computer Society. Available from
    \URL{http://www.literateprogramming.com/knuthweb.pdf}.
\end{thebibliography}

% Print an index.
\index{sty@\texttt{.sty}|see{style file}}
\index{cls@\texttt{.cls}|see{class file}}
\index{ins@\texttt{.ins}|see{installer file}}
\index{dtx@\texttt{.dtx}|see{documented \LaTeX{} file}}
\index{CTAN|see{Comprehensive \TeX{} Archive Network}}
\printindex

\end{document}