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makedtx v1.3 : a Perl script to help create .dtx and .ins files
- Last Modified: 2026-02-16
- Author : Nicola Talbot
- Files : listed below:
- makedtx.dtx — documented source file
- makedtx.ins — installation script
- makedtx.dtx — documented source file
The makedtx bundle is provided to help LaTeX2ε developers to write the code and documentation in separate files, and then combine them into a single .dtx file for distribution. It automatically generates the character table, and also writes the associated installation (.ins) script.
To extract the code do:
latex makedtx.ins
To compile the documentation do after extracting the code:
latexmk -r latexmkrc.pl
If you don't have latexmk or makeindex, you can also do the following to have the documentation w/o index:
pdflatex makedtx.dtx pdflatex makedtx.dtx
Read the documentation for installation instructions.
This material is subject to the LaTeX Project Public License. See http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/licenses.lppl.html for the details of that license.
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makedtx – Perl script to help generate dtx and ins files
The makedtx bundle is provided to help LaTeX2ε developers to write the code and documentation in separate files, and then combine them into a single .dtx file for distribution. It automatically generates the character table, and also writes the associated installation (.ins) script.
| Package | makedtx |
| Home page | https://puszcza.gnu.org.ua/projects/latex-makedtx |
| Bug tracker | https://puszcza.gnu.org.ua/bugs/?group=latex-makedtx |
| Repository | https://puszcza.gnu.org.ua/svn/?group=latex-makedtx |
| Developers | https://puszcza.gnu.org.ua/project/memberlist.php?group=latex-makedtx |
| Version | 1.3 |
| Licenses | The LaTeX Project Public License |
| Copyright | 2018 Nicola Talbot 2026 Vincent Belaïche |
| Maintainer | Vincent Belaïche Nicola Talbot (inactive) |
| Contained in | TeX Live as makedtx MiKTeX as makedtx |
| Topics | Package development |
| See also | EasyDTX sty2dtx |