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James <wireless@×××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> Pod leaves me with too many choices. Can you narrow it down? |
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pod (and pod2*) is part of perl. Very likely it is already installed. |
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man perlpod (or "perldoc pod::perlpod" if the former does not work |
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on your system). |
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> eix latex returns too many choices. What is the best one(s) to install |
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> to play iwth latex again? |
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Nowadays there is practically only texlive - everything else |
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are just various tools for it: emerge texlive |
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(which has enormous dependencies - be sure to |
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set in the USE-Flags what you really need) |
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> Why is this better can just using libreoffice |
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> once the files are in man page format? |
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I meant to write it in latex *instead* of man page format |
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if your main aim is a really professional print. All |
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general-purpose conversions from one format to another |
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loose something, in general. If your manpage is simple |
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enough, it probably does not matter, but the more complex |
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things you need (enumerations within enumerations, perhaps |
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with intermediate texts, footmarks - perhaps footmarks |
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within footmarks - perhaps even semi-graphical elements like |
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braces under texts, etc. pp) the less likely is that you |
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find a format which serves all your needs. |
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Funny: I just realize that there is a pod2latex converter |
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in the tree. However, keep in mind that pod is *very* poor |
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compared to latex... |
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