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@appendix Installation |
@appendix Installation |
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@noindent |
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Calc 2.02 comes as a set of GNU Emacs Lisp files, with names like |
As of Calc 2.02g, Calc is integrated with GNU Emacs, and thus requires |
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@file{calc.el} and @file{calc-ext.el}, and also as a @file{calc.texinfo} |
no separate installation of its Lisp files and this manual. |
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documentation.@refill |
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To install Calc, just follow these simple steps. If you want more |
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information, each step is discussed at length in the sections below. |
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@enumerate |
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@item |
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Change (@samp{cd}) to the Calc ``home'' directory. This directory was |
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created when you unbundled the Calc @file{.tar} or @file{.shar} file. |
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@item |
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Type @samp{make} to install Calc privately for your own use, or type |
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@samp{make install} to install Calc system-wide. This will compile all |
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the Calc component files, modify your @file{.emacs} or the system-wide |
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@file{lisp/default} file to install Calc as appropriate, and format |
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the on-line Calc manual. |
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@noindent |
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Both variants are shorthand for the following three steps: |
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@itemize @bullet |
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@item |
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@pindex calc-compile |
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@samp{make compile} to run the byte-compiler. |
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@item |
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@samp{make private} or @samp{make public}, corresponding to |
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@samp{make} and @samp{make install}, respectively. (If @samp{make public} |
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fails because your system doesn't already have a @file{default} or |
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@file{default.el} file, use Emacs or the Unix @code{touch} command |
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to create a zero-sized one first.) |
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@item |
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@samp{make info} to format the on-line Calc manual. This first tries |
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to use the @file{makeinfo} program; if that program is not present, it |
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uses the Emacs @code{texinfo-format-buffer} command instead. |
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@end itemize |
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@noindent |
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The Unix @code{make} utility looks in the file @file{Makefile} in the |
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current directory to see what Unix commands correspond to the various |
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``targets'' like @code{install} or @code{public}. If your system |
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doesn't have @code{make}, you will have to examine the @file{Makefile} |
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and type in the corresponding commands by hand. |
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@item |
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If you ever move Calc to a new home directory, just give the |
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@samp{make private} or @samp{make public} command again in the new |
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directory. |
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@item |
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Test your installation as described at the end of these instructions. |
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@item |
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(Optional.) To print a hardcopy of the Calc manual (over 500 pages) |
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or just the Calc Summary (about 20 pages), follow the instructions under |
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``Printed Documentation'' below. |
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@end enumerate |
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@noindent |
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Calc is now installed and ready to go! |
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@example |
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@end example |
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@iftex |
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@node Installation 2, foo, bar, spam |
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@end iftex |
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@appendixsec Upgrading from Calc 1.07 |
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@noindent |
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If you have Calc version 1.07 or earlier, you will find that Calc 2.00 |
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is organized quite differently. For one, Calc 2.00 is now distributed |
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already split into many parts; formerly this was done as part of the |
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installation procedure. Also, some new functions must be autoloaded |
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and the @kbd{M-#} key must be bound to @code{calc-dispatch} instead |
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of to @code{calc}. |
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The easiest way to upgrade is to delete your old Calc files and then |
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install Calc 2.00 from scratch using the above instructions. You should |
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then go into your @file{.emacs} or @file{default} file and remove the |
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old @code{autoload} and @code{global-set-key} commands for Calc, since |
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@samp{make public}/@samp{make private} has added new, better ones. |
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See the @file{README} and @file{README.prev} files in the Calc |
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distribution for more information about what has changed since version |
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1.07. (@file{README.prev} describes changes before 2.00, and is |
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present only in the FTP and tape versions of the distribution.) |
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@ifinfo |
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@example |
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@end example |
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@end ifinfo |
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@appendixsec The @samp{make public} Command |
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@noindent |
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If you are not the regular Emacs administrator on your system, your |
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account may not be allowed to execute the @samp{make public} command, |
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since the system-wide @file{default} file may be write-protected. |
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If this is the case, you will have to ask your Emacs installer to |
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execute this command. (Just @code{cd} to the Calc home directory |
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and type @samp{make public}.) |
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The @samp{make private} command adds exactly the same set of commands |
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to your @file{.emacs} file as @samp{make public} adds to @file{default}. |
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If your Emacs installer is concerned about typing this command out of |
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the blue, you can ask her/him instead to copy the necessary text from |
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your @file{.emacs} file. (It will be marked by a comment that says |
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``Commands added by @code{calc-private-autoloads} on (date and time).'') |
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@ifinfo |
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@example |
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@end example |
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@end ifinfo |
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@appendixsec Compilation |
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@noindent |
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Calc is written in a way that maximizes performance when its code has been |
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byte-compiled; a side effect is that performance is seriously degraded if |
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it @emph{isn't} compiled. Thus, it is essential to compile the Calculator |
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before trying to use it. The function @samp{calc-compile} in the file |
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@file{calc-maint.el} runs the Emacs byte-compiler on all the Calc source |
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files. (Specifically, it runs @kbd{M-x byte-compile-file} on all files |
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in the current directory with names of the form @file{calc*.el}, and also |
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on the file @file{macedit.el}.) |
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If @code{calc-compile} finds that certain files have already been |
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compiled and have not been changed since, then it will not bother to |
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recompile those files. |
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The @code{calc-compile} command also pre-builds certain tables, such as |
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the units table (@pxref{The Units Table}) and the built-in rewrite rules |
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(@pxref{Rearranging with Selections}) which Calc would otherwise |
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need to rebuild every time those features were used. |
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The @samp{make compile} shell command is simply a convenient way to |
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start an Emacs and give it a @code{calc-compile} command. |
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@ifinfo |
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@example |
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@end example |
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@end ifinfo |
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@appendixsec Auto-loading |
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@noindent |
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To teach Emacs how to load in Calc when you type @kbd{M-#} for the |
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first time, add these lines to your @file{.emacs} file (if you are |
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installing Calc just for your own use), or the system's @file{lisp/default} |
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file (if you are installing Calc publicly). The @samp{make private} |
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and @samp{make public} commands, respectively, take care of this. |
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(Note that @samp{make} runs @samp{make private}, and @samp{make install} |
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runs @samp{make public}.) |
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@smallexample |
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(autoload 'calc-dispatch "calc" "Calculator Options" t) |
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(autoload 'full-calc "calc" "Full-screen Calculator" t) |
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(autoload 'full-calc-keypad "calc" "Full-screen X Calculator" t) |
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(autoload 'calc-eval "calc" "Use Calculator from Lisp") |
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(autoload 'defmath "calc" nil t t) |
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(autoload 'calc "calc" "Calculator Mode" t) |
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(autoload 'quick-calc "calc" "Quick Calculator" t) |
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(autoload 'calc-keypad "calc" "X windows Calculator" t) |
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(autoload 'calc-embedded "calc" "Use Calc from any buffer" t) |
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(autoload 'calc-embedded-activate "calc" "Activate =>'s in buffer" t) |
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(autoload 'calc-grab-region "calc" "Grab region of Calc data" t) |
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(autoload 'calc-grab-rectangle "calc" "Grab rectangle of data" t) |
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@end smallexample |
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@vindex load-path |
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Unless you have installed the Calc files in Emacs' main @file{lisp/} |
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directory, you will also have to add a command that looks like the |
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following to tell Emacs where to find them. In this example, we |
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have put the files in directory @file{/usr/gnu/src/calc-2.00}. |
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@smallexample |
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(setq load-path (append load-path (list "/usr/gnu/src/calc-2.00"))) |
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@end smallexample |
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@noindent |
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The @samp{make public} and @samp{make private} commands also do this |
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(they use the then-current directory as the name to add to the path). |
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If you move Calc to a new location, just repeat the @samp{make public} |
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or @samp{make private} command to have this new location added to |
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the @code{load-path}.@refill |
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The @code{autoload} command for @code{calc-dispatch} is what loads |
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@file{calc.elc} when you type @kbd{M-#}. It is the only @code{autoload} |
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that is absolutely necessary for Calc to work. The others are for |
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commands and features that you may wish to use before typing |
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@kbd{M-#} for the first time. In particular, @code{full-calc} and |
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@code{full-calc-keypad} are autoloaded to support ``standalone'' |
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operation (@pxref{Standalone Operation}), @code{calc-eval} and |
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@code{defmath} are autoloaded to allow other Emacs Lisp programs to |
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use Calc facilities (@pxref{Calling Calc from Your Programs}), and |
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@code{calc-embedded-activate} is autoloaded because some Embedded |
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Mode files may call it as soon as they are read into Emacs |
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(@pxref{Assignments in Embedded Mode}). |
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@ifinfo |
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@example |
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@end example |
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@end ifinfo |
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@appendixsec Finding Component Files |
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There is no need to write @code{autoload} commands that point to all |
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the various Calc component files like @file{calc-misc.elc} and |
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@file{calc-alg.elc}. The main file, @file{calc.elc}, contains all |
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the necessary @code{autoload} commands for these files. |
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(Actually, to conserve space @file{calc.elc} only autoloads a few of |
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the component files, plus @file{calc-ext.elc}, which in turn autoloads |
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the rest of the components. This allows Calc to load a little faster |
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in the beginning, but the net effect is the same.) |
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This autoloading mechanism assumes that all the component files can |
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be found on the @code{load-path}. The @samp{make public} and |
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@samp{make private} commands take care of this, but Calc has a few |
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other strategies in case you have installed it in an unusual way. |
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If, when Calc is loaded, it is unable to find its components on the |
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@code{load-path} it is given, it checks the file name in the original |
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@code{autoload} command for @code{calc-dispatch}. If that name |
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included directory information, Calc adds that directory to the |
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@code{load-path}: |
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@example |
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(autoload 'calc-dispatch "calc-2.00/calc" "Calculator" t) |
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@end example |
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@noindent |
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Suppose the directory @file{/usr/gnu/src/emacs/lisp} is on the path, and |
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the above @code{autoload} allows Emacs to find Calc under the name |
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@file{/usr/gnu/src/emacs/lisp/calc-2.00/calc.elc}. Then when Calc |
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starts up it will add @file{/usr/gnu/src/emacs/lisp/calc-2.00} |
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to the path so that it will later be able to find its component files. |
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@vindex calc-autoload-directory |
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If the above strategy does not locate the component files, Calc |
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examines the variable @code{calc-autoload-directory}. This is |
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initially @code{nil}, but you can store the name of Calc's home |
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directory in it as a sure-fire way of getting Calc to find its |
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components. |
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@ifinfo |
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@example |
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@end example |
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@end ifinfo |
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@appendixsec Merging Source Files |
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@noindent |
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If the @code{autoload} mechanism is not managing to load each part |
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of Calc when it is needed, you can concatenate all the @file{.el} |
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files into one big file. The order should be @file{calc.el}, then |
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@file{calc-ext.el}, then all the other files in any order. |
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Byte-compile the resulting big file. This merged Calculator ought |
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to work just like Calc normally does, though it will be @emph{substantially} |
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slower to load.@refill |
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@ifinfo |
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@example |
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@end example |
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@end ifinfo |
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@appendixsec Key Bindings |
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@noindent |
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Calc is normally bound to the @kbd{M-#} key. To set up this key |
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binding, include the following command in your @file{.emacs} or |
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@file{lisp/default} file. (This is done automatically by |
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@samp{make private} or @samp{make public}, respectively.) |
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@smallexample |
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(global-set-key "\e#" 'calc-dispatch) |
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@end smallexample |
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Note that @code{calc-dispatch} actually works as a prefix for various |
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two-key sequences. If you have a convenient unused function key on |
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your keyboard, you may wish to bind @code{calc-dispatch} to that as |
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well. You may even wish to bind other specific Calc functions like |
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@code{calc} or @code{quick-calc} to other handy function keys. |
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Even if you bind @code{calc-dispatch} to other keys, it is best to |
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bind it to @kbd{M-#} as well if you possibly can: There are references |
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to @kbd{M-#} all throughout the Calc manual which would confuse novice |
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users if they didn't work as advertised. |
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@vindex calc-scan-for-dels |
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Another key binding issue is the @key{DEL} key. Some installations |
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use a different key (such as backspace) for this purpose. Calc |
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normally scans the entire keymap and maps all keys defined like |
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@key{DEL} to the @code{calc-pop} command. However, this may be |
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slow. You can set the variable @code{calc-scan-for-dels} to |
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@code{nil} to cause only the actual @key{DEL} key to be mapped to |
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@code{calc-pop}; this will speed loading of Calc. |
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@ifinfo |
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@example |
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@end example |
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@end ifinfo |
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@appendixsec The @file{macedit} Package |
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@noindent |
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The file @file{macedit.el} contains another useful Emacs extension |
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called @code{edit-kbd-macro}. It allows you to edit a keyboard macro |
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in human-readable form. The @kbd{Z E} command in Calc knows how to |
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use it to edit user commands that have been defined by keyboard macros. |
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To autoload it, you will want to include the commands, |
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@smallexample |
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(autoload 'edit-kbd-macro "macedit" "Edit Keyboard Macro" t) |
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(autoload 'edit-last-kbd-macro "macedit" "Edit Keyboard Macro" t) |
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(autoload 'read-kbd-macro "macedit" "Read Keyboard Macro" t) |
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@end smallexample |
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@noindent |
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The @samp{make public} and @samp{make private} commands do this. |
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@ifinfo |
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@example |
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@end example |
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@end ifinfo |
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@appendixsec The GNUPLOT Program |
@appendixsec The GNUPLOT Program |
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@end example |
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@noindent |
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The documentation for Calc (this manual) comes in a file called |
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@file{calc.texinfo}. To format this for use as an on-line manual, |
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type @samp{make info} (to use the @code{makeinfo} program), or |
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@samp{make texinfo} (to use the @code{texinfmt.el} program which runs |
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inside of Emacs). The former command is recommended if it works |
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on your system; it is faster and produces nicer-looking output. |
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The @code{makeinfo} program will report inconsistencies involving |
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the nodes ``Copying'' and ``Interactive Tutorial''; these |
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messages should be ignored. |
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The result will be a collection of files whose names begin with |
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@file{calc.info}. You may wish to add a reference to the first |
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of these, @file{calc.info} itself, to your Info system's @file{dir} |
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file. (This is optional since the @kbd{M-# i} command can access |
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@file{calc.info} whether or not it appears in the @file{dir} file.) |
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@vindex calc-info-filename |
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There is a Lisp variable called @code{calc-info-filename} which holds |
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the name of the Info file containing Calc's on-line documentation. |
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Its default value is @code{"calc.info"}, which will work correctly if |
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the Info files are stored in Emacs' main @file{info/} directory, or if |
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they are in any of the directories listed in the @code{load-path}. If |
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you keep them elsewhere, you will want to put a command of the form, |
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@smallexample |
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(setq calc-info-filename ".../calc.info") |
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@end smallexample |
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@noindent |
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in your @file{.emacs} or @file{lisp/default} file, where @file{...} |
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represents the directory containing the Info files. This will not |
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be necessary if you follow the normal installation procedures. |
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The @samp{make info} and @samp{make texinfo} commands compare the dates |
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on the files @file{calc.texinfo} and @file{calc.info}, and run the |
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appropriate program only if the latter file is older or does not exist. |
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@ifinfo |
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@example |
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@end example |
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@end ifinfo |
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@appendixsec Printed Documentation |
@appendixsec Printed Documentation |
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@noindent |
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@TeX{} typesetting program (this is a free program by Donald Knuth |
@TeX{} typesetting program (this is a free program by Donald Knuth |
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at Stanford University) as well as the @file{texindex} program and |
at Stanford University) as well as the @file{texindex} program and |
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@file{texinfo.tex} file, both of which can be obtained from the FSF |
@file{texinfo.tex} file, both of which can be obtained from the FSF |
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as part of the @code{texinfo2} package.@refill |
as part of the @code{texinfo} package.@refill |
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To print the Calc manual in one huge 550 page tome, type @samp{make tex}. |
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This will take care of running the manual through @TeX{} twice so that |
source code to this manual, @file{calc.texi}, available as part of the |
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references to later parts of the manual will have correct page numbers. |
Emacs source. Once you have this file, type @samp{tex calc.texi} |
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twice. (Running the manual through @TeX{} twice is necessary so that |
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The result will be a device-independent output file called |
The result will be a device-independent output file called |
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@file{calc.dvi}, which you must print in whatever way is right |
@file{calc.dvi}, which you must print in whatever way is right |
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Marginal notes for each function and key sequence normally alternate |
Marginal notes for each function and key sequence normally alternate |
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between the left and right sides of the page, which is correct if the |
between the left and right sides of the page, which is correct if the |
33852 |
manual is going to be bound as double-sided pages. Near the top of |
manual is going to be bound as double-sided pages. Near the top of |
33853 |
the file @file{calc.texinfo} you will find alternate definitions of |
the file @file{calc.texi} you will find alternate definitions of |
33854 |
the @code{\bumpoddpages} macro that put the marginal notes always on |
the @code{\bumpoddpages} macro that put the marginal notes always on |
33855 |
the same side, best if you plan to be binding single-sided pages. |
the same side, best if you plan to be binding single-sided pages. |
33856 |
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@pindex calc-split-manual |
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Some people find the Calc manual to be too large to handle easily. |
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In fact, some versions of @TeX{} have too little memory to print it. |
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So Calc includes a @code{calc-split-manual} command that splits |
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@file{calc.texinfo} into two volumes, the Calc Tutorial and the |
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Calc Reference. The easiest way to use it is to type @samp{make tex2} |
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instead of @samp{make tex}. The result will be two smaller files, |
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@file{calctut.dvi} and @file{calcref.dvi}. The former contains the |
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tutorial part of the manual; the latter contains the reference part. |
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Both volumes include copies of the ``Getting Started'' chapter and |
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licensing information. |
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To save disk space, you may wish to delete @file{calctut.*} and |
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@file{calcref.*} after you're done. Don't delete @file{calc.texinfo}, |
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because you will need it to install future patches to Calc. |
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The @samp{make tex2} command takes care of all of this for you. |
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The @samp{make textut} command formats only the Calc Tutorial volume, |
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producing @file{calctut.dvi} but not @file{calcref.dvi}. Likewise, |
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@samp{make texref} formats only the Calc Reference volume. |
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@pindex calc-split-summary |
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Finally, there is a @code{calc-split-summary} command that splits off |
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just the Calc Summary appendix suitable for printing by itself. |
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Type @samp{make summary} instead of @samp{make tex}. The resulting |
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@file{calcsum.dvi} file will print in less than 20 pages. If the |
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Key Index file @file{calc.ky} is present, left over from a previous |
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@samp{make tex} command, then @samp{make summary} will insert a |
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column of page numbers into the summary using that information. |
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The @samp{make isummary} command is like @samp{make summary}, but it |
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prints a summary that is designed to be substituted into the regular |
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manual. (The two summaries will be identical except for the |
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|
additional column of page numbers.) To make a complete manual, run |
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@samp{make tex} and @samp{make isummary}, print the two resulting |
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@file{.dvi} files, then discard the Summary pages that came from |
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@file{calc.dvi} and insert the ones from @file{calcsum.dvi} in their |
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place. Also, remember that the table of contents prints at the end |
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of the manual but should generally be moved to the front (after the |
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title and copyright pages). |
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If you don't have @TeX{}, you can print the summary as a plain text |
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file by going to the ``Summary'' node in Calc's Info file, then |
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typing @kbd{M-x print-buffer} (@pxref{Summary}). |
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@ifinfo |
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@example |
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@end example |
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@end ifinfo |
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@appendixsec Settings File |
@appendixsec Settings File |
33858 |
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|
33859 |
@noindent |
@noindent |
33893 |
@example |
@example |
33894 |
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|
33895 |
@end example |
@end example |
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@noindent |
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(The above text is included in both the Calc documentation and the |
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file INSTALL in the Calc distribution directory.) |
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|
33896 |
@node Reporting Bugs, Summary, Installation, Top |
@node Reporting Bugs, Summary, Installation, Top |
33897 |
@appendix Reporting Bugs |
@appendix Reporting Bugs |
33898 |
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|
33899 |
@noindent |
@noindent |
33900 |
If you find a bug in Calc, send e-mail to Dave Gillespie, |
If you find a bug in Calc, send e-mail to Colin Walters, |
33901 |
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|
33902 |
@example |
@example |
33903 |
daveg@@synaptics.com @r{or} |
walters@@debian.org @r{or} |
33904 |
daveg@@csvax.cs.caltech.edu |
walters@@verbum.org |
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@end example |
@end example |
33906 |
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|
33907 |
@noindent |
@noindent |
33908 |
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(In the following text, ``I'' refers to the original Calc author, Dave |
33909 |
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Gillespie). |
33910 |
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|
33911 |
While I cannot guarantee that I will have time to work on your bug, |
While I cannot guarantee that I will have time to work on your bug, |
33912 |
I do try to fix bugs quickly whenever I can. |
I do try to fix bugs quickly whenever I can. |
33913 |
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|
33914 |
You can obtain a current version of Calc from anonymous FTP on |
The latest version of Calc is available from Savannah, in the Emacs |
33915 |
@samp{csvax.cs.caltech.edu} in @samp{pub/calc-@var{version}.tar.Z}. |
CVS tree. See @url{http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/emacs}. |
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Calc is also available on the GNU machine, @samp{prep.ai.mit.edu}. |
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|
Patches are posted to the @samp{comp.sources.misc} Usenet group, |
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|
and are also available on @code{csvax}. |
|
33916 |
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|
33917 |
There is an automatic @kbd{M-x report-calc-bug} command which helps |
There is an automatic command @kbd{M-x report-calc-bug} which helps |
33918 |
you to report bugs. This command prompts you for a brief subject |
you to report bugs. This command prompts you for a brief subject |
33919 |
line, then leaves you in a mail editing buffer. Type @kbd{C-c C-c} to |
line, then leaves you in a mail editing buffer. Type @kbd{C-c C-c} to |
33920 |
send your mail. Make sure your subject line indicates that you are |
send your mail. Make sure your subject line indicates that you are |
33921 |
reporting a Calc bug; this command sends mail to my regular mailbox. |
reporting a Calc bug; this command sends mail to the maintainer's |
33922 |
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regular mailbox. |
33923 |
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|
33924 |
If you have suggestions for additional features for Calc, I would |
If you have suggestions for additional features for Calc, I would |
33925 |
love to hear them. Some have dared to suggest that Calc is already |
love to hear them. Some have dared to suggest that Calc is already |