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The Literate Programming FAQ
David B. Thompson
Version: 1.3.1, Mar 15, 2000
The purpose of this document is two-fold: First, there is a need to
present a basic description of literate programming and how applica-
tion of literate programming principles can improve the resulting
code. Second, there is a need to present a list of tools available
to
iterate programmers. Hopefully, this document will meet both needs.
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Table of Contents
1. Welcome
1.1 Disclaimer
1.2 Copyright
1.3 What's New?
1.4 What's Needed?
2. Introduction
3. How do I get the FAQ?
3.1 Literate Programming FAQ
4. Is there a newsgroup?
5. What internet nodes are of interest to literate programmers?
5.1 Web Ring
5.2 The Literate Programming Archive (LPA)
5.3 Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN)
6. What is Literate Programming?
7. How do I begin literate programming?
8. Important and Actively-Supported Tools
8.1 CWEB
8.2 CWEBx3.0
8.3 FWEB
8.4 noweb
8.5 nuweb
8.6 ProTeX
9. Unsupported Tools
9.1 AFTWEB (Almost Free Text WEB)
9.2 APLWEB
9.3 CLiP
9.4 mCWEB
9.5 FunnelWeb
9.6 FunnelWeb 3.0AC
9.7 LEO
9.8 Literate Programmer's Workshop (LPW)
9.9 MapleWEB
9.10 Matlabweb
9.11 RWEB
9.12 SchemeWEB
9.13 SpideryWEB
9.14 WEB
9.15 WinWordWEB
10. Are there other tools I should know about?
10.1 C2LaTeX
10.2 c2cweb
10.3 c2man
10.4 cnoweb
10.5 dpp
10.6 Fold2Web
10.7 Funnelweb Mode
10.8 noweb.el
10.9 noweb-outline.el
10.10 nuweb.el
10.11 Web mode
11. What other resources are available?
11.1 TeX Resources
12. Are there any code examples?
13. Bibliographies
14. Other Opinions about Literate Programming
14.1 van Ammers
14.2 Ramsey
14.3 My (Dave Thompson's) Experience
14.4 Others
15. How to anonymously ftp
16. Acknowledgements
17. End notes
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1. Welcome
Information contained in this document is the best available at
preparation. The original file was dated October 15, 1993 (just for
historical purposes).
1.1. Disclaimer
This FAQ is presented with no warranties or guarantees of ANY KIND
including correctness or fitness for any particular purpose. The
author of this document has attempted to verify correctness of the
data contained herein; however, slip-ups can and do happen. If you
use this data, you do so at your own risk.
1.2. Copyright
Copyright 1993-2000 by David B. Thompson. All rights reserved
worldwide. Permission is granted to copy this document for free
distribution so long as it remains intact and unmodified. For other
arrangements, contact the author/maintainer via email:
1.3. What's New?
o Updated dpp entry. See Section ``dpp''
o Added noweb-outline.el entry. See section ``noweb-outline.el''
1.4. What's Needed?
o I've checked some of the links to software. If anyone finds the
FAQ useful, please let me know if the links are active or dead
when
you're surfing.
o Some authors have disappeared. If you know one of them, or are
an
author (and wish to remain in contact ;), then please provide
current contact information.
o I could use some feedback on the state of the FAQ. It's about as
complete as I know how to make it.
2. Introduction
Literate programming is a phrase coined by Donald Knuth to describe
the approach of developing computer programs from the perspective
of a
report or prose. The focus, then, is on description (and
documentation) of the approach in human-readable form. This is in
contrast to the normal approach of focusing on the code.
This document is for new and experienced users of literate
programming
tools. The purpose is to explain the concept of literate
programming
and to provide a resource for locating resources of interest to
literate programmers and those interested in literate programming.
The Literate Programming (LitProg) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
list is maintained by Dave Thompson .
Comments and constructive criticisms are welcome. Direct flames to
/dev/null (or nul if you're a msdos user! ;-) If you find an error,
please report it. I'm particularly interested in establishing the
locations of generally available literate programming tools. If you
are the author of such a tool and wish to have it included in this
list, please send email.
Please note this is a work-in-progress. It is not complete, and
probably will never be complete. Nevertheless, the information
contained herein may be useful to some. Use it as it is intended.
3. How do I get the FAQ?
3.1. Literate Programming FAQ
You have many ways to get a current copy of this FAQ. One is to use
anonymous ftp (if you don't know how, see a later section in this
FAQ)
to connect to one of the ``Comprehensive TeX Arvchive Network''
sites
or the Literate Programming Archive and retrieve a copy of the file.
Open an ftp connection to one of the CTAN sites and retrieve the
file
help/comp.programming.literate_FAQ.
Cesar Bellardini cballard@santafe.com.ar prepared a translation of
the
FAQ into Spanish. It's available at
(For more information on CTAN and the literate programming archive,
see the section below entitled ``Internet Nodes of Interest to
Literate Programmers''.)
4. Is there a newsgroup?
One of the most important resources is the literate programming
newsgroup, comp.programming.literate. Because of the amount of
spamming and unrelated posts, the newsgroup is now moderated. You
can
read this newsgroup using your standard reader.
5. What internet nodes are of interest to literate programmers?
The principal nodes of interest to literate programmers are the
Literate Programming Archive (LPA hereafter) and the CTAN
(Comprehensive TeX Archive Network).
5.1. Web Ring
There is a web ring for literate programming. It is at the URL
www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=litprog;list
5.2. The Literate Programming Archive (LPA)
The Literate Programming Archive (LPA) is:
o Node: ftp.th-darmstadt.de [130.83.55.75]
o Directory: /pub/programming/literate-programming
o Notes: Fastest response during off-U.S. [yep] business hours.
However, the LPA seems to be defunct in that no files are available
in
the /pub directory. If anyone knows anything about the status of
the
LPA, please send email.
5.3. Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN)
Participating hosts in the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network are
(from
the file CTAN.sites):
o ftp.dante.de (Mainz, Germany)
o anonymous ftp /tex-archive (/pub/tex /pub/archive)
o Gopher: gopher.dante.de
o e-mail ftpmail@dante.de
o WWW www.tex.ac.uk
o Administrator:
o ftp.tex.ac.uk (Cambridge, UK)
o anonymous ftp /tex-archive (/pub/tex /pub/archive)
o Gopher: gopher.tex.ac.uk
o NFS mountable from nfs.tex.ac.uk:/public/ctan/tex-archive
o WWW www.tex.ac.uk
o Administrator:
o ctan.tug.org (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
o anonymous ftp /tex-archive (/pub/archive)
o WWW ctan.tug.org
o Administrator:
The pointer, ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/tex/ctan/CTAN.sites, is
directed
to the official list of CTAN archive sites and their mirrors.
6. What is Literate Programming?
Literate programming is the combination of documentation and source
together in a fashion suited for reading by human beings. In fact,
literate programs should be enjoyable reading, even inviting!
(Sorry
Bob, I couldn't resist!) In general, literate programs combine
source
and documentation in a single file. Literate programming tools then
parse the file to produce either readable documentation or
compilable
source. The WEB style of literate programming was created by D.E.
Knuth during the development of his TeX typsetting software.
All the original work revolves around a particular literate
programming tool called WEB. Knuth says:
The philosophy behind WEB is that an experienced system pro-
grammer, who wants to provide the best possible documenta-
tion of his or her software products, needs two things
simultaneously: a language like TeX for formatting, and a
language like C for programming. Neither type of language
can provide the best documentation by itself; but when both
are appropriately combined, we obtain a system that is much
more useful than either language separately.
The structure of a software program may be thought of as a
web that is made up of many interconnected pieces. To docu-
ment such a program we want to explain each individual part
of the web and how it relates to its neighbours. The typo-
graphic tools provided by TeX give us an opportunity to
explain the local structure of each part by making that
structure visible, and the programming tools provided by
languages such as C or Fortran make it possible for us to
specify the algorithms formally and unambigously. By combin-
ing the two, we can develop a style of programming that max-
imizes our ability to perceive the structure of a complex
piece of software, and at the same time the documented pro-
grams can be mechanically translated into a working software
system that matches the documentation.
See Section ``Other Opinions'' for some additional thoughts on
literate programming.
7. How do I begin literate programming?
I've given considerable thought as to what should be in this section
of the FAQ. This is probably the most important section of this
document. My suggestion is that you review Section ``Supported
Tools'' and Section ``Unsupported Tools'' to choose a system
appropriate for the kind of development you do. Then, use the
manual
that accompanies the system to determine how it complements your
development style.
Both Eric van Ammers, Section ``van Ammers'', and Norman Ramsey,
Section ``Ramsey'', wrote some thoughts on literate programming.
I've
included these thoughts in Section ``Other Opinions'' below.
I started with a pretty-printing tool, Section ``cnoweb'', as a test
of the utility of interweaving significant documentation with code.
My experience is detailed in Section ``Thompson''.
Wayne Sewell's (1989) Weaving a Program: Literate Programming in
WEB.
Van Nostrand Reinhold, ISBN 0-442-31946-0 (pbk). This book focuses
on using Knuth's web system.
I've read D. E. Knuth's collection of articles (1992) entitled
Literate Programming. Center for the Study of Language and
Information, Stanford University, ISBN 0-937073-80-6 (pbk). This
book
gives insight into Knuth's thoughts as he developed the web system
of
literate programming (and TeX for typesetting). However, it does
not
document methods for literate programming.
Some talk exists in the newsgroup/mailing list for a Usenet
University
course in literate programming. I'm sure discussion of this topic
will be welcomed. (1Feb2000: Note this thread has been dead for a
long, long time. I wish someone would pick it up.)
8. Important and Actively-Supported Tools
I have selected a few of the tools from my list that appear to be
most
actively supported. Inclusion here does not imply endorsement;
exclusion does not imply lack of quality.
8.1. CWEB
Developer:
Silvio Levy and D.E. Knuth
Version:
3.5
Hardware:
Unix systems (dos and amiga ports available)
Languages:
C and C++
Formatter:
Plain TeX and LaTeX.
Availability:
Anonymous ftp from:
o ftp://labrea.stanford.edu:/pub/cweb
o LPA:/c.c++
o CTAN:/web/c_cpp/cweb
o DOS version is no longer available.
o Win32 version www.literateprogramming.com
o Amiga version from Aminet:dev/c.
o Mac port of CTANGLE in LPA:/machines/mac
o LaTeX support in LPA:/c.c++
Readme:
Bundled with above
Description:
No description provided.
Support:
Bugs to
8.2. CWEBx3.0
Developer:
Marc van Leeuwen
Version:
3.04
Hardware:
Any system using ASCII code
Languages:
ANSI C
Formatter:
Plain TeX
Availability:
Anonymous ftp from:
o wwwmathlabo.univ-poitiers.fr/~maavl/CWEBx/
Readme:
Bundled with above
Brief description:
A modified implementation of CWEB, with some extensions.
Provides a mode for full compatibility with Levy/Knuth CWEB.
The
most significant extras are:
o Typedef declarations affect formatting througout source file
o Include files are scanned for typedef definitions
o Flexible selection of layout style
o Possibility to refer to sections using symbolic labels
o CTANGLE detects unbalanced braces and parentheses
o CWEAVE can be made to report syntax errors more easily
o Some additional mechanisms to avoid formatting problems
o New and modular set of grammar rules, based on ANSI C syntax
o Possibility to suppress #line directives
o A new manual
Support:
bugs and remarks to maavl@mathlabo.univ-poitiers.fr
8.3. FWEB
Developer:
John A. Krommes
Version:
1.62
Hardware:
Unix, VMS, and DOS platforms (anything with ANSI C)
Languages:
C, C++, Fortran-77, Fortran-90, Ratfor, TeX; also, a anguage-
independent mode.
Formatter:
LaTeX. Plain TeX may work, but is no longer supported.
Availability:
Anonymous ftp from:
o ftp.pppl.gov/pub/fweb
o CTAN:/web/fweb
o msdos version on ftp.ppl.gov site
Readme:
In bundle with above.
Description:
It also has a well-developed user's manual and its own FAQ
(see
above). Beginning with 1.40, documentation is maintained in
gnu
texinfo format. It runs on most platforms: VMS, PC, UNIX, and
pretty much anything that the GNU C compiler (GCC) is
supported
for.
Features:
o Processes multiple languages during a single run (so one can
mix
C and Fortran, for example).
o Language-independent mode (v1.40).
o Ability to turn off pretty-printing (v1.40).
o Built-in Ratfor translator.
o Built-in macro preprocessor (closely follows ANSI C, with
extensions).
o A style file that allows the user to adjust many parameters
and
behavior patterns of FWEB.
o Various operator-overloading features that provide additional
pretty-printing capabilities to languages such as C++ and
Fortran-90.
o Numerous miscellaneous features and command-line options.
Support:
Bug reports and suggestions to krommes@princeton.edu Online
documentation is available at
w3.pppl.gov/%7ekrommes/fweb_toc.html
8.4. noweb
Developer:
Norman Ramsey
Version:
2.9a
Hardware:
Unix and DOS platforms (DOS binaries available for v2.7).
Languages:
All programming languages, singly or in combination.
Automatic
indexing for C, Icon, Pascal, Standard ML, TeX, Yacc
Formatter:
Plain TeX, LaTeX, and HTML formatters. Will convert LaTeX to
HTML automatically.
Availability:
Anonymous ftp from:
o CTAN:/web/noweb
o LPA:/independent
o Last recourse, use ftp.cs.virginia.edu:pub/nr
Readme:
With bundle above, or see the noweb home page:
www.eecs.harvard.edu/~nr/noweb Those without http access can
consult ``Literate Programming Simplified,'' IEEE Software,
September 1994, pp97-105, or ``Literate Programming Using
Noweb,'' Linux Journal, October 1997, pp64-69.
Description:
Noweb is designed to meet the needs of literate programmers
while retaining the simplest possible input format. Its
primary
advantages are simplicity, extensibility, and language-
independence. Noweb uses 5 control sequences to WEB's 27.
The
noweb manual is only 3 pages; an additional page explains how
to
customize its LaTeX output. Noweb works ``out of the box''
with
any programming language, and supports TeX, latex, and HTML
back
ends. A back end to support full hypertext or indexing takes
about 250 lines; a simpler one can be written in 40 lines of
awk. Unlike WEB, Noweb does not have prettyprinting built in,
but there are several third-party extensions that provide
prettyprinting, includeing dpp, pretzel, and nwpp.
Noweb supports indexing and identifier cross-reference,
including hypertext ``hot links.'' noweb includes a simple,
efficient LaTeX-to-HTML converter, so you can use hypertext
browsers on your legacy documents. Noweb can also process
nuweb
programs, so you can use noweb to convert a standard nuweb
program to HTML with one command.
Support:
email to the author
8.5. nuweb
Developer:
Preston Briggs:
Version:
0.87
Hardware:
Unix systems: Sparcs, RS/6000s, HPs; (!) MSDOS and Amiga.
Languages:
Any programming language or combination of programming
languages.
Formatter:
Latex
Availability:
Anonymous ftp from:
o Unix: CTAN:/web/nuweb
o DOS: CTAN:/web/nuweb-pc
o LPA:/independent
o Amiga: CTAN:/web/nuweb/nuweb_ami
o Amiga: wuarchive.wustl.edu/pub/aminet
Readme:
Send mail to
Description:
A single program that takes a web file written in a
combination
of latex and any programming language(s) and produces a latex
file that can be pretty printed and a set of files containing
code for compilation/interpretation by the appropriate
language
processors.
Strengths include speed, simplicity, multiple languages, nice
indices and cross-references, latex. Doesn't require any
special macros or macro files.
Drawbacks: latex-dependent, no code pretty printing, harder to
make indices than cweb.
More good stuff: nice support for make, doesn't reformat
source
files, so they're easy to debug. Lots of control without too
much effort. That is, it doesn't do too much!
Future directions... Very little change planned, except
perhaps
refinements in the indexing software.
Support:
Hack it yourself or send e-mail to
8.6. ProTeX
Developer:
Eitan Gurari
Version:
ProTeX 1.5, AlProTeX 2.3
Hardware:
Any platform with (La)TeX
Languages:
Any language
Formatter:
TeX or LaTeX
Availability:
Anonymous ftp from:
o www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~gurari/systems.html
o LPA:/independent
Readme:
With bundle above
Description:
o Easy to use
o Extensible
o Language independent
o Multiple output files
o Fast (single compilation provides output and dvi files)
o Option for XHTML and pdf files
o No installation is needed besides copying the files (written
in
TeX) Introduction of main features and examples on web site
above. Complete manual in Eitan M. Gurari, "TeX and LaTeX:
Drawing and Literate Programming", McGraw-Hill, 1994
Support:
9. Unsupported Tools
9.1. AFTWEB (Almost Free Text WEB)
Developer:
Todd A. Coram
Version:
4.6
Hardware:
Linux, Unix, MSDOS Any system with Perl, and a C++ compiler
with
STL (such as gcc 2.7.2).
Languages:
Any (C/C++ support supplied)
Formatter:
LaTeX or HTML by way of AFT.
Availability:
www.mindspring.com/~coram/aft.html
Readme:
Bundled with above.
Brief description:
AFTWEB uses a CWEB-like syntax. It uses AFT for documentation
markup (AFT is a minimalistic, yet powerful, markup language
with very few commands). AFTWEB was written in AFTWEB (using
C++) and the weaved document is available online (as HTML) at
the URL listed above.
Support for C and C++ is supplied. You can easily support
other
languages (such as Java and Perl) by writing a new language
description file.
The markup language AFT is very easy to learn and is available
at the same URL as AFTWEB.
Support:
Bugs to tcoram@pobox.com
9.2. APLWEB
Developer:
Christoph von Basum
Version:
Unknown
Hardware:
MSDOS
Languages:
IBM APL2 and STSC APL
Formatter:
Plain TeX
Availability:
Anonymous ftp from: watserv1.uwaterloo.ca:/languages/apl/aplwe
b
Readme:
At above ftp location.
Description:
None available.
Support:
Unknown
Note:
The status of this particular package is unknown. It's at the
ftp site, but other than that I can't say. Last known email
address of developer is CvB@erasmus.hrz.uni-bielefeld.de.
9.3. CLiP
Developer:
E.W. van Ammers and M.R. Kramer
Versions:
2.0 and 2.4b (DOS only)
Platform:
Vax/VMS, Unix, DOS
Languages:
Any programming language
Formatter:
Any formatter (TeX, LaTeX, Troff, Runoff, HTML, etc) or any
wordprocessor including WYSIWYG systems (Word Perfect,
WinWord,
Ami Pro, Word Pro, etc.)
Availability:
Anonymous ftp from:
o ftp://sun01.info.wau.nl:/CLIP/ms_dos
o ftp://sun01.info.wau.nl:/CLIP/ms_dos_24b
o ftp://sun01.info.wau.nl:/CLIP/vax_vms
o ftp://sun01.info.wau.nl:/CLIP/unix
o CTAN:/web/clip
o LPA:/machines/ms-dos
o LPA:/machines/vax
Readme:
With bundle above
Description:
CLiP does not use explicit commands to perform the extraction
process. Rather it recognizes pseudostatements written as
comments in the programming language in question. CLiP
distinguishes pseudostatements from ordinary comments because
the former comply with a particular style. This style can be
adjusted to suit virtually any programming language. The CLiP
approach to LP makes the system extremely versatile. It is
independent of programming language and text processing
environment. We designed CLiP to be compatible with hypertext
systems as well. Some hypertext examples are at:
o ftp://sun01.info.wau.nl/clip/html/queens.htm
o ftp://sun01.info.wau.nl/clip/html/pal1.htm
Features:
o CLiP imposes virtually no limitations on the text-processing
system used to produce the documentation. If the
text-processor
supports these items you can
o structure the documentation according to your own taste.
o include drawings, pictures, tables etc.
o disclose your documentation my means of X-ref tables, Indexes,
Table of contents, Table of tables, Table of figures, etc.
o typeset the documented code.
o Extracts any number of modules from a maximum of 64 source
files.
o No pretty-printing. Code from the source files is copied "as
is"
to the module.
o Appearance of code segments in the documentation matches those
of the modules to ease the identification of code segments.
o Supports partially specified data types.
o Comprehensive user manual (preliminary version) and technical
description.
o No automatic generation of a X-ref table for program
identifiers.
Support:
Bugs, problems and assistance by e-mail to
9.4. mCWEB
Developer:
Markus Oellinger
Version:
1.0
Hardware:
Unix
Languages:
C/C++
Formatter:
plain TeX
Availability:
anonymous ftp from ist.tu-
graz.ac.at:/pub/utils/litprog/mcweb/mcweb.tgz
Readme:
at same location
Description:
This is mCWEB 1.0, a descendant of the CWEB system of
structured
documentation by Donald E. Knuth and Silvio Levy. It adds
some
features that are indispensable when working in a team. mCWEB
regards a project of a book consisting of several chapter
files.
By means of import and export commands, it automatically
manages
all relationships between the chapters of a book and to other
books.
Interface documentation is now also part of mCWEB. It is
extracted into a second TeX file. This makes it possible to
define well known interfaces between the individual parts of a
project that will be implemented by different persons.
In addition, mCWEB parses C header files to find out about all
the datatypes defined there.
mCWEB comes with a full completely rewritten user manual and
is
compatible with CWEB.
Support:
Institute of Software Technology, moell@ist.tu-graz.ac.at
9.5. FunnelWeb
Developer:
Ross N. Williams ross@ross.net
Version:
V3.2 (May 1999).
Hardware:
MS-DOS, MacOS, Win32, OpenVMS, Solaris, Red Hat Linux, BSD/OS,
FreeBSD, Digital Unix, IRIX.
Status:
Open Source GNU.
Languages:
No restrictions.
Formatter:
Generates TeX and/or HTML
Web:
www.ross.net/funnelweb/
Availability:
ftp.ross.net/clients/ross/funnelweb/
Readme:
With bundle above.
Description:
FunnelWeb is a production-quality literate-programming tool
that
emphasises simplicity and reliability. Everything about
FunnelWeb, from the simplicity of its language to the
comprehensive tutorial in the user's manual, has been designed
to make this as simple, as practical, and as usable a tool as
possible.
Features:
o Provides a simple macro preprocessor facility.
o Generates typeset documentation in TeX and/or HTML formats.
o Runs on a wide range of platforms.
o Portable C source code distributed under GNU licence.
o Comprehensively documented online:
o www.ross.net/funnelweb/tutorial/
o www.ross.net/funnelweb/reference/
o www.ross.net/funnelweb/developer/
o Programming-language independent.
o Mature and essentially bug-free (released 1992).
o Can generate multiple output files.
o Allows complete control over the output text.
o Also useful for generating web sites!
Support:
No formal support available. Mailing list maintained with
about
50 subscribers. Informal assistance available from mailing
list.
9.6. FunnelWeb 3.0AC
Developer:
Enhanced by A.B.Coates coates@physics.uq.edu.au from FunnelWeb
v3.0 by Ross N. Williams ross@guest.adelaide.edu.au
Version:
3.0AC
Hardware:
MSDOS, Mac, VMS, Sun, OSF/1, Linux, Sys.V, OS/2.
Languages:
No restrictions.
Formatter:
Tex, LaTeX, or HTML.
Availability:
Anonymous ftp from
ftp.physics.uq.oz.au:/pub/funnelwebAC30.tar.gz
Readme:
With bundle above; for FunnelWeb manual see WWW page
www.physics.uq.oz.au:8001/people/coates/funnelweb.html
Description:
FunnelWeb 3.0AC is an enhanced version of FunnelWeb (see the
entry for FunnelWeb). FunnelWeb is designed to be typesetter
independent, though FunnelWeb v3.0 only supports (La)TeX as
the
typesetter. FunnelWeb 3.0AC also supports HTML, and creates
appropriate hypertext links within the document among the code
sections. FunnelWeb 3.0AC also supports automatic and manual
insertion of line directives, so that compiler errors can be
flagged back to the original FunnelWeb source file. FunnelWeb
3.0AC is completely compatible with FunnelWeb v3.0 sources
(with
one minor exception; see the file README.ABC which comes with
the FunnelWeb 3.0AC distribution).
Support:
Supported by A.B.Coates coates@physics.uq.edu.au, subject to
the
time constraints imposed by his thesis.
9.7. LEO
Developer:
Edward K. Ream edream@mailbag.com
Version:
1.0
Hardware:
Windows
Languages:
Unknown
Formatter:
Unknown
Availability:
Contact the author or see
www.mailbag.com/users/edream/front.html
Readme:
Unknown
Description:
See web site.
Support:
Unknown.
9.8. Literate Programmer's Workshop (LPW)
Developer:
Norbert Lindenberg
Version:
1.1
Hardware:
Apple Macintosh
Languages:
C++, Object Pascal & others
Formatter:
self-contained WYSIWYG system
Availability:
Anonymous ftp from:
o CTAN:/web/lpw
o ftp.apple.com:/pub/literate.prog
Readme:
With bundle above. Also comes with 38-page manual.
Description:
The Literate Programming Workshop is an environment for the
integrated development of program source text and
documentation
in combined documents. It consists of a WYSIWYG word processor
based on a style sheet approach, a mechanism to extract parts
of
the text in a document, and a project management system that
handles multi-document projects. The system is designed to be
used in conjunction with the Macintosh Programmer's Workshop:
it
prepares raw source text for the MPW compilers, accepts MPW
error messages, and shows them in the context of the original
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