Sample:
Error yourfile.tex 18: Undefined control sequence
a representative line of text from yourfile \hfffill
Once error files of this form are created, most modern
programmer's editors can automatically snap to the `next' and
`previous' errors in the error log file and the source code.
I've tested the program on some large LaTeX and plain TeX files,
which consist of many input files. The system will snap directly
to the source file line, containing the error, with the editor I
use.
I've tested the code under DOS, OS/2 and Linux (aka UNIX).
Also, the source code for the program was developed using
NOWEB, the literate programming tool developed by Norman Ramsey
and ported to DOS by Lee Wittenberg. People interested in
literate programming might find the documentation helpful.
The files included in TeXFILT3.ZIP file include:
607 Mar 9 19:45 execrev.tex graphics screen
656 Mar 9 17:36 execset.tex graphics screen
1740 Mar 8 22:18 getty1.tex file containing errors
6918 Mar 8 22:18 getty2.tex file containing errors
10472 Mar 6 22:12 getty3.tex file containing errors
1861 Mar 10 10:40 getty4.tex file containing errors
254 Mar 9 18:25 makefile
9 Mar 10 19:16 t.aux
30528 Mar 10 19:16 t.dvi
152 Feb 20 19:24 t.err
5587 Mar 10 19:16 t.log
1503 Mar 10 10:04 t.tex master error file
7817 Mar 11 08:23 texfilt.aux
3289 Mar 10 22:53 texfilt.awk NoWeB output file
36796 Mar 11 08:23 texfilt.dvi WeB documentation file
64485 Mar 10 23:04 texfilt.exe DOS Compiled version of texfilt.awk
2636 Mar 11 08:23 texfilt.log
21587 Mar 11 08:27 texfilt.nw NoWeB Source
31655 Mar 11 08:23 texfilt.tex NoWeB output file
2451 Mar 11 08:23 texfilt.toc
1220 Mar 10 23:01 x.err error file produced by T.TEX
/fonts:
62956 Mar 9 19:47 execreva.pk bm2font pixel file
160 Mar 9 19:47 execreva.tfm bm2font tfm file
35116 Mar 9 19:47 execrevb.pk
160 Mar 9 19:47 execrevb.tfm
61300 Mar 9 17:36 execseta.pk
156 Mar 9 17:36 execseta.tfm
61112 Mar 9 17:36 execsetb.pk
160 Mar 9 17:36 execsetb.tfm
6356 Mar 9 17:36 execsetc.pk
148 Mar 9 17:36 execsetc.tfm
/styles:
957 Jul 28 10:34 ejbbox.sty Style files used in texfilt.tex
27344 Jul 27 13:09 fancybox.sty courtesy of Tim Van Zandt
26676 Jan 18 16:26 noweb.sty courtesy of Norm Ramsey
and Lee Wittenberg
Installation and Usage:
DOS Users:
Create a seperate directory for TeXFILT, if you wish.
Copy TeXFILT3.ZIP to that directory.
Use "pkunzip -d texfilt3" to extract the subdirectories
correctly.
If you plan to use the compiled version of the program,
place "texfilt.exe" in a directory searched by you path.
Use the following command with an awk interpreter to convert
a TeX log file:
awk -f texfilt.awk YOURFILE.LOG > x.err
The compiled version can be executed with:
texfilt YOURFILE.LOG > x.err
Unix Users:
Create a seperate directory for TeXFILT, if you wish.
Copy TeXFILT3.ZIP to that directory.
Use "unzip -d texfilt3" to extract the subdirectories
correctly.
A compiled version does not exist for UNIX. The only file
you actually need to keep is "texfilt.awk". All of the
other files are there for documentation and demonstration
purposes.
Use the following command with an awk interpreter to convert
a TeX log file:
awk -f texfilt.awk YOURFILE.LOG > x.err
Printing the DVI File:
If you want to print the texfilt.dvi file at your site you'll
have to take a couple of extra steps.
1. Copy the `tfm' files in the fonts sub-directory to your
local directory for tfm files.
2. Copy the `pk' files in the fonts sub-directory to your
local location for 300dpi pixel files.
More info on NoWeb:
If you want to get into literate programming, and I highly
recommend you do, further information on NoWeB can be found by
anonymous ftp at:
