A PDF or a single-page HTML of the Macrological Fascicle #213

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opened 2024-10-06 04:35:45 +00:00 by vengefulPorpoise6 · 2 comments

vengefulPorpoise6 commented

2024-10-06 04:35:45 +00:00

How do I build $SUBJ?

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vengefulPorpoise6 commented

2024-10-06 08:34:28 +00:00

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I found a pdf, but having a proper way of doing it would have been convenient.

https://public.lockywolf.net/pub/03_shared-files/r7rs-macrological-fascicle.pdf

I found a pdf, but having a proper way of doing it would have been convenient. https://public.lockywolf.net/pub/03_shared-files/r7rs-macrological-fascicle.pdf

dpk commented

2024-10-06 08:45:03 +00:00

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Hi,

Yes, sorry, the build process is a bit special at the moment, because of the markup language mess that resulted from my early decision to just get on with writing and not worry too much about the bikeshed argument going on in #132.

The dependencies will be installed by default.nix, then you need to run guile --r7rs -L './lib' inside that Nix shell, import (r7-fascicle), and call (render-fascicle (open-input-file "fascicles/syntax-fascicle.txt") "fascicles/syntax-fascicle.bib"). That will give you the HTML rendering in the html directory.

As I said, this is a total mess, and the good news is it’s definitely not going to be like this permanently. I have a plan to solve the whole markup language and build system disaster – this is all technical debt (positive). We wouldn’t have a macro fascicle today yet if I hadn’t decided to ship the actual content despite the behind-the-scenes mess.

You can have a pre-build PDF in US Letter format here: https://r7rs.org/large/fascicles/macro/1/macro-fascicle-letter.pdf

Hi, Yes, sorry, the build process is a bit special at the moment, because of the markup language mess that resulted from my early decision to just get on with writing and not worry too much about the bikeshed argument going on in #132. The dependencies will be installed by `default.nix`, then you need to run `guile --r7rs -L './lib'` inside that Nix shell, import `(r7-fascicle)`, and call `(render-fascicle (open-input-file "fascicles/syntax-fascicle.txt") "fascicles/syntax-fascicle.bib")`. That will give you the HTML rendering in the `html` directory. As I said, this is a total mess, and the good news is it’s definitely not going to be like this permanently. I have a plan to solve the whole markup language and build system disaster – this is all [technical debt](https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/technical-debt-and-tacking-into-the-wind) (positive). We wouldn’t have a macro fascicle today yet if I hadn’t decided to ship the actual content despite the behind-the-scenes mess. You can have a pre-build PDF in US Letter format here: <https://r7rs.org/large/fascicles/macro/1/macro-fascicle-letter.pdf>