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This is PMX, version 2.6.03. PMX provides a preprocessor for MusiXTeX.
pmxab builds a TeX input file based on a .pmx input file in a much
simpler language, making most of the layout decisions by itself. It has
most of MusiXTeX's functionality, but it also permits in-line TeX to
give access to virtually all of MusiXTeX. For proof-listening, pmxab will
make a MIDI file of your score.
scor2prt is an auxiliary program that makes parts from a score.
pmx.lua is a wrapper script that runs pmxab, all 3 passes of MusiXTeX,
and subsequent conversions to PDF.
The author of pmxab and scor2prt is Don Simons (dsimons@roadrunner.com).
This package consists of
(i) pmx-texmf.zip, which contains macros, documentation, and the
pmx.lua script
(ii) pmx-2.6.03.tar.gz, which contains the Fortran source code
for pmxab and scor2prt
(iii) directories Windows and OSX, which contain pre-compiled
pmxab and scor2prt executables for those platforms
(iv) pmx-install.{tex,pdf}, which is a more detailed version of the
following instructions:
To install (on TDS-compliant TeX systems):
+ unzip pmx-texmf.zip at the root of a texmf tree and, if necessary,
update the filename database; e.g., texhash texmf. Documentation for
PMX is installed under doc/generic/pmx.
+ on Windows or OS-X: copy the pre-compiled executables appropriate for your
platform to a folder on the executable PATH
+ on any Unix-like system: unpack the pmx tarball (anywhere), move to the
resulting pmx-2.6.03 directory and do
make
make install
gcc and the gfortran pre-processor are required.
+ on Windows: copy the file scripts\pmx\Windows\pmx.bat to a folder on the
executable PATH
+ on any Unix-like system: install a symbolic link pmx in any
directory on the executable PATH to scripts/pmx/pmx.lua
Documentation for PMX is installed under
doc/generic/pmx
Many examples of PMX and MusiXTeX typesetting may be found at the Werner
Icking Music Archive at
http://icking-music-archive.org/
Support for users of MusiXTeX and related software may be obtained via
the MusiXTeX mail list at
http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music
PMX may be freely copied, duplicated and used in conformance to the
GNU General Public License (Version 2, 1991, see included file gpl.txt).
This CTAN distribution is maintained by Bob Tennent (rdt@cs.queensu.ca).
July 18, 2011.