> Scripsit Mark Rafn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Yes. This seems to be a flaw in LaTeX - it doesn't interactively identify > > itself when run.
On 25 Jul 2002, Henning Makholm wrote: > Huh? The LaTeX I run identifies itself quite plainly in the third line > of the output: Excellent, you're right (I stupidly didn't run an actual file through it, I just typed "latex" and didn't see anything but the TeX idintifier, because it was waiting for my input). > pc-043:~/foo$ latex radio.tex > This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.3.1) > (radio.tex > LaTeX2e <1999/12/01> patch level 1 Cool. Is it possible to simply add a requirement "the identification string when used must state that it has been modified". You'd then get LaTex2e <1999/12/01> patch level 1 modified by markr or whatever. Users who wanted an unmodified version would then know to go get one. -- Mark Rafn [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.dagon.net/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]