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author | asau <asau@pkgsrc.org> | 2013-04-08 18:29:37 +0000 |
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committer | asau <asau@pkgsrc.org> | 2013-04-08 18:29:37 +0000 |
commit | 0a282957a8d1af1213b6f62d847d50b694ea2d8b (patch) | |
tree | 6ad31e0763e055c2d920bc01ada25ae898d27bd7 /print | |
parent | 0246c868a9f4c37af30ef91012cd30f3b2098693 (diff) | |
download | pkgsrc-0a282957a8d1af1213b6f62d847d50b694ea2d8b.tar.gz |
Revert pkglint-induced nonsense.
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diff --git a/print/tex-biblatex/DESCR b/print/tex-biblatex/DESCR index 45842efc080..ef47f5caeb6 100644 --- a/print/tex-biblatex/DESCR +++ b/print/tex-biblatex/DESCR @@ -1,24 +1,31 @@ -The biblatex package is a complete reimplementation of the bibliographic -facilities provided by LaTeX in conjunction with BibTeX. It redesigns the way in -which LaTeX interacts with BibTeX at a fairly fundamental level. With biblatex, -BibTeX is only used (if it is used at all) to sort the bibliography and to -generate labels. Instead of being implemented in BibTeX's style files, the -formatting of the bibliography is entirely controlled by TeX macros. Good -working knowledge in LaTeX should be sufficient to design new bibliography and -citation styles - there is no need to learn BibTeX's postfix stack language. -Just like the bibliography styles, all citation commands may be freely -(re)defined. In fact, users need not remain bound to BibTeX for use with -biblatex: an alternative bibliography processor biblatex-biber is available. -Development of biblatex and biblatex-biber is closely coupled; the present -release of biblatex is designed to work with biblatex-biber version 0.9.3. The -package needs e-TeX, and uses the author's etoolbox and logreq packages. For -users of biblatex-biber, version 0.9 is required (at least; refer to the notes -for the version of biblatex-biber that you are using). Apart from the features -unique to biblatex, the package also incorporates core features of the following -packages: babelbib, bibtopic, bibunits, chapterbib, cite, inlinebib, mcite and -mciteplus, mlbib, multibib, splitbib. There are also some conceptual parallels -to the natbib and amsrefs packages. The biblatex package supports split -bibliographies, multiple bibliographies within one document, and separate lists -of bibliographic shorthands. Bibliographies may be subdivided into parts (by -chapter, by section, etc.) and/or segmented by topics (by type, by keyword, -etc.). The package is fully localized and can interface with the babel package. +The biblatex package is a complete reimplementation of the +bibliographic facilities provided by LaTeX in conjunction with +BibTeX. It redesigns the way in which LaTeX interacts with +BibTeX at a fairly fundamental level. With biblatex, BibTeX is +only used (if it is used at all) to sort the bibliography and +to generate labels. Instead of being implemented in BibTeX's +style files, the formatting of the bibliography is entirely +controlled by TeX macros. Good working knowledge in LaTeX +should be sufficient to design new bibliography and citation +styles -- there is no need to learn BibTeX's postfix stack +language. Just like the bibliography styles, all citation +commands may be freely (re)defined. In fact, users need not +remain bound to BibTeX for use with biblatex: an alternative +bibliography processor biblatex-biber is available. Development +of biblatex and biblatex-biber is closely coupled; the present +release of biblatex is designed to work with biblatex-biber +version 0.9.3. The package needs e-TeX, and uses the author's +etoolbox and logreq packages. For users of biblatex-biber, +version 0.9 is required (at least; refer to the notes for the +version of biblatex-biber that you are using). Apart from the +features unique to biblatex, the package also incorporates core +features of the following packages: babelbib, bibtopic, +bibunits, chapterbib, cite, inlinebib, mcite and mciteplus, +mlbib, multibib, splitbib. There are also some conceptual +parallels to the natbib and amsrefs packages. The biblatex +package supports split bibliographies, multiple bibliographies +within one document, and separate lists of bibliographic +shorthands. Bibliographies may be subdivided into parts (by +chapter, by section, etc.) and/or segmented by topics (by type, +by keyword, etc.). The package is fully localized and can +interface with the babel package. |