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<!DOCTYPE sconsdoc [
<!ENTITY % scons SYSTEM '../../doc/scons.mod'>
%scons;
<!ENTITY % builders-mod SYSTEM '../../doc/generated/builders.mod'>
%builders-mod;
<!ENTITY % functions-mod SYSTEM '../../doc/generated/functions.mod'>
%functions-mod;
<!ENTITY % tools-mod SYSTEM '../../doc/generated/tools.mod'>
%tools-mod;
<!ENTITY % variables-mod SYSTEM '../../doc/generated/variables.mod'>
%variables-mod;
]>

<sconsdoc xmlns="http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0"
          xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0 http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0/scons.xsd">

<tool name="dvips">
<summary>
<para>
Sets construction variables for the dvips utility.
</para>
</summary>
<sets>
<item>DVIPS</item>
<item>DVIPSFLAGS</item>
<item>PSCOM</item>
<item>PSPREFIX</item>
<item>PSSUFFIX</item>
</sets>
<uses>
<item>PSCOMSTR</item>
</uses>
</tool>

<builder name="PostScript">
<summary>
<para>
Builds a <filename>.ps</filename> file
from a <filename>.dvi</filename> input file
(or, by extension, a <filename>.tex</filename>,
<filename>.ltx</filename>,
or
<filename>.latex</filename> input file).
The suffix specified by the &cv-link-PSSUFFIX; construction variable
(<filename>.ps</filename> by default)
is added automatically to the target
if it is not already present.  Example:
</para>

<example_commands>
# builds from aaa.tex
env.PostScript(target = 'aaa.ps', source = 'aaa.tex')
# builds bbb.ps from bbb.dvi
env.PostScript(target = 'bbb', source = 'bbb.dvi')
</example_commands>
</summary>
</builder>

<cvar name="DVIPS">
<summary>
<para>
The TeX DVI file to PostScript converter.
</para>
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="DVIPSFLAGS">
<summary>
<para>
General options passed to the TeX DVI file to PostScript converter.
</para>
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="PSCOM">
<summary>
<para>
The command line used to convert TeX DVI files into a PostScript file.
</para>
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="PSCOMSTR">
<summary>
<para>
The string displayed when a TeX DVI file
is converted into a PostScript file.
If this is not set, then &cv-link-PSCOM; (the command line) is displayed.
</para>
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="PSPREFIX">
<summary>
<para>
The prefix used for PostScript file names.
</para>
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="PSSUFFIX">
<summary>
<para>
The prefix used for PostScript file names.
</para>
</summary>
</cvar>

</sconsdoc>
