[net.ai] Manual generators: Lisp systems

RPK%MIT-OZ@MIT-MC.ARPA (03/12/84)

From:  "Robert P. Krajewski" <RPK%MIT-OZ@MIT-MC.ARPA>

One system that allows manual sources to be interspersed with code is LSB, a
system for maintaining large Lisp systems.  (It contains a system definition
facility and tools for grappling with getting code to run in various Lisp
dialects including Maclisp, NIL, and Lisp Machine Lisp.)  LSB will
``compile'' manuals for either TeX or Bolio (a Lisp document processor that
looks like the *roff family).

My wish list for a large system maintenance program would allow for the
generation of manuals, reference cards, and online documents of various
formats from the same source.  Are there any other packages for other
languages that will do this (or at least the subset that LSB offers) ?

``Bob''