How do I install a .dtx file?

Question

When I run:

tex algorithms.dtx

for example, I get this message.

  ! Undefined control sequence.
l.34 \documentclass
                   {ltxdoc}
?

Help?

Caramdir · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-11 18:46:43Z

up vote 5 down vote accepted

Depending on how the .dtx is constructed, it may not work at all with TeX: you have to use (pdf)latex. To unpack the file you may well need an .ins file.

edited Dec 11 '10 at 18:46

Caramdir
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answered Dec 11 '10 at 18:45

Joseph Wright♦
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	@an_ant: it doesn't need to be deleted, because it might help other users. You could even improve that chance if you change the title to "Installing a dtx file" or similar, so it could be found by users with a similar problem but any arbitrary package. – Stefan Kottwitz♦ Dec 11 '10 at 18:59
	@Stefan Kottwitz: Got it. I'll try to manage it. – user1996 Dec 11 '10 at 19:24
	Thanks! Forgot that you should "Run LaTeX on the .ins file to unpack the .dtx file". – user1996 Dec 11 '10 at 19:29

Joseph Wright · Answer 2 · 2012-11-28 21:34:17Z

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Joseph Wright says "run latex on the .ins"; however, if you have LaTeX, you also have ltxdoc.cls, etc., so that unpacking the .dtx doesn't help.

Processing the .dtx file with (pdf)latex gives all you need -- a file of documentation.

edited Nov 28 '12 at 21:34

Joseph Wright♦
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answered Dec 11 '10 at 20:56

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