[SLUG] A LaTeX Question.

[Bill Bennett <wbennett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a cd collection.

I've entered the disks with appropriate index commands.

I can therefore use makeindex. And do.

This is what I do:---

1) Command: LaTeX cdroot.tex, which includes
\include{cdcollection}

The collection (but not the index) is LaTeX'd.

Go through the hoops (=dvips, gv) to make sure all is well.
If so, print it.

2) Command: makeindex -s cdindex.ist -o cdindex.tex cdroot

cdindex = index stylefile

cdindex.tex = directed output for the index produced by
makeindex

3) LaTeX cdindex.tex

The index is LaTeX'd.

Go through the hoops etc.

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So, I have several runs through LaTeX (which are not onerous)
to produce two printings.

I can't include \include{cdindex} in cdroot, unless I "top
and tail" the newly produced cdindex.tex (ie., down to and
just past \begin{document} and delete \end{document})

The entire process is not a pain---it's just niggling. There
must be a more efficient way to incorporate the new index.
I understand that there *must* be two passings through LaTeX to
(a) assemble the collection and note the index commands for
subsequent makeindex and (b) run makeindex. Even so, I should
be able to make it more efficient than at present, shouldn't I?

Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

Regards,

Bill Bennett.