It's not a release if something doesn't go wrong. In this case, it was
the .tar.gz file and the images. Well, I'm releasing PDF::Writer 1.1.1
to fix the problem and slightly improve on the demo package.
Let me know if you're using PDF::Writer; I'm in the process of writing a
couple of articles about it, its uses, and some of its supporting
technologies, and it'd be wonderful to have some real use supporting
cases.
= What is PDF::Writer for Ruby?
It provides the ability to create PDF documents using only native Ruby
libraries. There are several demo programs available in the demo/
directory. The canonical documentation for PDF::Writer is "manual.pdf",
which can be generated using bin/techbook (just "techbook" for RubyGem
users) and the manual file "manual.pwd".
Homepage:: http://ruby-pdf.rubyforge.org/pdf-writer/
Download:: http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=81&release_id=2417
Copyright:: 2003—2005, Austin Ziegler
This software is based on Adobe's PDF Reference, Fifth Edition, version
1.6. This and earlier editions are available from Adobe's PDF developer
website[1].
== LICENCE NOTES
PDF::Writer is generally available under an MIT-style licence with few
restrictions, but there are subtle restrictions on portions of the
library, and there are patents for which some rights have been granted
by Adobe. Please read the file LICENCE[2] for more information.
== Requirements and Installation
PDF::Writer requires Ruby 1.8.2 or better, color-tools 1.0.0[3] or
better, and Transaction::Simple 1.3.0[4] or better.
Once these packages are installed, PDF::Writer can be installed with:
% ruby setup.rb
Alternatively, you can use the RubyGems version of PDF::Writer available
as pdf-writer-1.1.1.gem from the usual sources. The gem knows its
dependencies on Transaction::Simple and color-tools and offers to
install them.
== Demo Programs
For the first time, the demo programs are available as a separately
downloadable package.
If PDF::Writer has been installed with RubyGems, then the demos will
need to be run explicitly referencing RubyGems:
% ruby -rubygems chunkybacon.rb
== Changes for PDF::Writer 1.1.1: July 1, 2005
* Fixed the packaging process; the .tar.gz files will no longer corrupt the
images.
* Added the images and the manual (both raw and generated) to the demo
package.
-austin
1: http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/pdf/index_reference.html
2: http://ruby-pdf.rubyforge.org/pdf-writer/licence.html
3: http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=295&release_id=2130
4: http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=81&release_id=2127
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Austin Ziegler * halostatue@gmail.com
* Alternate: austin@halostatue.ca