GNU `ptx' is the GNU version of the traditional permuted index
generator.  It can handle multiple input files at once, produce TeX
compatible output, and produce readable "KWIC" (KeyWords In Context)
indexes without needing to use `nroff'.  This version does not handle
input files that do not fit in memory all at once.

GNU `ptx' has been written by Franc,ois Pinard.  It is an evolving
product, and specifications might change in future releases.

This is a beta release.  This version is able to handle small
files quickly, while providing a platform for more development.
However, development priority is low.  An overall renaming of all
options is foreseeable.

The command syntax is not the same as traditional `ptx': all given
files are input files, the results are produced on standard output by
default.

See file `BACKLOG' for a summary of pending mail and articles.
See file `COPYING' for copying conditions.
See file `INSTALL' for compilation and installation instructions.
See file `LOCALE' for how to customize this program to your language.
See file `NEWS' for a list of major changes in the current release.
See file `THANKS' for a list of contributors.

A few extra options may be accepted after `./configure':

* --with-dmalloc is a debugging option for looking memory management
problems, it prerequires Gray Watson's package, which is available
as //ftp:ftp.antaire.com/antaire/src/dmalloc/dmalloc.tar.gz.

* --with-regex tells the installation to use the older regex
package, instead of Tom Lord's GNU rx regular expression package.

Your feedback will help us to make a better and more portable
product.  Mail suggestions and bug reports (including documentation
errors) for these programs to `bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu'.

