[Cl-bibtex-users] [Announce] CL-BibTeX 0.2 released

[Matthias Koeppe]

The following message is a courtesy copy of an article
that has been posted to comp.lang.lisp,comp.text.tex as well.

CL-BibTeX is a replacement for the BibTeX program, written in Common
Lisp.  The aim is to enable the user to format bibliographic entries
using Common Lisp programs, rather than using the stack language of
BibTeX style files.

As of version 0.2, the system consists of: 

 * A reader for BibTeX style files (.bst),
 * a reader and a writer for bibliography databases (.bib),
 * a reader for .aux files,
 * an implementation of BibTeX's built-in functions (like for parsing and
   formatting names, etc.)
 * an interpreter for the stack language of BibTeX style files,
 * a compiler that transforms BibTeX style files into comprehensible
   Common Lisp programs (using type analysis)

Changes since version 0.1:

 * Nested .aux files are now handled.
 * The crossref feature has been implemented.
 * A model for Lisp BibTeX styles has been implemented.
 * Portability improvements.

I have tested it under CMUCL, SBCL, and CLISP.  It is released under
the GNU General Public License.

   http://www.freesoftware.fsf.org/cl-bibtex/

-- 
Matthias Köppe -- http://www.math.uni-magdeburg.de/~mkoeppe