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Chris Rowley <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 6 Nov 1998 19:32:56 +0100
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Mark Steinberger wrote --

> It's important to be able to write in a language that
>
>    1. has macros
>

I am probably misunderstanding horribly but it seems that this is the major
thing you want.  Standard TeX notation may or may not be an excellent
language for this purpose but I am sure that using LaTeX simply to do
the macro expansion is not a good idea.

>    2. conveys the semantic information needed for the target language.

After expansion of the macros, I assume?

>
> Latex itself falls short of 2, but comes closer than anything else I
> know. Do you know a better alternative?

What typically is the "target labgauge"; and what might it be in the future?


chris

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