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Do you need Perl to use the glossaries package?
The glossariespackage provides a helper Perl script called makeglossarieswhich will act as an interface to makeindexor xindy. If you want to use makeglossariesor xindy, you need to have Perl installed. If you don’t have Perl installed, you can still use glossaries but you can only use it with makeindex.
Where can I get the MiKTeX glossaries package?
MiKTeX users may nd the Xindy for MiKTeXthread on the LaTeX Community Forum helpful. The glossariespackage provides a helper Perl script called makeglossarieswhich will act as an interface to makeindexor xindy.
Where can I get the glossaries package for Tex?
The glossariespackage is congured to use either makeindexor xindy. Makeindexshould be available on all TEX systems. It’s possible you may not have xindyinstalled, but it can be downloaded from the xindy home page. MiKTeX users may nd the Xindy for MiKTeXthread on the LaTeX Community Forum helpful.
What do I need to make a glossary?
You need to have the glossaries package installed. You also need to have the following packages installed: ifthen, xkeyval(at least version 2.5f), xfor, amsgenand etoolbox. You may also need longtable, supertabular, arrayor multicol, depending on what glossary style you want to use.
How to install MiKTeX and Perl on Windows?
Both installers add the Perl interpreter to the system PATH environment variable and link the file extension .pl to the interpreter binary perl.exe, so it would generally be enough to start with click on the file or in command prompt typing in the file alone – but this does not work for files without extension (but perl file would work then). *)
How to install a full version of Perl?
The answer is: Install a full Perl distribution on your own! You can find links to Windows versions of Perl distributions on Perl.org download page. If you have no idea, which one to choose, I suggest you to install ActivePerl by ActiveState.
Is there a package manager for Strawberry Perl?
By default a package manager is also installed which is later useful for updates and configuration. For advanced users there’s also Strawberry Perl for Windows. The configuration is later done with command prompt terminals.
When do you use a glossary in a docu-ment?
When you use the glossaries package, you need to define glossary entries in the docu- ment preamble. These entries could be a word, phrase, abbreviation or symbol. They’re usually accompanied by a description, which could be a short sentence or an in-depth explanation that spans multiple paragraphs.