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+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
###############################################################################
# #
-# Make file for installing Basser Lout Version 3.19 #
+# Make file for installing Basser Lout Version 3.21 #
# #
# Jeffrey H. Kingston #
-# 14 February 2000 #
+# 10 May 2000 #
# #
# make prg2lout Compile a small auxiliary program called prg2lout #
# make lout Compile the Lout source #
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
# can always specify safe or unsafe execution by means of the -S and #
# -U options to lout when processing a document; SAFEDFT means that #
# -S rather than -U is the default behaviour. Unsafe execution is #
-# required when formatting programs and verbatim text, so if in #
-# doubt, do not change the value of SAFEDFT. #
+# required when formatting computer programs, so if in doubt, do not #
+# change the value of SAFEDFT. #
# #
# (5) Set the following four macros defined below to appropriate values: #
# #
@@ -190,15 +190,11 @@
# (c) It will perform an initializing "lout -x" run. This run will #
# do the following checks and initializations: #
# #
-# (i) It will read all the font files mentioned in file #
-# $(LIBDIR)/include/fontdefs and check that they #
-# exist and are in the correct format; #
-# #
-# (ii) It will read all the hyphenation (.lh) files mentioned #
+# (i) It will read all the hyphenation (.lh) files mentioned #
# in file $(LIBDIR)/include/langdefs, check them, and build #
# the packed (.lp) versions; #
# #
-# (iii) It will read and check the three standard database #
+# (ii) It will read and check the four standard database #
# (.ld) files in directory $(LIBDIR)/data, and build #
# the corresponding database index (.li) files. #
# #
@@ -225,9 +221,16 @@
# #
# (18) If the usual size of a piece of paper at your site is not A4, you #
# might like to now change the default value of the @PageType option #
-# on line 57 of file $(LIBDIR)/include/dsf. You can find the list of #
-# known page types in the User's Guide, and also at line 615 in file #
-# $(LIBDIR)/include/dsf. #
+# on line 59 of file $(LIBDIR)/include/dsf: #
+# #
+# named @PageType { A4 @OrIfPlain Other } #
+# #
+# This is saying that the page type is to be A4 by default, unless #
+# plain text output is in effect (lout -p), in which case the page #
+# type is Other, which means that the page dimensions come from the #
+# @PageWidth and @PageHeight options. Just change the A4, not the #
+# rest. You can find the list of known page types, alternative to A4, #
+# in the User's Guide, and also at line 640 in $(LIBDIR)/include/dsf. #
# #
# (19) If the usual language at your site is not English, you might like to #
# now change the default value of the @InitialLanguage option on line #