I've worked on the layout of the Python documentation tree a little; the top level is a little (!) less cluttered. In particular, it now looks like this: Doc/ api/ # individual documents ext/ lib/ mac/ ref/ tut/ icons/ # utilities/tool support stuff perl/ texinputs/ tools/ html/ # output areas api/ ext/ lib/ mac/ ref/ tut/ info/ paper-a4/ paper-letter/ The Makefile at the top level has changed a lot (probably not enough), but the main targets all seem to work just fine. Formatting for A4 paper can be done just by using "make PAPER=a4" instead of "make"; the paper-related output will automatically end up in the appropriate paper-*/ directory (.dvi, .pdf, and .ps). I'd like interested people to try out the new directory layout and tool changes to see if there are any problems that I've not been able to identify. I'm also interested in whether any additional flexibility is needed in the build process. Note that the process requires a fairly substantial LaTeX installation and the latest release of latex2html; see the README for specific information on the versions we're using and where to get them. I've placed a number of tarballs on ftp.python.org in the directory pub/python/doc/testing/. If your interested in trying out the new tree and process changes, please download the sources tarball (latex-1.5.1-testing.tgz), read the README, and give it a whirl. The other tarballs are the output I get, and (big disclaimer here) may not reflect the actual state of any Python release. Yes, there are changes here that relate to the development version of Python, so please don't rely on the documents themselves. (Ok, the changes that don't apply to the release versions are very small.) I'm very interested in feedback, so please give it a try if you can and let me know if you have any problems with the process or concerns about the new layout of the tree. -Fred -- Fred L. Drake, Jr. fdrake@cnri.reston.va.us Corporation for National Research Initiatives 1895 Preston White Drive Reston, VA 20191