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# LaTeX-proposal: A set of LaTeX classes for preparing proposals
# LaTeX-proposal: A set of LaTeX classes for preparing proposals
Writing grant proposals is a collaborative effort that requires the integration of
contributions from many individuals. The use of an ASCII-based format like LATEX allows to
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the proposal writing team to concentrate on the contents rather than the mechanics of
wrangling with text fragments and revisions. In fact the proposal package has evolved out
of a series of collaborative proposal writing efforts, where large teams (up to 30
individuals from up to 20 sites) have written a 100- page proposal in three weeks (with
individuals from up to 20 sites) have written a 100-page proposal in three weeks (with
over 2000 commits). Such collaborative writing sprints are impossible without a revision
control system and a “semantic” document class that generates tables, charts, and
deliverable lists from content markup and thus takes care of many of the routine tasks of
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## Using the LaTeX Proposal Class
In the simplest case, just clone the repository, and extend your `TEXINPUTS`
In the simplest case, just clone the repository, and extend your `TEXINPUTS`
environment variable so that it can find it. On a UNIX system something like the following
should work.
should work.
```
cd /path/to/your/project
cd /path/to/project
git clone https://github.com/KWARC/LaTeX-proposal
echo 'export TEXINPUTS = "$(TEXINPUTS):/path/to/your/project/LaTeX-proposal//:"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export TEXINPUTS = "$(TEXINPUTS):/path/to/project/LaTeX-proposal:"' >> ~/.bashrc
```
Of course you will have to replace `/path/to/your/project` with a path appropriate to
Of course you will have to replace `/path/to/project` with a path appropriate to
your system. A simple `git pull` will update you to the newest version.
## Getting Started with a New Proposal
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a revision control system for a larger group, read (far) below.
Here is what you would do on a UNIX system after the initial steps above to prepare a DFG
proposal (or an EU proposal the same setup works as well, but with suitably adapted
proposal (for an EU proposal the same setup works as well, but with suitably adapted
paths).
```
cp examples/dfg/proposal .
sed -i .bak s/PROP.dir = ..\/..\/..\//Prop.dir = ./ proposal/Makefile
sed -i .bak s/BIB = ..\/lib/BIB = ./ proposal/Makefile
sed -i .bak s/PROP.dir = ..\/..\/..\//Prop.dir = ./ proposal/Makefile
sed -i .bak s/BIB = ..\/lib/BIB = ./ proposal/Makefile
```
## Disclaimer
The LaTeX proposal class has been developed to "scratch my own itch" over many proposals
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## License
The proposal class is distributed under the terms of the LaTeX Project Public License from
CTAN archives in directory macros/latex/base/lppl.txt. Either version 1.0 or, at your
CTAN archives, see the file `macros/latex/base/lppl.txt` at CTAN, either version 1.0 or, at your
option, any later version.
## Help wanted; submit issues, feature requests, & pull requests
## Help wanted: submit issues, feature requests, pull requests
As this is just a side project for me, please submit issues and feature requests to the
[issue tracker](issues). Even better, improve the code and submit a
[pull request](https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-requests/)
[pull request](https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-requests/).
## Repository Layout
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* `examples`: example proposal (stubs).
* `etc`: style files from the sTeX bundle added for convenience (only on GitHub, not on CTAN)
* `lib`: Makefiles for the management of self-documenting packages
* `bin`: utilities, e.g. a script that makes GitHub issues from the deliverables of a proposal for project managment if the proposal is granted.
* `bin`: utilities, e.g. a script that makes GitHub issues from the deliverables of a proposal for project management if the proposal is granted.
# Using this repo in a paper repository
## Using this repo in a paper repository
The best way to write a collaborative proposal is to use a revision control system. It is
usually a good idea to make this repository into an external sub-repository that can be
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maintainer - want to add the proposal classes as a sub-repository at path
`lib/LaTeX-proposal` from the top of the paper repository.
## The best way for GIT
### The best way for Git
is via the `git-subrepo` extension of `git`. Unfortunately this is not part of git
is via the `git-subrepo` extension of `git`. Unfortunately this is not part of Git
(yet). So you as the paper repos maintainer have to
[install it first](https://github.com/git-commands/git-subrepo#readme) if you want to
install the proposal classes as a subrepos. Your users do not, they will get the subrepos
automatically on `git clone` or `git pull`.
1. go to the top of your paper prehistory: `cd path/to/top` (you can only make a
"subrepo" from there)
2. add the LaTeX-proposal distribution repos as a "subrepo": `git subrepo clone git@github.com:KWARC/LaTeX-proposal.git LaTeX-proposal`
1. go to the top of your paper prehistory:
```
cd /path/to/top
```
(you can only make a"subrepo" from there)
2. add the LaTeX-proposal distribution repos as a "subrepo":
```
git subrepo clone git@github.com:KWARC/LaTeX-proposal.git LaTeX-proposal
```
Note that under `git-subrepo` the "external" is not updated automatically, a
maintainer has to "pull" it. This can be seen as a feature and not a bug (there is less of
a chance to break things).
1. go to the top of your paper repository: `cd path/to/top` (you can only pull from there)
2. pull the proposal classes repos as a "subrepo": `git subrepo pull LaTeX-proposal`
1. go to the top of your paper repository:
```
cd /path/to/top
```
(you can only pull from there)
2. pull the proposal classes repos as a "subrepo":
```
git subrepo pull LaTeX-proposal
```
To contribute changes back to the the LaTeX-proposal repository, you analogously do
To contribute changes back to the the LaTeX-proposal repository, you analogously do
1. go to the top of your paper prehistory: `cd path/to/top` (you can only push from there)
2. do the push: `git subrepo push LaTeX-proposal`
1. go to the top of your paper prehistory:
```
cd /path/to/top
```
(you can only push from there)
2. do the push:
```
git subrepo push LaTeX-proposal
```
easypeasy!
Easypeasy!
### The second best way for Git
## The second best way for GIT
is via `git subtree`.
1. go to the top of your paper repository: `cd path/to/top`
2. add the LaTeX-proposal repos as a remote: `git remote add LaTeX-proposal
git@github.com:KWARC/LaTeX-proposal.git` under the name `LaTex-proposal`.
3. add the remote `LaTeX-proposal` as a subtree: `git subtree add --prefix=LaTeX-proposal LaTeX-proposal master --squash`
(here under the path `LaTeX-proposal`). The `--squash` reduces history noise.
1. go to the top of your paper repository:
```
cd /path/to/top
```
2. add the LaTeX-proposal repos as a remote:
```
git remote add LaTeX-proposal git@github.com:KWARC/LaTeX-proposal.git
```
under the name `LaTex-proposal`.
3. add the remote `LaTeX-proposal` as a subtree:
```
git subtree add --prefix=LaTeX-proposal LaTeX-proposal master --squash
```
(here under the path `LaTeX-proposal`). The `--squash` reduces history noise.
When you want to update the subrepository to the newest version, you have to "subtree
pull" as above:
pull" as below:
1. go to the top of your paper repository: `cd path/to/top`
2. subtree-pull: `git subtree pull --prefix=LaTeX-proposal LaTeX-proposal master --squash`
this is a bit inconvenient, but works well.
1. go to the top of your paper repository:
```
cd /path/to/top
```
2. subtree-pull:
```
git subtree pull --prefix=LaTeX-proposal LaTeX-proposal master --squash
```
Contributing back to the LaTeX-proposal repository is somewhat more complex; RTFM!
This is a bit inconvenient, but works well.
## Externals in SVN
In a subversion repository you can must make an external by
Contributing back to the LaTeX-proposal repository is somewhat more complex; RTFM!
1. go to the top of your paper prehistory: `cd path/to/top`
2. make the `lib` subdir if necessary: `mkdir lib`
3. add the external: `svn propedit svn:externals lib`
4. an editor will appear, add the line `LaTeX-proposal LaTeX-proposal https://github.com/KWARC/LaTeX-proposal/trunk`
5. commit your work: `svn commit -m'adding external for the LaTeX-proposal '`
### Externals in SVN
In a Subversion repository you must make an external by
1. go to the top of your paper prehistory:
```
cd /path/to/top
```
2. make the `lib` subdir if necessary:
```
mkdir lib
```
3. add the external:
```
svn propedit svn:externals lib
```
4. an editor will appear, add the line
```
LaTeX-proposal LaTeX-proposal https://github.com/KWARC/LaTeX-proposal/trunk
```
5. commit your work:
```
svn commit -m 'adding external for the LaTeX-proposal'
```
Note that in SVN any `svn update`@ will update the LaTeX-proposal repository in the
external as well.