diff --git a/src/macintosh/build-help b/src/macintosh/build-help
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-#-*- mode: perl; perl-indent-level: 4; cperl-indent-level: 4 -*-
-#
-
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2001 R Development Core Team
-#
-# This document is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
-# any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
-# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-# General Public License for more details.
-#
-# A copy of the GNU General Public License is available via WWW at
-# http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.  You can also obtain it by
-# writing to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place,
-# Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA.
-
-
-use File::Basename;
-use Cwd;
-use Getopt::Long;
-use R::Rdconv;
-use R::Rdlists;
-
-fileparse_set_fstype; # Unix, in case one gets anything else.
-
-@knownoptions = ("rhome:s", "html", "txt", "latex", "example", "debug",
-		 "dosnames", "htmllists");
-GetOptions (@knownoptions) || usage();
-
-$OSdir = "mac";
-
-$dir_mod = 0755;#- Permission ('mode') of newly created directories.
-
-if($opt_dosnames){$HTML="htm";} else{$HTML="html";}
-
-my $cwd = getcwd();
-
-if($opt_rhome){
-    $R_HOME=$opt_rhome;
-    print STDERR "R_HOME from --rhome: `$R_HOME'\n" if $opt_debug;
-} else{
-    chdir(dirname($0) . "/../..");
-    $R_HOME=getcwd();
-    print STDERR "R_HOME: `$R_HOME'\n" if $opt_debug;
-}
-
-chdir($cwd);
-print STDERR "Current directory (cwd): `$cwd'\n" if $opt_debug;
-
-# if option --htmllists is set we only rebuild some list files and
-# exit
-
-if($opt_htmllists){
-    build_htmlpkglist("$R_HOME/library");
-
-    %anindex = read_anindex("$R_HOME/library");
-    %htmlindex = read_htmlindex("$R_HOME/library");
-
-    # build_htmlfctlist("$R_HOME/library");
-
-    exit 0;
-}
-
-# default is to build all documentation formats
-if(!$opt_html && !$opt_txt && !$opt_latex && !$opt_example && !$opt_chm){
-    $opt_html = 1;
-    $opt_txt = 1;
-    $opt_latex = 1;
-    $opt_example = 1;
-    $opt_chm = 1;
-}
-
-($pkg, $lib, @mandir) = buildinit();
-$dest = "$lib/$pkg";
-print STDERR "Destination `dest'= `$dest'\n" if $opt_debug;
-
-if($opt_chm) {
-    $chmdir = "../chm";
-    mkdir($chmdir, 755);
-    open_hhp($pkg);
-}
-build_index($lib, $dest, $chmdir);
-
-
-if($opt_chm) {
-    build_chm_toc();
-}
-
-if ($opt_latex) {
-    $latex_d="$dest/latex";
-    mkdir "$latex_d", $dir_mod || die "Could not create $latex_d: $!\n";
-}
-if ($opt_example) {
-    $Rex_d="$dest/R-ex";
-    mkdir "$Rex_d", $dir_mod || die "Could not create $Rex_d: $!\n";
-}
-
-print " >>> Building/Updating help pages for package `$pkg'\n";
-print "     Formats: ";
-print "text " if $opt_txt;
-print "html " if $opt_html;
-print "latex " if $opt_latex;
-print "example " if $opt_example;
-print "chm " if $opt_chm;
-print "\n";
-
-
-# get %htmlindex and %anindex
-
-%anindex = read_anindex($lib);
-if($opt_html){
-    %htmlindex = read_htmlindex($lib);
-#    build_htmlfctlist($lib);
-} elsif ($opt_chm) {
-    %htmlindex = read_htmlindex($lib);
-}
-
-format STDOUT =
-  @<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< @<<<<<< @<<<<<< @<<<<<< @<<<<<< @<<<<<<
-  $manfilebase, $textflag, $htmlflag, $latexflag, $exampleflag, $chmflag
-.
-
-foreach $manfile (@mandir) {
-    if($manfile =~ /\.[Rr]d$/ && !($manfile =~ /^\.#/)) {
-	$manfilebase = basename($manfile, (".Rd", ".rd"));
-	$manage = (-M $manfile);
-	$manfiles{$manfilebase} = $manfile;
-
-	$textflag = $htmlflag = $latexflag = $exampleflag = $chmflag = "";
-
-	if($opt_txt){
-	    my $targetfile = $filenm{$manfilebase};
-	    $destfile = "$dest/help/$targetfile";
-	    if(fileolder($destfile, $manage)) {
-		$textflag = "text";
-		Rdconv($manfile, "txt", "", "$destfile", $pkg);
-	    }
-	}
-
-	if($opt_html){
-	    my $targetfile = $filenm{$manfilebase};
-	    $misslink = "";
-	    $destfile = "$dest/html/$targetfile.$HTML";
-	    if(fileolder($destfile,$manage)) {
-		$htmlflag = "html";
-		print "\t$destfile" if $opt_debug;
-		Rdconv($manfile, "html", "", "$destfile", $pkg);
-	    }
-	}
-
-	if($opt_chm){
-	    my $targetfile = $filenm{$manfilebase};
-	    $misslink = "";
-	    $destfile = "../chm/$targetfile.$HTML";
-	    print hhpfile "$targetfile.$HTML\n";
-	    if(fileolder($destfile,$manage)) {
-		$chmflag = "chm";
-		print "\t$destfile" if $opt_debug;
-		Rdconv($manfile, "chm", "", "$destfile", $pkg);
-	    }
-	}
-
-	if($opt_latex){
-	    my $targetfile = $filenm{$manfilebase};
-	    $destfile = "$dest/latex/$targetfile.tex";
-	    if(fileolder($destfile,$manage)) {
-		$latexflag = "latex";
-		Rdconv($manfile, "latex", "", "$destfile");
-	    }
-	}
-	if($opt_example){
-	    my $targetfile = $filenm{$manfilebase};
-	    $destfile = "$dest/R-ex/$targetfile.R";
-	    if(fileolder($destfile,$manage)) {
-		Rdconv($manfile, "example", "", "$destfile");
-		if(-f$destfile) {$exampleflag = "example";}
-	    }
-	}
-
-	write if ($textflag || $htmlflag || $latexflag || 
-		  $exampleflag || $chmflag);
-	print "     missing link(s): $misslink\n" 
-	    if $htmlflag && length($misslink);
-    }
-}
-
-# remove files not in source directory
-if($opt_txt){
-    my @destdir;
-    opendir dest,  "$dest/help";
-    @destdir = sort(readdir(dest));
-    closedir dest;
-    foreach $destfile (@destdir) {
-	if($destfile eq "." || $destfile eq ".." ||
-	   $destfile eq "AnIndex" || $destfile eq "00Titles") { next; }
-#	print "$dest/help/$destfile\n" unless defined $manfiles{$destfile};
-	unlink "$dest/help/$destfile" unless defined $manfiles{$destfile};
-    }
-}
-if($opt_html){
-    my @destdir;
-    opendir dest,  "$dest/html";
-    @destdir = sort(readdir(dest));
-    closedir dest;
-    foreach $destfile (@destdir) {
-	$destfilebase = basename($destfile, (".html"));
-	if($destfile eq "." || $destfile eq ".." ||
-	   $destfile eq "00Index.html") { next; }
-	unlink "$dest/html/$destfile" unless defined $manfiles{$destfilebase};
-    }
-}
-if($opt_latex){
-    my @destdir;
-    opendir dest,  "$dest/latex";
-    @destdir = sort(readdir(dest));
-    closedir dest;
-    foreach $destfile (@destdir) {
-	$destfilebase = basename($destfile, (".tex"));
-	if($destfile eq "." || $destfile eq "..") { next; }
-	unlink "$dest/latex/$destfile" unless defined $manfiles{$destfilebase};
-    }
-}
-if($opt_example){
-    my @destdir;
-    opendir dest,  "$dest/R-ex";
-    @destdir = sort(readdir(dest));
-    closedir dest;
-    foreach $destfile (@destdir) {
-	$destfilebase = basename($destfile, (".R"));
-	if($destfile eq "." || $destfile eq "..") { next; }
-	unlink "$dest/R-ex/$destfile" unless defined $manfiles{$destfilebase};
-    }
-}
-
-sub usage {
-
-    print "Usage:  build-help [--rhome dir] [--html] [--txt] [--latex]\n" .
-      "                   [--example] [--dosnames] [--htmllists] [--debug]\n" .
-      "                   [pkg] [lib]\n";
-
-    exit 0;
-}
-