diff --git a/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
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+find_program(LATEX  NAMES latex HINTS  ${LATEX}  PATHS $ENV{PATH} /usr/bin/ /usr/local/bin )
+find_program(BIBTEX  NAMES bibtex HINTS  ${BIBTEX}  PATHS $ENV{PATH} /usr/bin/ /usr/local/bin )
+find_program(MAKEINDEX  NAMES makeindex HINTS  ${MAKEINDEX}  PATHS $ENV{PATH} /usr/bin/ /usr/local/bin )
+find_program(DVIPS  NAMES dvips HINTS  ${DVIPS} PATHS $ENV{PATH} /usr/bin/ /usr/local/bin )
+
+if ( LATEX AND MAKEINDEX and DVIPS )
+MESSAGE(STATUS "EvtGen doc: Using LATEX=${LATEX} BIBTEX=${BIBTEX} MAKEINDEX=${MAKEINDEX} DVIPS=${DVIPS}.")
+add_custom_target(GUIDE   ALL
+COMMAND ${LATEX} guide
+COMMAND ${BIBTEX} bibtex guide
+COMMAND ${LATEX} guide
+COMMAND ${MAKEINDEX} guide
+COMMAND ${LATEX} guide
+COMMAND ${DVIPS} guide.dvi -o guide.ps
+OUTPUT guide.ps
+WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+)
+else()
+MESSAGE(STATUS "EvtGen doc: some of the required programs were not found: LATEX=${LATEX} BIBTEX=${BIBTEX} MAKEINDEX=${MAKEINDEX} DVIPS=${DVIPS}. The documentation will not be generated.")
+endif()
+
+
diff --git a/doc/do_latex b/doc/do_latex
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--- a/doc/do_latex
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-latex guide; bibtex guide; latex guide; makeindex guide; latex guide; latex guide; dvips guide.dvi -o guide.ps
-