pdfTeX is an extension to TeX which allows the user to generate either DVI or PDF as the primary output format without requiring the use of DVI as an inter-language. The current feature set of pdfTeX is discussed, and further extensions which are currently under consideration for adoption are reviewed.
@article{CG_1998___28-29_197_0, author = {Thế~Th\`anh, H\`an}, title = {The {pdfTeX} {Program}}, journal = {Cahiers GUTenberg}, pages = {197--210}, publisher = {Association GUTenberg}, number = {28-29}, year = {1998}, language = {en}, url = {http://www.numdam.org/item/CG_1998___28-29_197_0/} }
Thế Thành, Hàn. The pdfTeX Program. Cahiers GUTenberg, Actes de la Xe conférence TeX européenne, Saint-Malo, mars 1998, no. 28-29 (1998), pp. 197-210. http://www.numdam.org/item/CG_1998___28-29_197_0/