web2c 6.0 & friends available (fwd)
Petr Sojka
sojka at erebor.ics.muni.cz
Tue Jan 25 19:53:42 CET 1994
Dobry vecer,
pro UnixTeX maintenery jsem stahl do ftp.muni.cz:/pub/tex/unix
posledni, nize avizovanou verzi UnixTeXu.
Zdravi
Petr Sojka <sojka at muni.cz>
Forwarded message:
: From kb at cs.umb.edu Tue Jan 25 13:15:11 1994
: Date: Tue, 25 Jan 1994 06:45:43 -0500
: From: "K. Berry" <kb at cs.umb.edu>
: To: info-tex at shsu.bitnet, tex-archive at math.utah.edu, tex-k at cs.umb.edu
: Subject: web2c 6.0 & friends available
:
: I've released version 6.0 of web2c, a port of the basic TeX
: project web programs (TeX, Metafont, GFtoPK, etc.) to Unix,
: and my modified drivers (dvipsk and xdvik).
:
: You can get everything by ftp from:
:
: (Boston) ftp.cs.umb.edu:pub/tex/{lib,src,web,web2c,dvipsk,xdvik}.tar.gz
:
: lib is a collection of the basic tfm, tex, mf, and bibtex files
: (in my opinion).
: src has additional documentation, sources for some of the things
: in lib, and a few extra programs I find especially valuable.
:
: Soon they will be available from the CTAN sites (please try them first):
:
: (Texas) ftp.shsu.edu
: (England) ftp.tex.ac.uk
: (Germany) ftp.uni-stuttgart.de
:
: See the ftp retrieval instructions below for precise details.
:
: A summary of the changes is below. Send bug reports to me (I'm sure
: there will be plenty). If you want support, or if you cannot ftp, I
: suggest contacting unixtex at u.washington.edu.
:
: One change worth emphasizing: the default paths have completely changed.
: See the file kpathsea/HIER for a summary of this. The Makefile(s) and
: kpathsea/paths.h.in do the actual definitions.
:
: By the way, the new version number is 6.0 because 5.8515 was just too
: many decimal points (also running out of characters on my system V
: filesystems).
:
: The next major feature I intend to implement is a runtime configuration
: file (read by all three programs) to define paths.
:
: kb at cs.umb.edu
: Member of the League for Programming Freedom -- write lpf at uunet.uu.net.
:
: web2c:
: Version 6.0 (24 January 1994)
: * Default paths changed.
: * Update for TeX 3.1415, etc.
: * Change to use the kpathsea library, a la dvipsk and xdvik.
:
: * TeX's \openin command invokes MakeTeXTeX just like \input.
:
: * TeX & Metafont:
: - 16-byte values can be dumped, thus allowing native `long' on the DEC Alpha.
: - But 32-bit integers are used if sharable format files are desired,
: even on 64-bit machines.
: - Interrupts are accepted when waiting for input.
:
: * Online output support in Metafont for Regis terminals and the NeXT.
: * gftopk can handle characters with up to 100,000 rows.
: * vftovp's -charcode-format=ascii works properly.
: * patgen doesn't give bizarre numeric output where it should be text.
:
: * configuration:
: - -lX11 is used for OpenWindows.
: - The MakeTeX... scripts are individually selectable by default, and
: can always be invoked if certain environment variables are set.
: - The subdirectory trick using st_nlink can be turned off.
:
: * Makefiles:
: - man/Makefile doesn't remove itself at `clean'.
: - {tex,mf}/clean-tr[ia]p doesn't reinstall a {tex,mf}d.h with the test
: constants.
: - web2c/Makefile removes lex and yacc output at `clean'.
: - mkdirchain invoked as an absolute filename.
:
: * web2c:
: - sync is no longer invoked; instead the Makefiles touch texd.h and
: mfd.h after they are finished.
:
: dvipsk:
: 5.526a (24 January 1994)
: * Extra :'s in config file paths incorporate the compile-time default,
: and extra :'s in envvars incorporate the config file path.
: * Default paths and config.ps changed.
: * -v prints the version number and exits.
: * magstep rounding consistent with xdvik.
: * MakeTeXPK.in includes gsftopk support (disabled by default), and
: allows user envvars to override the script's value. Some default
: values substituted from the Makefile.
: * Under -DSECURE, reading of absolute_p files is prohibited.
:
: xdvik:
: 1.5 (24 January 1994)
: * Try again to make the signal handling more reliable on the Alpha.
: * Debugging option for EPS previewing.
: * Magstep rounding consistent with dvipsk.
: * xdvi -version by itself doesn't provoke a usage message.
: * Make j a synonym for j.
:
:
:
: [FTP.nwc: 24 January 1994
:
: The most up-to-date copy of this file is available on ftp.cs.umb.edu
: (158.121.104.33) in pub/tex/FTP.nwc.
:
: If the info below does not match up with what you find on the archives,
: please let us know. Thanks! -- unixtex at u.washington.edu.]
:
: =========================================================================
: TeX programs are user-supported: join the TeX Users Group (TUG)
: and support the development of these programs.
: For membership information, send mail to
: tug at tug.org.
: =========================================================================
:
:
: FTP INSTRUCTIONS
:
: Most people who get in touch with the Unix TeX distribution at the Univ.
: of Washington are aiming to install plain TeX, LaTeX, BibTeX, plain
: Metafont, a previewer that will work under the X windowing system, and a
: PostScript device driver. While the ftp sites listed below have just
: about everything useful for users of TeX on a variety of operating
: systems, our retrieval instructions -- intended solely for users with
: machines running Unix -- are limited to the programs mentioned above.
:
: The three ftp sites mentioned below are part of the Comprehensive TeX
: Archive Network (CTAN).
:
: CTAN is the result of cooperative work among members of TUG,
: DANTE [German-speaking TeX Users Group], and UKTUG [U.K. TeX
: Users Group], under the leadership of George Greenwade, Chair
: for TUG's Technical Working Group on TeX Archive Guidelines.
:
: Special thanks to George Greenwade for establishing the CTAN site
: at Sam Houston State University (US), to Rainer Schoepf for the
: CTAN site at the University of Stuttgart (FRG), and to Sebastian Rahtz
: for the CTAN site at Aston University (UK). These archives mirror
: each other meticulously.
:
: Please use the host nearest you:
:
: Host Internet address TeX root dir
: ---- ---------------- ------------
: ftp.shsu.edu 192.92.115.10 tex-archive
: ftp.tex.ac.uk 134.151.44.19 tex-archive
: ftp.uni-stuttgart.de 128.69.1.12 tex-archive
:
: Users of ftp.tex.ac.uk or ftp.uni-stuttgart.de will be able to retrieve
: the same tex-archive files, but site-specific files (i.e., the two
: mentioned in the next paragraph) may be named differently.
:
: Upon logging on (to ftp.shsu.edu), retrieve and read
:
: README.archive-features and
: README.site-commands
:
: to learn how to use the archive efficiently.
:
: We assume that you will have read these documents and will be able to
: use the information in them to make retrieval more convenient for yourself.
:
: For example, by reading these files, you will learn that you will be
: able to retrieve foo.tar.gz even if the file does not exist, because
: the ftpd allows archiving and compressing files on the fly.
:
: In our instructions, the mode of compression used during retrieval is
: gzip. All files ending in .gz are gzipped.
:
: We encourage you to retrieve and install GNU's gunzip utility, part of
: the gzip package. Set "binary" by typing "bi" at your ftp prompt, and
: retrieve the file
:
: ~/tex-archive/archive-tools/info-zip/gzip-<version>.tar
:
: It does a better job of compression than standard Unix compress; and it
: is (as far as is known) patent-free. It is illegal to use Unix compress
: for software on the net, because it infringes on a software patent.
:
: To inform yourself about the new software monopolies
: in the U.S., send mail to the
: League for Programming Freedom:
: lpf at uunet.uu.net
:
:
: For a basic set of input files and fonts:
: ----------------------------------------
:
: ftp> cd tex-archive/systems/unix/web2c
: ftp> bi [for binary retrieval]
: ftp> get lib.tar.gz
:
: This file contains a small collection of fonts (TFM files only),
: (La)TeX macros, MF macros, and BibTeX files, enough to get
: started. The AMS fonts and macros are included.
:
: It unpacks into a directory named `texmf', which you will want in
: your equivalent of /usr/local/lib -- whatever you defined as your
: $(datadir) in the Makefiles.
:
: The organization of the archive was debated at great length. We hope
: it will be useful. If you don't like our organization, you should
: move the files around as you see fit, not forgetting to redefine the
: search paths and installation directories. The Makefiles,
: kpathsea/HIER, kpathsea/paths.h.in, and web2c/README (``Directory
: hierarchies'') have more tidbits of information.
:
: We advise unpacking this and deciding on your directory structure
: *before* doing the compilations.
:
:
: For web2c:
: ---------
:
: Special thanks here to Karl Berry, Unix System Coordinator for TUG.
: He improves/develops/maintains web2c, modes.mf, dvipsk, and xdvik
: (and other things not mentioned in this file). He also maintains
: pub/tex on ftp.cs.umb.edu, which is the originating location for all
: the files above and below.
:
: [still in tex-archive/systems/unix/web2c]
:
: ftp> get web.tar.gz [Knuth's WEB sources for TeX, MF, & family:
: unpacks into ./web2c-<version>]
:
: ftp> get web2c.tar.gz [WEB-to-C source:
: unpacks into ./web2c-<version>]
:
: It is important to retrieve and unpack both web.tar.gz and web2c.tar.gz.
: They unbundle into a single directory called ./web2c-<version>.
:
: The web2c software converts the WEB source files (in which TeX,
: Metafont, & family are written) to C source. The input and font
: files are needed to dump the format and base files required to run
: plain TeX, LaTeX, and Metafont.
:
:
:
: For an X window system previewer (xdvik)
: -------------------------------
: and PostScript device driver (dvipsk):
: -------------------------------------
:
: ftp> cd ../../dviware/xdvik
: ftp> get xdvik.tar.gz
: [unpacks into ./xdvik-<version>]
:
: ftp> cd ../dvipsk
: ftp> get dvipsk.tar.gz
: [unpacks into dvipsk-<version>]
:
: ftp> cd ../../fonts/cm/pk
: ftp> get pk300.zip
: [For write-black 300dpi devices.
:
: The zip/unzip package is in
: ~/tex-archive/archive-tools/info-zip.
:
: These pk fonts are not strictly necessary;
: dvips and xdvi can use a script `MakeTeXPK' that will
: generate missing bitmapped fonts.]
:
: ftp> get pk300w.zip
: [pk300w (write-white) fonts are better with xdvi]
:
: ftp> quit [end ftp session]
:
:
: We believe this covers the retrieval of the essential files.
:
: Each of the three packages -- web2c, xdvik, dvipsk, -- contains its own
: installation instructions. The first thing to compile is web2c (that is
: to say, both web.tar.gz and web2c.tar.gz, unpacked); begin by reading
: ./web2c-<version>/web2c/README.
:
: If this is your first TeX installation, you may not find the process
: as easy as installing directly from our distribution tape, but ease is
: a matter of degree. All installation processes require careful attention
: to detail, and knowledge of your system. Festina Lente (Make Haste Slowly),
: and you improve your chances of success.
:
: Those who purchase distribution tapes from us support this reply service,
: and receive installation help should they need it.
:
: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
:
: Network users interested in TeX software will find much that is useful in
: the following FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) documents on rtfm.mit.edu
: (18.70.0.209) in ~pub/usenet/comp.text.tex:
:
: T,_L,_e.:_F_A_Q_w_A_[M]
: (i.e., TeX, LaTeX, etc.: FAQ with Answers [Monthly])
:
: There is also a supplement to the FAQ containing FTP locations; it's in
: the same place on rtfm.mit.edu.
:
: A beautifully done index of macros for TeX and LaTeX is available on
: theory.lcs.mit.edu (18.52.0.92) in ~/pub/tex/TeX-index.
:
: These files are all included in ftp.cs.umb.edu:pub/tex/src.tar.gz.
:
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: Metafont programs on your machines, you may wish to consider ordering a
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:
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