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- LaTeX installation instructions for web2c Unix TeX
-
- 30 May 1994
-
-
- SUMMARY
- =======
-
- This file contains instructions on how to install LaTeX for web2c Unix
- TeX. Before reading this file, you should read install.txt, which
- will explain how the LaTeX installation works.
-
- This file describes:
-
- * How to save any old version of LaTeX.
-
- * How to unpack the LaTeX distribution.
-
- * How to create the LaTeX format.
-
- * How to install the LaTeX files.
-
- During the installation procedure, it may be easiest to set some
- environment variables.
-
- The $LATEXINPUTS directory is where the LaTeX packages and classes
- are kept. This is on the TEXINPUTS path, for example:
-
- setenv LATEXINPUTS /usr/local/lib/tex/inputs/latex
-
- The $LATEXFORMATS directory is where the LaTeX format is kept. This
- is on the TEXFORMATS path, for example:
-
- setenv LATEXFORMATS /usr/local/lib/tex/formats
-
- The $LATEXBIN directory is where the LaTeX binary is kept. This is
- on the PATH, for example:
-
- setenv LATEXBIN /usr/local/bin
-
- The $LATEXDIST directory is where the LaTeX distribution is kept.
- This is normally NOT on the TEXINPUTS path, for example:
-
- setenv LATEXDIST /usr/local/lib/tex/latex/src
-
-
- SAVING ANY OLD VERSION OF LATEX
- ===============================
-
- If you have a copy of LaTeX 2.09, you may wish to save it before
- installing LaTeX2e.
-
- To begin with, you should save the LaTeX format.
-
- cd $LATEXFORMATS
- mv latex.fmt latex209.fmt
-
- Then you should save the LaTeX inputs. This will depend on whether
- your LaTeX inputs are kept in the same directory as all the other
- inputs. If they are, then:
-
- cd $LATEXINPUTS
- mkdir ../latex209
- cp *.sty ../latex209
-
- If they are not, and are kept in a separate directory, then:
-
- cd $LATEXINPUTS
- mkdir ../latex209
- cp * ../latex209
-
- Finally, you can create a shell script to run the old latex, for
- example:
-
- #!/bin/sh
- TEXINPUTS=${LATEX209INPUTS:- \
- .:/usr/local/lib/tex/inputs/latex209:$TEXINPUTS}
- export TEXINPUTS
- virtex \&latex209 $*
-
-
- UNPACKING THE DISTRIBUTION
- ==========================
-
- To unpack the LaTeX distribution, you should:
-
- cd $LATEXDIST
- initex unpack.ins
-
- This may take 5 or 10 minutes to unpack.
-
-
- CREATING THE LATEX FORMAT
- =========================
-
- To create the LaTeX format, you should:
-
- initex latex.ltx
-
- This will create a file latex.fmt. You should install this with:
-
- mv latex.fmt $LATEXFORMATS
-
- If you had a latex binary before, it will now pick up the new
- format. Otherwise, you should say:
-
- cd $LATEXBIN
- ln virtex latex
-
-
- PUTTING THE FILES WHERE LATEX CAN READ THEM
- ===========================================
-
- To install the LaTeX files, you should:
-
- cd $LATEXDIST
- mv latexbug.tex testpage.tex docstrip.tex \
- *.cls *.clo *.sty *.fd *.def *.cfg \
- $LATEXINPUTS
-
- You have now installed LaTeX!
-
-
- CHECKING THAT THE INSTALLATION WORKED
- =====================================
-
- To check that the installation worked, you should:
-
- cd $LATEXDIST
- latex ltxcheck
-
- This will perform a number of tests, which should all report `OK'.
-
-
- --- Copyright 1994 the LaTeX3 project. ---
- --- All rights reserved. ---
-