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From: "K. Berry" <[e-mail]>
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To: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]
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 [e-mail].

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.

[e-mail]
Member of the League for Programming Freedom -- write [e-mail].

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!  -- [e-mail].]

=========================================================================
     TeX programs are user-supported: join the TeX Users Group (TUG)
            and support the development of these programs.
        For membership information, send mail to
                       [e-mail].
=========================================================================


            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:
                  [e-mail]


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.

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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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or require help in building and installing the basic TeX/LaTeX and
Metafont programs on your machines, you may wish to consider ordering a
distribution tape from

    Northwest Computing Support Center
    DR-10, Thomson Hall 35
    University of Washington
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    phone: [phone]

A distribution fee in the area of $210 for domestic U.S. sites covers
the expenses of putting together and maintaining the distribution, its
equipment, and of providing information and installation-support
services.  The University of Washington does not subsidize the Unix TeX
distribution.

E-mail queries concerning the distribution tape should be sent to:

   [e-mail]

otherwise to:

   [e-mail]    (Dr. Pierre A. MacKay).

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