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Date: Fri, 4 Feb 1994 13:42:59 -0500
From: "K. Berry" <kb@cs.umb.edu>
Message-Id: <199402041842.AA00170@claude.cs.umb.edu>
To: tex-archive@math.utah.edu, tex-k@cs.umb.edu
Subject: web2c 6.1 et al. available
I've released version 6.1 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,web,web2c,dvipsk,xdvik}.tar.gz
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@u.washington.edu.
There are no changes to the web files (that will be version 7.0);
web-6.1.tar.gz is only different in the name of its top-level directory.
kb@cs.umb.edu
Member of the League for Programming Freedom -- write lpf@uunet.uu.net.
lib is a collection of the basic tfm, tex, mf, and bibtex files
(in my opinion). Only change from 6.0 is to add the raw tfm's for Utopia.
web2c:
* foo.bar found before foo.tex (found before foo).
* configure links sun.c to sun-sunview.c if SUNWIN is defined.
* -DLONG_64_BITS is supplied automatically (if appropriate).
* Various changes for configure --srcdir.
* Sample MakeTeX* scripts included.
dvipsk:
* Don't complain if scaled fonts are close enough.
* Document -pp.
There are no particular xdvik changes; just keeping up with the kpathsea
fixes.
[FTP.nwc: 02 FEB 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@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@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, Barbara Burr,
and members of DANTE 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.dante.de 128.69.1.12 tex-archive
Users of ftp.tex.ac.uk or ftp.dante.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@uunet.uu.net
For a basic set of input files and fonts:
----------------------------------------
ftp> cd tex-archive/systems/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/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
[Basic set of bitmapped fonts generated by Metafont
using the CanonCX mode_def for write-black 300dpi devices.
If using the web2c default search paths,
place this set of Computer Modern bitmapped fonts
in $(fontdir)/public/cm/pk/cx.
These pk fonts are not strictly necessary;
dvips and xdvi can be used with a script called
`MakeTeXPK' to generate needed bitmapped fonts.
Use $(fontdir)/tmp/pk/cx as the temporary destination
directory for newly-generated 300dpi write-black fonts.
The zip/unzip package is in
~/tex-archive/archive-tools/info-zip.]
ftp> get pk300w.zip
[Bitmapped fonts generated using the
RicohFourZeroEightZero mode_def;
pk300w (write-white) fonts are better with xdvi
at lower magnifications.
If using the web2c default search paths,
place these in $(fontdir)/public/cm/pk/ricoh.
If using MakeTeXPK to generate 300dpi write-white fonts,
use $(fontdir)/tmp/pk/ricoh as the temporary destination
directory for newly-generated 300dpi write-white fonts.]
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. If you have never set up these programs before,
compile web2c first (that is to say, the material in both web.tar.gz and
web2c.tar.gz, unpacked); begin by reading ./web2c-<version>/web2c/README
and ./web2c-<version>/web2c/INSTALL. Remember to set up your texmf
directory hierarchy before embarking on your compilation (see "For a
basic set of input files and fonts" above).
All installation processes require careful attention to detail, and knowledge
of your system. "Make haste slowly", and you improve your chances of success.
How to make web2c, dvipsk, and xdvik in a single make:
-----------------------------------------------------
[Thanks to Martyn Johnson, Pierre MacKay, Jon Peatfield, and Andreas Schott
for their notes.]
These three programs are not packaged together, because the latter two
are updated fairly frequently. But (thanks to Karl's work), the programs
can be made in a single make:
Extract the three archives so that the following directories
are parallel to each other:
./dvipsk-<version>
./web2c-<version>
./xdvik-<version>
Next:
mv dvipsk-<version>/dvipsk web2c-<version>
mv xdvik-<version>/xdvik web2c-<version>
./web2c-<version> should now contain four subdirectories:
dvipsk, kpathsea, web2c, and xdvik.
The files remaining in ./dvipsk-<version> and ./xdvik-<version>
are identical in all three archives. If you wish, you can now
remove ./dvipsk-<version> and ./xdvik-<version>. If you wish to
retain the names and versions of the programs, you can create the
following symbolic links:
ln -s web2c-<version> dvipsk-<version>
ln -s web2c-<version> xdvik-<version>
Be sure to read web2c-<version>/README, web2c-<version>/web2c/INSTALL,
web2c-<version>/dvipsk/INSTALL, and web2c-<version>/xdvik/INSTALL.
Make sure that you have completed the instructions in the section above
called "For a basic set of input files and fonts".
You are now ready to begin configuring and building the programs.
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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you are concerned about connect-time, search or retrieval problems,
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 us (address below).
A distribution fee in the area of $210 for domestic U.S. sites covers
the expenses of putting together and maintaining the tape distribution,
equipment, and of providing information and installation-support
services. The University of Washington does not subsidize the Unix TeX
distribution and requires it to be self-sustaining.
E-mail queries concerning the distribution tape should be sent to:
unixtex@u.washington.edu
otherwise to:
mackay@cs.washington.edu (Dr. Pierre A. MacKay).
********************************************************************
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Please do not be shy about asking us for information.
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