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Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 10:26:38 -0400
From: "K. Berry" <kb@cs.umb.edu>
Message-Id: <199409091426.AA15471@terminus.cs.umb.edu>
To: karl@cs.umb.edu
Subject: kpathsea 2.0 & dvipsk/dviljk/xdvik drivers available
Well, it's been five months but I've finally released new versions of
kpathsea and the drivers I've modified to use it: dvipsk, dviljk, xdvik.
They're in the usual place:
ftp.cs.umb.edu:pub/tex/{xdvik,dvipsk,dviljk}.tar.gz
... and CTAN and its mirrors; see below.
Please use the nearest site, to reduce the load on our old Sparc 1.
Because I've made so many changes, it is virtually certain that there
will be some problems with this release; thus, I will probably be making
another release to fix bugs relatively soon. Of course, I hope as many
people as possible will try this code, so we can find the bugs!
Naturally, I am now working on the next release of web2c to use the new
code. It will be ready no sooner than a month or two from now; please
don't bother to ask me, as I simply do not know when I will finish it.
I hope someone else can write a patch to web2c 6.1 for the interim
(please send it to me if you do, so I can put it on ftp.cs.umb.edu).
Some people have been curious, so I should mention that I don't bother
to announce updates to lib.tar.gz, src.tar.gz, or the various patches
(in pub/tex/*.help) because new versions are really only useful to
people installing a new TeX system, or who need to fix a particular
problem. If you're already happily TeX-ing, there's little need to keep
up with the updates.
As always, thanks to the many people who contributed. I tried to note
names in the ChangeLog entries.
OK, here's the NEWS:
kpathsea 2.0
* Runtime configuration file support; see the manual.
* Both dpi600/cmr10.pk and cmr10.600pk are searched for.
* ls-R matches $TEXMF//latex2e vs. $TEXMF//latex209.
* $TEXMFLOG, if set, specifies a filename for logging successful searches.
* All directory entries beginning with `.' are ignored, not just `.' and `..'.
* Default path for PK and GF fonts includes the mode name.
* ls-R is in $TEXMFROOT instead of hardwired at compile time.
* More debugging flags, and they can be set with client program options.
* If MakeTeX{PK,TFM} fail, or aren't invoked, a file missfont.log is
written with the requisite commands, as in dvips.
* More 328/329/330 fixes, maybe for the last time.
* The override font paths (XDVIFONTS etc.) apply only to glyph (PK/GF)
searches, not TFM or VF.
* -g is not the default when linking, to avoid unnecessarily large binaries
(due to static libraries) under Linux.
* configure checks for a smart putenv.
* Stat results are cached to speed up disk searches.
dviljk 2.0
* fonts/ and tex/ subdirectories installed via cp -r.
* You can build all or any of dvilj, dvilj2p, dvilj4l, dvilj4 (only the
last is still the default). Also better Alpha support.
* Update for dvi2xx051a11.
* Allow foo and foo.bar.dvi for input filenames.
* NFSS style files (for either LaTeX 2e or LaTeX 2.09 + NFSS)
included. From Andy Piper.
* A better dvihp wrapper script included, suitable for lpr.
* The debug option (--) accepts a numeric arg to set kpathsea debugging bits.
* MakeTeXPK is enabled by default.
* Use Autoconf to determine character signedness, instead of cc predefs.
* Fix for line graphics bugs on non-300dpi devices.
dvipsk 5.55b
* fonts/ and tex/ subdirectories installed via cp -r.
* Whitespace ignored after < in psfonts.map.
* -d 4 (=fonts) reports the filenames used.
* fontinst warnings in VF files ignored.
* Switching to PaintType 2 in psfonts.map documented.
xdvik 18a (8 September 1994)
(I didn't try the SELFILE or angle support.)
* MakeTeXPK enabled by default.
* BoundingBox read from the file if not in the special.
* Better file closing when the file table is full.
* Links with the X11R6 libraries ICE and SM, if they exist.
* Update for xdvi 18.
kb@cs.umb.edu
Help fight the new programming monopolies -- write lpf@uunet.uu.net.
Here are the CTAN sites and their mirrors:
prompt$ finger ctan_us@ftp.shsu.edu
[pip.SHSU.EDU]
Login name: ctan_us In real life: US CTAN
Bldg:
Directory: /pub/mirror/ctan_us Shell: /usr/local/bin/tcsh
Last login Fri Jul 15 17:01 on ttypc
Plan:
In order to reduce network load, it is recommended that you use the
Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN) host which is located in the
closest network proximity to your site.
Known partial mirrors of the CTAN reside on (alphabetically):
dongpo.math.ncu.edu.tw (Taiwan) /tex-archive
ftp.adfa.oz.au (Australia) /pub/tex/ctan
ftp.muni.cz (The Czech Republic) /pub/tex/CTAN
nic.switch.ch (Switzerland) /mirror/tex
ftp.cs.ruu.nl (The Netherlands) /pub/tex-archive
Known mirrors of the CTAN reside on (alphabetically):
ftp.center.osaka-u.ac.jp (Japan) /CTAN
ftp.cs.rmit.edu.au (Australia) /tex-archive
ftp.duke.edu (North Carolina, USA) /tex-archive
ftp.loria.fr (France) /pub/unix/tex/ctan
ftp.uni-bielefeld.de (Germany) /pub/tex
ftp.uni-stuttgart.de (Germany) /tex-archive (/pub/tex)
ftp.uu.net (Virginia, USA) /pub/text-processing/TeX
ftpserver.nus.sg (Singapore) /pub/zi/TeX
src.doc.ic.ac.uk (England) /packages/tex/uk-tex
sunsite.unc.edu (North Carolina, USA) /pub/packages/TeX
wuarchive.wustl.edu (Missouri, USA) /packages/TeX
Please send updates to this list to <CTAN-Mgr@SHSU.edu>.
The participating hosts in the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network are:
ftp.dante.de (Germany)
-- anonymous ftp /tex-archive (/pub/tex /pub/archive)
-- e-mail via ftpmail@dante.de
-- Administrator: <ftpmaint@dante.de>
ftp.shsu.edu (Texas, USA)
-- anonymous ftp and gopher /tex-archive (/pub/tex /pub/archive)
-- NFS mountable from ftp.SHSU.edu:/pub/ftp/tex-archive
-- e-mail via ftpmail@ftp.SHSU.edu
-- World Wide Web access on www.SHSU.edu
-- Administrator: <CTAN-Mgr@SHSU.edu>
ftp.tex.ac.uk (England)
-- anonymous ftp /tex-archive (/pub/tex /pub/archive)
-- gopher on node gopher.tex.ac.uk
-- NFS mountable from nfs.tex.ac.uk:/public/ctan/tex-archive
-- World Wide Web access on www.tex.ac.uk
-- Administrator: <ctan-uk@tex.ac.uk>