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[unixtex.ftp: 28 September 1994]
The master version of this file is on ftp.cs.umb.edu [158.121.104.33]
in pub/tex/unixtex.ftp. Mail kb@cs.umb.edu with comments or questions.
=========================================================================
Consider joining the TeX Users Group (TUG):
support the maintenance and development of the programs you retrieve.
Send membership request to: tug@tug.org.
=========================================================================
FTP INSTRUCTIONS
... for Unix sites wanting to install (plain) TeX, LaTeX, BibTeX, plain
Metafont, an X window system previewer, a PostScript device driver, and
an HP LaserJet device driver.
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
For additional hosts, see /README.mirrors on these sites or
finger ctan_us@ftp.shsu.edu.
All the CTAN hosts have these files:
/README.archive-features
/README.site-commands
Our instructions assume you have read these.
If you do not have GNU's gunzip utility, first retrieve and install the
gzip package. Set "binary" mode by typing "bi" at your ftp prompt; retrieve
/tex-archive/tools/info-zip/gzip-<version>.tar
gzip 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 (in the USA), because it infringes a software patent. Write to
the League for Programming Freedom <lpf@uunet.uu.net> for information
about fighting the new software monopolies in the US.
Retrieving a basic set of input files and fonts:
-----------------------------------------------
ftp> cd tex-archive/systems/web2c
ftp> bi
ftp> get lib.tar.gz
This file contains a minimal 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.
lib.tar.gz unpacks into a directory named `texmf', which you will
want in your equivalent of /usr/local/lib -- whatever you will
define 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, feel free to
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 information.
You must decide on your directory structure *before* doing the
compilations, since you must specify default search paths, and
since the web2c Makefile tries to create the basic .fmt and .base
files, which require the .{tex,mf,tfm} input files to be in place.
Retrieving web2c (that is, TeX, Metafont, and friends):
------------------------------------------------------
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: also unpacks into ./web2c-<version>]
You *must* retrieve and unpack *both* web.tar.gz and web2c.tar.gz.
Retrieving device drivers:
-------------------------
For an X window system previewer (xdvik):
ftp> cd /tex-archive/dviware/xdvik
ftp> get xdvik.tar.gz [unpacks into ./xdvik-<version>]
For a DVI-to-PostScript translator (dvipsk):
ftp> cd /tex-archive/dviware/dvipsk
ftp> get dvipsk.tar.gz [unpacks into ./dvipsk-<version>]
For a DVI-to-PCL translator (dviljk):
ftp> cd /tex-archive/dviware/dviljk
ftp> get dviljk.tar.gz [unpacks into ./dviljk-<version>]
[optional] For prebuilt bitmaps:
ftp> cd /tex-archive/fonts/cm/pk
ftp> get pk300.zip
These bitmapped fonts were generated by Metafont using the CanonCX
mode_def for write-black 300dpi devices.
If using the default search paths, place this set of
Computer Modern fonts in $(fontdir)/public/cm/pk/cx.
This is optional because the drivers can run a script called
MakeTeXPK (sample supplied) to generate fonts as needed.
The zip/unzip package is in /tex-archive/tools/info-zip.
ftp> quit [end ftp session]
Compilation and installation:
----------------------------
Each of these packages -- web2c, xdvik, dvipsk, dviljk -- contains its
own installation instructions. It is possible to build all the programs
in a single make, but it is simpler to make them separately.
Compile web2c first (i.e.,, the material in both web.tar.gz and
web2c.tar.gz, unpacked). Begin by reading
./web2c-<version>/README
./web2c-<version>/web2c/README
./web2c-<version>/web2c/INSTALL
./web2c-<version>/kpathsea/README
./web2c-<version>/kpathsea/INSTALL
The INSTALL files are your guides to installation.
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. Festa lente -- make haste slowly -- and you
improve your chances of success.
BUG: wchar_t is impossible to get right. If you get error messages
involving foil_x_wchar_t, try
make CFLAGS="-g -DNO_FOIL_X_WCHAR_T" (for web2c); or
make CFLAGS="--g -DFOIL_X_WCHAR_T" (for everything else).
BUG: I messed up and declared alloca in web2c/web2c/web2c.h. Just delete
the declaration. ftp.cs.umb.edu:pub/tex/web2c.alloca.help does this.
BUG: Contrary to what the web2c installation instructions imply, you must use
configure --prefix=/your/tex/root
instead of editing the prefix in the Makefile(s). (Editing does work in
some cases, but not all.)
BUG: make clean removes *.pool in web2c/tex and web2c/mf. Use make
distclean or make mostlyclean instead. Or edit tex/Makefile and
mf/Makefile to remove *.pool at distclean instead of clean.
ftp.cs.umb.edu:pub/tex/web2c.pool.help does this.
BUG: The kpathsea that comes with web2c is an older version (1.6) of
what is in the other distributions (2.1). The file web2c.kpathsea.help
will make web2c work with kpathsea 1.8, which is somewhat of an
improvement. People are working on a patch for the latest kpathsea.
Further help:
------------
The tex-archive/help and tex-archive/info directories on the CTAN sites
have much additional documentation on all aspects of TeX.
Distribution on tape and CD/ROM:
-------------------------------
For TeX on a single tape (4mm DAT or QIC-24), ordering information is
available from unixtex@u.washington.edu. A distribution fee in the area
of US$210.00 covers administrative costs. Tapes will be available at
least through summer of 1994.
The Free Software Foundation distributes the minimal TeX system
described here on CD/ROM. Write gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu for ordering info.
Other organizations also have TeX on a CD/ROM, but I do not know the
details to include them here. Tell me if you have more info.
Retrieving TeX executables:
--------------------------
(Original from George D. Greenwade <bed_gdg@SHSU.edu>, but slightly edited.)
The files in /tex-archive/systems/unix/unixkit/ are minimal sets of
precompiled executables (thanks to Sebastian Rahtz for making these sets
available) for the various platforms using the latest web2c (version
6.1) package and techniques outlined in unixtex.ftp. The one exception to
this is the file share.tar.gz, which includes man pages and pool files
for the distribution which may be used across all architectures.
Specifically excluded from this distribution in unixkit are the many
additional macros and styles, fonts, and utilities which are available
elsewhere in the CTAN archives -- the idea is to have the ability to get
the latest files, but still have them in workable chunks for retrieval
purposes. [Retrieve lib.tar.gz as discussed above for the minimal
font/macro files.]
You *must* use the default location, /usr/local/lib/texmf, for your TeX
macros, fonts, etc. if you use these binaries. If you cannot use that
directory, then retrieve the sources and recompile.
If you get these binaries, you do not need to get web.tar.gz and web2c.tar.gz.
Acknowledgements:
----------------
The three main sites listed above are part of the Comprehensive TeX Archive
Network (CTAN) -- 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 in Heidelberg (Germany); and to
Sebastian Rahtz for the CTAN site in Cambridge (UK).
This file was conceived and created by Elizabeth Tachikawa.