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- TeX 3.1 for the Amiga
-
- This archive is freely distributable.
-
- This version of TeX is based on web2c5.8a from the unix world.
- (web2c is a system for translating TeX related WEB files into C.
- It is not a general purpose translator. Version 5.8a comes from
- adding the versions of TeX and METAFONT, 3.1 and 2.7 respectively
- and adding the suffix "a" for the first release.)
-
- web2c was written primarily by Tim Morgan. See the README.WEB2C file
- in the Web2C-ReadMes directory. (Note that web2c is very unix specific
- requiring many unix utilities, etc. The source code for the TeX programs
- was transferred to the Amiga only after the point at which it was
- transformed into C code. Web2c does *not* run on the Amiga (but I'm
- working on it :) ))
-
- Some features of web2c5.8a that were retained in the Amiga version:
-
- -Lots of environment variables for specifying search paths,
- editors, etc. including the ability to search all subdirectories
- of specified directories. (see below)
-
- -Uses the name of the program to derive the name of the default
- format file. (e.g., if you rename "virtex" to "tex", then the
- default format file is "tex.fmt", "latex" --> "latex.fmt". Note
- that "virtex" is an exception, defaulting to "plain.fmt") This
- is less useful on the Amiga than on unix given the absence of
- file links :(
-
- -Support for METAFONT displays.
-
- -Supports the "e" command to invoke your favorite editor.
-
-
- There are several environment variables used to specify directories to
- search for various files. These should be set to a comma separated list
- of directories. If a directory is not the root of a device (ending with
- a colon) then you must include the trailing "/". Use a period to stand
- for the current default directory.
-
- Environment variables used and their defaults:
-
- TEXINPUTS "." (current directory)
- TEXINPUTS_SUBDIR "TeX:inputs/"
- MFINPUTS "." (current directory)
- MFINPUTS_SUBDIR "TeX:mfinputs/"
- TEXFORMATS "TeX:formats/"
- MFBASES "TeX:bases/"
- TEXPOOL "TeX:pool/"
- MFPOOL "TeX:pool/"
- BIBINPUTS ".,TeX:bibinputs/"
- TEXFONTS "TeX:fonts/"
- VFFONTS "TeX:vf/"
-
- TEXEDIT "c:ed %s"
- MFEDIT "c:ed %s"
-
- See the doc files in the "man" subdirectory for more information on how
- these are used. The doc files were quickly edited from the unix versions
- and may still contain references to unix specific features not available
- on the Amiga (e.g., file links)
-
- The "exe" subdirectory contains the executable programs. Not all of the
- utility programs are fully tested. Programs that I use on a regular basis
- and are working (as far as I can tell) are initex, virtex, inimf, virmf,
- gftopk, gftodvi and bibtex. Weave and tangle seem to work o.k. on some
- medium sized files if you give them a huge amount of stack.
-
-
- Questions and/or comments should be directed to:
- bsuggs@hac2arpa.hac.com
-