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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