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diff --git a/README.structure b/README.structure new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..027ded0f9b --- /dev/null +++ b/README.structure @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +README.structure +================ + +This file describes the structure of the CTAN archives. + +The Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN) is a set of nodes that +maintain a collection of freely-available material in support of users +of the TeX typesetting system by Donald Knuth, or of directly related +systems (such as developments of, or extensions to, TeX). + +The archive is organised as a small set of directory hierarchies, most +of which have content directly related to an identifiable function +needed by the TeX user. + +The top level of the archive tree contains README.* files (such as the +present file), and the FILES.* indexes. Its subtrees are: + +biblio/ Systems for maintaining and presenting bibliographies + within documents typeset using TeX +digests/ Collections of TeX mailing list digests, TeX-related + `electronic magazines', and indexes, etc., of printed + publications +dviware/ Printer drivers and previewers, etc., for .dvi files +fonts/ Fonts written in Metafont, and support for using fonts from + other sources (e.g., those in Adobe Type 1 format) +graphics/ Systems and TeX macros for producing graphics +help/ FAQs and similar direct assistance; the catalogue +indexing/ Systems for maintaining and presenting indexes of documents + typeset using TeX. +info/ Manuals and extended how-to information; errata for TeX- + related publications, collections of project (e.g., LaTeX + and NTS) documents, etc. +install/ ZIP files of ready-to-install CTAN packages. The package + contained in CTAN directory a/b/c/d/ appears as + install/a/b/c/d.tds.zip - each such file may be + unzipped directly into a TDS tree, and should contain no + ``tree prefix'' +language/ Support for various languages; hyphenation patterns +macros/ TeX macros; several directories have significant sub-trees: + macros/context/ The ConTeXt distribution and contributed material + macros/generic/ Macros that work in several environments + macros/latex/ The LaTeX distribution and contributed material + macros/luatex/ Macros that require the LuaTeX engine + macros/plain/ Donald Knuth's original plain TeX format, and contributions + macros/xetex/ Macros that require the XeTeX engine +obsolete/ Material which is now obsolete, but which needs to remain + on the archive for some reason (such as the 1992 LaTeX 2.09 + distribution). The tree maintains a `shadow hierarchy' - + for example, obsolete/macros/ has the same basic structure + as macros/. +support/ TeX support environments and the like +systems/ TeX systems; organised by operating environment, but also + including: + systems/knuth/ Donald Knuth's current distribution + systems/generic/ Complete systems that can potentially operate in + more than one operating environment + systems/mac/mactex/ + The distribution of MacTeX for Mac OS X + systems/texlive/ The Live collection of freely distributable TeX material, + including the TeX Live on-line installer + systems/win32/miktex/ + The distribution of MiKTeX; CTAN provides a home + for MiKTeX's package repository, part of its online + installer. +tds/ The TeX Directory Structure standard (the output of the TUG + TDS working group) +usergrps/ Information supplied by TeX User Groups +web/ `Literate Programming' tools and systems + |