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diff --git a/support/glosstex/README.emx b/support/glosstex/README.emx new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9205ccae48 --- /dev/null +++ b/support/glosstex/README.emx @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +This is the readme file for the OS/2 binary of Volkan Yavuz's glosstex. +The latest distribution with the sources, makefile (also for OS/2) and +documentation can always be found at the CTAN site near you, for +instance: + + ftp.tex.ac.uk and ftp.dante.de + +and a boatload of mirrors out there like wcarchive.cdrom.com etc. + +The binary was built using gcc version 2.7.1 from the emx09c development +package by Eberhard Mattes. It is at emxfix level 2. +So, in order to run the code you will need at least the emx runtime +library contained in emxrt.zip. + +You may well have that already when you have Eberhard Mattes excellent +emTeX implementation installed. Otherwise get the file emxrt.zip for +instance from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu (hobbes) or ftp-os2.cdrom.com (walnut +creek archive) or ftp.leo.org (LEO archive in Munich, Germany) and +install it according to its readme. + +There are two executables: + + -rwxa-- 65540 Jun 11 12:36 glossteu.exe + -rwxa-- 43800 Jun 10 15:47 glosstex.exe + +The first one is already stripped to reduce its size and runs fine on +OS/2 Warp 3 and Warp 4 and has a good chance to work on OS/2 2.x as +well. It should even work on DOS and, using the rsx DOS extender, +probably even on Windoze (3.1/95/NT). I haven't tested those though and +frankly, I don't really care. It doesn't on CP/M either. Anyway, if you +use this just rename it to glosstex.exe. + +The second binary has been compressed using LXLite version 1.14 which +saves about 23 kB of its size, while keeping all of its functionality. +This is the one I use here. However, it will probably not run on OS/2 +2.x (since support for executable compression was introduced in Warp 3) +and it is almost certain that it won't run on Mickey$oft DOG nor on +Micro$loth Winbloats anymore, even when using the rsx extender. I don't +think that that will matter much since bloated software fits the mindset + +So, have fun, and just in case: The copyright and disclaimers of the +original glosstx distribution apply, you use this at your own risk and +no warranties, explicit or implied are given. + +Have fun! Stefan A. Deutscher (sad@utk.edu) 11-June-1997 + +---------------- + +Note that glossteu.exe (rename it to glosstex.exe) will also run under +vanilla DOG and in OS/2 and a M$ DOG-box using rsx and emxrt, +respectively. They can be found on CTAN, too: + + tex/systems/msdos/dpmigcc/rsx...zip for DOG-boxes + tex/systems/msdos/emtex/emxrsx.zip for DOG-boxes + tex/systems/os2/web2c-6.1/binary/emxrt for OS/2 and vanilla DOG + +Happy TeXing, Volkan Yavuz <yavuzv@rumms.uni-mannheim.de> 1997/06/11 + +;;; Local Variables: +;;; mode: indented-text +;;; mode: outline-minor +;;; End: |