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author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2006-01-17 21:41:51 +0000 |
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committer | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2006-01-17 21:41:51 +0000 |
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diff --git a/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/unixtex.ftp b/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/unixtex.ftp new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..d0c6322141c --- /dev/null +++ b/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/unixtex.ftp @@ -0,0 +1,151 @@ +`unixtex.ftp': Obtaining TeX +============================ + +This is `ftp://ftp.tug.org/tex/unixtex.ftp', last updated 26 December +2003. Also available as `http://www.tug.org/unixtex.ftp'. The IP +address is currently `[130.225.2.178]'. It is also in Kpathsea source +distributions as `etc/unixtex.ftp' (although the network version is +usually newer). Mail <tex-k@mail.tug.org> with comments or questions. + + Following are general instructions for Unix or other sites who wish to +acquire the Web2c distribution, (plain) TeX, LaTeX (2e), BibTeX, +Metafont, MetaPost, DVI processors for the X window system, PostScript, +the PCL language in the HP LaserJet, and related programs. They are +oriented towards building from the original sources, though some +information on alternative packages is included in the last section. +See also `http://www.tug.org/web2c/', the Web2c and Kpathsea home page. + + Please note that the Web2c distribution is a bare-bones distribution +in source form, and building a complete installation from it is a +non-trivial matter. For most uses, it is a better idea to install a +distribution with pre-packaged binaries for your platform. The +principal example of such a distribution is TeX Live +(`http://www.tug.org/texlive/'), which is based on the Web2c sources. + + Please consider joining the TeX Users Group (TUG) or another user +group of your choice to help support the maintenance and development of +the programs you retrieve. See `http://www.tug.org/join.html' for +information and the membership registration form, and +`http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html' for a listing of all user groups. + + For actual installation instructions after obtaining the necessary +sources, see *Note Installation::. A copy is in the distribution file +`kpathsea/INSTALL'. + +Electronic distribution +----------------------- + +In many places we refer to CTAN:. This is _both_ a host name and a +directory name. Here are the primary locations: + + `ftp://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive/' (Vermont, USA) + `ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/' (Germany) + `ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/' (England) + +CTAN has many mirrors worldwide; see the top-level file +`README.mirrors' from one of the sites above or see +`http://www.tug.org/CTAN.sites'. + + You can also access CTAN via the World Wide Web, electronic mail, or +NFS. The same `README.mirrors' file explains how. + + You will need to retrieve some or all of the following archives, +depending on your needs (don't forget to set binary mode for file +transfers): + +`CTAN:/systems/web2c/web.tar.gz' + The original WEB source files, written primarily by Don Knuth. + Required unless you already have this `web' version. (The WEB + sources change irregularly with respect to Web2c itself.) Unpacks + into `web2c-VERSION'. + +`CTAN:/systems/web2c/web2c.tar.gz' + The Web2c system. Required. Also unpacks into `web2c-VERSION'. + +`CTAN:/systems/web2c/web2c-etex.tar.gz' + Additions to the Web2c system for building e-TeX. Optional. + Unpacks into `web2c-VERSION'. + +`CTAN:/systems/web2c/etexlib.tar.gz' + Additions to the texmf tree needed to build e-TeX. Optional. + Unpacks into `texmf/'. + +`CTAN:/systems/web2c/etexdoc.tar.gz' + Documentation for e-TeX as an addition to the texmf tree. + Optional. Unpacks into `texmf/'. + +`CTAN:/systems/web2c/web2c-omega.tar.gz' + Additions to the Web2c system for building Omega. Optional. + Unpacks into `web2c-VERSION'. + +`CTAN:/systems/web2c/omegalib.tar.gz' + Additions to the texmf tree needed to build Omega. Optional. + Unpacks into `texmf/'. + +`CTAN:/systems/web2c/omegadoc.tar.gz' + Documentation for Omega as an addition to the texmf tree. + Optional. Unpacks into `texmf/'. + +`CTAN:/systems/web2c/web2c-pdftex.tar.gz' + Additions to the Web2c system for building pdfTeX. Optional. + Unpacks into `web2c-VERSION'. + +`CTAN:/systems/web2c/pdftexlib.tar.gz' + Additions to the texmf tree needed to build pdfTeX. Optional. + Unpacks into `texmf/'. + +`CTAN:/dviware/xdvik/xdvik.tar.gz' + X window system DVI previewer. Unpacks into `xdvik-VERSION'. + Optional. + + Additional drivers, macro files, and other support are needed to build +a working system. These are available in teTeX. + + All that said, the originating host for the software above is +`ftp.tug.org'. You can retrieve these distributions (but not much +else) from the `tex/' directory on that host. + +CD-ROM distribution +------------------- + +Numerous organizations distribute various TeX CD-ROM's (and DVD's): + + * Virtually all the TeX user groups collaborate to produce the `TeX + Live' distribution once a year; see `http://www.tug.org/texlive/' + for more information. + + * The Free Software Foundation's `Source Code CD-ROM' contains the + minimal TeX source distribution described in the previous section + (i.e., enough to print GNU documentation); email <gnu@gnu.org>. + + * Most Linux distributions include some TeX package based on Web2c; + see the Linux documentation file `Distribution-HOWTO' for a + comparison of Linux distributions, available (for example) via + `http://www.linux.org'. + + If you know of additional TeX distributions to add to this list, +please inform <tex-k@mail.tug.org>. + +Other TeX packages +------------------ + +Many other TeX implementations are available in `CTAN:/systems', +including ready-to-run distributions for Unix, Amiga, Acorn, VMS, +Macintosh, DOS, and Windows (in various forms). Although Web2c has +support in the source code for many operating systems, and in fact some +of the other distributions are based on it, it's unlikely to work as +distributed on anything but Unix. (Please contribute improvements!) + + The principal user-oriented Unix distribution based on Web2c is the +teTeX distribution. It includes complete sources, and runs on all +modern Unix variants, including Linux. It contains many TeX-related +programs besides those in the core Web2c. + + The host labrea.stanford.edu is the original source for the files for +which Donald Knuth is directly responsible: `tex.web', `plain.tex', +etc. However, unless you want to build your TeX library tree ab initio, +it is more reliable and less work to retrieve these files as part of +the above packages. In any case, labrea is not the canonical source for +anything except what was created by Stanford TeX project, so do not +rely on all the files available at that ftp site being up-to-date. + |