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author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2006-12-26 21:11:59 +0000 |
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committer | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2006-12-26 21:11:59 +0000 |
commit | 6bf657b024251b2e64a1a9bafaf65045163ede24 (patch) | |
tree | 14bf047f70c61ab77f8a21fbd54fe3d793e0ece5 /Build/source/texk/web2c | |
parent | 4ac73eae34657de2c867613d97ba5e5b69c8fbe7 (diff) |
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diff --git a/Build/source/texk/web2c/doc/web2c.texi b/Build/source/texk/web2c/doc/web2c.texi index 55b33d929c0..ebdf331e223 100644 --- a/Build/source/texk/web2c/doc/web2c.texi +++ b/Build/source/texk/web2c/doc/web2c.texi @@ -2627,9 +2627,11 @@ The command run to convert @TeX{} output back to MetaPost; default is Likewise, for Troff; default is @samp{dmp}. @item TEX -The command run to typeset the labels in @TeX{}; default is @samp{tex}. -If you use @LaTeX{}, set this to @code{latex}, and supply an appropriate -@code{verbatimtex} header in the MP source (@pxref{mpost invocation}). +The command run to typeset the labels in @TeX{}; the default is +@samp{etex}, set in file{texmf.cnf}. If you use @LaTeX{}, set this to +@code{latex}, and supply an appropriate @code{verbatimtex} header in +the MP source (@pxref{mpost invocation}). Or put @samp{%&latex} as +the first line of your @LaTeX{} source. @item TROFF Likewise, for Troff; default is @samp{'eqn -d\$\$ | troff -Tpost'}. You @@ -2641,6 +2643,14 @@ If you change this, you will also need to set the @code{TRFONTS} environment variable or configuration value to point to the appropriate font directory, traditionally @file{/usr/lib/font/dev@var{term}}. +One more complication is whether the troff programs have a @samp{g} +prefix. On Windows, @TeX{} Live supports both ways: +@file{makempx.exe} is built to use @file{gsoelim.exe}, +@file{geqn.exe}, and @file{gtroff.exe}, while +@file{makempx-without-g-prefix.exe} is built to use @file{soelim.exe}, +@file{eqn.exe}, and @file{troff.exe}. MetaPost users on Windows using +troff for their labels should arrange to run the proper binary. + @end vtable |