fmt change

git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@3352 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751

3 files changed, 34 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/texlive-en/live.html b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/texlive-en/live.html
index 926fc031497..5769576475c 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/texlive-en/live.html
+++ b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/texlive-en/live.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <meta name="originator" content="TeX4ht (http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/~gurari/TeX4ht/)"> 
 <!-- charset=utf-8,html,info,fn-in --> 
 <meta name="src" content="live.tex"> 
-<meta name="date" content="2007-01-12 01:56:00"> 
+<meta name="date" content="2007-01-12 02:14:00"> 
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="live.css"> 
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="live.css" /> 
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="tex-live.css" /> 
@@ -5515,7 +5515,7 @@ class="ec-lmtt-10">TEXMFVAR</span>, which is by default user-specific. See the f
 <!--l. 3182--><p class="noindent" >
    <h4 class="subsectionHead"><span class="titlemark">10.2   </span> <a 
  id="x1-6900010.2"></a>Present</h4>
-<!--l. 3185--><p class="noindent" >In 2006, the major new addition to <span class="TEX">T<span 
+<!--l. 3185--><p class="noindent" >In 2006&#8211;2007, the major new addition to <span class="TEX">T<span 
 class="E">E</span>X</span> Live was the Xe<span class="TEX">T<span 
 class="E">E</span>X</span> program, available as the <span 
 class="ec-lmtt-10">xetex </span>and
@@ -5529,24 +5529,37 @@ class="ec-lmtt-10">http://tug.org/metapost/articles</span></a></span>), likewise
 class="E">E</span>X</span> (<span class="obeylines-h"><a 
 href="http://tug.org/applications/pdftex" class="url" ><span 
 class="ec-lmtt-10">http://tug.org/applications/pdftex</span></a></span>)
-<!--l. 3193--><p class="indent" >   The (plain) <span 
+<!--l. 3193--><p class="indent" >   The <span class="TEX">T<span 
+class="E">E</span>X</span>&#x00A0;<span 
+class="ec-lmtt-10">.fmt </span>(high-speed format) and the similar files for MetaPost and Metafont&#x00A0;are now
+stored in subdirectories of <span class="obeylines-h"><a 
+href="texmf/web2c" class="url" ><span 
+class="ec-lmtt-10">texmf/web2c</span></a></span>, instead of in the directory itself (although the
+directory is still searched, for the sake of existing <span 
+class="ec-lmtt-10">.fmt</span>&#8217;s). The subdirectories are named for the
+&#8216;engine&#8217; in use, such as <span 
+class="ec-lmtt-10">tex </span>or <span 
+class="ec-lmtt-10">pdftex </span>or <span 
+class="ec-lmtt-10">xetex</span>. This change should be invisible in normal
+use.
+<!--l. 3201--><p class="indent" >   The (plain) <span 
 class="ec-lmtt-10">tex </span>program no longer reads <span 
 class="ec-lmtt-10">%&amp; </span>first lines to determine what format to run; it is the pure
 Knuthian <span class="TEX">T<span 
 class="E">E</span>X</span>. (<span class="LATEX">L<span class="A">A</span><span class="TEX">T<span 
 class="E">E</span>X</span></span>&#x00A0;and everything else do still read <span 
 class="ec-lmtt-10">%&amp; </span>lines).
-<!--l. 3197--><p class="indent" >   The installation scripts now accept various environment variables to allow for non-interactive
+<!--l. 3205--><p class="indent" >   The installation scripts now accept various environment variables to allow for non-interactive
 installation; see section&#x00A0;<a 
 href="#x1-150003.2.1">3.2.1<!--tex4ht:ref: sec:noninteractive-install --></a>.
-<!--l. 3201--><p class="indent" >   Of course the year also saw (the usual) hundreds of other updates to packages and programs. As
+<!--l. 3209--><p class="indent" >   Of course the year also saw (the usual) hundreds of other updates to packages and programs. As
 usual, please check CTAN (<span class="obeylines-h"><a 
 href="http://www.ctan.org" class="url" ><span 
 class="ec-lmtt-10">http://www.ctan.org</span></a></span>) for updates.
-<!--l. 3205--><p class="indent" >   Internally, the source tree is now stored in Subversion, with a standard web interface for viewing the
+<!--l. 3213--><p class="indent" >   Internally, the source tree is now stored in Subversion, with a standard web interface for viewing the
 tree, as linked from our home page. Although not visible in the final distribution, we expect this will
 provide a stable development foundation for future years.
-<!--l. 3210--><p class="indent" >   Finally, in May 2006 Thomas Esser announced that he would no longer be updating te<span class="TEX">T<span 
+<!--l. 3218--><p class="indent" >   Finally, in May 2006 Thomas Esser announced that he would no longer be updating te<span class="TEX">T<span 
 class="E">E</span>X</span> (<span class="obeylines-h"><a 
 href="http://tug.org/tetex" class="url" ><span 
 class="ec-lmtt-10">http://tug.org/tetex</span></a></span>). As a result, there was been a surge of interest in <span class="TEX">T<span 
@@ -5559,10 +5572,10 @@ an approximate equivalent.) We hope this will eventually translate to improvemen
 class="E">E</span>X</span>&#x00A0;environment for everyone.
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
-<!--l. 3219--><p class="noindent" >
+<!--l. 3227--><p class="noindent" >
    <h4 class="subsectionHead"><span class="titlemark">10.3   </span> <a 
  id="x1-7000010.3"></a>Future</h4>
-<!--l. 3221--><p class="noindent" ><span class="TEX"><span 
+<!--l. 3229--><p class="noindent" ><span class="TEX"><span 
 class="ec-lmri-10">T</span><span 
 class="E"><span 
 class="ec-lmri-10">E</span></span><span 
@@ -5572,15 +5585,15 @@ like to provide more help material, more utilities, more installation programs,
 ever-improved and checked tree of macros and fonts. This work is all done by hard-pressed volunteers in
 their limited spare time, and a great deal remains to be done. If you can help, don&#8217;t hesitate to put your
 name forward!
-<!--l. 3229--><p class="indent" >   Please send corrections, suggestions, and offers of help to:
+<!--l. 3237--><p class="indent" >   Please send corrections, suggestions, and offers of help to:
      <div class="quote">
-     <!--l. 3231--><p class="noindent" ><a 
+     <!--l. 3239--><p class="noindent" ><a 
 href="mailto:tex-live@tug.org" ><span class="path"><span 
 class="ec-lmtt-10">tex-live@tug.org</span></span></a>
      <br class="newline" /><span class="obeylines-h"><a 
 href="http://tug.org/texlive" class="url" ><span 
 class="ec-lmtt-10">http://tug.org/texlive</span></a></span></div>
-<!--l. 3236--><p class="noindent" ><span 
+<!--l. 3244--><p class="noindent" ><span 
 class="ec-lmro-10">Happy </span><span class="TEX"><span 
 class="ec-lmro-10">T</span><span 
 class="E"><span 
diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/texlive-en/live.pdf b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/texlive-en/live.pdf
index 88fb111ee23..fb7c57a331c 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/texlive-en/live.pdf
+++ b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/texlive-en/live.pdf
diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/source/english/texlive-en/live.tex b/Master/texmf-doc/source/english/texlive-en/live.tex
index 07f81bee8eb..c20f2b3cc42 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-doc/source/english/texlive-en/live.tex
+++ b/Master/texmf-doc/source/english/texlive-en/live.tex
@@ -3182,7 +3182,7 @@ latex --translate-file=empty.tcx yourfile.tex
 \subsection{Present}
 \label{tlcurrent}
 
-In 2006, the major new addition to \TL{} was the Xe\TeX{} program,
+In 2006--2007, the major new addition to \TL{} was the Xe\TeX{} program,
 available as the \texttt{xetex} and \texttt{xelatex} programs; see
 \url{http://scripts.sil.org/xetex}.
 
@@ -3190,6 +3190,14 @@ MetaPost also received a notable update, with more planned for the
 future (\url{http://tug.org/metapost/articles}), likewise pdf\TeX{}
 (\url{http://tug.org/applications/pdftex})
 
+The \TeX\ \filename{.fmt} (high-speed format) and the similar files for
+MetaPost and \MF\ are now stored in subdirectories of \url{texmf/web2c},
+instead of in the directory itself (although the directory is still
+searched, for the sake of existing \filename{.fmt}'s).  The
+subdirectories are named for the `engine' in use, such as \filename{tex}
+or \filename{pdftex} or \filename{xetex}.  This change should be
+invisible in normal use.
+
 The (plain) \texttt{tex} program no longer reads \texttt{\%\&} first
 lines to determine what format to run; it is the pure Knuthian \TeX.
 (\LaTeX\ and everything else do still read \texttt{\%\&} lines).