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authorKarl Berry <karl@freefriends.org>2007-01-14 19:48:04 +0000
committerKarl Berry <karl@freefriends.org>2007-01-14 19:48:04 +0000
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ This file documents the installation and use of the programs in Web2c,
an implementation of Donald Knuth's TeX system.
Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
-2004 Karl Berry & Olaf Weber.
+2004, 2005, 2007 Karl Berry & Olaf Weber.
Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ Up:&nbsp;<a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#dir">(dir)</a>
<p>This document describes how to install and use the programs in the Web2c
implementation of the TeX system, especially for Unix systems. It
-corresponds to Web2c version 7.5.5, released in
-June 2005.
+corresponds to Web2c version 7.5.6, released in
+January 2007.
<ul class="menu">
<li><a accesskey="1" href="#Introduction">Introduction</a>: A brief introduction.
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ Up:&nbsp;<a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#Top">Top</a>
<h2 class="chapter">1 Introduction</h2>
<p><a name="index-introduction-1"></a>
-This manual corresponds to version 7.5.5 of Web2c, released in
-June 2005.
+This manual corresponds to version 7.5.6 of Web2c, released in
+January 2007.
<p><a name="index-Knuth_002c-Donald-E_002e-2"></a><a name="index-g_t_0040TeX_007b_007d_002c-Web2c-implementation-of-3"></a><a name="index-Hobby_002c-John-4"></a><a name="index-Breitenlohner_002c-Peter-5"></a><dfn>Web2c</dfn> is the name of a TeX implementation, originally for Unix,
but now also running under DOS, Amiga, and other operating systems. By
@@ -2479,9 +2479,11 @@ to <var>mpfile</var>; default is `<samp><span class="samp">newer</span></samp>'.
<br><dt><code>DMP</code><a name="index-DMP-544"></a><dd>Likewise, for Troff; default is `<samp><span class="samp">dmp</span></samp>'.
- <br><dt><code>TEX</code><a name="index-TEX-545"></a><dd>The command run to typeset the labels in TeX; default is `<samp><span class="samp">tex</span></samp>'.
-If you use LaTeX, set this to <code>latex</code>, and supply an appropriate
-<code>verbatimtex</code> header in the MP source (see <a href="#mpost-invocation">mpost invocation</a>).
+ <br><dt><code>TEX</code><a name="index-TEX-545"></a><dd>The command run to typeset the labels in TeX; the default is
+`<samp><span class="samp">etex</span></samp>', set in <samp><span class="file">texmf.cnf</span></samp>. If you use LaTeX, set this to
+<code>latex</code>, and supply an appropriate <code>verbatimtex</code> header in
+the MP source (see <a href="#mpost-invocation">mpost invocation</a>). Or put `<samp><span class="samp">%&amp;latex</span></samp>' as
+the first line of your LaTeX source.
<br><dt><code>TROFF</code><a name="index-TROFF-546"></a><dd>Likewise, for Troff; default is `<samp><span class="samp">'eqn -d\$\$ | troff -Tpost'</span></samp>'. You
may need to replace `<samp><span class="samp">-Tpost</span></samp>' by `<samp><span class="samp">-T</span><var>term</var></samp>', where
@@ -2492,6 +2494,14 @@ e.g., `<samp><span class="samp">ps</span></samp>' or `<samp><span class="samp">p
environment variable or configuration value to point to the appropriate
font directory, traditionally <samp><span class="file">/usr/lib/font/dev</span><var>term</var></samp>.
+ <p>One more complication is whether the troff programs have a `<samp><span class="samp">g</span></samp>'
+prefix. On Windows, TeX Live supports both ways:
+<samp><span class="file">makempx.exe</span></samp> is built to use <samp><span class="file">gsoelim.exe</span></samp>,
+<samp><span class="file">geqn.exe</span></samp>, and <samp><span class="file">gtroff.exe</span></samp>, while
+<samp><span class="file">makempx-without-g-prefix.exe</span></samp> is built to use <samp><span class="file">soelim.exe</span></samp>,
+<samp><span class="file">eqn.exe</span></samp>, and <samp><span class="file">troff.exe</span></samp>. MetaPost users on Windows using
+troff for their labels should arrange to run the proper binary.
+
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