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diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/source/texlive/texlive-en/tex-live.sty b/Master/texmf-doc/source/texlive/texlive-en/tex-live.sty
index f95632a3e1e..74b23879e92 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-doc/source/texlive/texlive-en/tex-live.sty
+++ b/Master/texmf-doc/source/texlive/texlive-en/tex-live.sty
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@
\providecommand*{\CD}{\acro{CD}\xspace}
\providecommand*{\CTAN}{\acro{CTAN}\xspace}
\providecommand*{\DVD}{\acro{DVD}\xspace}
+\providecommand*{\GNU}{\acro{GNU}\xspace}
\providecommand*{\ISO}{\acro{ISO}\xspace}
\providecommand*{\HTML}{\acro{HTML}\xspace}
\providecommand*{\MacOSX}{Mac\,\acro{OS\,X}\xspace}
diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/source/texlive/texlive-en/texlive-en.tex b/Master/texmf-doc/source/texlive/texlive-en/texlive-en.tex
index 7c5c8192037..23eb509e709 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-doc/source/texlive/texlive-en/texlive-en.tex
+++ b/Master/texmf-doc/source/texlive/texlive-en/texlive-en.tex
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
\subsection{\TeX\ Live and the \TeX\ Collection}
This document describes the main features of the \TL{} software
-distribution\Dash \TeX{} and related programs for \acro{GNU}/Linux
+distribution\Dash \TeX{} and related programs for \GNU/Linux
and other Unix flavors, \MacOSX, and Windows systems.
You may have acquired \TL{} by downloading, or on the \TK{} \DVD,
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ installation sections following, but here is a quick start:
\begin{itemize*}
-\item The installation script is named \filename{install-tl}. It has
- both a text mode (default for Unix, run \code{tlmgr -gui} to
- override) and a \GUI{} mode (default for Windows, run \code{tlmgr
- -no-gui} to override).
+\item The installation script is named \filename{install-tl}. It can
+ operate in both a \GUI{} mode (default for Windows) and
+ a text mode (default for everything else). You can force one mode or
+ the other with the options \code{-gui} and \code{-no-gui}, respectively.
\item One of the installed items is a new program, the `\TL\ Manager',
named \prog{tlmgr}. Like the installer, it can be used in both \GUI{}
@@ -169,22 +169,22 @@ free to join, start reading, and help out where you can. Welcome to
\section{Overview of \protect\TeX\protect\ Live}
\label{sec:overview-tl}
-This section describes the structure and contents of \TL{} and the
-\TK{} of which it is a part.
+This section describes the contents of \TL{} and the \TK{} of which it
+is a part.
-\subsection{The \protect\TeX\protect\ Collection: \protect\pkgname{live},
- \protect\pkgname{protext},
- \protect\pkgname{Mac\TeX}}
+\subsection{The \protect\TeX\protect\ Collection: \TL, pro\TeX{}t, Mac\TeX}
\label{sec:tl-coll-dists}
The \TK{} \DVD{} comprises the following:
\begin{description}
-\item [live] A complete \TeX{} system which can be run live or
+\item [\TL] A complete \TeX{} system which can be run live or
installed to disk.
-\item [CTAN] A snapshot of the \CTAN{} repository
+\item [Mac\TeX] for \MacOSX, this adds a native \MacOSX\ installer and other
+Mac applications to \TL{}. Its home page is
+\url{http://www.tug.org/mactex/}.
\item [pro\TeX{}t] An enhancement of the \MIKTEX\ distribution for Windows,
\ProTeXt\ adds a few extra tools to \MIKTEX, and simplifies
@@ -192,9 +192,7 @@ installation. It is entirely independent of \TL{}, and has its own
installation instructions. The \ProTeXt\ home page is
\url{http://tug.org/protext}.
-\item [Mac\TeX] for \MacOSX adds a native \MacOSX\ installer and other
-Mac applications to \TL{}. Its home page is
-\url{http://www.tug.org/mactex/}.
+\item [CTAN] A snapshot of the \CTAN{} repository.
\item [\texttt{texmf-extra}] A directory with assorted additional packages.
@@ -213,19 +211,14 @@ the \TL{} distribution. On the \pkgname{live} \DVD, the entire \TL{}
hierarchy is in a subdirectory \dirname{texlive}, not at the top
level of the disc.
-%\smallskip
-%\begingroup
-% \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} % open up interrow spacing
-%\begin{tabular}{>{\ttfamily}lp{.78\hsize}}
\begin{ttdescription}
\item[bin] The \TeX{} system programs, arranged by platform.
%
-\item[readme.html] Readme html pages in various languages, with a quick
-introduction and useful links
+\item[readme.html] Web pages with a quick introduction and useful links,
+in various languages.
%
-\item[source] The source of all programs, including the main \Webc{}
- \TeX{} and \MF{} distributions. These are stored in
-various compressed archives.
+\item[source] The source to all included programs, including the main \Webc{}
+ \TeX{} and \MF{} distributions.
%
\item[support] Various auxiliary packages and programs. These are
\emph{not} installed automatically. This includes
@@ -243,10 +236,6 @@ various compressed archives.
Perl and Ghostscript for Windows, which are invisible outside \TL,
and a new Windows PostScript viewer PSView.
\end{ttdescription}
-%\end{tabular}
-%\endgroup
-
-%\smallskip
In addition to the directories above, the installation scripts and
\filename{README} files (in various languages) are at the top level of
@@ -261,11 +250,23 @@ formats is in \dirname{texmf-dist/doc}. You can use the
documentation wherever it is located. The comprehensive links in
the top-level file \OnCD{doc.html} may also be helpful.
+This \TL\ documentation itself is in \dirname{texmf-doc} and is
+available in several languages:
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\item{Chinese:} \OnCD{texmf-doc/doc/chinese/texlive-zh-cn}
+\item{Czech/Slovak:} \OnCD{texmf-doc/doc/czechslovak/texlive-cz}
+\item{English:} \OnCD{texmf-doc/doc/english/texlive-en}
+\item{French:} \OnCD{texmf-doc/doc/french/texlive-fr}
+\item{German:} \OnCD{texmf-doc/doc/german/texlive-de}
+\item{Polish:} \OnCD{texmf-doc/doc/polish/texlive-pl}
+\item{Russian:} \OnCD{texmf-doc/doc/russian/texlive-ru}
+\end{itemize}
\subsection{Overview of the predefined texmf trees}
\label{sec:texmftrees}
-This section lists all predefined variables specifying texmf trees
+This section lists all predefined variables specifying the texmf trees
used by the system, and their intended purpose, and the default
layout of a \TL{} system. The command \texttt{texconfig conf} shows
you the values of these variables, so that you can easily find out
@@ -282,65 +283,64 @@ how they map to directory names in your installation.
installation of additional or updated macros, fonts, etc.
\item [TEXMFHOME] The tree which users can use for their own individual
installations of additional or updated macros, fonts, etc.
- The expansion of this variable depends on \verb+$HOME+ by default, % $
- which dynamically adjusts for each user to an individual
- directory.
-\item [TEXMFCONFIG] The tree used by te\TeX's utilities
+ The expansion of this variable dynamically adjusts for each user to
+ their own individual directory.
+\item [TEXMFCONFIG] The tree used by the utilities
\verb+texconfig+, \verb+updmap+, and \verb+fmtutil+ to store modified
- configuration data. Under \verb+$HOME+ by default. %$
-\item [TEXMFSYSCONFIG] The tree used by te\TeX's utilities
+ configuration data. Under \envname{TEXMFHOME} by default.
+\item [TEXMFSYSCONFIG] The tree used by the utilities
\verb+texconfig-sys+, \verb+updmap-sys+, and \verb+fmtutil-sys+ to
store modified configuration data.
\item [TEXMFVAR] The tree used by \verb+texconfig+, \verb+updmap+ and
\verb+fmtutil+ to store (cached) runtime data such as format files and
- generated map files. Under \verb+$HOME+ by default. %$
+ generated map files. Under \envname{TEXMFHOME} by default.
\item [TEXMFSYSVAR] The tree used by \verb+texconfig-sys+,
- \verb+updmap-sys+ and \verb+fmtutil-sys+ to store (cached) runtime
- data such as format files and generated map files.
+ \verb+updmap-sys+ and \verb+fmtutil-sys+, and also by \verb+tlmgr+, to
+ store (cached) runtime data such as format files and generated map files.
\end{ttdescription}
\noindent
The default layout is:
\begin{description}
- \item[system-wide root] can span multiple \TL{} releases
+ \item[system-wide root] can span multiple \TL{} releases:
\begin{ttdescription}
- \item[2007] A previous release
+ \item[2007] A previous release.
\begin{ttdescription}
- \item [] ...
+ \item [...]
\end{ttdescription}
- \item[2008] the current release
+ \item[2008] The current release.
\begin{ttdescription}
\item [bin] ~
\begin{ttdescription}
- \item [i386-linux] Linux binaries
- \item [...] ...
+ \item [i386-linux] \GNU/Linux binaries
+ \item [...]
\item [universal-darwin] \MacOSX binaries
\item [win32] Windows binaries
\end{ttdescription}
- \item [TEXMFMAIN] \textit{i.e.} \dirname{texmf}
- \item [TEXMFDIST] \textit{i.e.} \dirname{texmf-dist}
- \item [TEXMFDOC] \textit{i.e.} \dirname{texmf-doc}
- \item [TEXMFSYSVAR] \textit{i.e.} \dirname{texmf-var}
- \item [TEXMFSYSCONFIG] \textit{i.e.} \dirname{texmf-config}
+ \item [texmf] This is \envname{TEXMFMAIN}.
+ \item [texmf-dist] \envname{TEXMFDIST}
+ \item [texmf-doc] \envname{TEXMFDOC}
+ \item [texmf-var] \envname{TEXMFSYSVAR}
+ \item [texmf-config] \envname{TEXMFSYSCONFIG}
\end{ttdescription}
- \item [TEXMFLOCAL] \textit{i.e.} \dirname{texmf-local}, can be
+ \item [texmf-local] \envname{TEXMFLOCAL}, intended to be
retained from release to release
\end{ttdescription}
- \item[user's home] \textit{i.e.} \texttt{\$HOME} or
- \texttt{\%USERPROFILE\%}
+ \item[user's home] (\texttt{\$HOME} or
+ \texttt{\%USERPROFILE\%})
\begin{ttdescription}
- \item[.texlive2007] Private generated and configuration data
- for a previous release
+ \item[.texlive2007] Privately generated and configuration data
+ for a previous release.
\begin{ttdescription}
- \item [] ...
+ \item [...]
\end{ttdescription}
- \item[.texlive2008] Private generated and configuration data
- for the current release
+ \item[.texlive2008] Privately generated and configuration data
+ for the current release.
\begin{ttdescription}
- \item [TEXMFVAR] \textit{i.e.} \dirname{texmf-var}
- \item [TEXMFCONFIG] \textit{i.e.} \dirname{texmf-config}
+ \item [texmf-var] \envname{TEXMFVAR}
+ \item [texmf-config] \envname{TEXMFCONFIG}
\end{ttdescription}
- \item[TEXMFHOME] \textit{i.e.} \dirname{texmf} Private macros
+ \item[texmf] \envname{TEXMFHOME} Personal macros.
\textit{etc.}
\end{ttdescription}
\end{description}
@@ -349,9 +349,9 @@ The default layout is:
\subsection{Extensions to \protect\TeX}
\label{sec:tex-extensions}
-\TeX{} itself is frozen, apart from rare bug fixes. It is still
-present in \TL, and will remain so in the foreseeable future. \TL{}
-contains several extended versions of \TeX:
+\TeX{} itself is frozen, apart from rare bug fixes. It is still present
+in \TL\ as the program \prog{tex}, and will remain so in the
+foreseeable future. \TL{} contains several extended versions of \TeX:
\begin{description}
@@ -363,25 +363,25 @@ classes of marks, additional debugging features, and more) and the
\OnCD{texmf-dist/doc/etex/base/etex_man.pdf}.
\item [pdf\TeX] builds on the \eTeX\ extensions, adding support for
- writing \acro{PDF} output as well as \dvi{}. See
- \OnCD{texmf/doc/pdftex/manual/} for the manual, and
- \OnCD{texmf/doc/pdftex/manual/samplepdf/samplepdf.tex}.
- \emph{This is the default program for all formats except plain
- \TeX.}
-
-\item [Lua\TeX] (see \url{http://www.luatex.org/} and
- \OnCD{texmf-dist/doc/luatex/luatexref-t.pdf}) is the designated
- successor of pdf\TeX, with which it should be
- backward-compatible. It should also supersede Aleph, see
- below. The incorporated Lua interpreter (see
- \url{http://www.lua.org/}) enables elegant solutions for many
- thorny \TeX{} problems. When called as \filename{texlua}, it
- functions as a standalone Lua interpreter, and is already used as
- such within \TL.
-
-\item [\XeTeX] adds support for Unicode input, OpenType- and system
- fonts, using third-party libraries. See
- \url{http://scripts.sil.org/xetex}.
+writing \acro{PDF} output as well as \dvi{}. This is the program
+invoked for most formats, e.g., \prog{etex}, \prog{latex},
+\prog{pdflatex}. See \url{http://www.pdftex.org/}.
+\OnCD{texmf/doc/pdftex/manual/} for the manual, and
+\OnCD{texmf/doc/pdftex/manual/samplepdf/samplepdf.tex} for example usage
+of some of its features.
+
+\item [Lua\TeX] is the designated successor of pdf\TeX, with which it
+is intended to be backward-compatible. It should also supersede Aleph,
+see below. The incorporated Lua interpreter (see
+\url{http://www.lua.org/}) enables elegant solutions for many thorny
+\TeX{} problems. When called as \filename{texlua}, it functions as a
+standalone Lua interpreter, and is already used as such within \TL. See
+\url{http://www.luatex.org/} and
+\OnCD{texmf-dist/doc/luatex/luatexref-t.pdf}.
+
+\item [\XeTeX] adds support for Unicode input and OpenType- and system
+fonts, implemented using standard third-party libraries. See
+\url{http://scripts.sil.org/xetex}.
\item [\OMEGA\ (Omega)] is based on Unicode (16-bit characters), thus
supports working with almost all the world's scripts simultaneously. It
@@ -425,52 +425,53 @@ utilities.
\item [lacheck] \LaTeX{} syntax checker.
-\item [texexec / texmfstart] Con\TeX{}t and \acro{PDF} processor.
+\item [texexec, texmfstart] Con\TeX{}t and \acro{PDF} processor.
-\item [tex4ht] \TeX{} to \acro{HTML} converter.
+\item [tex4ht] \TeX{} to \acro{HTML} (and \acro{XML} and more) converter.
\end{cmddescription}
\subsection{Fonts in \protect\TL}
\label{sec:tl-fonts}
-\TL{} also comes with more and more high-quality scalable fonts
-built-in: check \emph{e.g.} the \CTAN{} catalogue. Most fonts listed
-there are available as a \TL{} package. Check also
-\dirname{texmf-doc/english/free-math-fonts-survey}.
+
+\TL{} comes with many high-quality scalable fonts. See
+\OnCD{texmf-doc/english/free-math-fonts-survey} for some, and
+\url{http://tug.org/fonts} for more.
+
\section{Installation}
\label{sec:install}
\subsection{Starting the installer}
\label{sec:inst_start}
-First, get the \TL{} \DVD{} or the \TK{} \DVD{} or the net installer,
-and locate the installer script: \filename{install-tl} for Unix,
-\filename{install-tl.bat} for Windows:
+
+First, get the \TK{} \DVD{} or download the \TL{} net installer, and
+locate the installer script: \filename{install-tl} for Unix,
+\filename{install-tl.bat} for Windows.
\begin{description}
+\item [Net installer:] Download from \CTAN, under
+\dirname{systems/texlive/tlnet}; the url
+\url{http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/tlnet} will automatically
+redirect to a nearby, up-to-date, mirror. You can retrieve either
+\filename{install-tl.zip} which can be used under Unix and Windows and
+\filename{install-unx.tar.gz} which is considerably smaller, but
+Unix-only (including \MacOSX). After unpacking, \filename{install-tl}
+and \filename{install-tl.bat} will be in the \dirname{install-tl}
+subdirectory.
+
\item [\TeX{} Collection \DVD:] go to its \dirname{texlive}
- subdirectory. Under Windows, the installer will probably start
- automatically when you insert the \DVD.
-\item [Net installer:] Download from CTAN, under
- \dirname{systems/texlive/tlnet}. You can choose between
- \filename{install-tl.zip} which can be used under Unix and Windows
- and \filename{install-unx.tar.gz} which is Unix-only (including
- \MacOSX). After unpacking, \filename{install-tl} and
- \filename{install-tl.bat} will be in the \dirname{install-tl}
- subdirectory.
-\item [Downloadable \TeX{} Live \ISO{} image:] Download from CTAN,
- under \dirname{systems/texlive/Images}. Since even the compressed
- image is about 1 GB in size, you should not use this option
- without good reason. Under most Unices, including Linux and
- \MacOSX, you can mount the image directly. Otherwise, burn the
- image to a physical \DVD\ and mount it. The installer scripts
- \filename{install-tl} and \filename{install-tl.bat} will be in the
- root. Under Windows, the installer will probably start
- automatically when you insert the \DVD.
+subdirectory. Under Windows, the installer should start automatically
+when you insert the \DVD. You can get the \DVD\ by becoming a member of
+a \TeX\ user group (highly recommended,
+\url{http://tug.org/usergroups.html}), or purchasing it separately
+(\url{http://tug.org/store}), or burning your own from the \ISO\
+image (\url{http://tug.org/texlive/acquire.html}).
+
\end{description}
-\subsubsection{Unix/Linux}
+\subsubsection{Unix}
\begin{figure}[tb]
\begin{boxedverbatim}
@@ -520,7 +521,7 @@ Other actions:
Enter command:
\end{boxedverbatim}
-\caption{Main text installer screen (Linux)}\label{fig:text_main}
+\caption{Main text installer screen (\GNU/Linux)}\label{fig:text_main}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[tb]
@@ -531,60 +532,58 @@ Enter command:
\noindent
Below, \texttt{>} denotes the shell prompt; user input is
\Ucom{\texttt{bold}}.
-Starting under Unix/Linux from an xterm or other terminal:
-
-\begin{alltt}
-> \Ucom{./install-tl}
-\end{alltt}
-or
+Starting in a terminal window on a Unix-compatible system, the simplest
+way:
\begin{alltt}
+> \Ucom{cd /path/to/installer}
> \Ucom{perl install-tl}
\end{alltt}
-if you are in the installer directory, otherwise
-\begin{alltt}
-> \Ucom{<path_to_installer>/install-tl}
-\end{alltt}
-For \GUI\ mode, use
+
+(Or you can invoke \Ucom{perl /path/to/installer/install-tl}, or
+\Ucom{./install-tl} if it stayed executable, etc.; we won't repeat all
+these variations.)
+
+To install in \GUI\ mode (you'll need the \dirname{Perl/TK} module), use:
\begin{alltt}
-> \Ucom{./install-tl -gui}
+> \Ucom{perl install-tl -gui}
\end{alltt}
+
For a complete listing of the various options:
\begin{alltt}
-> \Ucom{./install-tl -help}
+> \Ucom{perl install-tl -help}
\end{alltt}
-\textbf{Warning.} Your \code{umask} at the time of installation will
-be respected by the \TL{} installer. Therefore, if you want your
-installation to be usable by users other than you, make sure your
-setting is sufficiently permissive, for instance, \code{umask 002}.
-For more information about \code{umask}, consult your system
+\textbf{Warning about Unix permissions:} Your \code{umask} at the time
+of installation will be respected by the \TL{} installer. Therefore, if
+you want your installation to be usable by users other than you, make
+sure your setting is sufficiently permissive, for instance, \code{umask
+002}. For more information about \code{umask}, consult your system
documentation.
-\subsubsection{Windows}
-As already noted, the \DVD\ installer will probably start
-automatically when you put the \DVD\ in the \DVD-drive. If not, or
-if you use the net installer, you can double-click \filename{install-tl.bat}.
+\subsubsection{Windows}
-You can also start the installer from the command-prompt:
-Below, \texttt{>} denotes the prompt; user input is
-\Ucom{\texttt{bold}}.
+If you are using the net installer, or the \DVD\ installer failed to
+start automatically, double-click \filename{install-tl.bat}.
+You can also start the installer from the command-prompt. Below,
+\texttt{>} denotes the prompt; user input is \Ucom{\texttt{bold}}. If
+you are in the installer directory, run just:
\begin{alltt}
> \Ucom{install-tl}
\end{alltt}
-if you are in the installer directory, otherwise
-\begin{alltt}
-> \Ucom{D:\bs{}install-tl}
-\end{alltt}
-for the downloadable \ISO, if \texttt{D:} is the optical drive, or
+
+Or you can invoke it with an absolute location, such as:
\begin{alltt}
> \Ucom{D:\bs{}texlive\bs{}install-tl}
\end{alltt}
-for the \TK\ \DVD. For text mode, use
+for the \TK\ \DVD, supposing that \dirname{D:} is the optical drive.
+
+To install in text mode, use:
\begin{alltt}
> \Ucom{install-tl -no-gui}
\end{alltt}
+
For a complete listing of the various options:
\begin{alltt}
> \Ucom{install-tl -help}
@@ -593,11 +592,13 @@ For a complete listing of the various options:
\subsubsection{The text installer}
Figure~\ref{fig:text_main} displays the main text mode screen under
-Unix/Linux.
+Unix.
-You cannot tab around checkboxes or input fields. You just have to
-type something at the prompt and press the Enter key, and then the
-entire terminal screen will be rewritten, with adjusted content.
+This is only a command-line installer; there is no cursor support at
+all. For instance, you cannot tab around checkboxes or input fields.
+You just have to type something (case-sensitive) at the prompt and press
+the Enter key, and then the entire terminal screen will be rewritten,
+with adjusted content.
The text installer interface is this primitive for a reason: it
is designed to run on as many platforms as possible, even with a
@@ -605,19 +606,18 @@ very barebones Perl (for Windows, a Perl subset is included).
\subsubsection{The graphical installer}
-Figure~\ref{fig:gui_main} displays the graphical installer under Windows.
-
-Most differences in available options are due to
-this screenshot being from Windows, and the text screen above being
-from Linux.
+Figure~\ref{fig:gui_main} displays the graphical installer under
+Windows. Most differences in available options are due to this
+screenshot being from Windows, and the previous text screen being
+from \GNU/Linux.
\subsection{Running the installer}
\label{sec:runinstall}
-The installer is mostly self-explanatory. Still, a few quick notes
-about the various options and submenus:
+The installer is intended to be mostly self-explanatory. Still, a few
+quick notes about the various options and submenus:
-\subsubsection{Binary systems menu (Unix/Linux only)}
+\subsubsection{Binary systems menu (Unix only)}
\label{sec:binary}
\begin{figure}[tbh]
@@ -625,42 +625,35 @@ about the various options and submenus:
Available sets of binaries:
===============================================================================
- a [ ] alpha-linux: DEC Alpha with GNU/Linux
- b [ ] amd64-freebsd: x86_64 with FreeBSD
- c [ ] hppa-hpux: HP-UX
- d [ ] i386-freebsd: Intel x86 with FreeBSD
- e [X] i386-linux: Intel x86 with GNU/Linux
- f [ ] i386-openbsd: Intel x86 with OpenBSD
- g [ ] i386-solaris: Intel x86 with Sun Solaris
- h [ ] mips-irix: SGI IRIX
- i [ ] powerpc-aix: PowerPC with AIX
- j [ ] powerpc-linux: PowerPC with GNU/Linux
- k [ ] sparc-linux: Sparc with GNU/Linux
- l [ ] sparc-solaris: Sparc with Solaris
- m [ ] universal-darwin: universal binaries for MacOSX/Darwin
- o [ ] win32: Windows
- p [ ] x86_64-linux: x86_64 with GNU/Linux
+ a [ ] alpha-linux DEC Alpha with GNU/Linux
+ b [ ] amd64-freebsd x86_64 with FreeBSD
+ c [ ] hppa-hpux HP-UX
+ d [ ] i386-freebsd Intel x86 with FreeBSD
+ e [X] i386-linux Intel x86 with GNU/Linux
+ f [ ] i386-openbsd Intel x86 with OpenBSD
+ g [ ] i386-solaris Intel x86 with Sun Solaris
+ h [ ] mips-irix SGI IRIX
+ i [ ] powerpc-aix PowerPC with AIX
+ j [ ] powerpc-linux PowerPC with GNU/Linux
+ k [ ] sparc-linux Sparc with GNU/Linux
+ l [ ] sparc-solaris Sparc with Solaris
+ m [ ] universal-darwin universal binaries for MacOSX/Darwin
+ o [ ] win32 Windows
+ p [ ] x86_64-linux x86_64 with GNU/Linux
\end{boxedverbatim}
\caption{Binaries menu}\label{fig:bin_text}
\end{figure}
Figure~\ref{fig:bin_text} displays the text mode binaries menu. By
-default, only the binaries for your current platform will be
-installed. From this menu, you can select installation of binaries
-for other architectures as well. This can be useful if you are
-sharing a \TeX\ tree across a network of heterogenous machines, or
-for a dual-boot system.
+default, only the binaries for your current platform will be installed.
+From this menu, you can select installation of binaries for other
+architectures as well. This can be useful if you are sharing a \TeX\
+tree across a network of heterogenous machines, or for a dual-boot
+system.
\subsubsection{Selecting what is going to be installed}
\label{sec:components}
-From the scheme menu, see figure~\ref{fig:text_scheme}, you can
-choose an overall set of package collections. The default
-\optname{full} scheme installs everything available, but you can
-also choose the \optname{basic} scheme for a minimal system, or
-\optname{medium} or \optname{teTeX} to get something in between.
-There are also various specialized and country-specific schemes.
-
\begin{figure}[tbh]
\begin{boxedverbatim}
Select a scheme:
@@ -680,24 +673,33 @@ Select a scheme:
\caption{Scheme menu}\label{fig:text_scheme}
\end{figure}
+Figure~\ref{fig:text_scheme} display the \TL\ scheme menu; from here,
+you choose an overall set of package collections. The default
+\optname{full} scheme installs everything available, but you can also
+choose the \optname{basic} scheme for a small system, \optname{minimal}
+for testing purposes, and \optname{medium} or \optname{teTeX} to get
+something in between. There are also various specialized and
+country-specific schemes.
+
\begin{figure}[tbh]
\tlpng{stdcoll}{.7\linewidth}
\caption{Collections menu (Linux)}\label{fig:gui_collections}
\end{figure}
-You can refine your selection with the `standard collections' and
-`language collections' menus. Collections are one level more
-detailed than schemes\Dash collections consist of one or more
-packages, where packages (the lowest level grouping in \TL) contain
-the actual \TeX\ macro files, font families, and so on. In these
-submenus, selection letters are case-sensitive\Dash unless you run
-the \GUI{} installer, where you can simply click checkboxes; see
-figure~\ref{fig:gui_collections}.
+You can refine your scheme selection with the `standard collections' and
+`language collections' menus (figure~\ref{fig:gui_collections, in \GUI\
+mode for a change)}.
+
+Collections are one level more detailed than schemes\Dash in essence, a
+scheme consists of several collections, a collection consists of one or
+more packages, and a package (the lowest level grouping in \TL) contains
+the actual \TeX\ macro files, font files, and so on.
-If you want more detail, you need run the \prog{tlmgr} program
-afterwards, see section~\ref{sec:tlmgr}. The installer will take
-care of appropriate configuration of format generation, hyphenation
-patterns and font-related matters.
+If you want more control than the collections menus provide, you need to
+run the \prog{tlmgr} program afterwards (see section~\ref{sec:tlmgr});
+there you can control the installation at the package level. The
+installer will take care of appropriate configuration of format
+generation, hyphenation patterns and font-related matters.
\subsubsection{Directories}
\label{sec:directories}
@@ -705,7 +707,7 @@ patterns and font-related matters.
The default layout is described in section~\ref{sec:texmftrees},
\p.\pageref{sec:texmftrees}. The default location of
\dirname{TEXDIR} is different for Windows
-(|%PROGRAMFILES%\texlive\2008|) and for Unix/Linux
+(|%PROGRAMFILES%\texlive\2008|) and for Unix
(\dirname{/usr/local/texlive/2008})\footnote{It is possible to
override these defaults beforehand with environment variables;
search the file \filename{install-tl} for
@@ -768,7 +770,7 @@ Three options require some explanation:
\item[install font/macro source tree:] These are mostly
\LaTeX{} \filename{.dtx} files, from which both \filename{.sty} files
and documentation are generated. It is ok to uncheck this.
-\item[create symlinks in standard directories] (Unix/Linux only):
+\item[create symlinks in standard directories] (Unix only):
this option bypasses the need to change environment
variables. Without this option, \TL{} directories have to be added
to \envname{PATH}, \envname{MANPATH} and \envname{INFOPATH}. You will
@@ -834,12 +836,12 @@ The installer will still create various directories and
configuration files, but won't copy \dirname{texmf},
\dirname{texmf-dist} or \dirname{texmf-doc} to harddisk.
-Post-install configuration for Unix/Linux will be slightly more
+Post-install configuration for Unix will be slightly more
complicated, see section~\ref{sec:postinstall}, because now the
directory layout deviates from the default.
Due to time constraints, this option didn't make it into the \GUI{}
-installer, but it is available both for Unix/Linux and for
+installer, but it is available both for Unix and for
Windows. Windows users have to start the installer from a command
prompt, see section~\ref{sec:cmdline}.
@@ -939,7 +941,7 @@ For Windows, the installer takes care of everything.
If you elected to create symlinks in standard directories then there
is no need to edit environment variables.
-\subsubsection{Environment variables for Unix/Linux}
+\subsubsection{Environment variables for Unix}
\label{sec:env}
The directory of the binaries for your platform should be added to
@@ -1188,7 +1190,7 @@ are a guest on somebody else's system then you might prefer
something with minimal side-effects.
In the root of the \TL{} \DVD, or the \dirname{texlive} subdirectory
-of the \TK{} \DVD, are a \filename{tl-portable} script (Unix/Linux)
+of the \TK{} \DVD, are a \filename{tl-portable} script (Unix)
and a \filename{tl-portable.bat} batchfile (Windows) which start up
a secondary shell/command prompt with environment settings suitable
for accessing the \TL{} on the \DVD.
@@ -1560,7 +1562,7 @@ described in the documentation of the individual packages and of \Webc{}
itself. However, knowing a few principles governing the whole family of
programs will help you take advantage of your \Webc{} installation.
-All programs honor these standard \acro{GNU} options:
+All programs honor these standard \GNU options:
\begin{ttdescription}
\item[-{}-help] print basic usage summary.
\item[-{}-verbose] print detailed progress report.
@@ -1863,7 +1865,7 @@ just runs the command
cd \var{/your/texmf/root} && \path|\|ls -1LAR ./ >ls-R
\end{alltt}
presuming your system's \code{ls} produces the right output format
-(\acro{GNU} \code{ls} is all right). To ensure that the database is
+(\GNU \code{ls} is all right). To ensure that the database is
always up-to-date, it is easiest to rebuild it regularly via
\code{cron}, so that it is automatically updated when the installed
files change, such as after installing or updating a \LaTeX{} package.
@@ -2252,8 +2254,8 @@ distribution.
You will need at least 100 megabytes of disk space to compile all of
\TeX{} and its support programs. You'll also need an \acro{ANSI} C
compiler, a \cmdname{make} utility, a lexical scanner, and a parser
-generator. We recommend the \acro{GNU} version of these programs
-(\cmdname{gcc}, \acro{GNU} \cmdname{make}, \cmdname{m4}, \cmdname{flex},
+generator. We recommend the \GNU version of these programs
+(\cmdname{gcc}, \GNU \cmdname{make}, \cmdname{m4}, \cmdname{flex},
\cmdname{bison}). You may be able to work with other C compilers and
\cmdname{make} programs, but you will need a good understanding of
building Unix programs to sort out problems.
@@ -2286,7 +2288,7 @@ stands for the directory you chose):
\dirname{$TEXDIR/share/texmf} & main tree with fonts,\\
& \qquad macros, etc\\
\dirname{$TEXDIR/man} & Unix manual pages\\
- \dirname{$TEXDIR/info} & \acro{GNU} style Info manuals\\
+ \dirname{$TEXDIR/info} & \GNU style Info manuals\\
\dirname{$TEXDIR/bin/$PLATFORM} & binaries\\
\end{tabular}
%$
@@ -2315,7 +2317,7 @@ Alternatively, you want to log all the output, as in:
\end{alltt}
Before you believe that everything went ok, please check the log file
-for errors: \acro{GNU} \cmdname{make} always uses the string \samp{***}
+for errors: \GNU \cmdname{make} always uses the string \samp{***}
whenever a command fails. Also, check if all the programs were built:
\begin{alltt}
@@ -2788,7 +2790,7 @@ provide a stable development foundation for future years.
Finally, in May 2006 Thomas Esser announced that he would no longer be
updating te\TeX{} (\url{http://tug.org/tetex}). As a result, there was
-been a surge of interest in \TL{}, especially among \acro{GNU}/Linux
+been a surge of interest in \TL{}, especially among \GNU/Linux
distributors. (There is a new \texttt{tetex} installation scheme in
\TL{}, which provides an approximate equivalent.) We hope this will
eventually translate to improvements in the \TeX\ environment for