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--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pgf/text-en/pgfmanual-en-installation.tex
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@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@ There are different ways of installing \pgfname, depending
on your system and needs, and you may need to install other
packages as well as, see below. Before installing, you may wish to
review the licenses under which the package is
-distributed, see Section~\ref{section-license}.
+distributed, see Section~\ref{section-license}.
Typically, the package will already be installed on your
system. Naturally, in this case you do not need to worry about the
installation process at all and you can skip the rest of this
-section.
+section.
\subsection{Package and Driver Versions}
This documentation is part of version \pgfversion\ of the \pgfname\
-package. In order to run \pgfname, you need a reasonably recent
+package. In order to run \pgfname, you need a reasonably recent
\TeX\ installation. When using \LaTeX, you need the following packages
installed (newer versions should also work):
\begin{itemize}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ installed (newer versions should also work):
|xcolor| version \xcolorversion.
\end{itemize}
With plain \TeX, |xcolor| is not needed, but you obviously do not
-get its (full) functionality.
+get its (full) functionality.
Currently, \pgfname\ supports the following backend drivers:
\begin{itemize}
@@ -65,9 +65,11 @@ Currently, \pgfname\ supports the following formats:
\item
|plain| with complete functionality, except for graphics inclusion,
which works only for pdf\TeX.
-\item
- |context| with complete functionality, except for graphics inclusion,
- which works only for pdf\TeX.
+\item
+ |context| with complete functionality\footnote{Note that
+ \pgfname/\tikzname{} is not supported by recent Con\TeX t versions
+ (like mark IV, the Lua\TeX-aware part of Con\TeX t).}, except for
+ graphics inclusion, which works only for pdf\TeX.
\end{itemize}
For more details, see Section~\ref{section-formats}.
@@ -81,13 +83,13 @@ fortunately, nice other people do. I cannot give detailed instructions
on how to install these packages, since I do not manage them, but I
\emph{can} tell you were to find them. If you have a problem with
installing, you might wish to have a look at the Debian page or the
-Mik\TeX\ page first.
+MiK\TeX\ page first.
\subsubsection{Debian}
The command ``|aptitude install pgf|'' should do the trick. Sit back
-and relax. In detail, the following packages are installed:
+and relax. In detail, the following packages are installed:
\begin{verbatim}
http://packages.debian.org/pgf
http://packages.debian.org/latex-xcolor
@@ -97,15 +99,15 @@ http://packages.debian.org/latex-xcolor
\subsubsection{MiKTeX}
For MiK\TeX, use the update wizard to install the (latest versions of
-the) packages called |pgf| and |xcolor|.
+the) packages called |pgf| and |xcolor|.
\subsection{Installation in a texmf Tree}
-For a permanent installation, you place the files of the
-the \textsc{pgf} package in an appropriate |texmf| tree.
+For a permanent installation, you place the files of
+the \textsc{pgf} package in an appropriate |texmf| tree.
When you ask \TeX\ to use a certain class or package, it usually looks
for the necessary files in so-called |texmf| trees. These trees
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ are simply huge directories that contain these files. By default,
|/usr/local/share/texmf/| or |c:\localtexmf\| or somewhere similar.
\item
Your personal |texmf| tree, which is usually located in your home
- directory at |~/texmf/| or |~/Library/texmf/|.
+ directory at |~/texmf/| or |~/Library/texmf/|.
\end{itemize}
You should install the packages either in the local tree or in
@@ -143,8 +145,8 @@ tree that you have chosen create a sub-sub-directory called
|texmf/tex/generic/pgf-|\texttt{\pgfversion}, if you prefer. Then
place all files of the |pgf| package in this directory. Finally,
rebuild \TeX's filename database. This is done by running the command
-|texhash| or |mktexlsr| (they are the same). In Mik\TeX, there is a
-menu option to do this.
+|texhash| or |mktexlsr| (they are the same). In MiK\TeX, there is a
+menu option to do this.
\subsubsection{Installation that is TDS-Compliant}
@@ -187,5 +189,4 @@ installation). The easiest way to do this is to first delete the old
version and then proceed as described above. Sometimes, there are
changes in the syntax of certain command from version to version. If
things no longer work that used to work, you may wish to have a look
-at the release notes and at the change log.
-
+at the release notes and at the change log.