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-
- LaTeX installation instructions for AmiWeb2c TeX
-
- 15 March 1998
-
-
-SUMMARY
-=======
-
-This file contains instructions on how to install LaTeX for Web2c TeX
-on the Amiga (aka AmiWeb2c). Before reading this file, you should read
-install.txt, which will explain how the LaTeX installation works, and
-web2c.txt, which describes the Unix version of this TeX system.
-
-This file describes:
-
- * How to save any old version of LaTeX.
-
- * How to configure LaTeX.
-
- * How to unpack the LaTeX distribution.
-
- * How to install the LaTeX files.
-
- * How to create the LaTeX format.
-
- * What to do if you have any problems.
-
-
-REQUIREMENTS
-============
-
-In addition to the LaTeX distribution files, you will also need the
-following:
-
- * the file `/texmf/tex/generic/local/hyphen.cfg' coming with the source
- distribution of AmiWeb2c, loading hyphenation patterns for US English
- (hyphen.tex aka ushyph1.tex) and UK English (ukhyphen.tex), and German
- (ghyph31.tex). In the commentary section of `hyphen.cfg' a list of
- many other languages is given together with references to pattern
- files. Feel free to modify `hyphen.cfg' as you need (or replace it
- with your own version).
-
-
-SAVING ANY OLD VERSION OF LATEX
-===============================
-
-Nobody should ever have installed LaTeX 2.09 with AmiWeb2c (which was
-first released in April/May 1995), so there is no need for a special
-treatment of such an old version of LaTeX.
-
-Updating installations of LaTeX2e is completely similar to a generic
-LaTeX installation. This simply amounts to replacing all files with
-their new versions and recreating the LaTeX format file `latex.fmt'.
-
-
-CONFIGURING LATEX
-=================
-
-During the installation procedure, it may be easiest to set some
-temporary device names.
-
-The LATEXINPUTS: directory is where the LaTeX base packages and classes
-will finally be installed. In the `TeX Directory Structure' assumed by
-AmiWeb2c this defaults to:
-
- assign LATEXINPUTS: HD:AmiWeb2c-<version>/texmf/tex/latex/base
-
-The LATEXFORMAT: directory is where the LaTeX format is stored:
-
- assign LATEXFORMAT: HD:AmiWeb2c-<version>/texmf/web2c
-
-The LATEXDIST: directory is where the LaTeX distribution is stored:
-
- assign LATEXDIST: HD:AmiWeb2c-<version>/texmf/source/latex/base
-
-You should put all files coming with the base distribution of LaTeX in
-the LATEXDIST: directory. After the successful installation procedure,
-you can safely remove the complete LATEXDIST: directory.
-
-If you started with the ready-to-use binaries, I suggest that you get
-Norbert Püschel's `DOSPrefs' commodity from the Aminet at
-
- Aminet:/util/misc/DOSPrefs31.lha
-
-This program patches the AmigaOS to enable the Unix notations `.' and
-`..' for the `current' and the `parent' directory respectively. There
-are similar tools for this purpose, but AmiWeb2c was only tested with
-`DOSPrefs'. For your convenience, "DOSPrefs 3.1" is included with the
-AmiWeb2c distribution.
-
-
-UNPACKING THE DISTRIBUTION
-==========================
-
-To unpack the LaTeX distribution, you should:
-
- cd LATEXDIST:
- tex --ini unpack.ins
-
-This takes about 15 minutes on a 50 MHz 68030, but considerably longer
-on a standard 7.19 MHz 68000 (most likely several hours). Why don't you
-just go and make a good cup of tea? [Personal note: on a P5/133 running
-the Linux operating system the very same task takes about half a minute,
-so I have my tea ready before I install a new version of LaTeX.]
-
-
-PUTTING THE FILES WHERE LATEX CAN READ THEM
-===========================================
-
-How was your tea? To install the LaTeX files created in the previous
-step, you should:
-
- cd LATEXDIST:
- copy latexbug.tex testpage.tex lablst.tex idx.tex ltxcheck.tex +
- nfssfont.tex small2e.tex sample2e.tex docstrip.tex +
- #?.cls #?.clo #?.sty #?.fd #?.def #?.ltx +
- LATEXINPUTS:
-
-(The `+' character means that you should type this as a single command.)
-
-WARNING: This single command line most certainly exceeds the maximum
-length the AmigaOS is able to cope with! Please, make sure that ALL
-these files are correctly installed in `LATEXINPUTS:'. And make sure
-that all these files are copied "as is", the file lookup mechanism of
-AmiWeb2c won't find files with incorrect uppercase/lowercase spelling,
-e.g., OT1enc.def (old) versus ot1enc.def (new).
-
-If you have MakeIndex installed or intend to do so, copy #?.ist to the
-MakeIndex inputs directory, which should be in TDS notation:
-
- /texmf/makeindex/
-
-
-CREATING THE LATEX FORMAT
-=========================
-
-After the unpacked files of the LaTeX distribution are installed at
-the appropriate place, you have to create the LaTeX format proper.
-This will conveniently be done by the following commands:
-
- cd LATEXFORMAT:
- tex --ini --progname=latex latex.ltx
-
-Thus the format file latex.fmt will be created at the correct place and
-also the correctness of the installation will be tested, because the
-necessary files will be read from the appropriate paths. A useful
-shortcut to invoke LaTeX is `alias latex="tex --progname=latex"'.
-
-If you intend to use any of the advanced features provided by `e-TeX'
-(`enhanced TeX'), like left-to-right typesetting, you should instead
-use the commands
-
- cd LATEXFORMAT:
- etex --ini --efmt=elatex *latex.ltx
- etex --ini --progname=elatex latex.ltx
-
-to create the format file and set `alias elatex="etex --progname=elatex"'
-and `alias latex="etex --progname=latex"'. (Note the asterisk in front of
-`latex.ltx'; this invokes a special feature of the etex binary, i.e., the
-`extended mode of e-TeX'.)
-
-If you intend to produce output in Portable Document Format (PDF) from
-your LaTeX sources, you may additionally use the command
-
- cd LATEXFORMAT:
- pdftex --ini --progname=pdflatex latex.ltx
-
-together with `alias pdflatex="pdftex --progname=pdflatex"'.
-
-If you intend to use the 16-bit UniCode version of TeX, aka Omega, you
-may additionally use the command
-
- cd LATEXFORMAT:
- omega --ini --progname=lambda lambda.tex
-
-together with `alias lambda="omega --progname=lambda"'.
-
-
-GETTING A WORKING LaTeX
-=======================
-
-As soon as the format file `latex.fmt' is created in the proper place, you
-are set for using LaTeX. Either use `alias latex "tex --progname=latex"'
-or `makelink from latex to tex' to conveniently set up a `latex' call.
-
-Oh, and don't forget to remake the ls-R database!
-
-
-CHECKING THAT THE INSTALLATION WORKED
-=====================================
-
-To check that the installation worked, you should:
-
- cd LATEXFORMAT:
- latex ltxcheck
-
-This will perform a number of tests, which should all report `OK',
-except for the "\@currdir" part (and, depending on your installation,
-the "DC/EC" font stuff). According to the LaTeX check routine, all
-files come from the current working directory, contrary to the common
-installation. Due to the limitations of the Amiga implementation of
-file lookup, which is inherently very Unix-prone, there seems to be
-no remedy to this situation. Press "return" to skip the warnings.
-
-
-PROBLEMS
-========
-
-`texsys.cfg': Due to technical limitations of the Amiga port of the
- Kpathsea library it is necessary to "\let\@currdir=\@empty" in this
- file. The LaTeX test suite "latex ltxcheck" will issue a warning
- message when checking the current directory syntax. Proceed.
-
-`File missing': As long as the default search paths of AmiWeb2c are
- correctly set up and used, you won't encounter this message.
-
-`Font missing': Some of the fonts, i.e., tfm files, required by LaTeX
- are missing. In addition to the 75 standard fonts of the `Computer
- Modern' family, several additional fonts are needed. Run MetaFont
- on the respective font drivers and install the tfm files in the
- `texmf/fonts/tfm//' directory structure. You may choose to ignore
- the warning about the missing `EC' fonts issued by the LaTeX
- check suite.
-
-`Out of memory': The memory configuration file `texmf.cnf' coming with
- the source distribution of AmiWeb2c in `texmf/web2c/' was used for the
- installation of LaTeX on my system, so it should be appropriate for
- your machine too. Since AmiWeb2c is directly descended from the Unix
- Web2c distribution, its binaries are designed for a BigTeX setup. If
- you really want to install it on machines with less than 4 MB of RAM,
- you will most likely have to restrict yourself to a single language in
- `texmf/tex/generic/local/hyphen.cfg' and comment the value for `triesize'
- in `texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf' in order to start IniTeX. Please do not
- request a SmallTeX version of AmiWeb2c, it just can't be done.
-
-If you have any other problems with the LaTeX installation, see the
-`PROBLEMS' section in install.txt.
-
-
-CLEARING UP
-===========
-
-You may now be wondering what to do with all the remaining files that
-are not needed to run LaTeX. This is, of course, a matter of personal
-taste and availability of disk space but here is some guidance.
-
- * The files with extension .dtx, together with source2e.tex, can be
- used to typeset the documented source code (see texpert.txt for
- further information).
-
- * The files with extension .fdd contain the documented sources for the
- font definition files.
-
- * The files ltnews<xx>.tex and ltnews<xx>.ps both contain the lastest
- LaTeX newsletter.
-
- * The file ltx3info.tex contains information about the LaTeX3 project
- and how you can support it.
-
- * The files with extension .txt contain information about (amongst
- other things) copyright, installation, patches and bug-reports;
- and those with extension .err contain errata lists for various
- publications: see 00readme.txt for further details.
-
- * The files with names of the form <xxx>guide.tex contain reference
- information convering only those features new to this version of
- LaTeX: they are not intended to be either a user guide or a
- complete reference.
-
- * The files with extension .ltx, together with latexcheck.tex, are
- used to create and test the format; therefore you should keep these
- together with the installed LaTeX system in the LATEXINPUTS:
- directory if you expect to remake the format before getting the next
- full distribution.
-
- * The files with extension .ins are used to unpack the code from the
- .dtx and .fdd files.
-
- * We recommend that you keep, in the LATEXFORMAT: directory, the
- transcript file latex.log that was produced whilst creating the
- format.
-
-If you don't need the documentation or if you are lacking enough disk
-space to permanently keep the LaTeX distribution files, you can now:
-
- delete LATEXDIST:#?
-
-
-SYSTEM-SPECIFIC SECTIONS
-========================
-
-As the maintainer and distributor of AmiWeb2c I'm interested in feedback
-about problems with the application of this TeX system for the Amiga.
-Please report difficulties installing and/or using LaTeX that are
-clearly related to any (mis)feature of AmiWeb2c to
-
- Andreas Scherer
- Rochusstraße 22-24
- 52062 Aachen, Germany
- <andreas.scherer@pobox.com>
-
-
- --- Copyright 1995, 1998 Andreas Scherer and the LaTeX3 project. ---
- --- All rights reserved. ---