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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/README b/Master/texmf-dist/README index 539838d7e12..912ad4954dd 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/README +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/README @@ -1,221 +1,15 @@ -============================================================================== -Velthuis Devanagari for TeX Installation Notes -Version 2.15 22 June 2008 -============================================================================== +Copyright 2004, 2007 TeX Users Group. +You may freely use, modify and/or distribute this file. +This tree (texmf-dist) is for the formats (plain, LaTeX, ConTeXt, and +all the rest) and all the packages, together with their documentation +and sources. Most everything used in day-to-day TeXing, except the +binaries themselves. -This package provides support for typesetting texts in Devanagari script -(Sanskrit and Hindi) in plain TeX and LaTeX. the text is entered in Velthuis -transliteration. +Another criteria: everything that can be classified automatically by +Fabrice's tpm-factory goes in texmf-dist (or texmf-doc). If not, it +goes in texmf. -The package is included in famous TeX distributions such as TeX Live and -MikTeX. You have to install this package separately only if: - -1. A bug that bothers you was discovered and fixed and the corrected version - of this package is not yet available in your favourite distribution. - -2. A new feature that is important for you was added to the package and it is - not yet included in the TeX distribution of your choice. - -3. You use a distribution which comes without this package. - -4. You wish to test our work before it is released for inclusion in standard - distributions. - -5. You wish to help us with develompment. - - -Release numbering scheme -======================== - -The project is hosted on a CVS server which means that each file has its own -version number. This is not practical for milestone releases prepared for -publishing on Sarovar, CTAN or elsewhere. Moreover, the preprocessor has its -own version number advanced manually when a new feature is added or a bug is -fixed. Since release 2.14 the whole package shares version number of the -preprocessor. If only macros and/or fonts were changed since the previous -release and the preprocessor remains unchanged, another digit is added to the -version number. Thus release 2.14.1 would mean that the preprocessor remained -at version 2.14 but some macros and/or fonts were modified. Users who update -their distributions will thus know whether they have to compile a new version -of the preprocessor or whether they can keep the existing executable. - - -Obtaining the package -===================== - -The project is officially hosted at http://devnag.sarovar.org and the package -may be downloaded from there. The package may also be downloaded from the -Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN). Its primary location in UK TUG is -ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/language/devanagari/velthuis/ - -The development version may also be obtained by anonymous CVS. Set your -CVSROOT variable to :pserver:anonymous@cvs.devnag.sarovar.org:/cvsroot/devnag -and log to the server by: - -cvs login - -When you are asked for the pasword, just press ENTER. - -Get the package by: - -cvs -z3 co -P velthuis - -If you wish to update your existing working copy, "cd" to its top directory -(default is "velthuis") and type: - -cvs -z3 up -P - - -Unpacking -========= - -Since version 2.14 the package conforms to the TeX Directory Structure (TDS). -This structure is used in modern TeX distributions on all platforms. Unless -you are a TeXpert we recommend you to keep the package in a separate -directory. If you do it this way, you can easily remove it after you install -upgraded TeX distribution with a new version of Velthuis Devanagari. - - -Compiling the preprocessor -========================== - -The CVS version contains the source code and the Windows executable in the -"bin" directory. Users of other platforms are supposed to compile the -preprocessor themselves. See important notes inside devnag.c. - -Releases both on devnag.sarovar.org and CTAN contain also an executable for -OS/2 (eComStation) and statically linked executable for Linux. - -Enter the directory with the executable to the PATH variable or move or -symlink the executable to a directory listed in PATH. In UNIX systems you can -verify by "which devnag" that the file can be located. - - -Install the macros and fonts -============================ - -You must instruct your TeX distribution to include your directory into the -beginning of search paths. If you have web2c based system (TeX Live, teTeX), -find file texmf.cnf (typically in texmf/web2c directory) and modify the TEXMF -variable. It typically contains: - -TEXMF = {!!$TEXMFLOCAL,!!$TEXMFMAIN} - -Define the location of the package (before definition od TEXMF) as: - -DEVNAG = /path/to/velthuis - -and then modify the TEXMF definition as: - -TEXMF = {!!$DEVNAG,!!$TEXMFLOCAL,!!$TEXMFMAIN} - -Rebuild the file database either by running mktexlsr from the command prompt -or from the texconfig menu (be sure that mktexlsr and/or texconfig come from -the same distribution as tex, latex, etc.). - -If you are a MikTeX user, find MikTeX menu, open MikTeX Options, select the -Roots tab, use the Add button to add the "velthuis" directory, move it to the -top location by the Up button. MikTeX also needs to know about the fonts. -Locate your updmap.cfg file. It usually resides in X:\texmf\web2c directory (X: -is the drive with your MikTeX installation) or you may have a local copy in -X:\localtexmf\web2c. The file must contain the following line: - -MixedMap dvng.map - -If it is not present, put it to the end of the file. Finally refresh the file -database pushing the Refresh FNDB button. - -Note: We rarely add new files or remove files or change their locations. Once -you install the package from CVS and update it by "cvs up -P" without removing -the "ls-R" file, TeX will immediatelly use the new files. It is NOT necessary -to rebuild the database. - -Test your installation -====================== - -The kpathsea library now should be able to find your files. Try the following -commands: - -kpsewhich devanagari.sty -kpsewhich dvng10.tfm -kpsewhich dvng10.mf -kpsewhich dvng10.pfb - -If the files are not found or if files from other directories are found -instead, there is something wrong with your installation. It makes no sense to -continue. Return to the previous step and fix the installation. - - -Enable Hindi in Babel -===================== - -Hindi support is not yet an official part of LaTeX. The installation files -for Babel are included in the "doc" directory but the language definition -file has been generated and installed. In order to enable Hindi add the -following line to your language.dat: - -hindi zerohyph.tex - -Afterwards rebuild the formats by the coresponding butten in MikTeX or by the -following commands in TeX Live: - -fmtutil --byfmt latex -fmtutil --byfmt pdflatex -fmtutil --byfmt xelatex - - -Make font information files -=========================== - -Drivers dvips, dvipdfm, pstopk as well as pdftex require information on fonts. -Create them by: - -updmap --enable=MixedMap dvng.map - -If it says that the fonts are already known and nothing will be changed, it -means that updmap knows some older version. In such a case just run updmap -without any arguments. - -This step is not necessary with MikTeX because it was already done during macro -installation (updmap just adds the mentioned line to updmap.cfg and generates -necessary *.map files). - - -Run a sample document -===================== - -Make a copy of a sample file doc/generic/velthuis/misspaal.dn into another -directory. Now "cd" to that directory and run the file through the -preprocessor by: - -devnag misspaal - -The resulting misspaal.tex file can then be processed by latex into -misspaal.dvi or by pdflatex directly to misspaal.pdf. If you get the same -result as doc/generic/velthuis/misspaal.pdf, then -- {\dn "saabaa"s} -- your -installation is correct. Now you can read the manual (available both as -manual.tex and manual.pdf in the doc/generic/velthuis/ directory) and create -your own Devanagari documents. - - -Frequent errors -=============== - -* (La)TeX cannot find files (*.sty, *.fd, dnmacs.tex) - - Make sure that the directory with Velthuis Devanagari is mentioned in the - TEXMF variable (teTeX, TeX Live) or selected in MikTeX options in the Roots - tab. Refresh the filename database (it never harms anything). - -* PostScript files created by dvips do not contain Type 1 fonts, they are - replaced by roman fonts although dv*.pfb were loaded - - You probably have an old version of dvng.map earlier in the search path or - different version of Type 1 fonts earlier in the search path. The PostScript - names of the fonts have changed. PdfTeX can often cope with it but dvips - cannot and the resulting PostScript file is damaged and unusable. Be sure - that the directory with the Velthuis Devanagari package is at the beginning - of the TEXMF variable (teTeX, TeX Live) or selected in MikTeX options in the - Roots tab as the first one. Then refresh the filename database. Non-MikTeX - users should also run updmap without arguments. +And yet another: texmf-dist should be distribution-independent, so that, +in theory, it could be used by distributions other than TeX Live. So, +no web2c/kpathsea-specific files. |