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@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
\title{%
{\huge \textit{The \protect\TL{} Guide}\\\strut}
- {\LARGE \textsf{\TK{} 2005}}
+ {\LARGE \textsf{\TK{} 2006}}
}
-\author{Sebastian Rahtz \& Karl Berry, editors \\[3mm]
+\author{Karl Berry, editor \\[3mm]
\url{http://tug.org/texlive/}
}
-\date{October 2005}
+\date{December 2006}
\maketitle
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ members.)
Here is a brief listing and description of the top level directories in
the \TL{} distribution. On the \pkgname{live} \DVD, the entire \TL{}
-hierarchy is in a subdirectory \dirname{texlive2005}, not at the top
+hierarchy is in a subdirectory \dirname{texliveYYYY}, not at the top
level of the disc.
\smallskip
@@ -313,15 +313,14 @@ classes of marks, additional debugging features, and more) and the
\eTeX{} is 100\% compatible with ordinary \TeX. See
\OnCD{texmf-dist/doc/etex/base/etex_man.pdf}.
-\item [pdf\TeX] writes Acrobat \acro{PDF} format as well as \dvi{}. The
-\LaTeX{} \pkgname{hyperref} package has an option `\optname{pdftex}'
-which turns on all the program features. See
+\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}.
+\OnCD{texmf/doc/pdftex/manual/samplepdf/samplepdf.tex}. This is the
+default program for all formats except plain \TeX.
-\item [pdfe\TeX] combines the pdf\TeX\ and \eTeX\ extensions. This is
-the default program for all formats except plain \TeX.
-See above for documentation.
+\item [Xe\TeX] adds support for Unicode input and OpenType fonts, using
+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
@@ -461,19 +460,19 @@ choose a directory on the local disk to place files that the \TeX{}
system itself generates, such as fonts and formats, and also to provide
a place for updated configuration files, if need be.
-We'll use \dirname{/opt/texlive2005} in this example. It's good to
+We'll use \dirname{/opt/texlive2006} in this example. It's good to
include the year in the name, as these generated files are not
-compatible from release to release. (If the default value of
-\dirname{/usr/local/texlive/2005} works for you, then you can skip this
+in general compatible from release to release. (If the default value of
+\dirname{/usr/local/texlive/2006} works for you, then you can skip this
step.)
\begin{alltt}
Enter command: \Ucom{d}
Current directories setup:
-<1> TEXDIR: /usr/local/texlive/2005
+<1> TEXDIR: /usr/local/texlive/2006
...
Enter command: \Ucom{1}
-New value for TEXDIR [/usr/local/texlive/TeX]: \Ucom{/opt/texlive2005}
+New value for TEXDIR [/usr/local/texlive/TeX]: \Ucom{/opt/texlive2006}
...
Enter command: \Ucom{r}
\end{alltt}
@@ -538,14 +537,14 @@ Bourne-compatible shell (\cmdname{sh}, \cmdname{bash}, \cmdname{ksh}, et
al.), put the following into your \filename{$HOME/.profile} file:
\begin{alltt}
PATH=/mnt/cdrom/bin/\var{archname}:$PATH; export PATH
-TEXMFSYSVAR=/opt/texlive2005/texmf-var; export TEXMFVAR
+TEXMFSYSVAR=/opt/texlive2006/texmf-var; export TEXMFVAR
\end{alltt}
\noindent For C shell-compatible shells (\cmdname{csh}, \cmdname{tcsh}),
put the following into your \filename{$HOME/.cshrc} file:
\begin{alltt}
setenv PATH /mnt/cdrom/bin/\var{archname}:$PATH
-setenv TEXMFSYSVAR /opt/texlive2005/texmf-var
+setenv TEXMFSYSVAR /opt/texlive2006/texmf-var
\end{alltt}
\noindent Then log out, log back in, and test your installation
@@ -681,7 +680,7 @@ be changed here:
\begin{ttdescription}
\item [TEXDIR] The top-level directory under which
everything else will be installed. The default value is
-\dirname{/usr/local/texlive/2005}, and is often changed. We recommend
+\dirname{/usr/local/texlive/2006}, and is often changed. We recommend
including the year in the name, to keep different releases of \TL{}
separate. (You may wish to make a version-independent name such
\dirname{/usr/local/texlive} via a symbolic link, which you can then
@@ -756,13 +755,13 @@ on your shell. If you use a Bourne-compatible shell (\cmdname{sh},
\filename{$HOME/.profile} file:
\begin{alltt}
-PATH=/usr/local/texlive/2005/bin/\var{archname}:$PATH; export PATH
+PATH=/usr/local/texlive/2006/bin/\var{archname}:$PATH; export PATH
\end{alltt}
\noindent For C shell-compatible shells (\cmdname{csh}, \cmdname{tcsh}),
put the following into your \filename{$HOME/.cshrc} file:
\begin{alltt}
-setenv PATH /usr/local/texlive/2005/bin/\var{archname}:$PATH
+setenv PATH /usr/local/texlive/2006/bin/\var{archname}:$PATH
\end{alltt}
\textruntexconfig
@@ -777,7 +776,7 @@ shell prompt as usual.
\Ucom{i} # perform installation
> \Ucom{texconfig} ... # see section \ref{sec:texconfig}
# New PATH element, with Linux as the example:
-> \Ucom{PATH=/usr/local/texlive/2005/bin/i386-linux:$PATH; export PATH}
+> \Ucom{PATH=/usr/local/texlive/2006/bin/i386-linux:$PATH; export PATH}
\end{alltt}
\textifindoubt
@@ -968,14 +967,14 @@ configuration file for the base \Webc{} programs is named
default settings and useful alternatives.
As of 2005, \cmdname{texconfig} alters files in a user-specific
-directory, namely \dirname{$HOME/.texlive2005}. If you install \TeX\
+directory, as in \dirname{$HOME/.texlive2005}. If you install \TeX\
just for yourself, that is unlikely to make a difference. But if you
install \TeX\ on a multi-user system, you will want to change the
configuration for the whole system. In this case, run
\cmdname{texconfig-sys} instead of \cmdname{texconfig}.
Likewise, the \cmdname{updmap} and \cmdname{fmtutil} scripts were
-changed, to work under \dirname{$HOME/.texlive2005}. To alter system
+changed, to work under \dirname{$HOME/.texliveYYYY}. To alter system
directories, use \cmdname{updmap-sys} and \cmdname{fmtutil-sys}.
In particular, for multi-user systems, you will probably want to
@@ -1219,7 +1218,7 @@ these operations are done there, some of them can be lengthy. So please wait
until you see a statement about the successfully finished installation.
The shortcut for \cmdname{tlpmgui} will be added to the
-\guiseq{Start\arw Programs\arw TeXLive2005} menu.
+\guiseq{Start\arw Programs\arw TeXLive2006} menu.
If it is needed (Win9x/WinME), you will be asked to reboot your computer.
@@ -1296,12 +1295,12 @@ conveniently view PS/PDF files. \cmdname{GSView} is available from
\section{Maintenance of the installation in Windows}
If you have TeX Live installed, you can use \cmdname{tlpmgui} again
-for modyfying and maintaining your installation.
+for modifying and maintaining your installation.
\subsection{Adding/removing packages}
As the \cmdname{tlpmgui} shortcut is available in the \guiseq{Start\arw
-Programs\arw TeXLive2005} menu, start it from here. The maintenance window
+Programs\arw TeXLive2006} menu, start it from here. The maintenance window
titled \guiseq{TeX Live installation and maintenance utility} shows. It
contains several tabs: \guiseq{Add Packages}, \guiseq{Remove packages},
\guiseq{Manage installation}, \guiseq{Remove installation}.
@@ -1391,8 +1390,8 @@ way, you will be safe against upgrades of the \TL{} software.
The directory pointed to by \path|$TEXMFLOCAL| is initially empty. If,
for example, you want to add the support file for the Maple symbolic
computation program, you will have to put the style files in:\\
-\path|c:\TeXLive2005\texmf-local\tex\latex\maple\|\\ and the
-documentation files in:\\ \path|c:\TeXLive2005\texmf-local\doc\latex\maple\|
+\path|c:\TeXLive2006\texmf-local\tex\latex\maple\|\\ and the
+documentation files in:\\ \path|c:\TeXLive2006\texmf-local\doc\latex\maple\|
\subsection{Running \texttt{tlmp.exe} from the command line}
The \cmdname{tlpm.exe} program which is used as engine by \cmdname{tlpmgui}
@@ -1491,7 +1490,7 @@ pointed out.
\subsubsection{Dvips}
The configuration file for dvips can be found in\\
-\verb+C:\TeXLive2005\texmf-var\dvips\config\config.ps+\\
+\verb+C:\TeXLive2006\texmf-var\dvips\config\config.ps+\\
You may open it with any editor
%(\cmdname{WinShell} will do fine)
and change some parameters:
@@ -1532,7 +1531,7 @@ font package addition. If you add new packages by hand, edit the file
If you use the program pdf{}latex to write \acro{PDF} format directly,
and you are using \acro{US} letter-size paper, edit the file
-\verb+C:\TeXLive2005\texmf-var\tex\generic\config\pdftexconfig.tex+ and
+\verb+C:\TeXLive2006\texmf-var\tex\generic\config\pdftexconfig.tex+ and
change \samp{\bs pdfpagewidth} and \samp{\bs pdfpageheight}. These entries
should read:
\begin{alltt}
@@ -1593,7 +1592,7 @@ For generic verification procedures, see section~\ref{sec:test-install}
Windows-specific tests.
Open the file \verb+sample2e.tex+ in your editor (Xemacs, WinShell),
-found in \path|C:\TeXLive2005\texmf-dist\tex\latex\base|. The \LaTeX\ source
+found in \path|C:\TeXLive2006\texmf-dist\tex\latex\base|. The \LaTeX\ source
should appear on the screen. Process it by clicking on the
\guiseq{Command\arw LaTeX} menu (XEmacs) or \LaTeX\ icon on the toolbar
(WinShell), then view it by clicking on the \guiseq{Command\arw View DVI}
@@ -1774,7 +1773,7 @@ There is a different procedure to change it for Win9x, WinME and NT/2K/XP:
by \path|;|. Please add the directory with the executables in this line.
After this, this line could look as follows:
\begin{verbatim}
-PATH=c:\windows;c:\windows\system;c:\TeXLive2005\bin\win32
+PATH=c:\windows;c:\windows\system;c:\TeXLive2006\bin\win32
\end{verbatim}
\item[Windows ME] You need to run the special program
\path|c:\windows\system\msconfig.exe| to be able to change any
@@ -1799,7 +1798,7 @@ PATH=c:\windows;c:\windows\system;c:\TeXLive2005\bin\win32
\texttt{PATH} while the field Value shows the current setting of
\texttt{PATH} as a list of directories separated by \path|;|. Add
the directory where the executables are located (e.g.
- \path|c:\TeXLive2005\bin\win32|). If there isn't a \texttt{PATH} variable
+ \path|c:\TeXLive2006\bin\win32|). If there isn't a \texttt{PATH} variable
for your user account, simply click in the field Variable and type
in \texttt{PATH}, click in the field \textsf{Value}
and type in the directory with the executables. Important: Click on
@@ -1908,7 +1907,7 @@ Here are several questions to investigate:
\item Is \file{tex.exe} in my \path|PATH|?
\item Is the \path|TEXMFCNF| variable correctly set to
-\path|c:/TeXLive2005/texmf-var/web2c| (default value)?
+\path|c:/TeXLive2006/texmf-var/web2c| (default value)?
\item Are there any errors in the log file generated by the
\file{tlmpgui.exe} program?
@@ -2769,15 +2768,14 @@ The other principal contributors are listed below.
\begin{itemize*}
-\item The German-speaking \TeX{} Users (\acro{DANTE} e.V.), who provide
-the hardware for the \TL{} source repository; and Rainer Sch\"opf and
-Reinhard Zierke who look after it. \acro{DANTE} officers Volker Schaa
-and Klaus H\"oppner coordinate production with the Lehmann's Bookstore
-(\url{http://www.lob.de}).
+\item The English, German, Dutch, and Polish \TeX{} user groups
+(\acro{TUG}, \acro{DANTE} e.V., \acro{NTG}, and \acro{GUST},
+respectively), which together provide the necessary technical
+and administrative infrastructure. Please join your local user group!
-\item The Perforce corporation (\url{http://www.perforce.com}), for providing
-a free copy of their excellent change management system, which we use
-to manage the \TL{} sources.
+\item The \acro{CTAN} team, which distributes the \TL{} images and
+provides the common infrastructure for package updates, upon which \TL{}
+depends.
\item Peter Breitenlohner and the \eTeX\ team for the stable foundation
of future \TeX's.
@@ -2795,16 +2793,36 @@ it at short notice.
\item Hans Hagen, for major testing and making the \ConTeXt\ format
conform to \TL's needs.
+\item \Thanh, Martin Schr\"oder, and the pdf\TeX\ team for continuing
+enhancements of \TeX's abilities.
+
+\item Taco Hoekwater, for renewed development efforts on MetaPost and
+\TeX\ itself.
+
\item Pawe{\l} Jackowski, for the Windows installer \cmdname{tlpm},
and Tomasz {\L}uczak, for \cmdname{tlpmgui}.
-\item \Thanh, Martin Schr\"oder, and the pdf\TeX\ team for continuing
-enhancements of \TeX's abilities.
+\item Akira Kakuto, for updated Windows binaries as part of his
+\acro{W32TEX} distribution effort
+(\url{http://www.fsci.fuk.kindai.ac.jp/kakuto/win32-ptex/}).
+
+\item Jonathan Kew and his employer \acro{SIL}, for the major new
+development of Xe\TeX{} and taking the time and trouble to integrate it
+in \TL{}.
+
+\item Reinhard Kotucha, for helping with the massive task of updating
+packages in \TL{}, as well as Windows research efforts, the
+\texttt{getnonfreefonts} script, and more.
\item Petr Olsak, who coordinated and checked all the Czech and Slovak
material very carefully.
-\item Fabrice Popineau, for the Windows binaries in \TL{}.
+\item Fabrice Popineau, for the original Windows support in \TL{}.
+
+\item Norbert Preining, for helping with the \TL{} infrastructure and
+package updates, and coordinating the Debian version of \TL{} (together
+with Frank K\"uster), making many suggestions for improvement along the
+way.
\item Staszek Wawrykiewicz, the principal tester for all of \TL{},
and coordinator of the many major Polish contributions: fonts, Windows
@@ -3089,8 +3107,7 @@ not new in 2004, but wasn't previously documented.) Similarly, on
\end{itemize}
-\subsection{Present}
-\label{tlcurrent}
+\subsubsection{2005}
2005 saw the usual huge number of updates to packages and programs.
The infrastructure stayed relatively stable from 2004, but inevitably
@@ -3151,10 +3168,32 @@ latex --translate-file=empty.tcx yourfile.tex
\end{itemize}
+
+\subsection{Present}
+\label{tlcurrent}
+
+In 2006, the major new addition to \TL{} was the Xe\TeX{} program,
+available as the \texttt{xetex} and \texttt{xelatex} programs; see
+\url{http://scripts.sil.org/xetex}.
+
+MetaPost also received a notable update, with more planned for the
+future (\url{http://tug.org/metapost/articles}), likewise pdf\TeX{}
+(\url{http://tug.org/applications/pdftex})
+
+Of course the year also saw (the usual) hundreds of other updates to
+packages and programs. As usual, please check \acro{CTAN}
+(\url{http://www.ctan.org}) for updates.
+
+Internally, the source tree is now stored in Subversion, with a standard
+web interface for viewing the tree, as linked from our home page.
+Although not visible in the final distribution, we expect this will
+provide a stable development foundation for future years.
+
+
\subsection{Future}
\emph{\TL{} is not perfect!} (And never will be.) We intend to
-continue to release new versions yearly, and would like to provide more
+continue to release new versions, and would like to provide more
help material, more utilities, more installation programs, and (of
course) an ever-improved and checked tree of macros and fonts. This work
is all done by hard-pressed volunteers in their limited spare time, and
@@ -3163,7 +3202,6 @@ your name forward!
Please send corrections, suggestions, and offers of help to:\hfill\null
\begin{quote}
-Sebastian Rahtz \ / \ 7 Stratfield Road \ / \ Oxford OX2 7BG \ / \ UK \\
\email{tex-live@tug.org} \\
\url{http://tug.org/texlive}
\end{quote}