From fcbb6b904438478f808efd17d9add09df4a6a990 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karl Berry Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:14:59 +0000 Subject: fmt change git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@3352 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751 --- Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/texlive-en/live.html | 37 ++++++++++++++------- Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/texlive-en/live.pdf | Bin 744952 -> 745562 bytes .../texmf-doc/source/english/texlive-en/live.tex | 10 +++++- 3 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/texlive-en/live.html b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/texlive-en/live.html index 926fc031497..5769576475c 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/texlive-en/live.html +++ b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/texlive-en/live.html @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ - + @@ -5515,7 +5515,7 @@ class="ec-lmtt-10">TEXMFVAR, which is by default user-specific. See the f

10.2 Present

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In 2006, the major new addition to T

In 2006–2007, the major new addition to TEX Live was the XeTEX program, available as the xetex and @@ -5529,24 +5529,37 @@ class="ec-lmtt-10">http://tug.org/metapost/articles), likewise class="E">EX (http://tug.org/applications/pdftex) -

The (plain)

The TEX .fmt (high-speed format) and the similar files for MetaPost and Metafont are now +stored in subdirectories of texmf/web2c, instead of in the directory itself (although the +directory is still searched, for the sake of existing .fmt’s). The subdirectories are named for the +‘engine’ in use, such as tex or pdftex or xetex. This change should be invisible in normal +use. +

The (plain) tex program no longer reads %& first lines to determine what format to run; it is the pure Knuthian TEX. (LATEX and everything else do still read %& lines). -

The installation scripts now accept various environment variables to allow for non-interactive +

The installation scripts now accept various environment variables to allow for non-interactive installation; see section 3.2.1. -

Of course the year also saw (the usual) hundreds of other updates to packages and programs. As +

Of course the year also saw (the usual) hundreds of other updates to packages and programs. As usual, please check CTAN (http://www.ctan.org) for updates. -

Internally, the source tree is now stored in Subversion, with a standard web interface for viewing the +

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. -

Finally, in May 2006 Thomas Esser announced that he would no longer be updating teT

Finally, in May 2006 Thomas Esser announced that he would no longer be updating teTEX (http://tug.org/tetex). As a result, there was been a surge of interest in TEX environment for everyone. -

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Please send corrections, suggestions, and offers of help to: +

Please send corrections, suggestions, and offers of help to:

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