From c11a9cc039efb77bc43415ed95caae7c156e6a1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karl Berry Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 22:26:17 +0000 Subject: suggest invoking with perl install-tl; mention mactex git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@53450 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751 --- Master/readme-txt.dir/README.EN | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) (limited to 'Master/readme-txt.dir') diff --git a/Master/readme-txt.dir/README.EN b/Master/readme-txt.dir/README.EN index 9dea277ac9b..7a15f11977e 100644 --- a/Master/readme-txt.dir/README.EN +++ b/Master/readme-txt.dir/README.EN @@ -37,8 +37,15 @@ Welcome to TeX Live Installation - The installation script is named install-tl (install-tl-windows.bat on - Windows), and it has two operation modes: + The installation script is named install-tl and is at the top level of + the directory tree. You can invoke it with perl install-tl. On Windows, + you can also simply run the companion batch file, + install-tl-windows.bat. You can invoke it with perl install-tl. On + Macs, you will probably want to install via [10]MacTeX, which has its + own native installer (it's also available on the DVD, next to the + texlive/ you're in now.) + + install-tl has two operation modes: -gui (default on Windows and Macs) which does a simple installation by default, using a graphical interface, but allows for advanced @@ -51,8 +58,8 @@ Welcome to TeX Live performed with the tlmgr (TeX Live Package Manager) program, which likewise has both GUI and text modes. - You can give the command-line option --help to both [10]install-tl and - [11]tlmgr for detailed information on both programs. See the + You can give the command-line option --help to both [11]install-tl and + [12]tlmgr for detailed information on both programs. See the documentation links above for (much) more information. Links @@ -60,14 +67,14 @@ Welcome to TeX Live Finally, a few related web pages, for your reference. These are not included in TeX Live: - * [12]tug.org/begin.html - if you are new to TeX and/or want + * [13]tug.org/begin.html - if you are new to TeX and/or want introductory material. - * [13]tug.org/interest.html - general list of TeX web resources, + * [14]tug.org/interest.html - general list of TeX web resources, including documentation, systems, packages, fonts, and more. - * [14]tug.org/ctan.html - one entry point into the Comprehensive TeX + * [15]tug.org/ctan.html - one entry point into the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN), which is an online repository of all things TeX. - * [15]tug.org/usergroups.html - list of TeX user groups around the + * [16]tug.org/usergroups.html - list of TeX user groups around the world, with contact information. We strongly encourage you to join the user group of your choice, to support TeX Live and other TeX activities. @@ -75,7 +82,7 @@ Welcome to TeX Live Happy TeXing! __________________________________________________________________ - [16]TeX Live home page. + [17]TeX Live home page. References @@ -88,10 +95,11 @@ References 7. file:../texmf-dist/doc/texlive/ 8. file:../doc.html 9. https://tug.org/texlive/doc.html - 10. https://tug.org/texlive/doc/install-tl.html - 11. https://tug.org/texlive/tlmgr.html - 12. https://tug.org/begin.html - 13. https://tug.org/interest.html - 14. https://tug.org/ctan.html - 15. https://tug.org/usergroups.html - 16. https://tug.org/texlive/ + 10. https://tug.org/mactex/ + 11. https://tug.org/texlive/doc/install-tl.html + 12. https://tug.org/texlive/tlmgr.html + 13. https://tug.org/begin.html + 14. https://tug.org/interest.html + 15. https://tug.org/ctan.html + 16. https://tug.org/usergroups.html + 17. https://tug.org/texlive/ -- cgit v1.2.3