[FTP.nwc: 18 APR 1994 The most up-to-date copy of this file is on ftp.cs.umb.edu (158.121.104.33) in pub/tex/FTP.nwc. If the info below does not match what you find on the archives, let us know. Thanks! -- unixtex@u.washington.edu.] ========================================================================= Join the TeX Users Group (TUG): support the maintenance and development of the programs you retrieve. Send membership request to: tug@tug.org. ========================================================================= FTP INSTRUCTIONS for Unix sites wanting to install (plain) TeX, LaTeX, BibTeX, plain Metafont, a previewer that will work under the X windowing system, and a PostScript device driver. The three sites listed below are part of the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN) -- the result of cooperative work among members of TUG, DANTE [German-speaking TeX Users Group], and UKTUG [U.K. TeX Users Group], under the leadership of George Greenwade, Chair for TUG's Technical Working Group on TeX Archive Guidelines. Special thanks to George Greenwade for establishing the CTAN site at Sam Houston State University (US); to Rainer Schoepf, Barbara Burr, and members of DANTE for the CTAN site at Heidelberg (FRG); and to Sebastian Rahtz for the CTAN site at Aston University (UK). These archives mirror each other. Use the host nearest you: Host Internet address TeX root dir ---- ---------------- ------------ ftp.shsu.edu 192.92.115.10 tex-archive ftp.tex.ac.uk 134.151.44.19 tex-archive ftp.dante.de 128.69.1.12 tex-archive Users of ftp.tex.ac.uk or ftp.dante.de will be able to retrieve the same tex-archive files, but site-specific files such as the two mentioned in the next paragraph may be named differently. Upon logging on (to ftp.shsu.edu), retrieve and read README.archive-features README.site-commands Our instructions assume you have read these documents. If you do not have GNU's gunzip utility, retrieve and install the gzip package. Set "binary" mode by typing "bi" at your ftp prompt; retrieve ~/tex-archive/archive-tools/info-zip/gzip-.tar It does a better job of compression than standard Unix compress, and it is (as far as is known) patent-free. It is illegal to use Unix compress, because it infringes on a software patent. Write to lpf@uunet.uu.net, League for Programming Freedom, for information about the new software monopolies in the US. If you run into difficulty retrieving the files below, email kb@cs.umb.edu. The problem may be that the filename is linked to an earlier version number. Do an "ls" and retrieve xdvik-.tar.gz instead, substituting the current version number for "". For a basic set of input files and fonts: ---------------------------------------- ftp> cd tex-archive/systems/web2c ftp> bi ftp> get lib.tar.gz This file contains a small collection of fonts (TFM files only), (La)TeX macros, MF macros, and BibTeX files, enough to get started. The AMS fonts and macros are included. It unpacks into a directory named `texmf', which you will want in your equivalent of /usr/local/lib -- whatever you defined as your $(datadir) in the Makefiles. The organization of the archive was debated at great length. We hope it will be useful. If you don't like our organization, you should move the files around as you see fit, not forgetting to redefine the search paths and installation directories. The Makefiles, kpathsea/HIER, kpathsea/paths.h.in, and web2c/README (``Directory hierarchies'') have more tidbits of information. We advise unpacking this and deciding on your directory structure *before* doing the compilations. For web2c (that is, TeX, MF, and friends): ----------------------------------------- Special thanks here to Karl Berry, Unix System Coordinator for TUG. He improves/develops/maintains web2c, modes.mf, dvipsk, xdvik, and other things not mentioned in this file. He also maintains pub/tex on ftp.cs.umb.edu, the originating location for all the files above and below. Still in tex-archive/systems/web2c: ftp> get web.tar.gz [Knuth's WEB sources for TeX, MF, & family: unpacks into ./web2c-] ftp> get web2c.tar.gz [WEB-to-C source: unpacks into ./web2c-] Retrieve and unpack both web.tar.gz and web2c.tar.gz. The web2c software converts Knuth's original WEB source files for TeX, Metafont, & family to C source. The input and font files in lib.tar.gz are needed to dump the format and base files required to run plain TeX, LaTeX, and Metafont, which the web2c Makefile tries to create by default. For an X window system previewer (xdvik) ---------------------------------------- and PostScript device driver (dvipsk): ------------------------------------- ftp> cd ../../dviware/xdvik ftp> get xdvik.tar.gz [unpacks into ./xdvik-] ftp> cd ../dvipsk ftp> get dvipsk.tar.gz [unpacks into dvipsk-] ftp> cd ../../fonts/cm/pk ftp> get pk300.zip Basic set of bitmapped fonts generated by Metafont using the CanonCX mode_def for write-black 300dpi devices. If using the web2c default search paths, place this set of Computer Modern fonts in $(fontdir)/public/cm/pk/cx. These fonts are not strictly necessary; dvips and xdvi can be used with a script called `MakeTeXPK' to generate needed bitmapped fonts. Use $(fontdir)/tmp/pk/cx as the temporary destination directory for newly-generated 300dpi write-black fonts. The zip/unzip package is in ~/tex-archive/archive-tools/info-zip. ftp> quit [end ftp session] We believe this covers the retrieval of the essential files. Each of the three packages -- web2c, xdvik, dvipsk -- contains its own installation instructions. It is possible to build all three programs in a single make, but it is simpler to make them separately. Compile web2c first (that is to say, the material in both web.tar.gz and web2c.tar.gz, unpacked). Begin by reading ./web2c-/README ./web2c-/web2c/README ./web2c-/web2c/INSTALL ./web2c-/kpathsea/README ./web2c-/kpathsea/INSTALL The INSTALL files are your guides to installation. Remember to set up your texmf directory hierarchy before embarking on your compilation (see "For a basic set of input files and fonts" above). All installation processes require careful attention to detail, and knowledge of your system. "Make haste slowly" and you improve your chances of success. Network users interested in TeX software will find much that is useful in the following FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) documents on rtfm.mit.edu (18.70.0.209) in ~pub/usenet/comp.text.tex: T,_L,_e.:_F_A_Q_w_A_[M] (i.e., TeX, LaTeX, etc.: FAQ with Answers [Monthly]) There is also a supplement to the FAQ containing FTP locations; it's in the same place on rtfm.mit.edu. A beautifully done index of macros for TeX and LaTeX is available on theory.lcs.mit.edu (18.52.0.92) in ~/pub/tex/TeX-index. These files are included in ftp.cs.umb.edu:pub/tex/src.tar.gz. ******************************************************************** All services of the Unix TeX distribution are funded by tape orders. Please do not be shy about asking us for ordering information. 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