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From: jfieber@sophia.smith.edu (J Fieber)
Subject: Re: TeX on BSD-PC (LaTeX)
Message-ID: <1993Aug13.140208.17698@sophia.smith.edu>
Sender: root@sophia.smith.edu (Operator)
Organization: Smith College
References: <3872@bigfoot.first.gmd.de>
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1993 14:02:08 GMT
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In article <3872@bigfoot.first.gmd.de> ralph@eowyn.first.gmd.de (Ralph Berg) writes:
>did anyone get tex3.14 compiled on a 386Bsd PC ?
>
>On installation make will fail on
>
>../common/convert tangle.p tangle.c
>Lost end-of-line
I compiled 3.141 without any hitches (except running out of space
disk space!). The system is "stock" 386bsd/0.2.4 patchkit and the
gcc 2.4.5 compiler.
>Did anyone have a suggestion?
Get the latest version. See the included file below...
>BTW, where can I get (via ftp) the binaries and stuff for LaTeX 386Bsd?
LaTeX is just tex macros, no special binary is needed (aside from
the format file which initex generates).
In addition to the attached file, here is a TeX gopher site:
Type=1
Name=Comprehensive TeX Archive Network
Path=1gopher_root:[_DATA.TEXSTUFF]
Host=Niord.SHSU.edu
Port=70
-john
jfieber@sophia.smith.edu
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[ ftp.nwc: 21 February 1993
Most of the information in this file can be found in readme1.ftp
and readme2.ftp, dated 01/07/93, in pub/unixtex on
byron.u.washington.edu (128.95.48.32).
Numerical Internet addresses are subject to change. If your name
server does not recognize a hostname, and if you find that one of
the Internet addresses listed below is no longer valid, please get
in touch with us, and we shall look up the current numerical address
for you. ]
Most people who get in touch with us are aiming to install plain TeX,
LaTeX, SliTeX, and plain Metafont, a previewer that will work in an X
environment, and a PostScript printer driver. We hope you will not mind
if we limit ourselves to addressing only the simplest means by which
to attain these three aims via ftp.
Thanks to Karl Berry, who is the Unix System Coordination Chair for TUG,
and maintainer of WEB-to-C, and without whom TeX users with Unix machines
would be nowhere, retrieval can be done from the following three sites
(all of which have many useful things for TeX users other than what we
will be focussing on here). The steps are:
ftp ftp.cs.umb.edu (Internet address: 158.121.104.33)
ftp> cd pub/tex
ftp> get modes.mf [place in whatever you will be defining
as your MFINPUTS directory in your
./web2c-<version>/lib/site.h file]
ftp> bi
ftp> get dvipsk.tar.Z [PostScript printer driver source:
unpacks into ./dvipsk-<version>]
ftp> get web.tar.Z [WEB source for TeX, Metafont, & family:
unpacks into ./web2c-<version>]
ftp> get web2c.tar.Z [web2c source:
unpacks into ./web2c-<version>]
ftp> get xdvik.tar.Z [X-windows previewer source:
unpacks into ./xdvik-<version>]
ftp> quit [end ftp session]
ftp labrea.stanford.edu (Internet address: 36.8.0.112)
ftp> cd tex/bibtex
ftp> prompt [to avoid being asked about the retrieval
of each file covered by a wildcard symbol]
ftp> mget *.bib [place in your BIBINPUTS directory]
ftp> mget *.bst [place in your TEXINPUTS directory]
ftp> mget *.sty [place in your TEXINPUTS directory]
ftp> mget *.tex [place in your TEXINPUTS directory]
ftp> cd ../cm
ftp> mget *.mf [place in MFINPUTS directory]
ftp> cd ../lib
ftp> mget * [place *.mf files in MFINPUTS directory,
*.mft and *.tex in TEXINPUTS directory]
ftp> cd ../fonts
ftp> bi
ftp> mget *.tfm [place in TEXFONTS directory]
For a basic set of 300 dpi Computer Modern fonts generated for a
Canon CX engine (not absolutely necessary, for dvips will generate
fonts as needed):
ftp> cd ../gf
ftp> mget * [These are in gf format. To convert
them into pk format, use "gftopk" which,
along with its man page, will be made and
installed during the web2c make of TeX.]
ftp> quit [end ftp session]
ftp niord.shsu.edu (Internet address: 192.92.115.8)
ftp> cd latex
ftp> bi
ftp> get LATEX-25MAR1992.TAR_Z
[Rename this to latex-25mar92.tar.Z, before
extraction.
This should unbundle into 4 directories.
The general/*.tex and sty/*.sty files
should be placed in your TEXINPUTS directory;
the fonts/*.mf files into MFINPUTS.]
ftp> quit [end ftp session]
We believe this covers the retrieval of the essential files.
Each of the three packages from ftp.cs.umb.edu contains its own
installation instructions. Begin with ./web2c-<version>/README.
If you are installing this material for the first time, you may not find
the process as easy as installing directly from our distribution tape,
but ease is a matter of degree. All installation processes require
careful attention to detail, and knowledge of your system.
Festina Lente (Make Haste Slowly), and you improve your chances
of success.
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For other programs, input files, and fonts, the major TeX archives are:
Domestic (USA) sites:
e-math.ams.com 130.44.1.100 [AMS-TeX, AMS-LaTeX]
niord.shsu.edu 192.92.115.8
science.utah.edu 128.110.198.2
ymir.claremont.edu 134.173.21.23
European sites:
archive.cs.ruu.nl 131.211.80.17
ftp.th-darmstadt.de 130.83.55.75
ftp.uni-stuttgart.de 129.69.1.12
tex.aston.ac.uk 134.151.40.18
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Network users interested in TeX software will find much that is useful in
the following FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) documents on ftp.uu.net
(137.39.1.9) in ~/usenet/comp.text.tex:
T,_L,_e.:_F_A_Q_w_A_M [TeX,LaTeX,etc.:FAQ with Answers(Monthly)]
TeX-FAQ-supplement_*
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.
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If you are concerned about connect-time, search or retrieval problems,
or will require help in building and installing the basic TeX/LaTeX
and Metafont programs on your machines, you may wish to consider ordering
a distribution tape from
Northwest Computing Support Center
DR-10, Thomson Hall 35
University of Washington
Seattle WA 98195
phone: (206) 543-6259
A distribution fee in the area of $210 for domestic sites covers the
expenses of putting together and maintaining the distribution, its
equipment, and installation-support services.
E-mail queries concerning the distribution tape should be sent to:
elisabet@u.washington.edu (Elizabeth Tachikawa),
otherwise to:
mackay@cs.washington.edu (Dr. Pierre A. MacKay).
Until we can do more, we hope that this will help.
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