marshall@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au (Marshall Harris) (11/06/90)
Which files from atari.archive do I need for TeX, for a 1meg 1040ST with TOS
1.O? And what is "undump" and what is "virtex", and how can I get
documentation that tells me what they are? Thanks.
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******************************************************************************gjh@hplb.hpl.hp.com (Graham Higgins) (11/07/90)
++ Which files from atari.archive do I need for TeX, for a 1meg 1040ST with TOS
++ 1.O? And what is "undump" and what is "virtex", and how can I get
++ documentation that tells me what they are? Thanks.
Forget it unless you have an HD. If so, read on ...
you need *ALL* the files satisfying StTeX*.zoo, there *are* readmes with them.
Essentially, you need the bin stuff in a directory on your path, the
tfm (format) in \fonts and the tmac (macros) in \macros. There're some
environment variables which need to be set (TEXFONTS, TEXINPUTS, etc) they're
also mentioned in the readme.
The files in StTeXbin.zoo are :
365 27% 266 27 Oct 89 01:23:44 CONTENTS
4181 40% 2517 27 Oct 89 01:15:46 README
192535 30% 135148 30 Sep 89 04:11:36 bvirtex.ttp
10617 36% 6845 14 Oct 88 02:29:04 index.ttp
210524 31% 145589 24 Sep 89 01:54:08 initex.ttp
712680 53% 336136 29 Sep 89 02:45:46 latex.ttp
18014 27% 13183 25 Sep 89 15:03:12 undump.ttp
191712 30% 135079 29 Sep 89 02:45:56 virtex.ttp
-------- --- -------- --------- --------
1340628 42% 774763 8 files
Destructions for undumping are :
- to undump a preloaded version of LaTeX or TeX
undump LaTeX virtex.ttp &lplain
.......
* ^\ <== hit the quit character here. for
the Gnu C Library it is Control-\
(which means hold down the control key and
type the character '\' simultaneously).
This will undump a virtex pre-loaded with lplain.fmt,
called LaTeX.
Please NOTE: the second argument to `undump' must be
the *FULL PATHNAME TO VIRTEX.TTP INCLUDING THE EXTENTION*.
you'll need lplain.fmt (for LaTeX) or plain.fmt (for TeX) which are
in the StTeXmac.zoo file. Just follow the destructions ...
undump latex.ttp e:\texbin\virtex.ttp &lplain
^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^
1^ 2^ 3^ 4^
1. Go on, call it latex.ttp, just for fun
2. Do as the man says, give it a full, specific pathname
3. No, the ampersand ( & ) isn't a typo it's needed by virtex
4. make sure that lplain.fmt (or plain.fmt) is in the current directory.
You should then see a message from "Common TeX" and, eventually,
an asterisk prompt. When you see the asterisk, hit control backslash
and it will zark it out (fatal signal, quitting), but it *will leave
behind* an executable file, called whatever you gave as the first argument
to undump (1, above).
If you want a preview of how the tex-ed stuff will print, get hold of
one (or more) of the previewers (I like showdvi, there're others).
Have fun.