ilan343@violet.berkeley.edu (Geraldo Veiga) (02/19/91)
I got a very positive response to my suggestion of organizing a
binary distribution of TeX for Unix 386 systems. Thanks to all the
folks that responded. To get the ball rolling, I'll have an initial
distribution ready by 8pm (PST) at the following internet site:
math.berkeley.edu (128.32.183.94)
file pub/tex386ix.tar.Z
I wrote a Makefile that supposedly (It does in my system) installs the
TeX, LaTeX and Metafont automaticaly. The same Makefile also generates
a basic set of font bitmaps in pk format. Try it out and let me know
if it works.
I got volunteers to generate the binaries for xdvi. If it works out
we will include this in a future version.
Here is an excerpt of the README file in the distribution.
DESCRIPTION
TeX386ix is a Unix/386 binary distribution of TeX, METAFONT
and related utilities. These executables are expected to
run unchanged under all variants of System V 3.2/386. The
distribution also includes the input files necessary for
building working versions of plain TeX, LaTeX and METAFONT.
Binaries were generated from the most recent release of
Web2c, compiled with gcc under ISC SysV/386 2.2. Input
files are from the most recent releases available from
labrea.stanford.edu. Version designations for each indivi-
dual package, used in this distribution can be found in the
file Version in the TeX386ix distribution. The installation
procedure will generate TeX formats, METAFONT bases, and,
optionally, a basic set of rasterized fonts in pk format.
At least on a temporary basis, TeX386ix can be retrieved via
ftp from the following site:
math.berkeley.edu (128.32.183.94)
file pub/tex386ix.tar.Z
Any problems relating TeX386ix should be reported to
Geraldo Veiga (ilan343@violet.berkeley.edu)
INSTALLATION
After uncompressing and dearchiving the distribution file,
installing TeX386ix should follow the steps below.
a) Edit the distribution Makefile, and change, where
appropriate, the installation directories. If possible
TeX related pathnames should be left unchanged as they
are built into the executables.
b) Install the core distribution, generate TeX formats and
METAFONT bases by typing
make install
Depending on the selected ownership of TeX directories,
it might be necessary to execute the installation com-
mand in super user mode:
su root -c 'make install'
This installation procedure will create, through links
to virtex or virmf, the flowing executables (unless
their creation is disabled in the Makefile):
tex - TeX with plain.tex preloaded
latex - TeX with LaTeX's lplain.tex preloaded
slitex - TeX with LaTeX's splain.tex preloaded
mf - METAFONT with plain.mf and localmodes preloaded
c) Create and install a basic set of rasterized fonts in
pk format:
make ins_pk [MODE=<mode_def>] [MAG=<magnification>]
where, <mode_def> (default MODE=localfont, usually Can-
nonCX at 300 pixels/inch) should be one of the modes
specified in the collection defined in the Makefile by
the environment variable localmodes. <magnification>
(default MAG=1000), in units of 1000, determine the
magnification of the fonts in relation to one specified
in <mode_def>. Be sure to use /bin/make in the com-
mand above, gnu make will not work.
This command will generate fonts at various magnification
steps. Examine the Makefile and, if necessary, edit the
list of fonts for each magnification step.ilan343@violet.berkeley.edu (Geraldo Veiga) (02/21/91)
Murphy's law strikes again. The tex386ix.tar ( TeX binaries for 386/Unix) was missing some files. I just installed a corrected version. Here is the internet site again: math.berkeley.edu (128.32.183.94) file pub/tex386ix.tar.Z
b2676870@rick.cs.ubc.ca (wilson w ma) (02/22/91)
Attn: Geraldo Veiga (ilan343@violet.berkeley.edu)
I am writing with regard to the missing files with the UNIX/386
distribution on math.berkeley.edu. I downloaded it early
yesterday and I did notice that some of the tfm files had been
missing but I am not sure if any other files were missing.
TeX, LaTeX and MetaFont seem to be running just fine after I
obtained copies of the missing tfms required for the preloading
of the TeX formats. What were the missing files? Do I have to
download it again? (Please I hope not!!! Actually, I just
don't want to have to regenerate any of the fonts again. Do I
need the tfms for generating the fonts?)
I do have one very important question to ask of you.
I am running ISC 2.2 and I just got the DVI converters from
math.utah.edu but I am not sure how to send the converted
output to the printer. I am using a HP printer and I know
that PCL is a binary format. What UNIX command can I use to
get the PCL file sent to the printer in binary mode? I want
to thank you for your efforts. In fact, I was prepared all
week long to download all of the TeX source and bring up the
binaries myself. You saved me a lot of time and a lot of
hair pulling ;)
Thanks,
Wilson
P.S. I would have emailed you, but I tried earlier and it
bounced repeatedly.ilan343@violet.berkeley.edu (Geraldo Veiga) (02/24/91)
If you downloaded tex386ix.tar.Z from math.berkeley.edu before Feb 21, 1pm (PST), you might have an incomplete version of the distribution. To make life easier for people with slow communication setups, I put file "fixtx386.tar.Z" at the same site. I has all the files missing in the original distribution. I'll remove this file after a few days, otherwise it might confuse things even further. Here is a list of the missing files. If you have all of those you don't need the new distribution (nor the fix). Makefile READ.TeX3.0 READ.WEB2C README Version etc/install tfm/cmti8.tfm tfm/cmti9.tfm tfm/cmtt10.tfm tfm/cmtt12.tfm tfm/cmtt8.tfm tfm/cmtt9.tfm tfm/cmu10.tfm tfm/icmex10.tfm tfm/icmmi8.tfm tfm/icmsy8.tfm tfm/icmtt8.tfm tfm/ilasy8.tfm tfm/ilcmss8.tfm tfm/ilcmssb8.tfm tfm/ilcmssi8.tfm tfm/lasy10.tfm tfm/lasy5.tfm tfm/lasy6.tfm tfm/lasy7.tfm tfm/lasy8.tfm tfm/lasy9.tfm tfm/lasyb10.tfm tfm/lcircle10.tfm tfm/lcirclew10.tfm tfm/lcmss8.tfm tfm/lcmssb8.tfm tfm/lcmssi8.tfm tfm/line10.tfm tfm/linew10.tfm tfm/logo10.tfm tfm/manfnt.tfm