glfs/pst/typesetting/tex.xml

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  <!ENTITY tex-size              "52 MB">
  <!ENTITY tex-buildsize         "175 MB">
  <!ENTITY tex-time              "2.97 SBU">
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<sect1 id="pst-typesetting-tex" xreflabel="TeX-&tex-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="tex.html"?>
<title>TeX-&tex-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>TeX</application></title>

<para><application>TeX</application> is a typesetting package, able to create 
documents in a variety of formats.  The optional texmfsrc
<acronym>TAR</acronym> ball contains source code for packages that are 
contained in the texmf <acronym>TAR</acronym> ball, including
the docstrip sources.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&tex-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&texmf-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Optional Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&texmfsrc-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &tex-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
&tex-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&tex-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>Additional Downloads</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Recommended Patch: <ulink url="&patch-root;/tetex-src-2.0.2-remove_readlink-1.patch"/></para></listitem>
</itemizedlist></sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>TeX</application></title>

<para><application>TeX</application> is installed from the source
directory (usually <filename class="directory">/usr/src</filename>) and untarring
instructions are included below instead of the usual assumption that you
have already untarred the package. The source directory should contain
the two required packages and the optional package, if desired.</para>

<para>Install <application>TeX</application> by running the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>mkdir -p /usr/share/texmf &amp;&amp;
tar zxvf tetex-src-&tex-version;.tar.gz &amp;&amp;
cd tetex-src-&tex-version; &amp;&amp;
gzip -dc ../tetex-texmf-&tex-version;.tar.gz \
      | (umask 0; cd /usr/share/texmf; tar xvf -)</command></userinput></screen>

<para>If the optional texmf source code <acronym>TAR</acronym> ball was downloaded, untar
it now:</para>
<screen><userinput><command>gzip -dc ../tetex-texmfsrc-&tex-version;.tar.gz \
      | (umask 0; cd /usr/share/texmf; tar xvf -)</command></userinput></screen>

<screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../tetex-src-2.0.2-remove_readlink-1.patch &amp;&amp;
./configure --with-x=no --prefix=/usr \
    --without-texinfo   --with-system-ncurses --with-system-zlib \
    --exec-prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/bin &amp;&amp;
make world &amp;&amp;
texconfig dvips paper letter &amp;&amp;
texconfig font rw</command></userinput></screen>

<note><para>
The paper size may be changed to a4, as is used in most countries.
</para></note>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation command explanations</title>

<para><screen><command>gzip -dc ../tetex-texmf-&tex-version;.tar.gz \
        | (umask 0; cd /usr/share/texmf; tar xvf -)</command></screen>
Untar the <application>TeX</application> fonts and macro libraries.</para>

<para><parameter>--with-x=no</parameter>: This switch will avoid any
<application>XFree86</application> dependencies.
<application>TeX</application> can be compiled with
<application>XFree86</application> support, notably for
<command>xdvi</command>.  If this is desired, remove this
configure option.</para>

<para><parameter>--exec-prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/bin</parameter>: This switch
will ensure that <application>TeX</application> binaries will be installed in
<filename class="directory">/usr/bin</filename>.</para>

<para><option>--without-texinfo</option>: A default
<acronym>LFS</acronym> installation already has the
<application>texinfo</application> package
installed; this switch will avoid overwriting it with the included
<application>texinfo</application>
package.</para> 

<para><option>--with-system-ncurses</option>: This switch specifies using the
already installed <filename class="libraryfile">libncurses</filename> library.</para>

<para><option>--with-system-zlib</option>: <acronym>LFS</acronym>
Systems starting with version 4.0 have zlib installed as part of the
base operating system; this switch avoids building it here.</para> 

<para><command>texconfig dvips paper letter</command>: This command sets the 
default paper size for <application>TeX</application>.</para>

<para><command>texconfig font rw</command>: This command specifies writable 
fonts.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>TeX</application> package contains 125 separate binaries. 
Please refer to <ulink url="file:///usr/share/texmf/doc/index.html"/> 
for details, as well as a tour of the expansive
<application>TeX</application> documentation.</para>
</sect2>

</sect1>