glfs/pst/typesetting/tex.xml

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  <!ENTITY tex-download-ftp      "ftp://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/unix/teTeX/current/distrib/tetex-src-&tex-version;.tar.gz">
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  <!ENTITY tex-size              "64 MB">
  <!ENTITY tex-optional-size     "87 MB">
  <!ENTITY tex-buildsize         "344 MB">
  <!ENTITY tex-optional-buildsize "415 MB">
  <!ENTITY tex-time              "1.82 SBU">
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<sect1 id="tex" xreflabel="TeX-&tex-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="tex.html"?>
<title>TeX-&tex-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="tex">
<primary sortas="a-tex">TeX</primary></indexterm>

<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 <filename>texmfsrc</filename> 
<acronym>TAR</acronym> ball contains source code for packages that are 
contained in the <filename>texmf</filename> <acronym>TAR</acronym> ball, 
including the docstrip sources.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Required Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&tex-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Required 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; (&tex-optional-size; with optional tarball)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
&tex-buildsize; (&tex-optional-buildsize; with optional tarball)</para>
</listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&tex-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>Additional Downloads</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Required Patch (if using Glibc >2.3.3): <ulink 
url="&patch-root;/tetex-src-&tex-version;-flex-1.patch"/></para>
</listitem>
<listitem><para>Recommended Patch: <ulink 
url="&patch-root;/tetex-src-&tex-version;-remove_readlink-1.patch"/></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist></sect3>

<sect3><title><application>TeX</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="ed"/></para>
</sect4>

<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="libpng"/>, 
<xref linkend="x-installing"/>, 
<xref linkend="openssl-package"/>, 
<xref linkend="mysql"/>, 
<xref linkend="perl-modules"/>: Tk-&Perl-Tk-version;, <ulink 
url="http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/visual/ibiblio/libs/graphics/t1lib-5.0.2.tar.gz">
t1lib</ulink> 
and <ulink url="http://www.w3.org/Library/">libwww</ulink></para>
</sect4>
</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 <filename>texmf</filename> 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>

<para>Continue with the installation:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../tetex-src-&tex-version;-flex-1.patch &amp;&amp;
patch -Np1 -i ../tetex-src-&tex-version;-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><command>gzip -dc ../tetex-texmf-&tex-version;.tar.gz | ...</command>: 
Untar the <application>TeX</application> fonts and macro libraries.</para>

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

<para><parameter>--exec-prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/bin</parameter>: These 
switches ensure that <application>TeX</application> binaries are installed in 
<filename class="directory">/usr/bin</filename>.</para>

<para><parameter>--without-texinfo</parameter>: 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><parameter>--with-system-ncurses</parameter>: This switch specifies 
using the already installed <filename class="libraryfile">libncurses</filename> 
library.</para>

<para><parameter>--with-system-zlib</parameter>: <acronym>LFS</acronym> systems 
starting with version 4.0 have <application>Zlib</application> 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>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>
<seglistitem>
<seg>101 separate binaries and scripts along with 37 symlinks to these 
programs.</seg>
<seg>libkpathsea.a</seg>
<seg>/usr/share/texmf</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>

<varlistentry id="tex-programs">
<term><command>TeX programs</command></term>
<listitem><para>included in the <application>TeX</application> package are too 
numerous to individually list. 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>
<indexterm zone="tex tex-programs">
<primary sortas="b-tex-programs">TeX programs</primary></indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="libkpathsea">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>libkpathsea.a</filename></term>
<listitem><para>contains functions used by <application>TeX</application> 
for searching and cataloging path names.</para>
<indexterm zone="tex libkpathsea">
<primary sortas="c-libkpathsea">libkpathsea.a</primary></indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect2>

</sect1>