LaTeX installation instructions for NTeX V1.2 <7 Septemper 1994> SUMMARY ======= This file contains instructions on how to install LaTeX for NTeX V1.2. Before reading this file, you should read install.txt, which will explain how the LaTeX installation works. This file describes: * How to save any old version of LaTeX. * How to configure LaTeX. * How to unpack the LaTeX distribution. * How to create the LaTeX format. * How to install the LaTeX files. * What to do if you have any problems. SAVING ANY OLD VERSION OF LaTeX =============================== If you are currently using the old LaTeX version, 2.09, you may wish to save it before installing the new version of LaTeX. Since LaTeX 2.09 was never a part of a 1.0 or higher release of NTeX you cannot save any LaTeX 2.09. The LaTeX2e format is saved in /usr/lib/texmf/ini/latex.fmt. If you rebuild the latex format and want to keep the old one rename latex.fmt to latex-old.fmt or to whatever name you like ending with .fmt in /usr/lib/texmf/ini. If you want to use the old version of LaTeX make a symbolic link to virtex: ln -s /usr/bin/virtex /usr/bin/latex-old where you have to replace latex-old with the name yoiu have choosen (without .fmt!). CONFIGURING LATEX ================= LaTeX can be configured under NTeX with the shell script /usr/lib/texmf/tools/ntm-ltx.cfg UNPACKING THE DISTRIBUTION ========================== The LaTeX2e files are unpacked by running initex on latex.ltx in /usr/lib/texmf/tex/latex/latex-base CREATING THE LaTeX FORMAT ========================= You can install LaTeX2e on you system either with ntm-ltx.cfg mentioned above or with initex latex.ltx If you run ntm-ltx.cfg the format files are already placed to their default position in /usr/lib/texmf/ini. If you run initex on latex yourself move the files with the following commands to their position: mv latex.fmt /usr/lib/texmf/ini/latex.fmt mv latex.log /usr/lib/texmf/ini/latex.log PUTTING THE FILES WHERE LaTeX CAN READ THEM =========================================== Move the files latexbug.tex testpage.tex docstrip.tex. *.cls *.clo *.sty *.fd *.def *.cfg from /usr/lib/texmf/tex/latex/latex-base to /usr/lib/texmf/tex/latex/latex. CHECKING THAT THE INSTALLATION WORKED ===================================== To check if the installationworked run latex on ltxcheck.tex. Everything worked when you got just `OK' messages. If you got soe `BAD' warnings you may have to change a little more accoring to these warnings. There were never problems with NTeX so far. PROBLEMS ======== LaTeX2e should work with NTeX without any prboelms. If you encounter an error or have other serious problems, comments, suggestions send me an e-email to langebin@fermat.mathematik.uni-stuttgart.de --- Copyright 1994 Frank Langbein and the LaTeX3 project --- --- All rights reserved. ---