teTeX-src-1.0.7 ./configure bug (I think)

2002-05-29 Thread Wilkinson,Alex
Howdy All, I am trying to compile teTeX-src-1.0.7 from source on an IRIX64 6.5 6.5.14m 10100655 IP27. I get this error: shell ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/teTeX --disable-multiplatform running /bin/sh ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/teTeX --cache-file=.././config.cache

Release?

2002-05-29 Thread Harald Hanche-Olsen
Now that the latest tex-live release is practically on its way out the door, can we expect a corresponding teTeX release? (The relationship between tex-live and teTeX seems shady to me at best...) I currently run the latest teTeX beta personally, but don't dare expose more than a select few of

Re: Release / status of teTeX

2002-05-29 Thread Thomas Esser
Now that the latest tex-live release is practically on its way out the door, can we expect a corresponding teTeX release? No, not a 100% corresponding release. I have the -G1 fix for dvips and the downgrade update for Omega (1.15 is the best version currently available, the TeX Live version is

Re: Release?

2002-05-29 Thread Martin Schroeder
On 2002-05-29 13:42:45 +0200, Harald Hanche-Olsen wrote: Anyway, I am asking because this time of year is such an excellent time for upgrades, and I want my users to have access to a good pdfTeX. Expect a new pdfTeX (1.01a) this Spring. :-) Best regards Martin --

Re: Release / status of teTeX

2002-05-29 Thread Thomas Esser
No, not a 100% corresponding release. I have the -G1 fix for dvips and the downgrade update for Omega (1.15 is the best version currently available, the TeX Live version is not that stable). What is the -G1 fix for dvips? The -G1 option in dvips (can be activated on the commandline or in

Re: Release / status of teTeX

2002-05-29 Thread Erik Frisk
No, not a 100% corresponding release. I have the -G1 fix for dvips and the downgrade update for Omega (1.15 is the best version currently available, the TeX Live version is not that stable). What is the -G1 fix for dvips? /Erik

Re: Release / status of teTeX

2002-05-29 Thread Erik Frisk
Hi, The -G1 option in dvips (can be activated on the commandline or in a config file; typically it is enabled in config.pdf) turn on a feature named character shifting. This works around bugs in various other software, by shifting characters of a font to the upper area of a font. This

Re: Release / status of teTeX

2002-05-29 Thread Thomas Esser
Which softwares has bugs that make character-switching necessary? I am not the expert on this, but the things I know are Acrobat Reader (don't know exactly when they fixed that bug, but version 3.x are broken) and Adobe Illustrator. I, for another reason, updated to the latest teTeX beta