teTeX-2.0 - second release candidate
Hi, this is the second release candidate for teTeX-2.0. I have put the files to my server, but they'll soon be available for download at CTAN: ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/unix/teTeX/2.0/distrib/tetex-src-2.0-rc1.tar.gz ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/unix/teTeX/2.0/distrib/tetex-texmf-2.0-rc1.tar.gz ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/unix/teTeX/2.0/distrib/tetex-texmfsrc-2.0-rc1.tar.gz or ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/unix/teTeX/2.0/distrib/tetex-src-2.0-rc1.tar.gz ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/unix/teTeX/2.0/distrib/tetex-texmf-2.0-rc1.tar.gz ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/unix/teTeX/2.0/distrib/tetex-texmfsrc-2.0-rc1.tar.gz All sources and texmf files should be ready for release, except teTeX specific documentation (which I am still working on). xdvik is 22.40v-RC2, but only the documentation will change for the 22.40v release. If all is good, I'll make the teTeX-2.0 release this weekend. ChangeLog entries: src tarball: * new version number for Omega * fix texconfig for ULTRIX' /bin/sh5 * merge updates from web2c 7.4.5 (from Olaf) * fix bugs in pdftosrc (by Olaf Weber) * irgnore error in libs/ncurses/Makefile.in; for ULTRIX * boundig-box bugfix in dvips * help string and doc bugfix in dvips * texconfig --help fix * portability fixes: strdup - xstrdup in omega, pdftex and xdvi * xdvi update to 22.40v-RC1 * libwww: disable appkit header * update config.sub / config.guess from ftp.gnu.org * add missing \ in install-exec target (top-level Makefile) * distclean now removes libs/xpdf/config.cache and libs/config.cache * make - $(MAKE) in texk/web2c/pdftexdir/pdftex.mk texmf tarball: * LICENSE added * texinfo.tex updated * uktug-faq updated * aliases file updated for lucida bright metrics * texbook.tex / mfbook.tex removed (license, argh!) * update texinfo.tex * update Catalogue * update koma-script * updated platex docs, mimulcol.tex, verbatim.tex * plain tex support for mathtime removed (license problem) * update koma-script * update Catalogue * ConTeXt documentation is back: ms-cb-en.pdf * update wrapfig * update context * update texinfo.tex * update ragged2e * update footmisc * update support files for lucida bright * update fontname maps * update Catalogue * update hyperref * update CTAN.sites * plain.tex version 3.14159265 (from Knuth) * updated texbook.tex, errata.tex (from Knuth) * updated tocbibind package * small update on texdoctk database (texdoc.dat) * moved epsf.tex to tex/generic/misc * update tex/plain/misc/fontchart.tex * update shapepar * update tocloft package Thomas
Re: teTeX-2.0 - second release candidate
* texbook.tex / mfbook.tex removed (license, argh!) Definitely the right thing to do. If you have found them on CTAN in a location outside of the nonfree tree, you should notify the CTAN maintainers: it would be definitely not nice to Addison Wesley and Knuth to suggest by a bad placement of those files that people were allowed to use them freely. Robin, are you listening? Thomas
Re: teTeX-2.0 - second release candidate
* texbook.tex / mfbook.tex removed (license, argh!) Definitely the right thing to do. If you have found them on CTAN in a location outside of the nonfree tree, you should notify the CTAN maintainers: it would be definitely not nice to Addison Wesley and Knuth to suggest by a bad placement of those files that people were allowed to use them freely. Robin, are you listening? whistles loudly inserts fingers in ears no /inserts /whistles (actually, i've initiated a discussion on whether we should approach knuth about a change in representation.) r
Re: Release / status of teTeX
Thomas Esser wrote: I, for another reason, updated to the latest teTeX beta (2002-04-02) and the dvips version included is: dvips --version dvips(k) 5.86g kpathsea version 3.3.7 The *next* teTeX pretest will have that fixed dvips. TeX Live 7 won't have that fix. But, Sebastian is working on a TeX Live Special Edition for TUG 2002 which will also have that fix, I guess. As already mentioned in an announcement on the tetex-pretest list (http://www.mail-archive.com/tetex-pretest%40informatik.uni-hannover.de/msg00369.html) you can have the latest teTeX beta (2002-04-02) _and_ the fix by applying http://www.tug.org/teTeX/teTeX-src-beta-20020402-expdvips.patch.gz. Afterwards the dvips(k) version is still 5.86g, but the bug is fixed (at least for me). +Thomas -- Thomas Anders [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin, Germany
Re: Release / status of teTeX
On Wed, 29 May 2002, Erik Frisk wrote: 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 works well e.g. with CM fonts, but it fails if the upper slots are not free in the font. Yes, this I have noted and have therefore commented out G in config.pdf Which softwares has bugs that make character-switching necessary? The bug is the use of a zero byte to mark the end of a string in standard C strings (you lose \Gamma and math minus). Problems have been seen in early versions of Acrobat Reader, and many drawing programs that claim to import PS files. Since the native graphics API's on most common platforms use C strings, character shifting remains useful in situations where you want to import a PS file or translate it to another format. One notable exception was NeXTStep, which used Display PS and Objective-C. -- George White [EMAIL PROTECTED] Halifax, Nova Scotia
Re: Release?
On 2002-05-30 21:28:01 +0200, Harald Hanche-Olsen wrote: Um, yeah, but spring is already over, even as far north as I live. It Springs ends on --06-21 :-) Best regards Martin -- http://www.tm.oneiros.de
Release?
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 my users to it - although I must say have had no problems with it myself. (But surely I only use a tiny portion of it.) 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. - Harald
Re: Release / status of teTeX
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 not that stable). In the very near future, I plan to release a new teTeX-pretest. teTeX-2.0 (the next stable release) is not too far away, too. There are so many improvements that have been recently made, which justify raising the version number to 2.0 for the next stable release. (The relationship between tex-live and teTeX seems shady to me at best...) program sources === It is like this: TeX Live is available in an online repository which I can read/write. I have a separate (non-public) source tree where I keep the teTeX sources. If I have something new, I usually put it into the teTeX tree first. If I ask Sebastian if he wants that for TeX Live, he always says yes. Then, either I send him something, or I check it in directly. But, I am not the only person who contributes to teTeX / TeX Live. Other people make fixes / new stuff available for TeX Live either by sending stuff to Sebastian or by directly updating the online repository. From time to time (sometimes several times a day) I sync my local copy of TeX Live with the online repository and get all the updates. Then, I take all the useful stuff and put it into the teTeX source tree. Having the software at different places causes some maintenance overhead, but I think that no real development work is doubled. texmf tree == We both maintain our own texmf tree, but from time to time we copy stuff from each other... I currently run the latest teTeX beta personally, but don't dare expose more than a select few of my users to it - although I must say have had no I think that the latest beta stuff has much less problems than the old stable stuff. That's yet another reason why it is time for a new stable release. Thomas
Re: Release?
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 -- http://www.tm.oneiros.de
Re: Release / status of teTeX
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 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 works well e.g. with CM fonts, but it fails if the upper slots are not free in the font. Example: $ cat x.tex \font\x=ptmr7t\x fi\end $ tex x; dvips -G1 x -o The fi ligature appears as some other character when a broken dvips is used. The new fix (dvips(k) 5.90a or later) checks on a per font basis if character shifting is possible. Thomas
Re: Release / status of teTeX
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 - Erik Friskemail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dept. of Electrical Engineering tel:+46 13 285714 Linköping Universityfax:+46 13 282035 S-581 83 Linköping SWEDEN www.fs.isy.liu.se/~frisk -
Re: Release / status of teTeX
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 works well e.g. with CM fonts, but it fails if the upper slots are not free in the font. Yes, this I have noted and have therefore commented out G in config.pdf Which softwares has bugs that make character-switching necessary? The new fix (dvips(k) 5.90a or later) checks on a per font basis if character shifting is possible. I, for another reason, updated to the latest teTeX beta (2002-04-02) and the dvips version included is: dvips --version dvips(k) 5.86g kpathsea version 3.3.7 Or did I misunderstand and it is texlive who has the updated dvips? /E - Erik Friskemail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dept. of Electrical Engineering tel:+46 13 285714 Linköping Universityfax:+46 13 282035 S-581 83 Linköping SWEDEN www.fs.isy.liu.se/~frisk -
Re: Release / status of teTeX
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 (2002-04-02) and the dvips version included is: dvips --version dvips(k) 5.86g kpathsea version 3.3.7 The *next* teTeX pretest will have that fixed dvips. TeX Live 7 won't have that fix. But, Sebastian is working on a TeX Live Special Edition for TUG 2002 which will also have that fix, I guess. Thomas
new tetex release?
Hello, Is there a new tetex release on it's way? If yes is there any time horizon on it? Best, Lars Chr. Hausmann
Re: A new release teTeX+pdfTeX for Mac OS X
On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 08:47:55AM +0200, Sherlock Holmes wrote: (I hope my messages get through on the mailing lists I'm currently not subscribed to as I'm away for a couple of weeks) Made it (to tetex-pretest, at least). [snip] ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/comp/macosx/tex-gs/teTeX.dmg ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/comp/macosx/tex-gs/teTeX.dmg -- Paul Vojta, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
