Dirk
> Neil Killeen skryf: > > Christian > > > > On Mon, 30 May 2005, Christian Mondrup wrote: > > > > > Neil Killeen wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > I'd like to install the new MTx v0.60. However I can't find > > > > the C-sources, mtxC060.zip, in the software archive. I can > > > > only find the Pascal, mtxP060.zip (which I can't do anything > > > > with) > > > > > > You can by downloading and installing the FreePascal compiler from > > > http://www.freepascal.org/. The M-Tx pascal source files are > > > specifically written for that compiler available for quite a few > > > operating systems. > > > > > > -- > > > > yes i am aware of that possibility but was hoping to avoid it ! > > The README for MTx refers to the possibility of building MTx from > > C-sources (see below) which presumably someone (Dirk?) creates from > > the Pascal source via p2c or the like. > > > Some time ago I wanted to retire as maintainer of M-Tx. I was persuaded > to carry on, but on the condition that I supply only Free Pascal source -- > other people build binaries for Windows, Mac etc. My main reason for so > doing is that p2c is no longer maintained, but Free Pascal is. It is a > major effort to keep M-Tx source compatible with the quirks (read: bugs) > of fpc and it requires someone who wants C source more fervently than > I do. If you are putting up your hand to do this and keep doing it, > I will advise, but IMHO you would be flogging a dead horse. > > Dirk ok Dirk - obviously there has been discussion on the list in the past that I was not reading in my music-tex comatose state... I was misled then by the README file which still references the C-sources zip files. I am not sure what will be the best path for me. To try and get MTx through p2c or have a go at the SOlaris port of free pascal 1.0.1 (quite old compared to the current version 2.0). I will find out ! groeten Neil _______________________________________________ TeX-music mailing list [email protected] http://icking-music-archive.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music
