%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ TeX TeX is a typesetting package, able to create documents in a variety of formats. The optional texmfsrc TAR ball contains source code for packages that are contained in the texmf TAR ball, including the docstrip sources. Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &tex-md5sum; Download size: &tex-size; Estimated disk space required: &tex-buildsize; Estimated build time: &tex-time; Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &texmf-md5sum; Download size: &texmf-size; Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &texmfsrc-md5sum; Download size: &texmfsrc-size; Required Patch: Recommended Patch: , , , , : Tk-&Perl-Tk-version;, t1lib and libwww Before building TeX, the macros and fonts package (texmf tarball) must be installed. Install the macros and fonts using the following commands as the root user: install -v -d -m755 /usr/share/texmf && gzip -dc ../tetex-texmf-&tex-version;.tar.gz \ | (umask 0; cd /usr/share/texmf; tar -xf -) If the optional texmf source code TAR ball was downloaded, untar it now as the root user: gzip -dc ../tetex-texmfsrc-&tex-version;.tar.gz \ | (umask 0; cd /usr/share/texmf; tar -xf -) Install TeX by running the following commands: patch -Np1 -i ../tetex-src-&tex-version;-flex-1.patch && patch -Np1 -i ../tetex-src-&tex-version;-remove_readlink-1.patch && ./configure --with-x=no --prefix=/usr \ --without-texinfo --with-system-ncurses --with-system-zlib \ --exec-prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/bin && make all Now, as the root user: make install && texconfig dvips paper letter && texconfig font rw The paper size may be changed to a4, as is used in most countries. --with-x=no: This switch will avoid any X Window dependencies. TeX can be compiled with X Window support, notably for xdvi. If this is desired, remove this configure option. --exec-prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/bin: These switches ensure that TeX binaries are installed in /usr/bin. --without-texinfo: A default LFS installation already has the Texinfo package installed; this switch will avoid overwriting it with the included Texinfo package. --with-system-ncurses: This switch specifies using the already installed libncurses library. --with-system-zlib: LFS systems starting with version 4.0 have Zlib installed as part of the base operating system; this switch avoids building it here. texconfig dvips paper letter: This command sets the default paper size for TeX. texconfig font rw: This command specifies writable fonts. Installed Programs Installed Library Installed Directory 101 separate binaries and scripts along with 37 symlinks to these programs. libkpathsea.a /usr/share/texmf Short Descriptions TeX programs included in the TeX package are too numerous to individually list. Please refer to for details, as well as a tour of the expansive TeX documentation. TeX programs libkpathsea.a contains functions used by TeX for searching and cataloging path names. libkpathsea.a