Readme File for MiKTeX 1.07 Copyright (C) 1997 Christian Schenk Contents: What is it? What is it not? Distribution files Installation Where are the docs? Copying No Warranty Reporting bugs What is it? *********** MiKTeX 1.07 is an implementation of TeX, METAFONT, dvips and other TeX related utilities for Windows NT and Windows 95. The MiKTeX distribution includes the following: * TeX 3.14159 * LaTeX2e Dec'96 including standard packages * METAFONT 2.718 * MetaPost 0.631 * dvips 5.66 * MakeIndex 2.12 * BibTeX 0.99c * YAP (Yet Another Previewer) 0.91 * TeXware (dvitype, ...) * METFONTware (gftopk, ...) * psutils (psselect, pstops, ...) * DVIcopy MiKTeX features --------------- * Native Win32 implementation * Uses a file name database for fast file access * TDS compliant * Supports long filenames * On-the-fly generation of TFM files * On-the-fly generation of PK files * Free software (GPLed). Source code included. What is it not? *************** Most of the programs that come with MiKTeX are command line oriented, i.e., you will miss a graphical user interface. MiKTeX does not run under Windows 3.1. Distributed files ***************** COPYING GNU General Public License README.TXT This file amsf106.zip AMS-Fonts amsl106.zip AMS-LaTeX babl106.zip Babel system bib106.zip Generic BibTeX input files cm106.zip Computer Modern fonts dvips106.zip Generic dvips input files ec107.zip EC fonts exe107i.zip intel-based executables install.exe MiKTeX installation utility latex106.zip LaTeX2e base distribution and format file mf106.zip Generic METAFONT input files and plain base file misc107.zip MiKTeX input files mkind106.zip Generic MakeIndex input files mp106.zip Generic MetaPost input files and plain mem file ps106.zip PostScript fonts for LaTeX2e src107.zip MiKTeX source files (optional) sty106.zip Various LaTeX packages tex106.zip Generic TeX input files and plain format file unzip.exe Unzip utility (by Info-ZIP) vga106.zip PK font files for the screen Please check the following ftp location if you miss any of the above files: ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/miktex Installation ************ 1. Copy the zip files and the two executables to a temporary directory (say `c:\temp'). Change to that directory. 2. Choose a name for the destination directory, say `c:\texmf'. 3. If you are updating: a) You may want to save some files (notably dvips/config.ps and miktex/config/miktex.environment) before proceeding with step 4. b) It is strongly recommended that you remove the DC-font source directory from the TeXMF tree, otherwise on-the-fly generation of EC fonts may fail: del c:\texmf\fonts\sources\public\dc\*.* rmdir c:\texmf\fonts\sources\public\dc 4. Run `install.exe'. When prompted for the destination directory, enter the name chosen in step 2. This is the transcript of a typical installation process: +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | C:\temp> install | | Welcome to MiKTeX 1.07 Installation Utility. This program will | | install MiKTeX 1.07 on your system. | | | | | | MiKTeX 1.07 will be installed in `c:\texmf'. | | | | To install to this directory, press . | | | | To install to a different directory, enter the name of another | | directory. | | | | You can choose not to install MiKTeX 1.07. Enter `cancel' to | | cancel the installation. | | | | Destination Directory: c:\texmf | | | | Select optional components that you wish to install: | | | | MiKTeX source files ? [yes/no] no | | | | PK font files for the screen ? [yes/no] yes | | | | Installing AMS-Fonts... | | Installing AMS-LaTeX... | | Installing Babel system... | | Installing Generic BibTeX input files... | | Installing Computer Modern fonts... | | Installing Generic dvips input files... | | Installing EC fonts... | | Installing intel-based executables... | | Installing LaTeX2e base distribution and format file... | | Installing Generic METAFONT input files and plain base file... | | Installing MiKTeX input files... | | Installing Generic MakeIndex input files... | | Installing Generic MetaPost input files and plain mem file... | | Installing PostScript fonts for LaTeX2e... | | Installing Various LaTeX packages... | | Installing Generic TeX input files and plain format file... | | Installing PK font files for the screen... | | Writing filename database c:\texmf\miktex\config\texmf.fndb... | | | | Checking that the installation worked: | | | | 1. Invoking TeX... | | | | This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (MiKTeX 1.07) | | (test.tex [1] ) | | Output written on test.dvi (1 page, 484 bytes). | | Transcript written on test.log. | | | | 2. Opening DVI file... | | | | Installation is complete. Please append `c:\texmf\miktex\bin' to | | the environment variable `PATH' and reboot the system. | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ 5. Add the MiKTeX bin directory to the environment variable `PATH'. Under Windows 95 you have to append something like set PATH=%PATH%;c:\texmf\miktex\bin to your `autoexec.bat'. Under Windows NT you can use Control Panel to change the value of `PATH'. 6. Restart Windows. Configuring dvips ----------------- Make sure that the settings in config.ps match your printer. Where are the docs? ******************* The local guide is available in HTML/WinHelp format: c:\texmf\doc\miktex\miktex.html c:\texmf\doc\miktex\miktex.hlp For up-to-date information, visit the MiKTeX www page: http://www.snafu.de/~cschenk/miktex Copying ******* MiKTeX is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. No warranty *********** MiKTeX is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with MiKTeX; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. -- Christian Schenk cschenk@berlin.snafu.de