LaTeX Distribution Guide 1998/12/01 WELCOME TO LaTeX! This file contains a brief distribution guide for the new standard version of the LaTeX document preparation system. This system is maintained by The LaTeX3 Project Team. ******************************************************** * Please read this file carefully because it gives * * important information about other documentation * * provided with the LaTeX system that will help you * * in installing and using it. * ******************************************************** ******************************************************** * The files ltnews10.tex and ltnews10.ps both contain * * the latest LaTeX newsletter. * * * * Please print it and distribute it to all users ... * * and to anyone else who may be interested. * * * * * * It fits onto a single sheet, so it can be displayed * * as a poster. * ******************************************************** The LaTeX system is described in: * LaTeX: A Document Preparation System; Leslie Lamport, Addison-Wesley * The LaTeX Companion, Goossens; Mittelbach and Samarin, Addison-Wesley This distribution is described in the files ending with .txt. You should read install.txt before starting to install LaTeX. Here is a brief description of some of these files: * 00readme.txt is this file. * manifest.txt lists all the files in the LaTeX distribution with one line information about their contents. * install.txt describes how to install LaTeX. * tex2.txt contains important information for users of old versions of TeX (pre 1990). * autoload.txt contains important information for users of older computers with limited memory. * unpacked.txt lists all the files in the unpacked LaTeX distribution. * legal.txt and lppl.txt describe the LaTeX copyright, warranty and copying restrictions. * patches.txt describes the update policy and how important changes will be distributed between release dates. * texpert.txt contains information about the installation that is useful for TeX experts. * bugs.txt describes how to submit a bug report for LaTeX. Other documentation files include files with names of the form: guide.tex You will probably need to update your system before you can typeset these files. Each file needs three LaTeX runs. The following files also contain useful information: * ltx3info.tex gives you some information about the LaTeX3 project. * the other files ltnews##.tex are the news files from previous releases: these contain useful information but be warned that some of it may be out-of-date as these files are never up-dated. * manual.err lists errata in: LaTeX: A Document Preparation System; Leslie Lamport, Addison-Wesley * compan.err lists errata in: The LaTeX Companion; Goossens, Mittelbach and Samarin, Addison-Wesley * begleit.err lists errata in: Der LaTeX-Begleiter; Goossens, Mittelbach and Samarin, Addison-Wesley * grphcomp.err lists errata in: The LaTeX Graphics Companion; Goossens, Rathz, and Mittelbach, Addison-Wesley * handbuch.err lists errata in: Das LaTeX-Handbuch; Leslie Lamport, Addison-Wesley You are not allowed to change the files in this distribution unless you rename them, *except* for certain files such as the configuration files, ending with .cfg. Please do not request updates from us. Distribution is done only through the CTAN archives. --- Copyright 1998 the LaTeX3 project. All rights reserved ---