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	  NAME
	       tex386ix	- binary distribution of tex, metafont and related
	       programs	for Unix 386 system.

	  DESCRIPTION
	       TeX386ix	is a Unix/386 binary distribution of TeX, METAFONT
	       and related utilities.  These executables are expected to
	       run unchanged under all variants	of System V 3.2/386.  The
	       distribution  also includes the input files necessary for
	       building	working	versions of plain TeX, LaTeX and METAFONT.
	       Binaries	were generated from the	most recent release of
	       Web2c, compiled with gcc	under ISC SysV/386 2.2.	 Input
	       files are from the most recent releases available from
	       labrea.stanford.edu. Version designations for each indivi-
	       dual package, used in this distribution can be found in the
	       file Version in the TeX386ix distribution.  The installation
	       procedure will generate TeX formats, METAFONT bases, and,
	       optionally, a basic set of rasterized fonts in pk format.

	       At least	on a temporary basis, TeX386ix can be retrieved	via
	       ftp from	the following site:

		    math.berkeley.edu (128.32.183.94)
		    file pub/tex386ix.tar.Z

	       Any problems relating to	TeX386ix should	be reported to

		    Geraldo Veiga (ilan343@violet.berkeley.edu)


	  INSTALLATION
	       After uncompressing and dearchiving the distribution file,
	       installing TeX386ix should follow the steps below.

	       a)   Edit the distribution Makefile, and	change,	where
		    appropriate, the installation directories.	If possible
		    TeX	related	pathnames should be left unchanged as they
		    are	built into the executables.

	       b)   Install the	core distribution, generate TeX	formats	and
		    METAFONT bases by typing

		    make install

		    Depending on the selected ownership	of TeX directories,
		    it might be	necessary to execute the installation com-
		    mand in super user mode:

		    su root -c 'make install'

		    This installation procedure	will create, through links
		    to virtex or virmf,	the flowing executables	(unless
		    their creation is disabled in the Makefile):


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		    tex	- TeX with plain.tex preloaded
		    latex - TeX	with LaTeX's lplain.tex	preloaded
		    slitex - TeX with LaTeX's splain.tex preloaded
		    mf - METAFONT with plain.mf	and localmodes preloaded


	       c)   Create and install a basic set of rasterized fonts in
		    pk format:

		    make ins_pk	[MODE=<mode_def>] [MAG=<magnification>]

		    where, <mode_def> (default MODE=localfont, usually Can-
		    nonCX at 300 pixels/inch) should be	one of the modes
		    specified in the collection	defined	in the Makefile	by
		    the	environment variable localmodes.  <magnification>
		    (default MAG=1000),	in units of 1000, determine the
		    magnification of the fonts in relation to one specified
		    in <mode_def>.  Be sure to use  /bin/make in the com-
		    mand above,	enu make will not work.

		    This command will generate fonts at	various	magnifica-
		    tion steps.	 Examine the Makefile and, if necessary,
		    edit the list of fonts for each magnification step.

	       d)   Remove temporary files from	the distribution directory:

		    make clean

	  INSTALLATION NOTES
	       a)   SEARCH_SUBDIRECTORIES was undefined	during compilation,
		    consequently, subdirectories of directories	in the
		    search paths are not searched. Web2C was compiled with
		    the	following search paths predefined:

		    #define   TEXFONTS	 ".:/usr/local/lib/tex/fonts/tfm"
		    #define   TEXFORMATS ".:/usr/local/lib/tex/formats"
		    #define   TEXINPUTS	 ".:/usr/local/lib/tex/inputs"
		    #define   TEXPOOL	 ".:/usr/local/lib/tex"
		    #define   MFBASES	 ".:/usr/local/lib/mf/bases"
		    #define   MFINPUTS	 ".:/usr/local/lib/mf/inputs"
		    #define   MFPOOL	 ".:/usr/local/lib/mf"


	       b)   Installation of selected parts of the TeX386ix distri-
		    bution is possible.	 Refer to the Makefile for specific
		    instructions.

	       c)   The	installation procedure uses gnu	install, which is
		    provided in	binary form with the TeX386ix distribution.
		    A complete version of this program,	including source
		    code, can be obtained from ftp archives for	the gnu
		    project (e.g. prep.ai.mit.edu) in the gnu fileutils
		    distribution.


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	       d)   Manual pages are compressed	before installation.

	       e)   The	make file includes an uninstall	facility which
		    attempts to	remove all files and directories created by
		    the	TeX386ix installation procedure.  Nonempty direc-
		    tories will	not be removed.

	  SEE ALSO
	       tex(1), mf(1), READ.TeX3.0, READ.WEB2C

	  BUGS
	       make ins_pk will	not run	by gnu make.

	  AUTHORS
	       TeX386ix	is organized by	Geraldo	Veiga








































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