Readme File for MiKTeX 1.07
Copyright (C) 1997 Christian Schenk <cschenk@berlin.snafu.de>

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 <RETURN>.                    |
      |                                                                  |
      | 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
