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Conference 7.286::atarist

Title:Atari ST, TT, & Falcon
Notice:Please read note 1.0 and its replies before posting!
Moderator:FUNYET::ANDERSON
Created:Mon Apr 04 1988
Last Modified:Tue May 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1433
Total number of notes:10312

1052.0. "Prob with TeX 3.1/Metafont 2.7 for ATARI ST" by RUTILE::GULLIET () Mon Jan 14 1991 09:03

Hi,

I have just upload TeX 3.1 from atari.archive.umich.edu.

When I try to run it, it complains that it doesn't find
the plain file (TeX and plain.fmt are together in the same
folder, D:\tex).

How can I define the environment variables, like TEXINPUTS,
within GULAM ? The very short documentation says:

       setenv TEXINPUTS ./:/dev/D/tex/texinput (!)

Regards,
/Jean_marc.
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1052.1fatal format file errorRUTILE::GULLIETTue Jan 15 1991 15:4937
	Hi,

	In fact, my prob is for the plain file.  When I run virtex.ttp,
	TeX send me the following message

	    'fatal format file error, I'm stymied'

	and return to the prompt.

	I use the file plain.fmt furnished with TeX 2.9 for ATARI ST
	(no prob with them).

	Shall I get a new plain file ? Where can I download it ?

	Regards,
	/Jean_marc.

	P.S.
	For information, here is my configuration:

	    ATARI MEGA ST2 with TOS 1.2
	    Color monitor
	    Hard disk SH205 with 20Mo and @ partitions

	I use GULAM shell and I have the following folders:

	    C:\tex         -->  virtex.ttp, plain.fmt, ...
	    C:\tex\inputs  -->  *.sty
	    C:\tex\tfm     -->  *.tfm

	I also defined the following environment variables in gulam.g

	    setenv TEXFORMATS ./:/dev/C/tex
	    setenv TEXINPUTS  ./:/dev/C/tex/inputs
	    setenv TEXFONTS   ./:/dev/C/tex/tfm
1052.2Recompile PLAIN fileFROCKY::ECKELWed Sep 25 1991 08:5613
    First of all, get a new TOS Release. TOS 1.2 with a hard disk will
    cause you to consume too much coffee and might cost you more nerves
    than you have...
    
    The solution to your problem is, run INITEX.TTP on your PLAIN.TEX or
    LPLAIN.TEX file. The internal structure of the format files is closely
    related to that of TeX, and the step from version 2.9 to 3.1 is a very
    dramatical one. For example, TeX changed from 7bit characters to 8bit
    ones.
    
    Hope this will help you.
    
    Peter