MiKTeX 2.5 Beta 1 (source code)

Monday, 29 August 2005 21:29 by CSchenk

I have released the MiKTeX 2.5 Beta 1 source code (see announcement). The package includes the command-line version of the package manager.

This is not a release for Windows operating systems. The source code is meant to be compiled on GNU systems.

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MiKTeX and SWP

Monday, 22 August 2005 09:16 by CSchenk
Eric Rasmusen has posted a long weblog entry with suggestions for extra documentation and front-end, and some thoughts comparing MiKTeX to SWP.

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Next update

Tuesday, 16 August 2005 23:45 by CSchenk

There are tons of mb waiting in the upload queue. The package repository refresh will happen during the next week. (I am currently waiting for a broadband connection to be installed.)

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How to use the package manager on Unix-like operating systems

Wednesday, 10 August 2005 21:38 by CSchenk

MPM (MiKTeX Package Manager) was originally intended to be a tool for MiKTeX/Windows users.  But the program can be helpful for users of other TeX systems too, because many of the MiKTeX packages are system-independent. More...

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Help wanted: building/testing MPM on Un*x machines

Wednesday, 10 August 2005 04:46 by CSchenk

I am looking for volunteers to help building/testing the package manager on Un*x systems. The job description is here:

http://sourceforge.net/people/viewjob.php?group_id=10783&job_id=22872

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Porting the package manager (Contd.)

Monday, 8 August 2005 00:55 by CSchenk

I have released a snapshot of the current MiKTeX 2.5 source tree:

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/miktex/miktex-2.5.2045-snapshot.tar.gz?download

The source tree can be used to build the package manager (MPM) for Un*x systems. The prerequisites are:

  • ANSI-compliant C++ compiler (e.g, g++ 3.x)
  • CURL libraries

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