install.txt for amslatex 2.0 [2000/03/17] If you have a relatively up-do-date TeX system with a texmf folder named something like /usr/local/share/texmf or c:\sw\texmf, installing according to the instructions in section I below is the easiest method. This will place the files in a standard configuration of LaTeX folders as indicated in the file manifest.txt. Some suggestions for Textures or OzTeX are given in Sections III and IV. The first step is to identify the TEXMF folder that contains files used by LaTeX. To do this, look for the file article.cls. If you find, e.g., /usr/local/share/texmf/tex/latex/base/article.cls then we will define TEXMF to mean /usr/local/share/texmf (everything up to the /tex/latex/base part). On a Windows system the file location will probably be something like c:\sw\texmf\tex\latex\base\article.cls Then we define TEXMF to mean c:\sw\texmf. In the following instructions, wherever you see "TEXMF" substitute the folder name determined in this way. (Also substitute \ or : for / if appropriate.) If this terminology doesn't make sense to you, seek assistance from a friend or colleague, or from the company that you bought your TeX system from, or contact us at tech-support@ams.org 800-321-4AMS (321-4267) (USA/Canada) 401-455-4080 ======================================================================== I. Installing the easy way. 1. Download the following archive file: ftp://ftp.ams.org/pub/tex/amsltx2.tgz There are also .tar.Z and .zip files for those who prefer those formats. 2. View the following files to assess the effects of the upgrade on your system: source/latex/amsmath/diffs-m.txt source/latex/amscls/diffs-c.txt 3. Remove the old version of amslatex or move it out of the main LaTeX search path. For example: Move TEXMF/tex/latex/amslatex to TEXMF/source/latex/amsltx12/inputs 4. Extract files using the texmf root directory as the "Extract to" target. [If it is important for you to conserve disk space, see the remarks in step 5.] Some typical examples: WinZip: Click on "Extract" and then in the "Extract to" box, enter c:\sw\texmf (or whatever TEXMF is on your system) gzip: gzip -dc amsltx2.tgz | (cd TEXMF; tar xvf -) unzip: unzip amsltx2.zip -d TEXMF To check the end result, you should find that you now have amsmath.sty in the following location TEXMF/tex/latex/amsmath/amsmath.sty If you have a teTeX system you may need to run mktexlsr [texhash] to update the TeX file lookup database. 5. Some files will appear in both the source area and another area. This is because the source form and the in-use form are identical. As distributed, the files in the source/latex/ams* areas comprise a complete copy of the distribution from which all the other files can be regenerated if need be. If you need to conserve disk space, you could delete the files in the source area since they are not needed for normal use; alternatively, you could in step 4 selectively unpack only the subfolders doc, tex, bib, and bst. Or you could elect to make use of soft link capabilities if your system has them. ======================================================================== II. Installing the hard way. Get math.zip and classes.zip from CTAN, directory tex-archive/macros/latex/required/amslatex and follow the instructions in their respective install.txt files. ======================================================================== III. Textures (Macintosh) installation. 1. Download a .hqx archive from the AMS: ftp://ftp.ams.org/pub/tex/amsltx2.hqx 2. Use StuffIt or similar application to view the following files inside the archive and assess the effects of the upgrade on your system: source/latex/amsmath/diffs-m.txt source/latex/amscls/diffs-c.txt 3. Determine the location of your LaTeX inputs folder and LaTeX documentation folder. Typical values are: Textures:TeX inputs:*LaTeX: (where * is a bullet character) Textures:LaTeX support:LaTeX Documentation: 4. [Optional] Move existing files from AMS-LaTeX 1.2 to another folder for fallback purposes. This would include the following files in your LaTeX inputs folder: amsart.cls amsopn.sty amsbook.cls amsproc.cls amsbsy.sty amstex.sty amscd.sty amstext.sty amsdtx.cls amsthm.sty amsgen.sty amsxtra.sty amsldoc.cls upref.sty amsmath.sty The 1.2 release of AMS-LaTeX will remain available from the AMS for reference. 5. Find the tex/latex/amsmath folder in the zip archive and extract its contents into your LaTeX inputs folder. Do the same for the tex/latex/amscls folder. 6. Find the doc/latex/amsmath folder in the zip archive and extract its contents into your LaTeX documentation folder. Do the same for the doc/latex/amscls folder. ======================================================================== IV. OzTeX (Macintosh) installation. 1. Download a .hqx archive from the AMS: ftp://ftp.ams.org/pub/tex/amsltx2.hqx 2. Use StuffIt or similar application to view the following files inside the archive and assess the effects of the upgrade on your system: source/latex/amsmath/diffs-m.txt source/latex/amscls/diffs-c.txt Follow steps 3a and 3b for OzTeX 4.0; for version 3.1, go to step 4. ---OzTeX 4.0: 3a. Expand the archive file and move the resulting folder into your OzTeX 4.0 folder. 3b. Edit your Local file so that you have the following lines in it: current_app = OzTeX input_folders = ":AMS-LaTeX-2.0:tex:latex:*" $c % the rest of your stuff here. It its important that the input_folders keyword line is before the other keyword lines; OzTeX gives an error message otherwise. ---OzTeX 3.1: 4a. Let be the folder where the OzTeX application is located. 4b. Expand the archive file and move the resulting folder into the folder :AMS: 4c. Edit the file :Configs:Default so that the input_folders line looks like input_folders = :TeX-inputs:* ":AMS:AMS-LaTeX-2.0:tex:latex:*" :AMS:* You should now be able to launch OzTeX and run LaTeX as usual.