Installation of TeXmacs



1. Download the package

Download the distribution which corresponds to your system:

You may also download the source code and compile TeXmacs yourself.

2. Unpack the package

cd into the directory where you wish to install TeXmacs and type

    gunzip -c TeXmacs-[version]-[your system].tar.gz | tar xvf -
  
All files will be unpacked into the directory TeXmacs-[version]. This [installation directory] will be needed when setting the environment variables.

3. Set the environment variables

Depending on your shell, either type

    export TEXMACS_PATH=[installation directory]
    export PATH=$TEXMACS_PATH/bin:$PATH
    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$TEXMACS_PATH/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
  
or
    setenv TEXMACS_PATH [installation directory]
    setenv PATH $TEXMACS_PATH/bin:$PATH
    setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH $TEXMACS_PATH/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
  

4. Run !

    texmacs &
  

5. Be cool...

Please let me know if you like or dislike the program. It is very useful for me to have a rough idea about the number of permanent users and for what applications you are interested in TeXmacs. Furthermore, I am glad to receive your suggestions and problems, no matter how silly they may seem to you. In the near future I also plan to create a mailing list and maybe a newsgroup.

6. Comments and problems