Directory systems/msdos/djgpp-contrib/pdftex-djgpp
PDFTeX-djgpp v2019-10-02
This package complements the current distribution of msdos-djgpp TeX by providing a working, updated binary for pdftex. Simply put it along the other binaries in the distribution and update the formats accordingly. Please check details of operation of djgpp-TeX at the main distribution.
This binary is based on the 2018 sources for TeXLive, as published by the TeXLive team, and cross-compiled on CygWin64 on a Win10 machine. Sources and compilation instructions may be found at
https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source
For general discussions and bug reports for pdfTeX itself, use the mailing lists provided at
http://www.tug.org/applications/pdftex/
For inquiries for the djgpp-DOS port provided here, please refer to the discussions at
As a port of pdfTeX, this binary is distributed according to the GNU Public License, version 2, or above. To read the full license please visit
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.en.html
Along with the binaries, we have here two configuration files to produce the pdftex format. Names have been adapted to fit the 8.3 restriction for DOS filenames and avoid clashes with other or older systems.
Good luck and happy PDFTeXing.
Luis Rivera jlrn77 at gmail com
October 2, 2019.
Download the contents of this package in one zip archive (1.1M).
pdftex-djgpp – An msdos-djgpp binary of the pdfTeX engine
This package provides a binary of the pdfTeX engine for the msdos-djgpp distribution.
Package | pdftex-djgpp |
Version | 2019-10-02 |
Licenses | GNU General Public License, version 2 or newer |
Maintainer | Luis Rivera |
Topics | Distribution |