texlive-source

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source part of the TeX Live subversion repository - for issues please contact the tex-k mailing list at tug.org

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  • ChangeLog
  • CLAUDE.md
  • CODEX.md
  • configure
  • configure.ac
  • Makefile.am
  • Makefile.in
  • README
  • README.0overview
  • README.1prerequisites
  • README.2building
  • README.3installing
  • README.4layout
  • README.5configure
  • README.6coding
  • README.7continuous
  • README.md

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd texlive-source

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. CMake

Medium Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • CMake The tool used to generate build configuration.
  • C/C++ 컴파일러 Windows needs Visual Studio (Community edition, free), macOS needs Xcode Command Line Tools, Linux needs the gcc/g++ package.
⚠️ This is a large repository, so this method may point to an internal sub-package rather than the actual core product. Check the full README as well.
cd libs/freetype2/freetype-src

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

mkdir build && cd build

Creates a folder to hold the build output and moves into it.

cmake ..

Analyzes the source code and generates build configuration files (must be run inside the build folder).

make

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

βœ… Check that an executable was created inside the build folder, then run it directly (e.g. ./build/app_name).

3. .NET

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • .NET SDK The SDK required for the dotnet command.
⚠️ This is a large repository, so this method may point to an internal sub-package rather than the actual core product. Check the full README as well.
cd libs/freetype2/freetype-src

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

dotnet restore

Downloads the packages the project depends on.

dotnet run

Builds the project and runs it immediately.

βœ… After dotnet run, check the message or address shown in the terminal.

4. Make

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Make Usually pre-installed on Linux/macOS. On Windows, install separately (e.g. via MSYS2 or WSL).
⚠️ This is a large repository, so this method may point to an internal sub-package rather than the actual core product. Check the full README as well.
cd libs/freetype2/freetype-src

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

make

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

βœ… If it finishes without errors, it worked. Try running the generated executable directly.

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