[OS X TeX] installing texlive

[Gerben Wierda]

>
> On 29/06/2004, at 4:07 PM, Will Robertson wrote:
>
>>
>> On 29 Jun 2004, at 3:13 PM, George Ghio wrote:
>>>
>>> Well I just don't know what is left. Perhaps I should just go back to
>>> OS10.2.7?
>>> I have tried everything I can think of.
>>> Only one version, is that just 'echo $PATH' ? This gives;
>>> <minimal path>
>>>
>>> Got no idea from this. Do you have OS 10.3, if so what is your path?
>>
>> I would hazard a guess and say that TeXLive is installing a startup
>> script for a different shell than you are using.
>>
>> Is there any reason you need TeXLive? If it's not configuring properly
>> then it can be a long, tedious, and complicated process getting
>> everything working.
>>
>> I would highly, stronger, most definitely recommend Gerben Weirda's
>> TeX distribution. You can get it by following the instructions in the
>> first box here:
>> <http://www.mecheng.adelaide.edu.au/~will/texstart/>
>>
>> It's designed to install TeX with a minimum of fuss and will almost
>> certainly work first time. (unless you've been messing with
>> ~/.MacOSX/environment.plist...)
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Will
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>>
>
> Well Will It's like this. I live in the bush in central Victoria,
> Australia My download speed is around 2Kb/second. My connection is sus
> at best and a twelve hour + download is... well not likely succeed.

The largest chunk in the package is around 20MB I think.

>  I
> can get access to a broadband connection if  you know where I can get
> the Tex file to put on disk.

You could buy the shareware OzTeX distribution on CD. It does contain an
i-Installer distribution as well, but I do not know how recent. Mail
Andrew and ask.

>
> George
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