[OS X TeX] New TeX i-Packages release

[Gary L. Gray]

On Oct 12, 2005, at 10:41 AM, Herbert Schulz wrote:

> Where did you have the map files?

The map file is at:

~/Library/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/ifmath/iffonts.map

> If they were in your personal tree check to make sure they are  
> still there.

Yes, as I indicate above, it is still there.

> If not, get them from a backup and you may have to do an updmap-sys  
> to enable the maps and add them to the list. I think (big  
> assumption here) that the distribution will delete map files in ~/ 
> Library/texmf/fonts/map/*/updmap/.

I thought about that, but when given the option, I have been telling  
it to keep my stuff. I think that the window was titled something  
like "Individual user configuration handling?". I told it to "Keep as  
is". Is this what you are referring to? Should I have done something  
else?

> PS I have no problem with the informal math fonts here but I  
> installed them in texmf.local.

I would really like to know what happened here. I must say that I am  
not the most novice user and I am finding all of these choices to be  
more confusing all the time. I really wish that more information was  
provided when major changes to the installation are made (as appears  
to be the case with the recent TeX release). I am not saying that the  
changes shouldn't have been made since they appear (from what I have  
gleaned from the list) to be important, I just wish that the  
consequences were better summarized for people like me. Am I the only  
person whose head is spinning? I pity people who are just starting  
out. :-)

-- Gary
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