additional texmf tree for all users (was Re: [OS X TeX] Beginner help with TeXshop/MacTex needed)

[Martin Costabel]

Rowland McDonnell wrote:
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> Again, thank you for your advice, and I see that line in the file, but
> since what I see means 
> 
> unknown = unknown
> 
> to me in my current state of ignorance, I must not do what you say until
> I've got some documentation that explains the syntax of the *.cnf files
> - that would enable me to understand what the lines mean,

There is a lot of documentation available about TeX on Unix systems in 
general, and much of this is valid for tetex on MacOSX, too. Googling 
half a minute brings up the following, for example:
<http://www.delorie.com/gnu/docs/octave/kpathsea_48.html>

Maybe reading this will help you.

-- 
Martin

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