[OS X TeX] last minute switch to gwtex

[Martin Stokhof]

On 31 Dec, 2006, at 19:09, Douglas Philips wrote:

> On 2006 Dec 31, at 12:20 PM, Martin Stokhof indited:
>> On 31 Dec, 2006, at 17:58, Gary L. Gray wrote:
>>> On Dec 31, 2006, at 11:51 AM, Alex Hamann wrote:
>>>> Am 31.12.2006 um 17:44 schrieb Martin Stokhof:
>>>>> I've the path in TexShop's Engine preference set to:
>>>>>
>>>>>  /usr/local/gwTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current
>>> Shouldn't it now be:
>>>
>>> /usr/texbin
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>
>> Apparently (in view of Alex' latest message): yes. But the above path 
>> works for me as well. On closer inspection, 
>> /usr/local/gwTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current turns out to be a 
>> link to /usr/local/gwTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-7.9.0, and the 
>> latter directory seems to contain exactly the same executables and 
>> links as /usr/texbin
>>
>> So there seems to be more than one way to skin a TeX lion ...
>
> /usr/texbin is the proper path to use because that is where "the TeX 
> world" (TUG, Gerben, etc.) have put the leverage point for switching 
> between different TeX installs (TeXLive 2005, TeXLive 2006, gwTeX, 
> blah blah blah).
>
> Use /usr/texbin "It's the right thing to do."
>
> --Doug
>

Ah, I see; thanks for clearing this up.

Martin


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