[OS X TeX] LaTeX Updater i-Package updated

[Herbert Schulz]

On May 1, 2006, at 7:32 AM, Gerben Wierda wrote:

>
> Becuase I make it a rule to have i-Packages you can uninstall  
> safely. If I
> would install in texmf.tetex this would not be the case.  
> Uninstalling the
> LaTeX Updater could then only be achieved as a side-effect of  
> installing
> the TeX i-Package. It also opens the option of having the LaTeX- 
> updater
> contain multiple versions (e.g. a beta and a stable) because then it
> becomes even more improtant to be able to uninstall.
>
> If I wanted to have a LaTeX update in texmf.tetex, I would update  
> the TeX
> i-Package itself, not provide a "overwrite" i-Package.
>
> The ConTeXt updater works likewise.
>
> There is no guarantee that all the i-Packages are non-destructive with
> respect to other i-Packages, but as a rule they should be.
>
> G
>

Howdy,

I assume that means we should first uninstall the LaTeX-update before  
installing a future TeX update.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest.com)


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