[OS X TeX] installing from TeXLive

Sat Nov 18 14:42:43 EST 2006

I forgot to mention that there is also an alias of TeXLive  in / 
Library. Throwing it into trash will care of it too.

Claus

On Nov 18, 2006, at 19:56, Claus Gerhardt wrote:

> I decided today to get rid of /usr/local/TeXLive. Though I could  
> have done it via an Applescript or from the command line, I thought  
> the Mac way might be more appropriate, hence I threw it into the  
> trash, when doing so I had to enter my password, but that was it.  
> For good measure I also moved /var/tmp/texfonts into the trash.
>
> The system wide paths in /etc/profile and /etc/csh.login I had  
> already  adjusted after installing TeXLive 2005 (the original).  
> Following a suggestion by Richard Koch, I made a symlink
>
> /usr/local/texlive2005/bin/powerpc-darwin -> /usr/local/texprograms
>
> so that my system wide path now reads
>
> /usr/local/texprograms
>
> The same path will also be incorporated in my shell scripts and in  
> TeXShop with the benefit  that it will remain unchanged when I  
> should switch my tex source. A simple Applescript will do it for  
> me, see below.
>
> After this change the actual tex source can be revealed by
>
> readlink /usr/local/texprograms
>
> I also made an Applescript to provide a one click solution.
>
> Hope this will encourage others.
>
> Claus
>
> -- Applescript
> -- symlink
>
> -- Nov. 2006
> -- Claus Gerhardt
>
> (* It is necessary to use the full path for source file and target  
> file, if the files or directories are not in the same directory.
>
> Notice that the administrator privileges will be valid for a few  
> seconds after you entered your password, so don't play around with  
> the script, it won't ask for your password again in those  
> circumstances.*)
>
>
> set sourceName to "/usr/local/texlive2005/bin/powerpc-darwin" -- 
> enter the name of source folder
>
> set symlinkName to "/usr/local/" & "texprograms"
> set symlinkName1 to "/usr/local/" & "texlivesymlink"
>
>
> set scriptPath1 to "/usr/local/"
>
> set shellScript to "cd " & scriptPath1 & ";"
> set shellScript to shellScript & "rm -fR " & symlinkName & ";"
> set shellScript to "ln -s  -f " & sourceName & " " & symlinkName
>
> do shell script shellScript with administrator privileges
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 17, 2006, at 9:49, Gerben Wierda wrote:
>
>> On Nov 17, 2006, at 08:04, Claus Gerhardt wrote:
>>
>>> I wouldn't trust i-installer and do it rather myself:
>>
>> I sense some disappointment here ;-)
>>
>>> cd /usr/local
>>> sudo rm -fR tetex
>>
>> Trust is a dangerous thing because this will not work, for one  
>> because the directory is named teTeX and not tetex and the command  
>> line is case sensitive. You will not et a warning from rm, because  
>> the -f flag is not only force but also ignore. Hence, "rm -r  
>> tetex" will give you "rm: tetex: No such file or directory", but  
>> "rm -rf tetex" will say nothing and leave teTeX in place.
>>
>> Secondly, there is more. There also is /var/tmp/texfonts and there  
>> is a symlink in /Library. There are also the system-wide settings  
>> for cli path and man path which was what this was all about and  
>> which are not removed by the statement above, even when typed  
>> correctly.
>>
>> So, if you want to uninstall the install from the TeX i-Package,  
>> the best option is to open it, click uninstall, and select  
>> "Everything". This will remove everything that was installed by  
>> the TeX i-Package (it will leave your personal files in ~/Library/ 
>> texmf alone but it will remove system-wide texmf.local) and also  
>> revert changes to the cli (and man) environment.
>>
>> So I would trust the i-Package here ;-)
>>
>> G
>>
>>>
>>> Beware that if you should have installed Gerben's TeXLive prior  
>>> to the original texlive, then, given your set up, the original  
>>> texlive is now contained in Gerben's TeXLive folder, it is the  
>>> folder 2005.
>>>
>>> Claus
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 17, 2006, at 5:18, Adam R. Maxwell wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 16, 2006, at 18:19, Enrico Franconi wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Oh, oh. This is bad. The i-installer did modify some of my  
>>>>> system files?
>>>>> What about all the discussions about the security of modifying  
>>>>> the environment.plist?
>>>>> Modifying a system-wide profile having a global import seems to  
>>>>> me bad.
>>>>
>>>> It is required if you want to use the command line to run TeX,  
>>>> but is an optional part of the install IIRC.  The main problem  
>>>> with environment.plist is that it affects the environment of all  
>>>> GUI applications (which is also it's main advantage, as you know).
>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, I will revert as root those files to their original  
>>>>> version.
>>>>> Question: is there an uninstall option in the i-installer? How  
>>>>> can a normal user without cli expertise revert the situation  
>>>>> and switch correctly to TeXlive?
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps by using the "Uninstall" button on the TeX i-Package?
>>>>
>>>> Adam
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