[OS X TeX] Update of two i-Packages

Philipp Mathey pmathey at uwo.ca
Tue Nov 21 17:16:56 EST 2006


Ok, thanks a lot.

P.
On 21-Nov-06, at 5:08 PM, Bruno Voisin wrote:

> Le 21 nov. 06 à 22:28, Philipp Mathey a écrit :
>
>> Just to clarify, my questions are :
>>
>> 1) both i-packages can coexist, correct ?
>
> Yes. Both can be installed on the same machine. teTeX goes to /usr/ 
> local/teTeX, TeXLive to /usr/local/TeXLive.
>
>> 2) switching from one to the other involves :
>> running "Configure only " in i-installer, and ...?
>
> Exactly. When running "Configure only" for either TeX i-Package  
> (teTeX-based or TeXLive-based), use Expert mode and check only the  
> step called something like "CLI activation". This will modify the  
> following files:
>
> /etc/csh.login
> /etc/profile
> /usr/share/misc/man.conf
>
> such that the appropriate directory (/usr/local/teTeX or /usr/local/ 
> TeXLive) is used in the future. See the lines
>
> ## TeX modifications start [...]
>
> at the end of each file.
>
> You can switch back and forth between the two installs as often as  
> you like.
>
>> E.g. does the location of cm-super fonts have to be changed and the
>> cm-super fonts be reinstalled ?
>
> You need to have the CM-Super fonts installed for each i-Package. A  
> possibility: "activate" one i-Package as just described, install  
> the CM-Super fonts; activate the other i-Package, install the CM- 
> Super fonts again. You should then have one copy of the fonts in  
> each i-Package.
>
>> 3) when using XeTeX (assuming both TeX i-packages are installed) :
>>
>> so for the switch
>> TeX (tetex) i-package --> TeX (TeXLive) i-package
>> I would need to :
>> 1. uninstall the XeTeX i-package
>> 2. run "Configure Only" for the TeX (TeXLive) i-package
>>
>> and for the switch
>> TeX (TeXLive) i-package --> TeX (tetex) i-package
>> I would need to
>> 1. run "Configure Only" for the TeX (tetex) i-package
>> 2. install the XeTeX i-package.
>
> As of now, XeTeX is a bit broken in the TeXLive i-Package. I think  
> Gerben has modified the i-Package yesterday night to fix this, but  
> I haven't really tested it. In the future XeTeX will be fully  
> integrated within TeXLive, so that you won't have to install it  
> separately.
>
> What I do personally (but I wouldn't advise it to others): install  
> the TeX i-Package (either teTeX- or TeXLive-based), then compile  
> and install XeTeX from source on top of it. In case you feel  
> adventurous, here's how it goes (the following assumes you've got  
> Apple's Xcode installed already):
>
> - Get the XeTeX and xdvipdfmx source tarballs at:
>
> <http://scripts.sil.org/svn-view/xetex/TRUNK.tar.gz?view=tar>
> <http://scripts.sil.org/svn-view/xdvipdfmx/TRUNK.tar.gz?view=tar>
>
> - Follow the instructions (originally for Linux) at:
>
> <http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php? 
> site_id=nrsi&item_id=xetex_linux#96c5d158-06a931b7>
>
> Minimal adaptation is required for xdvipdfmx.
>
> - For XeTeX this means, after unpacking the tarball TRUNK.tar.gz to  
> ~/Desktop/xetex/TRUNK say, that you type in Terminal ($ represents  
> the prompt):
>
> $ cd Desktop/xetex/TRUNK
> $ sh build-xetex
> $ sudo sh install-xetex
>
> - For xdvipdfmx this means, after unpacking the tarball  
> TRUNK.tar.gz to ~/Desktop/xdvipdfmx say, that you type in Terminal:
>
> $ cd Desktop/xdvipdfmx/TRUNK
> $ sh configure --with-kpathsea=/usr/local/TeXLive --with-ft2lib=/ 
> usr/local/lib/libfreetype.a --with-ft2include=/usr/local/include/ 
> freetype2
> $ make
> $ sudo make install
>
> The second instruction (starting with "sh configure" and ending  
> with "freetype2") should all go on one line, even if this list's  
> email server breaks it into several lines. I would never have found  
> the required environment settings on this line myself; credit goes  
> of course to Jonathan Kew on the XeTeX mailing list.
>
> You're done!
>
>> By the way, what is the main difference between TeXLive and tetex ?
>
> teTeX is dead, TeXLive lives!
>
> Bruno Voisin
>
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